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Katie Ohe
AOE RCA
Born
Katherine Dorothea Minna von der Ohe

1937 (age 86–87)
near Peers, Alberta
EducationAlberta College of Art and Design,
Montreal School of Art and Design,
Alberta College of Art and Design,
SculptureCenter
Known forkinetic sculptor
SpouseHarry Kiyooka (m. 1968)
AwardsAlberta Order of Excellence
2019
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
2002
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2012

Katie Ohe, AOE RCA LL. D. (born Katherine Dorothea Minna von der Ohe[1] in 1937, near Peers, Alberta) is a sculptor living in Calgary, Alberta. Ohe is known as one of the first artists to make abstract sculpture in Alberta, and has been influential as a teacher at the Alberta College of Art and Design.[1] She is best known for her abstract and kinetic sculptures.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

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Ohe began her studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary (then the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art[5]) 1954 to 1957[1] under the guidance of pioneer modernist artist Marion Nicoll.[4]

Other influential instructors were Illingworth Kerr, Stan Blodgett,[5] Ken Sturdy and ceramist Luke Lindoe. Lindoe invited her to work at Ceramics Arts in the summer of 1957,[6] where she worked alongside Walter Dexter, Walt Drohan,[7] Luke Lindoe and Pat Banks (Drohan). She was awarded a National Gallery Study Award to study child art education with Arthur Lismer at the Montreal School of Art and Design,[8] Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1957 to 1958.[9] While in Montreal, she was impressed by an exhibition of the planar work of Anne Kahane.[9][10] On her return to Calgary, she rented a property in the grounds of the famous Hart family house and taught in the child art program modeled on that of Lismer at the Coste House, Calgary, where Archie Key was managing director.[11] She returned to the Art Department of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now the Alberta College of Art and Design) to complete her fourth year and earn her diploma in 1960.

With a Green Shield Scholarship secured through the support of Marion Nicoll,[12] and the recommendation of Archie Key,[13] she went to New York City to pursue post-graduate studies for three years at the Sculpture Center where Dorothea Henrietta Denslow [Wikidata] was director.[14] While there, she worked alongside sculptor Sahl Swarz, who later invited her to Verona, Italy[15] where she spent several summers working at the Bronze Foundry.[16]

Ohe married artist Harry Kiyooka in 1968. In 2011, the couple founded the Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre in Calgary, to promote contemporary art.[17][18]

Teaching

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Ohe taught drawing, ceramics and sculpture to adults and children at Coste House 1960–1962, and 1964–67. She taught at the Alberta College of Art and Design (1960–1962) and 1970 until her retirement from teaching in 2016. She was sessional sculpture instructor at Mount Royal College 1970–1982, sculpture instructor at the University of Calgary (1978–1979), and seminar instructor at the Banff Centre, 1978–79.[19] Her many students include notable artists Evan Penny, Christian Eckart, Brian Cooley, Alexander Caldwell and Isla Burns.[20]

Selected public sculpture

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Ohe's public-art commissions include:

  • Nimmons Cairn. Bankview's Nimmons Park, Calgary[4][21]
  • Garden of Learning. University of Calgary[4][21]
  • Zipper. (1975). University of Calgary, Calgary[4][18][21]
  • Cracked Pot Foundations. Prince's Island Park, Calgary[4]

Selected exhibitions

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Awards

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In 1991, Ohe received the ACAD Alumni Award of Excellence Award (formerly the Board of Governors’ Award of Excellence).[24] She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in recognition of her pioneering influence on art in Alberta in 2001. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2006, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2019 she was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Brennan, Brian (31 August 2002). "Katie Ohe: Sculpted Eloquence". Galleries West. No. Fall/Winter 2002. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ Mastin, Catharine (2022). Marion Nicoll: Life & Work (PDF). Toronto, Ontario: Art Canada Institute. p. 57. ISBN 9781487103002. OCLC 1350604110. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - Members in good standing 2023" (PDF). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Volmers, Eric (24 January 2020). "Motion art: Exhibit celebrates Katie Ohe's 60-year career as artist, teacher and mentor". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "History of SAIT - Early years". Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017. SAIT has a rich history beginning with our creation as the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA) in 1916.... 1985 - Alberta College of Art is granted autonomy from SAIT.
  6. ^ "Ceramic Arts. Calgary – A Lost Studio Pottery". Canadian Studio Pottery. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ Laviolette, Mary-Beth (31 August 2009). "Walter Drohan, 'Towards Perfection' / Neil Liske, 'Out of Extremes,' March 20 to May 2, 2009, Triangle Gallery, Calgary". Galleries West. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  8. ^ Grigor, Angela (2002). Arthur Lismer, Visionary Art Educator. Montréal, Que.: McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773522954. JSTOR j.ctt24hpcm. OCLC 181843461.
  9. ^ a b Gordon, pp. 15–16
  10. ^ "Artist Database : Artists : Kahane, Anne". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ^ "The Glenbow Museum > Archives Main Catalogue Search Results". ww2.glenbow.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  12. ^ "GSC Community Giving Program". Green Shield Canada. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ^ Gordon, p. 18
  14. ^ "Dorothea H. Denslow Dies at 70; Sculptor Founded Center Here". The New York Times. 27 April 1971. p. 47. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  15. ^ Olafson, Karin (17 February 2016). "The Life and Legacy of Katie Ohe and Harry Kiyooka". Avenue Calgary. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  16. ^ Kwasny, Barbara; Peake, Elaine (1992). A Second Look at Calgary's Public Art. Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises Ltd. p. 193. ISBN 9781550590418. OCLC 25549086.
  17. ^ Weir, Bruce (5 June 2013). "A Work in Progress". Swerve - Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  18. ^ a b Carlson, Ginger (23 October 2017). "This Woman's Work". Canadian Art. 34 (3): 134–137. ISSN 0825-3854. ProQuest 1943035572. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  19. ^ Gordon, p. 74
  20. ^ Ohe, Katie. "biography". Herringer Kiss Gallery. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  21. ^ a b c d "Members: Katie Ohe - Inducted: 2019". Alberta Order of Excellence. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Exhibtion: Katie Ohe". Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  23. ^ Gordon.
  24. ^ "Alumni award Recipients - Past Board of Governors Award of Excellence Winners". Alberta College of Art and Design. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Sources

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Gordon, Richard; Ohe, Katie; Townshend, Nancy; Ylitalo, Katherine (1991). Katie Ohe (Exhibition catalog). Calgary, Alberta: The Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art. ISBN 1-895086-16-7. OCLC 213526634.

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Further reading

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  1. Livingstone, Donna; Hudson, Anna; Moir, Lindsay; Laviolette, Mary-Beth; Moppett, Ron; Spalding, Jeffrey; Tousley, Nancy; Ylitalo, Katherine (2016). Made in Calgary. Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow Museum. pp. 16, 18, 19, 49, 97, 186, 276, 336, 361, 363, 367, 372. ISBN 978-1-895379-64-8.
  2. Kwasny, Barbara; Peake, Elaine (1992). A Second Look at Calgary's Public Art. Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises Ltd. pp. 96, 110, 127, 129, 150, 170, 193. ISBN 1-55059-041-3.
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