Birth Place
Zagreb, Croatia

Residence
Calgary, Alberta

Education
1977, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Painting, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
1972, B.A., California Western University,Santa Ana, California, USA

Selected Awards

• Arts Acheivement Award The Calgary Immigrant Aid Society, Calgary, Alberta, 1999
• University Art Gallery Award for "Design Technique Category" The University of Alberta, Ringhouse Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, 1976

Public Commissions

• Mr & Mrs L. Lavine, Boca Raton, Florida
  1998
• Mr & Mrs Paul Reinhart, West Vancouver, British Columbia
  1990
• Miloni Trading & Marketing Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia
  1990
• Petirs Importers Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia
  1990
• Alvin & Carol Pearl, Seattle, Wasington
  1989
• Evitco, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• Mr & Mrs Martin Cohos, Calgary, Alberta
  1988
• Mr & Mrs Charles Bruce, Calgary, Alberta
  1983
• Capital City Savings, Edmonton, Alberta
  1980

Public Collections

• Nina Filipovic, Oosterhout, Holland
• Maxx Petroleum, Calgary, Alberta
• Toni Cavelti, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Pantorama, Montreal, Quebec
• Sun Life of Canada, Calgary, Alberta
• Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Imperial Oil, Calgary, Alberta
• Alberta Treasury Branches, Edmonton, Alberta
• Kirby & Masson, Ottawa, Ontario
• Yugoslavian Acadamy of Art and Science, Zagreb, Croatia
• Telecom Canada, Ottawa, Ontaria
• R.I. Barrigan Management Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta
• Andridge Capitol Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
• The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
• General Assembly, Ottawa, Ontario
• University of Alberta, Department of Art and Design, Printmaking Division, Edmonton, Alberta
• Royal Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia
• Provincial Government, Department of Environment, Edmonton, Alberta
• Capital City Savings, Edmonton, Alberta
• Milner & Steer, Barristers and Solicitors, Edmonton, Alberta
• Lindsay & Kinney, Barristers and Solicitors, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Federal Government, Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
• Brownlee Fryett Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta
• Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
• Osaka Gas Engineering Co., Osaka, Japan
• Archer Resources Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
• Texaco Canada Inc., Calgary, Alberta
• Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles, California
• Cominco Ltd., Trail, British Columbia
• Calgary Allied Arts Foundation, Calgary, Alberta

Bibliography

• Alberta Society of Artists, The First Seventy Years by Kathy E. Zimon University of Calgary Press, 2000
• City-Immigrants of Distinction Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, April 24, 1999
• Community Resource and Leisure Guide Bowman Arts Centre Galleries, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1999
• Recipients of the 1999 Immigrants of Distinction Awards Vis a Vis, Ottawa, Ontario, 1999
• Seka Owen, New Chairperson of the South Branch by Joan X. Wieser Highlights, The Alberta Society of Artists, Oct, 1999
• Visual Art, Feature Artist, Seka Owen Painting by Alice Simmons Dandelion, Vol 23, Calgary, Alberta, 1996
• Art by Nancy Tousleey Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, May 7, 1995
• Artists Paint To Ease The Pain by Claire Ogilvie The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1, 1992
• Visual Arts In Review The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 23, 1992
• Likovna Umjetnost by Frank Martinjak Matica Hrvatska, October, 1989
• People Pieces Visual Arts Newsletter,  Alberta Culture, Edmonton, Alberta, February, 1989
• Moffet's Artletter, Volume III, No. 1, 1988
• Artists Zest For Life Expressed in Acrylic Abstracts by Elizabeth Beauchamp Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, October 1, 1988
• Highlights, October The Alberta Society of Artists, Edmonton, Alberta, 1988
• Imagery, Seka Owen "77 BFA New Trail, University of Alberta Alumni, Edmonton, Alberta, 1988
• The 15th exhibition of Yugoslavian Printmaking in Zagreb Cabinet of Graphic Art Catalogue, Zagreb, Croatia, 1988
• Third Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art Del Bello Gallery Catalogue, 1988
• Abstract Paintings, Seka Owen The Works Newsletter, June, Edmonton, Alberta, 1987
• Cabinet of Graphic Art Catalogue Yugoslavian Acadamy of Art and Science, 1987
• Christina Exploration by Kay Senay Grand Forks Art Gallery Museum January/April Newsletter, Grand Forks, British Columbia, 1987
• Galleries Rate The City's Shows by Vivienne Sosnowski Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, 1987
• Gallery, Equinox, Seka Owen by Anne Suche Western Living, Vol 17, No 10, Edmonton, Alberta, 1987
• Montreal Shayne Gallery, A Home For Edmontonians by Vivienne Sosnowski Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, May 23, 1987
• Second Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art Catalogue Del Bello Gallery, 1987
• Seka Owen by Lelde Muehlenbachs Wade Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, 1987
• Moffet's Newsletter, Vol 1, No 10, 1986
• Abstract Demand Gut Reaction by Ron Chalmers Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, September 13, 1986
• Abstract Painting in Edmonton by James Adams EAG Update, November/December, Edmonton, Alberta, 1986
• Abstract Painting in Edmonton by Russell Bingham EAG Update, September/October, Edmonton, Alberta, 1986
• Critism Healthy: EAG's Fenton by Vivienne Sosnowski Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, August 23, 1986
• Edmonton's First exhibition ans Balloted Sale of Canadian Art by Allan Catie Edmonton Art Gallery Museum Update, Vol 7, No 2, March/April, Edmonton, Alberta, 1986
• Seka Owen: New Paintings by Nancy Townslee Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, April 25, 1986
• Visual Arts by Vivienne Sosnowski Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, November 15, 1986
• Seka Owen by Colette Nielson Exhibition Catalogue and Newsletter, Grand Forks Art Museum, Grand Forks, British Columbia, 1985
• Asserively Decorous art by Lelde Muehlenbachs Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, April 9, 1981
• Alberta Art Foundation Recent Acquisitions Catalogue AFA, Edmonton, Alberta, 1980
• Artscene by Storey Twogood Edmonton Sun, Edmonton, Alberta, August 22, 1980

