Helen Gomez-Perales Gallery

HELEN GOMEZ-PERALES (nee KOHUSKA)

Address: Website:

145 McAdam Ave. www.helen.gomezperales.com Winnipeg, Man.

R2W OAS

Tel. (204) 339-4634

1929 - Born - Sioux Lookout, Ont.

1948 - 1950 Winnipeg School of Art

1950 - Banff School of Fine Arts - scholarship

1951 - 1953 University of Manitoba, Fine Arts Program 1954 - studied - Andre L'Hote Studio - Paris, France 1955 - art historical study tour - Italy

1956 - art historical study tour - Spain

1958 - studied sculpture with Cecil Richards 1959 - art instructor RCAF

1960 - 1961 art instructor, Dauphin, Man.

1967 - 1968 instructor - Art in the Park, Winnipeg, Man.

Selected Exhibitions

1948 - 1953 - numerous group shows in Winnipeg, Man. 1950 - group show - Banff, Alta.

1956 - touring group show - Spain 1956 - group show Ibiza, Spain

1970 - 1980 - numerous group shows Brandon, Man. 1970 - 1990 - numerous group shows Winnipeg, Man. 1990 - 1991 - Selected Winnipeg Artists 1950s/1990 - Winnipeg Art Gallery 1991 - A Celebration of Canadian Art - Eclectica Gallery, Winnipeg

1991 - International exchange exhibition, Kiev Ukraine

1991 - Update Winnipeg Artists 1950-1990 - retrospective - Winnipeg Art Gallery 1993 - Piano Nobile Gallery, Winnipeg Concert Hall

Collections

Private Collections: Vancouver, Nelson, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Brandon, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles Calif., New York, Madrid Spain, Ibiza Spain, Paris France, Nagoya Japan.

Awards and Acknowledgments

1950 - Scholarship - Banff School of Fine Arts

1964 - Manitoba Society of Artists

1987 - Manitoba Society of Artists

1993 - Manitoba Society of Artists

1993 - included in International Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Artists

1998 - painting selected for the film A Marriage of Convenience

2004 - painting selected for the film Capote

2004 - interview and painting published in the medical journal Parkhurst Exchange

Bird Sanctuary at Preguile

Oil 24" x 31"