Kirsten Abrahamson
Born: Cleveland Ohio
Lives: Kitchener, Ontario
Currently teaching Visual Art at Sheridan College, Oakville Ontario
contact:
Work represented by
Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery
258 Dundas Street,
London, Ontario
N6A 1H3
Canada
(519) 434-5443
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ACADEMIC HISTORY
1988 - 90 MFA, (Sculpture), The University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta
1984 – 87 BFA, (Ceramics), The University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
1984 & 85 Summer sessions, (Ceramics) The Banff School of
Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta
1979 – 85 Diplomas (Ceramics and Glassblowing)
The Alberta College of Art and Design,
Calgary, Alberta
Exhibitions (selected)
Solo Exhibitions
2015 - Queue, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, Ontario
2004 – 2005 Diary: of a River, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary , Alberta
traveling to London Regional Museum and Art Gallery, London, and, The University Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2002 - Feature, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
1994 - Revival, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1990 - Personal Mythologies, The Nickle Arts Museum at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
- The Personal Mythologies of Dee Dee Alteridem, U. of C. Little
Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1989 - Accidental Solo, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1985 - I Love A Parade, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Group Exhibitions
2015 - Summer Fun and Games, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, On
2013 - Canada Collects, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, On
- Skating, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, On
2012 - Yesterday and Today, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, On
- Fusion, Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery, London, On
2011 - Faculty Exhibition, Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, On
2010 - Mostly Painting, You Me Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
Faculty Exhibition, Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
2008 - Christmas Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario - Batteries Not Included, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
2004 - MiniARTure: 10x10x10, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2002 - The 10th Biennial of Ceramics (Invitational), Mannoir de Tonnancour,
Trois-Riviers, Quebec. Prix de Public Award
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2001 - Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art and
Design, Calgary, Alberta
- Continuing Education Faculty Exhibition, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta
2000 - In the Garden, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1999 - The Days of the Dead, The New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998 - The Wedding, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
- The Alberta Foundation For the Arts: 25th Anniversary Exhibition,
Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Medicine Hat Museum, Medicine Hat
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Six Degrees of Separation, The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta
1997 - Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- The Birthday Show, Provenance Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1995 - ARK, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- North by Northwest, NCECA Conference, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Vital Passages, The WORKS Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1994 - The Calgary Connection, Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, Quebec
- Canadian Contemporary and Decorative Craft, New York, N.Y.
- The 6th National Biennial of Ceramics, Mannoir de Tonnancour,
Trois-Riviers, Quebec
1993 - Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- A Survey of Western Canadian Artists, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1992 - International Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art, Tai Pei, Taiwan
- Faculty Exhibition, Illingwoth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
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4th Annual Birthday Gala, Provenance Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
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The 5th National Biennial of Ceramics, Mannoir de Tonnancour, Trois-
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Riviers, Quebec
- Fit For a King The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario
- Comedy in 3-D, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- A Treasury of Canadian Craft, he Canadian Craft Museum,
Vancouver, B.C.
1991 - Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- All Things in Excess, Provenance Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Paradigm, The Open Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- The 6th Annual Monarch Tile Ceramics Exhibition, San Angelo
Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
- All Boxed Up, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario
- Bogus Beasts, International Gallery, San Diego, California
1990 - Gallery Summer Exhibition, The Open Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1989 - Aspects of Realism, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Series/Summerscapes Staff Exhibition, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
1988 - Cirkus, Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, Quebec
- The 3rd National Biennial of Ceramics, Mannior de Tonnancour,
Trois-Riviers, Quebec
- Faculty Exhibition Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1987 - Canadian Contemporary Ceramics, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
- Woman: 4 + 1, Folio Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Ceramic Sculpture: Spinsky;Grant;Abrahamson, Culpepper Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Another Roadside Attraction, Traveling Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray
1986 - A Square Deal, Off Centre Centre, Calgary, Alberta
- Looking at Myself, Off Centre Centre, Calgary, Alberta
- 1986 Graduating Students Exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
- Format Interaction, Galerie Déxpressions Ceramique, Montreal, Quebec
1985 - Whirligigs: Commissioned and Collected, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- 5 + 5, Off Centre Centre, Calgary, Alberta
- Return to Laughter, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Alberta College of Art Graduating Students’ Exhibition, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- A Measure of Success: Graduates of The Alberta College of Art, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1984 - Do You Take This Seriously?, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
- Elements of Earth, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Ab
- ’84 Clay Eh?, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1983 - New Alberta Artists, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta - Alberta College of Art Graduating Students’Exhibition, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1982 - Metal, Fibre, Clay, and Glass, Beaver House Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
AWARDS
2002 - Prix du Public, 10th National Biennial of Ceramics,
Trois-Riviers, Quebec
2002 – Distinguished Alumni Award of Excellence, in honour of the 75th anniversary, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
1992 - 2nd Prize, Fit for a King, juried exhibition, The Gardiner Museum,
Toronto, Ontario
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2004 Project Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2002 - 2004 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1993 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1986 Alberta Culture Visual Art Study Grant
1985 Alberta Potters’ Association Scholarship
Alberta Culture Visual Arts Study Grant
1984 Alberta Culture Visual Arts Study Grant
1982 Dr. J.C. Sproule Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art,
Calgary, Alberta
