ARTIST CORY BILICKO
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About Cory Bilicko

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​Artist Statement

     I make richly colored paintings, collages and digital drawings that shed light on the marginalized members of society. As a man of Biloxi-Indian heritage living with misophonia (a sound-tolerance disorder), I naturally connect to the personal stories of minorities and people with disabilities.
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Biography
     A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, self-taught teaching artist Cory Bilicko has made Southern California his home since leaving New Orleans after college in 1995.
​     After showing his work in numerous solo and group shows, as well as serving as a curator and juror, Bilicko was selected as  a recipient of the 2023-24 Creative Corps fellowship through the California Arts Council, working with the nonprofit United Cambodian Community.

     In that undertaking, titled The Un-Invisible Project, he collaborated with Cambodian non-artists in Long Beach to mentor each one in creating a visual artwork and an accompanying written piece that shared a personal story. The participants ranged in age from 6 to 98 and included individuals who survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.
     He then won one of nine spots in the City of Long Beach’s Creative Economy mural contest, and he painted a large mural at Recreation Park celebrating the city’s rich diversity and water-related activities.
     Shortly thereafter, he was selected for the Professional Artist Fellowship through the Arts Council for Long Beach.

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