DAVID KAARSEMAKER
EDUCATION
2014 MFA, University of Ottawa
2004 BFA, Concordia University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 The Middle Distance, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa ON
2020 Thru, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa ON
2018 Thickets and Vistas, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa ON
2017 Portage, Galerie Montcalm, Gatineau QC
2016 Scrim, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa ON
2016 l'Œil du Prince, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa ON
2015 Display Case, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's NL
2015 The Fragile Surface, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa ON
2014 Pictures, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Carleton University, Ottawa ON
2012 Building Up/ Wearing Away, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s NL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Sauterie, de Montigny Contemporary, Ottawa ON
2024 Celebrating 40 Years, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s NL
2024 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, de Montigny Contemporary, Toronto ON
2023 The Last Show of the Year, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s NL
2023 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2022 The Last Show of the Year, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s NL
2022 Plumbraiser 3.0, The Plumb, Toronto ON
2022 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2021 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2021 A Posteriori, Art Mûr, Montreal, QC
2021 Marble Strikes Moon, Wallack’s Gallery, Ottawa ON
2019 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2018 Kaleidoscope, City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa ON
2018 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2017 In Some Far Place, The Rooms, St John’s NL
2017 Longevity, City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa ON
2017 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2017 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON
2016 Souvenirs, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa ON
2016 Le Party, Ottawa Art Gallery Auction and Fundraiser, Ottawa ON
2015 This is Us Now, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa ON
2015 30 + One, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's NL
2015 Le Party, Ottawa Art Gallery Auction and Fundraiser, Ottawa ON
2014 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2014 2014: A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's NL
2013 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
2013 Breaking Point, CHG Pilot Plant Laboratory, University of Ottawa
2013 Fresh Paint/ New Construction, Art Mûr, Montreal QC
2013 Works on Paper, Ingrid Mueller Art and Concepts, Fredericton NB
2012 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, CPG Gallery, Toronto ON
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2020 Visual Artists Creation Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2017 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, Finalist
2017 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2016 Development Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec
2016 Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2015 Critic's Choice, Le Party Ottawa Art Gallery Auction
2014 Dean's Scholarship, University of Ottawa
2013 Curtlands Foundation Prize
2012 Entrance Scholarship, University of Ottawa
2011 Project Grant, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024-Present Instructor, Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria BC
2024-Present Instructor, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria BC
2024-Present Instructor, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria BC
2018-2024 Instructor, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON
2021 Artist Talk, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2015-2017 Instructor, Continuing Education, Algonquin College, Ottawa ON
2015-2017 Instructor, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa ON
2015-2017 Instructor, Drawing Enrichment Course, University of Ottawa
2014-2015 Professor, Introduction to Fine Arts, Algonquin College, Ottawa ON
2014 Curator, "Bringing it Home: Abstraction and the Painters Eleven," Ottawa Art Gallery
2012-2014 Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa
2011 Artist Residency, Gros Morne National Park NL
2011-2012 Instructor, Visiting Artist Program, St John's NL
2010-2012 Instructor, Anna Templeton Centre, St John's NL
2010-2012 Chairman, Board of Directors, Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s NL
2009-2012 Instructor, The Rooms Provincial Gallery, St John's NL
COLLECTIONS
Global Affairs Canada
City of Ottawa Public Art Collection
City of St John's Public Art Collection
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Collection
Newfoundland Provincial Art Bank Collection