fiona kinsella Click here to visit Fiona's NEW website b. 1968 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Henderson General Hospital Virtual Archives CCCA - Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art Toronto, Ontario - Virtual Archive Women Artists in Canada Montreal, Quebec - Virtual Archive Current / Upcoming - 2008 Group: Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts, TH&B - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Jane Adeney, Sara Angelucci, Tom Bendtsen, Suzanne Carte Blanchenot, Susan Detwiler, Insoon Ha, Dave Hind, Andrew Hunter, Lisa Hunter, Fiona Kinsella, Lesley Loksi Chan, Steve Mazza, Aaron Murphy, Liss Platt, Reinhard Reitzenstein, and C. Wells - April 12 - May 4, 2008, 3rd Floor 270 Sherman St. North, Hamilton, ON. - Opening Reception: Saturday April 12, 8pm. Closing Performances: Saturday, May 3, 8pm 2 Person Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Gallery, Budapest, Hungary – with Paul Lisson - September, 2008 Solo: Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - October 2008 Selected Exhibitions 2008 Group: ATHICA: Athens Institute of Contemporary Art - Athens, Georgia USA - Ingest: Curated by Beth Sale Jacquet & Jacob Cawthon - Group: Irina Arnaut, David Burns, Jamie Bull, Mike Calway-Fagen, Irene Chan, Jocelyn Coutler, Megan Cronin, Margaret DeLima, Claudia Drake, Severn Eaton, John English, Anna Velkoff Freeman, Natalie Gazaway, James Kubie, Melissa Harshman, Arthur Huang, Krysia Haag, Stephen Humphreys, Christopher Jennings, Rachel Jobe, Daniel Kariko, Judith Berk King, Fiona Kinsella, Blazo Kovacevic, Bobbie Moore, Suzanne Proulx, Jaime Raybin, Billy Renkl, The Serve and Project Team with Lisa Link, Io Palmer, Cheri Wranosky, Nicolette Westfall, and Summer Zickefoose - January 19 - March 22, 2008 2007 Solo: The New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Novemeber 16 to December 22, 2007 / Reception: November 16, 2007 Solo: Elora Centre for the Arts, Minarovich Gallery, Elora, Ontario, Canada - curated by Phil Irish - June 21 to August 5, 2007 - Reception June 21, 7:30pm. Coinciding with Art in the Yard and the Elora Festival. Solo: White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario, Canada - March 3 to 30, 2007 Solo: Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - March 27 to April 29, 2007 Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Shakespeare - Made in Canada: The Bard and Contemporary Portraiture - curated by Judith Nasby - Group Invitational: Mary Aski-Pryesiwiskwew Longman, Susan Bozic, Jaclyn Conley, FASTWURMS, Verne Harrison, Andrew Harwood, Oswaldo DeLeon Kantule, Fiona Kinsella, Lyne Lapointe, Stephan Livick, Shelley Niro, Evan Penny, Ryan Price, Shannon Reynolds, Cheryl Ruddock, Jean-Paul Tousignant - January 11 to June 10, 2007 - Catalogue Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Gallery Artists - starting July 31 2007 Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Star Buckets / Artopia - gallery fundraiser - April 28 / 07 Carnegie Gallery & Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario, Canada - Design Hope - group invitational - a fundraiser initiated by Vermeulen/Hind Architects to benefit Hamilton Out of the Cold - Novemeber 27 to December 7 - Gala Reception: DVSA December 7th / 07 Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Members' Exhibition - November - December 14 /07 - Jan. 5/08 The Pepper Jack Cafe: ABSORB Event - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Artists: Adam Vollick, Rebcecca Shain Katz, Fiona Kinsella, Frances Porter, Gord Leverton, Jay Ziebarth, Joel Andrew Zylsra, Matt McInnes, Peter Michael Wilson, Raphael Fierreira, Stephanie Bell, Take the Cake, Tara Michaluk, Tatiana Talamoni, / Musicisans: The Acorn, Bob Wiseman, Designer Jeans, Dan Griffen, Michale Levetin, Reinhard, Sarah Good - December 14th / 07 2006 Solo Cambridge Galleries: Preston Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - sweet fresh (swoon) - curated by Ivan Jurakic 2 Person Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Good Housekeeping - with Mariah Johnson - curated by Chris Campbell, Ruby Green Gallery - Review: Nashville Scene: / Review: Number Magazine TAAFI - Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, The Gladstone Hotel, Rm 202 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - represented by transit gallery - November 10th - 12th 2006 Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada - curated by Maura Broadhurst - group invitational - John Deal, David Hannan, Fiona Kinsella, Lynne McIlvride Evans, Tina Newlove, Frederica Tomas, and WeSee Inc. (Roy Kohn & Kate Vasyliw) Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Start '06 - gallery & Invitational artists - Harold Klunder, Fiona Kinsella, Laurie Kilgour, Robert Creighton, Michael Allgoewer, Matthew Varey, Barry Lorne, Andrew McPhail, Frances Ward, Steve Mazza, John Kennedy, Leslie Sorochan and Clarissa Schmidt Inglis Carnegie Gallery & Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario, Canada - Design Hope - group invitational - a fundraiser initiated by Vermeulen/Hind Architects to benefit Hamilton Out of the Cold - Gala Reception: DVSA December 8th / 06 Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - a selection of works by gallery artists. Coinciding with a solo exhibition by Judi