GCA Instructors

Aura, oil on canvas, 14x14inches, 2023

Tori Cole (b.1999) was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2015 she moved to Texas to pursue her art education full time and in the summer of 2020 she moved to Brooklyn to attend Grand Central Atelier where she graduated the 4 year program. In recent years Tori has looked to her family’s history of craftswomen for inspiration and guidance in her work. She currently lives in Pennsylvania and teaches in GCA’s online program.

Read our Interview with Tori Cole here

Teaching Part-Time Program(s):

Still Life Painting for Beginners (Online Course)