Kathleen Dawson studied Fine Arts at Queen’s University in Kingston followed by a Master of Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design in New York City. She now lives in Toronto.
Kathleen’s early works were bold, large scale, expressionistic oil paintings. Recent work includes several thematic series of quieter, mixed-media drawings, collages, and more recently, a return to oil painting, this time on mylar.
Representation
Prince Edward County and Region
Melt Studio + Gallery
www.meltstudiogallery.com
416-893-8664
Base 31, Barrack 3, Dieppe Road, 343 County Rd 22, Picton, ON
Sales
Please contact Melt Studio and Gallery for work exhibited there. Contact Kathleen directly for purchase of other work.
Prices subject to size:
$500 to $1600 framed
$200 to $1100 unframed
Framing can be arranged through the artist
Selected Solo Exhibitions
August-September 2025 – Melt Studio and Gallery, Picton, “Field Notes”.
November 2022 – The Junction, Toronto, “Open Studio Show and Sale”
March 2011 – The Junction, Toronto, Pop-Up Exhibition, “Kathleen Dawson: In Her Nature”
Autumn 1998 – Carpet Factory Studio, Liberty Village, Toronto, “Kathleen Dawson: Drawing to A Close”
Summer – Autumn 1995 -The Whitten Gallery, King City, “Kathleen Dawson: Selected Works”
April 1987 – Gregg Galleries, The National Arts Club, New York City, “Kathleen Dawson Paintings”
August 1984 – Loggia Gallery, Koffler Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Exhibition of portion of award-winning portfolio (4 oil paintings)
Selected Group Exhibitions
July 2025 – Melt Studio and Gallery, “Pairings”
July 2025 – Propeller Gallery, Toronto, “Misneach” , Juried Exhibition
May- June 2025 – Melt Studio and Gallery, Picton, “Renewal”, Juried Exhibition
July 2024 – Melt Studio and Gallery, “Pairings”
May – June 2024 – Melt Studio and Gallery, Picton, “Renewal”, Juried Exhibition
May – June 2023 – Melt Studio and Gallery, Picton, “Renewal”, Juried Exhibition
September-October 2023 Melt Studio and Gallery, Picton “Decay” Juried Exhibition
November – December 2021 – John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, “Florals”, Juried by Taiga Bentley, On-line Exhibition
January – April 2021 – Propeller Art Gallery, “Mail Art: unlimited Dada”, On-line Exhibition
December 2020 – John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ” Mistletoe Magic”, On-line Exhibition
June 2020 – John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, “Gay Gardens”, Curated by Patrick DeCoste, On-line Exhibition
May – June 1995 – Jacob, Fairview Mall, Willowdale, “The Feminine Viewpoint 1995”
March 1995 – Edward Day Gallery, Kingston, “Juried Exhibition 1995”
September – October 1992- Joseph A. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, “Considering Space: Screens by Designers and Artists”
January 1992 – Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto, “The Young and the Optimistic”
March 1991 – Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto,” Invitational ‘91”
Collections
Blake Jarrett and Company Inc. Toronto, Ontario
Faculty of Education and Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Husky Injection Moulding, Wiesbaden, Germany
Tera Capital Corporation, Toronto, Ontario