Born: Welland, Ontario 1967 Lives and works in Toronto, Canada BFA with a Minor in Art History: The Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1994 Art Diploma: The Dundas Valley School of Art, 1991 Has exhibited widely across Canada, and internationally. Such venues include: The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), The Power Plant (Toronto), Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver), The Darling Foundry (Montreal), Musee d’Art Contemporain (Montreal); MSVU Art Gallery (Halifax), Bass Museum (Miami), University of Houston (Texas), Real Art Ways (Hartford), The Henry Art Gallery (Seattle), Ikon Gallery (UK), Dundee Contemporary Arts (Scotland), The Physics Room (NZ), Netwerk Centre for Contemporary Art (Belgium) … Represented Canada at The Sydney Biennale (1998) and Liverpool Biennale (2006). Is represented in the public collections of The National Gallery of Canada, The Canada Council Art Bank, Canadian Foreign Affairs, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Musee D’Art Contemporain and many other public, corporate and private collections. Recipient of numerous Canada, Ontario & Toronto Arts Council grants as well as the KM Hunter Artist Award, and Chalmers Art Fellowship. Works in a variety of media including: sculpture, video, installation, drawing, photography, sound, multiples, performance & public interventions.
Exhibitions
- 2024
Winter Group Exhibition
2023Pattern Play
202350th Anniversary Group Show
2022It's Not Fair
2021I have nothing more to say
2021Starting Over...Again
2018It's About Time
2017Back Burner
News Stories
Available Artworks
Smoke Buddies (Print # 1 & 2), 2017
Kelly Markpigment ink on archival rag paper (diptych), unique 32.75" x 18.75" - each
There’s a First Time for Everything, 2018
Kelly MarkCNC cut sanded acrylic & LED, ed. of 5 24" x 36" x 6"
For Some Reason I Have Two Copies Of This Book (Text-Book Series), 2017
Kelly Markpaper, unlimited edition 5.5” x 8” x 1”
Memento Mori, 2017
Kelly Marklost cast bronze with liver of sulfur patina, ed. of 10 8” dia. x 1.75”
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Smoke Buddies 2 & 1, 2017
Kelly Markpigment ink on archival rag paper (diptych), unique 18.75" x 32.75"
Smoke Buddies 3 & 4, 2017
Kelly Markpigment ink on archival rag paper (diptych), unique 18.75" x 32.75"
artwork detail
I Love Love Songs...But Angry Music Makes Me Happy, 2017
Kelly Marksingle-channel video with reverse loop, ed. of 5 6 minutes
Everything & Nothing Between Us, 2017
Kelly Marksilkscreen letterpress paper, ed. of 25 33.5” x 25.5”
GDS: Still Life #9, 2013
Kelly Mark8B graphite pencil on wood with matte spray varnish 7.5" x 11.5" x 11.5"
GDS: Drawing of a Pencil (To Do) #4, 2011
Kelly Mark8B graphite pencil on wood, matte spray varnish & Corian ed. of 15 2AP 8.5” x 1” x 2”
GDS: Still Life #10, 2013
Kelly Mark8B graphite pencil on wood with matte spray varnish, 14" x 8" x 8"
