KEVIN SONMOR
Né en 1959 à Lacombe (Alberta). Vit et travaille à
Montréal.
Born in 1959 in Lacombe (Alberta). Currently
living in Montréal.
Éducation
Formation
Concordia University, Montréal : Maîtrise en
beaux-art / M.F.A.
The Alberta College of Art, Calgary : Diplôme
avec honneurs / Diploma with Honours.
The Banff Centre, Banff (Alberta) : Programe de
studio d'été / Summer Studio Program.
Principales expositions individuelles
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2010 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2008 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2007 Transportation & Storage, Leo Kamen
Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006 The Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Gwenda Jay / Addington Gallery,
Chicago, Illinois
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2005 Suite, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto,
Ontario
New Work, James Baird Gallery, StJohns, Newfoundland
2004 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Paintings, Newzones Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
2002 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal.
The Landscape Perilous (travelling show)
The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon,
travelling to The Art Gallery of
Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, The
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
Recent Paintings, The Lowe Gallery.
Atlanta, Georgia
Still Lives Lived, Newzones Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Calgary
Recent Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto, ON
2001 The Edge of Vanity, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto.
The Journeyman, J. J. Brookings Gallery,
San Francisco.
2000 Still Lives, Newzones Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Calgary.
Paintings J. J. Brookings Gallery, San
Francisco.
1999 Thick as thieves, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario.
1998 The Journeyman, Newzones Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Calgary.
Sights of Contention, organisé par/organized
by the University of Waterloo, Waterloo
(Ontario). Également exposé à /
Traveling to The Art Gallery of Sudbury,
Sudbury et The Art Gallery of Algoma,
Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario).
1997 Wander, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto.
1996 I'm in Awe of the Future, Deacon Ulrich
Fine Arts, Calgary.
I'm in Awe of the Future, Leo Kamen
Gallery, Toronto.
1995 Paintings OK, Harris Gallery, New York.
1994 Recent Works, Waddington and Gorce
Gallery, Montréal.
1993 Paintings, Niagara Artist's Centre, St.
Catharines (Ontario).
Paintings, Langage Plus, Alma (Québec).
Nature Morte, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto.
1991 Recent Paintings, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto.
Re-thinking Coyote Flats, Galerie Skol,
Montréal.
1990 I'm Painting Horses on my Walls, Modern
Fuel Gallery, Kingston.
1988 Reflections-Relocations, 2nd Story (Truck)
Gallery, Calgary.
Principales expositions collectives
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Simple Short Stories, Sherbrooke
Museum of Fine Arts, Sherbrooke, QC,
Avec / with France Jodoin
2010 Lahey, Sonmor, Bartram, Macdonald
Stewart Art Center, Guelph On
2009 Art 2009, Ga
Roadworthy, Addington Gallery, Chicago
Illinois
2008 Art Toronto 2008, (Galerie de
Bellefeuille), Toronto, Ontario
2007 Palmbeach 3, West Palm Beach, Florida
Art 2007, Galerie de Bellefeuille,
Montreal
Toronto International Art Fair, (Galerie de
Bellefeuille), Toronto
2006 Art 2006, Galerie de Bellefeuille,
Montreal
Toronto International Art Fair, (Galerie de
Bellefeuille), Toronto
2005 Art 2005, Galerie de Bellefeuille,
Montreal
Chicago Contemporary and Classic, (Galerie
de Bellefeuille), Chicago
Toronto International Art Fair, (Galerie de
Bellefeuille), Toronto
2004 Art 2004, Galerie de Bellefeuille,
Montréal
2003 Under Different Circumstances. Atlanta
Contemporary Art Center. Atlanta,
Georgia
2002 Cultural Sensations - North America. CocaCola. Atlanta, Georgia
Marks, Gestures, Symbols. White
Mountain Art Academy. Elliot Lake,
Ontario
Art Miami 2002. ( Newzones Gallery)
Miami, Florida
San Francisco International Art
Exposition 4. (Newzones Gallery) San
Francisco, Ca
Toronto International Art Fair. (Galerie
de Bellefeuille) Toronto, Ontario
2001 Made in Canada - Contemporary art from
Montreal, Burke Gallery, State University
of New York, Plattsburgh.
Nature morte contemporaine, Galerie de
Bellefeuille, Montréal.
Controlled Substance, Macdonald Stewart
Art Centre, Guelph (Ontario).
Suzan Dionne, Kevin Sonmor : Recent
Paintings, James Baird Gallery, St. John's
(T.-N.).
1999 The Menlove-Goode Collection : Endgames,
The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery,
Queens University, Kingston (Ontario).
1998 THE WORD in Canadian Art, The Art
Gallery of North York, North York
(Ontario).
In the Wilds : Canoeing and Canadian Art,
The McMichael Collection, Kleinburg
(Ontario).
1997 The Persistent Tradition : The Canadian
Landscape, The University of Waterloo,
Waterloo (Ontario).
1995 The Common Hand, Leo Kamen Gallery,
Toronto.
Roland Reese, Kevin Sonmor, Deacon Ulrich
Fine Arts, Calgary.
Kevin Sonmor, David Moore, Sunni Mercer,
Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto.
1988 From the Landscape, The Illingworth Kerr
Gallery of The Alberta College of Art,
Calgary.
Six Young Painters, Virginia Christopher
Gallery, Calgary.
Systematic Relocations, The Works,
Edmonton.
1987 Systematic Relocations, Kozak Gallery,
Toronto.
Ten Years, Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston
(Ontario).
1986 With Introspection, Walter Phillips Gallery,
Banff (Alberta).
Prints by Painters, The Pumphouse
Theatre, Calgary.
Bourses et distinctions
Grants et distinctions
1995 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec :
bourse à long terme B / grant long-term
B.
