Biography

Corinne Asseraf was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1964. The following year, she moved to Montreal, Canada with her family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Corinne Assseraf has built three successful companies from the ground up. At sixteen years old, she launched her first business Corinne Cosmetics, inspired by her practice working as a makeup artist. She then launched a catering and event planning company a few years later.

During her successful journey of running businesses, Corinne Asseraf had always been intrigued by the art world. Her passion for bringing people together, her love for art as well as her skills in an entrepreneurial background inspired her to open her own gallery.

In 2011 Corinne Asseraf founded Galerie 203, located in the heart of Old Montreal and later opened up her Greene Ave location. Her purpose in opening Galerie 203 was to create a space were dynamic artists can come together. Galerie 203 is all about the people, the art, the connections to one another, and the risk-taking of creating an artist's image. The success of the artists she represents is a core value for her company.

Corinne Asseraf has always been inspired by famous artists such as Warhol, Basquiat, and Haring. During the COVID 19 pandemic Corinne Asseraf used this time to explore her creativity as an artist and dove into painting.

Collaborating with fellow artist and long-term friend Sylvia Cohen, the two creatives made a whimsical new exhibition titled Reflections which showed from June 18 to July 04, 2021.