EDUCATION
1990 M.F.A., University of Alberta, Canada
1987 B.F.A., University of Alberta, Canada
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
2006 Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Meta, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Bologna Art Fair, Bologna, Italy
Post-Natural, Galleria Santa Marta, Milan
2004 Nature, Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Trento, Italy
Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2003 Oracle Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Floralis, Bau-Xi, Vancouver, Canada
Hortus Conclusus, Arco, Italy
2002 Metamorphoses, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Canada,
The Same Story Again, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
DNArt, Biennale, Kunsthaus Merano, Merano, Italy
2001 Change of Season, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2000 Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 A Single Line, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
West Meets East, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 B.C. Natives and Immigrants, Richmond Art Gallery,
Richmond, B.C. Canada
B.C. Natives and Immigrants, Diane Farris Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
1997 The Elements, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C, Canada
1995 Gli Elementi, La Sala del Grifo e del Leone, II Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, Italy
1994 Sala Giulia Gens, Roma, Italy
The Bugera Kmet Galleries, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1993 The Bugera Kmet Galleries, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1992 Woltjen Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Trees: An Interpretation, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Galleries at RSG, Seattle Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery,
Seattle, WA
2003 Hourtus Conclusus, Arco, Italy
Barbara Behan Gallery, London, England
2000 Inaugural Group Exhibition, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 Sur La Table, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Yurkovich resume, page 2
Still Life , Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Splash, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
1997 Artropolis, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Splash, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
1995 40 Celsius...A Survey of the Visual Arts in Edmonton, Commerce Place,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1994 II Gianicolo Gallery, Perugia, Italy
West End Gallery, Victoria, B.C., Canada
1993 Italian Renaissance Art: A Perspective, Black and white photographs
and critical texts. Jointly with Professor Jorge Frascara,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Actual Possibilities, Jointly with E. Aoki, Fine Arts Building
Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1992 Six Painters, Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Spring Show, Woltjen Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Woltjen Udell Gallery, Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA
1991 Fall and Winter Shows, Woltjen Udell Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Fall and Winter Shows, Woltjen Udell Gallery, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
Some New Alberta Art, Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada
Art For All, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books and Catalogues
Post-Natural, catalogue, Galleria Santa Marta, Milano, 2005
Arte Fiera, catalogue, renografica, Bologna, Italy, 2005
Artisti Stranieri in Umbria (Foreign Artists in Umbria), catalogue, Comune di Corciano, Italy 2005
Robinson, catalogue, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Italy, 2004
Passione di Mela (Apple Passions), Comune di Val di Non, Italy, 2004
Nature, catalogue, Studio d'Arte Raffaelli, Trento, Italy, 2004
Enter: Invito al Futuro (Enter: Invitation to the Future), catalogue, De Agostini Rizzoli Arte e Cultura, Milan, Italy, 2003
Hortus Conclusus, catalogue, Nicolodi, Arco, Italy, 2003
DNArt, catalogue, De Agostini Rizzoli Arte e Cultura, Milan, Italy, 2002
Metamorphoses, catalogue, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, 2002
ARTICLES
Arte in Mostra, Corriere della Sera, March 15, 2004
Fascinating Fruit, Where Magazine, May-June 2007, pg 23
Nature as Subject and Implement, Mari Sasano, What's On, Edmonton Journal, June, 2007 pg. 5
Yurkovich: giardini dell'anima (Yurkovich, gardens of the soul) Fiorenzo Degasperi, Il Trentino, March 25, 2004
Stupifacente natura di KarenYurkovich (Amazing nature of Karen Yurkovich), Marco Tomasini, L'Adige, April 4, 2004
Uomo e Natura Indagini Pittoriche della Yurkovich (Man and Nature Pictorial Investigations by Yurkovich), Mariella Rossi, Corriere del Trentino, March 13, 2004
The best of Italian galleries, Extrart, March, 2004
Karen Yurkovich, Monitor del Trentino, March 22, 2004
Karen Yurkovich - Nature, Exibart, March 22, 2004
La prima Guerra con dibattito (The first war with debate), Paola Rosà, L'Adige, Thursday, March 20, 2003
Hortus Conclusus, Mariella Rossi, Monitor del Trentino, April, 22, 2003
Creative Pleasures, Milena Katz, Parkhurst Exchange, Volume 9 Number 12, December 2001
Interview and story, Aislinn Hunter, CBC Radio, North by Northwest, Saturday, January 27, 2001
Interview and feature story, Janet Dirks, VTV News at Six, January 30, 2001
Letter to a Friend, artist statement, Artichoke Magazine, November, 1999
Karen Yurkovich at Linda Hodges, review by Paula Gustafson, Asian Art News, Vol. 9, number 6, Nov/Dec 1999
Editor's Choice, Nick Rockel, Vancouver Magazine, November, 1999
Karen Yurkovich, Vancouver Sun, November 4, 1999
Big Talk Backed Up with Bigger Talent, Charles Mandel, Edmonton Journal, October 6, 1995
Exhibit raises Heat, Tracy Neumann, SEE magazine, October 19, 1995
Renaissance Woman, Charles Mandel, Edmonton Journal, November 30, 1994
This Show Provides Undoubted Pleasure, Elizabeth Beauchamp, Edmonton Journal, April 24, 1992
TEACHING
Present
2004 - 2005
2D Honors Studio, SACI (Studio Art Centers International) Florence, Italy
2004 - 1998
Oil Painting: Traditional Techniques, Non-Toxic Materials 1 and 2, Anatomical Drawing, Oil Painting, and Teacher's Workshop, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver
Sessional Instructor in Anatomical Drawing for Animators and Figure drawing, Fundamentals of Oil Painting, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, ELST Design Studios, Vancouver, and the University of Alberta, Edmonton
1998 - 1991
Representing Realities and Presenting Information, Summer session drawing course for artists and designers, University of Alberta, Edmonton. Oil Painting: Traditional Techniques, Non-Toxic Materials, Emily Carr Institute of Art and
Design, Vancouver. Sessional Instructor in Anatomical Drawing for Animators and Figure Drawing, Fundamentals of Oil Painting, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and the University of Alberta, Edmonton
GRANTS
Vancouver Foundation grant, 2000
COLLECTIONS
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
Artemis Marketing Group, Vancouver, Canada
Bill Gates Foundation, Seattle
Bio-Tech, Munich, Germany
Collection Francesco Casoli, Serra San Quirico, Italy
Cook, Duke, Cox, Edmonton and Calgary, Canada
David Zacharko Architect, Vancouver, Canada
Deloitte and Touche, Seattle, WA
Delta Hotels, Vancouver, Canada
Elieca, Fabriano, Italy
Emaar Properties, Dubai UAE
Kyle Loranger Design, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
New Castle Club, Bellevue, WA
Nordstrom's Inc. , Seattle, WA
Osaka Golf Club, Osaka, Japan
Russell Investment Group, Tacoma, WA
Seymour Collection, Vancouver, Canada
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
Shaw Cable, Calgary and Victoria, Canada
Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Washington Mutual Bank, Seattle, WA
William Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Zacharko Design Partnership, Vancouver, Canada
Zymogenetics, Seattle, WA
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