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Artist Biography

The artist chloe serenko smiling with red hair

Chloe Serenko (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, Ontario who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts—Honours Specialization in Studio Art from the University of Western Ontario. Throughout their emerging career, they have attained award recognition for their practice through group, solo, and juried exhibitions throughout Southern Ontario.

Chloe's curatorial projects, such as Midnight Oil (2024) and Nuit Violette: Dreamscape (2023), demonstrate her commitment to local community dialogue. She is affiliated with organisations such as Forest City Gallery and Station Gallery. Through allegorical narratives in her artwork, Chloe invites audiences to explore the emotional and sentimental depths of the human experience, highlighting the importance of memory, self-reflection, and time in her pursuit of true creative freedom.

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Artist Statement

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 “ My name is Chloe Serenko (she/they), a recent BFA graduate from the University of Western Ontario, currently based in London, Ontario. As a multidisciplinary artist utilizing painting and installation, I explore the junction of religious iconography and the human form's familiar, disregarded, and ambiguous essence. Growing up next to Lake Ontario surrounded by conservation wildlife, I draw inspiration from my identity, focusing on contemporary themes such as self-worth, mental health, familial bonds and, the landscapes of southern Ontario; all of which reflect my internal struggle with my relationships and essentially, the depths of existentialism.


In February (2024), I presented my first solo show titled The Waiting Room at Good Sport Gallery. In August (2024) I also participated in the awarded group exhibition URBANIA at Satellite Project Space, I was honoured to receive this opportunity from my faculty department as recognition for my ambition during my undergrad years.


My recent body of work delves into materiality and abstraction, influenced by Expressionists and Impressionists alike. I've been creating paintings emphasising texture and providing visual complexity to evoke emotional contemplation. I also find comfort in installation work combining antique found objects, photographs, and manipulated overlooked materials.

I'm Influenced by artists such as Francisco Goya, Edvard Munch and, contemporaries like Kiki Smith and Andrew Cranston; I aim to infuse my practice with pure immediacy and authenticity. Ultimately, my art serves as a space for introspection of the self, reflecting the complexities of the human experience. As nothing "human" is perfect.


I hope my work invites viewers on a personal journey of self-discovery, encouraging them to confront the vulnerabilities of existence with courage and compassion. ”

© 2017 - 2024 Chloe S.

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