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Amanda Burk

Amanda Burk
NationalityCanadian
Alma materBA Hons. University of Waterloo MFA NSCAD University
Known forDrawing
Websiteamandaburk.com

Amanda Burk is an artist from Ontario who specializes in drawing.[1][2] Burk previously taught as an Associate Professor[3] at Nipissing University in the Department of Fine Arts and Visual Arts.[4]

Early life and education

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Burk grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.[5] She attended the University of Waterloo and graduated with an Honours BA Fine Arts Studio Specialization, English Minor in 2001. Burk also received a Masters of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2003.[1][2]

Career

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Artistic practice

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Burk's art is represented by Halde Galerie in Widen, Switzerland and Graphite Galleries in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6] Her work has been exhibited internationally in Los Angeles,[7] Miami[8] and Peoria, Illinois.[9]

In 2009, Burk moved to North Bay, Ontario and began featuring wild animals in her drawings.[10] Burk's most recent solo exhibition, Stories of Contentment and Other Fables, was held at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery from January 13 to March 26, 2017.[5][11] This exhibition featured large-scale drawings of mammals found in Northern Ontario and explored the ideas of human survival instincts and innate behaviours using animal imagery.[10][12] This exhibition was supported by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council.

Burk's work, Full Circle (unrest), was selected for Manifest's International Drawing Annual (INDA 11).[13] The 2017 publication features 120 works by 81 artists and an essay by Morgan Laurens.

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The Line Gallery in North Bay was founded by Burk in 2011, which is the first gallery in Canada dedicated to exhibiting contemporary Canadian drawing.[14][15] Since its inception, the gallery has held twenty-five solo exhibitions of Canadian artists who specialize in drawing.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Burk, Amanda. "Bio". Amanda Burk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kurd, Nadia (2016-12-01). "Stories of Contentment and Other Fables: Recent Drawings by Amanda Burk". Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. ^ "amanda burk". www.nipissingu.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  4. ^ "Amanda Burk". Nipissing University. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Outdoor Column - Wildlife Art". CBC Radio. January 12, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Amanda Burk". Gallery 101.
  7. ^ "Amanda Burk". Graphite Galleries New Orleans. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  8. ^ Jesus, Carlos Suarez De (2006-09-07). "Aldous Huxley, Meet George W." Miami New Times. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ^ "Burk's work selected for exhibition and publication". Nipissing University. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  10. ^ a b Saunders, Heather. Fight or Flight: The Return of the Sublime in the Drawings of Amanda Burk. Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
  11. ^ "Artwork tells human stories through animals". Chronicle Journal. January 14, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Home-Gaul, Laura (March 20, 2017). "Stories of Contentment and Other Fables". Tussle Magazine.
  13. ^ "About the INDA 11". Manifest. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. ^ Burk, Amanda. "Line Gallery: Announcements". Line Gallery. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Art Gallery of Sudbury presents Assemble". Sudbury Star. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  16. ^ "Burk to Curate Contemporary Drawing Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Sudbury". Nipissing University. April 13, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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