Exhibition opens Thursday November 13 and continues until November 27, 2025
Vernissage, Thursday November 13, 6 PM - 8 PM
Artist Talk, Saturday November 15, 1 PM
Artist Statement
"I am a fervent admirer of the painter Giorgio Morandi. Not an extensive traveller he chose to define his world through the same windows of his country house and a collection of objects in his Bolognese studio. In his sublime still life works he renders bottles and vases down to pure form, devoid of embellishment and placed so that they overlap or just touch to produce a quiet tension within a fused image.
Inspired by Morandi’s vision I began a series of still life paintings drawing on my collection of Japanese ceramics, Kokeshi, origami, textiles and screens. They present a similar aesthetic of simple shape and decoration to Morandi’s Italian subject matter and by focusing on how they relate to one another and the space surrounding them I could achieve a sensitive harmony that superfluous embellishment would prove a distraction." - Karen Kulyk
About The Artist
Karen Kulyk was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1950, and is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, Toronto. She has painted in France, England, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela. Her reputation is truly international and she has been honoured with solo exhibitions by many museums and institutions including the National gallery of Thailand, Art Gallery of Ontario (touring exhibition), University of Toronto (New College), Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Chicago International Art Exhibition, and Festival Canada ( Hong Kong). Karen’s work has received an enthusiastic reception into the permanent Collections of major international corporations and financial institutions.
In 1983 Karen was awarded the Gold Medal for watercolour painting in the Prestigious Treviso International Art Competition in Italy. She is the official artist for Stony Ridge Cellars, Ontario, and a number of her paintings have graced prize winning labels.
Her solo exhibitions in private galleries have included Marianne Friedland Gallery in Toronto, and the Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York Art Expositions, In April 1997 she mounted a very successful exhibition at the Quaker Gallery in London, England.
Join us at Wallack’s Galleries for the opening vernissage and artist talk — an inspiring opportunity to hear directly from Karen Kulyk and explore the intimate stories behind her work.
