I am a Montreal-based artist whose work
explores issues of cultural memory, looking at
pop vs. underground culture, the media, and popular mythologies. Primarily a painter, I am
also the founder and editor of Papirmasse,
an affordable art subscription that delivers a monthly art print to people all over the world
for only $5 a month.

My paintings have been exhibited nationally,
and my work has been reviewed in The Walrus, Book By Its Cover, and The Montreal Gazette, amongst others. Illustration clients inlcude the Polaris Music Prize, the Under Pressure Graffiti festival, & Poetry Magazine. Papirmasse was nominated for an Expozine Small Press Award
in 2010.



I want to live in a world where every home is
full of art and it isn't illegal to paint the streets.






To commission illustrations, purchase fine art
or prints, and bestow generous endowments,
please contact
Kirsten McCrea at:

t: 1 (514) 808-8474
e: kirstenmccrea (at) gmail.com
w: www.hellokirsten.com

To subscribe to Papirmasse,
please visit www.papirmasse.com








 

CLIENT LIST
* indicates with En Masse

Under Pressure Graffiti Festival
Polaris Music Prize
Threadless
Cirque du Soleil *
Absolut Vodka *
Du Maurier *
Evenko
Poetry Magazine
Eye Weekly
Vue Weekly
Infectious
Moniker
Boutique Rocco
University of Alberta Women's Centre
Thoughtcrime Ink
Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair
Exposure Queer Arts & Culture Festival



SELECTED EXHIBITIONS


Solo:

2011 - Papirmasse-a-thon, Exposure: Queer Arts & Culture Festival, Edmonton (upcoming)
2011 - Hot Topic, Galerie Maison Kasini, Montreal
2009 - Papirmasse Montreal Launch, SNAP! Gallery, Montreal
2008 - Trudeaumania, The Hydeaway, Edmonton

Group:

2011 - Poplar & Pine: Where Are We Going?, Latitude 53, Edmonton
2011 - Chromatic by MassivArt, SAT, Montreal
2011 - Baronesque, Maison du Conseil des Arts de Montreal, Montreal
2011 - Papirmasse, S.P.A.C.E. gallery, Vermont
2011 - Nuit Blanche Papirmasse-a-thon, Maison Kasini, Montreal
2011 - Décover Magazine Pin-ups, Agence Apollo, Montreal
2011 - Distroboto 10-year Anniversary, Monastiraki, Montreal
2010 - The Box Project, ARPRIM, Montreal
2010 - Digital Miniprint Exhibition, Voix Visuelle, Ottawa
2010 - Cease Showcase, OFF Interarts, Montreal
2010 - Crowded House, 52 McCaul, Toronto
2010 - Papergirl Berlin, Gallery neurotitan, Berlin
2010 - The National Portrait Gallery, Latitude 53, Edmonton
2010 - MassivArt: Chromatic, SAT, Montreal
2010 - Under Cover, The Artery, Edmonton
2009 - Pied Carrée, Galérie Zone Orange, Montreal
2009 - Poplar & Pine Poster Show, The Artery, Edmonton
2009 - Machine Wash Cold/Tumble Dry Low, RedBird Studios, Montreal
2009 - Usine 106U, Montreal
2008 - Hot Topic vs. Wednesday Lupypciw, Exposure: Queer Arts & Culture Festival, Edmonton
2008 - Graduating Student’s Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal
2008 - Salon des Refusés, Le Studio,Montreal
2008 - 30 Ticks: Annual Undergraduate Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal
2008 - No Man’s Land: HIV/AIDS and Waiting, VAV Gallery, Montreal
2008 - Pom Pom, VAV Gallery, Montreal
2007 - Study in the City, 1182 Rue Crescent, Montreal
2006 - The Super Art Market, VAV Gallery, Montreal
2006 - Art and Unrest, Remedy, Edmonton
2005 - Mesh, The Works Arts Festival, Edmonton
2005 - Sight Club, Studio 109, Edmonton
2005 - Beyond Olympia, Artshab Gallery, Edmonton
2004 -23 Endings, Latitude 53, Edmonton


COLLABORATIONS

En Masse participant at numerous public murals •
www.enmasse.info
(clients include Cirque du Soleil, Festivale les Escales Improbables & the English Language Montreal School Board)
Papirmasse Art Subscription founder and publisher • www.papirmasse.com
Cease Art Collective participant • www.cease.it


EDUCATION


2006 - 2008 B.F.A. with Great Distinction, Concordia University, Montreal QC
2003 - 2005 Diploma of Fine Art (Dean’s List, First-class Standing) Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton AB
2001 - 2003 Open Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB


PRESS & INTERVIEWS

2011 Carpacio Magazine. Artist Profile.
2011 Seven Days in Vermont. Exhibition review by Megan James.
2011 Décover Magazine. Artist Profile by Cedric Taillon.
2011 The Concordian. Interview by Elixabeth Tomaras.
2010 The Montreal Gazette. Exhibition review by Lori Callaghan.
2010 The Edmonton Journal. Exhibition review by Janice Ryan.
2010 Vue Weekly. Exhibition review by David Berry.
2010. See Magazine. Exhibition review by Andrew Paul.
2010 The Edmonton Journal. Exhibition review by Paula Simons.
2010 Lush Magazine. Interview by Taryn Black.
2009 Georgie Magazine. Artist Profile by Nathan Marshall.
2009 The Walrus Magazine (online edition).Interview by Emily Testa.
2009 Book By It's Cover. Review by Julia Rothman.
2009 Skewed Magazine. Exhibition review.
2009 Notebook Magazine. Interview by Justin Wayne Shaw.
2009 Vitamin Daily. Interview by Marianne Wisenthal.
2009 SNAP! Magazine. Review by Shayl Prisk.
2009 Ottawa XPress. Interview with Adam Volk.
2008 Vue Weekly. Exhibition review by Sarah Hamilton.
2008 Adament Eve, CJSR 88.1 FM. Radio interview by Saba Mossagizi
2008 The Link. Exhibition review by Nick Cabelli.
2008 Concordia Journal. Exhibition review by Karen Herland.
2008 The Link. Exhibition review by Jesara Sinclair.
2006 See Magazine. Exhibition review by Christa O’Keefe.
2005 See Magazine. Exhibition review by Christa O’Keefe.
2004 Vue Weekly. Exhibition review by Agnieszka Matejko.


SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS


2011 - 2nd place, YES Artist Project Plan Contest
2010 - 2nd place, Voix Visuelle Digital Miniprint Exhibition.
2009 - Expozine Small Press Awards nominee.
2009 - Infectious Tee Party Grand Prize Winner
2008 - Special Project Grant, Fine Art Students Alliance
2005 - Frances Henderson Klingle Scholarship
2005 - Barbara and John Poole Family Endowment for the Arts
2001 - Rutherford Scholarship
2001 - Maya Reinking Award for Excellence in the Arts
2001 - Edmonton Public School Board Art Award


PUBLICATIONS

2008-present - Papirmasse Art Subscription
2011 - Hot Topic exhibition catalogue
2011 - Where Are We Going, Poplar & Pine exhibition catalogue
2010 - Cease exhibition catalogue
2009 - Where Are You From, Poplar & Pine exhibition catalogue
2009 - Love-Hate catalogue (art)
2008 - Soliloquies Art Anthology (art).
2008 - Ms. Guided zine (art).
2007 - Lip zine (art).
2005 - Confluence Anthology(art).
2005 - Fifty3 magazine (review).
2002-2003 - The Gateway (columnist).

all work on this site © Kirsten McCrea 2008