Grace Darakjian
Propeller Member Since 2026
Grace Darakjian is an emerging abstract artist based in Toronto, ON, with a B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University. Grace predominantly creates hard-edge acrylic paintings that explore colour, play, geometry, and multiple realities.
Grace has exhibited her work across Toronto, including Xpace Cultural Centre, The Ontario Court of Justice, The Youthful Vengeance, She Said Gallery, and Gallery 1313. Likewise, Grace participated in the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair at Nathan Phillips Square in 2025. Not only does Grace consistently showcase her artwork, she has also curated exhibitions in Xpace Cultural Centre, The Youthful Vengeance, and multiple OCADU galleries.
Grace has been a children’s art teacher for four years. Both her work and practice influence each other in that she consistently prioritizes play, visual problem solving, instinct, and a curiosity for the unknown.
Artist’s Website: https://gracedarakjian.format.com/
By referencing digital imagery, Grace transports viewers to intergalactic realms. Realms that depict the interpersonal relationships of colours, geomes (geometric-biomes), and tubes, which function as vessels for energy, light, and organized play. Visual hierarchy is told through moments of intense contrasting fluorescence and darkness, allowing forms to appear in various extreme proximities to our reality. The overlaps of forms, the movements of geomes, the illusion of depth, fluorescence of hues, and the visual language of systems create problems akin to puzzles, which make Grace’s work visually interactive and stimulating. Grace’s work alludes to present and retro aesthetics of technological worlds, while simultaneously prioritizing fine art as a means to represent the digital.
