Karen Bailey

Current & Upcoming

11 February - 7 March. 2010
Ottawa School of Art Main Gallery, 35 George Street, Ottawa
Triage: An Artist in Kandahar
TRIAGE BOOK AVAILABLE
Ottawa School of Art
An appointed military artist, Karen Bailey went to war-torn Afghanistan in 2007 to document Canadian military medical personnel caring for injured soldiers. Instead, she faced a cramped triage hospital ward filled with wounded Afghan civilians, including children.
Inspired by the dedication of the Canadian nurses, doctors and medical technicians that she witnessed over one week, Karen returned to Canada and devoted two years to painting her Kandahar experience. The result is Triage: twenty acrylic portraits of quiet courage. They reflect the tragic results of conflict, and the capacity for healing in a war zone.

8 May - 6 June, 2010
University of New Orleans, St. Claude Gallery
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Two Artists, Two Missions: Painting the Canadian Soldier
Joint exhibition with Karole Marois

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Corridor Gallery, Ottawa "Triage"
2008 Dale Smith Gallery “Blanche, Dot, Doris”
2006 IPO Gallery “Marjorie”
2005 Ottawa Art Gallery, Rental & Sales Service, Ottawa “Are You Being Served?”
2001 Fulford Gallery, Ottawa
1989 Mount Street Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1988 Artscourt, Ottawa
1987 City Hall, Ottawa

Selected Joint Exhibitions
2003 Here + Now Gallery, Toronto (with Laurie Zinkand-Selles) “New Directions”
2001 Visual Arts Centre Orleans (with Barbara Bailey) “Sisters – Painterly Relations”
1984 City Hall, Ottawa (with George Foster)

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON “A Brush With War - Military Art from Korea to Afghanistan”
2008 ARC Gallery, Chicago USA “Are We There Yet? 40 years of Feminism”
2007 Distill, Toronto “distill cup 07”
2007 Anglican Synod, Winnipeg, Manitoba “Sacred Expressions”
2006 Ottawa School of Art “stories dreams memories”
2005 Ottawa School of Art, “Portraits in Circumstance”
2005 Gamman House, Ottawa “Union Art” Mayworks Festival
2001 Women’s Art Association, Toronto, Trapeze “Imaging the Self”
1991 Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto
1990 Soloman Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1981 Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England “Heraldry Now 1975-1981”

Grants & Awards
2007 Ottawa School of Art Emerging New Talent Award
2006-07 Canadian Forces Artist Program (Military artist, Kandahar, Afghanistan)
1995 Ted Marshall Scholarship (Drawing & Painting)
1985 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant (Drawing & Painting)
1983 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant (Drawing & Painting)


Current Work Afghanistan 2007-09 (Canadian Forces Artist Program) Blanche Dot Doris 2008 Doris 2008-10 Marjorie 2006-07 Cut 2005-07 Are You Being Served? small 2005 Are You Being Served? 2004-06 Triage book Exhibitions Press Biography Contact		Portraits Familiar Faces Memories Cafe Elmwood School Sketches Self Portraits Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Courtroom Drawing Past Series Flowers New Directions Lucy Interiors Landscapes & Animals Nudes Shopfronts Still Life Gouache Book Illustration Heraldry
	Recovery, Acrylic on canvas, 72" x 48", 2009
	Current & Upcoming 11 February - 7 March. 2010 Ottawa School of Art Main Gallery, 35 George Street, Ottawa Triage: An Artist in Kandahar TRIAGE BOOK AVAILABLE Ottawa School of Art An appointed military artist, Karen Bailey went to war-torn Afghanistan in 2007 to document Canadian military medical personnel caring for injured soldiers. Instead, she faced a cramped triage hospital ward filled with wounded Afghan civilians, including children. Inspired by the dedication of the Canadian nurses, doctors and medical technicians that she witnessed over one week, Karen returned to Canada and devoted two years to painting her Kandahar experience. The result is Triage: twenty acrylic portraits of quiet courage. They reflect the tragic results of conflict, and the capacity for healing in a war zone. 8 May - 6 June, 2010 University of New Orleans, St. Claude Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Two Artists, Two Missions: Painting the Canadian Soldier Joint exhibition with Karole Marois Selected Solo Exhibitions 2009 Corridor Gallery, Ottawa "Triage" 2008 Dale Smith Gallery “Blanche, Dot, Doris” 2006 IPO Gallery “Marjorie” 2005 Ottawa Art Gallery, Rental & Sales Service, Ottawa “Are You Being Served?” 2001 Fulford Gallery, Ottawa 1989 Mount Street Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 1988 Artscourt, Ottawa 1987 City Hall, Ottawa Selected Joint Exhibitions 2003 Here + Now Gallery, Toronto (with Laurie Zinkand-Selles) “New Directions” 2001 Visual Arts Centre Orleans (with Barbara Bailey) “Sisters – Painterly Relations” 1984 City Hall, Ottawa (with George Foster) Selected Group Exhibitions 2009 McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON “A Brush With War - Military Art from Korea to Afghanistan” 2008 ARC Gallery, Chicago USA “Are We There Yet? 40 years of Feminism” 2007 Distill, Toronto “distill cup 07” 2007 Anglican Synod, Winnipeg, Manitoba “Sacred Expressions” 2006 Ottawa School of Art “stories dreams memories” 2005 Ottawa School of Art, “Portraits in Circumstance” 2005 Gamman House, Ottawa “Union Art” Mayworks Festival 2001 Women’s Art Association, Toronto, Trapeze “Imaging the Self” 1991 Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto 1990 Soloman Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 1981 Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England “Heraldry Now 1975-1981” Grants & Awards 2007 Ottawa School of Art Emerging New Talent Award 2006-07 Canadian Forces Artist Program (Military artist, Kandahar, Afghanistan) 1995 Ted Marshall Scholarship (Drawing & Painting) 1985 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant (Drawing & Painting) 1983 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant (Drawing & Painting)