Curriculum Vitae
CATHERINE BURGESS RCA
1953 | Born in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 |
Absence I Presence, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta |
2012 | "Here I There," Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
2007 | "Small 3," Studio Exhibition, Edmonton Alberta |
2005 | "New Tables," Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
2003 | "Small 2," Studio Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta |
2003 | "Words," Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
2002 | "Small," Studio Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta |
2001 | "Catherine Burgess," The Works Festival, Edmonton, Alberta |
1999 | "Measuring," The Works Festival, Edmonton, Alberta |
1999 | "Measuring, " Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
1996 | Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, Alberta |
1994 | "Things As They Are," Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, traveling to the |
1995 | Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta (catalogue) |
1994 | Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1991 | Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
1991 | "The Table Series," Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1990 | "Three Dimensions," Edmonton Art Gallery (catalogue) |
1989 | "Recent Sculptures - Catherine Burgess," Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta |
1988 | "Catherine Burgess: New Steel Sculpture," Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1986 | "Catherine Burgess: Bronze Table Sculptures," Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton |
1984 | "Catherine Burgess: New Sculpture," Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1983 | Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1982 | "Catherine Burgess Recent Sculpture," Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, traveling to Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge; Muttart Gallery, Calgary; Ring House Gallery, U. of Alberta, Edmonton (catalogue) |
1982 | "Catherine Burgess: Recent Sculpture," Gallery Moos, Calgary, Alberta |
1981 | Hett Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1980 | Hett Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1980 | "Catherine Burgess: Recent Sculpture," Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask. (catalogue) |
1979 |
Edmonton Art Gallery (catalogue) |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 2011 |
"1912-2012 Made in Alberta (Part One) Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta "Hard Rock – Heavy Metal," MacKenzie Art Gallery,Regina, Saskatchewan |
2010 | "a Renaissance," Enterprise Square Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
2009 | "Neo-Minimalism," Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta (catalogue) |
2008 | "Virulent," McLeod Building, Edmonton, curated by artandlife |
2007 | "Drawings in Space," MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina |
2007 | "The New Alchemists: Catherine Burgess and Blair Brennan, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmon |
2007 | "Flat," Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton |
2005 | "Form-Space-Concept-Metaphor: Contemporary Alberta Sculpture," Triangle Gallery, Calgar |
2004 | "Draw," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
2004 | "Thaw,"THE WORKS Festival, Red Strap Market, Edmonton |
2003 | "Frost,"Works Gallery, Commerce Place, Edmonton |
2003 | "Spirit and Matter," THE WORKS Festival, Edmonton (two-person show with Isla Burns) |
2003 | "Room Measures," McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
2002 | "5°," Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta |
2002 | "RCA X 12, "Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary Alberta |
2002 | "Utility," Profiles Art Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta |
2001 | "Revolve," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (catalogue) |
2001 | "Sculpture - The Works: 2001," Edmonton, Alberta (catalogue) |
1998 | "Collecting Alberta Art: The Legacy Celebrating 25 Years," Triangle Gallery of Visual A |
1997 | "Neoteric," Beaver House, Edmonton, Alberta |
1997 | "Pyroclastic,"Aggregate at Commerce Place, Edmonton, Alberta2 |
1996 | "Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Glenbow Museum, |
1996 | "Alberta Attitudes," The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta |
1996 | "Artviews," The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Centennial Library, Edmonton, Alberta |
1996 | "Journeys," The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta |
1996 | "Looking Back IV 1991-95," Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta |
1995 | "The Other Alberta Sculpture," Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario (catalo |
1994 | "Hidden Values: Ontario Corporations Collect," McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Klein |
1994 | "Contemporary Canadian Works from the collection of The Art Gallery, University of Leth |
1994 | Grand Opening Exhibition, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta |
1994 | "New Economy," The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary (catalogue) |
1994 | "Contemporary Canadian Abstraction: A Selection," Kenderdine Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskat |
1994 | "Transposition: Optical Producers in Collaboration," Southern Alberta Art Gallery (cata |
1992 | "Focal Point," Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta |
