Born 1960 / Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada

Education

1989 -1991, 2001 – 2002 Independent Printmaking Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1978 – 1983 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Printmaking, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1982 GRAFF Atelier Study Scholarship, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2002 BFA completed

Membership

1989 – 1991 Member of the Board of Directors, the Alberta Printmakers Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2001 – 2006 Faculty Member, Alberta College of Art and Design, Continuing Education, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2014-15 Jury Members: BIMPE VIII (Biennial International Miniature Printmaking Exhibition) Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Canada

Workshops

1993 – 1995 Artist in Residence, Centrum Frans Masereel, Kasterlee, Belgium

1996, 1997 Lecture, Workshop, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

2004 Artist in Residence, Association La Cardabelle-Arts and Culture, Cruéjouls, France

2000 Intaglio workshop, Lecture, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA, USA

Awards

1986 – 1990 USA Juror’s Commendations, The Boston Printmakers 39th, 41st and 42nd North American Print Exhibitions

1992 – 1995 Annual Awards, Alberta Foundation for the Visual Arts, Project Grant

1994 Medal for Excellence, Cuprum VI, International Biennial of Graphic Art in Metal Techniques, Lublin, Poland

Intergrafia 94, World Award Winners Gallery, Katowice, Poland

Prize, 9th Seoul International Print Biennial, Seoul, South Korea

1996 Sponsor´s Prize, 3rd Sapporo International Print Exhibition, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan

2002 Award for Excellence, Alberta College of Art and Design Alumni, Calgary, Canada

Exhibitions (selected)

1990 K. Gwen Frank: Four Years, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

1992 Inside Dreams, Equipe de Arte Postal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

8th Mostra Internazionale di Grafica, Instituto per la Cultura e L’Arte, Catania, Italy

1993 6th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan

1994 Solo Exhibition, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

1995 1st International Print Symposium Exhibition, Bratislava, Slovakia

1996 8th Premio Internazionale Biella per L’Incisione, Biella, Italy

1998 Stuwing at De Zaaijer, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

1999 Deutsche Internationale Grafik Triennial, City Hall, Frechen, Germany

2004 Group Exhibition, Association La Cardabelle – Arts et Culture, Cruéjouls, France

2006 Fifteen Restless Nights by Derek Besant,Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada

2007 The Boston Print International Biennial, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

2008 Maniere Noire, Atelier Les Mille Feuilles, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

2012 – 2015 La Vie Fantastique, Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, Canada

She works in intaglio, watercolour and drawing techniques. She lives in Calgary and in East Coulee, Alberta, Canada.

Contact: kgfrank@yahoo.com