Curriculum vitae
~ Phyllis Kirk ~
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 50-Year Retrospective ~ Phyllis Kirk: Selected Works from 1976 - 2016, 50 Years of Making Art, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2006 Greeting Gals, Galerie Luz, Montreal, PQ
2004 Daydreams, Galerie Georges Laoun, Montreal, PQ
2004 On Another Plane, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
1999 A Frame of Mind, Galerie D'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
1995 Metaphysical Journey II, S. Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1994 Yoga in Art, Studio, Montreal, PQ
1994 Sensënomàké Circus, collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, S. Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993 Metaphysical Journey I, S.Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993 Sensënomàké Circus, collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, Magique, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, PQ
1991 Visus Emergere, Monkland Tennis Club, Montreal, PQ
1990 Sensënomàké Circus,collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, L'École National du Cirque, Montreal, PQ
1987 Just Faces, Cote St-Luc Public Library, Cote St-Luc, Montreal, PQ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Faces and Figures"
2015 "Figuratively Speaking"
2014 "FEMME" Women and the Healing Arts Exhibition, Impresario Artisan Market Gallery, Cobourg, ON
2013 The Art of the Turtle, Benefit for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre, Evinrude Centre, Peterborough, ON
2013 Eclectic Retrospective Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2013 Peterborough in Portrait, Community Living Exhibition, Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON
2010 Healing and the Arts, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2010 Kawartha Home and Cottage Show, Evinrude Centre, Peterborough, ON
2010 Driven to Abstraction, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2010 Spring into Summer, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2008-09 Open House, Canal Complex, Lachine, PQ
2008 Art Champagne, Hampstead Community Centre, Hampstead, PQ
2006 Les Femmeuses, Pratt and Whitney Canada, Longueuil, PQ (Juried)
2004 Christmas 2004, Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
2004 Le Cirque, Art en Majuscule, Montreal, PQ
2004 4 en Couleur, La Gallery 1637, Montreal, PQ
2003/05 Open House, Canal Complex, Lachine, PQ
2001 Faces and Figures: Portrait and Life Drawing, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2001 Healing Arts Exhibition, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON
1999 Hommage a Monet, Le Cercle Gallery, Laval, PQ
1999 Le Cercles des Artistes, Chambre de Commerce de Montreal, Montreal, PQ
1998 Le Cercles des Artistes, Marche Bonsecoeurs, Montreal, PQ
1998 Stand Tall, Decarie Square, Montreal, PQ
1996 Art a la Carte, Centre d’Art Visuels, Montreal, PQ
1995-96 Terre Menace, d’Assurance Vie, Montreal, PQ
1994-2004 Contemporary Artists Exhibition, Domininion Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1994-1995 Fine Art Exhibition, Pine Grove Country Club, Chambly, PQ
1993 L’Art au Feminin, Jacobs, Pointe Claire, PQ (Juried)
1993 Art Contemporain Multi-Cultural, Exposition Center Constantin Brancusi, Montreal, PQ
1993-95 Go Figure, Upstairs, The Rites of Summer, Unframed, Collage, Space Vert, Le Moi, Ouverture 27 Artists,
all at SSpace Ensemble, Montreal, PQ
1998 Arts Westmount Festival 88, Victoria Hall, Westmount, PQ
1986 Inauguration Hotel de Ville et Biblioteque, Cote St-Luc, PQ
1985 Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
1985 L’Art Vivant a Notre Dame de Grace, Maison de la Culture de Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal, PQ (Juried)
1983-76 Art 83, Art 78, Art 76, all at Laval Community Center, Laval, PQ
1982 Les Oueuvres Select Exposition Imprimerie, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ
1982 The Xceteras Group Show, Nucleus 111, both at Jensen Galerie, Montreal, PQ
1979 First Biennale for Quebec Artists, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ. (Juried)
COLLECTIONS
Elite Productions. Cooper Building, Montreal, PQ
Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, PQ
Concordia University Print Collection, Montreal, PQ
Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
Cote St-Luc Library, Cote St-Luc, PQ
Margo Corporation, Montreal, PQ
Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2004 "Vie des Arts", Director Bernard Levy, #196, Autumn Issue
2004 "In Search of Characters" by Esther Dagan, Amrad Publishing, Cover Art
1987 "Fawn Bones" by Richard Sommer, Nu-Age Editions, Cover Art
1983 "Exceteras" Fall 83, Vol.2 "Phyllis Kirk: Poet\Painter"
1982 "Exceteras" Fall 82, Vol.1 "Phyllis Kirk: Painter"
AWARDS
2007 "First Runner Up To Best in Show" Juried Show, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS) Peterborough, ON
1978 "Special Mention" Art 78, Laval Community Center, Laval, PQ
EDUCATION
1988 B.F.A. Studio Art Major, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ
1985 Workshop, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
1983 Emma Lake Artists Workshop, Emma Lake, SK
1977 Certificate in Fine Arts, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1975/1976 Summer Workshops, Fine Arts, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1970-72 Painting & Drawing, Studio A. Bazak, Montreal, PQ
1968-70 Painting, Studio H. Heimlich, Montreal, PQ
1967-68 Painting, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, PQ
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2001-2013 Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
1999-2002 Represented by Galerie D'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
1998-2000 Le Cercle des Artistes Peinture et Sculpteurs du Quebec, Montreal, PQ
1997-2009 Regroupement Des Artistes En Arts Visuels Du Quebec (RAAV), Montreal, PQ
1994-2000 Represented by Dominion Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1993-1995 Gallery S Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993-1996 Conseil De La Peinture Du Québec, Montreal, PQ
