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 is currently an Associate Professor[3] at Nipissing University in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts.[4]

Early life and education

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

Artistic practice

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.

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

References

  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. ^ "[email protected]". 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.