Available works:

Kathleen Weich - "Red Flowers"

Kathleen Weich, 1957 to 2011
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Kate Weich was born in Victoria, BC on September 29, 1957 and was considered a respected and highly accomplished visual artist. She studied Visual Arts at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton for two years before moving to Toronto in 1987.  She then continued her studies at York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990. She supported her developing career as a professional artist by working as a popular bartender for many years at the famed Montreal Bistro & Jazz Club in Toronto until she launched a successful full-time career as a contemporary abstract painter. Her vibrant works are sold and still exhibited by leading galleries across Canada.  Kate died in 2011 after a long and heroic battle with cancer.  The Kathleen Weich Bursary in Visual Art was established and is awarded annually to a full time undergraduate BFA student majoring in Visual Art.

Kate’s paintings are based on the abstract notions of landscape.  Using a conceptual approach rather than representing a more traditional landscape, she is able to take more liberties with the subject matter, colour and paint.  Taking from city and rural images whether imagined or real, Weich uses different views as a tool for composition.  This gives her space to use colour.  "I love colour and never tire of the drama it lends. The emotion attached to colour is a major part of my work. My aim is not to present a finalized view of a given subject; rather, I hope to offer a place where you can contemplate and bring your own visions."

Exhibitions
1985–1987 Grant MacEwan College, Visual Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
1987–1990 York University, Bachelor of Fine Art ,Toronto, Ontario Exhibitions
2007 Parts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2006 Parts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2006 Lipman Contemporary Art, Toronto Ontario (solo)
2005 Parts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Spin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Lipman Contemporary Art, Toronto Ontario (solo)
2005 Parts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2004 Artoracy, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2003 Parts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2001 Magi Corp, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2001 Red Head Gallery, Toronto Ontario
2001 Loop Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1998 Digital Renaissance, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
1997 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
1996 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
1996 Gallery 788, Toronto, Ontario
1995 Viridian Gallery, New York, New York
1994 Gallery 788, Toronto, Ontario
1994 Del Bello Gallery
1993 Del Bello Gallery
1993 Gallery 788, Toronto, Ontario
1992 The Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
1990 Gallery 291, Toronto, Ontario
1990 IDA Gallery, York University, Toronto, Ontario
1989 Ross Library, York University, Toronto, Ontario
1989 York University, Toronto, Ontario
1987 Convocation Show Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta