“I photograph what I do not wish to paint and I paint what I cannot photograph” - Man Ray

Kathy Toth is from Toronto, Canada and studied Philosophy, Ethics and Psychology at York University. Kathy became involved with photography after years of being a realist painter. Kathy currently maintains an artistic practice of abstract painting, photography and multimedia. Since 2004 most of her work has examined the changing cultural, social and economic landscape with a particular focus on the ground effects of the built environment and it's intersection with culture.

Kathy's work has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibits and publications in Canada, United States, and Holland.

Artist Statement

Working between two seemingly different disciplines, my visual arts practice attempts to bridge my interests in human psychology and emotions, history, personal experience and visual expression into works of art. I am engaged in exploring and capturing the very basic, salient emotions that are universally understood across the barriers of language, culture and economics which are timeless. Subject matter that is generally neglected, forgotten, and ephemeral are areas I enjoy examining since we generally fail to find value in the simple things right in front of us. Whether it’s the more mysterious colors, forms and patterns I paint, or the more direct photography I practice, I aim for my work to engage the viewer on an emotional or intellectual level to pose further questions and examination.

Education
2003, 2008- B.A. Faculty of Arts, York University, Philosophy, Ethics and Psychology, Toronto, ON.
Selected for 'Frames of Reference” Photography Master class with Vincenzo Pietropaolo & Steve Kean.

Solo Exhibitions
“Liquidity” – (Painting exhibition) Queen Gallery. July, 2010.

Group Exhibitions
“Frames of Reference” Exhibit and book release, Nuit Blanche, Open Gallery, September, 2012.
“Verzamelen Mail Art Project" - Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, HL.February, 2011.
“Photolab2” – Gallery DK. November, 2010.
"RMG Exposed" -Robert McLaughlin Gallery. November, 2010.
“ABC, Anything but Canvass” – Snowball Gallery. July, 2010.
“Talking Back” 52 McCaul. January, 2010.
“Whodunit?” – OCAD Gala and Show. Toronto, ON. November, 2009.
“Mistletoe Magic” – John B. Aird Gallery, November 2009.
“Behind the Glass Eye” – Sleeping Giant gallery. October 2009.
“Show your Ontario” – Lennox Contemporary. June, 2009.
“Power of a Smile” Contact 2009 at Art Square Gallery. Toronto, ON. May, 2009.
“unCONTACT” Contact 2009, FUNKTION gallery. Toronto, ON. May, 2009.
“Brown cities” Gallery DK. Toronto, ON. January, 2009.
“Photo Lab” – Gallery DK. Toronto, ON. December 2008.
“Christmas group show “– Whippersnapper Gallery. Toronto, ON. December 2008.
“Whodunit?” – OCAD Gala and Show. Toronto, ON. November, 2008.
“Between Memory and History”, - Contact 2008 at Toronto School of Art. Toronto, ON. May 2008.
“Picture the Cure” , - Steam Whistle Brewery Gallery, Toronto, ON. July 2007.
” Toronto Urban Exploration Meetup Group” The Charlotte Room. Toronto, ON. April, 2006.
“Rock the Block” Lister Block, Hamilton, ON. July, 2006.
“Picture the Cure” Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON. July, 2006.

Collaborations
“ A Queen Street Cartography” 8 artist multimedia collaboration of podplays and photography. Nuit Blanche, Open Gallery, September, 2012.
"A Place without a Postcard" Zed Filmworks (2006) Featured in upcoming film on Urban exploration and rust belt industry. Future Release TBD.
“MAAC Mood Assessment via Animated Characters.”. 16 salient thematic backgrounds painted
in abstract style for diagnostic video game directed by research scientist Dr. Charles Lumsden. U of T Department of medicine, Summer 2005.

Press & Reviews
“Hamilton Fubar” Article & feature in STRONGBOX Magazine Spring 2012.
“Cultural Prodrome” American Elegy wesbite. November, 2011.
“Liquidity Interview” on Open Door Art Blog, July 2010
Mood assessment via animated characters: a novel instrument to evaluate feelings in young children with anxiety disorders. Mannasis, K et al; . J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2009 May;38(3):380-9.
“Paint the Town, mural artists get a hand from the city” Eye Magazine. July 23, 1998.
“Color of Freedom” The Toronto Star. March 17, 1998.

Published Photographs/ Collections
Niagara Falls Public Library Archive.
Show your Ontario Book, 2009.
Weiten & McCann’s Psychology: Themes and Variations, 2nd edition.2009.
Abilities Magazine, 2007.
Brain Damage Magazine, 1998-2005.