KWON, Helena
권헬레나
EDUCATION
1988-1990 Ontario College of Art (Fine Arts: 4-year program)
1985-1986 Pratt Institute (graduate program) Brooklyn, New York
1984-1985 Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea
1980-1984 Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea
B.A. (4 years) in Fine Art Education, Major in Western Painting
AWARDS
2002 Juried Show of F.A., Art Gallery of Mississauga
2001 Juried Show of F.A., Art Gallery of Mississauga
2001 15th Annual York Region Juried Exhibition, The Fredrick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, Markham
2000 Juried exhibition of Women’s Art Association, Toronto
2000 Art for a New Millennium Juried show, The Fredrick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, Markham
2000 BIMPEI 1st International Juried Miniature Print Exhibition. New Leaf Editions, Vancouver, B.C.
2000 “Women’s Voice” Millennium Grant Project, Ontario Art Council. Joseph D. Cartier Art Gallery, Toronto
1999 Juried Show of F.A., Art Gallery of Mississauga.
1996 Juried Show of Colour and form Society, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery
1995 Juried Show of Fine Arts, Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery
1990 Lithograph First Place Award, OCA Printmaking Program
1990 Lithograph Purchase Award, OCA Printmaking Program
1990 Print Commission Award, OCA Printmaking program
1989 Juried Show of Fine Arts, Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery
1985 Scholarship, Pratt Institute Graduate Program
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 “Botanical Sense” KCAF, Hangaram Gallery, Seoul. Korea
2007 “Botanical Sense” KCAF, Hangaram Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2006 “Myth & Nature” George Gilmour gallery, Toronto
2006 “Myth & Nature” KCAF, Hangaram Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2005 “Myth & Nature” Art Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
2005 “Myth & Nature” KCAF, Hangaram Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2003 “Light into Myth” Gallery 1313, Toronto
2002 “Myth and Nature” George Gilmour gallery, Toronto
1999 “Myth and Nature” Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario
1998 “Memory” Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario
1998 “Memory” Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1995 “Reflection” Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1993 “Forest” Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 KASC Group show, Eden Gallery, Thornhill. Ontario
2010 Print Group show, Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montreal
2010 K ASC Group show, Do San Gallery, Toronto
2009 Print Group show, Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montreal
2009 A.P. Print Annual sale show, Open Studio, Toronto
2009 Mistletoe Magic 09, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
2009 KASC group show, DO San Gallery, Toronto
2009 International Group show, Incheon, Korea
2009 O S A Group show, Artspace Gallery, Oakville
2009 Group Show. Do San Gallery, Toronto
2008 A.P. Print Annual sale show, Open Studio, Toronto
2008 Print Group show, Atelier Circulaire Gallery, Montreal
2008 Group show, Do San Gallery, Toronto
2007 “Presence” Ashbridge Gallery, Toronto
2007 Group show, Korean Consulate general Gallery, Toronto
2007 “Without Boundary” Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto
2006 Group show, Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto
2006 “In Cahoots” Ithaca, NY
2005 Group show, Engine Gallery, Toronto
2005 A.P. Print Annual sale show, Open Studio, Toronto
2005 “Reflection” Korean Consulate general Gallery, Toronto
2005 “Annual show” Korean Consulate general Gallery, Toronto
2004 KASC group show, Korean Consulate general, Toronto
2004 “Reflection 2004”, Neilson Park creative centre Gallery, Etobicoke
2003 A.P. print annual sale show, open studio, Toronto
2003 KASC group show civic centre, Scarborough, Ontario
2003 Auction, Varley Art Gallery, Markham
2003 Group Show, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery
2002 A.P. Print Annual sale Show, Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
2002 “Flora and Fauna”, “100 Prints 2002” Timothy Church, Toronto
2002 “Moments”, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario
2002 “New Generation”, OSA New Members Show, J.B. Aird gallery, Toronto
2001 Gallery Group Show, Painted City gallery, Toronto
2001 A.P. Print Annual sale show, Open Studio, Toronto
2001 “East meets West”, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke
2001 “Open Studio 360”, Print Group Show, CN tower, Toronto
2001 Invitation Group Show, Korean Consulate General, Toronto
2001 Invitation Group Show, Living Arts centre, Mississauga
2001 “100 Prints” Timothy Church, Toronto
2000 A.P. Print Annual sale show, Open Studio, Toronto
2000 Korean-Canadian Group Show, Kump Gallery, Toronto
2000 “Women at the Millennium”, UCB, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
1999 Korean-Canadian Group Show, Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Toronto
1999 Miniature Art Show, Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland
1999 Korean-Canadian Group Show, Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1999 Richmond Hill Members Show, Mill Pond Gallery, R. H. Ontario
1998 Group Show, Plus gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1997 Group Show, Korean YMCA centre, Toronto, Ontario.
1997 Group Show, Korean-Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
1996 Colour and Form Society Juried Show, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, Etobicoke
1996 Group Show, Academia Gallery, Toronto
1996 Invitational Group Show, Korean-American Cultural Centre, New York, U.S.A.
1996 Group Show, American Centre Building, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
1996 Korean-Canadian Artists Group Show, Academia Gallery, Toronto
1995 Juried Show of Fine Arts, Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery
1995 Group Show, Academia Gallery, Toronto
1995 Group of Four Woman show, Gong Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1995 Korean-Canadian Artists Group Show, Etobicoke City Hall, Etobicoke, Ontario
1994 Group Show, Sang Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1993 Group Show, JUN Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1992-1999 Korean-Canadian Artists Group Show, Gallery 80
1992-1999 Theodore Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Print Group Show, Extension Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Korean-Canadian OCA group show, Ontario Institute Special Education Centre, Toronto
1990 Silent Auction, Group Show, OCA, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Print Group Show, Gallery 39
1990 Belleville Public Library, Belleville, Ontario
1989 Juried Show of Fine Arts, Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery
1989 Juried Show at Gallery 306, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Korean-Canadian OCA group show, Total Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1984 Seoul Fine Arts Festival Membership Group Show, Korea
1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts Group Show, Seoul, Korea
1981-1982 Group Show, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea
MEMBERSHIPS
Ontario Society of Artist (OSA)
Korean Artist Society of Canada (KASC)
Open Studio, Toronto