Artist CV

Lori Kallay

Fine Art

Landscapes in acrylic & watercolour

www.lorikallay.com         info@lorikallay.com

 

Education

 

Self-taught artist educated in the school of observation and experiment. Influenced by the sublime beauty of The Haliburton Highlands and Algonquin Park, the creative process came naturally and passionately.

 

 

Residencies, Memberships, Workshops, & Other Education

 

Don Valley Art Club 1984 -1990

Scarborough Arts – 2007 – present

Art for All Canada – art conference – Metro Hall - 2011

Haliburton Arts Council – 2011 - 2013

Art for All Canada – art conference – Metro Hall – 2012

Rail’s End Gallery – Haliburton, Ontario – August 2012 - present

Scarborough Arts  -  Artist in Residence 2012

Doors Open, Toronto – Artist in Residence – May 2013

Friends of Algonquin - supporter since 2005

CWF - Supporter since 2007

 

 

 

Exhibitions

 

Scarborough Arts - Spring Fever Art Show - Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario – March 2010

Doris Mcarthy Gallery – University of Toronto Scarborough Campus - Words and Images -  November 1, 2008

Metro Hall – 55 John Street, Toronto, Ontario – February – March 2011

The Colour of Life Exhibition – Cultural Expressions Gallery , Ajax, Ontario - Spring 2010

Metro Hall - 55 John Street, Toronto, Ontario – February – March 2012

Rail’s End Gallery – Artists of Algonquin book launch – September 2012

City Hall council offices of Michelle Berardinette – October 2012 to March 2013

Scarborough Arts - Artists in Residence Show - January 2013

John M Parrott Gallery – Belleville, Ontario – Artists of Algonquin Show & Sale – June 6 to July 11, 2013

Scarborough Arts - Summer Art Show - Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario - July 2014

Wall Flower - Juried art show - local businesses supporting the arts - July 2014

Head Lake Amphitheatre - Haliburton Ontario, July 2014

Black & White - Cultural Expressions Gallery, Ajax Ontario - September 2014

Red Hot - Cedar Ridge Cultural Centre, Toronto Ontario - October 2014

Froid'Art - various locations in Kingston Ontario - February 2015

Jardin'Art - Public art group exhibition at various locations in downtown Kingston, Ontario May - September 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Publications

 

 

·         1988 – 1999 – Illustrator and editor (1990 – 1999) of cottage association news letter. Distribution to 550 members of a privately owned cottage corporation.

·         Surface and Symbol membership newsletter, December 2008

·         “Harcourt Park ~ 50 Years of Stewardship and Beyond” August 2008

·         “Artists of Algonquin, Contemporary Artists Wild with Passion”,

           ISBN 978-0-98777864-0-1 Published 2011

.         "Artists of Haliburton Highlands, Contemporary Artists Wild with Passion",

          ISBN 978-0-9877864-3-2 published 2014

.         The Highlander newspaper - Feature article - July 2014

.         Snap'd - Durham region - September 2014

   

 

 

 

 

Recognitions & Awards
 

·         J.G Workman Public School of the Toronto District School Board named the graduating class visual art award “The Lori Kallay Art Award”

.          Feature Artist - Scarborough Arts - april 2014

 

Related Work History

 

·         1988 – 1999 – Illustrator and editor (1990 – 1999) of cottage association news letter. Distribution to 550 members of a privately owned cottage corporation.

·         1997 – to present - Volunteer art instructor at J. G. Workman Public School (Birchmount Road, Scarborough, Ontario) Activities include working with students from grade 1 to 8 facilitating knowledge and practical, hands on skills in the area of age appropriate visual art. Students worked together to create large installations based on environmental/first nations themes (2010) and more recently enviro art for the school yard and building involving all grades (2012).

·         Curate annual “Gotta Have Art” show 2006- to present, that includes one to two works from each student (grades J.K. to 8) for display from May to the end of the school year.

·         May 2013 – Doors Open Toronto – Fool’s Paradise – Artist in Residence for event to give watercolour instruction to visitors. Received 80 – 90 people/day for instruction.

 

 

 

Collections

 

Within my web site you will notice a few galleries which denote my work. I am, for the most part, a landscape painter with a passion for the detail we often miss in our hurried lives.