EDUCATION
Kal Mansur received a BFA from the University of Texas in 1990
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Land Escapes, reference: contemporary, Toronto, ON
2019 Habitat, reference: contemporary, Toronto, ON
2018 Anticline, reference: contemporary, Toronto, ON
2017 New Constructs, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 New Fractures, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2016 New Valkyries, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2015 Recent Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Mirage, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2011 Construction, O'Born Contemporary, Toronto
2010 Emblems and Insignia, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 Meet Your Maker, Median Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2008 Monuments, Gallery Fuse, Toronto, ON
2007 Signs, Engine Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 Raw, Studio show, Toronto, ON
2005 Leblanc Organization Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Here Gallery, Soho New York, NY
1997 Biblios Art Gallery, New York, NY
1993 La Hacienda Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993 Cedar Ridge Art Gallery, Scarborough, ON
1992 Cedar Ridge Art Gallery, Scarborough, ON
1991 Round Up, Toronto, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2022 reference: contemporary, VOLTA Art Fair, New York, NY
2022 Canada Pavilion, Expo 2020, Dubai
2022 reference: contemporary, Curveball, Toronto, ON
2021 Portraits of Abstraction, reference: contemporary, Toronto, ON
2021 reference: contemporary, Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2019 reference: contemporary, PULSE Art Fair, Miami, FL
2019 Gallery 40 NL, Anniversary Exhibition, Doetinchem, Netherlands
2019 reference: contemporary, Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2018 reference: contemporary, PULSE Art Fair, Miami, FL (solo booth)
2018 reference: contemporary, AQUA Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL
2018 BoxHeart Gallery, Abstract Summer, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 BoxHeart Gallery, Almost 17, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 reference: contemporary, LINE, Toronto, ON
2017 reference: contemporary, AQUA Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Luxembourg Art Fair, Luxembourg
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, NL
2017 George Billis Gallery, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
2017 BoxHeart Gallery, Superfine! Art Fair, New York, NY
2017 reference: contemporary, Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London Hampstead, UK
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London Battersea, UK
2017 Galerie Nummer 40, art3f Metz, France
2016 New Works, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2016 reference: contemporary (Toronto), Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2016 reference: contemporary (Toronto), Miami Project, Miami Beach, FL
2016 Michele Mariaud Gallery (New York), Texas Contemporary, Houston, TX
2016 Chase Edwards Contemporary, Bridgehampton, NY
2016 George Billis Gallery LA, Recent Works, Los Angeles, CA
2016 George Billis Gallery LA, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair London, Battersea
2016 Architectural Digest Design Show, New York
2016 Reference Contemporary (Toronto), Affordable Art Fair New York, USA
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Art Breda, NL
2016 Galerie Nummer 40 (Netherlands), Affordable Art Fair London, Hampstead
2015 George Billis Gallery LA, Red Dot Fair, Miami, FL
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 Reference Contemporary, Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2015 Uprise Art, Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London, Hampstead
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Art Breda, Chasseveld, Netherlands
2015 Box Heart Gallery, Love Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2015 MADE Booth M68, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY
2015 Michele Mariaud Gallery, Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2015 Het zichtbare voorbij, Galerie Nummer 40, Doetinchem, Netherlands
2015 Booth 332, The Artist Project, Toronto, ON
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London, Battersea
2015 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2015 Box Heart Gallery, Art Inter/National Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Germany
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Casey Art with Heart Auction, Toronto, ON
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Berliner Liste, Germany
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Kunstroute Doetinchem, Netherlands
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London Hampstead
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair London Battersea
2014 Galerie Nummer 40, Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
2014 Nyota Art Auction, Toronto, ON
2013 Casey Art with Heart Auction, Toronto, ON
2013 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2013 Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art, Guelph, ON
2013 Fourth Annual Art Spin Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2013 Nyota Art Auction, Toronto, ON
2011 Sculpture Garden, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2011 Annual Juried Exhibition, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ON
2010 Art Spin Final Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2009 (Ab strak' tid), Headbones Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 Elements and Principles, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009 Median Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2008 Aligning with Beauty, Varley Museum, Markham, ON
2008 ReGeneration, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2008 Gallery Fuse, Distillery District, Toronto, ON
