Edward Stefan Kuris - Contemporary Canadian Artist

edward stefan kuris
Associate of the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) ‘70

PAINTER, SCULPTOR

o abstract figurative painter
o sculptures in soapstone, wood, metal
o brass and copper jewelry
o studio tours Guelph and Toronto
o many solo and juried group shows since 1969: Fergus, Elora, Toronto, Quebec, Slovak Republic, Cuba, and Japan
o paintings used in a film by Academy Award winner Brigitte Berman

POET

o published in over forty literary journals across Canada and abroad
o Ontario Arts Council grant for poetry
o published illustrations of poems
o published two chapbooks: heaven from pennies and lifeboats
o many readings in southern Ontario including: Bookshelf, York university, Mohawk College
o poetry voiceover written for a video titled Cast Aside about aesthetics of dereliction and the fate of IMICO, an abandoned malleable iron factory in Guelph built in 1912

BIO

o born in Cape Breton, N.S. 1947; lives in Guelph Ontario
o Art College Associate since 1970
o studied drawing, painting, and advertising art
o awarded scholarship at OCA (D)
o studied Fine Arts at the University of Windsor
o worked in engineering as a designer, scale model maker, draftsman, and graphic designer