Mori McCrae
(b. 1961, Toronto) Lives and works in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Mori McCrae is a Canadian artist working in drawing, painting and soft sculpture who is known for her portraits, figurative drawings and soft sculpture apple cores. Her work is distinguished by an ephemeral quality underlaid by conceptual rigor and innovation, appealing to collectors who value a sense of humor, subtle resonances based in traditional and non-traditional material and techniques.

Mori McCrae began painting in her early 20’s, initially trained at the Ontario College of Art where she developed a distinct approach rooted in the figure, as a means of conveying the nuances of humanity.

Working primarily in drawing and painting, Mori explores senescence of the human body, often using materials to suggest the transformation of life forms. Her process is intuitive, and experimental resulting in work that has an emotional and intellectual impact on the viewer

Over a career spanning 43 years, Mori McCrae] has exhibited at The Jordan Art Gallery, the Niagara Artists Center, and at the Riverbrink Art Museum. Notable highlights include residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Ireland and the Sim Residency in Iceland. Portrait Commissions include Dr Hsu, Welland Hospital, Dr Rabin, St. Catharines and Professor David Boocock, University of Toronto. Her work is held in prominent public and private collections, including The Grimsby Public Art Gallery and the University of Toronto.

As Mori McCrae's practice continues to evolve, her work is gaining recognition for her soft sculpture apple cores and for a new body of work based on the role of the artist in society, through works that map the terrain between mystery and meaning, as over the centuries instinct and art making have manifested our cultural heritage.