1991 | "The Old Man River Expedition," Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta |
1990 | "The Artists of the Old Man River Expedition," University of Lethbridge Art Gallery |
1990 | "Objects and Structures: 3-Dimensional Still Lifes," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton |
1989 | "Alberta Sculpture Survey '89," The Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta |
1988 | "Drawing," Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, Alberta |
1988 | "Visions of Alberta," Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
1988 | "Shared Studio," The Works Festival, Clifford E. Lee Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta |
1988 | "Multiple Associations: Five Alberta Artists," Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta (catalo |
1988 | "Survey Alberta '88," Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (catalogue) |
1987 | "Studio Watch," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1987 | "Edmonton Contemporary Art," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1987 | "In Touch With Abstract Art," McMullen Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1986 | "Wall, Floor, Pedestal: Aspects of Some Contemporary Sculpture," Agnes Etherington Art |
1986 | "Sculpture By Invitation," Law Courts Building, Edmonton, Alberta |
1985 | "Canada Collects: Contemporary Sculpture from the Art Bank," traveling to Washington, D |
1985 | "Sculpture City," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1985 | "Sculpture '85," Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C. |
1985 | "Studio Watch," Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1985 | "Edmonton Contemporary Art," Centre Club, Edmonton, Alberta |
1984 | "Ten Years Later," Ellen Battell Stoeckle Estate, Norfolk, Connecticut |
1983 | "Art at the Muttart," Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta |
1983 | "Connections," Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1983 | "Edmonton Steel," Beaver House Art Gallery, Edmonton |
1983 | "Universiade Steel Sculpture Exhibition," Sun Life Building, Edmonton, Alberta |
1982 | "Seven Sculptors," Studio Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta |
1980 | "From the Collection Of...," Beaver House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1980 | "Eight Sculptors," The Gallery/Art Placement, Saskatoon, (traveling) |
1980 | "Alberta Now," Edmonton, Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (catalogue) |
1979 | "Alberta Works In Wood," A.C.A. Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (catalogue) |
1978 | "Staff Exhibition," SUB Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta |
1977 | "Circa '77," Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ainslie, Patricia and Laviolette, Mary-Beth – "Alberta Arts and Artists: An Overview," Fith House, 2007
Bell, Michael - "The Other Alberta Sculpture: Catherine Burgess, Isla Burns, Peter von Tiesenhausen," catalogue essay, Carleton University Art Gallery, 1995.
Burnett, David and Schidd, Marilyn - "Contemporary Canadian Art," Hurtig Publishers Ltd., 1983.
Fenton, Terry - "Catherine Burgess," catalogue essay, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, 1982
Fenton, Terry, and Bingham, Russell - "Sculpture City" - Update, Volume 6, No.5, September / Oct. 1985, pp.6-11.
Grenville, Bruce - "Things As They Are," catalogue essay, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1995
Garneau, David - " Revolve/ Maxing out Minimalism," Border Crossings, Volume 20, No. 3, Fall, 2001.
Garneau, David - "Post-Ironic Re-enchantments," Border Crossings, Fall 1996, pp. 65-68.
Hume, Christopher - "Women Artists/Bright Young Newcomers on Canada's Art Scene," Chatelaine, Oct. 1981, pp.84-87.
Johnson, Terry and Cooper Kate -"The City Speaks in Steel," Alberta Report, May 25, 1987, pp.54-58.
Kidd, Elizabeth - "Objects and Structures: 3-Dimensional Still Lifes," Outlook, Volume 1, No.2, Summer 1990, p.4.
Koba, Halyna - "Horizontal Tendencies," Visual Arts Newsletter, Alberta Culture, Volume 8, No.2, Issue 34, April 1986, p.12.3
Laviolette, Mary-Beth – "An Art Chronicle," Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., 2005
Laviolette, Mary-Beth - "Catherine Burgess / Muttart Gallery," Vanguard, Volume 12, No.7, September 1983, pp.46-47.
Moffett, Kenworth - "Kenworth Moffett Exhibition," Update, Second Issue, 1987, pp.10-11.
Moffett, Kenworth - Moffett's Artletter, Volume I, No. 10, December 1986.
Muehlenbachs, Lelde -"Catherine Burgess / Gordon Rice," ArtsCanada, Issue No.228-229, Aug/ Sept 1979, p.54.
Muehlenbachs, Lelde - "Edmonton - The Sculpture of Alan Reynolds and Catherine Burgess," Artpost, Volume 41, Summer 1991, p.10-12
Muehlenbachs, Lelde - "Long Tough Looks - Artists and Their Inspiration", Update, 3rd Issue, 1987, pp.14-15.
Muehlenbachs, Lelde - "Women of Steel," Visual Arts Newsletter, Alberta Culture, Volume 11, No.1, Issue 49, May 1989, p.3.
Pizanias, Caterina - "Dissident Acts - Spirit and Matter," Artichoke, Spring 2004, Volume 16, No. 1, pp. 38-41.
Pizanias, Caterina – "The New Alchemists: Catherine Burgess and Blair Brennan," catalogue essay, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, 2007.
Richardson, Joan - "Full Houses - Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1996," Canadian Art, Spring 1997, Volume 14, No. 1.
Roed Cochrane, Bente - "Seven Sculptures: Studio Exhibition," Interface, Vol. 5, No.3, Mar. 1982, pp.27-29.
