BIO

Nicole Katsuras (b. Toronto, Canada) received a Master of Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design in London, UK and has an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. Her work can be found in numerous corporate collections, including CIBC, McCarthy Tetrault, Canaccord, Encana, RBC Capital Investments, Luciano Benetton, Mirvish Collection, Holt Renfrew to name a few. She has also designed an exclusive line of luxury hand-tuffed silk and wool rugs for Stark Carpet in New York City. Currently, Nicole will be part of an exhibition titled Air at Foster White Gallery in Seattle Washington, opening March 7th, 2024.

ABOUT THE WORK

There is a painstaking aspect to the way Nicole makes a painting, her pictures are built as much as they are painted.  They are so well built , so beautiful and elaborate, her audience continues to grow in tandem with her deep relationship to painting, especially modern expressive abstraction. The paintings of Nicole Katsuras are uniquely innovative, one of the early pioneers of a technique that involves mixing oil paint into a personal palette of colours, then using an improvised system of irregular mark-making tools to apply the paint onto the surface of the canvas.  A single square inch of canvas could support layers of extrusions piled an inch high.  For this reason, Nicole was invited to exhibit in Material Matters 2012-2013 at The Courtauld Institute of Art, celebrating both established and emerging contemporary artists who use pioneering media or re-interpret traditional forms of representation. Nicole’s paintings are full of paradox and influence; painterly gestures take from genres diverse as still-life, and portraiture to create figure-ground relationships for the viewer to experience as both objects in space and as an ethereality that is open to personal meaning, joy and wonder.  Nicole’s most recent work features a series of bold compositional and chromatic ideas that she has been focusing on since 2007. In the decade since graduation from Central Saint Martins Masters of Fine Arts, Nicole Katsuras has been collected by prominent Canadian collectors like David Mirvish, who specializes in the ongoing legacy of modern painting,  Father Daniel Donovan’s historically significant Canadian collection as well as a number of private collections from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to Istanbul.

curriculum vitae

  • MASTER OF FINE ART/ CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN/ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

    HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO/ TORONTO, CANADA

  • MARY COYNE ROWELL JACKMAN POST GRADUATE AWARD

  • BENNETT JONES LLP

    LUCIANO BENETTON

    CANACCORD CAPITAL CORPORATION

    CANACCORD WEALTH MANAGEMENT

    CARLTON UNIVERSITY

    CIBC

    THE DONOVAN COLLECTION

    ENCANA

    EQUITABLE TRUST

    FAIRBOURNE

    FAIRMOUNT BAKU, FLAME TOWERS, BAKU AZERBAIJAN

    HOLT RENFREW

    HYDRO ONE

    THE KEG STEAKHOUSE COLLECTION

    MCCARTHY TETRAULT

    MIRVISH COLLECTION

    RBC CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

    SECTION EIGHT/ITCH PRODUCTIONS

    THOMPSON HOTEL, WASHINGTON DC

    WALKER WEST LONGO

    YLAW

    PRIVATE COLLECTIONS FROM VANCOUVER TO TORONTO AND FROM NEW YORK TO ISTANBUL

  • 2021 SKY MAPS AND DAYDREAMS/ BAU-XI VANCOUVER

    2020 NOW MORE THAN EVER/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2020 MARCH 7 - 21 / PROCESS AND IMAGE/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2019-2020 DECEMBER 2 - FEBRUARY 15 /TILT + PULL/ ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY- MOUNTAIN HOME/ ARKANSAS

    2019 NOVEMBER 9-23/ PAINTER’S PARADISE/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2015 PARADE/ TRACK AND FIELD GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 CHROMA NATIONAL/ CORKIN GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 COLOUR IN SPACE/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2012 SKY WRITING / BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2011 MEGATHERIUM/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2011 THE ALGONQUIN REPORT/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2010 FURIOUS FROLICS/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2010 LITTLE ROAR/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2009 NEW WORKS/ 13TH STREET/ NIAGARA

    2009 SUNSHOWERS/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2008 RED STAYS BRIGHT/ 968 QUEEN/ TORONTO

    2007 BLOOMING HIDE/ SPIN GALLERY/ TORONTO

  • 2021 ART CARES/ ART IN SUPPORT OF FOOD BANKS CANADA/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2020 AWAKENINGS/ GROUP SHOW/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2020 ART CARES/ ART IN SUPPORT OF FOOD BANKS CANADA/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2020 CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION/WADDINGTON’S/ TORONTO

    2020 AWAKENINGS/ GROUP SHOW/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2020 MODERN MASTERS-PRIVATE COLLECTION/ 13TH STREET WINERY/NIAGARA

    2019 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2019 METHOD II/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2019 IN ASCEND/ 2 PERSON/ CURATED BY RAFI GHANAGHOUNIAN/ SAMARA CONTEMPORARY/ TORONTO

    2018 OUT OF THE BUSH GARDEN/ ONSITE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2017 OUT OF THE BUSH GARDEN/ FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI/ VENICE

    2013 DECEMBER GROUP SHOW/ CORKIN GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ CORKIN GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 THE GHOSTS OF WILLIAM RONALD/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 WINTER EXHIBITION/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2013 THE WHITE SHOW/ BAU XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2012 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2012 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ BAU XI VANCOUVER/ TORONTO

    2012 FRESH FACES/ NEWZONES/ CALGARY

    2012 SUMMER EXHIBITION/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2012 SUMMER EXHIBITION/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2012 WINTER/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2012 WHEN NIGHT FALLS/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ VANCOUVER

