Featured Artist for the Month of March, 2022
Web: https://melindacalway.ca
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Melinda Calway
Artist Bio:
I am inspired by all the beauty around us, in nature, and in people. I love sunrises, sunsets, flowers growing in gardens and fields, the snow, forests, and especially trees. I feel an affinity for trees, earth’s air purifiers; their beauty, variety, colour and unique shapes. They are truly magnificent! I feel so fortunate to live in this world of beauty and I want to share my insight through watercolour paintings. I chose watercolour because of its luscious, transparence and its ability to show an infinite variety of vibrant colours.
I graduated with honours from the 3 year, post-secondary program at “The Art Centre” in Toronto — studies included drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, illustration, photography and graphic design. I was so please to have subjects that I had a natural disposition toward and enjoyed doing homework! I then worked as a graphic designer as I began teaching… only to find as terrified as I was at the start, I had a knack for this teaching thing.
I taught visual art to gifted children through the Board of Education, Art classes to teachers & students in elementary school and photography to adults. For the past 17 years I’ve focused on instructing watercolour & drawing classes for adults as well as doing my own painting. I love teaching. I find it rewarding to share what I’ve learned. What’s the point of continuing learning if it can’t be shared? I also love to learn and continually take courses and workshops to give me different perspectives and new ideas both on painting and teaching.
I see my art as a moment in time captured and shared, through my eyes. I enjoy colour and make my watercolour paintings vibrant with rich colour. I do like detail and strive for the right combination of looseness and detail to offset and strengthen my work.
Affiliation: The Toronto Watercolour Society & The Art Guild of Scarborough
Solo Exhibitions:
St. Mark’s — May 2019, May 2017, May 2015, May 2013, May 2011, April 2009, Feb 2007
Yonge Street — Grazie’s — Nov 2005
Bayview — May 2005
Mackay Art Gallery, Unionville, ON — April 2003
Juried Group Exhibitions:
Toronto Watercolour Society — Nov 2021, Aug 2020, Aug 2019, Aug 2018, Mar 2016
Art Guild of Scarborough — Feb 2020, Oct 2019, Feb 2018, Sept 2017, Mar 2016
Non-Juried Group Exhibitions:
Art Guild of Scarborough Nov 2021, Mar 2021
St. Mark’s — Nov 2003
Awards:
Canada 150 Award — Nov 2017 (TAGS)
Special Merit Award — TAGS- 2018, 2017, 2017, 2016, 2015
Collections: I have work in Private and Corporate collections across Canada, the US and in Europe.
The Old Garage, 14 x 20 Watercolour
Richie Falls, 15 x 22 Watercolour
Sunrise with Red-Tailed Hawk, 14 x 20 Watercolour
On the Beach, 16 x 12 Watercolour
Tapestry of Colour, 15 x 11 Watercolour
Abstract Reality, 15 x 11 Watercolour
Trees at Sunset, 9.5 x 24 Watercolour
Light in the Woods, 12 x 30 Watercolour
Into the Morning Sun, 11 x 15 Watercolour
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