Oh hey there, I’m Kerry!

A colourful Canadian fine artist.

In 2018 my entire life changed when I suffered a brain injury….

My story…

In the blink of an eye, the life I knew disappeared. After sustaining a brain injury, my days running around the city for the fast-paced, demanding corporate career that I once loved where suddenly over. Extreme vertigo, epilepsy, sensory flooding and chronic aural migraines became my new reality and everything I thought I knew about my future disappeared.

It was during this time I first picked up a paintbrush from a basket of art supplies my colleagues had gifted me as a tool to aid in my recovery. And what resulted was a brand new beginning.

I poured myself into learning and refining my craft as an artist, fascinated by the riot of colours and textures that a blank canvas could hold. Painting became a window into endless possibility as my life transformed before my eyes.

While I still struggle daily with nagging symptoms from my injury, I’ve found tremendous joy through creating art and using a bright palette of colours inspired by the visual distortions of my aural migraines.

My mission is to share joy through colourful fine art, helping others to find brightness in the most unexpected places. The intention behind every pieces I create is to spark a positive domino effect, inspiring you to shift your outlook and find the humour and beauty in life.

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Exhibition History - Press - Awards

Scheduled

  • July/August 2026: Summer Group Show @ Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON

  • August 2026: Solo Show @ Gallery 34, Port Hope, ON

  • September 2026: L & A Studio Tour, Roblin, ON

  • March 2027 - May 2027: Guest Artist, Colborne Art Gallery, Colborne, ON

  • August 2027: Solo Show @ K’oKay Cafe, Warkworth, ON

  • September 2027: Solo Show @ Northumberland Arts Gallery and Shop, Port Hope, ON

2026

  • Spring Art Festival @ Camp Samac, Oshawa, ON

  • The BIG Show @ the Tett Centre, Kingston, ON

  • Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON

  • Juror @ Presqu’ile Waddling Arts Centre, “Inspired by the Apple Route” juried art show, Brighton, ON

2025

  • Solo Show @ Divine Craft, “Canadian Tweets and Treats”, Lakefield, ON

  • K0Kay Cafe, Group Show, Warkworth, ON

  • Art Salad, Grafton, ON

  • Apple Route Studio Tour, Grafton, ON

  • Solo Show @ Black Cat, “That Time I Moved to Northumberland County”, Cobourg, ON

  • “Summer Group Show”, Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON

  • “Make It Spooky” @ Alchimista, Colborne, ON

  • Solo Show @ Watson And Lou, “The Still Life Interrupted”, Peterborough, ON

  • Juror @ Preston Gallery, Annual Kid’s Group Show, Uxbridge, ON

  • “12 x 12 Show”, Northumberland Arts Gallery and Shop, Port Hope, ON

2024

  • “Renewal”, Melt Studio Gallery, Picton, ON

  • K0Kay Cafe, “Solo Show: Northumberland Birds and Blooms”, Warkworth, ON

  • Preston Gallery Annual Juried Art Show, Uxbridge, ON

  • Art Salad, Outdoor Art Show, Grafton, ON

  • Apple Route Studio Tour, Grafton, ON

  • “Canvases for CMMH”, Campbellford, ON

  • Cobourg Waterfront Festival with Spirit of The Hills, Cobourg, ON

  • “Flourish”, Mastrius Gallery Show, Online

  • Preston Gallery Fall Juried Art Show, Uxbridge, ON

  • “Square Foot Show”, Northumberland Festival of the Arts, Warkworth, ON

  • “Square Foot Show”, Loft Gallery, Uxbridge, ON

  • “Cozy Gallery Show”, Watson & Lou, Peterborough, ON

  • “12 x 12 Show”, Northumberland Art Gallery in Shop, Port Hope, ON

2023 / 2022

  • “Renewal”, Melt Studio Gallery, Picton, ON

  • “Brain Injury Toronto Expressive Art Show”,  Assembly Hall, Toronto, ON

  • “Ontario Northumberland Expo for Women”, Port Hope, ON

  • CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Artists and Illustrators), Toronto, ON

  • “Driftwork: A selection of Art by Etobicoke Artists”, Cloverdale Mall, Toronto, ON

  • Virtual Studio Tour, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto, ON (online only)

AWARDS:

  • 2026: Awarded the Entrepreneurship Award, Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce

  • 2026: Nominated for the Sobey’s Art Award, on behalf Des Rodriguez, President of Brighton Arts and Culture Council

  • 2024: Civic Award, Excellence in the Arts, Township of Alnwick Haldimand

PRESS:

  • June 2015: Canadian Living feature article (pre brain injury)

  • October 2021: People Making a Difference @ Global News Toronto

  • June 2022: Podcast Interview @ Embrace Simplified ‍ ‍

  • May 2024: Podcast Interview @ The Next Perfect Step

  • October 2024: Radio Interview with “Northumberland Women” @ Northumberland 89.7 FM Small Town Radio

  • September 2025: Radio Interview with “There’s No Place Like Home” @ Northumberland 89.7 FM Small Town Radio

  • November 2025: Feature with Northumberland Tourism, community advocate for the arts in Northumberland County

  • December 2025: Radio Interview with “There’s No place Like Home” @ Northumberland 89.7 FM Small Town Radio

FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • 2026: Collaborative Mural Project, Cramahe Public Library, Colborne, ON

  • 2026: Critique Night Facilitator, Brighton Arts and Culture Council, Brighton, ON

  • 2025: Fair Share Foodbank, Live painting and silent auction, Cobourg, ON

  • 2024: Cramahe Food Bank, Live Painting and Silent Auction

  • 2024: Canvases for CMMH, Group show and charity sale in support of Campbellford Hospital, Campbellford, ON

  • 2023 - 2024: SONG Program, annual silent auction, Port Hope, ON

  • 2020 - present: Yearly ornament run in support of brain injury

MEMBERSHIPS: Brighton Arts and Culture Council, Muskoka Arts and Crafts, Cobourg Art Club