CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
1976 Fine Art Program, Guelph University
Including Drawing, Media of Art History (studio course in traditional glaze oil painting,
egg tempera painting and fresco painting)
1977 – 1979 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Art Education, University of Toronto
Including courses in Art History, Communications and Effective Writing
1977 – 1979 Creative Arts Diploma, Sheridan College
Including courses in Drawing, Painting, Filmmaking, Animation, Photography,
Copper Enameling, Design and Printmaking
ART MEDIA AND THEMES
Glaze Oil Paintings, Traditional and/or with Adaptations
Heavens Series, Kawagama Series, Old Perlican Harbour Series, Trinity Shore Series, On The Way Series,
Chaffey Lock Series, Gull River Series, Little Sands Series, and miscellaneous portraits
Fine Figurative Porcelain Sculpture
JOY! Elf Series, JOY! Angel Series, JOY! Nativity Series,
Clay Maquettes for Large-Scale Sculpture Installation
Elements of Faith Series
Pastel and Tempera and Gouache Plein Air
Kawagama Series, and miscellaneous works
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/SHOW
2016 Harbour Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's, NL
2015 Summer Reflections Art@231 Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2007 The Gull River and My Haliburton Home The Agnes Jamieson Public Gallery,
Minden, ON (Curator: Laurie Carmount) (Catalogue)
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2013 Depths of Beauty: Glaze Realism Exhibition, Art Square Gallery,
Toronto, ON (exhibition in collaboration with Z’Anne Keele, Cathy Groulx, Adriana
Rinaldi, Mariana Ciente, Cindy Steinke and Anya Orzechowska) (Curator: Kathy Marlene Bailey) (Catalogue)
2012 Verge: New Generation Mentor Group Lee-Chin Family Gallery, Burlington
Art Centre, Burlington, ON (Juror and Mentor: Judy Major- Girardin) (Curator: George Wale)(Catalogue)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Radiant, Canadian Glaze Oil Society, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, ON
2024. Illumination, An Exhibition of our Painters, Hilda Woolnough Gallery At the Guild, Charlottetown, PEI
(Curated by: Kathy Marlene Bailey) (Catalogue)
2022 Renewal, Canadian Glaze Oil Society Members' Show, Blue Mountain Foundation of the
Arts, Collingwood, ON
2018 Canadian Glaze Oil Society Members’ Exhibit: A Place for Us, CreativeHub
1352, Mississauga, ON
2017 Canadian Glaze Oil Society Inaugural Members' Exhibit, Tillsonburg
Station Arts Centre, Tillsonburg, ON
2017 Women's Works 30th Anniversary International Exhibition, Old Court
House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, USA
2016 Urban and Rural, Lee-Chin Family Gallery, Burlington Art
Gallery, Burlington , ON (Curator: Denis Longchamps)(Catalogue)
2016 Canadian Society of Artists 48th Annual National Juried Exhibition,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Super Crawl September Exhibition, Art@231 Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2015 All Guilds Juried Show, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON (Curator, Denis Longchamps) (Juror:
Dawn White Betty)(Catalogue)
2014 Deck the Walls Exhibit, Project Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014 The Canadiana Exhibit II, Project Gallery, Toronto, ON (Curator: Alex Buchanan)
2014 Paint Ontario Juried Landscape Exhibit Lampton County Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON
2013 The Canadiana I Group Exhibition Project Gallery, Toronto, ON (Curator: Alex Buchanan)
2012 The Glow Show, 2012 Emily Carr Gallery, Mississauga, ON (Curated by Kathy Marlene Bailey) (Catalogue)
2011 The Glow Show, 2011, Emily Carr Gallery, Mississauga, ON (Curated by Kathy Marlene Bailey) (Catalogue)
2010 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
2010 Paint Ontario Annual Juried Show, Lampton County Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON
