Katja MacLeod Kessin

Katja MacLeod Kessin
Born(1959-02-07)February 7, 1959
Hamburg
DiedApril 1, 2006(2006-04-01) (aged 47)
Montreal, Canada
NationalityGerman-born Canadian
Known forpainter
SpouseDarcy MacLeod
Websitekatjamacleodkessin.com

Katja MacLeod Kessin (1959–2006) was a German-born Canadian painter.

Biography

Kessin was born on February 7, 1959[1] in Hamburg, Germany. Around 1980[2][1] she emigrated to Montreal, Canada. She studied art at Concordia University, earning an MFA degree in painting 1993,[2] and a PhD in Humanities in 2003.[3]

Kessin taught art at Concordia, including teaching art to non-artists. She also created an art program for women and children at a women’s shelter in Montreal. In 2000 she received a national award of merit given by the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada.[3]

Kessin died on April 1, 2006, in Montreal.[1] In 2007 a retrospective of her work was presented at the FOFA Gallery at Concordia University.[4]

Her work is in the collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[5]

Personal

Kessin was married to Darcy MacLeod with whom she had three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Remembering the life of Katja Kessin 1959 - 2006". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Katja Kessin, Artist's Bio". Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Katja (MacLeod) Kessin". Concordia Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Retrospective Exhibition". Katja MacLeod Kessin. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ "MacLeod Kessin, Katja". Collections | MNBAQ. Retrieved 6 March 2022.