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Klaas van Weringh

Art Resume

 

Between 1974 and 1986 Klaas was a full time professional visual artist, in pencil, oil, and acrylic; active again since 2003.

In 2007, a drawing was selected as a finalist in the Kingston Prize, Canada’s National Portrait Competition.

His work has received national visibility, being reproduced on covers and inside several books and magazines, and especially when his 1984 solo exhibition was announced in Canadian Art by Kaspar Gallery, which represented his work in the prestigious Yorkville gallery district.

 

Solo Exhibitions

1984 Kaspar Gallery, Yorkville, Toronto

1980 Kingston Public Library

Group Exhibitions

2007 Exhibition of Finalists, Kingston Prize, Canadian National Portrait Competition

2003 Kingston Arts Council Jury Exhibition, Kingston Public Library

1986-1987 “Kingston Regional Invitational Exhibition”, Agnes Etherington Art Centre

1983 to 1987, “Collectors’ Choice”, five annual group shows, Kaspar Gallery, Toronto

1982 “OSA Image ’81”, Ontario Society of Artists annual juried exhibition

1981 “Regional Juried Exhibition”, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston

1981 “Rodman Hall Jury Exhibition”, St. Catharine’s

1981 “Kingston on View in Toronto”, invitational, Queen’s Park, Toronto

1979 “Rodman Hall Jury Exhibition”, St. Catharine’s

1978 “Kingston Drawing”, St. Lawrence College Gallery, invitational, Kingston

1976 “The Art of Kingston”, St. Lawrence College Gallery, juried, Kingston

1974 “Agnes Etherington Art Centre Spring Show”, juried, Kingston

1975 – 1982 Various group shows, F.D. Fine Arts Gallery, Kingston; Brock Street Gallery, Kingston; and Gallery Idée, Toronto

Awards

2007 Finalist, Kingston Prize, Canadian National Portrait Competition

2003 Honourable Mention (established artist category), Kingston Arts Council Exhibition

1984 Ontario Arts Council Materials Grant

1980 Ontario Arts Council Materials Grant

1979 Ontario Arts Council Grant to Individual Artist

Published Reproductions

    • Four drawings and paintings on covers of The Kingston Whig-Standard Magazine (1980’s)
    • Announcement of solo exhibition, Kaspar Gallery, in Canadian Art, Fall 1984 issue
    • Portrait of Tom Marshall, on front cover of his poetry book The Elements (Oberon, 1980)
    • Illustrated David Kemp’s A Child Growing Up (Simon & Pierre,1979)
    • Cover drawing for four issues of Quarry, poetry quarterly, Queen’s Press, 1976

Excerpts from reviews

    • “Klaas van Weringh’s strongly realistic drawings and oil paintings...are haunting and sometimes disturbing.” The Kingston Whig-Standard
    • “Images of lasting importance...betray the artist’s philosophy, express an emotion, or simply strike a sympathetic chord....a more-than-photographic quality.” The Kingston Whig-Standard
    • [The Rodman Hall Jury Exhibition includes a] “beauty by Kingston artist Klaas R. van Weringh that is incredible in its realism.” St. Catharine’s Standard
    • “Perhaps the most dazzling piece in the show is Klaas van Weringh’s...which shows a mastery of drawing technique in tandem with simple design and profound detail....stunning in its clarity and lifelike quality The Kingston Whig-Standard