2008 Peel Annual Juried Art Show,, Peel Art Gallery, Brampton, ON
2006 John Sommer Juried Art Show, Juror’s Choice Award, Halton Hills Cultural Centre, Georgetown, ON
2005 John Sommer Juried Art Show, Best in Show, Halton Hills Cultural Centre,Georgetown, ON
2004 Summer Heat, Praxis Gallery, Toronto ON
2004 Halton Hills Annual Juried Art Show, Overall 2nd Prize, Halton Hills Cultural Centre, Georgetown, ON
2004 Landscape, the Lasting Inspiration Juried Show, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 The Here and Now, Re:VISION’s Annual Juried Show, Halton Hills Cultural Centre, Georgetown, ON
1998 Brampton Art Walk, Juried Sculpture Commission, People’s Choice Award (1stPrize), City Hall, Brampton, ON
( Jury: public voting)
1991 25th Anniversary Alumni Show, Blackwood Gallery, Erindale College, U. of .T, Mississauga, ON
SELECTED ART EVENTS
2023 The PEI Connection, Canadian Glaze Oil Society, Bailey Studio Gallery, Little Sands, PEI
2021 Canadian Glaze Oil Society Members’ Show The Hub, Burlington, ON
2018 Images Studio Tour, Horseshoe Valley, ON
2014 Muskoka Arts and Crafts Show, Bracebridge, ON
2014 Kaleidoscope Group Art Show, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
2014 The 2014 Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2013 The 2013 Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2013 The 2013 Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON
2013 The Valentine’s Group Show, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
2005 Toronto Art Expo, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2004 Queen West Art Crawl Outdoor Show and Sale, Artscapes, Toronto, ON
2001 -2004 Spring Fantasy Show, The Dinner Party Show, Garden Fantasy Show
From Mind to Hand Show, Annual Fall Shows, Annual Spring Shows, Annual Christmas Shows,
The William’s Mill Gallery, Glen Williams, ON
REPRESENTATION OF ARTWORK
2019 Rails End Gallery Shop, Haliburton, ON
2019 Red Canoe Gallery, Port Carling, ON
2018 Gallerie d'Art le Belley, Quebec City, QC
2015 Art@231 Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2014 - 2018 Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s NL
2006 - 2010 The Gallery Wall, Toronto, ON
2005 - 2008 Killarney Lodge Gallery, Algonquin Park, ON
2005 - 2008 Envers Chapin Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 - 2007 Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.
2004 - 2008 Whispers North Gallery, Minden, ON
2003 - 2004 The Tay River Gallery, Perth, ON
1996 - 2005 The Williams Mill Gallery, Glen Williams, ON
1997 - 2005 The Guild Shop (Ontario Crafts Council), Toronto, ON
1997 - 1999 Art Gallery of Ontario Shop, Toronto, ON
1997 - 1999 Collected Works, Toronto, ON
1997 - 1998 Greenaway Gallery, Dorset, ON
1994 - 1998 Tree House Gallery, Palgrave, ON
COLLECTIONS
- Works are held in private collections in Canada, the United States and Australia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Joan Sullivan, "Art around the Harbour", St. John's Telegram, August 20, 2016, p. B10
Beth Bennett, “Kathy Marlene Bailey creates traditional glaze oil paintings for the nature lover”, Arts Burlington, June 29 2015, http://www.artsburlington.ca/2015/06/29/summer-reflections-a-review/\
Regina Haggo, “On the surface - Reflections, ripples reveal hidden depths”, Hamilton Spectator June 27, 2015, Cover G1
http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/5697845-below-the-surface/
Graeme Friske, “Project Inkwell gives youth a snapshot of Mississauga art scene”, Mississauga News, Apr 6, 2014
George Wale, "Verge: New Generation Mentor Group Show, Exhibition Catalogue" February 2012
Cathy Parker, Cogeco, TV Interview, 2009
Jessica Young, "Experiencing "a sense of magnificence", Minden's Gull River helps artiist connect with God", The Times, Minden Ontario, April 11, 2007, p. 15