Burgess. Huff 'n Puff Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Artopia - gallery fundraiser Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Members' Exhibition 2005 Solo: Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - sweet fresh - October 4 - 30 / 05 - a Hamilton Celebrates Event 3 person: Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – Hunger - with Jennifer Hicks and Colina Maxwell - facilitated by Jennifer Hicks Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Eponymous - Mark Bynon, Will Clendening, John Donovan, Lauren Gibbes, Mary Hackett, Sisavanh Phouthavong-Houghton, Fiona Kinsella, Pamela Pecchio, Angela Messina, Derek Schartung - Invitational - curated by Lain York & Janice Zeitlin Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - invitational - a slelection of work from the series Prescribing Behaviour (balance) - curated by Paula Rossley Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - 30th Anniversary Exhibition - Members' Exhibition Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Critical Mass - gallery & invitational artists The Print Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - fundraiser Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Holiday Group Show - gallery & Invitational artists - with a percentage of sales donated to Design Hope Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - In the Garden - selected works by gallery artists - Michael Allgoewer, John Kennedy, Fiona Kinsella, Matthew Varey Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Artopia - gallery fundraiser 2004 Solo: Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - fine line (swoon) Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton - Sushi, Sake and the Arts - art fair - facilitated by Bryce Kanbara Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario – with a percentage of sales donated to the Hamilton AIDS Network – group invitational Huff 'n Puff Gallery, Toronto, Ontario - facilitated by Susie FitzPatrick Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Members Exhibition Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Artopia - gallery fundraiser Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - Mass Transit - Gallery Artists 2003 Solo: Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - Artichoke, Western Canada's Award Winning Visual Arts Magazine, Vancouver, BC - Review Huff 'n Puff Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Huff 'n Puff Gallery is a brick window - facilitated by Susie FitzPatrick Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Members Exhibition Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Silent Auction & Fundraiser for the Hamilton AIDS Network boB Art, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - RoadBLOCK - a fundraiser for the Red Hill Valley, - facilitated by Ted Basciano You Me Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - One Hundred Strong - Facilitated by Bryce Kanbara Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Artopia - gallery fundraiser 2002 Solo: Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota USA Solo: Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick 2 person: RCA Visual, St. John’s, Newfoundland - with Paul Lisson Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario - Members Exhibition Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba - X3 - Gallery Fundraiser Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario - Silent Auction & fundraiser for the Hamilton AIDS Network 2001 2 person: Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario - with Paul Lisson - Curated by Maura Broadhurst Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba - Publication Launch - “Paper Wait” - Critical Distance is a writing program that encourages critical writing and dialogue about contemporary art. 2000 Solo: Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba Solo: Wordsmith Gallery, Hamilton, ON - Curated by Pearl and Danny Hunter Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba - X3 - fundraiser Ace Art Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba - Mail Art Exhibition - invitation image Hamilton Artists Inc. - (V0KS) - fundraiser Art & Design Studio, Hamilton, ON - with Pearl Hunter 1999 Petteplace Gallery, Hamilton, ON - with Pearl Hunter Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Y2K Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON Cootes Paradise, Hamilton / Montreal - Breathing - VOKS: with Paul Lisson & Jason Avery - an initiative inspired by Cynthia Hammond 1998 Solo: Artcite Gallery, Windsor, ON Solo: Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 3 person: Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON - Sister, Family, Home - with Paul Lisson & Jason Avery 1997 Solo: Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON 3 person: White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON - New Generation - with Jennifer Morris & Sook He Park - curated by White Water Gallery Eaton Centre, Hamilton, ON - Public Hanging / Red October Forest City Gallery, London, ON - Gauge - Curated by Phillip Grant & Ivan Jurakic Touring: Taller Galeria Fort - Cadaques, Girona, Spain - Toured: Ateneo - Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Spain / Pau Casals Music Festival - Prades, France / L’Etang d’ Art - Bages, France / Wingfield