Vanessa Cress Lokos, an award winning artist, currently residing in Burlington, Ontario. She has studied, exhibited and sold internationally. Her focus is on contemporary figurative oil painting using traditional techniques. Irony, playfulness and the unexpected are often conveyed.
Education includes a BA with a Concentration in Visual Arts from the University of Ottawa. An active member of the Burlington Fine Arts Association and Canadian Glaze Oil Society, Vanessa has juried, curated and organizing many local exhibitions. She is also a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Arts and Culture Council of Burlington, and Hamilton Artist Inc.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

My art continues to be about observation and storytelling. Recently figures have appeared in my work, as I attempt to understand humanity and our current place in history. I primarily use traditional glaze oil painting techniques to create contemporary artwork. I am inspired by the ironic fleeting moments in everyday life, our relationships with each other and seeing the world from a unique perspective, both literally and figuratively. I invite the viewer to continue the stories for themselves.