Margie Kelk
119 Northdale Rd.Toronto, ON M2L 2M3
Canada
Phone: 416-222-7378 - Fax:
E-mail: margie@margiekelk.com
Solo Shows:
| 2012 | The Elderly: Cases in Isolation, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 2011 | China's Designer Warriors, Hangman Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 2010 | Going Nowhere, Boyd Gallery, Bobcageon, Ontario | |
| Beyond Absurd, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Enigma of China, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario | ||
| 2009 | Enigma of China, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario | |
| Going Nowhere, Propeller Gallery for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Enigma of China, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 2008 | Enigma of China,Gallery Gora, Montreal, Quebec | |
| Situation, Positioning, Location, Kent Farndale Gallery, Port Perry, Ontario | ||
| Asking Questions,Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario | ||
| The Enigma of China, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 2007 | Datong, China, Muskoka Place Gallery, Muskoka, Ontario | |
| Datong, China, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts), Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 2006 | O Colombia!, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Layers and Secrets,Toronto Public Library , Toronto, Ontario | ||
| The Secrets under There, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| The artwork of Margie Kelk, University of Guelph/Humber , Guelph, Ontario | ||
| 2005 | Layers and Secrets, Bluffs Gallery, Scarborough, Ontario | |
| Morality Tales, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 2004 | ElemenTERRAE, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| More layers and Secrets, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario | ||
| Layers and Secrets, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 2003 | Earthworks, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 2002 | Zebras, Birds and Water: Icons of Refuge Within a Shifting Universe, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 1992 | Morality Tales, Brock University, Saint Catharines, Ontario | |
| 1991 | Morality Tales, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Morality Tales, Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, Cornwall, Ontario | ||
| Morality Tales, Mississauga Central Public Library Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario | ||
| 1990 | Morality Tales, Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle, Bowmanville, Ontario | |
| Morality Tales, Hamilton Artists’ Inc., Hamilton, Ontario | ||
| Morality Tales, Artcite, Windsor, Ontario | ||
| 1984 | Watercolours, Solo Exhibition, North York Y, Toronto, Ontario | |
Representation:
| 2011- | Dixie Art Loft, West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| 2009- | Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2002-11 | Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2006-07 | Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2003-07 | Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1999-02 | Art of Life Gallery, Wellington, Florida |
| 1989-90 | Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario |
Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2000):
| 2011 | Visual AIDS, Postcards from the Edge, at Cheim & Read, New York, NY |
| "Art Toronto," Toronto International Art Fair, with 6 other Red Head artists, Toronto | |
| Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy | |
| Propeller 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto | |
| Picture This: postcards and letters beyond text, University of Sussex, Sussex, England | |
| Heads Up, curated by Betty Wilson, Dixie Art Loft, West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| The Last Book, first shown in Zurich, Switzerland, and then at Aguilar branch of the New York Public Library, New York | |
| 2010 | Red Dot Show 2010, curated and with a catalogue by Gil McEnroy, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Forces of Nature, juried show at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario | |
| International Postal Art Project, Bristol, England | |
| 2009 | Red Dot Show, curated by Anastasia Hare, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Expo 28, b.j.spoke gallery, Huntingdon, New York, NY Juror: Stina Puotinen, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City | |
| A Book About Death, Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York City, NY | |
| BookMarked, Gallery 96, Stratford, Ontario | |
| Cases, featured in show upArt, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario | |
| The Artist Project, (TAP), Toronto, Ontario | |
| A Postcard worth 1,000 words, APW Gallery, New York, NY |
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| Im/AGE, Propeller Gallery, curated by Moses Znaimer, Toronto, ontario | |
| The Last Taboo, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Ontario,curated by Moses Zneimer | |
| 2008 | Holy Fuss, Hotshot Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 01000100 01101001 01100101 01101001 01110100 01110011 (digits), Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Book Variations, curated by Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario | |
| The Last Book, Museum of the National Library of Spain, Madrid, Spain | |
| It’s About Time, New Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 2007 | Uxhibition 2007, Juror Margaret Rogers, Uxbridge, Ontario |
| Annual Juried Exhibition, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario Jurors: Robert Freeman, Curator of Art Gallery of Mississauga, Linda Jansma, Curator of Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Natalka Husar | |
| 2006 | Asking Questions, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (Jurors’ Choice Award). Jurors: Catherine Elliot Shaw, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, Martin Pearce |
| Biannual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario Curators: Michael Allgoewer, Gordon Hatt, Marguerite Larmand | |
| 2006 | Situation, Positioning, Location, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2005 | Sketchy Business, A Space Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| Havre de Grace International Juried Art Exhibition, Havre de Grace, Maryland Curated by Stephen Bennett Phillips, Curator the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. | |
| Ninth Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Exhibition, Uxbridge, Ontario (prize awarded). Curated by Nicholas Metivier & David Aurandt, Director, Robert. McLaughlin Gallery | |
| Exchange Show,Trap/door Artist-Run Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| 2004 | The Abstract Show, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario |
| The Landscape Show, Praxis Gallery, Toronto | |
| 2003 | Brushes with Art, Studio 1181, Toronto, Ontario |
