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Gwen Frank
Her mastery of the etching technique is impressive along with her impressive aesthetic sensibility. Gwen has absorbed, processed and reworked her experiences of growing up on the Canadian prairies. This has resulted in extraordinary, evocative images with a fantastical, almost surreal quality.
Born
August 11, 1960 Gravelbourg,
Saskatchewan
Education
1989 - 91 University of Calgary,
Alberta, Fine Art
1980 - 83 Alberta College of Fine Art, Honors Diploma in Fine Art
1982 Study Scholarship in Printmaking, GRAFF Atelier, Montreal, Que
1978 - 79 Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta
Exhibitions
2000 “Christmas Treasures,”
Scott Gallery, Edmonton
1999 “Alberta Printmakers X,” (Group) Gallery San Chun, Calgary
1998 “Stuwing at De Zaaijer, (Invitational), Galerie de Zaaijer, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
1997-1999 (Touring) “Prairie Vernacular,”The Prairie Art Gallery,
Grand Prairie
1997 “2nd International Triennial of Graphic Art 97,” (Juried), Bitola,
Macedonia
1997 “Poland - Lodz Male Formy Grafiki,” (Invitational), Poland State
Gallery of Art, Lodz, Poland
1997 “Prairie Music,” (Invitational), Scales Fine Art Center, Wake
Forest University, Winston - Salem, North Carolina
1997 “International Print Exhibition Intergrafia 97,” (Juried), Katowice,
Poland
1997 “Varna 97 International Print Biennial,” (Invitational), Varna,
Bulgaria
1997 “Beyond Bounderies, North American Print Exhibition,” (Juried),
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
1997 “International Print Exhibition,” (Juried), Portland Art Museum,
Oregon
1997 “Celebrating a Legacy: 25 Years of the Alberta Foundation for the
Arts,” (Invitational), Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1997 “Kaleidoscope,” (Invitational), AFA, McDougall Center, Calgary
1997 “A Book By Its Cover,” Moose Jaw Art Museum, Moose Jaw
1997 “Alberta Printmaking Cooperatives Exhibition,” (Juried), Latitude
53 Gallery, Edmonton
1996 “3rd Sapporo International Print Exhibition,” (Juried), Hokkaido
Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
1996 (Solo), Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
1996 “Print Types,” (Invitational), Art Institute for the Permian
Basin, Odessa, Texas
1996 “Celebrate Canada,” (Invitational), Devonian Art Gallery, Calgary
1995 “Exhibition of the 1st Slovak International Graphic Symposium,”
(Invitational), Galerii Gremium, Bratislava, Slovakia
1995 “7th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibit,” (Juried),
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Republic of China
1995 “Satyrycon 95,” Juried), Centrum Sztuki - Teatr Dramatyczny,
Legnica, Poland
1995 (Solo), Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton
1995 “Women Printmakers,” (Invitational), Waldorf College, Forest
City, Iowa
1994 (Solo), Galerie Epreuve Artiste, Antwerpen, Belgium
1994 “The 9th Seoul International Print Biennial,” (Juried), Seoul,
Korea
1994 “Intergrafia 94: World Award Winners Gallery,” (Juried), in Katowice,
Poland, Ronneby, Sweden,Bratislava, Slovakia
1994 “CUPRUM VI - The International Biennial of Graphic Art in Metal Techniques,”
(Award) (Juried), Lubin, Poland
1994 “International Triennial of Graphic Art,” Art Gallery Bitola,
Republic of Macedonia
1994 “Kharkov Int. Graphic Art Exhibition,” Kharkov State Art Museum,
Ukraine
1994 “The Human Factor: Selections from the Canada Council Art Bank,”
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff
1994 “Correo para el Intercambio de Pequenas Estampas (CIPE),” (Juried),
Asociation de Artistas Plasticos, Havana, Cuba
1994 “Drawing from Domestic Life,” (Invitational), Muttart Art Gallery,
Calgary
1994 “Women Printmakers,” (Invitational), One West Contemporary Art
Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
1994 - 1996 “Home is Where the Art is,” (Invitational), Alberta Foundation
for the Arts Traveling Exhibition Program
1993 “International print Biennial, Varna 93” (Juried), Varna, Bulgaria
1993 “6th International Biennial Print & Drawing Exhibition,”
(Juried), Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Republic of China
1993 “First International Print Biennial,” (Juried), M.E.C.C., Maastricht,
Holland
