Bio
Annette Kraft van Ermel Annette Kraft van Ermel is an award-winning Canadian artist currently residing in Waterloo, Ontario. Annette received her BFA from York University in Toronto and has painted and exhibited ever since. Often confused with being a traditional encaustic artist, Annette has uniquely developed her own technique of using wax with her oil painting. Charcoal drawings inspired by nature are enveloped with hot wax before painting begins. Layers of oil are applied and manipulated to intentionally obscure the familiar.
Subjects, often bees and flora emerge with complexity and edge. Annette’s pieces are known for their raw allure, nature reimagined. With the pandemic and other life-changing events occurring over the past couple of years, Annette’s process is evolving, transforming and taking a refreshing, new direction.
Annette’s work has appeared in television shows such as CTV’s The Marilyn Denis Show, CBC’s Workin Moms, Décor programs and magazines such as HGTV and Style at Home, book covers such as Steven Ehrlick’s novel ‘The Channel’, in theatre productions, and music videos such as David Bowie’s ‘Dead Man Walking.’ Annette has also painted creatively for productions such as CBC’s ‘The Rick Mercer Report’, ‘The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos and NBC’s popular game show ‘Deal No Deal’ with Howie Mandel.
In 2015, Annette won the Silver Award for the Centre for International Governance Innovation’s Art Competition.
Private collections - New York City, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, Brazil and across Canada.
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education
1987-1992
Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts | York University, Toronto
group exhibitions
| 2023 | fall art show & open house, Globe Studios, Kitchener |
| 2023 | ways of seeing Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga |
| 2023 | square foot & big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Art Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2023 | spring art sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton |
| 2022 | 14th annual in2art smalls show, Oakville |
| 2022 | fall art show & open house, Globe Studios, Kitchener |
| 2022 | art on the street, Outdoor Art Show, Guelph |
| 2022 | spring art sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton |
| 2021 | art on the street, Outdoor Art Show, Guelph |
| 2021 | spring art sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton |
| 2020 | square foot show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2020 | big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2020 | the spirit of spring, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2019 | fall art show & open house, Globe Studios, Waterloo |
| 2019 | art on the street, Guelph |
| 2019 | art incubate, Waterloo |
| 2019 | fire and ice gala, Bingeman's, Kitchener |
| 2018 | square foot & big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Art Gallery + Design Studio |
| 2018 | fall art show & open house, Globe Studios, Kitchener |
| 2018 | art on the streets, Outdoor Art Show, Guelph |
| 2018 | globe studios spring artsShow/open house, Kitchener |
| 2018 | fire and ice gala, Bingeman's, Kitchener |
| 2017 | globe studios fall art show/open house, Kitchener |
| 2017 | square foot and big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2016 | filling the palette, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, Kitchener |
| 2016 | arts & culture exhibit kickoff, The Accelerator Centre, Waterloo |
| 2015 | inspired by change – The people’s Climate Art, ArtCOP21, Cambridge |
| 2015 | square foot show, Remarque Art Consulting, Masterpiece Gallery, Guelph |
| 2015 | square foot and big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2015 | july exhibition, The Art District Gallery, Kitchener |
| 2015 | june exhibition, The Art District Gallery, Kitchener |
| 2015 | grand opening, The Art District Gallery, Kitchener |
| 2014 | 'tis the season, Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2014 | square foot and big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2012 | selected artists, Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2012 | christmas show, LEN Gallery, Toronto |
| 2012 | the square foot show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2012 | danse macabre, Strata Gallery, Eora |
| 2012 | toronto outdoor art exhibition, Toronto |
| 2012 | serendipity, The Bartlett Gallery, Alton |
| 2012 | the artist project, Exhibition Place, Toronto |
| 2012 | hot toddies & hot works. Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2011 | square foot show, Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2011 | grand opening show, Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2011 | toronto outdoor art exhibition, Toronto |
| 2011 | feminine edge, The Bartlett Gallery, Alton |
| 2010 | the square foot show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2010 | a is for art, CONTEMPORARY gallery, Fergus |
| 2010 | grand opening (new location), Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2009 | grand opening show, Venus Gallery, Aurora |
