Corey Grimsley began his artistic career in Colorado under the instruction of Johnye Nielson. He first studied at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the summer of 2004, at the school’s pre-college residency program and returned in the fall of 2005 as a BFA candidate in both Painting and Art History. He graduated summa cum laude in 2009. In the fall of 2007 Corey also studied at the Studio Art Center International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. During his time abroad, Corey focused on late Italian Renaissance painting, traditional fresco painting, and painting conservation; all of which have played a major roll in the development of his work.
Corey’s explores simplified figural compositions composed in very shallow depths of field. He is very concerned with the physical surface of each painting, creating a dialogue through the textures of the linen canvas and thick and thin glazes of oil paint. His interest in the traditional techniques of the Italian masters is inherent in his current body of work.
Corey lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.
Corey’s explores simplified figural compositions composed in very shallow depths of field. He is very concerned with the physical surface of each painting, creating a dialogue through the textures of the linen canvas and thick and thin glazes of oil paint. His interest in the traditional techniques of the Italian masters is inherent in his current body of work.
Corey lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.