Tousley, Nancy - "Catherine Burgess," catalogue essay, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1990
Wagner, David - "Transposition, Optical Producers in Collaboration," notes for understanding the exhibition, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1994
Westra, Monique - "Public Art: An essential component of the streetscapes, plazas and parks of great cities." Alberta Views, Jan/Feb 2002, pp. 20-26.
Wilkin, Karen – "Eloquent Enigmas – Catherine Burgess," Sculpture, June 2009, Volume 28 No. 5, pp30-35.
Wilkin, Karen - "At The Galleries," Partisan Review 1, Volume LVIII, No. 1. 1991.pp.138-148
Wilkin, Karen - "Catherine Burgess: Recent Sculpture," catalogue essay, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1980.
Wilkin, Karen - "Rugged Individualists With No Urge To Roam," ARTnews, Volume 78, No.2, February 1979, pp.84-88.
Wilkin, Karen - "Toronto / Edmonton - A New Generation - Judy Singer and Catherine Burgess," Artmagazine 47, February/March 1980, pp.22-24.
Willard, Christopher – "Neo-Minimalism: When More is Less," catalogue essay, Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta, 2009
Whyte, Ryan - "Voyeurism and Impenetrability at the Albera Biennial," Artichoke, Fall/Winter, 1996, pp. 44-47.
Wylie, Liz - "Catherine Burgess," Vanguard, Volume 15, No.3, Summer 1986, pp.46-47.
Wylie, Liz - "Modernist Sculpture on the Prairies: A Critical Appraisal," Arts Manitoba,Volume 3, No. 3, Summer 1984, pp.10-16.
Wylie, Liz - "The Art Scene in Edmonton," Newest Review, March 1985, pp.8-9.
Yilatalo, Katherine - "New Economy," catalogue essay, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, 1994.
Ylitalo, Katherine - "Multiple Associations: Five Alberta Artists," catalogue essay, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 1988
NEWSPAPER REVIEWS
Vue Weekly, April l8, 2008, "Greenberg Informs First Impressions and Flat Abstractions at AGA's new Home," by Mary Christa O'Keefe
Edmonton Journal, Nov 30, 2007: "Artists reclaim lost objects into their own works," by Gilbert A. Bouchard
Vue Weekly, Nov. 29 2007: "These New Alchemists do make gold," by Amy Fung
Vue Weekly, June 26, 2008: "Is it worth it? Let me Works it: art fest disappoints the critics," by Amy Fung
Edmonton Journal, Dec. 29, 2004: "Drawing is not Child's Play for EAG Artists," by Olenka Melnuk
Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2004: "Artists Appraising Artists," by Gilbert A. Bouchard
Edmonton Journal, Nov. 22, 2002: "Intimate Turn," by Gilbert A. Bouchard
Edmontonians, July, 2001: "Art that Works."
Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2001: "Dolling up the Downtown." by Alan Kellogg
Vue Weekly, May 3-May 9, 2001: "You say you want a Revolution?" by Maureen Fenniak
Edmonton Journal, April 27, 2001: "Emotional Geometry," by Gilbert Bouchard.
See Magazine, July 1 - 7, 1999: "Extensive tour of The Works turns up unexpected pleasures" and "Hey, there's politics in this art," by Gilbert A Bouchard.
Edmonton Journal, July 2, 1999: "Steel Sculpture Echoes with Action," by Pamela Anthony.
See Magazine, February 13-19, 1997: "Pyroclastic: an art show with an edge," by Maureen Fenniak.
The Globe and Mail, November 9, 1996: "Alberta Looks Beyond Tradition," by Alanna Mitchell.
The Calgary Herald, November 2, 1996: "Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art," by Nancy Tousley.
Edmonton Journal, June 30, 1996: "Distinctly Albertan Brand of Art Makes for a hot Works Exhibit," by CharlesMandel
The Calgary Herald, January 27, 1995: "Artist Probes Language Without Words," by Nancy Tousley.
The Globe and Mail, December 31, 1994: "Naming Names: Rising Stars of Canadian arts and culture."
The Globe and Mail, November 26, 1994: "The Coming of Age of the Corporate Collection," by John Bentley Mays.
The Globe and Mail, May 7, 1994: "Steel Magnolias," by John Bentley Mays.
Edmonton Journal, July 13, 1990: "EAG'S Scouting Venture Brings Out Great Variety," by Elizabeth Beauchamp.
The Globe and Mail, December 3, 1988: "The Medium is the Message in Glenbow Show," by Liam Lacey.4
Calgary Herald, November 26, 1988: "Five Sculptors Show - Range of Their Art in Alberta," by Nancy Tousley.
Edmonton Journal, April 2, 1988: "Portraits Cut, Welded Using Steel - Catherine Burgess, New Sculpture," by Helen Muskal.
Edmonton Journal, March 8, 1986: "Sculptures Like Prairie Landscape - Sculptures by Catherine Burgess at the Robert Vanderleelie Gallery," by Vivienne Sosnowski McRoberts.
