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Kevin Maclean

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I am an artist based in Halifax, Canada, with a practice spanning over three decades. My work primarily involves the use of found and repurposed objects, and in the past five years, I have expanded my practice to include ceramics and watercolor. I often approach my found-object sculptures in a non-linear way, allowing the objects themselves to dictate the creation process. One of my most notable series, Zeeboaten, are interpretations of naval vessels made from oceanwood, repurposed wire, clock parts, hardware, and piano components. These pieces are loosely inspired by the folly of military history. Through the incorporation of such found materials—whether it's a piece of driftwood or a gear from a cuckoo clock—stories emerge organically, either through my own research or through the personal interpretations of
viewers, who bring their own experiences and curiosity to the work.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 TAPIR Gallery Berlin
2023 St John Arts Centre
2020 The Craig Gallery
2020 Mary E Black Gallery 2007 Mary E Black Gallery
2006 Mad & Noisy Gallery

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition TOAE
2023 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition TOAE
- best sculpture award
2022 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition TOAE
2022 • 2019 Lunenburg Folk Art Festival
2022 • 2017 • 2016 The New Art Festival
2021 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition TOAE
2021 “Atlantic Vernacular” Crafts NB New Brunswick 2017 • 2016 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2020 “Year of Craft” Crafts NS Mary E Black Gallery 2012 “Darn it” Mississauga Living Arts Centre
2011 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2011 Mary E Black Gallery
2009 The Artist’s Project
2009 American Crafts Council (wholesale)
1991 - 2006 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition TOAE 2002 “Convergence” Tom Thompson Art Gallery 2003 “Convergence” Tom Thompson Art Gallery. 1991 Ontario Crafts Council
1993 Ontario Crafts Council

AWARDS • SPONSORSHIPS
• 2023 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
BEST SCULPTURE AWARD
2006 OAC exhibition grant
2000 OAC development grant
2000 Honorable Mention best sculpture TOAE
1998 Purchase award best metal work
TOAE 1996 Best metal work TOAE
2004 Best body of work NSDCC

MEMBERSHIPS • AFFILIATIONS • RESIDENCIES
MICRO MACRO Residency Linkhouse Orkney Island UK 2024
TAKT Berlin residency Nov 23 - Jan 24
Beneath the Surface 2022 • Fundy Park Residency • Crafts NB Crafts Nova Scotia
Manual Training Collective Studios Halifax
Tremont Studios Collingwood Ont Ontario Crafts Council
Metiers D’Art / CRAFTS NB
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
Operated the LOST Gallery in Dunedin Ontario
Board of Directors Mad & Noisy Gallery Creemore
brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Kevin Maclean
  • brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Ceramics
HMCS TURBINO
  • Kevin Maclean
  • HMCS TURBINO
  • Assemblage
brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Kevin Maclean
  • brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Ceramics
brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Kevin Maclean
  • brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Ceramics
HMNB ORKNEY
  • Kevin Maclean
  • HMNB ORKNEY
  • Assemblage
brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Kevin Maclean
  • brontovase handbuild stoneware
  • Ceramics
HMCS FUNDLE
  • Kevin Maclean
  • HMCS FUNDLE
  • Assemblage
Misshaps
  • Kevin Maclean
  • Misshaps
  • Assemblage

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