Irena Korosec — Artedea-Bohemiarte School

Irena Korosec — Self-Portrait

IRENA KOROSEC

Founder & Director

Painting · Gilding · Restoration · Montréal

Biography

Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts (Painting and Restoration department), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1987. An internationally awarded artist and teacher of classical painting for over thirty years.

Teacher of classical art at Saidye Bronfman School of Arts, Dawson College, Bohemiarte School of Arts Montréal, Artedea Online School of Arts, and Académie des Beaux-Arts — ACADEM.

Member of the Portrait Society of Canada and the Portrait Society of America. Since 2022, permanent jury member for the Annual Canadian Portrait Society Competition.

Awards & recognition

Art Renewal Center — International Salon (ARC, USA)

2004 — Honorable Mention for Figurative Work
2004 — ARC Staff Award for Figurative Work
2004 — Purchase Award for Figurative Work
2004, 2006, 2007, 2020, 2024 — Finalist, Figurative Category

Portrait Society of Canada

2011, 2014 — First Prize, Best Portrait
2016 — People's Choice Award
2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 — Certificate of Excellence
2022 onward — Permanent jury member

Grants

Elizabeth Greenshields International Foundation Grant

Oil paintings

Selected works — click to enlarge

Kurds, Forgotten by God

Kurds, Forgotten by God

Renaissance Now

Renaissance Now

Quantum Mother

Quantum Mother

Cloud

Cloud

Storm

Storm

Slovenia

Slovenia

Pietà

Pietà

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Cain

Cain

Sleeper

Sleeper

First Horseman

First Horseman of the Apocalypse

Bosnia

Bosnia

Early Morning

Early Morning

Rest

Rest

Awakening

Awakening

Sepehr

Sepehr

Mother

Mother

Sepehr 2

Sepehr 2

Silent Monk

Silent Monk

The Chosen

The Chosen

Fortuna

Fortuna

Suzanne

Suzanne

Artist Jane Arnot Kavanagh

Artist Jane Arnot Kavanagh

Suzanne 2

Suzanne 2

Jane on a Rainy Day

Jane on a Rainy Day

Waiting

Waiting

Woman in Kimono

Woman in Kimono

Guardian of Paradise

Guardian of Paradise

Ecce Agnus

Ecce Agnus

Guardian of Paradise 2

Guardian of Paradise 2

St John

St John

The Philosopher

The Philosopher

St John 2

St John 2

Storm on a Delta

Storm on a Delta

The Martyrs

The Martyrs

Dreaming Florence

Dreaming Florence

Sarah

Sarah

Study of a Man's Head

Study of a Man's Head

Three Sides of Anthony

Three Sides of Anthony

ICONAS: Moses

ICONAS: Moses

ICONAS: Ste Anne

ICONAS: Ste Anne

Morning

Morning

Venus

Venus

Jane

Jane

Drawings & studies

Drawing on paper — click to enlarge

Cranium 3

Cranium 3 · drawing on paper

Cranium 1

Cranium 1 · drawing on paper

Cranium 7

Cranium 7 · drawing on paper

Study of a Roman sculpture

Study of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper

Human anatomy drawing

Human anatomy drawing · drawing on paper

Drawing of a Roman sculpture

Drawing of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper

Study of male torso

Study of male torso · drawing on paper

Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni

Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni · drawing on paper

Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni

Study of the Head of Christ, after Guido Reni · drawing on paper

Study of a Roman sculpture, first phase

Study of a Roman sculpture, first phase · drawing on paper

Study of a Roman sculpture, second layer

Study of a Roman sculpture, second layer · drawing on paper

Study of a Roman sculpture, final layer

Study of a Roman sculpture, final layer · drawing on paper

Study of a primate skull

Study of a primate skull · drawing on paper

Study of a primate skull

Study of a primate skull · drawing on paper

Study of a human skull

Study of a human skull · drawing on paper

Study of two skulls, first layer

Study of two skulls, first layer · drawing on paper

Study of two skulls, final layer

Study of two skulls, final layer · drawing on paper

Four Horses of the Apocalypse

Four Horses of the Apocalypse · drawing on wood

Ram's skull, first layer

Ram's skull, first layer · drawing on paper

Ram's skull, final layer

Ram's skull, final layer · drawing on paper

Ram's skull, different sides

Ram's skull, different sides · drawing on paper

Male torso, study after a sculpture

Male torso, study after a sculpture · drawing on paper

Male torso, front and back, unfinished

Male torso, front and back, unfinished · drawing on paper

Male torso, both sides, finished

Male torso, both sides, finished · drawing on paper

Bull skull

Bull skull · drawing on paper

Ram's skull

Ram's skull · drawing on paper

Ram's skull

Ram's skull · drawing on paper

Gazelle skull, first layer

Gazelle skull, first layer · drawing on paper

Gazelle skull, second layer

Gazelle skull, second layer · drawing on paper

Gazelle skull, final layer

Gazelle skull, final layer · drawing on paper

Study of a human skull

Study of a human skull · drawing on paper

Study of a monkey skull

Study of a monkey skull · drawing on paper

Ram's skull

Ram's skull · drawing on paper

Study of a Roman sculpture

Study of a Roman sculpture · drawing on paper

Portrait of Professor Finkel

Portrait of Professor Finkel · drawing on paper

Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man · drawing on paper

Life is....

Life is.... · drawing on paper

Anatomy of a human foot

Anatomy of a human foot · drawing on paper

Venus

Venus · drawing on paper

Satyr, drawing of the bas relief

Satyr, drawing of the bas relief · drawing on paper

Eye of a tiger

Eye of a tiger · drawing on paper

Satyr, drawing of the bas relief

Satyr, drawing of the bas relief · drawing on paper

Cast study of the heads

Cast study of the heads · drawing on paper

Stone lion sculpture, front

Stone lion sculpture, front · drawing on paper

Stone lion sculpture, side view

Stone lion sculpture, side view · drawing on paper

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