CHRISTOPHER GOREY SCA, CSPWC
Christopher Gorey is a well-known Nova Scotia watercolour and oil painter. His work, mainly traditional, depicts the beautiful light and landscape of Northern Cape Breton as well as other locales. He resides in Ingonish, Cape Breton with his wife Lynn. The Goreys have two children and two grand children.
About the Artist
Christopher Gorey was born on March 13, 1950 in Marlboro, MA, U.S.A. He graduate from Hudson High School (Hudson, MA) in 1968 and went to the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, MA graduating in 1972, B.S.ED. He then emigrated to Canada in 1975, going on to become a Canadian citizen in 1984.
Mr. Gorey worked at Cape Breton University, as a Drawing and Painting instructor, 1977-81. A PAINTS Visiting artist. He also conducted multiple Watercolor and Art Workshops throughout Nova Scotia.
Over the years, Christopher Gorey has had numerous solo and group exhibits in both Canada and the USA and has also won multiple awards. There are definitely too many to list here, but I will name a few:
Solo:
- Zwicker’s Gallery, Halifax, NS
- Gardner’s Gallery, Sydney, NS
- Landmark Galleries, Fredericton , NB
- Robertson’s Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Group:
- Watercolor Society of Houston, Houston TX, U.S.A.
- New England Watercolor Society, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, NC, U.S.A.
- Midwest Watercolor Society, Manitowoc, WI, U.S.A.
- Societe Canadienne de l’Aquarelle, Montreal, QC
- Adirondacks Watercolor Society, Old Forge, NY
- Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Halifax, NS
- CSPWC “Open Water” Exhibition, Toronto, ON
- Exposition ARE-SCA Reims 2008, Reims, France 2008
Most recent awards:
- Parrsboro Creative Plein Air International Festival, Honorable Mention, 2018
- Points East Plein Air Festival, Montague, PEI, Honorable Mention, Best watercolour, 2018
- “Paint the Past”, King’s Landing, NB, Second Place, 2019
Click here to view a full list of exhibits, awards, commissions, collections and more!
Close to my Heart
When I first happened upon the works of Christopher Gorey, I was immediately transported “back home”. I was born and raised on Cape Breton Island and spent a great deal of my summers traveling around the Mainland and the Island with my grandparents. We would take road trips and sometimes stop along the way to visit relatives in exotic places like Port Hood (where we had to walk through a field of cows to get to the beach) or see the Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse. I moved to Toronto in my twenties, but Cape Breton will always be home in my heart. Even now, thirty years later, I still get homesick!
Looking through the collections on Mr. Gorey’s website is like taking one last trip with my grandparents. Such great memories came flooding back as I looked through the many paintings. I was seeing the landscapes of my youth, once again…done with such love and skill.
Fun Fact about Christopher Gorey
His illustrations grace the pages of “The Mad Painter of Cape Breton Island”. This is a realistic, but whimsical children’s book written by Charles Sperry which follows the misadventures of Charlie who loves a very special colour blue house paint. The book’s characters are based directly on community residents who had no problem allowing Mr. Gorey to capture their images for his illustrations.
A few of my favorite of watercolours depicting scenes from NS by Christopher Gorey.
A couple of my favorite oils by Christopher Gorey
Don’t miss out on the extensive collection of Christopher Gorey’s work! You can find them on site: Christopher Gorey Fine Art.
