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Always inspired, Kendra continues to enjoy her local arts scene while generating new artwork and seeking new artistic opportunities.
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Throughout her life, Kendra Sartorelli has always been involved in her local arts community.
Growing up in Belleville, Ontario, she consistently created artwork as a child, and had her first drawing published in Chickadee Magazine at age four. During childhood, she took many art classes and experimented with several different mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, collage and various forms of sculpture.
Kendra moved to Toronto in 1996 at age seventeen, and married her husband, fellow artist Joel Sartorelli, in 1999. They continue to live and create artwork together in Toronto, and Kendra has been enjoying life as an active member of the Toronto arts scene for several years.
As a very young artist in Toronto, Kendra began her career by co-founding a couple of performance art groups with fellow artist and friend Hillary Thomson. The two worked together on “Babies with Rabies”, a performance art band in which they played music and built their own stage props and costume accessories, and “Rock n Roll Puppetshow Productions”, a comedic puppetry troupe which performed in bars, clubs and theatre festivals.
Kendra went on to study at OCAD University, where she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2007 and majored in Drawing and Painting. Kendra developed a strong love of painting while attending OCAD, and she created a large body of humourous, pop culture inspired paintings as her thesis project during her final year.
After graduating with her degree, Kendra has continued to create new works inspired by popular culture and mass media. Her art has been shown in both solo and group exhibitions, most recently in Ben Navaee Gallery, Propeller Gallery, OCAD Transit Space and Gorilla Monsoon.
Kendra’s other artistic accomplishments include working as a curator and art teacher. She is currently the curator for the “Art in the Workplace” program in both the Canadian Heritage office and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Her previous curation experience includes working as the Art Director for Gorilla Monsoon restaurant and as the Assistant Director for Gallery 201 Queen East. She also taught art seminars to adults in the “What’s Next!” program of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
