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MARGIE KELK - Resumé
| Address: | 183 Lord Seaton Rd., | Tel: 416-222-7378 |
| Toronto, ON M2P 1L1 | Fax: 416-222-4056 | |
| Canada | Email: margie.s.kelk@gmail.com |
Solo Shows:
| 2010 | Boyd Gallery, Bobcageon (September) |
| Red Head Gallery, Toronto (May-June) | |
| Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener (March-April) | |
| 2009 | Carnegie Gallery, in Dundas, Ontario (August) |
| Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (May) | |
| 2008 | Gallery Gora (Montreal) |
| Kent Farndale Gallery, Port Perry (July-Aug.) | |
| Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant (March – May) | |
| Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (March) | |
| 2007 | Muskoka Place Gallery (July-Aug.) |
| Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (Feb.) | |
| 2006 | Headbones Gallery, Toronto |
| Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (Sept.) | |
| Toronto Public Library (Feb.) | |
| Gallery 1313, Toronto (Feb.) | |
| University of Guelph/Humber (Jan.) | |
| 2005 | Bluffs Gallery, Scarborough (Sept.) |
| Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto (March) | |
| 2004 | Praxis Gallery, Toronto (November) |
| Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke (Sept.) | |
| Layers & Secrets, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts (April) | |
| 2003 | Gallery 1313, Toronto (December) |
| 2002 | Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| 1992 | Brock University |
| 1991 | Koffler Gallery, Toronto |
| Cornwall Regional Art Gallery | |
| Mississauga Central Public Library Gallery | |
| 1990 | Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle |
| Hamilton Artists’ Inc. | |
| Artcite, Windsor | |
| 1984 | Solo Exhibition, North York Y |
Representation:
| 2009- | Red Head Gallery, Toronto |
| 2002-10 | Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| 2006-07 | Headbones Gallery, Toronto |
| 2003-07 | Gallery 1313, Toronto |
| 1999-02 | Art of Life Gallery, Wellington, Florida |
| 1989-90 | Lake Galleries, Toronto |
Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2000):
| 2010 | International Postal Art Project, Bristol, 2010 |
| 2009 | "Red Dot Show" December, 2009 Red Head Gallery, Toronto |
| "Expo 28" b.j.spoke gallery, Huntingdon, New York (March, 2009) Juror: Stina Puotinen, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City | |
| "A Book About Death" Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York City, N.Y | |
| BookMarked, Gallery 96, Stratford, ON | |
| upArt, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto with Red Head Gallery "Cases" | |
| The Artist Project (TAP), Toronto | |
| "A Postcard is worth 1,000 words exhibition", APW Gallery, N.Y. City N.Y. U.S.A. | |
| Im/AGE Propeller Gallery curated by Moses Znaimer | |
| "Expo 28" b.j.spoke gallery, Huntington New York (March, 2009) Juror: Stina Puotinen, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City | |
| "The Last Taboo" Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, curated by Moses Zneimer | |
| 2008 | "Holy Fuss" at Hotshot Gallery Toronto (August, 2008) |
| 2008 | 01000100 01101001 01100101 01101001 01110100 01110011 (digits), Propeller Centre for Visual Arts (Toronto 2008) |
| “ Book Variations,” at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, curated by Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild | |
| “The Last Book” at the Museum of the National Library of Spain In Madrid | |
| New Gallery, “It’s About Time,” Artists’ Health Clinic Fundraiser | |
| 2007 | Uxhibition 2007, Juror Margaret Rogers |
| Latcham Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Robert Freeman, Curator of Art Gallery of Mississauga, Linda Jansma, Curator of Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Natalka Husar | |
| 2006 | Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant (Jurors’ Choice Award). Jurors: Catherine Elliot Shaw, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, Martin Pearce |
| Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Biannual Juried Exhibition, Sept. Curators: Michael Allgoewer, Gordon Hatt, Marguerite Larmand | |
| 2006 | Headbones Gallery, Toronto, May - June |
| 2005 | Sketchy Business, A Space Gallery |
| Havre de Grace International Juried Art Exhibition, Maryland, USA, curated by Stephen Bennett Phillips, Curator the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. | |
| Ninth Annual Uxbridge Juried Art Exhibition (prize awarded). Curated by Nicholas Metivier & David Aurandt, Director, Robert. McLaughlin Gallery | |
| Trap/door Artist-Run Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| 2004 | The Abstract Show, Gallery 1313, Curated Show |
| Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Juried Show | |
| 2003 | Studio 1181, Toronto |
| Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Juried Show | |
| “Prospect”, Gallery 1313, Toronto, April 2 - 13 | |
| “Propelleristi”, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Jan 22 - 31 | |
| 2002 | Studio 1181, Toronto |
| 2001 | Studio 1181, Toronto |
| 2000 | Created 3 Moose for City of Toronto (e.g. TTC Moose) |
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 | Ceramics League of the Palm Beaches |
| 2009-10 | President, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts |
| 2008-09 | Co-President, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts |
| 2004-08 | President, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts |
| 2003-4 | Chair, Selection Committee, Propeller Centre |
| 1993-95 | Taught art classes to adults & children, 6 per week |
| 1992-93 | Director, Print and Drawing Council of Canada |
| 1990 | Gave Workshops in Encaustic, Visual Arts Centre of Newcastle |
| 1984-85 | Taught Painting at North York YMCA |
| Taught Drawing and Painting, Owen School | |
| 1973-76 | Taught Italian and French Literature at Tufts University, Boston |
Grants and Awards
| 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
| Review from Kitchener local paper ref. exhibition at Homer Watson House, 2010 | |
| Cataogue for the Red Dot Show, December 2009, Red Head Gallery, Toronto | Catalogue for "The Last Taboo" Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, curated by Moses Zneimer |
| "Situation, Positoining, Location" Scugog Standard Jun 2008 | |
| “Art with an Edge” In the Brantford Expositor , March 29, 2008 | |
| Inclusion In catalogue: World Washi Summit 2008, Toronto | |
| “Enigma of China” discussed In L’EXPRESS ( L’Hebdo des Francophones du Grand Toronto) , Semaine du 29 avril au 5 mai 2008 | |
| Catalogue of “Asking Questions,” Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, March 2008, written by Kathryn Carter, Ph.D | |
| Catalog of Headbones Exhibition – Situation, Positioning, Location May 25-June 24 2006, Headbones Gallery Written by Julie Oakes | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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, Sept 26 1990 |
Publications
| 2007 | Ghost Killer, produced in collaboration with Julie Oakes |
| 2005 | Art Review published in Flack Magazine |
| 2001 | Book Illustrator - The Judge is Back, by Randy Roy |
| 1993 | Illustrations in Everywoman’s Almanac |
| 1992-93 | Art Reviews published regularly in Extension Magazine |