Curriculum Vitae - Kim McCarthy
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
EDUCATION
1998 Encaustic Painting Courses
Haliburton School of the Arts
Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
1992- Watercolour Studies Week long intensive courses with
1994 Professor Chinkok Tan, O.C.A.D.
St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Ontario, Canada
1990’s Additional Courses in watercolour and figure drawing
Ontario College of Art and Design
(courses in watercolour and figure drawing)
1987 Visual Arts Specialist, York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1984 Bachelor of Education, (Visual Arts Major)
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
1983 Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts Major, English Minor
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Brescia Centennial Art Exhibition I, II, III & IV Curated Exhibitions, London, Ontario, Canada
2018 Stratford Studio Tour - Steering Committee and Participating Artist, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2018 Muskoka Arts & Crafts Summer Show - Juried Exhibition, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
2018 Stratford Art in the Park - Juried Exhibition, May - September, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2017 Muskoka Arts & Crafts Summer Show - Juried Exhibition, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
2017 Stratford Art in the Park - Juried Exhibitions, May - September, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2017 Stratford Studio Tour - founding member of the Steering Committee and Participating Artist
2016 Open Studio Weekend with Margarethe Vanderpas, 590 & 600 Forman Ave. Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2016 Encaustic Art in the 21st Century Book Signing and Group Exhibition, Encaustic Arts Institute, Douglas Mehrens, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
2016 Death Perceptions, Group Exhibition, Wellington County Museum, Shelley Carter, Elora, Ontario, Canada
2015 & 2016 Art in the Park Association, Juried Group Exhibitions May - September, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2014 & 2015 Buzzfest Art & Food Festival, Coordinator and Exhibitor, Terra Cotta, Caledon Hills, Ontario, Canada
2012 & 2013 Caledon Hills Studio Tour - Guest Artist, SilverCreek Studios, Caledon, Ontario, Canada
2010 Styll Squared Exhibition - Styll Gallery, Elora, Ontario, Canada
2010 St. Elias Art Show - Group Exhibition & Sale, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2010 Caledon’s 35th Juried Show, The Alton Mill, Alton, Caledon Hils, Ontario, Canada
2009 & 2010 Hidden Treasures Art Tour, Juried Group Exhibit, Caledon Hills, Ontario, Canada
2010 Brampton Open Studio Tour, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2010 Glowing Juried Art Exhibit, JMR Art Gallery, Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
2010 Open Juried Art Exhibition, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2009 Awakenings Juried Group Art Exhibition, The Alton Mill, Alton, Caledon Hills, Ontario, Canada
2009 Celebrating Women Group Show, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2009 Open Juried Art Exhibition, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2009 Dog Days of Summer Group Exhibition, The Alton Mill, Alton, Caledon Hills, Ontario, Canada
2009 Artists Among Us, Juried Group Exhibit, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2009 Winterfest Juried Group Art Exhibit, The Rose Theatre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2008 4th Annual Open Studio Tour of Brampton, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2008 Riverdale Art Walk, Juried Group Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2005 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2004 Group Exhibition, Gallery Streetsville, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2004 Developments Solo Exhibition, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2000 Evolutions Solo Exhibition, Beaux-Arts, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
PUBLICATIONS
Vulgaris Magazine: Kim McCarthy Excavates the Familial and National Past of the North.
Mason, Rhys: Vulgaris, April 18, 2018. Web
Encaustic Art in the Twenty-first Century. Rooney, E. Ashley & Lee, Anne
Atglen: Schiffer Press, 2016. (selected pages 279, 284-287, 297) Print.
TEACHING
1984-1987 - Secondary School Teacher, (Visual Arts, English, History)
Regina Pacis S.S., Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987-1999 - Secondary School Teacher & Arts Department Head
(Visual Arts) Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2000-2015 - Secondary School Visual Arts Teacher, Arts Department Head,
Teacher/Librarian, Dufferin-Peel Catholic D.S.B.
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
2012-2014 - Private tutoring for visual arts students
AWARDS
2009 Asencio Heritage Art Award, Beaux-Arts Brampton, Open Juried Group Exhibition, $300.00
REPRESENTATION
Davis Canadian Art Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Gallery Stratford Gift Shop, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Art in the Park Association, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Retired Teachers of Ontario
Ontario College of Teachers
Steering Committee for Stratford Studio Tour
Executive Member for the Art in the Park Association
Stratford Tourism Alliance Member
Perth Arts Connect Arts & Culture