Tori Naum is a freelance illustrator and multidisciplinary artist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Working primarily in oil paints, gouache, and watercolor, Naum explores symbolism and nostalgia through natural science imagery.
With a passion for psychology, her introspective work has laid the foundation for her process. Dreamwork has helped to center the psyche within the art she creates. Naum implores themes of life, beauty, and the ruthlessness of nature. Ultimately, creating in hopes to visually encapsulate what the human experience means to her.
BIO
EDUCATION
Kendall College of Art and Design, BFA Illustration, Grand Rapids, MI 2023
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TORI NAUM
B. 1998
USA
Artwork Sold and displayed currently at Crows Hold, 200 Division Ave S. Grand Rapids, MI 49503
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 - Women’s Health Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
2021 - Sweetland Candies, Grand Rapids, MI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Local Artisan Market, GRAM, Grand Rapids, MI
2023-2024 - Alluvium Gallery, Common Grounds Coop, Traverse City, MI
2023 - Artworker's Union, 106 Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2023 - “Expressions”, Online exhibition, International
2023 - Senior Exhibition, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
2021 & 2022 - “Florence Fest”, Benzie, Michigan