About April Kay

Bio.

April was born and raised in the United Kingdom.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2014, and soon after exhibited in London, New York, and Paris. Highlights from this time include showing work at the Louvre as part of the see.me Exposure Award Exhibition (2015), and Art Takes Times Square (2014).

In 2016, she immigrated to Toronto, Canada, where she worked as a graphic designer at Katalyst Licensing & Promotions, creating merchandise for brands such as Disney, Marvel, HBO, and Mattel.

She joined RBC Borealis in 2018, where she currently serves as Head of Visual Design.

Relocating to the Okanagan Valley in 2020, she renewed her connection to painting—drawn once again to abstract expression as a form of quiet exploration. Today, she works from a small home studio nestled between lake and mountains, using natural earth pigments to create pieces that reflect the subtle sensations of place, memory, and time.

You can follow April’s art process on Instagram @aprilkayart.

  • (un)fair Milano
    Milan, Italy
    2023

    MONAT Gallery
    Madrid, Spain
    2023

    Pacific Arts Market
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    2022 – 2023

    See.me Exposure Award Publication
    Night Photography Collection
    2015

    See.me Exposure Award Exhibition
    Musee Du Louvre, Paris
    2015

    See.me Art Takes Times Square Exhibition
    Times Square, NYC US
    2014

    See.me Story of the Creative Exhibition
    Long Island City, NYC US
    2014

    Highly Commended Photographer
    CIOB Art of Building International Competition
    2012

  • Head of Visual Design
    Borealis AI, Royal Bank of Canada
    Remote, Canada
    Oct. 2023 – Present

    Senior Visual Design Lead
    Borealis AI, Royal Bank of Canada
    Remote, Canada
    Jul. 2022 – Oct. 2023

    Senior Visual Designer
    Borealis AI, Royal Bank of Canada
    Remote, Canada
    Jun. 2021 – Jul. 2022

    Visual Designer
    Borealis AI, Royal Bank of Canada
    Toronto, ON. Canada
    Feb. 2018 – Jun. 2021

    Graphic Designer & Production Coordinator
    Katalyst Licensing & Promotions
    Toronto, ON. Canada
    Nov. 2016 – Dec. 2017

    Graphic Designer & Pre-Press
    Inline.marketing
    Kent, United Kingdom
    Jul. 2015 – Sep. 2016

  • BA Multimedia Design & Photography
    Christ Church University
    Canterbury, United Kingdom
    Jun. 2014

    BA Photography & Video Art
    University of Bedfordshire
    Luton, United Kingdom
    Jun. 2013

    BTEC Art & Design
    Orchards Academy
    Kent, United Kingdom
    Jul. 2011

    GCSE Art & Design
    Swanley Technology College
    Kent, United Kingdom
    Jul. 2009

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View fullsize Just moments away from the public release of this collection folks 🗓️ 🫶 I’m keeping the release date close to my heart, to fully align with the discoveries I made in the creation process. Hopefully I’ll catch you by surprise. ☺️ Stay
View fullsize As promised the first release of the new collection ‘Searching for beauty’ arrived in your inboxes this morning. 🫶 ✉️ Thank you so much for all the support and communication since it landed! I love knowing that my work and words resonat
View fullsize A little throwback to when I was prepping the final canvases for this coming collection. Late fall, early winter, lots of cloudy, rainy days that were keeping me cosy inside. Always find there’s something so beautiful about the clouds being a
View fullsize Athabasca in situ. 🤍 #abstractartpainting #artinhomes #abstract #abstractart #abstractartwork #35mmfilm
View fullsize Happy New Year art fam! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support towards my practice this year. It’s meant the world to me. So excited to keep sharing this journey with you. Here’s to the art of 2024, and all that will c
View fullsize The Moon 18” x 24” Graphite and acrylic on cotton canvas. Available in upcoming series. Releasing Jan 22nd! 🗓️ #paintingabstract #abstractart #abstractmoon #minimalistart #watercolourpainting #neutralcolours
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View fullsize For anyone who watches my story, you would have seen me creating this piece back when the wildfires were hitting Kelowna. It’s called “Better days”, in tribute to the hope and good will that pulled this city through. Finally hav
View fullsize Life’s been keeping me busy and away from painting these days. Only a week or so to go before I can get stuck back into this series 🤍 can’t wait. #abstractart #abstractartcollection #searchingforbeauty #neutralabstractart #neutralcolor