2008 Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, ON
2008 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON
Jurors' Award Winner
2007 Toronto International Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2007 34th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON
Jurors' Award Winner
2007 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2007 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON
2007 Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON
2006 X-Country Selection, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 Little Art Show (BMW Building), Toronto, ON
2006 Toronto International Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2006 Void Design, Toronto, ON
2006 Hangman Gallery, Toronto,ON
2006 Canvas Gallery, Toronto,ON
1999-2001 Group shows as gallery artist, Get Real Art Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Williamsburg Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY
1998 Here Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
1995-1997 Group shows as gallery artist, Edgewater Art Gallery Edgewater, NJ
1994 Mass Exposure New York, NY
1994 Tia Dora Gallery,Toronto, ON
1993 The Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON
1993 32nd Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1992 Water's Edge, Queens Quay, Toronto, ON
1992 31st Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1991 Akau Gallery, Toronto, ON
1991 30th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1991 Gallery 306, Toronto, ON
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2021 2221 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, 4 large-scale acrylic sculptures
2019 School of Design at George Brown College, Toronto, ON, 3 large-scale acrylic sculptures
2018 1735 York Avenue (Serrano), New York, NY, 96” diameter circular acrylic sculpture, two 48” x 48” acrylic
sculptures (diptych)
2018 Tiffany and Company, Royal Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, two 35” x 83” acrylic sculptures (diptych)
2017 Tiffany and Company, Petrovka Street, Moscow, Russia, two 36” x 72” acrylic sculptures (diptych)
2017 English as an Additional Language Institute, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, 82 acrylic sculptures
2017 Private collection, New York, NY, 84” x 96” x 5” double-sided acrylic sculpture
2017 Private collection, Connecticut, NY, 60” x 60” acrylic and LED sculpture
2014 Related Companies, New York, NY, 36” x 48” acrylic and LED sculpture
2012 Institute without Boundaries, Toronto, ON, 48” x 96” acrylic sculpture
2012 Institute without Boundaries, Toronto, ON, 60” x 48” x 36” acrylic sculpture
AWARDS
2022 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Artists: Established Artist Grant
2017 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Artists: Mid-Career Artist Grant
2016 Artist of the Year, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2015 Best of Show, Box Heart Gallery, Art Inter/National Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 Visual Artists Grant (Mid-Career), Ontario Arts Council
2011 Visual Artists Grant (Mid-Career), Ontario Arts Council
2008 Best in Show, Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, ON
2008 Winner of Juror's Award, 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON
2007 Winner of Juror's Award, 34th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON
PUBLICATIONS
2018 “6 Toronto-Based Artists to Know,” Artspace Editors, Artspace, February 27, 2018, https://bit.ly/2OWufpo
2017 “Bare Necessities: Industrial Chic Meets California Cool...” Laura Muir, Style at Home Magazine, January 2017,
http://bit.ly/2pUpbFa
2016 Kal Mansur – Canvas: One to Watch, Saatchi Online, Feb 6, 2016,
http://canvas.saatchiart.com/art/one-to-watch/kal-mansur
2016 The Best of the Affordable Art Fair, ICrave – An Innovation and Design Studio, 2016,
http://www.icrave.com/2015/09/17/affordable-art-fair/
2016 Kal Mansur, Blue Kame 5 cover feature, Aqua Art Miami – Fair Catalog, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2016
2015 “Art Inter/National is an Impressive Showcase,” Kurt Shaw, The Tribune Review, Pittsburgh, Jan 25, 2015, Living
Section F, http://bit.ly/2pUgxqj
2015 Kal Mansur, Ivory Valkyrie Two featured on page 2, Affordable Art Fair London Battersea - Fair Guide, Mar 12-
15, 2015, http://bit.ly/2pIcoKD
2015 “Favorites at the 2015 Architectural Digest Design Show,” Caroline Williamson, Design Milk, March 26, 2015,
http://bit.ly/1NzHh6g
2015 “Preview the 2015 Architectural Digest Design Show,” Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, March 19, 2015,
http://bit.ly/2pSewvB
2015 “Six New Art Stars Not to Be Missed at the Artist Project 2015,” Designlines Magazine, March 4, 2015
http://designlinesmagazine.com/artist-project-2015/
2014 “Zen and the Art of Urban Existence: Abington House Interiors by Clodagh,” Jen Renzi, Interior Design Magazine,
Sep 29, 2014, http://bit.ly/2f14YK0
2013 “What is a Line,” V.Y. Mudimbe, On African Fault Lines, Indiana: University Press, http://amzn.to/2eUvk2F
2013 “A pop-up art gallery in abandoned Toronto factory,” Paul Irish, Toronto Star - Visual Arts Section, Aug 31, 2013,
http://on.thestar.com/2f18Drd
2013 Carl Barenbrug, “Pixels by Kal Mansur,” Minimalissimo, May 7, 2013,
http://minimalissimo.com/pixels-by-kal-mansur/
2013 “Mirage Sculptures by Kal Mansur,” Mocoloco, May 2, 2013,
http://mocoloco.com/vote/mirage-sculptures-by-kal-mansur/
2012 Peter Simpson, “Strange, solid acrylics flash through market gallery,” Ottawa Citizen, July 25, 2012
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
George Brown School of Design, Toronto, ON
George Brown College of Health Sciences, Toronto, ON
Bonjour Capital, New York, NY
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Alliance Capital Investment Corporation, New York, NY
KPMG, Toronto, ON
Novotel Hotel, Ottawa, ON
Senvest Corporation, Montreal, PQ