A. Traviss Corry

A. Traviss Corry is a Canadian artist whose works have been classified as abstract expressionist postmodern art. His works draw from multiple cultural traditions and often deal with globalization.

Art Traviss Corry was schooled in fine art and commercial graphic design. His first solo show was age 18. It was at this time that his work began to leave realism.

In his adolecent years Traviss lived amidst cultural communities of the Coast Salish. In his early twenties Traviss began to study and imitate forms and colours of art of the Kwakwak'wakw First Nations of the Pacific Northwest, particularly the contemporary art of the Nuu Chah Nulth.

An interest in eastern philosophy in his late twenties lead him to live in Bangkok and travel throughout Asia on art pilgrimages. Influential explorations included a casual residence in a Theravada Buddhist Monastery in Thailand, and in Wuhan China, studying from Calligraphers each morning at dawn on the banks of the Chang Jiang river. It was at this period that Traviss began using drip brushes that did not touch the canvas. Although he had learned from Chinese Masters, his work more resembled that of Western Expressionists, and his gestural style, is most compared to Jackson Pollock.

On his return to Canada, Traviss' studies and career focused heavily on electronic and social media which influenced his physical artwork greatly. In Traviss Co-created one of the first ever daily produced Video Podcasts, The New Wrinkle, a show covering topics of Art and Global Culture.

Traviss donates work to organizations such as The Camray Auction.

Traviss now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Of late, his art is pushing further from known techniques and materials. His tools are natural elements, sticks, drip brushes, aerosol, and pouring cups.

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