KAREN GROSMAN
B. 1988 Toronto, Ontario
Education_____________________________________________________________________
2010 BFA OCAD University - Major: Drawing and Painting Minor: Art History
Solo Exhibitions________________________________________________________________
2018 Holiday Window Feature, Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2017 300 Cones, Roadside Attractions, Toronto, ceramic multiples installation
2016 300 Nubs, the Window Box, Gallery 1313, ceramic multiples installation
Rebirth, the Window Box, Gallery 1313, ceramic multiples installation
2015 Feminism UTSC, Gallery 1265 at UTSC, University of Toronto Feminist Conference, Scarborough Campus, painting
Rebirth, the Magic Vending Machine of Fate, ceramic multiples
2012 Military Paintings, Toronto Public Library, Fairview Branch, painting
2011 Order and Chaos, My Mothers Basement, Online Gallery, painting
Selected Group Exhibitions______________________________________________________
2019 The Other Art Fair BK Tour, the Sketchbook Project Bookmobile
Parting Lines 2, OCAD University Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, sculpture
Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2018 The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Regional Semi-Finals, Artscape Sandbox, Toronto, painting
The Sketchbook Project vol. 14, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York
TA2 Sound + Music recording studios, Toronto, painting
Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2017 #This is Not Normal Holiday Party, Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
A Festivus For The Rest Of Us, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, painting
Rebirth, Art Side Out, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, ceramic multiples installation
Narrative Lines, OCAD University Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, painting
Nasty Women New York City, the Knockdown Center, Maspeth, New York, painting, charity
Parting Lines, OCAD University Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, sculpture
Birth and its Meaning, Milk Glass Gallery, Ryerson University Midwifery Conference, Toronto, painting
Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2016 We are all Precious Snowflakes 2, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, painting
OCAD University Pop-Up Shop, Yorkville Village, Toronto, sculpture
Earth, Sea and Sky, OCAD University Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, sculpture
A Home for Renewal, 627 Richmond Street, Toronto, ceramic installation, curator - Sarah Reid
10 Cones, the Artists Newsstand, Art Gallery of Ontario First Thursday, Toronto, ceramic multiples
10 Cones, the Artists Newsstand, Chester Station, Toronto, ceramic multiples, curator - Jess Dobkins
No Subject for Rainbow Railroad, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, painting, charity
Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
2015 We are all Precious Snowflakes, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, painting
Robin's Endless Summer Bash, Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
Pour Some Sugar on Me, Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, sculpture
Studio Works by Art Battle Painters Part 1, #Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, painting
Nepal Earthquake Art Auction, the Other White House, Toronto, painting, charity
Under $200 Art Show & Fundraiser for Girls Art League, Fountain, Toronto, painting, charity
2014 Garage Sale Group Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting and sculpture
2013 NURTUREart Benefit, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, Manhattan, New York, painting, charity
RKG Second Anniversary Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting and sculpture
Group Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting and sculpture
2012 RKG First Anniversary Show, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, painting and sculpture
2011 Eclectic Selective, Chuck Akudu Gallery, Toronto, painting
Curry's charity for dystopia, online, painting, charity
2010 Royal Canadian Military Institute Silent Auction, Toronto, painting, charity
Retrospective Show, OCAD University, Toronto, drawing
2009 The Art of the Figure, OCAD University, Toronto, painting
Selected Publication_____________________________________________________________
2019 Acta Victoriana, volume #143.2, Victoria College, University of Toronto, print - painting
Average Art Magazine #33, United Kingdom, print - painting
2018 Acta Victoriana, volume #143.1, Victoria College, University of Toronto, print - painting
Average Art Magazine #28, United Kingdom, print - painting
Blank Spaces Magazine, Cover Image, September issue, Canada, print - painting
Good Art Guide Magazine Issue 11, United Kingdom, online and print - painting and sculpture
Lips Zine: Expressions of Female* Sexuality, online - drawings
Average Art Magazine #21, United Kingdom, print - painting
Average Art Magazine #18, United Kingdom, print - painting
2017 Webitorial, Emboss Magazine, online interview
Average Art Magazine #14, United Kingdom, print - painting
All-Women Artists Issue, Emboss Magazine, USA, print - painting
Average Art Magazine #12, United Kingdom, print - painting
Community.Resilience.Empowerment, Bloom Magazine, Canada, print - painting
Whimsical Bridal Fashion Feature, Elegant Wedding Magazine, Canada, online - jewellery
Birth and its Meaning Promotional Material and Catalogue, Canada, print - painting
Must See Shows - 300 Cones, Now Magazine, Toronto, print - exhibition review
2016 Toronto's Finest Specialists, Elegant Wedding Magazine, Canada, print - jewellery
Vibrance Issue, Emboss Magazine, USA, print - painting
2015 Nightmares, Sci-Fi and Dreamscapes, Art Katalyst Magazine, Canada, print - painting
Aboveground Featured Artist for January, Toronto, online interview
2012 The Proof - Karen Grosman, Toronto is Awesome, online interview
Karen Grosman's Meat Collection, Zouch Magazine, online - painting
Branch Magazine, Issue 9, online - painting
2011 Leaf Garden Press, volume 11, print - painting
2010 The Image Interviews Karen Grosman, the Image Interviews, Toronto, online interview
Earth Pulse Magazine, Inaugural Edition, print - painting
2009 Leaf Garden Press, Volume 1, print - painting
Representation_________________________________________________________________
2014-2019 Coastal Eddy Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, ceramic sculptures
2016-2018 Made You Look, Toronto, jewellery
2012-2014 Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, paintings and sculptures
Collections____________________________________________________________________
The Magic Gumball Machine of Fate Editions, Rare Books & Artists' Books, AGO Library, ceramic multiple
Corporate Office of Tenenbaum and Solomon Law Firm, Toronto, paintings
Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, paintings and sculptures
Private: New York, Laguna Beach, Maspeth, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico, Denmark
Teaching______________________________________________________________________
2012-2014 After School Painting Programs, grades 1-6, Arbour Glen Public School
2012-2014 After School Painting Programs, grades 1-6, Hillmount Public School
2012 After School Painting Programs, grades 3-5, Elkhorn Public School
2012-2014 Private Painting Program for Adults
2011 Adult Painting Program, Earl Bales Seniors Club