Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
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ARTIST STATEMENT

Andrea Stajan-Ferkul is a Mississauga-based artist whose work conveys a sense of experimentation through her use of paint, fabric collage and abstract mark-making. Shifting between realistic representation and interpretive impressions, dresses have been a compositional focus throughout her oeuvre, with an emphasis on timelessness. In combining the powerful aesthetic of glamour and with closer observation, deliberate imperfection, she manages to create harmony when these two elements work together. Emphasis is on the emotional and intuitive elements, meant to communicate the feeling and mood of the piece.

Her series of abstract works embrace autonomous brushstrokes, taking visual cues from fragments within her dress paintings to place focus on the details which can be often overlooked. These are represented in spontaneous gestural applications in the most minimal of ways.

 

CV

2019 – 2025 – 1stDibs – New York, NY

2023 – R. W. Norton Art Gallery – Group Exhibition – Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

2023 – R. W. Norton Art Gallery – Artwork Acquisition For Permanent Collection – Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

2019 – Barrymore Furniture Galleries – Toronto

2017 – The Artist Project 2017 – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2016 – The Artist Project 2016 – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2016 – Sotheby’s International Realty Canada – Group Exhibit – Oakville, Ontario

2015 – Clementine’s – Luxury Fashion Boutique, Display/Exhibit – Rosedale, Toronto

2015 – Velvenoir – International Art and Design Platform www.velvenoir.com – Salzburg, Austria

2015 – Artmuc – Art Munich Contemporary Art Show (represented by VELVENOIR) – Munich, Germany

2015 – Trajceski by Velvenoir – Gallery of Modern Art Salzburg – KUNST SALON Exhibition – Salzburg, Austria

2015 –  The Artist Project 2015 – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2014 – Four Seasons Hotel – Yorkville, Toronto

2014 – The Artist Project 2014 – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2014 – Frame of Mind – North York, Toronto

2014 – Art Gallery of Mississauga – Visual Arts Mississauga, Ontario Fine Art Exhibit

2013 – Earls Court Gallery – Textile & Fiber Art Group Exhibit – Hamilton

2013 – Ottawa City Hall – Group Exhibit – Invitational Cultural Exhibit – Ottawa

2013 – Catalyst Gallery/Brian Liss Gallery – Toronto

2013 – Frame Of Mind Gallery – Toronto

2013 – The Artist Project 2013 – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2013 – Catalyst Gallery/Brian Liss Gallery – Toronto2013 – Frame Of Mind Gallery – Toronto

2013 – The Artist Project – Contemporary Art Fair – Toronto

2012 – Danny Wise Milano – Art and Fashion Collaboration Exhibit – Sicily, Italy

2012 – Strata Gallery – Elora, Ontario

2012 – The Artist Project 2012 – Toronto

2012 – Art Gallery of Mississauga – Ontario Artists Fine Art Exhibit – Mississauga

2011 – The Elaine Fleck Gallery – Nuit Blanche Group Exhibit – Toronto

2011 – Barrymore Art Event – Group Show – Toronto

2011 – Art Gallery of Mississauga – Ontario Visual Artists Fine Art Exhibit –  Mississauga

2011 – Living Arts Centre – Group Exhibit – Mississauga

2010 – 11 – Petroff Gallery – Toronto

2010 – The Elaine Fleck Gallery – Nuit Blanche Group Exhibit – Toronto

2010 – Open Studio Tour – (Lakeshore Art Trail)  (Port Credit, Mississauga)

2010 – Art Gallery of Mississauga – Ontario Visual Artists Fine Art Show

2010 –  Sunnyside Beach Exhibit – (Toronto)

2009 – Art Square Gallery – Solo Art Exhibit – A Room with a View – (Toronto)

2009 – RIDEAU HALL – Exhibit at official residence of Governor General of Canada, Michaelle Jean. – A Cultural Event – (Ottawa)

2009 – 10 – Barrymore Furniture Galleries – (Toronto)

2009 – 10 – Sunnyside Beach Exhibit – (Toronto)

2009 – 10 – Image 2000 Inc. (art print publisher – Toronto)

2009 – 10 – Parkyn Design Studio – display – (Port Credit)

