Doug Kirton “Out Here”
Doug Kirton “Out Here” – September 19 – October 26, 2024
Opening Reception with Doug Kirton on Saturday, September 21 from 2-4pm
We are eagerly looking forward to Doug Kirton’s upcoming September / October solo exhibition, his first with us since 2020. Inspired by specific local landscapes that Kirton visits, his glorious new paintings create the sensation of being imbedded in the landscape. The attention to the surface is classic Kirton. Built up layers become crusty with paint and enhance the delicate balance of shifting light and complex gestures.
Doug Kirton received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 1978 and his MFA from the University of Guelph in 1994.
For the past 40 years, Kirton’s work has been shown extensively across Canada and he has participated in International exhibitions including a 2-person exhibition with Jeffrey Spalding at 49th Parallel in NYC and “Painters 15” at the Shanghai Art Museum in China. In 2000, Kirton’s work was the subject of a mid-career retrospective exhibition jointly organized by the University of Waterloo Art Gallery and Museum London. Entitled “Times of Uncertainty: Doug Kirton Paintings 1983 – 1999”, the exhibition featured an accompanying catalogue with an essay written by the artist Will Gorlitz.
In 2002 Kirton was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA). In 2004, he was awarded the Kitchener|Waterloo Arts Award in the category of Visual Arts and in 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
His work is represented in numerous public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum London, National Gallery of Canada, and Shanghai Art Museum.
Doug Kirton is a recently retired Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo in Kitchener/Waterloo where he lives and maintains an active studio practice.