Solo Exhibitions

• New Visions: Delights in Soft Grey
  Yates Memorial Centre Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
  1999
• New Visions
  Bugera/Kmet Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1998
• New Visions
  Devonian Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  1998
• Paintings
  Bugera/Kmet Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1996
• Paintings - Collage Still Lifes
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1995
• The Leighton Foundation Joins With Newzones Gallery
  Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• Paintings
  New Zones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  1993
• Paintings
  British Columbia House, London, England
  1993
• Paintings
  Connexion Art Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
  1992
• Paintings
  Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1992
• Paintings
  Grand Forks Art Gallery Museum, Grand Forks, British Columbia
  1991
• Paintings
  Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia
  1990
• Paintings
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1990
• Paintings
  Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  1989
• Paintings
  Shayne Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
  1989
• Paintings
  Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1989
• Paintings
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• Paintings
  Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  1988
• Paintings
  Wade Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1987
• Paintings
  Shayne Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
  1987
• Paintings
  Four Seasons Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta
  1987
• Recent Work on Paper
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1987
• Paintings
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1986
• Paintings
  Wade Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1986
• New Paintings
  Paul Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  1986
• Recent Acrylic Paintings
  Grand Forks Art Gallery Museum, Grand Forks, British Columbia
  1985
• Paintings
  Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta
  1985
• Paintings
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1984
• Paintings
  Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1983
• Paintings
  Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1982
• Paintings
  Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1981
• Paintings
  Shadow Gallery at Walden's, Edmonton, Alberta
  1981
• Monotypes
  Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton, Alberta
  1980
• Works on Paper
  Edmonton Art Gallery Art Rental, Edmonton, Alberta
  1979

Group Exhibitions

• Aida to Zazà
  Rigaletto's Café, Edmonton, Alberta
  2004
• Visions of Wellness
  McMullen Gallery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
  2002
• 70th Anniversary Millennium Show, The Alberta Society of Artists South Branch
  Leighton Foundation Museum and Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  2001
• "Abstractions", Guiseppe Albi, Sheila Luck, and Seka Owen
  Bugera/Kmet Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  2000
• Sixth Annual International Miniature Art Show
  Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA
  1999
• Seventh Annual Exhibition Painting/Sculptures, The Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society
  The Barns Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
  1999
• Artwalk '99, The Alberta Society of Artists
  Webster Galleries Inc., Calgary, Alberta
  1999
• Selected Works by Members of The Alberta Society of Artists
  Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
  1999
• Fifth Annual International Miniature Juried Art Show
  Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA
  1998
• Opening of New Gallery
  New Zones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta
  1997
• Concerty and Silent Auction, Mountain View International of Song
  Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
  1997
• The Pleasure of Still Life
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1997
• Fourth Annual International Miniature Juried Art Show
  Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina, USA
  1996
• Eighth Annual Art Auction Juried Show
  St. Demetrios Greek Community Centre, Calgary, Alberta
  1996
• Concert & Auction
  Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
  1996
• Jack Singer Concert Hall, The Grace Hospital, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• ASA Juried Show
  Museum of the Regiments, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• Gallery Artists
  Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1995
• Views
  Museum of the Regiments, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• Artists in Bloom
  New Zones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• Curator's Choice
  New Zones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• First International Art Exhibition
  Calgary Multicultural Centre, Calgary, Alberta
  1995
• Gallery Artists
  Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1994
• Masters of Abstract - Newzones Today
  New Zones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta
  1994
• Gallery Artist Show
  New Zone Gallery , Calgary, Alberta
  1993
• The Rental Service Collection
  Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, Alberta
  1993
• The ASA On A Grand Scale
  Manulife Place I, Edmonton, Alberta
  1992
• Four Artists Paint Still Life
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1992
• Women In The Arts Foundation Inc.
  Multi Media Arts Gallery, New York, New York
  1992
• WIA '91 Juried Show
  Broome Street Gallery, New York, New York
  1991
• Women In The Arts Foundation Inc.
  Lever House, New York, New York
  1990
• Vancouver Opera 30 Years
  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1990
• Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  1990
• Ready…Set D'Art
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• Alberta Society of Artists Juried Show
  The Works International Visual Arts Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• 4th Annual Art For All
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• Art Associates
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• Women In The Arts, Inc Women's Vision
  Nabisco Brands Gallery, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
  1989
• ASA Juried Show
  Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• The Mother's Touch
  McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1989
• Women In The Arts At Pheonix
  Pheonix Gallery, New York, New York, USA
  1988
• 3rd Annual Art For All
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• The 15th Exhibition of Yugosslavian Printmaking in Zagreb
  Cabinet of Graphic Art, Zagreb, Croatia
  1988
• The Feel Of Abstract Art
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• Third Annual International Art Exhibition
  Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
  1988
• ASA Group Show
  The Works International Visual Arts Festival, Manulife Place, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• Art By The Square Foot
  Vic Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1988
• Dream Art Auction
  Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
  1988
• 2nd Annual Art For All
  Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  1987
• The 11th Exhibition of Yugloslavian Drawings in Zagreb
  Cabinet of Graphic Art, Zagreb, Croatia
  1987
• Group Exhibition & Auction
  Calgary Philharmonic Society, Calgary, Alberta
  1987
• Christina Explorations
  Art Gallery Museum of South Okanagan, Penticton, British Columbia
  1987
• Who Is Who
  Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  1987
• Art