Edmonton Journal, February 25, 1984: "Sophistication in Rectangles From Burgess," Metal Sculpture at Martin Gerard Gallery, by Phylis Matousek.
Calgary Herald, May 21, 1983: "Short Film Offers Perfect Introduction to Sculpture," by Nancy Tousley.
The Calgary Sunday Sun, March 6, 1983: "Film Nets 5 Awards," by Catherine Shapcott.
Edmonton Journal, February 19, 1983: "Edmonton Steel, a Creative Approach to Sculpture," by Phylis Matousek.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Department of Foreign Affairs
Carleton University Art Gallery
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Mendel Art Gallery
Glenbow Museum.
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
Edmonton Art Gallery
McDonald Stewart Gallery, Guelph
Art Gallery of Northumberland
University of Calgary
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Athabasca University
University of Lethbridge
Red Deer College
Canada Council Art Bank
Grant MacEwen Community College
Alberta Foundation of the Arts
Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary
The City of Edmonton
Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff
Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops
IPSCO, Inc., Westburne, Syncrude
COMMISSIONS
2011 | "Prairie Walk," for Centre in the Park, Sherwood Park, Alberta, in collaboration with Walter Jule and Royden Mills and ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. |
2011 | "Momentum," for Centre in the Park, Sherwood Park, Alberta, in collaboration with Walter Jule and Royden Mills and ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. |
2007 | "Give," commissioned by the Wild Rose Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta |
2001 | "Return," commissioned by the Edmonton Community Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta |
1995 | "The Big Rock," commissioned by the City of Edmonton - a granite sculpture in Rice Howard Way made in collaboration with sculptor Sandra Bromley. |
1990 | Commissioned by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario - a bronze sculpture for the Donald Forster Sculpture Park in Guelph, Ontario. |
1987 | Commissioned by the Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, Alberta: two bronze bas-relief sculptures |
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Edmonton Arts Council, 2007
Canada Council Mid-Career Grant: 2004, 2001
Canada Council "B" Grant: 1994, 1992, 1991, 1985, 1979
Canada Council Project Grant: 1987
Canada Council Travel Grant: 1978
Alberta Foundation of the Arts Artist's Grant: 2004, 2002
Alberta Culture Project Grant: 1990, 1987, 1985, 1981
Alberta Culture Travel Grant: 1982
Alberta Culture Study Grant: 1974, 1973, 1972
Ellen Battell Stoeckle Fellowship: 1974
FILM / VIDEO
"The Big Rock — the Works Festival, 1995 Legacy Project," produced by Alberta Part Art Publications (1981) Society, 8 minutes. © 1995.
"Oldman River Expedition Exhibition," produced by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Video Documentary: 33 minutes. ©1991
"Canadarts," produced by the Department of External Affairs, Length: 27 minutes, 50 seconds. © 1988.
"Catherine Burgess: Sculptor in Steel," produced and directed by Roger Vernon. Executive producer Elizabeth Kidd. 16 mm, colour. © 19825
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
1971-1975 | The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, B.F.A. |
1974 | Yale at Norfolk, YaleUniversity, Connecticut. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1978 - 1985 | Part-time Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta |
2003 - 2008 | Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta |
VISITING ARTIST
2002 | Red Deer College, Red Deer Alberta |
2001 | Grant MacEwen Community College, Edmonton, Alberta |
1996 | Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta |
1995 | University of Calgary |
1995 | Alberta College of Art |
1988, 2000 | University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta |
1987 | Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta , (artist in residence) |
1982 | Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta |
1982 | Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta |
1982, 1984 | Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
JURIES AND BOARDS
2011 | Inducted into City of Edmonton's Arts & Culture Hall of Fame |
2010 - 2012 | Governing Council and Prairie Chair, RCA |
2008 - 2012 | Edmonton Public Art Committee |
2008 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts Art Acquisition Juror |
2005 | Canada Council Mid-career and Established Artists' Grant Juror |
2002 | Inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Art |
1998 | Canada Council Mid-Career Grant Juror |
1996 - 1998 | Board of the Edmonton Art Gallery |
1996 | Canada Council "B" Grant Juror |
1991 | Canada Council Art Bank Juror |
1986 | Canada Council "B" Grant Juror |
1986 | Alberta Art Foundation Art Acquisition Juror |
1984 | Alberta Culture Project Grant Juror |
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
1991 | The McIntyre Ranch Expedition, organized by Canadian Art Odysseys Society |
1990 | The Old Man River Expedition, organized by Canadian Art Odysseys Society |
1988 | Hardingham Sculpture Workshop, Norfolk, England |
1982 | Triangle Artists' Workshop, Pine Plains, New York |
1977 | Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan |
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Paul Kuhn Gallery: 722 - 11 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, T2R 0E4
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