KIRK SUTHERLAND-CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPGHY
Kirk Sutherland
b. 1967, East York, Ontario
EDUCATION
1991 Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU), Toronto, ON
Experimental Arts, Drawing and Painting
ART PRACTICE
Practising Professional Artist, Independent t
Painter
Public Art Designer
Digital Artist
Writer and Poet
Designer of Album Covers (Music Industry)
Collaborator with the Hollywood Film Industry
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026-Helloart, Solo Feature, 1 City Centre Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario
2026 Helloart, 1 and 3 Concorde Gate, North York, Ontario
2022 Ayurveda, Public Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2019 Kaleidoscopic, The Well, Toronto, Ontario
2018 Multiple Horizons, Kent Farndale Gallery, Port Perry, Ontario
2016 Beaches-East York Constituency, East York, Ontario
2016 Vaughan Grazie- Woodbridge, Ontario
2016 Colorimetry-The Kingston Social, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Synesthesia Urban Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Grazie, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2009 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
2005 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
2002 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
1999 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
1995 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
1991 Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
1990 Assemblage, Yorkville Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Urban/Post-Urban, Richdale Public Art Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario
1989 Gianni Inc., Toronto, Ontario
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Wanderlust, Headwaters Gallery, Alton, Ontario
2023 Mirage, Twist Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2023 Boundless, Abstract Show- Twist Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2023 Creative Bubble Abstract Show, Vaughan Film Festival, Vaughan, Ontario
2023 Form, Twist Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2022 Le Hang- Group Show- Quebec City, Quebec
2022 Cafe T.O. Cabbagetown, Toronto, Ontario
2021 Resilience, Smart Artist Hub, London, England
2021 Garden Gallery Exhibition, Red Box Main Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Hot Town Summer in the City, Urban Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018 Art of Food, Urban Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Top 40 Exhibit- Los Angeles, California
2018 Wondrous Ways, Arta Gallery-Toronto, Ontario
2018 Artist Project 2018- Toronto, Ontario
2017 Queen Street Art Crawl, Toronto, Ontario
2017 The Independence Show, The New Generation, Toronto, Ontario
2017 O Canada, 17 Leading Artists- Urban Gallery- Toronto, Ontario
2017 Heaven on Earth, Artusiam, Toronto, Ontario
2017 Life In the City, Artusiam, Toronto, Ontario
2017 Artist Project, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Hear Here Creative Salon, The Bunker, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Eyes and Ears, Grossman’s Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Topophilia, Riverdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Artist Project, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Ben Navaee Gallery, Abstract Show, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Ben Navaee Gallery Holiday Show, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Escape Artists Project, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto. Ontario
2015-RORSCHACH, Abstract Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Ten Squared Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2015 Fusion Art, International Exhibition, Colours of Fal-Palm Springs, California
1997 Group of Painters Show, Huntsville, Ontario
1994 Two-Person Show, Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario
1991 Lake Gallery, Young Artist Show, Toronto, Ontario
1991 Ontario College of Art Scholarship Show, Toronto, Ontario
1991 Scarborough Arts Council Juried Show, Scarborough, Ontario
1991 Consilium Show, Scarborough, Ontario
1990 Gallery St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Gallery St. Luke Two-Person Show, Toronto, Ontario
1990 OCAD Silent Auction, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Gallery St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Scarborough Arts Council Juried Show, Scarborough, Ontario
1989 Scarborough Arts Council Juried Show, Scarborough, Ontario
1989 OCAD Silent Auction, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Premiers Show, Queens Park- Toronto, Ontario
1989 Latcham Art Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario
1989 OCAD Silent Auction, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Ontario College of Art Scholarship Show, Toronto, Ontario
SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto, Ontario
