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EDUCATION
1987
MA College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY
1985
BFA Queen’s University at Kingston, Kingston, Ontario
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Groovefucker, WILDE Gallery, Berlin
John Kissick: New Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2010
John Kissick: A Nervous Decade (2010-11 Touring), Kitchener Waterloo
Art Gallery, Kelowna Art Gallery. Crystal Mowry, Curator (catalogue)
John Kissick: Groovefucker, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2008
Paintings on a pop song, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2007
New Works, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2005
New Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
John Kissick: Recent Work, Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto,
Scarborough.
Anne MacDonald, Curator
2004
John Kissick: A Survey of Recent Painting, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre,
Guelph (catalogue), Judith Nasby, Curator
John Kissick: New Works, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
John Kissick: Paintings 2000-2004, Elon University Gallery, Elon, NC
2003
The “C” Paintings, Alcove Gallery, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2002
New Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2001
Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2000
Survey of Paintings 1995-2000, OCAD Gallery, Toronto
1999
New Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto (catalogue)
Small Works 1995-1998, Harnet Gallery, University of Rochester
1998
New Work, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
1997
Views from the Trench, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
Works: 1995-1997, Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University. Linny Frickman,
Curator
1995
Ether Day, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto (catalogue)
1993
New Work, Otterbein College Art Gallery, Columbus, OH. Joseph Ansell,
Curator
My Culture Bleeds History, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
1992
Pincushions, The Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill College. Carol Broade, Curator
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Kissick, Craven, Broadworth: Small Paintings. Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto
2007
8 Hour Projects. Penelac Gallery, Allegheny College, PA. Robert Raczka,
Curator
Cartographies. Elissa Cristal Gallery, Vancouver
2006
The Writing is on the Wall. Museum London. Andrew Hunter, Curator
Sunscreen.. Newzones Contemporary Art, Calgary
2005
Spell. Mendel Art Gallery and Robert McLaughlin Galler . Jordan Broadworth
and Jonathon Forrest, Curators
2004
Jordan Broadworth. and John Kissick: Fluid Archeology. Elora Centre
for the Arts
New Acquisitions. Museum London
2003
AbNext: John Kissick, Helen O’Leary and Christopher McNulty, South
Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, Ind. Jason Lahr, Curator
2002
Introductions 2002. Newzones Contemporary Art, Calgary
Painters 15: A Survey of Contemporary Canadian Painting. Shanghai Art
Museum, Guangdong Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art,
Toronto. David Urban, Curator (2002-2003)
2001
Big Shots. Art System Gallery. Toronto
2000
School of Visual Arts 2000. Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University
1997
The Persistent Tradition: The Landscape in Contemporary Art. University
of Waterloo Art Gallery
SVA 20: Twenty Years of the School of Visual Arts. Palmer Museum of
Art,
University Park, PA
1995
10th Anniversary Show. The Common Hand: Drawings by Gallery Artists.
Leo Kamen Gallery
1994
Philadelphia International Art Competition Winners. Medici Visual Art,
Philadelphia
1993
Penn State Painting. Owen/Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1992
Painting-Like. Megahan and Penelac Galleries, Allegheny College. Robert
Raczka, Curator
Hard Choices/Just Rewards II. Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts Awards Recipients: Blair Art Museum (1992), University of
Pittsburgh (1992), Everhart Museum (1992),University of the Arts, (1993)
1990
Rutgers National. Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University. Jurors: Martha
Beck (Director, The Drawing Center, NYC) and Ned Rifken (Curator, The
Hirshhorn Museum,
Washington, D.C.)
1989
Anniversary! Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston. Juror: David Burnett:
Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario
1988
Pennsylvania Painting. Bucknell University Art Gallery, Juror: Clement
Greenberg
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010
Roald Nasgaard, Liz Wylie, Jason Lahr, John Kissick: A Nervous Decade.
(Survey catalogue) Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, June 2010
2009
Leah Sandals: “Brush to Judgement.” National Post, Toronto.
October 27, 2009
Pete Smith: “Kissick, Craven, Broadworth: Small is Beautiful.”
Canadian Art
Magazine on-line, April 23, 2009
Carte Blanche Vol. II: Painting. (Toronto: Magenta Foundation Press,
2009) pg. 254-255
2008
Leah Sandals, “Bringing new zing to King.” National Post,
April 19, 2008
Richard Rhodes, “John Kissick: Fever Visions and Abstract Rapture.”
Canadian Art Magazine On-Line. canadianart.ca. April 1, 2008
2007
Roald Nasgaard, Abstract Painting in Canada. (Vancouver: Douglas and
McIntyre and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: 2007) pgs.349-351
Gary Michael Dault: “John Kissick”. Border Crossings Magazine.
September 2007
Helena Wadsley: “Cartographies.”Galleries West Magazine.
gallerieswest.ca.
September 1, 2007
Gary Michael Dault: “Wild painterly joy, framed with irony.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto.
May 12, 2007
2005
Gary Michael Dault: “John Kissick at Leo Kamen” Globe
and Mail, Toronto, October
2004
Pete Smith, “Two exhibitions that didn’t change my life,
but did change my week: Even more (as if there weren’t enough)
criticism on David Urban and John Kissick.” Samplesize, November
2004
Liz Wylie, “Carnival of Means.” Catalogue essay for the
exhibition John Kissick: A Survey of Recent Painting. Macdonald Stewart
Art Centre. October 2004.