1994 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec :
bourse à long terme B / grant long-term
B.
1993 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec :
bourse à long terme B / grant long-term
B.
1992 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec :
bourse à long terme B / grant long-term
B.
1989 Concordia University. Montréal : J. W.
McConnell Memorial Graduate
Fellowship.
Calgary : Alberta Culture Visual Arts
Study Grant.
1988 Concordia University, Montréal : J. W.
McConnell Memorial Graduate
Fellowship.
Calgary : Alberta Culture Visual Arts
1986 Calgary : Alberta College of Art Travel
Scholarship.
Banff (Alberta) : Singleton Family Fine
Arts Scholarship.
1985 Alberta College of Art, Calgary : Louise
McKinney Scholarship.
1984 Alberta College of Art, Calgary : Louise
McKinney Scholarship.
Alberta College of Art, Calgary :
Illingworth Kerr Painting Scholarship.
Bibliographie selectionnée
Selected Bibliography
CATELLIER, Maxime, “La Peinture à l’huile”, Ici
Vol. 10, No.5, Montreal, QC November 1,
2006
HAYWARD, Karla, “Redefining the Landscape”,
The Telegram, St. John’s NL, October 21,
2005
GODDARD Peter, "Kevin Sonmor a master of
the big picture", The Toronto Star. Mar 1, 2003
COHEN, Mark Daniel, Still Lives Lived. (Catalogue
Essay: Newzones Gallery, Calgary ‘2002)
COHEN, Mark Daniel,.The Landscape Perilous: Kevin
Sonmor Paintings 1998-2002. (Catalogue Essay.
the Mendel Art Gallery. Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan.‘2002)
LUNGU, Florentina, “Paysages lyriques
atemporels et natures mortes”, Vie des Arts,
no 186, printemps 2002
CAUDILL, Robin, “The best of Canada at the
Plattsburgh State Art Museum”, Plattsburgh
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, Nov. 29,
2001
DAULT, Gary Michael, « Kevin Sonmor at Leo
Kamen », The Globe and Mail, 28 avril 2001.
DAULT, Gary Michael, « The End of the Earth »,
Canadian Art, automne 2000, vol. 17, no 3.
O'FLANAGAN, Rob, « Artist paints for the sheer
thrill of it », The Sudbury Star, 1 mai 1999.
MCGREGOR, Leah, « Work has visual
vocabulary », Northern Life, 2 mai 1999.
SEVERSON, Anne, « The Journeyman », Vie des
arts, no 174, Printemps 1999.
CROSSON, David, « From corral to canvas », C
& W magazine, Janvier 1999.
« Fast Forward. Kevin Sonmor », Canadian Art,
vol. 15, no 4, hiver 1998.
MCCARTNEY, Leah, « Gallery Notes », The
Calgary Straight, 3 déc. 1998.
TOUSLEY, Nancy, « The Hit List-Best Bets », The
Calgary Herald, 3 déc. 1998.
REID, Robert, « Art & Emotion - Painter Kevin
Sonmor grows in stature », The Record, 17 oct.
1998.
LISS, David, « Sights of Contention », catalogue,
sept. 1998.
WYLIE, Liz, « In the Wilds : Canoeing and
Canadian Art », catalogue, juin 1998.
BRACKETT, Donald, « Painterly Inclinations »,
The Financial Post, 13 sept. 1997.
JORDAN, Betty Ann, « The Common Hand »,
catalogue, Leo Kamen Gallery, oct. 1995.
HAKIM, Mona, « Kevin Sonmor », Le Devoir, 16
mars 1994.
« Le Far West à Langage Plus », Progrès-dimanche, 19
sept. 1993.
« Langage Plus amorce sa nouvelle saison », Le Lac
Saint-Jean, 12 sept. 1993.
SANFORD, Judith and Ronald WEINS. « Gallery
Walkabout », WorkSeen, automne 1991.
« Court-Circuit. Kevin Sonmor, Repenser les
plains du coyote », Etcetera, automne 1991.
MAVRIKAKIS, Nicolas, « Bitte et Myth : Halfcocked », catalogue, Galerie Skol, 1991.
CRON, Marie-Michèle, « Les Hommes et leur jeu
interdit », Le Devoir, 23 mai 1991.
DARRAH, Benjamin, « Between the Lines »,
Artscenes, 15 fév. 1990.
PUNTER, Jennifer, « I'm Painting Horses on my
Walls », The Kingston Whig Standard, 24 fév.
1990.
GUSTAFSON, Paula, « Class of '88 », The Calgary
Herald, 4 avril 1988.
TOUSLEY, Nancy, « Rodeo Past Rides in
Abstractions », The Calgary Herald, 29 mai
1988.
Collections publiques sélectionnés
Selected Public Collections
Atlas Developments Ltd. Calgary.
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario).
Art Gallert of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Banque Nationale, Montréal, Quebec
Banque d’œuvres du Conseil des arts du Canada /
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer, Calgary, Alberta
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Ontario
Canada Life Insurance, Toronto, Ontario
Claridge Inc. The Bronfman Collection, Montréal,
Quebec
Church and Company, Vancouver, Bristish
Columbia
Canderel Management, Montréal, Quebec
Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Quebec
Gouvernement du Canada, Ministère des affaires
étrangères / Government of Canada, Department
of External Affairs. Ottawa, Ottawa
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby (Ontario).
Hewlett-Packard, Toronto, Ontario
Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph Ontario
SunLife Insurance, Toronto, Ontario
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver British
Columbia
Telesystem, Montreal, Quebec
The Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario
Tristone Capital, Calgary, Alberta
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Alberta
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
White Mountain Art Academy, Elliot Lake,
Ontario
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