Kathy Kissik

BIOGRAPHY
I graduated when I was 19 with an AAS in Ad Design. I was hired by a top firm in Boston a week out of school. Two months later with numerous agency hours under my belt I decided that I better go back to school or risk be sentenced to 8am-7pm workdays. I enrolled in the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston and Tufts University. After earning a diploma and BFA I decided to do a post grad degree. I was fortunate to win a Fifth Year Traveling Scholarship upon my graduation and subsequently was signed out of school with the most well established gallery in Boston; Alpha Gallery.

My first show there was completely bought out by a Canadian Art Patron named Mr. James Fleck. I really owe my career to him because after that show I was able to work as a full time artist.

My vision, as always, has been to evoke how a place feels. The interpretation of time, space, and subtle nuances associated with the experience of a subject. I approach each piece with the intention of making artwork that I would want to look at and want to live with.

I tackle a wide array of subject matter inspired by my travels. Architecture is my great passion. Currently I am working on a series of factories across America. Eventually this body will include Canadian, S. American, and European factories.

This past August I returned to the Banff Centre through the endowment of a Paul D. Fleck fellowship. I began working on a collaborative project with a photographer and environmental artist out of Glasgow as well as two writers from Canada. We are called The Holy Springs Collective. My work will focus on the interpretation of the constellation Orion. It will be an installation with text.

EDUCATION
- The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Exploring Etching
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Fifth Year Certificate
- Tufts University & School of the Museum of Fine Arts, B.F.A. & Diploma Art, Cum Laude
- Chamberlayne Junior College, Boston, MA, A.A.S. cum laude in Design, Magna Cum Laude

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- “Process”, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, CA 3/2012
- “Qualia” Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA 2/2012
- “K.Kissik” The Elaine Fleck Gallery. Toronto, Ca 2008, 9,10,11
- “K.Kissik” Art Basel, South Florida Arts Center, Miami, FL 2010
- “K. Kissik” Art Basel, The Governor Hotel, Miami, FL 2009
- “K. Kissik: New Work, Contact” The Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, CA 2006 -07
- “The Grail” Suzanne DeWitt Gallery, Naples, FL 2005
- “K. Kissik” T.F Greene Airport, Providence, RI 2004 Underwritten by RISCA
- “Kathy Kissik” Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA 2003
- "Taken by the Sky" Cathedral Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland, 2002
- "Taken by the Sky" Oscar Wilde House, Dublin, Ireland, 2002
- "Taken by the Sky" Blackfort Organic Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2001
- “The Least Possible Words", Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL 1999
- “Kathy Kissik” Alpha Gallery, Boston, 1996
- “Kathy Kissik: New Work” Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA 1994
- “Kathy Kissik: New Work” Alpha Gallery, Boston. MA 1993
- “Build” AS 220 Galleries, Providence, RI, 1989

AWARDS
- Paul Fleck Fellowship, Holy Springs Collective, Banff, CA 2010
- Artist Enhancement Grant, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, 2008
- Pollock-Krasner Fellowship, NY, NY, 2007-2008
- Artist Access Grant, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, 2007
- Paul Fleck Fellowship, Banff Art Centre Residency, Canada, 2006
- Artist in Residence, South Florida Arts Center, 2005-2011
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, NY, NY, 2002
- Juror's Choice, "Members Show" Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 2001
- Juror's Choice, "Small Works" Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 2001
- Fellowship, Rhode Island Council on the Arts, 1999
- Artist Project Grant, Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, 1998
- “Sea Grant” University of RI, 1998
- Fellowship, Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, 1993
- Ludwig Vogelstein Fellowship, NY, NY, 1993
- Fifth Year Traveling Scholarship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1992
- Design chosen to represent Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for holiday greeting cards
- Boit Competition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1st Place, 1991
- Non-Resident Independent Study Scholarship, 1990
- Creative Excellence Award, Town of Cumberland, RI, 1989

