KATHY KISSIK BIO

E D U C A T I O N

          Certificate U.N.S.W., Sydney, Australia, Exploring Etching,
          5th Year Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
          BFA Tufts University, Medford, MA, cum laude
          Diploma School of the Museum Of Fine Arts, Diploma, B. F.A.
          AAS Chamberlayne Jr. College, Boston, MA, magna cum laude in Design

A W A R D S

          2017 London Summer Intensive Residency, The Slade School of Fine Arts, London
          2016 Morris Squire Foundation Residency, Santa Barbara
          2016 Paul Fleck Fellowship, Banff Art Centre Residency, Canada
          2015 Haven Foundation Assistance Grant, Stephen King
          2015 Gottlieb Foundation
          2015 Artist Fellowship Inc., NY, NY
          2015 Change Inc., Captiva, Florida, 2015         
          2014 Cill Rialaig Residency, County Kerry, Ireland
          2006 & 2010 Paul Fleck Fellowship, Holy Springs Collective, Banff, Canada
          2008 Artist Enhancement Grant, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
          2002 & 2008 Pollock-Krasner Fellowship, NY, NY
          2007 Artist Access Grant, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
          2005-2014 Artist in Residence, South Florida Arts Center, Miami Beach, FL
          2001 Juror’s Choice, “Members Show”& “Small Works” Attleboro Museum, MA
          1993 &1999 Fellowship, Rhode Island Council on the Arts
          1998 Artist Project Grant, Rhode Island State Council for the Arts
          1998 “Sea Grant” University of RI, Kingston, RI
          1993 Ludwig Vogelstein Fellowship, NY, NY
          1992 Fifth Year Traveling Scholar, S.M.F.A., Boston, MA


S O L O  S H O W S

          2017 “America the Beautiful” Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
          2016 “Impact” G Space, Santa Barbara, CA
          2015 “Process” Elaine Fleck, Toronto         
          2013 “Process” Elaine Fleck, Toronto         
          2013 “Verbatim & Gist”,Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle
          2013 “Constructivism”, Elaine Fleck Gallery, July, Toronto
          2012 “Qualia”, Alpha Gallery, Boston
          2012 “Process”, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
          2008-11 “K.Kissik”, The Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
          2010 “K.Kissik”, Art Basel, South Florida Arts Center, Miami
          2009 “K. Kissik”, Art Basel, The Governor Hotel, Miami, FL
          2006/7 “Work, Contact”, The Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Canada
          2005 “The Grail”, Suzanne DeWitt Gallery, Naples, FL
          2004 “K .Kissik”, T.F Greene Airport Providence, RI. Underwritten by RISCA
          2002 “Taken by the Sky”, Cathedral Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
          2002 “Taken by the Sky”, Oscar Wilde House, Dublin, Ireland
          2001 “Taken by the Sky”, Blackfort Organic Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
          1999 “The Least PossibleWords” Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples,FL
          Naples, Fl, Underwritten by State Street Global Advisors
          1993,94,96 “Kathy Kissik: New Work”, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
          1989 “Build, AS 220 Galleries, Providence, RI


S E L E C T E D  C O L L E C T I O N S

          The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
          Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
          Delta Airlines
          Vidal Sassoon Corporation
          Sony Music Canada, Shane Carter
          R.S.P.C.A., Brooklyn, N Y
          Wave Development Group, Miami, FL
          The Progressive Corporation
          Wellington Management
          Fleming & Associates, LLP
          Masterman, Culbert, & Tully, Boston, MA
          David Handlin and Associates, Cambridge, MA
          Diamond Hill Vineyards, Cumberland, RI
          Juilly Kohler, The Bradley Galleries, Milwaukee, WI
          Irwin & Judy Wrubel, (Bare Necessities Corp)
          James Fleck, Toronto, Canada
          Michael and Joan Salke, NY
          Roddy Doyle, Dublin, Ireland
          Joseph Mimram, Toronto, CA
          Mrs. Ross Anderson, Newton, MA
          Robert Remis, Boston, MA

S E L E C T E D  B I O

 
          Montecito Journal, page 32 – 34, September 8 – 15, 2016
          Montecito Journal, page 34, August 25 – September 1, 2016
          Episode #89 – Kathy Kissik – Funkzone Podcast, August 24, 2016
          Boston Globe “Qualia”, art review, 2012
          Art District Magazine, (feature) Feb/March Canadian Art Now, Bravo, TBA, 2011
          The Lead, Miami, FL, 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 2001- 2013
          Plum TV, Artist Spotlight”, September, 2007
          “Mag” Miami Art Guide, “Featured Artist”, September, 2007
          Arts Extra, BBC Radio Ulster, Helen Toland, April 3, 2002
          Irish News (N. Ireland), Review, Jenny Lee, March 26, 2002
          Newsletter Belfast, Review, Ian Hill, March 2002
          Irish Independent (Ireland), “City Life/Diary”, January 29, 2002
          The Irish Times (Ireland), “On the Town”, January 26, 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
          TV3 (Ireland), “Ireland AM”, November 19, 2002
 
S E L E C T E D  G R O U P  S H O W S

          2017 Camden Arts Center, London
          2016 “Festival of Unadjusted Art” Munich         
          2013 Robert Fontaine Gallery: Scope Basel Switzerland June 11
          2013 Robert Fontaine Gallery: Scope Art Fair NYC Armory Week March
          2013 Robert Fontaine Gallery: Palm Beach Fair Jan 20
          2012 Robert Fontaine Gallery: Scope Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Dec 4
          2012 “White Night”, Berlin, Germany
          2012 “Scope”, Art Basel, Switzerland
          2012 “9”, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami, FL
          2011 “In Art We Trust”, Miami, FL
          2011 “Toronto International Art Fair ,” Canada
          2011 “Pink Bastard”, Wynwood, Miami, FL
          2010 “Lotus House Fundraiser”, Marquiles 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,Canada
          2009 “Paraphernalia”, curated by Bernice Steinbaum, The Bakehouse, Miami, FL
          2008 “Form and Function”, Art Basel, The Bakehouse, Miami, FL
          2007 “Basel on the Beach”, 1500 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL
          2007 “Architecture”, Tufts University, Medford, MA
          2006/09 “Bridge Art/Art Basel”, Alpha Gallery, Miami, FL
          2005 “Trinity Inspires”, Trinity Church, Boston, MA
          2005 “Meter”, The Ruth Shack Gallery, Miami, FL
          2002 “Belfast May Festival”, Cathedral Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
          2001 “Postcards to N.Y.”, Macy Gallery, Columbia University NY, NY
          2001 “The Best”, juror Ivan Karp, Pleiades Gallery, NY, NY
          2001 “Small Works”, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA 2
          2001 “Sarah’sCircle Benefit”, The Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL
          2001 Middle East Benefit Auction “Brian Wright”, Boston, MA
          2000 “Windows”, Dana M McCutcheon Gallery, Berkeley, CA
          1993/2012 “The Art Show”, Sponsored by Art Dealer’s Association of America, NY,NY
          1998-2001 “Fire and Ice”, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA
          1998-2001 “Art Cetria Preview &Auction”, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
          1994-2012 New York Armory Show, NY, NY
          1993-2012 “Art Chicago”, Chicago, IL