Curriculum Vitae: Nina Burnett
Fine Arts Education
1977- 1978 Van Dyke School of Art, Montreal, Quebec
Oil painting Instructor Mr. Van Dyke
1994-1996 Germotte Studios, Ottawa, Ontario
Oil painting. Instructor Peter Germotte
1997- 2003 Bob Grant’s Fine Art Studios, Ottawa, Ontario
Courses in Renaissance style drawing and oil painting, areas of study: still life, reproductions of works by the Old Masters.
Instructor: Bob Grant
2002 Anatomy for the artist: 3 month course in anatomy, portraiture and figure drawing. Instructor: Dana Brezina
Fine Arts Exhibitions
2005 established Gallery 4th Avenue, Fine Art Studio and Gallery
2004 Insideart Expo, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario (juried)
2002 - 2004 Ottawa Art Festival, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, Ontario (juried)
2003 "A View from Here," solo exhibition of landscape paintings Rothwell Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2003 Group show, environmental art, Broken Fence Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2003 Antony's Gallery, Brock Street, Whitby, Ontario
2003 Galleriart: Ottawa Artists' Co- operative Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2001 - 2003 Exhibitor “Art in the Park", Patterson Creek, Ottawa, Ontario
2001 - 2003 Exhibitor “Art in Strathcona Park," Ottawa, Ontario
2001 The Fainting Couch Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
Commissioned Works
2009 -2010 "Portrait of Cordelia Nokes, 1938" 48 x 30", oil on canvas, commissioned by Mary Tsai Davies,
Executive Director of the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group for the theatre production of "Murder at the Avalon".
2003 "Janet, May 31, 2002" 20 x 16" oil pastel on canvas, commissioned by Paul Birdi
2002 "Stella's Door" 20 x 16" oil on canvas, commissioned by Stella Deacon
Fine Arts Teaching Portfolio
2009 - 2010 Fundamentals of Colour, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa
2009 -2010 Courses at Gallery 4th Avenue Fine Art Studio:
Afterschool art classes for middle school aged children (weekly)
Summer art classes drawing and painting for children, adults, semi private
2008- 2010 Fundamentals of Drawing, Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa
2008 - 2010 “Art Attack” afterschool art program for kids ages 6 – 10
2009 Colour Workshop: Making Sense of Colour
2004 summer session semi private drawing classes for children ages 5 – 10
2003- 2004 Fine Art Studio: private and semi private classes in drawing and oil painting
2003 Developed a 6 week curriculum for teaching fundamentals of drawing to school aged children.
First Avenue Public School, grade 2 students.
Following her training in Renaissance style drawing and oil painting at Bob Grant’s Fine Art Studios Nina has painted predominantly landscapes capturing scenes both local (Charleston Lake, Murphy’s point), and distant (Baffin Island series). Dramatic skies and moody forests predominate. Although oil paint is her preferred medium, she has explored the use of oil pastels, soft pastels and acrylic paint. In the last several years her artistic endeavours have been focussed on teaching art in a way that is unique and engaging. Nina strives to instil confidence and a powerful sense of mastery in students of all ages as they develop their skills and embrace their creativity. Most recently she painted a large scale portrait for the set of the theatre production "Murder at the Avalon".
View Nina's landscape paintings