Jennifer HORNYAKPrevious ArtistNext Artist

Jennifer Hornyak was born in England where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art before coming to Canada. For more than forty years, her paintings have been shown in the most reputable galleries and most prestigious collections, both in Europe and North America.

Her way of applying paint is inimitable, and her paintings can be recognized with a blink of an eye. Her style wears the mark of a great artist, both intimate and universal. Mostly known for her abstracted still-lives, Jennifer Hornyak draws inspiration from what surrounds her, and her paintings are revealing sophisticated colors and generous textures.

Jennifer Hornyak was born in 1940 in Grimsby, England, where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art (1957-59) before coming to Canada in 1961. Since 1973 when she decided to devote herself entirely to her painting, she has had numerous shows across Canada and the United States. In 1987, Hornyak was the only Canadian invited to participate in the World Exhibition in Paris which featured artists such as Modigliani, Picasso and van Dongen. Her semi-figurative, almost abstract, works which emanate a deep mysticism, are built up through a complex technique of richly coloured glazes creating a remarkable texture.

Education

  • 1991 Vermont Studio Colony, avec / with James Rosen et Judy Rifka.
  • 1988 Tuscan Seminar, Italie. Avec / with Elizabeth Lyons.
  • 1987 Vermont Studio Colony, avec / with Stanley Boxer, George McLean, Elmer Bischoff.
  • 1961 Arrive au Canada et poursuit ses études / Arrives in Canada and continues her studies : McGill University. Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. Centre Saidye Bronfman.
  • 1957-59 Grimsby School of Art, Angleterre.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2011 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
  • 2011 Galerie St-Laurent Plus Hill, Ottawa
  • 2011 Wallace Galleries ltd, Calgary
  • 2010 Trinity Galleries, Saint-John
  • 2006 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal
  • 2004 Studio 24, Halifax
  • 2003 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal
  • 1998 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal.
  • 1995 Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 1994 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal.
  • 1991 Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco.
  • 1987 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto.
  • 1985 Galerie Claude Lafitte, Montréal.
  • 1983 Galerie Claude Lafitte, Montréal.

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie de Bellefeuille Drawings, Visual Arts Center, Montreal
  • 2005 Chicago Contemporary & Classic, Galerie de Bellefeuille Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie de Bellefeuille, James Baird Gallery, St-John's
  • 2004 Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie de Bellefeuille
  • 2003 Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie de Bellefeuille
  • 2002 Art 2002, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal.
  • 2001 Nature morte contemporaine, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal.
  • 1997 Galerie Louise Smith, Toronto.
  • 1995 Judy Rothenberg Gallery, Boston. Zwicker’s Gallery, Boston.
  • 1992 Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Galerie de vente et location / Sales and Rental Gallery of the Fine Arts Museum, Montréal.
  • 1990 International Gallery Invitational, Chicago.
  • 1989 Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Montréal.
  • 1989 Sandra Werther Fine Art, New York.
  • 1988 Art Junction, Palais des Congrès, Nice.  Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto.
  • 1988 Donna Heuhhoff Gallery, Dallas.
  • 1987 Feminissima, Galerie Artcurial, Paris.
  • 1984 Place-des-Arts, Montréal.
  • 1983 Gallery Ten Grosvenor Street, Londres.
  • 1983 Salon national des Galeries d’art de Montréal.
  • 1978 Galerie Jensen, Montréal.
  • 1976 Festival d’art de Bromont, Bromont (Québec).
  • 1975 Centre Saidye Bronfman, Montréal. Galerie McKeowan, Montréal.
  • 1974 Centre Saidye Bronfman, Montréal.

Distinctions


1987 The only Canadian artist invited to participate in the World Exhibition in Paris (with Modigliani, Picasso, van Dongen, etc.) sponsored by the Baroness de Rothschild.
 
Selected Bibliography


2011 PARÉ, Isabelle, Le Devoir, Culture / Arts visuels – 24 décembre 2011, L’artisan des couleurs.
2011 MALBOEUF/HAMMOUDI, David/Rima, Jennifer Hornyak.
2011 BLACK, Heather, Westmount Independent, Jennifer Hornyak on her own retrospective.
1994 TÉORET, Bernard, MagazinArt, La nouvelle figuration
1992  ROBERT, Guy, Le collectionneur, Montréal
1992  Featured on the cover of Three by Three.
1991  Juried for the American Women’s Art Show, Montréal
1990  Painting featured on the cover of the Government of Quebec’s 50th Year Celebration of Québec House, Rochefeller Plaza, New York
1990  Lecture at The Women’s Art Society, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, Montréal
1989  Guide Valée, 11e Édition
1988  Created a mural for Our Lady of Hungary Church, Montréal
1987  « New Year, New Talents », Art News, Édition d’août
1984  Vie des arts and L’actualité médicale, Montréal
1983  ROBERT, Guy, Art actuel au Québec depuis 1970, Montréal

Radio & Television


1991 Chanel 9, Montréal
1983 Stepping Out, CBC Television, Montréal


Related Activities


2012  OSM Fundraiser, Montreal
2011 Jury for the OKWA Festival, Kingston
2008  Workshop given at Dunedin, Creativity Art Retreat (Ontario)
2004  Workshop given at Alelucia, L'Ecole d'Arts de l'Estrie (Magog)
1994  Workshop given at the Elephant Barn, Georgeville (Québec)
1992 International Vis-Art Exhibition

Selected Collections


Bell Canada Enterprises, Montréal
Bombardier Transport, Saint-Bruno (Québec)
Burroughs Welcome Inc
Cartonnages Unic, Sarcelles (France)
Copidata Inc
Cytren Group
Dicom Corporation
Dupont Canada
Fauteux, Bruno, Bussière, Leewarden
Gestion Métrobel
Groupe La Laurentienne, Montréal
Groupe SNC Lavalin, Montréal
Guy Gagnon Co. Inc., Long Beach
Hoechst Canada Inc.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago
I & M Film Sales, Beverly Hills
Imperial Oil
Intercommunica Inc.
La Presse, Montréal
Les Placements Yvon Turcot Inc., Montréal
MacNaughton Collection, Paris
McCarthy Tétreault, Montréal
Peerless Carpet Corporation
Power Corporation
Prolith Inc.
Robraye Management Ltd.
Royalcor Steel
South Western Investment Arts, Florida
Unigesco
West Inn Hotel