Faculty of Design
Illustration
Meet the Artist
Juliana
Montes de Oca
Illustration, Painting, Drawing
“'Between Light and Shadow' explores still-life, portraiture and abstract subjects in the context of quiet or transitional moments in life through a series of traditional oil paintings. This series consists of multiple personal reflections on home/personal space and how our physical environment becomes part of our understanding of ourselves, as well as how our thoughts and insight influence or morph that environment. It is also a reflection of the artist's study of oil painting through the years and use of it as a medium for expression, observation and catharsis.”

Juliana Montes de Oca (2001) is a Costa-Rican fine artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Ontario. She specializes in oil, graphite and watercolour, and is currently very inspired by the natural landscape and the study of material essence. She uses drawing and painting as a way of mapping the passage of time through trace and mark-making.
Oil painting Illustration Graphite Watercolour Drawing And Painting Book Illustration
2025, Gradex 110
100 McCaul St, Toronto, ON.
2024, House Party
688 Richmond St. W, Toronto, ON.
