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Sheila Kernan
Sheila KernanSheila Kernan DescriptionFrom a family with strong ties to the arts and a belief in fostering all things creative, Calgary’s Sheila Kernan has journeyed from childhood Saskatoon to an education at the Alberta College of Art and Design to world travels filled with endless inspiration.
Sheila Kernan StatementWith an endless array of fascinating subjects and my camera on hand I am eager to experience,explore, and document my surroundings. Observing each unique environment. I pay close attention to the many different characteristics and subtleties. Absorbing the ambiance.Feeling compelled to reflect my love for such moments. I draw upon sketches, memories and photographic references. Taking a moment to reflect upon many whimsical visions. Reacting with a sense of urgency to describe them. It’s pure delight. Stories spill over onto the canvas with simplicity. Nothing is better than paint gliding across the canvas. A multitude of patterns and reflections form from the paint squishing, oozing and blending together. Surfaces become filled with thick impasto marks, brilliant colours, and flat shapes that fuse and meld together to create conversations. Transcending into a mystical realism that inspires us to see the world in a new and exciting way. My work celebrates a connectedness to our physical and spiritual environments. I believe paintings should be alive. Filled with energy and excitement. They should bring a sense of joy and allow you to reflect upon them. I paint to share with you my understandings of the world. I paint to develop a connection to the world. I paint to emulate the calmness of nature. I paint to create a world where you can choose to let your imagination fill in the gaps. I paint to experience life. The world is breathtaking and I just have to capture it. The possibilities are endless!
Sheila Kernan ResuméEducation 2006 Bachelor Fine Arts, Painting, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), Calgary, AB 2002 Fine Arts, University College of the Caribou, Kamloops, BC 1998 Emma Lake International Art Conference, Emma Lake, SK
Exhibitions 2014 Snow Days, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB 2013 Dynamic Demo Day, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB 2013 A Time. A Place. A Connection, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2013 Memories and Impressions, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) 2012 Ground Level, Mayberry Fine Art, Toronto, ON (Solo) 2012 Between The Lines, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2012 Boundless, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) 2012 Dare To Dream, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) 2011 Free To Imagine, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2011 What May Come, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) 2011 Urban Experience: The City as a Sensory Machine, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB 2010 On the Edge of It, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2010 Calgary Stampede Western Showcase Artist, Stampede grounds, Calgary, AB 2010 Playful Interpretations: People and Places, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB 2009 Nowhere Near Ordinary: An Indulgence for Your Senses, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2009 A Bird A Stone A Letter, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2009 Calgary Stampede Western Showcase Artist, Stampede grounds, Calgary, AB 2009 Contrast and Harmony, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB 2008 Vibrations of Colour, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary AB 2006 Just and Indication, Marion Nicoll Gallery Main Space, ACAD, Calgary, AB (Solo) 2005 Simply Squared, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary, AB (Solo)
Publications Unknown “New Public Art to enliven walls in Banff” Rocky Mountain Outlook 2013 01 24 Barlow, Larissa “The Art of Banff” Banff Crag and Canyon Saturday, January 26, 2013 Macpherson, Alex J “Sheila Kernan’s Work Bold, Vivid, Boundless” Verb 1 June 2012 Gunn, Andrew Canadianinterviews.com/arts/ Sheila Kernan “Light In The City” 20 July 2011 Seiberling, Irene “Colour her successful” Leader-Post 11 June 2011 Seiberling, Irene “Art Star Grew up in Saskatoon” The Star Phoenix 15 June 2011 White, Richard “9 Artists To Consider Right Now” Galleries West Fall issue 2011 Alexander, Rob “Elevation Showing Evokes Sense of Fun” Rocky Mountain Outlook 2010 04 15 Sea, Lynda “Lights Fantastic” Avenue Magazine 6 June 2009 McLaws, Nicole “Capturing Spring… on Canvas” Décor Magazine Calgary Sun 12 March 2009 Vaive, Nicole “Home is Where Your Art is” Calgary Sun 34 June 2008 Hope, Marty “Artists Works Part of the House” Calgary Herald 14 July 5 2008
Commissions 2013 Town of Banff Public Art Installation
Affiliations 2008 Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC 2007 Full Membership to the Alberta Society of Artists (ASA), Calgary, AB
Awards 2012 / 2013 Banff Public Art installation, Bear Street Mall Wall, Banff, AB 2010 Calgary Stampede Best New Artist 2010 Western Showcase, Calgary, AB 2008 Awarded Active Membership to the Federation of Canadian Artists 2008 Awarded Full Membership to the Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary, AB 2006 Bachelor Fine Arts, Painting, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), Calgary, AB
Credits 2014 Guest Juror, 2014 Calgary Stampede Western Showcase 2008 Featured artist of the Stampede Rotary Dream Home 2008, Stampede Grounds, Calgary, AB 2004 Juro, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), Calgary, Alberta 2002 Sales Associate, Canada House Art Gallery, Banff, Alberta 2000 Visiting Artist, Artists at Work Program, Mendel Art Gallery School Art 2000 Exhibit, Saskatoon, SK
Collections ATB Financial Calgary Health Region H&R Block Maxim Group Calgary Health Region Pulcinella’s Restaurant AFA Alberta Foundation for the Arts Design Factor Homes Calgary Health Region Brookfield Taurus Reality Group Numerous Private Collections
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