The Alberta Society of Artists

The ASA is a registered society under the regulations of the Province of Alberta. Its members include professional artists in all media as well as visual arts supporters.

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Current Members

Karin Richter

Birth Place

Germany

Residence

Calgary, Alberta

Education

Community College Art Classes in Osnabrueck, Germany 1965 - 1973
Workshops with prominent Canadian Artists in watercolours, oils and acrylics 1990 - 2004

Affiliations

Elected Member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists
Elected Member of the Alberta Society of Artists
Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver Branch
Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America

Awards

2005 Award of Excellence, Still Life Show, Federation Galley, Vancouver, BC
2004 Award of Excellence, Reality - Only Better Show, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 Best of Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Leighton Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
1994 Best of Show, federation of Canadian Artists, Lasting Impressions Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1970 Interflora Prize, Villefranche sur Saone, France

Gallery Representation

Leighton Foundation and Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Candler Art Gallery, Camrose, Alberta
Butchart Gardens Gallery, Victoria, BC

Corporate Collections

Brewster Transportation & Tours
Montreal Trust
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Bow Valley Square Management
Ocean Pointe Resort
Roy E. Shannon Prof. Corporation
McKimmie Matthews Lawfirm
Saxon Petroleum

Special Events Exhibitions

Calgary Home & Garden Show
Calgary Women's Show
Calgary Multicultural Centre
Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre
Devonian Gardens
Theatre Calgary
Rockyview & Holy Cross Hospitals

Publications

2006 Feature Article "What Makes a Good Painting," Watercolour Gazette
2005 (ongoing) Canadian Artists at Auction
2004 Art Book "How Did You Paint That?" - 100 Ways to paint Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes, Volume 1, International Artists Publishing Inc.
2004 Feature Article "Lake Louise Mood - Watercolour & Collage," Watercolour Gazette
2000 - 2001 Biennial Guide to canadian Artists in Galleries
2000 Book "The Alberta Society of Artists - The First Seventy Years"

Solo Exhibitions

  • Travels to China
    Artnest Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    2003
  • Red Deer and District Museum
    Red Deer, Alberta
    1997
  • Station Cultural Centre
    Okotoks, Alberta
    1995
  • Spruce Meadows Masters International Equestrian Event
    German Pavilion, Calgary, Alberta
    1995

Selected Recent Group Exhibitions

  • Salon International
    Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Arts, San Antonio, Texas
    2007
  • Purely Pastel
    Pastel Artists Canada 15th National Open, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario
    2006
  • Juried Members Show
    Leighton Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
    2006
  • The Works Festival
    VAAA Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    2006
  • Into the Garden
    Red Deer & District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta
    2006
  • Alberta Cities - The Urban Landscape
    Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    2006
  • Alberta Landscape - Fall Show
    Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    2005
  • Buffalo Twins Project and Tour
    Alberta/Saskatchewan Centennial Mural, Panel no. 55, a collaboration of 250 artists
    2005
  • Internationale d'Art Miniature
    St. Nicholas, Quebec
    2005
  • State of the Arts: 100
    Alberta Society of Artists, Edmonton, Alberta
    2005
  • The Art of History - Centennial Show
    Num-Ti_Jah Lodge, Bow Lake, Alberta
    2005
  • Art Fusion - A Collaboration of Canadian Artists
    Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, Alberta and Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2005
  • Painted Passion
    VAAA Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    2005
  • Still Life Show
    Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2005
  • Selection from the Diploma Collection of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
    Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario
    2004
  • Western Art Gallery
    Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Calgary, Alberta
    2004
  • Painted Sound
    Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Parry Sound, Ontario
    2004
  • National Miniature Show
    Gallery 223, Nanaimo, BC
    2004
  • Juried Members Show
    Society of Canadian Artists, Barber Gallery, Guelph, Ontario
    2004
  • International Miniature Show
    Salle Augustin Chenier, Ville Marie, Quebec
    2004
  • Elemental Inspiration - Out of the Wildfire
    Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
    2004
  • Reality, Only Better
    Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2004
  • International Miniature Show
    Nags Head, North Carolina, USA
    2003
  • Water
    Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Wallace Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
    2003
  • Source - International Year of the Water
    Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, Bow Lake, Alberta