Dr. Pedro ‘Rayo’ Cortina
Perception & Field Navigator
Perception & Field Navigator
"Pulling Lights" Rayo Original | Gulf Islands
My path moves between fields, between light and structure, perception and presence. Born in Mexico City in the glorious 1970s and shaped by the visual rhythm of Op Art, I now live and work on the beautiful West Coast of Canada.
I create books, installations, paintings, jewelry, as well as practice, gathering and physical spaces that tune awareness and reveal clarity. My work is both artistic and applied: I am the co-creator of Inquiry-Based Coaching™, a method grounded in direct experience and refined perception.
With a doctorate in entrepreneurship, decades of contemplative practice, and a lifelong inquiry into the architecture of self and space, I explore what lies beneath the noise. Through ZEROSPACE, I offer a way of seeing, where clarity is not taught, but accessed as insight.
The thread across all my work?
Field-sense. The ability to see, feel,
and move from the real.
Field-sense. The ability to see, feel,
and move from the real.
Artist Statement
I grew up surrounded by the bold geometry of Op Art in a city pulsed with pattern and perception, where line and light were not just elements, but gateways. That early exposure left an imprint: an enduring fascination with the perception of instability of what we call real.
For over two decades, I’ve lived and worked in Canada, where a different kind of rhythm shaped me, quieter, elemental, spacious. The density of the city gave way to the clarity of open field. These two forces—urban pattern and northern light, continue to converge in my work.
Whether through painting, installation, or transmission, I explore perception as the architecture of insight. My practice is a conversation between presence and distortion, between the seen and the sensed. I’m less interested in what is represented, and more in what gets revealed. My work is not decoration, but calibration and encounter.
My Credentials
Doctor in Entrepreneurship & Leadership (EdD)
Werklund School at the University of Calgary
Werklund School at the University of Calgary
Masters in Educational (MEd)
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Honours Bachelors in Philosophy & Economics
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Co-founder at Colage Marketspace & Studio
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Co-founder Innerland Institute
Vancouver British Columbia
Vancouver British Columbia
Co-creator: Inquiry Based Coaching™ (IBC™)
Validated by the University of Bern
Validated by the University of Bern
Founder at Gaspoint Art Gallery
Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia
Certified Philosophical Counsellor
American Philosophical Practitioners Association, New York
American Philosophical Practitioners Association, New York
Applied IFS Therapy Certificate
Adler Graduate School - Toronto, Ontario
Adler Graduate School - Toronto, Ontario
Brainspotting Level 1, 2, and Partswork
Brainspotting International, USA
Brainspotting International, USA
Oxford Finance Program for Senior Executives
Oxford University, Said Business School
Oxford University, Said Business School
Winner of the Cuevas National Prize
for Painting, Mexico City, 1989
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, & Advaita Practitioner
Nyingma, Kagyu & Parampara Lineages
for Painting, Mexico City, 1989
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, & Advaita Practitioner
Nyingma, Kagyu & Parampara Lineages
Contact
Thank you!
Email: rayo@zerospace.com