Irena Korosec's Gallery
Short biography
Grants, Mentions and Awards
Born in Slovenia (former Yugoslavia) in 1962, Irena graduated from the Art Academy of Ljubljana,Slovenia and moved to Canada shortly thereafter. She is presently living in Quebec, where she obtained the Elizabeth Greenshields grant for figurative painting in 1994. Irena has taught classical painting since 1989, at Dawson College as well as the Saidye Bronfman School of Art. Her work is found in many public and private collections in Europe and in North America. In 2004 she received several awards at the International Salon of Classical Realism organized by the Art Renewal Center (New Jersey).
Member of the Portrait Society of Canada
1992: Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
International Salon of Classical Realism, Art Renewal Center (US):
- 2003: Honorable Mention for Figurative Work
- 2003: ARC Staff Award for Figurative Work
- 2003: Finalist-Figurative Category
- 2006: Finalist-Figurative Category
- 2007: Finalist-Figurative Category
2007- April: Portrait of the month-Portrait Society of Canada
2011: Best portrait award winner for the 2011 Canadian Portrait Competition of the Portrait Society of Canada.