Amanda Burk is an artist from Ontario who specializes in drawing.
Burk previously taught as an Associate Professor at
Nipissing University
Nipissing University is a public university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The campus overlooks Lake Nipissing.
History Northeastern University (1960–1967)
The roots of Nipissing University date back to 1947, when residents of North B ...
in the Department of Fine Arts and Visual Arts.
Early life and education
Burk grew up in
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfri ...
.
She attended the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...
and graduated with an Honours BA Fine Arts Studio Specialization, English Minor in 2001. Burk also received a Masters of Fine Arts from the
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), is a public university, public art school, art university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution tha ...
in 2003.
Career
Artistic practice
Burk's art is represented by Halde Galerie in
Widen, Switzerland and Graphite Galleries in
New Orleans
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, Louisiana. Her work has been exhibited internationally in
Los Angeles
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,
Miami
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and
Peoria, Illinois
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.
In 2009, Burk moved to
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. It developed as a railroad centre and its airport was an important military locatio ...
and began featuring wild animals in her drawings.
Burk's most recent solo exhibition, ''Stories of Contentment and Other Fables'', was held at the
Thunder Bay Art Gallery from January 13 to March 26, 2017.
This exhibition featured large-scale drawings of mammals found in
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on p ...
and explored the ideas of human survival instincts and innate behaviours using animal imagery.
This exhibition was supported by a grant from the
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is a publicly funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to foster the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians. Based in Toronto, OAC was founded in 1963 by O ...
.
Burk's work, ''Full Circle (unrest)'', was selected for Manifest's International Drawing Annual (INDA 11). The 2017 publication features 120 works by 81 artists and an essay by Morgan Laurens.
The Line Gallery
The Line Gallery in North Bay was founded by Burk in 2011, which is the first gallery in Canada dedicated to exhibiting contemporary Canadian drawing. Since its inception, the gallery has held twenty-five solo exhibitions of Canadian artists who specialize in drawing.
See also
*
List of University of Waterloo people
The University of Waterloo, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is a comprehensive public university that was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles. It has grown into an institution of more than 42,000 students, faculty, and st ...
References
External links
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Nipissing University
Nipissing University is a public university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The campus overlooks Lake Nipissing.
History Northeastern University (1960–1967)
The roots of Nipissing University date back to 1947, when residents of North B ...
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Canadian women artists
Living people
Academic staff of Nipissing University
University of Waterloo alumni
NSCAD University alumni
21st-century Canadian artists
Year of birth missing (living people)