Bravo, Cliff!

Heartfelt congratulations go out to one of my favourite Artists; Cliff Kearns has won Artslant’s January Showcase Award in the Mixed Media Category for his boldly original work No. 14: Has a Golf Ball Finder (his third such win, I’ll have you know) and continues to tirelessly promote Canadian Art from his home near London, Ontario. Read More about Cliff and the awards HERE!

"My painting attempts to address the topic and language of art itself using chronological numbering in its subject matter. I am literally counting on my paintings to make art. I like to think that the work, in time and sequence might shed some insight on the 'Painting is Dead Theory' As such, this more recent series of work titled 'Edges' is beginning to come out from the wall."

--Cliff Kearns

Spotlight: Cliff Kearns

Working from his studio in London ON Canada, a career of 40 years has seen Cliff produce a large eclectic array of work. This has included Wyeth like rural paintings for International Harvester, Rockwellian depictions of people with their favourite cars for General Motors, Aviation Posters, reproduced and collected by enthusiasts across North America. and formal oil portraits of public figures. Other notable commissions included the only officially authorized Terry Fox Painting and a major outdoor clay mural commission for the Centenary of the City of Chatham.

Kearns has always been active exploring and creating personal fine art throughout the course of the private and corporate commissions, and has now turned full time and attention to the visual expression of his unique and reflective view. This expression has taken the form of abstract contemporary mixed media paintings.

His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers in Canada, including The Arts Project and The Art Exchange in London, Ontario, the Art Works Gallery in Vancouver BC, the Papermill Art Gallery in Toronto, and Galerie Luz in Montreal. It has also been represented and received awards in a number of online juried exhibitions. His work is in private and corporate collections, including those of General Motors of Canada, International Harvester, Kurtz Steel Inc., and the Roman Catholic Diocese of London.

Holiday Gift Suggestion: Cliff Kearns

Cliff Kearns (Canada)
Image 16: My Heart is Black with Blue
Mixed Media on Plywood, 23" x 33"
Also available as Limited Edition Print, Edition of (quel surprise) 16

Image/Art: Cliff Kearns

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
~Scott Adams