Arts & Music Festival - Wingfield, England - Juried Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Member’s Show The Observatory, Hamilton, ON - Gauge Bauhaus Cafe, Hamilton, ON Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - The Box Show 1996 Solo: Upper Canada Brewing Co., Toronto, ON - Noisy Breathing Gallery 435, Hamilton, ON - Interference - with Bill McRae & Jim Mullin Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Members’ Show Grant Gallery, Hamilton, ON Hamilton & Region Arts Council Gallery, Hamilton, ON - Image into Word - invitational Broadway Gallery, Hamilton, ON - Red October ‘96: Benefit for the Hamilton AIDS Network Hamilton Central Public Library, Hamilton, ON - Bountiful Woman Jackson Square, Hamilton, ON - Juried 1995 Solo: Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - “Open...Wider” Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON - Red October ‘95: - Silent Art Auction & Annual benefit for the Hamilton AIDS Network Gallery 435, Hamilton, ON - L st & Etiquette Service Hardware Gallery, Guelph, ON - In Essence - with Osmosis - Invitational Broadway Gallery, Hamilton, ON 1994 3 person: Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON - Through the Cracks - with Cynthia Hammond & Paul Lisson Creative Arts Warehouse, Hamilton, ON - Red October AIDS benefit Espresso Cafe, Hamilton, ON - Binding Word & Image - with Cynthia Hammond and Tor Foss 1993 2 person: Beacon’s Cafe, Toronto, ON - with John Kinsella Meat Market, Toronto, ON - invitational - facilitated by Cleone Grasham, Greg Rennick, and Charles George Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Members’ Exhibition 1992 Solo: Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON - Generalizations - invitational St. Cuthbert’s Church, Hamilton, ON - with Jennifer Hicks - invitational Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Print Show Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Members’ Exhibition 1991 Solo: Central Library Gallery, Hamilton, ON -Tired Thoughts - invitiational CN/VIA Rail Station, Hamilton, ON - The GO Show Hamilton Press Club, Hamilton, ON Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - New/Renew Show - co-curated by Pat Kozowyk & Kathy Bresnahan Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON - Juried Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON - Juried Skylight Gallery, Toronto, ON - Juried London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON - Juried 1990 2 person: Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Recent Paintings with Lisa Wohrle Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON - Juried Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON - Juried Skylight Gallery, Toronto, ON - Juried McLaughlin Library Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON - Juried Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - Members’ Exhibition 1989 2 person: Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON - with Ivan Jurakic Grants, Awards & Honours 2008 Ontario Arts Council: Mid career Grant 2007 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant s- Hamilton Aritsts Inc. / Art Gallery of Hamilton / Burlington Art Centre 2006 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - McMaster Museum of Art 2005 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Art Gallery of Hamilton 2005 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Burlington Art Centre 2004 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Hamilton Aritsts Inc. 2002 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - McMaster Museum of Art 2002 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Burlington Art Centre 2001 Canada Council for the Arts: Emerging Artist Grant 2001 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Art Gallery of Hamilton 2000 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - McMaster Museum of Art 1998 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Art Gallery of Hamilton 1998 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Hamilton Artists Inc. 1997 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Art Gallery of Hamilton 1997 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Burlington Art Centre 1996 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Hamilton Artists Inc. 1995 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - McMaster Museum of Art 1994 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Hamilton Artists Inc. 1991 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant - Hamilton Artists Inc. 1990 University of Guelph, Juried Exhibition: First Prize Sculpture Award 1988 University of Guelph, College of Arts Alumni Association Award - Recommender Gallery Education B.A. Specialized Honours, Fine Art University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Guelph / London Semester, London, England Post Graduate Diploma, Computer Graphics - Department of Animation & Design Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada t r a n s i t g a l l e r y 230 Locke Street South Hamilton, Canada L8P 4B7 905-522-1299 Currently representing - Harold Klunder, Matthew Varey, Fiona Kinsella, Robert Creighton, Michael Allgoewer, Laurie Kilgour, Leslie Sorochan, Steve Mazza, John Kennedy, and Barry Lorne. contact: Fiona Kinsella Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Top