Cory Bilicko

Cory Bilicko

Artist Statement
I make richly colored paintings, collages and digital drawings that shed light on the marginalized members of society. As a gay 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.

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 is now the recipient of a 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 share a personal story. The participants range in age from 6 to 98 and include individuals who survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.