| 2009 | spring exhibition, Gallery Double T, Waterloo |
| 2008 | light and movement, Button Factory, Waterloo |
| 2006 | queen west art crawl, Trinity Bellwood’s Park, Toronto |
| 2005 | salon show, Parts Gallery, Toronto |
| 2005 | blue, Gallery Bibianne, Toronto |
| 2004 | christmas show, Parts Gallery, Toronto |
| 2004 | salon show, Parts Gallery, Toronto |
| 2003 | square foot, A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto |
| 2002 | art 4, The Merchandise Building, Toronto |
| 2001 | artists in exile, Prince Arthur Fine Arts, Yorkville, Toronto |
| 2000 | sabrina burke, Art and Design, Studio 953, Toronto |
| 2000 | applause fine audio and art, Toronto |
| 1999 | spring show ’99, King Street Studio, Toronto |
| 1998 | airbound, The Whitehouse Gallery, Toronto |
| 1998 | thaw out, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto |
| 1998 | new work, White Cube, Toronto |
| 1998 | apostasy,latvian hall, Toronto |
| 1998 | applause fine audio and art, Toronto |
| 1997 | art & jazz, The Living Room, Toronto |
| 1996 | without shame, Kensington Market, Toronto |
| 1995 | jazz art, Squeeze Club, Toronto |
| 1994 | engorge, Upstart Gallery, Toronto |
| 1993 | doorway to the senses, North York Civic Centre, North York |
| 1992 | the way must be tried, Morrow Gallery, Toronto |
| 1991 | scars, I.D.A. Gallery, York University, Toronto |
| 1991 | sexual identity, Winters Gallery, York University, Toronto |
solo exhibitions
| 2022 | spring studio show, Annette’s studio, Kitchener |
| 2018 | rosé terrace party, Langdon Hall, Cambridge ON |
| 2017 | first friday! November, Artopia, Sarnia |
| 2016 | momentum, The Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Kitchener |
| 2014 | captivating contours, gallery KvE, Waterloo |
| 2013 | christmas studio show, gallery KvE, Waterloo |
| 2013 | VIVID, Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2013 | le printemps, gallery KvE, Waterloo |
| 2011 | up close with a swarm, Strata Gallery, Elora |
| 2011 | ascend, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo |
| 2010 | studio show, Mary-Allen Studio Tour, Waterloo |
| 2010 | after the storm, Studio Show, Waterloo |
| 2009 | delicious, Studio Show, Waterloo |
| 2008 | puzzle pieces, Princess Twin Cinema, Waterloo |
| 2008 | full steam ahead, 1929, 11 Ave SW, Calgary |
| 2008 | spring studio show, Toronto |
| 2005 | backwards with a twist, The Academy of Spherical Arts, Toronto |
| 2005 | play rediscovered, Jet Fuel, Toronto |
| 2005 | from right to left, Parts Gallery, Toronto |
| 2005 | inspiration winter blues, Maple Forest Place, Waterloo |
| 2004 | collage, Rainbow Cinemas, Market Square, Toronto |
| 2001 | checkers and stripes, Studio Show, Toronto |
| 2000 | remember, The Academy of Spherical Arts, Toronto |
| 1999 | recent paintings, Beaton Agencies, Ontario Design Centre, Toronto |
| 1999 | recent paintings, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto |
| 1998 | recent paintings, Beaton Agencies, Ontario Design Centre, Toronto |
| 1998 | the threads of my cocoon, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto |
| 1998 | small little rusty things, C’est What, Toronto |
| 1997 | they shout quietly, Tasca, Toronto |
| 1997 | rain drops, Queen Mother Café, Toronto |
| 1996 | just being, The Rivoli, Toronto |
| 1994 | recent paintings, The Rivoli, Toronto |
covers, awards, articles, TV
American legal drama, ‘Suits’ - ‘obscuring familiar’ oil painting is featured in Donna’s apartment
The Marilyn Denis Show, CTV - designer Andrew Pike discusses two paintings in current colour trends, Season 10, Ep. 81, 2020
Honourable Mention, Art on the Street, June 2019
Workin’ Moms, CBC, (paintings in ‘Business Boyz, Season 3, Ep. 11) 2019
Snapd Magazine, (page 20), January 2018
Novella Magazine, Issue No.6, (page 15)
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Art Contest, Silver Prize, 2016
Waterloo Record, October 17 Issue, (painting and article, Arts and Life, D3), 2015
Style at Home Magazine, January Issue, (paintings, page 60), 2015
The Moth: arts and literature, Spring Issue no. 8 (paintings, pages 3, 33), 2015
Dilettante’s Diary, July, 2011
Style at Home Magazine, June Issue, (paintings, page 44), 2011
Candice Tells All, HGTV, Spring Episode, (painting in living room set up), 2011
Reno & Décor Magazine, Feb/ March Issue, (painting on cover and in feature article), 2007
Exile: The Literary Quarterly, 29, no.1 (front and back cover), Toronto: Exile Editions, 2005
Exile: The Literary Quarterly, 24, no.2 (back cover), Toronto: Exile Editions, 2000
The Channel, by Steven Ehrlick (front & back cover), Fort Bragg, CA; Lost Coast Press, 2000
Language Arts, 77, no. 5 (May cover) 2000
Language Arts, 76, no. 4 (March cover) 1999
21st: The VXM Network, (Feb/ March cover) 1998
Exile: The Literary Quarterly, 20, no.1 (front & back cover), Toronto: Exile Editions, 1996
Safe Telepathy, by John Barlow (front & back cover), Toronto: Exile Editions, 1996
“Belle River Artist Goes Queen Street Hip,” Room Magazine, by Kate Milberry (Artist’s Bio.), February 1995