Patricia Kirby

Patricia Kirby

U.S.-born Patricia sketches with watercolours on canvas, yupo or printing paper textured with gesso, and often includes words or a haiku-like poem in her work in an attempt to make the whole more than the sum of the parts. She strives for fresh spontaneous expression and purity of colour.

In Montreal, she studied Chinese and Western watercolour techniques for eight years with Hong Kong native Ming Ma. “He taught us much more than technique,” she says, referring to his care in developing his students’ eyes for composition, colour and artistic maturity.

SHOWS
1989 Cityscapes solo exhibition at Teleglobe Canada
1993 Solo exhibition at Town of Mount Royal Library
1995, 96, 98 Eau fraiche/Fresh Water group shows, Studio Ming Ma
June 2001 Spring Show of Table Ronde sur l’Art de Mont-Royal
Sept. 2001 Solo Show at Iris Optometristes, Mount Royal (TRAM)
Dec. 2003 Square One show with OMMA at Rasputins
July 2004 Juried OMMA show at Orleans Visual Arts Centre
Oct. 2004 A Touch of Red (OMMA) Carlen Gallery (juried)
Nov. 2004 Seeing Blooms solo show at Westboro Pharmasave
Feb. 2005 Flower Power at the Mile-End Gallery (Montreal)
April 2005 Tulips at the Westin
June, July 2005 Sporting Chance, Heat at the Foyer Gallery