Zentai Wellness Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Robert Carli- Composer, Toronto, Ontario
Chanel Beaudoin Cloutier Clinic, Quebec City, Quebec
Michael Garron Hospital, East York, Ontario
Los Angeles Center of Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Urban Gallery, Toronto
Credit Suisse, Zurich, Switzerland
York Region Board of Education, Aurora, Ontario
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario
Inniskillin Wines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Artistic Services, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Consilium, Scarborough, Ontario
Ontario Legislature, Queen's Park, Toronto, ON
BIBLIOGRAPHY PUBLICATION AND MEDIA
2026 Canvas Rebel Magazine, Los Angeles, California
2026 Canvas Rebel Magazine, Los Angeles, California
2024 Opulent Magazine Interview, London, UK
2024 Fly on the Gallery Wall, Interview, Online Publication
2026 Canvas Rebel Magazine, Los Angeles, California
2024 Opulent Magazine Interview, London, UK
2024 Fly on the Gallery Wall, Interview, Online Publication
2024 Carolyn Botelho-Dialing In His Senses, Pod Cas interview
2022 Taste Like Apples, Interview with Kayla Thompson
2022 Synesthesia, Interview with Cassie Marshall
2022 Artsper Magazine- Profile Feature, Toulon, France
2021 PR LOG- Resilience Show- Leicester, England
2021 Bougie Magazine-Saved from Chaos, Toronto, Ontario
2021 Bougie Magazine, Toronto, Ontario
2021 Observica Magazine, Canada Publication
2021 Publication, Artistonish Magazine
2018 Feature Artist, Artist Unknown
2017 Canada Art Magazine, Oh Canada
2017 TorontoArt.ca, Toronto, Ontario
2017 Horizon, Documentary Film, Anaastaasia Lambet, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Now Magazine, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Reyweb.com, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Artefact Series, Artist Unknown, Video Interview, Online Publication
2016 Fordham- Synesthesia, Video Interview, Online Publication
2016 Feature Profile, Novella Magazine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2016 Video/Profile Interview, Anaastasia Kotsiuba, Kitchener, Ontario
2015 Feature/profile, The Space, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 Featured Artist, Artsy Shark, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
1995 Critical Review, Metroland Media, Markham, Ontario, Canada
1994 Critical Review, Metroland Media, Markham, Ontario, Canada
1993 Critical Review, Metroland Media, Markham, Ontario, Canada
1991-Group Feature- City TV, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TEACHING
2023-Present SuOn College, North York Ontario
2021- Present Avenue Road Arts School Critical Review, Metroland Media, Markham, Ontario, Canada
1993 Critical Review, Metroland Media, Markham, Ontario, Canada
1991-Group Feature- City TV, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MEMBERSHIP
Artist in Montreal- Montreal, Quebec
Federation of Canadian Artists- Juried/Elected-Awarded Member, Vancouver, BC
Artist Network- Toronto, Ontario
Scarborough Arts Council- Member, Scarborough, Ontario
Toronto Arts Council- Member, Toronto, Ontario
Artsy Shark- Juried Membership, Rotonda West, Florida
York Arts Council- Founding Member, Aurora, Ontario
OCAD-Alumni- Alumni Member
DOCUMENTARIES
2022-8 Taste like Apples- Kayla Thompson, Toronto
2018- Artist Unknown- Val Peter, Toronto, Ontario
2017-Horizon- Anastasiia Lambet
2016-Artifact- Val Peter, Toronto, Ontario
APPOINTMENTS
Visionary Art Collective- Brooklyn, New York
Steps Public Art- City of Toronto
The Steps Initiatives-Public Spaces Project- Toronto, Ontario
Patch Artist Project- Appointed 2016- City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Federation of Canadian Artists-2015- Elected/Awarded Member by Appointment
Emerging Artist Awards- Appointed Honorary Juror -2015- Toronto, Ontario
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee- Markham, Ontario
Council Member- OCAD-Experimental Arts- Toronto, Ontario
REPRESNTATION
Art Loop Gallery- Toronto, Ontario
Galerie Beauchamp- Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto
Opulent Gallery, London, England, UK
Gallery 1313-Toronto, Ontario
Twist Gallery-Toronto, Ontario
Visionary Art Collective- Brooklyn, New York
Partial Gallery- Toronto, Ontario
Discover Abstract Artists- Canada
Smart Artist Hub, London England, UK
Bougie Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California
Arta Gallery- Toronto, Ontario
5-Pieces Gallery- Bern, Switzerland
Federation Gallery- Vancouver, Ontario
PUBLIC ART/INSTALLATIONS
Public Art-Installation Cafe T.O.-2022- Cabbagetown Art Walk Ayurveda-2022- Glenhill Condos and Hotel- Toronto, Ontario
Kaleidoscopic- 2019-Exterior public art Installation at "The Well, Toronto, Ontario
Stirling Bridge-2014- Swiss Bank, Zurich, Switzerland
The Unfamiliar Locality Project-2015- York Region/Durham Region
The Unfamiliar Locality Project-2014-York Region/Durham Region
The Unfamiliar Locality Project-2013- York Region/Durham Region