1993 “Poland - Lodz 93: Male Formy Grafiki,” (Invitational), Poland
State Gallery, Lodz, Poland
1993 “Canadian Artists to the Benefit of the Olga Havel Foundation,”
(Invitational), Galerii Pallas,Prague,The Czech Republic
1993 (Solo), “K. Gwen Frank: New Work,” Unique Gallery, Grand Prairie
1993 “A Show of Proofs,” (Invitational), Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary
1993 “Hockey 100: The Art of Hockey,” (Invitational), Art Catalyst
Project, The New Gallery, Calgary
1992 “Inside Dreams,” (Invitational), Equipe de arte postal, Sao Paulo,
Brazil
1992 “8th Mostra Internazionale di Grafica,” (Invitational), Istituto
per la Cultura e L’Arte, Catania, Italy
1992 “Canadian Flag Revised,” (International), The Muttart Art Gallery,
Calgary
1992 “Exchange Exhibition: The Alberta Printmakers Society in Conjunction
with the North West Print Council and Salem Art Association,” (Juried),
A.N. Bush Gallery, Salem, Oregon
1992 “The Alberta Printmakers Society Exhibition,” (Juried), Gulf
Canada Gallery, Calgary
1992 “ACA Alumni Juried Exhibition,” Devonian Gardens, Calgary
1991 (Solo) “K. Gwen Frank: Paintings and Drawings,” Electrum Design
Studio, Edmonton
1991 “International Print Biennial, Varna 91,” Varna, Bulgaria
1991 “11th Mini Print International,” (Juried), Cadaques, Spain
1991 “International print Exhibition,” (Juried), The National Museum
of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam
1991 Juried Print Exhibition, Fine Art Association Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
1991 “Stories,” (Invitational), two - year touring exhibition, The
Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary
1991 “Inner Gallery: Selections from the Print Collection,” The Print
and Drawing Council of Canada, Toronto
1991 “Beaver House II,” (Juried), The Alberta Printmakers, Beaver
House Gallery, Edmonton
1991 “Art at the Center: Print and Drawing Show,” Etobicoke City Hall,
Etobicoke, Ontario
1991 “Print Show at the Works,” (Juried), Scotia Place, The Works
Arts Festival, Edmonton
1990 (Touring Show) “K. Gwen Frank: Four Years,” The Prarie Gallery,
Grand Prairie
1990 “4th International Biennial Print Exhibition,” (Juried), Taipei
Fine Art Museum, Republic of China
1990 “100 Prints,” Open Studio, Toronto
1990 “The Boston Printmakers 42nd North American Print Exhibition,”
(Juried), Fitchburg Art Museum, Massachusetts
1990 “53 Jackets,” (Invitational), Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1990 “A Canadian Collection 90,” (Invitational), The Calgary Jewish
Academy, Calgary
1990 “1st Annual Alberta Printmakers Society Exhibition,” (Juried),
Muttart Art Gallery and Petro Canada Gallery, Calgary
1990 “Corro para Intercambio de Pequenas Estampas (CIPE),” (Juried),
Asociacion de Artistas Plasticos, Havana, Cuba
1989 “The Boston Printmakers 41st North American Print Exhibition,”,
(Juried), The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 (Solo), Le Center Cultural Maillard, Gravelborg
1988 “The 6th Seoul International Print Biennial,” (Juried), Seoul,
Korea
1988 “The 12th International Print Biennial,” (Juried), Krakow and
Katowice, Poland
1988 “Wintershow 88,” (Juried), Olympic Arts Festival, Calgary
1988 “The Farm Show: A Documentary,” (Juried Touring Exhibition),
Mendal Art Gallery Extention Program, Saskatoon
1987 “Hanga Annual 87,” (Juried), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Gallery,
Tokyo, Japan
1987 “Medicine Hat Print Show,” Medicine Hat, Alberta and Latitude
53 Gallery, Edmonton
1986 “12th International Independent Exhibition,” Kanagawa Prefectural
Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
1986 “The Boston Printmakers 39th North American Print Exhibition,”
(Juried), Danforth Museum, Framingham, Massachusetts
1986 “1st Annua; International Exhibition of Miniature Art,” (Juried),
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto
1985 (Solo), “A New Prairie Image,” Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary
1985 “Stockton National,” (Juried), Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
1985 “Something Tasteful,” (Invitational), The Second Story Gallery,
Calgary
1985 “2nd Annual Print Competition,” (Juried), The Graphic Gallery,
Calgary
1984 "Graphex 9,” (Juried Touring Exhibition), Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford,
Ont.