Patricia Post, "Cedarvale Cottage is home to artistic collective", A Place to Be Magazine, Fall and Winter 2004, Cover Story, p. 10 and 14
TEACHING SPECIALTIES
Traditional Glaze Oil Painting, Modern Applications (painting courses on the methods of pre-Impressionist oil painting)
The Nitty Gritty On Colour (technical training courses in paints, how various media interact with light, how
that affects the colour qualities and how to manipulate paints and maximize their performance with light)
Artskills (courses promoting the development of dormant right brain underlying abilities that enable thinking
and seeing as an artist, thus opening the ability to be creative and to make art)
Art for Special Geriatric Needs (courses for enhancing memory and brain function in patients with dementia
through art-making stimulation)
Fine Porcelain Sculpture (courses in modeling porcelain clay, and refinement via additive and subtractive
processes, glazing and painting)
TEACHING AFFILIATIONS
2018 - 2019 Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
2014 -2016 English Harbour Art Centre, English Harbour, NL
2014 - 2016 Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 -2011 Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
2008 - 2019 Canadore College, Parry Sound, ON
2007 - 2016 Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON
2006 - 2012 Chartwell Long Term Care Facilities, GTA, ON
2007 - 2008 Port Credit School of Art, Mississauga, ON
2006 - 2008 Curry's Art School, Mississauga, ON
1997 - 2008 Credit Valley Artisans, Palette and Pencil Club, Georgetown, ON
HONOURS AND AWARDS
2018 Small Arms Society Residency, Mississauga, ON
2012 New Generation Mentorship, Burlington Art Centre
2006 John Sommer Juried Art Show, Juror’s Choice Award
2005 John Sommer Juried Art Show, Best in Show Award
2004 Halton Hills Annual Juried Art Show, Overall 2nd Prize
1998 Brampton Art Walk, People’s Choice Award or 1st Prize (Commission Awarded for Monumental Sculpture)
PROFESSIONAL ART MEMBERSHIPS
2020 - Ontario Society of Artists
2019, 2025 Rails End Gallery
2019 - 2020 Orillia Museum of Fine Art
2016 - Canadian Glaze Oil Society - Founding and Current President, Technical Mentor
2014 - 2016 Oakville Artists
2013 - 2016 Arts Burlington -Website Content Editor, 2015 - 2016
2013 - 2016 Burlington Fine Art Association - Hanging Committee 2015
2013 - 2016 Art Gallery of Burlington
2010 - Akimbo
2011 - 2016 Figurative Expressions
2010 - 2011 Ontario Art Gallery
2009 - 2012 Visual Arts Mississauga
2008 Central Ontario Artists Association
2016 - 2020 Central Ontario Artists Association
2004 - 2009 Credit Valley Artisans, Palette and Pencil Guild
1993 - 2008 Visual Arts Ontario
2003 - 2008 CARFAC
1991 - 1992 Oakville Galleries
2008 Oakville Galleries
2001 - 2005 Williams Mill Artist’s Association
- Marketing Committee (Chair) 2002-03 to 2003-04,
Christmas Committee 2001
- Fall Event Committee 2002
1999 - 2003 Ontario Crafts Council
1994 - 2003 Re:VISION unlimited arts
- Co-president 1994-95 to 1995-96,
- Newsletter Editor, 1997-98
1991 to 1992 Blackwood Gallery
EDITORIAL AFFILIATIONS
2014 - 16 Arts Burlington, Content Editor, Burlington, ON
2014 - Life as a Human Magazine, Guest Writer, Vancouver, BC
SELECTED PUBLICATION AS AUTHOR
2015 "2015 All Guilds Show – An Exceptionally Good Exhibit!”, Arts Burlington, Website
2015 "On the Right Track for the Guilds at the AGB AGM”, Arts Burlington Website
2015, Mar. 1 "Flies on Windows" Life As A Human Magazine, https://lifeasahuman.com/2015/photography/flies-on-windows/
Dec. 20, 2014 "The Spirit of Christmas", Life As A Human Magazine http://lifeasahuman.com/2014/holidays/seasons-greetings/the-spirit-of-christmas
2014 - 2019 “Kathy’s Blogandorarchive”, Self Published, http://www.kathymarlenebailey.com/blogspot/
2013 Nov. "Depths of Beauty: Glaze Realism Exhibition Catalogue", Self-Published
2007 "The Gull River and My Haliburton Home, Poems", Agnes Jamieson Gallery