2009 – RedEye Gallery – Group Exhibition –  (Distillery District – Toronto)

2008 – 09 – In2art Gallery – (Oakville)

2007 – 10 – Laila’s Fine Art Publishing – (Brampton)

2007 – Cabbagetown Art Exhibit – (Toronto)

2006 – Artistry-by-the-Lake – (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2005 – One-of-a-Kind Show – (Toronto)

2004 – 10 – Canadian Art Prints – publisher (Vancouver)

2004 – 05 – Artworld of Sherway – (Toronto)

2003 – Tony Chaar Salon – display – Yorkville (Toronto)

 

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2009 – Toronto Fashion Week Ad Campaign, Fashion Design Council of Canada

 

PUBLISHERS

2017 – Seven Stories Press, New York, NY (Apples And Oranges, Paperback,  Sales & Distribution, Penguin Random House)

2017 – DAC Art Consulting, Atlanta, Georgia

2015-2017 – Fine Art America, Santa Monica, California

2014-2017 – Saatchi Art, Santa Monica, California

2009-2010 – Image 2000 Inc, Toronto, Ontario

2007-2013 – Laila’s Fine Art Publishing, Mississauga, Ontario

2004-2017 – Canadian Art Prints, Vancouver, British Columbia

 

EDITORIAL/PRESS

2018 – Artist Spotlight Feature – Luxury Listings Magazine, Summer Issue 2018

2015 – Rita Zekas, “Luxury clothing that’s like new”, Toronto Star, April 2015

2015 – Alessandra Frego, “Andrea Stajan-Ferkul and Her Quest For Beauty”, FG Magazine

2014 – Miss Claire “La raffinatezza su tela”, Triest, Italy, July 2015

2013 – Jill Lang “Art Therapy for the Soul – Let the Divine Feminine Guide you”, Niche Magazine, May 2015

2011 – Sonya Kinkade, “Andrea-Stajan Ferkul”, Richmond, Quebec, Dec 2011

2011 – “Andrea Stajan-Ferkul: Chantilly Lace”, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Jan 2011

2010 – Love Sewing, Digital Magazine Cover, May 2010

2009 – The Daily Front Row, NY, Jan-Feb 2009

 

AWARDS

2016 –  Featured Artist, Saatchi Online

2011 – Peoples Choice Award, Ontario Visual Artists Fine Art Show (VAM), Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario (A Beautiful Mess)

1998 – Logo Design Finalist, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Civic Centre, Mississauga, Ontario

 

CHARITY AUCTIONS

2022 – Twitter Art Exhibit, York, UK

2121 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Cheltenham, UK.

2020 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US

2018 – Postcards From The Edge, Gallery 524, New York, New York

2018 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Canberra, Australia

2017 – Postcards From The Edge, Metro Pictures, New York, New York

2017 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Stratford, England

2016 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Orlando, Florida

2015 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Moss, Norway

2014 – Postcards From The Edge, Luhring Augustine, New York, New York

2014 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Orlando, Florida

2013 – Niche Inspiration Ball presented by Niche Magazine, Victoria Island, British Columbia

2013 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Los Angles, California

2012 – Twitter Art Exhibit, Moss, Norway

2011 – Trees For Life, Edinburgh, Scotland

2010 – Meaghan’s Walk, Brain Tumour Research, Sick Children’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

2009 – MUSE 09, Brain Sciences Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario

 

EDUCATION

1975-78 – Interpretive Illustration, Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, Oakville, Ontario

1974-75 – Art Fundamentals, Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, Oakville, Ontario

 

COURSES

2017 – Conversations from the Toronto Art World, University of Toronto, School of Continuing Education, Toronto,

2016 – Conversations from the Toronto Art World, University of Toronto, School of Continuing Education, Toronto

2014 – Artist’s Professional Practices Seminar, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario

2012 – Encaustic and Mixed Media Workshop, Encaustic Workshops in Ontario by Andrea Bird

2010 – Certificate of Skill Development for Artist Educators, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Mississauga, Ontario

1989 – Sumi-E Workshop, Japanese Canadian Culture Centre, Toronto, Ontario

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