Kelvin Smith

Born in 1961 Ottawa, Ontario

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GREEN WINDOWSILL, TORONTO WINTER ALLEY
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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BENT PINE AND RED MAPLE, FLACK LAKE, MISSISSAGI
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BACK WATERS, AGAWA, LAKE SUPERIOR
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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BATCHAWANA RIVER
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BLUSTERY MORNING, AGAWA BEACH
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CLOUD STUDY, LAKE SUPERIOR
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FIRST LIGHT ON AGAWA ISLAND
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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QUEEN STREET ALLEY, PORT HOPE
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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BRIGHT AFTERNOON, AGAWA RIVER
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AUTUMN HILL NEAR COBRE LAKE, MISSISSAGI
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ROLLING WAVES, LAKE SUPERIOR
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MORNING LIGHT, ST JOHN’S, PORT HOPE
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GEORGIAN BAY SUNSET
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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BIRCH GROVE, KILLARNEY
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WINTER SHADOWS, JULIA ST., PORT HOPE
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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QUIET AFTERNOON ON TENFISH LAKE
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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EARLY MORNING WAIT, OLD GRAND TRUNK STATION, PORT HOPE
32 x 32 in. oil on canvas
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BLUSTERY OCTOBER AFTERNOON BENEATH BLUE SKIES, LAKE SUPERIOR
30 x 32 in. oil on canvas
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ROILING CLOUDS OVER AGAWA ISLAND
28 x 32 in. oil on canvas
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SOMBRE MORNING, IN THE SHADOW OF AWAUSEE
28 x 32 in. oil on canvas
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AGAWA DAWN
8 x 10 in. oil on panel
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YOUNG MAPLES, CARLYLE LAKE, KILLARNEY , 2010
8 x 10 in. oil on panel
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LAMBTON HILL, AUTUMN , 2007
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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BLACK SPRUCE SWAMP, ALGONQUIN , 2007
8 x 10 in. oil on panel
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ALGOMA HILL STUDY, WITH REFLECTION , 2024
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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HUBERT LAKE, ALGOMA , 2024
10 x 12 in. oil on panel
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ALLEY STUDY, NEAR ADELAIDE , 2024
8 x 10 in. oil on panel
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WINTER HOUSES, BEHIND SPADINA & QUEEN , 2024
8 x 10 in. oil on panel
About the Artist

Kelvin Smith joined the gallery in 2005, since then he has delighted us with his vision of Ontario’s landscape.  His paintings and method of working is reminiscent of the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. 

Studied at

1983 B.A. (Hon) Queen’s University, Kingston
1985 M.A. Queen’s University, Kingston
1992 A.O.C.A. Ontario College of Art

Professional Activities

2002 to 2023 - Art Director, Nelvana/Corus Entertainment, Toronto
1996 to 2001 - Colour Key Artist, Nelvana (Animation), Toronto
1997 to 2000 - Author/ Illustrator Sommerville House, Toronto
1998 to 2000 - Instructor (Painting and Perspective), Studio M, Toronto
1997 to 1999- Freelance Development Artist, Pictor Animation

Solo Exhibitions

Roberts Gallery, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Group Exhibitions

30th Annual Sketches Exhibition, Roberts Gallery, 2024
Festival of Seven, Art Gallery of Sudbury, curated by Tom Smart, 2014
Annual Artists Choice, Roberts Gallery, 2005-Present
Level Gallery, Collingwood, 2003
Art of Working, Oakville, 2002
Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, 2001
Rockcliffe Art Fair, Ottawa, 1997
O’Keefe Centre, Toronto, 1996
Beechwood Gallery, Ottawa, 1995
Elmwood Art Fair, Ottawa, 1994