Lot 240
SHIRLEY KATZ
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SHIRLEY KATZ
“The body has many stories to tell and the skin acts as a voice- My goal as an artist is to interpret these stories in such a way as to share my vision with the viewer”.
- Shirley Katz -
German-born Shirley Katz received her Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and her Teaching Diploma in 1968 from McGill University, and continued on to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University in 1976. She has taken printmaking courses at York University in Toronto, at the Saidye Bronfman Center for the Arts in Montreal, as well as a workshop with Bob Blackburn in New York. She became a professional artist in 1979 and has since exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada and the United States, and her work is included in prominent collections across Canada. Katz lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she has her own studio.
Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections
Cabo Frio Museum, Brazil
Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC
City of Verdun, QCCote St. Luc Public Library, Montreal, QC
Department of Cultural Affairs, Québec, QC
Karen Kain
Loto-Québec, Montreal, QC
Michael Hornstein
Ministère des Communautés Culturelles et de I'immigration, Québec
Museum of Quebec, Quebec
Royal Bank of Canada
Stikeman, Elliot
Teleglobe Canada
The Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1999 Recent Works,Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal, QC
1998 Portraits, Centre culturel de Verdun, Verdun, QC
1997 Portraits, Galerie de la Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
1994 Halcyon Days, Espace Trois, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
Still Lives, S. Space enSemble, Montreal (monotypes & works on paper)
1988 Fairy Tales, Cote St. Luc Public Library, Cote St. Luc, QC
1987 Works on Paper, Iceland Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1984 Pictures, Galerie Zsolt Szigetvari, Montreal, QC
1982 Prints and Drawings, Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal, QC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Shirley Katz & Janice Lips, Centre d’art E.K. Voland, Lachine, Quebec
2000 Portraits (4 artists), Espace Trois, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
1999 Les Femmeuses, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil, QC
1994-1996 Les Femmeuses, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil, QC
36th Annual Thomas More Exhibition, Loto-Quebec, Montreal, QC
1998 Gallery ARtists, Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal, QC
Improvisations, Galerie de la Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Perspectives ’98, The Living Arts Cener, Mississauga, ON
Faculty Exhibition, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
1997 Biennale du design, de l’estampe et du papier du Quebec, Alma, QC
27 Artists, Espace Trois, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
1993 The Art of the Print, Stewart Hall, Pointe Claire, QC
Shades of Pastel ’93, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Professors’ Choice Exhibition, Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, QC
1992 Just a Taste of the Claridge Collection, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
1991 Quotations/Citations, La maison de la culture Cote des Neiges, Montreal, QC
Faculty Exhibition, Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal, QC
National Exhibition of Illustrations for Children’s Books, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Books, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Petits Formats, Galerie Dan Delaney, Montreal, QC
1990 Canvas and Clay, Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Toronto, Ontario
1989 A l’ombre du genie, La Cité de l’Image, Montreal, QC
Hadassah Art Auction, Tudor Hall, Montreal, QC
Artique ’89, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC
3 Woman Exhibition, Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, QC
1987 Pret d’oeuvres, Recent acquisitions to the permanent collection - Musée du Québec, Québec, QC
Benefit Exhibition, YMCA, Montreal
Gallery Artists, Galerie Don Stewart, Montreal, QC
Life for Art, Art for Life, Benefit Exhibition, Galerie Esperanza, Montreal, QC
Three Artists, Galerie Don Stewart, Montreal, QC
1986 The Figure, Bonnie Kagan Gallery, Toronto, ON
Sur Toile, On Canvas ’86, Cancer Research Art Auction, Bonaventure Hilton, Montreal, QC
Art on Umbrellas, Cummings House, Montreal, QC
1985 Images of Montreal, Galerie Daniel, Montreal, QC
Regards, Place du Parc, Montreal, QC
Cancer Research Auction, Place Bonaventure Hilton, Montreal, QC
Action - Impression, organized by Le conseil québecois de l’estampe and the Print and Drawing Council of Canada (traveling exhibition)
Graphisme IIII, The Print Beyond, Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal, QC
Ontario Society of Artists 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON
Le Grand Heritage, recent acquisitions to the permanent collection, Musée du Québec, QC
1984 Traditions/Alternatives, 23rd National Juried Art Exhibition, Branerd Art Gallery, State University of Arts and Sciences, Potsdam, New York
La Collection Pret d’Oeuvres d’art, recent acquisitions to the permanent collection, Musée du Québec, QC
1983 Mini Print International III, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain - travelling exhibition
Estampe et Dessin `83, Galerie Motivation, Montreal
Sixth Cleveland (U.K.) International Drawing Biennale, Cleveland County Museum, Middlesbrough, England - travelling exhibition
Cabo Frio International Print Biennale, Cabo Frio, Brazil - travelling exhibition
Rockford International '83, Clark Arts Center Gallery, Rockford College, Rockford, IL
1982 Graphex 8, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON - travelling exhibition
Graphimage II, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts; Montreal
34th Boston Printmakers National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Nucleus I, Galerie Jensen, Montreal, QC
1981 Création Quebec '81, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke - travelling exhibition
Eighth International Miniature Print Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Center Gallery, New York, NY - travelling exhibition
1979 Montreal, Ma Ville, Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal
Quebec Biennale II, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal
Selected Grants
1987 Bourse d'Accessibilité, Ministère des Affaires Culturelles, Québec, QC 1984 Bronze Medal, International Art Competition (Printmaking), Los Angeles, CA
1981 Bourse d'Excellence, Fond FCAC pour l'aide et le soutien a la recherche, Québec, QC