Katie Ohe Explained

Birth Name:Katherine Dorothea Minna von der Ohe
Birth Place:near Peers, Alberta
Education:Alberta College of Art and Design,
Montreal School of Art and Design,
Alberta College of Art and Design,
SculptureCenter
Known For:kinetic sculptor
Spouse:Harry Kiyooka (m. 1968)

Katie Ohe, LL. D. (born Katherine Dorothea Minna von der Ohe [1] in 1937, near Peers, Alberta) is a sculptor living in Calgary, Alberta. Ohe is known as one of the first artists to make abstract sculpture in Alberta, and has been influential as a teacher at the Alberta College of Art and Design. She is best known for her abstract and kinetic sculptures. [2]

Biography

She began her studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary (then the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art) 1954 to 1957 under the guidance of pioneer modernist artist Marion Nicoll.[3] [4]

Other influential instructors were Illingworth Kerr, Stan Blodgett,[5] Ken Sturdy and ceramist Luke Lindoe. Lindoe invited her to work at Ceramics Arts in the summer of 1957,[6] where she worked alongside Walter Dexter, Walt Drohan,[7] Luke Lindoe and Pat Banks (Drohan). She was awarded a National Gallery Study Award to study child art education with Arthur Lismer at the Montreal School of Art and Design,[8] Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1957 to 1958.[9] While in Montreal, she was impressed by an exhibition of the planar work of Anne Kahane.[10] [11] On her return to Calgary, she rented a property in the grounds of the famous Hart family house and taught in the child art program modeled on that of Lismer at the Coste House, Calgary, where Archie Key was Managing Director.[12] She returned to the Art Department of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now the Alberta College of Art and Design) to complete her fourth year and earn her diploma in 1960.

With a Green Shield Scholarship secured through the support of Marion Nicoll,[13] and the recommendation of Archie Key,[14] she went to New York City to pursue post-graduate studies for three years at the Sculpture Center where was director.[15] While there, she worked alongside sculptor Sahl Swarz, who later invited her to Verona, Italy[16] where she spent several summers working at the Bronze Foundry.[17]

Ohe married artist Harry Kiyooka in 1968. In 2011, the couple founded the Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre in Calgary, to promote contemporary art.[18] [19]

Teaching

Ohe taught drawing, ceramics and sculpture to adults and children at Coste House 1960-1962, and 1964-67. She taught at the Alberta College of Art and Design (1960-1962) and 1970 until her retirement from teaching in 2016. She was sessional sculpture instructor at Mount Royal College 1970-1982, sculpture instructor at the University of Calgary (1978-1979), and seminar instructor at the Banff Centre, 1978-79.[20] Her many students include notable artists Evan Penny, Christian Eckart, Brian Cooley, Alexander Caldwell and Isla Burns.[21]

Selected public sculpture

Ohe's public-art commissions include:

Selected exhibitions

Awards

In 1991, Ohe received the ACAD Alumni Award of Excellence Award (formerly the Board of Governors’ Award of Excellence).[24] She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in recognition of her pioneering influence on art in Alberta in 2001. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2006, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2019 she was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence.[25]

External links

Further reading

  1. Book: Livingstone. Donna. Hudson. Anna. Moir. Lindsay. Laviolette. Mary-Beth. Moppett. Ron. Spalding. Jeffrey. Tousley. Nancy. Ylitalo. Katherine. Made in Calgary. 2016. Glenbow Museum. Calgary, Alberta. 978-1-895379-64-8. 16, 18, 19, 49, 97, 186, 276, 336, 361, 363, 367, 372.
  2. Book: Kwasny. Barbara. Peake. Elaine. A Second Look at Calgary's Public Art. 1992. Detselig Enterprises Ltd.. Calgary, Alberta. 1-55059-041-3. 96, 110, 127, 129, 150, 170, 193.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gallerieswest.ca/artists/previews/katie-ohe%3A-sculpted-eloquence/ Blair Brennan, Galleries West, Fall/Winter 2002 issue
  2. Web site: Members since 1880 . Royal Canadian Academy of Arts . 11 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526215339/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp . 26 May 2011 .
  3. Web site: History of SAIT SAIT, Calgary, Alberta. SAIT. www.sait.ca. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224211432/http://www.sait.ca/about-sait/who-we-are/history-of-sait. 2017-02-24. live.
  4. News: Motion art: Exhibit celebrates Katie Ohe's 60-year career as artist, teacher and mentor. Volmers. Eric. January 24, 2020. Calgary Herald. 2020-01-28.
  5. Web site: History of SAIT SAIT, Calgary, Alberta. SAIT. www.sait.ca. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224211432/http://www.sait.ca/about-sait/who-we-are/history-of-sait. 2017-02-24. live.
  6. Web site: Ceramic Arts. Calgary – A Lost Studio Pottery. 2015-12-15. canadian studio pottery. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225731/https://canadianstudiopottery.com/2015/12/15/ceramic-arts-calgary-a-lost-studio-pottery/. 2017-03-26. live.
  7. News: WALTER DROHAN, "Towards Perfection" / NEIL LISKE, "Out of Extremes," March 20 to May 2, 2009, Triangle Gallery, Calgary. 2009-08-31. Galleries West. 2017-03-26. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135940/http://www.gallerieswest.ca/art-reviews/exhibitions/walter-drohan-%22towards-perfection%22-neil-liske%2C-%22out-of-extremes%2C%22-march-20-to-may-2%2C-2009%2C-triangle-gallery%2C-calgary/. March 26, 2017. live.
  8. Book: Grigor. Angela. Arthur Lismer, Visionary Art Educator. 2002. McGill-Queen's University Press. 9780773522954.
  9. Book: Gordon. Richard. Ohe. Katie. Townshend. Nancy. Ylitalo. Katherine. Katie Ohe. 1991. The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art. Calgary, Alberta. 1-895086-16-7. 15–16.
  10. Web site: Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : KAHANE, Anne. cwahi.concordia.ca. en. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080012/http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=1635. 2017-03-27. live.
  11. Book: Gordon. Richard. Ohe. Katie. Townshend. Nancy. Ylitalo. Katherine. Katie Ohe. 1991. The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art. Calgary, Alberta. 1-895086-16-7. 15–16.
  12. Web site: The Glenbow Museum > Archives Main Catalogue Search Results. ww2.glenbow.org. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20171031073400/http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainResults.aspx?XC=%2Fsearch%2FarchivesMainResults.aspx&TN=MAINCAT&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&. 2017-10-31. live.
  13. Web site: GSC Community Giving Program. Greenshield. en. 2017-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140009/http://www.greenshield.ca/en-ca/About-GSC/giving-back/community-giving. 2017-03-26. live.
  14. Book: Gordon. Richard. Ohe. Katie. Townsend. Nancy. Ylitalo. Katherine. Katie Ohe. 1991. The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art. Calgary, Alberta. 1-895086-16-7. 18.
  15. News: Dorothea H. Denslow Dies at 70; Sculptor Founded Center Here . The New York Times . 27 April 1971 .
  16. Olafson. Karin. The Life and Legacy of Katie Ohe and Harry Kiyooka. Avenue. February 2016. 27 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170724051246/http://www.avenuecalgary.com/City-Life/Calgary-Contemporary-Art-Katie-Ohe-Harry-Kiyooka-KOAC-Kiyooka-Ohe-Arts-Centre/. 24 July 2017. live.
  17. Book: Kwasny. Barbara. Peake. Elaine. A Second Look at Calgary's Public Art. 1992. Detselig Enterprises Ltd. Calgary, Alberta. 193.
  18. Web site: A Work in Progress. Weir. Bruce. 5 June 2013. Swerve. Postmedia Network Inc. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131008184714/http://www.calgaryherald.com/swerve/features/Kiyooka+Centre+KOAC/8484134/story.html. 8 October 2013. 3 October 2013.
  19. Web site: This Woman's Work. Carlson. Ginger. Canadian Art. en-US. 2020-01-29.
  20. Book: Gordon. Richard. Ohe. Katie. Townsend. Nancy. Ylitalo. Katherine. Katie Ohe. 1991. The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art. Calgary, Alberta. 1-895086-16-7. 74.
  21. Web site: Ohe. Katie. biography. Herringer Kiss Gallery. 27 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225608/https://www.herringerkissgallery.com/katie-ohe-bio. 26 March 2017. dead.
  22. Web site: Katie Ohe - Esker Foundation Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary. Esker Foundation Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary. en. 2020-01-29.
  23. Book: Ohe, Katie, 1937-. Katie Ohe : [exhibition] The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, February 28 to March 23, 1991. 1991. Alberta College of Art. Townshend, Nancy., Ylitalo, Katherine, 1952-, Illingworth Kerr Gallery.. 1-895086-16-7. Calgary, Alta.. 25322600.
  24. Web site: Alumni award Recipients Alberta College of Art and Design. acad.ca. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063654/https://www.acad.ca/alumni/meet-our-alumni/alumni-award-winners. 2018-02-09. 2017-03-26.
  25. Web site: The Alberta Order of Excellence. www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. 2020-01-29.

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