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- “White Night”, Berlin, GERMANY, 8/2012
- “In Art We Trust” Design District, Miami, FL, 2011
- “Art Basel”, South Florida Arts Center, Miami, FL, 2011
- “Toronto International Art Fair,” Canada, 2011
- “Pink Bastard”, Wynwood, Miami, FL, 2011
- “Urban Explorations”, Newton art Center, Newton, MA, 2011
- “Trash Art” K. Kissik & A.F. Adler, SFAC, Miami, FL, 2010
- “Lotus House Fundraiser”, Margulies Art Warehouse, Miami, FL, 2010
- “Winter Party Festival”, Dot Fifty One, Miami, FL, 2010
- “One Night Stand” The Other Gallery, Banff Centre, CA, 2010
- “Art with Heart” Fundraiser for Casey House by Waterhouse Sotheby’s, Toronto, CA, 2009
- Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL, 2009
- “Paraphernalia” curated by Bernice Steinbaum, The Bakehouse, Miami, FL, 2009
- “Form and Function” Art Basel, The Bakehouse, Miami, FL, 2008
- “The Sky is Yellow”, Art Center/South Florida, Miami, FL, 2007
- “Architecture”, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2007
- “Bridge Art/Art Basel” Alpha Gallery, Miami, FL, 2006
- “Complement” Art Center/South Florida, Miami, FL, 2005/06
- “Erect” Design District/ Art Basel, Miami, FL, 2005
- “Trinity Inspires” Trinity Church, MA, FL, 2005
- “Belfast May Festival”, Cathedral Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland, 2002
- "Postcards to N.Y.", Macy Gallery, Columbia University NY, NY, 2001
- “Sarah’s Circle Benefit" The Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL, 2001
- Middle East Benefit Auction "Brian Wright", Boston, MA, 2001
- “The Art Show”, Sponsored by Art Dealer’s Association of America, NY, NY, 1993/2008
- “Fire and Ice”, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 1998,99,00,01
- “Benefit Auction”, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 1998, 99, 00, 01
- “Gallery Artist”, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA, 1993 - 2008
- “Art Cetria Aids Auction”, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 1998,99,00,01
- New York Armory Show, NY, NY, 1994-2012
- “Art Chicago”, Chicago, IL, 1993 – 2012

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- James Fleck, Toronto, Canada
- Sony Music/Canada
- James Swartz, Toronto, Canada
- Bonni Gray Fox, Toronto, Canada
- Irwin & Judy Wrubel, NJ
- Nina K. Wright, Toronto, Canada
- Michael and Joan Salke, NY
- Roddy Doyle, Dublin, Ireland
- Oliver Tattan, Ireland
- David Handlin and Associates, Cambridge, MA
- Diamond Hill Vineyards, Cumberland, RI
- Juilly Kohler, The Bradley Galleries, Milwaukee, WI
- Joseph Mimram, Toronto, CA
- Ann Macomber, Newton, MA
- Barbara Lee, Newton, MA
- Mrs. Ross Anderson, Newton, MA
- Robert Remis, Boston, MA
- Stanely Snider, Newton, MA
- Masterman, Culbert & Tully, Boston, MA
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- The Progressive Corporation
- R.S.P.C.A., Brooklyn, N Y
- Vidal Sassoon Corporation
- Wave Development Group, Miami, FL
- Wellington Management
- Fleming & Associates, LLP

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Art District Magazine, (feature) Feb/March 2012
- “Canadian Art Now,” Bravo, TBA, 2011
- The Lead, Miami, “The Evidence Of Time”, Angie Hargot 2010
- “The Art of Living Gallery,” TLC Network 2009
- “Who’s Who in Art in America” 25th - 32th Edition 2003- 2012
- “Mag” Miami Art Guide, “Featured Artist”, September 2007
- Arts Extra, BBC Radio Ulster, Helen Toland, April 3, 2002
- Newsletter Belfast, Review, Ian Hill, March 2002
- Irish Independent (Ireland), “City Life/Diary”, January 29, 2002
- Irish Examiner (Ireland), Review, January 26, 2002
- RTE Radio 1 (Ireland), “Rattlebag”, January 23, 2002
- Sunday World (Ireland), News piece, January 20, 2002
- Sunday Business Post (Ireland), “The Guide/Agenda”, January 20, 2002
- Art in America Annual 2001-2002, "Artist Index" p. 125
- TV3 (Ireland), “Ireland AM”, November 19, 2001