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ABOUT CORI JAYE Ettienne

 

Submerged Subconscious, 2025 - Currently Available at Warehouse Artworks in the Exchange District

 

The Colourful World
of Cori Jaye

Cori Jaye Ettienne is a Winnipeg-based artist, educator, mentor, and mental health advocate known for her bold, vibrant work rooted in surrealism and pop art. Creating since childhood, she’s developed a distinct visual style that blends playful imagery with meaningful, feel-good messages that resonate with her community.

Her work goes beyond the canvas. Cori Jaye uses her platform to speak openly about mental health and the realities of building a creative career. She’s been featured on outlets like CBC, CJOB, CTV, and Global, as well as a range of podcasts, where she shares her journey and encourages others to pursue what lights them up.

With a background in marketing, graphic design, and digital media, she shows up online with intention—using platforms like Instagram and YouTube to connect, inspire, and educate. Through social media literacy workshops and one-on-one mentoring, she helps others confidently navigate the digital world and build their own presence.

At the heart of everything she does is a commitment to authenticity, creativity, and community—using art as a tool to uplift, empower, and spark meaningful conversations.

 

PUBLISHED Around the World

Cori Jaye’s artwork has been published on the cover of “The Muse Sings”, a collection of poetry by famous Canadian poet Dennis Cooley.
The book is available everywhere books are sold, in-person and online.

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nominated for a mb book award

The cover art Cori Jaye created for The Muse Sings was nominated for a Manuela Dias Category 1 – Book Design Award

 

RECENT MEDIA

Cori Jaye has been featured on CBC and CJOB Radio, CTV and Global Television, in The Winnipeg Free Press, as well as on the Super Pulp Science Podcast
speaking about following her dreams and pursuing art as a full-time career.  

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Learn something new on my youtube channel :)

Follow me on Instagram @corijaye

✨✨feeling so grateful✨✨ 

I didn’t have any expectations for this evening but just to enjoy being able to share my artwork and prints with the community for the last time and BOY did the energy of the evening not disappoint 💣💥✨✨✨.

What stood
✨after 10 years of selling artwork through multiple e-commerce platforms, I’ve decided to close my online shops and focus on what matters most: creating original works from my own lens of life and collaborating on commissions that bring light,
Reference photos - always so interesting to see where a piece started and where it finished! 

Which reference photo were you most surprised by?
🤔✍️ I’d love to hear!
Art is the highest form of hope.

The above is a book of quotes about being an artist that I stumbled upon in my 20s. I used to pick a quote from it and read it to my class at the beginning of each class when I was teaching painting. Sometimes if I f