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Janice Kovar

Artist member since 2022
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Dundas, Ontario

I am a Dundas based contemporary painter exploring the possibilities of both painting and sculptural assemblage. My work is informed by my interest in materiality and how we use materials to create expression. I am drawn to textural surfaces that are found in nature and in the landscape and play with the balance of order and chaos in abstraction through the use of fragmentation, distortion, and surface interplay.

Work

Part of new series: Holding Space
Scramble
  • Janice Kovar
  • 24" x 24" x 2.5"
  • $600 buy — $30 try
#organic #layers #textured #abstract #geometric
Configuration Collection
Bind
  • Janice Kovar
  • 5.5" x 5.5" x 0.4"
  • $150 buy
#mixed media #found objects #recycling #abstraction #collage
Holding Space
Scatter
  • Janice Kovar
  • 24" x 24"
  • $750 buy — $63 try
#layering #design #abstract #collage #colour
Prospect
  • Janice Kovar
  • 24" x 24"
  • $600 buy — $63 try
#textures #layered #mixed media #abstraction
Matrix
  • Janice Kovar
  • 24" x 24"
  • $600 buy — $63 try
#colour block #abstract #geometric
Holding Space
Shifts
  • Janice Kovar
  • 24" x 24" x 2.5"
  • $600 buy — $25 try
#assemblage #construction #abstraction #wall sculpture
Fabrication
Confines
  • Janice Kovar
  • 7.9" x 7.9"
  • $100 buy — $25 try
#colour #layering #abstraction #geometric
Stake
  • Janice Kovar
  • 5" x 5" x 0.4"
  • $150 buy — $63 try
#sculpture #geometric #textured #layered
Between the Lines
Chartreuse
  • Janice Kovar
  • 8" x 10"
  • $200 buy — $25 try
#assemblage #abstract #minimalism #colour #wall sculpture
Assemblage pieces from 2022/2024
Forge
  • Janice Kovar
  • 8" x 10"
  • $300 buy — $25 try
#abstraction #assemblage #construction
Assemblage 2022/2024
Placement
  • Janice Kovar
  • 7.5" x 8"
  • $200 buy — $63 try
#mixed media #abstract #acrylic #collage

Q+A

What kind of artwork do you have in your home?

Local art...abstraction, still life, nature

When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...

Riding my ebike, camping, hiking.

Describe your home in 3 words

Eclectic, art-filled, creative,

What places do you hang out in Toronto?

Bike trails, AGO, Distillery, ROM,

What artists do you admire right now?

Mark Bradford, Joan Mitchell, Ted Larsen

How long have you been creating art?

Over 35 years

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Placement
Janice Kovar
Upcoming Exhibitions
2024-09-26

Hamilton Art Fair
Art of the Build

Select Past Exhibitions
2024

Carnegie Gallery
Between the Lines

2024

Hamilton Conservatory
Ties that Bind

2023

TOAF
TOAF

2023

Earl's Court Gallery
Urban Edge

2023

McMaster University
This Must be the Place

Accolades
2023

Short List
City Of Hamilton Arts Award

Press
2023

Hamilton Spectator
Young Contemporaries

2023

Hamilton Spectator
Whirligigs

Residencies
2022

Nova Scotia
Hammer and Sky

Education
1986

McMaster University
Bachelor Of Art

1991

Queen's University
Bachelor Of Education

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