| Landscape in art, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Prospect, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Propelleristi, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario | |
| 2002 | The Group Show, Studio 1181, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2001 | Inaugural Show, Studio 1181, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2000 | Created 3 Moose for City of Toronto (e.g. TTC Moose), Toronto, Ontario |
Education:
| 1983-87 | Graduate Diploma, Toronto School of Art |
| 1980-82 | Workshops with: Barbara Nechis, John Bennett, Pat Fairhead |
| 1976 | Ph.D. in Romance Languages, (Italian and French Literature),The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
| 1965-69 | Honours B.A., Wellesley College, Massachusetts |
| 1968-69 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France - studied underRoland Barthes, Jean-Louis Ferrier (art editor of L’Express),Jacques Derrida, Max Ernst, Sonia Delauney, Jean Dubuffet,Victor Vasarely |
Career-Related Experience
| 2010 - | Honorary Member, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2010-11 | Steering committee, Red Head Gallery 2010-2011, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2010 - | Ceramics League of the Palm Beaches, West Palm beach, Fla. |
| 2009-10 | President, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008-09 | Co-President, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2004-08 | President, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2003-4 | Chair, Selection Committee, Propeller Centre for the Visual arts, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1993-95 | Taught art classes to adults & children, 6 per week in home studio |
| 1992-93 | Director, Print and Drawing Council of Canada |
| 1990 | Gave Workshops in Encaustic, Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle Bowmanville, Ontario |
| 1984-85 | Taught Painting at North York YMCA, Toronto |
| Taught Drawing and Painting, Owen School, Toronto | |
| 1973-76 | Taught Italian and French Literature at Tufts University, Boston |
Grants and Awards
| 2010 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2009 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2008 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2007 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant |
| 2006 | Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant Jurors’ Choice Award |
| Second prize, Ninth Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Exhibition |
Publicity and Reviews
| Interview on CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway on July 8 2011: http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/2011/07/08/how-to-buy-art/ | |
| ArtListPro, "Beyond Absurd" at Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario May 2010 |
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| Toronto Art Post – May 2010 for “Beyond Absurd” at Red Head Gallery | |
| Review in The Kitchener-Waterloo Record for exhibition at Homer Watson House, 2010 | |
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Catalogue for the Red Dot Show, December 2009, Red Head Gallery, Toronto |
| The jury is in at b.j. spoke gallery published in Newsday, Friday, February 27 2009, Huntington, NY | |
| Situation, Positioning, Location, in Scugog Standard Jun 2008 | |
| "Art with an Edge” In The Brantford Expositor , March 29, 2008 | |
| Enigma of China discussed In L’EXPRESS ( L’Hebdo des Francophones du Grand Toronto), Semaine du 29 avril au 5 mai 2008 | |
| Exhibit examines Chinese reality and traditions, in Port Perry Star, Friday, July 4, 2008 | |
| Catalogue of Asking Questions, Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, March 2008, written by Kathryn Carter, Ph.D | |
| Catalogue of Situation, Positioning, Location written by Julie Oakes Headbones Gallery, Toronto May 25 - June 24 2006 | |
| Caged at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Feb. 2006, chosen for publicity by the Arts Report, CBC Radio 2 | |
| Featured in Catalogue (2005) Ninth Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Exhibition as best in show | |
| Layers & Secrets at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, April 2004, reviewed in Artery (Queen St. West Journal). | |
| Layers & Secrets at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, April 2004, chosen for publicity by the Arts Report, CBC Radio Two | |
| Morality Tales, review by Maralynn Cherry in Extension Magazine, publication of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada |
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| Artist Got Tired of Being Negative by Jacki Leroux, review in Standard-Freeholder, Cornwall, ON, Oct 23 1991. | |
| Shining Through Darkness by Caerl Bertrand-Crump, review in The Lance, Windsor, ON, Feb. 1, 1990 | |
| Morality Tales at the Old Mill, review by Janet Coates in The Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario, Sept 26 1990 |
Publications and Catalogues
| 2011 | Propeller 15th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition Catalogue, 2011 |
| 2010 | Red Dot Show 2010 Catalogue, compiled and with an introduction by Gil McEnroy. |
| 2010 | Forces of Nature catalogue 2010, Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario |
| 2009 | Red Dot Show 2009 Catalogue, compiled and with an introduction by Anastasia Hare |
| The Last Taboo, an art exhibition curated by Moses Znaimer, 2009 catalogue | |
| New Art International, published by Book Art Press Ltd., Woodstock, NY | |
| Im/AGE: From, "Bust" to "Boom" to "Zoom" An Exhibition Curated by Moses Znaimer, 2009 catalogue | |
| 2008 | World Washi Summit 2008 catalogue, publlished by the Japanese Paper Place, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2007 | Ghost Killer, produced in collaboration with Julie Oakes, published by Rich Fog, Micro-Publishing, Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| 2006 | 2006 Juried Art Exhibition catalogue, Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (featured as Jurors' Choice) |
| Headbones Anthology 2006 published by the Headbones Gallery, Toronto |
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| Margie Kelk: Situation, Positioning, Location published by the Headbones Gallery, Toronto |
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| 2005 | Ninth Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Exhibition, 2005, Uxbridge, Ontario (featured as best in show) |
| Art Review published in Flack Magazine | |
| 2001 | Book Illustrator - The Judge is Back, by Randy Roy, published by Equine Communications, 1995. |
| 1994 | Art review, Merging XVI, Gallery 788, Toronto, in Extension Magazine, publication of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada |
| 1993 | Illustrations in Everywoman’s Almanac |
| 1992 | Art review, Dennis Cliff, Collage Drawings published in Extension Magazine, publication of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada |