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Curriculum Vitae – Karen Colangelo
(b1970) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Owner/Operator @kcp_artstudio – Karen Colangelo Paintings Art Studio (Dec 2019-Present)
157 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga ON (Port Credit) L5G 4T9
Art Instructor – City of Mississauga (Sept 2023-Present)
Living Arts Center 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
PAST GALLERY REPRESENTATION
GALLERY 133 1260 – Castlefield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
HAZELTON FINE ART GALLERIES – 14 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
ELAINE FLECK GALLERY – Queen Street, Toronto Ontario
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Arts Interior Design, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE JURIED ART COMPETITIONS
2025 Fusion Art – Still Life – 2nd Place
2025 Fusion Art – Still Life – Finalist Award
2025 Camelback Gallery – Artist Invitational II – Finalist Award
2025 Gallery 4% – Award of Distinction for Faces & Features 5 (March)
2025 Camelback Gallery – Amazing Animals Exhibition – Finalist Award
2025 Blue Koi Gallery – Open Theme – Honourable Mention
2025 Fusion Art – Artist’s Choice 3rd Place
2025 Fusion Art – Artist’s Choice Finalist
2025 Camelback Gallery Artist of the Month Recipient – February
2024 Blue Koi Gallery – Honourable Mention -Vibrant Colours Virtual Art Exhibition
2024 Camelback Gallery Juried Online Show Best Work – Gold Award
2024 Camelback Gallery Juried Online Show Realism – Winner Best in Show
2024 Camelback Gallery’s Artist Invitational VIII Competition – Finalist
2024 Blue Koi Gallery – Honourable Mention – Abstract Virtual Art Exhibition
2024 Blue Koi Gallery – Honourable Mention -Vibrant Colours Virtual Art Exhibition
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Art Trail Show & Exhibition, Mississauga ON (Oct)
2025 Art a la Carte Program at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Wellesley Street, Toronto, ON
2024 23rd Annual Lakeshore Art Trail, Miss. ON (October)
2024 Quest Art Gallery + School “I Love Georgian Bay” Midland, Ontario (June)
2024 Quest Art Gallery + School “What’s on Your Plate?” Midland, Ontario (Jan)
2024 Art à la Carte Program at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Wellesley Street, Toronto, ON
2023 Quest Art Gallery + School “Show Us What You’ve Got” Midland, Ontario (Sept)
2023 Quest Art Gallery + School “Lay of the Land” Members Exhibition Midland, Ontario (July)
2017 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Sept)
2016 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (June)
2015 Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Delight 2014 Group Show Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Group Show Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Dec)
2014 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (June)
1988 Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
TWO-ARTIST SHOW
2017 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (May & Oct)
2016 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Feb & Nov)
2015 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (July & Nov)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Solo Show Megamindful Living Midland, Ontario (Nov to Dec 2024)
2022 Solo Show KCP GALLERY Etobicoke, Ontario (Dec)
2021 Solo Show KCP GALLERY Etobicoke, Ontario (Sept)
2020 Solo Show KCP GALLERY Etobicoke, Ontario (Aug)
2016 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2002 Leggatt & Associates, Toronto, Ontario
1999 Imagine That Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1998 Imagine That Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Fleck Fine Art Catalogue. Volume 9, Issue 1. Winter 2016-17, Pg. 9 & Cover.
2016 Fleck Fine Art Catalogue. Volume 8, Issue 2. Fall/Winter Pg. 7 & Back Cover
2016 Fleck Fine Art Catalogue. Volume 8, Issue 1. Spring/Summer Issue. Pg.11.
2015 Fleck Fine Art Catalogue. Volume 7, Issue 2. Fall Issue. Pg.8.
2015 Fleck Contemporary Fine Art Magazine. Vol., 7, Issue 1. Spring/Sum Issue. Pg.26.
2014 Fleck Contemporary Fine Art Magazine. Vol., 6, Issue 2. Fall/Winter Issue. Pg.39.
2014 Fleck Contemporary Fine Art Magazine. Vol., 1, Issue 1. Spring/Sum Issue. Pg.22.
2004 Applewood United Church Annual Report. Mississauga, Ontario. Cover.
2003 Applewood United Church Annual Report. Mississauga, Ontario. Cover.
COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONS
2023 Raw Aura Organic Cuisine Port Credit Ontario (11 chairs)
1998-2010 deSignum Planning & Design. Toronto, Ontario
1997 Madison Homes Development, Toronto, Ontario
1997 Second Cup Coffee Co. Oakville, Ontario
1998 Second Cup Coffee Co. Montreal, Quebec
1995 Wenches & Rogues Clothing Store. Newfoundland, Ontario
PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ART COLLECTIONS
2024 Port Credit, Ontario
2023 Mississauga, (Port Credit) Ontario
2022 Erin, Ontario
2022 Woodbridge, Ontario
2021 Mississauga, Ontario
2019 Burlington, Ontario, Thornhill, Ontario
2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario
2017 Miami, Florida, Forest Hill Ontario
2016 Aurora, Ontario
2016 Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario
2016 Forest Hill, Toronto Ontario
2015 Toronto, Ontario
2015 Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario
2015 United Kingdom, UK
2015 Peterborough, Ontario
2015 Thornhill, Ontario
2015 Forest Hill, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Oakville & Mississauga, Ontario
2003 Brampton, Ontario
1998 Beamsville, Ontario
CONTRIBUTING ARTWORK
2025 LP Entertainment – Music on the River, Port Credit, Miss. ON.
2012 Mountain Style Brand. Mississauga, Ontario
1999 Nicole Gilbert Sales Inc. Toronto, Ontario
1998 Nicole Gilbert Sales Inc. Toronto, Ontario
1997 DNG Sales. Mississauga, Ontario (Niagara Falls)
FUNDRAISING
2025 Forest Avenue School, Port Credit – Donated (12) painting for an online silent auction.
2024 Star Academy School, Dixie Road Miss, ON – Donated 4 paintings for silent auction fundraiser.
2024 Quest Art Gallery + School – Art Slam participant Midland, Ontario September 2024
2024 Collingwood BIA – Art on the Street Project. Selected artist to paint a Muskoka Chair.
2023 Quest Art Gallery + School – Art Slam participant Midland, Ontario September 2023
2023 Festival du Loup – Donated painted Wolf. Final auction bid: $400 Lafontaine, Ontario
2023 Port Credit Community – “Wine & Cheese Event” Donated 5 paintings. Mississauga, Ontario
2019 MS Youth Council – Mississauga, Ontario
2018 Applewood Acres Homeowners Association
2017 United Way of Canada. Silent Auction. Toronto, Ontario.
1997/98 United Way of Canada. Silent Auction. Toronto, Ontario
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Teaching Artist)
2025 – Mississauga Arts Council – Art Therapy Instruction Long-term Care Facilities
2024 – Epilepsy South Central Art Camp, Port Credit Ontario
2018 – 2019 St. Edmund Catholic Elementary School Miss., ON
2018 – All Saints Catholic Elementary School Miss., ON
2015 – Sir Adam Beck Elementary School Toronto, ON
2008 – Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School Miss., ON
SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICATIONS
2017 – Interview with Art Business Institute – Arts Business Institute. Florida, USA, 33947