9. Alyson Borycki - "Our Own Sense Of Time" - 12x12"

Alyson Borycki is a Toronto-based artist creating dynamic and playful abstract paintings. She uses joyful colour palettes, acrylic layers, and the interaction between shapes and lines to create both tension and harmony within her work. Using her art practice as a means of self-discovery, Alyson draws deeply and vulnerably from her experiences and emotions, focusing on themes of identity, community, and sense of place.

"I am especially interested in how our surroundings can inform our identity. Inspired by both natural and urban settings, I aim to communicate a sense of curiosity, growth, and momentum balanced with contentment and grounding. The juxtaposition of looser, organic shapes with more structured lines and geometry elicits a range of emotional experiences that I enjoy exploring in my practice, playing with the notion that we all hold many different, sometimes opposite, attributes that can exist beautifully and uniquely, all at the same time."

Born and raised in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, Alyson received her degrees in Commerce and Education and worked as a schoolteacher before becoming a full-time artist.