David Urban, “Painting’s Radiant Array.” Border
Crossinsg Magazine, Autumn 2004
Liz Wylie, “John Kissick at Leo Kamen.” Canadian Art Magazine,
September 2004
Gary Michael Dault, “John Kissick and Jennifer Gordon at Leo
Kamen” Globe and Mail, Toronto, March 13, 2004
2003
John Bentley Mays, “Beyond Overcoming: Notes on Abstract Painting.”
C Magazine,
Spring 2003
2002
Mary McKenzie, “John Kissick: New Paintings.” Hive Magazine.
September 2002
Gary Michael Dault, “The poetry in hot licks and rapturous scumblings.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto, Sept. 14, 2002
Laura Lind, “Supporting the pillars of art.” National
Post, Toronto. March 15, 2002
2001
Catherine Osborne, “Having Its Moment”. ArtNews, November
2001
Mark Van Proyen, “Art Criticism: Where’s the Beef?”
New Art Examiner, July/August, 2001
Gary Michael Dault, “Rewind: John Kissick.” Canadian Art
Magazine, Summer 2001
Gary Michael Dault, “The List: Critics’ Picks.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto, Saturday,
March 28, 2001
1999
Gary Michael Dault, “John Kissick at the Leo Kamen Gallery.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto, September 11, 1999
1998
Gary Michael Dault, “Unembarrassed Beauty: John Kissick’s
new work at Leo Kamen.” Globe and Mail, Toronto. October 10,
1998
Gillian Mackay, “Widery’s Wondrous Widgets.” Globe
and Mail, Toronto. February 14,1998
1997
Catherine Osborne, “The Front: The Work of John Kissick.”
Canadian Art Magazine, December 1997
Gillian Mackay, “Gallery Goings: John Kissick at Leo Kamen.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto, October 11, 1997
Donald Brackett, “John Kissick at Leo Kamen” Toronto Life
Magazine, October 1997, pg.44
“Fast-Forward: Fall Exhibitions Toronto” Canadian Art
Magazine, September 1997, pg.28
Robert Enright, “The Art of Entrenchment” Border Crossings,
Summer 1997, pg.4
“Works of John Kissick speak of Ireland’s violent warfare”
Fort Collins Reporter-Herald, March 20, 1997
1995
Richard Yeomans: “Art: Context and Criticism.” International
Journal of Art and Design Education. Vol. 14. October 1995. pgs. 326-327
Kathleen Mendus-Dlugos, “John Kissick,” Exhibition catalogue
essay, Leo Kamen Gallery, January 1995
1994
Donald Miller “Pittsburgh Biennial Opens,” Pittsburgh
Post Gazette, Sept. 11, 1994
Kathy Valdo and Alexander Cook, “The Pittsburgh Biennial,”
Art Brut, Issue 5, Sept. 1994
1993
Kathleen Mendus Dlugos, “Painting Like,” New Art Examiner,
May 1993, pg.46
Charles Rosenblum, “John Kissick, Harlan Gallery,” New
Art Examiner, February 1993,pg.32
Kate Taylor Review of Leo Kamen Exhibition, Globe and Mail, Toronto,
January 25, 1993
“John Kissick at Leo Kamen,” CFTO TV News, January 16,
1993
1990
Karen Vacarro, “John Kissick,” 1990 New York Art Review,
Edited by Les Krantz.
David Burnett, “Anniversary,” Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Exhibition Annual 1990,
catalogue essay.
AWARDS
2009
Ontario Arts Council Touring Exhibition Grant
2006
Ontario Arts Council Senior Artist Grant
2005
Elected to the Royal Canadian Academy for the Arts
2004
Ontario Arts Council Mid -Career Artist Grant
1998
Penn State College of Arts and Architecture Award for Outstanding Teaching
1997
Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies Grant
1996
Penn State College of Arts and Architecture Major Research Competition
Grant
1994
Canada Council Grant
College of Arts and Architecture Major Research Competition Grant
Philadelphia International Art Competition Award
1992
Creative Accomplishment Grant in Art Criticism, College of Arts and
Architecture, Penn State University
Faculty Research Grant in Painting, College of Arts and Architecture,
Penn State University
1991
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship in Art Criticism
1990
College of Arts and Architecture Research Initiation Grant in Art Criticism,
Penn State University
COLLECTIONS
Aim Management
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston
Colorado State University Gallery
Doris McCarthy Gallery
KPMG Consulting
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Kenderdine Art Museum
Art Gallery of Kelowna
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Mendel Art Gallery
Museum London
Palmer Museum of Art
Penn State University
Royal Bank of Canada
Sir Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Trimark Investments
Trinity College, University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
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SELECTED WORKS
John Kissick, BIG VIOLENT GREEN, 2010
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 x 78 inches
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John Kissick, LAST GROOVEFUCKER, 2010
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 inches
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John Kissick, GROOVEFUCKER FOUR, 2010
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 x 78 inches
Private collection, Canada
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John Kissick, GROOVEFUCKER FIVE RE-MIX, 2010
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 inches
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John Kissick, REMIX No. 3, 2009
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 inches
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John Kissick, REMIX No. 4, 2009
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 inches
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John Kissick, Installation view at Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery,
Canada 2010
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John Kissick, Installation view at Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery,
Canada 2010
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