2016 50-Year Retrospective ~ Phyllis Kirk: Selected Works from 1976 - 2016, 50 Years of Making Art, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2006 Greeting Gals, Galerie Luz, Montreal, PQ
2004 Daydreams, Galerie Georges Laoun, Montreal, PQ
2004 On Another Plane, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
1999 A Frame of Mind, Galerie D'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
1995 Metaphysical Journey II, S. Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1994 Yoga in Art, Studio, Montreal, PQ
1994 Sensënomàké Circus, collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, S. Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993 Metaphysical Journey I, S.Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993 Sensënomàké Circus, collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, Magique, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, PQ
1991 Visus Emergere, Monkland Tennis Club, Montreal, PQ
1990 Sensënomàké Circus,collaboration with Bronna Fenichel, L'École National du Cirque, Montreal, PQ
1987 Just Faces, Cote St-Luc Public Library, Cote St-Luc, Montreal, PQ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Faces and Figures"
2015 "Figuratively Speaking"
2014 "FEMME" Women and the Healing Arts Exhibition, Impresario Artisan Market Gallery, Cobourg, ON
2013 The Art of the Turtle, Benefit for the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre, Evinrude Centre, Peterborough, ON
2013 Eclectic Retrospective Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2013 Peterborough in Portrait, Community Living Exhibition, Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough, ON
2010 Healing and the Arts, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2010 Kawartha Home and Cottage Show, Evinrude Centre, Peterborough, ON
2010 Driven to Abstraction, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2010 Spring into Summer, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON (Juried)
2008-09 Open House, Canal Complex, Lachine, PQ
2008 Art Champagne, Hampstead Community Centre, Hampstead, PQ
2006 Les Femmeuses, Pratt and Whitney Canada, Longueuil, PQ (Juried)
2004 Christmas 2004, Russell Gallery, Peterborough, ON
2004 Le Cirque, Art en Majuscule, Montreal, PQ
2004 4 en Couleur, La Gallery 1637, Montreal, PQ
2003/05 Open House, Canal Complex, Lachine, PQ
2001 Faces and Figures: Portrait and Life Drawing, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
2001 Healing Arts Exhibition, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough, ON
1999 Hommage a Monet, Le Cercle Gallery, Laval, PQ
1999 Le Cercles des Artistes, Chambre de Commerce de Montreal, Montreal, PQ
1998 Le Cercles des Artistes, Marche Bonsecoeurs, Montreal, PQ
1998 Stand Tall, Decarie Square, Montreal, PQ
1996 Art a la Carte, Centre d’Art Visuels, Montreal, PQ
1995-96 Terre Menace, d’Assurance Vie, Montreal, PQ
1994-2004 Contemporary Artists Exhibition, Domininion Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1994-1995 Fine Art Exhibition, Pine Grove Country Club, Chambly, PQ
1993 L’Art au Feminin, Jacobs, Pointe Claire, PQ (Juried)
1993 Art Contemporain Multi-Cultural, Exposition Center Constantin Brancusi, Montreal, PQ
1993-95 Go Figure, Upstairs, The Rites of Summer, Unframed, Collage, Space Vert, Le Moi, Ouverture 27 Artists,
all at SSpace Ensemble, Montreal, PQ
1998 Arts Westmount Festival 88, Victoria Hall, Westmount, PQ
1986 Inauguration Hotel de Ville et Biblioteque, Cote St-Luc, PQ
1985 Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
1985 L’Art Vivant a Notre Dame de Grace, Maison de la Culture de Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal, PQ (Juried)
1983-76 Art 83, Art 78, Art 76, all at Laval Community Center, Laval, PQ
1982 Les Oueuvres Select Exposition Imprimerie, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ
1982 The Xceteras Group Show, Nucleus 111, both at Jensen Galerie, Montreal, PQ
1979 First Biennale for Quebec Artists, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ. (Juried)
COLLECTIONS
Elite Productions. Cooper Building, Montreal, PQ
Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, PQ
Concordia University Print Collection, Montreal, PQ
Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
Cote St-Luc Library, Cote St-Luc, PQ
Margo Corporation, Montreal, PQ
Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2004 "Vie des Arts", Director Bernard Levy, #196, Autumn Issue
2004 "In Search of Characters" by Esther Dagan, Amrad Publishing, Cover Art
1987 "Fawn Bones" by Richard Sommer, Nu-Age Editions, Cover Art
1983 "Exceteras" Fall 83, Vol.2 "Phyllis Kirk: Poet\Painter"
1982 "Exceteras" Fall 82, Vol.1 "Phyllis Kirk: Painter"
AWARDS
2007 "First Runner Up To Best in Show" Juried Show, Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS) Peterborough, ON
1978 "Special Mention" Art 78, Laval Community Center, Laval, PQ
EDUCATION
1988 B.F.A. Studio Art Major, Concordia University, Montreal, PQ
1985 Workshop, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, USA
1983 Emma Lake Artists Workshop, Emma Lake, SK
1977 Certificate in Fine Arts, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1975/1976 Summer Workshops, Fine Arts, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1970-72 Painting & Drawing, Studio A. Bazak, Montreal, PQ
1968-70 Painting, Studio H. Heimlich, Montreal, PQ
1967-68 Painting, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, PQ
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2001-2013 Kawartha Artists Gallery & Studio (KAGS), Peterborough, ON
1999-2002 Represented by Galerie D'Avignon, Montreal, PQ
1998-2000 Le Cercle des Artistes Peinture et Sculpteurs du Quebec, Montreal, PQ
1997-2009 Regroupement Des Artistes En Arts Visuels Du Quebec (RAAV), Montreal, PQ
1994-2000 Represented by Dominion Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1993-1995 Gallery S Space enSemble, Montreal, PQ
1993-1996 Conseil De La Peinture Du Québec, Montreal, PQ