1984 “Prairie State College Exhibition,” Chicago, Illinois
1984 “Alberta Emerging Artists,” (Juried), Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary
1984 “Galex 18,” Galesburg, Illinois
1984 “1st Annual Print Competition,” (Juried), The Graphic Gallery,
Calgary
1983 “The Boston Printmakers 35th National Print Exhibition,” (Juried),
Boston, Massachusetts
1982 “The Great Exchange,” The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design,
HalifaxAwards1996 Sponsor's Prize, 3rd Annual
International Print Biennial, Sapporo, Japan
1995 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Visual Arts Project Grant, Alberta
1994 Hornorary Cuprum Medal, Cuprum VI International Biennial of Graphic Art
in Metal Techniques, Lubin, Poland
1992/1993 Alberta Foundation for the Visual Arts Project Grant, Alberta
1990 Jurors Choice Award, 1st Annual Alberta Printmakers society Exhibition
1989 Jurors Commendation, The Boston Printmakers 41st North American Exhibition
1988 Alberta Culture Visual Arts Project Grant
1986 Jurors Commendation, The Boston Printmakers 39th North American Exhibition
1984 First Prize, 1st Annual Print Competition, The Graphic Gallery, Calgary
1983 Certificate of Merit, Minister of Advanced Education, Alberta
1983, 1981, 1980 Cultural Assistant Grants, Alberta Culture, Visual Arts
1982 Alberta College of Art Travel/Study Award
1982 Heinz Jordon Scholastic Achievement Award, Ontario
Permanent Collections
Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts,
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Wake Forest University, Winston State, North Carolina
Slovak Union of Visual Artists, Bratislava, Slovakia
UNESCO, Neusiedl am See, Austria
Satyrycon Gallery, Centrum Sztuki - Teatr Dramatyczny, Legnica, Poland
The Kharkov State Art Museum, Ukraine
Poland State Gallery, Lodz
Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts
Archives of Contemporary Art, Art Contact, Karelia, Russia
Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Istituto per la Cultura e L'Arte, Catania, Italy
The Boston Printmakers Collection, Needham, Massachusetts
Herentals Training Center, Belgium
The Canada Council Art Bank
Centrum Frans Masereel, Belgium
The Alberta Arts Foundation
Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto
CIBC Development Cooporation, Toronto
Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton
Calgary Allied Arts Foundation
Alberta Government Telephones
InterProvincial Pipelines, Edmonton
Norcen Energy Resources Ltd.
Nissan Canada
Edmonton Motors
Esso Resources Ltd., Alberta
Karo Design Resources, Calgary and Vancouver
Manulife Canada
Canadian Petroleum Association
Canada Western National Gas
Birt Hill Fine Art Installations, Toronto
GRAFF Atelier, Montreal
Alberta College of Art Print Collection
ATCO Alberta
Hospitals: University of Alberta, Calgary Foothills, Queen Elizabeth II (Grand
Prairie), Cold Lake Regional Hospital
Private Collections in Poland, Romania, The Czech Republic, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, U.S.A., Argintina, Japan, England, Ireland, Russia and Canada.
e-mail the gallery about this artist at info@scottgallery.com
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