About The Artist

Hi, I’m Kristen Allicock, a Toronto/GTA-based Contemporary Visual Artist, Curator, and Creative Facilitator.

My practice is rooted in vibrant visual storytelling and explores themes of identity, heritage, culture, memory, and connection. Through bold colour, expressive linework, faceless figures, and layered symbolism, I create work that invites viewers to reflect on the stories we carry, the communities that shape us, and the many ways we see ourselves and one another.

While my artistic practice began primarily with painting and digital art, it has grown into a multidisciplinary creative practice that extends beyond the canvas through curation, workshops, community art, public projects, and collaborative cultural programming.

I believe art has the power to create conversation, build community, preserve stories, and make people feel seen.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work is an exploration of identity—how we understand ourselves, how culture shapes us, and how our histories continue to influence who we become.

Drawing from my Black and Caribbean heritage, personal experiences, music, memory, and the world around me, I use vibrant colour and expressive imagery to explore themes of belonging, self-discovery, love, resilience, heritage, and community.

The recurring use of faceless figures in my work allows identity to remain open and fluid. Without defined facial features, the figures become vessels for shared experiences—inviting viewers to find pieces of themselves within the work rather than simply observing someone else's story.

Colour plays an equally important role. It creates energy, emotion, movement, and atmosphere, allowing each piece to communicate beyond words.

At its core, my practice is about connection: connection to self, to culture, to memory, and to one another. Whether a work is deeply personal or inspired by a broader cultural experience, I want it to create a moment of recognition—to make someone pause, feel something, remember something, or see something differently.

MY CREATIVE PRACTICE

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Past Exhibitions, Commissions & Collaborations

    • February 2025 - CCAH Black History Month Exhibition - QEPCCC – Oakville, Ontario

    • January 2025 - Black History Month Exhibition - Oakville Townhall – Oakville, Ontario

    • November 2024 - The Art of Kristen Allicock Solo Exhibition - High Notes Vinyl + Coffee – Toronto, Ontario

    • October 2024 - BAM! Nuit Blanche Night Market - Wychwood Barns – Toronto, Ontario

    • July 2024 - HBAS Emancipation Exhibition - Henson Gallery – Georgetown, Ontario

    • June 2023 - HBAS Emancipation Exhibition - Henson Gallery – Georgetown, Ontario

    • February 2023 - Leverage Lens Art Festival - Leverage Lens – Toronto, Ontario

    • February 2023 - Black History Month Exhibition - HealingSix – Toronto, Ontario

    • June to August 2022 - “Summer of Love” PIXEL Digital Art Exhibition - Garden Square - Brampton, Ontario

    • August 2022 - HBAS Emancipation Exhibition - Henson Gallery – Georgetown, Ontario

    • June 2022 - “Perception” Group Exhibition - Beaux Arts Brampton – Brampton, Ontario

    • June 2022 - “Multicultural Art Show” Group Exhibition - Museum of Dufferin

    • March 2022 - “Pathways to Ancestral Knowledge” - MakeRoomInc – Toronto, Ontario

    • February 2022 - “Future, Forward, Forever: A Black Artist Exhibition” - Daniels Spectrum

    • November 2021 - “From the Ashes” Group Exhibition - Beaux Arts Brampton

    • April 2014 – Cover Art – Sincere Lee – Brampton, Ontario

    • August 2017 – Cover Art – Ethan Barnes – Brampton, Ontario

    • January 2016 – December 2017 – Cover Art, Social Media Content, Writing, Producing, Editing – Speakerbox Collective – Brampton, Ontario

    • May 2021 – “From the Ashes” – Hope 24/7 – Brampton, Ontario

    • September 2022 – “The In-between” Visual Poetry – Voetry – Toronto, Ontario

    • April 2023 – PAB T-shirt Design – City of Brampton (Performing Arts Brampton) – Brampton, Ontario

    • April 2023 – Little Jamaica Land Trust Title Page – Black Urbanism Toronto (BUTO) – Toronto, Ontario

    • February 2025 - BHM Paint Workshop – Toronto, Ontario

    • January 2025 - Youth Paint Workshop - Planet Splatter – Mississauga, Ontario

    • November 2024 - Solo Exhibition - High Notes Coffee + Vinyl – Toronto, Ontario

    • October 2024 - February 2025 - Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton’s BHM Exhibition - Oakville Town Hall – Oakville, Ontario

    • October 2024 - February 2025 - Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton’s BHM Exhibition - Oakville Town Hall – Oakville, Ontario