    2011 HIGHLY DESIRABLE/ NEUBACHER SHOR CONTEMPORARY/ TORONTO

    2011 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2011 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ BAU-XI GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2011 NUMBER 10 SHOW/ W2 STORYEUM/ VANCOUVER

    2011 WINTER EXHIBITION/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2010 ART TORONTO/ ART FAIR/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2010 NUMBER 9 SHOW/ W2 STORYEUM/ VANCOUVER

    2010 SUMMER GROUP SHOW/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2010 WINTER GROUP SHOW/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2009 WINTER GROUP SHOW/ MOORE GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2008 QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL/ TORONTO

    2008 ARTSCAPE/ THE GLADSTONE HOTEL/ TORONTO

    2008 LIBERTY MARKET LOFT ARTISTS/ LIBERTY/ TORONTO

    2008 TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION/ TORONTO

    2007 FIFTEEN/ THE GLADSTONE HOTEL/ TORONTO

    2007 QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL/ TORONTO

    2007 OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION/ TORONTO

    2006 STUDIO TOUR & SALE/ 96 SPADINA/ TORONTO

    2006 THE BODY/ KHIASMA GALLERIE/ PARIS

    2006 MFA GRADUATE SHOW/ CONCOURSE, LONDON

    2006 LANDMARKS/ LETHABY GALLERY/ LONDON

    2006 NEW EXHIBITION/ NOLIA’S GALLERY/ LONDON

    2006 SUB. SITU 01/ MASHED POTATO GALLERY/ DEPTFORD/ UK

    2006 WHERE ARE YOU NOW?/ 12 BOX GALLERY/ SEOUL

    2006 8 NEW NAMES/ GALLERY 102:THE TEA BUILDING/ LONDON

    2005 MID-TERM EXHIBITION/ CONCOURSE GALLERY/ LONDON

    2005 SQUARE FOOT SHOW/ AWOL GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2005 PANORAMA/ SPIN GALLERY/ TORONTO

    2005 HART HOUSE ART COMPETITION/ J.M. BARNICKE ART GALLERY/ TORONTO

  • 2020 ART GEMS

    2020 GILDA’S GNOME GARDEN

    2019 TEDDY BEAR AFFAIR

    2019 YWCA

    2019 ART GEMS

    2018 ART GEMS

    2018 YWCA

    2017 ART GEMS

    2017 NYOTA

    2016 ART GEMS

    2016 WADDINGTON’S CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART AUCTION

    2016 NYOTA

    2016 TEDDY BEAR AFFAIR

    2015 WATERKEEPER

    2015 ART GEMS

    2015 TEDDY BEAR AFFAIR

    2015 NYOTA

    2015 VARLEY ART GALLERY

    2014 ART GEMS

    2014 WATERKEEPERS

    2014 NYOTA

    2014 TEDDY BEAR AFFAIR

    2013 ART GEMS

    2013 VISITING ARTIST/ CRITIQUES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PAINTING/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    2013 WADDINGTON’S CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART AUCTION

    2013 WATERKEEPERS

    2013 AFYC

    2013 VISITING ARTIST/ CRITIQUES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PAINTING/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    2012 ART GEMS

    2012 VISITING ARTIST/ CRITIQUES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PAINTING/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    2011 ART GEMS

    2011 VISITING ARTIST/ CRITIQUES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PAINTING/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    2010 ART GEMS

    2010 VARLEY ART GALLERY

    2010 VISITING ARTIST/CRITIQUES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PAINTING/ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    2009 ART GEMS

    2008 ART GEMS

    2008 ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON

  • 2020 PAINTING MODERNITY/ THE SOUND/ MARCH 5/ BART GAZZOLA

    2016 THE HAPPINESS EQUATION: WANT NOTHING + DO ANYTHING = HAVE EVERYTHING BY NEIL PASRICHA

    2013 GLOBAL MORNING TELEVISION PROGRAMME FOR PREVIEW OF ART TORONTO

    2013 SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF ZOOMER MAGAZINE

    2013 MENTION ON BLOG OH BY THE WAY

    2011 ONLINE ARTIST FEATURE, VANCOUVER IS AWESOME

    2011 ARTIST MENTION ON THE FILE

    2011 ONLINE ARTIST FEATURE: NO. 10 GROUP EXHIBITION, VANCOUVER

    2011 LECTURE: EMILY CARR AND HER DAUGHTERS BY JOAN MURRAY AT JOHN M. PARROTT ART GALLERY

    2010 NOW TORONTO’S DAILY SLIDE SHOW OF THIS WEEK’S MUST-SEE ART SHOWS BY FRAN SCHECHTER

    2010 BITS MAGAZINE

    2010 HERE AND NOW INTERVIEW/ OMNI TV

    2010 ART SYNC TV

    2010 THE DONOVAN COLLECTION BOOK

    2010 HERE AND NOW/ OMNI TV

    2010 WWW.SNAPDOWNTOWNTORONTO.COM

    2010 ONLINE/ MERGE:RISING STARS GLOW IN THE SHOW/ SHE DOES THE CITY

    2010 THE BEAT: ARTS IN LONDON

    2009 ART/ TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINE/ APRIL

    2009 LIBERTY GLEANER/ MARCH/APRIL

    2007 HERE AND NOW INTERVIEW/ OMNI TV

    2006 STUDENT SHOWS/ TIME OUT LONDON/ SEPTEMBER

    2006 ASSIST IN INTERVIEWS FOR FUTURE CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS CANDIDATES FOR MFA 07/ LONDON