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by teeNa legris
Artist
art eXhibits
is an experimental artist
exploring emotions through abstract expressionism. for more than
forty years, she has created a collection of art depicting typography
of canada through expressive form, colour, line and texture.
growing up in manitoba with limited artistic resources, kathleen
drew from childhood observations during highway excursions with
her family, sketching vivid scenes on brown paper bags. venturing
to the west coast at the age of 18 to study at vancouver’s emily carr
college of art and design, she favoured a more hands-on approach
and continued exploring british columbia and self-teaching along
the way.
twenty years later, kathleen returned to winnipeg and established
her artistic profession by transposing memories of movement
into abstract landscapes. many of her pieces are swathed with
ethereal brush strokes reminiscent of wheatgrass blowing in the
wind, contrasting colours from field to field, and billowing clouds in
expansive prairie skies.
a lover of alchemy with a finely honed sense of composition, she
also creates tactile pieces with mixed media using construction
female resilieNce
scraps, tile, grout and compound, and artist’s gel glazes. kathleen
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has an immediate approach to the canvas, typically “loose and
The Resilience Project is a ground-breaking,
project-based creative act of reconciliation
somewhat urgent” as though attacking the canvas with sudden
and commemoration of missing indigenous
bursts of colour.
women and girls. installed on 167 billboards
signing the back of each canvas, she prefers to keep the
across canada on major highways and
throughout cities, Resilience Project features
perspective of each painting subjective, enabling observers to
powerful imagery from fifty indigenous, first
determine the position of each art piece.
Nations, inuit, and metis women artists -
with future larger-scale projects aimed at more room for risk -
including melissa general’s Nitewaké:non
without confinement to space or detail - she enjoys the challenge
(pictured). curated by lee-ann martin
of an infinite process, “i am a metaphysical miner and feel like i can (mohawk), the commemorative art exhibit is
produced by winnipeg’s mentoring artists
never be finished.”
for women’s art (mawa), a non-profit
kathleen’s collections are sold privately and in several local galleries organization supporting women in the visual
and establishments. to view by appointment call 204-955-8167 or arts. for updates on each installation visit
resilienceproject.ca or contact mawa.
visit kathleenkolbaart.com. birchwood art gallery, 1068 Pembina
611 main st, 204-949-9490, mawa.ca,
hwy, 204-888-5840, birchwoodartgallery.com, map 2: e-4
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MAY/June 2018
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KATHLEEN KOLBA
May 3 — located in st. boniface hospital,
Buhler Gallery‘s annual exhibition Screening to
‘70s: The 50th Anniversary of the Grand Western
Canadian Screen Shop, features over a dozen
iconic manitoba artists including Jackson
beardy, winston leathers, and daphne odjig.
Until May 9 — The Stoneware Gallery
celebrates 40 Years in the Making with pottery
works from 15 artists including founder/artist
valerie metcalfe.
May 24-Jun 5 — cre8ery presents Simply
Winnipeg by local fine artist, elena el, who
portrays prairie city perspectives through
emotive acryclic cityscapes (pictured).
Jun 1-30 — Pulse Gallery presents Horizon Lines,
an organic mixed media and water colour series
by manitoba artist Ninon wakeland. opening
reception on June 6, 7pm-9pm.
Jun 16-Sep 9 — WAG hosts Summer with
the Impressionists, manitoba’s first-ever
major display of over 100 works of the most
beloved french impressionist artists. French
Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 brings
select pieces from brooklyn museum; and
Impressionists on Paper highlights artworks from
the National gallery of canada.