My painting, Raven, won Honorable Mention in the 2009 Southwest Art Emerging Artist: 21 Under 31 Competition, a competition open to artists across the country who are under the age of 31. It is featured in the September 2009 issue of Southwest Art Magazine along with a short write up about me and my artwork. I just picked up my copy this week and was pleased to discover that two of my other young, female, artist friends are also among the "21 under 31," Toronto artist Katherine Stone and Katie Swatland, from Massachusetts, so that was cool too:D

KRISTY GORDON: Recent Paintings


August 14th to September 9th 2009

VERNISSAGE : FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH : 7:30PM TO 10:30PM

ARTGUISE GALLERY 590 BANK ST. OTTAWA ONTARIO CANADA

Artguise Gallery is pleased to welcome back to the exhibition space, for her second show in the gallery,
painter Kristy Gordon.
Kristy's current collection arrives at Artguise just prior to her departure for Florence, Italy after being awarded
scholarship to study figurative painting.
Her keen eye and mastery of colour captures her subjects in a contemplative light while achieving
wonderfully sublime results.
There lies an inherent honesty and purity in Kristy's painting as she refrains from embellishment and overstatement.
Kristy's newest oil compositions are further evidence of her admiration for classical technique and discipline.
We are hopeful that you can join us opening night when the artist shall be in attendance.
All are welcome.

I am excited to announce that I am now represented by the Loch Gallery, which is located at 16 Hazelton Avenue in the prestigious Yorkville gallery district of Toronto. It was formally known as the Nancy Poole Studio (1969-2003), and with over forty years of experience, it has established itself as one of Toronto's leading galleries. Three of my paintings are currently on display in their exhibition, "Exploring the Figure." The show runs May 23rd through June 10th, 2009.

Loch Gallery Toronto
416-964-9050 phone
toronto@lochgallery.com
Hours: Tues. to Sat. 10:00am-5:00pm

"Silenced," oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 2009:

My painting, "Stephanie Profile," was selected as one of the top one hundred finalists in the Art Renewal Center’s International 2008/2009 ARC Salon! It was judged to be among the best out of 1,600 plus entries received from around the world, and an image of it will be featured on their website, as well as being reproduced in their full color catalogue.


"Stephanie Profile," oil on panel, 8 x 7 inches, 2008

My painting "Raven" was given a Merit Award in the portrait category by Daniel Greene at the prestigious Salon International 2009. This project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters is hosted by the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas and runs until May 1st, 2009.

The January/February issue of Canadian Brushstroke Magazine has an
article on the Portrait Society of Canada's "Miracle of the Portrait,"
and features my painting, "Craig," in it. You can download it here
(it's on page 24):

HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION of Jan/Feb issue of CANADIAN BRUSHSTROKE MAGAZINE, 6.9 MB:

LOW RESOLUTION VERSION of Jan/Feb issue of CANADIAN BRUSHSTROKE MAGAZINE, 1.8 MB:

I am so excited to announce that my painting "Craig" won third prize in the Portrait Society of Canada's International Portrait Competition!  The event took place this year at the Toronto Center for the Arts and in addition to the competition had many visiting master painters who did painting demonstrations and talks, Including one of my favorites, Yuqi Wang.

Kristy

www.kristygordon.com
www.kristygordon.blogspot.com

Woo hoo! I've been given permission to reveal some details about something that I'm involved with... Star Portraits!
It's a new TV show that's being produced by PTV Productions Inc. for
Bravo!, and will air in the fall of 2009! It combines the art of
portraiture with celebrity biography. Each episode is hosted by Louise
Pitre, and three different artists paint a well-known Canadian
celebrity in each one. I had the honour of painting Enrico Colantoni,
an actor who has appeared in movies and television shows like Friday
the 13th, Law and Order and sooo many others including the new
television series, Flashpoint.

HERE'S AN INTERVIEW that I did on Tuesday with CBC radio's Adrian Harewood for All in a Day about the Juror's Choice Award that I just won for Easter Sunday at the Orillia Museum of Art and History:)