Ken Macklin www.kenmacklin.com EDUCATION 1972 University of, Faculty of Education 1973 University of, Faculty of Fine Arts, major in sculpture 1974-76 University of, Department of Extension, Ceramics 1976 Banff School of Fine Arts!977 Emma Lake Workshop led by Sir Anthony Caro 1978 Received BFA with Distinction, University of 1979 St. Martins School of Art, London, England, Advanced Studies AWARDS 1974-76 University of Alumni Association Award in Fine Arts 1978 Culture Assistance Grant 1978 Canada Council Travel Grant 1978 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship 1982 Edmonton Art Gallery grant for Barcelona Artists Workshop 1982 City of Barcelona Arts Grant 1985 Culture Project Grant 1986 Culture Project Grant 1988 Culture Travel Grant 1990 Culture Project Grant 1993 Culture Project Grant!995 City of St. Albert sculpture commission 2003 Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility commission 2004 Foundation for the Arts Project Grant 2006-07 Gregg Distributors commission 2007 Livingston Place commission 2007 Foundation for the Arts Project Grant 2009 Canada Council / Creative Development Initiative Grant SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1977 " Now" College of Art, Calgary, 1980 " Work" Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1980-84 "Group Opening" Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, 1981 "Eight Sculptors" Art Placement, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1982 "Seven Sculptors" Studio Show, Edmonton, 1983 "Recent Acquisitions" Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton,
1983 "Edmonton Steel" Beaver House, Edmonton, 1983 "Sunlife Sculpture Show" Sunlife Building, Edmonton, 1984 "60th Anniversary" Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1985 "C.N.I.B. Sculpture Show" CNIB Edmonton, 1985 "Sculpture City" Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 1986-91 "Sculpture by Invitation" City of Edmonton Law Courts, Edmonton, 1989 "Provincial Extension Travelling Program" Edmonton Art Gallery 1989 "Exotic Steel" FAB Gallery, University of 1990 "Objects and Structures - Three Dimensional Still Lifes" Edmonton Art Gallery 1991 "200-2000" Woltjen-Udell Gallery, Edmonton, 1993 "Sculpture by Invitation" City of Edmonton Law Courts 1993 "Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society" City Center Building, Edmonton, 1993 "Poughkeepsie Exposed Sculpture Show" Lorraine Kessler Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA 1994 "On Site: Sculpture from the Berman Atelier" Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania,USA 1994 "Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society" City Center Building, Edmonton, 1995 "Sculpture from the Phillip and Muriel Berman Collection" Spring/Summer Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA 1995-97 "Sculpture by Invitation" City of Edmonton Law Courts 1995-98 "Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society", Strathcona Arts Barns, Edmonton, 1998 "Sculpture by Invitation" Prince of Wales Armouries,Edmonton, 1999 "Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society" Strathcona Arts Barns, Edmonton, 2000 "Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society" Strathcona Arts Barns, Edmonton, 2001 "Sculpture - The Works" Eatons Center, Edmonton, 2002 "Big Things" Provincial Museum of,edmonton, 2003 "Canadian Contemporary Sculpture" Canadian Museum of Civilization,Ottawa, Canada 2003 "The Bed Show" McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, 2003 "Big Things Two" Provincial Museum of, Edmonton, 2004 "Big Things Three" Provincial Museum of, Edmonton, 2005 "Art Exchange" Juried online exhibition - artexchange.com 2008 "Colour Sense and Sensibilia- New Edmonton Art" Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, 2010 "Inaugural Exhibition - Art Gallery of " Edward Burtynsky, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, Edgar Degas, Francisco Goya, Yousuf Karsh, Ken Macklin 2010 "International Collective Exhibition" Camden Art Gallery, London, England 2010 "MARBART 10" European Art Fair, Marbella, Spain 2010 "International Collective Exhibition" Galerie 64, Hendaye, France 2010 "Salon National des Beaux Arts" Le Louvre, Paris, France 2011 "Starlit Fantasmagoria" Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY., USA
2012 "7 Years in the City" Art Gallery of, Edmonton, 2013 "The Story of the Creative - an International Exhibition" See Me Gallery, Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY., USA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1981 Edmonton Art Gallery 1982 Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, 1983 Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, 1984 Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, 1987 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, 1991 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, 1992 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton, 1993 Edmonton Art Gallery 1997 Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, 2004 Art Gallery of 2006 Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, 2008/09 "slow moments" The Places - Sculpture By Invitation Program, Shaw Conference Centre 2011 "In the Grid" Peter Robertson Gallery Edmonton, RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1980-85 Sessional Instructor, University of 1982 Attended inaugural Triangle Workshop, Pine Plains, New York 1986 "Collaboration in Clay" Invitational clay workshop for artists 1986 Triangle Artists Workshop, Mashomack,New York US 1987 Barcelona Artists Workshop, Barcelona, Spain 1992 Mashomack Artists Workshop, Pine Plains, New York,USA 1992-94 Sessional instructor, University of 1993 Phillip Berman Sculpture Workshop, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA 1994-96 Extensive study of Mayan sculpture and architecture, Guatamala,Yucatan, Honduras, Central America 2005 advanced studies, classical European art, Florence, Rome, Paris and London 2008 advanced studies, historical and contemporary art, Paris 2009 advanced studies, historical and contemporary art, Madrid, Venice
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS University of Sharecom Collection, Calgary McDougal Center, Calgary Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Comino Foundation, Houston, Texas Art Gallery of Triangle Trust, New York Catalunya Institute of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain Foundation for the Arts Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada Council Art Bank Imperial Oil Canada,Ltd Red Deer College Grant MacEwan Community College Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pennsylvania City of St Albert Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania, USA Cheyney University, Cheyney, Pennsylvania Francis Winspear Center for Music, Edmonton, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Building, University of Belgravia Park, City of Edmonton Gregg Distributors, Edmonton Livingston Place, Calgary Franconia Sculpture Park, Minnesota, USA Robert T Webb Sculpture Park, Dalton, Georgia, USA Chemical Materials Engineering Building, University of Spirit of St Albert, City of St. Albert,, Canada