bio

GRACE KALYTA (b. 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Montreal based artist whose paintings and sculptures explore pursuits and performances of abundance in self-design, adornment, and spectacle. Kalyta collects images from online spaces that are dedicated to the quick circulation of objects and materials, cropping and enlarging throw-away images to create confrontational compositions. Through image-sourcing and the integration of decorative elements, Kalyta provokes high-low dichotomies in class and value systems, seduction and splendour, and the interplay of presentation and perception in material self-realization.

Kalyta received a BFA in 2018 with Honours from Concordia University and is currently a MFA candidate at Concordia University. Kalyta has attended residencies in Iceland (Nes Residency, 2021) and Greece (faveLAB, 2019). Previous select exhibitions include: Hall of Mirrors (2024), Pangée, Give Me An Inch (2024) at Pipeline Gallery, London, UK, Thank You, I’m rested now. I’ll have the lobster today, thank you. (2024), at Margot Samel, NY + Pangée, Montreal, Northern Exposure (2024), at Praz Delavallade, LA, with National Gallery of Canada and Pangée, Foultitude (2023) at Projet Casa, Montreal, Maskenfreiheit (2023), at Margot Samel, NY, Spaghetti Western (2022) at GHAM & DAFE, Montreal; Opið Hùs (2021) Skagaströnd, Iceland; Privé (2020), Montreal; Textile Quintet (2019) at Pirgos Tsikaliotis, Leonidio, Greece, 2019, and On the Pulse (2018), Eastern Bloc, Montreal. Grace Kalyta is represented by Pangée.

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Represented by Pangée

Solo Exhibition

2024 Hall of Mirrors, Pangée, Montreal

Select Exhibitions

2026 Mutt Readings, Espace Maurice, Montreal

2026 Pot-au-feu, The Plumb and Ensemble, Toronto

2024 Give Me An Inch, Pipeline Gallery, London, UK

2024 Thank you, I’m rested now. I’ll have the lobster today, thank you., Margot Samel, New York, NY + Pangée, Montreal QC

2024 Northern Exposure, Praz Delavallade, Los Angeles - Presented by Creative Content Accelerator in collaboration with National Gallery of Canada and Pangée

2023 Foultitude, Projet Casa, as part of Pictura, Montreal - As part of Montreal's Pictura Triennale

2023 Maskenfreiheit, Margot Samel, NYC

2023 Maureen VIII, Ateliers Belleville, Montreal

2023 UNTITLED, Galerie Cache Studio, Montreal

2023 Une ligne de +, GHAM & DAFE, Montreal

2022 Spaghetti Western, GHAM & DAFE, Montreal

2021 Opið Hùs, NES Residencies, Skagaströnd, Iceland

2020 Privé, Montreal

2019 Textile Quintet, Pirgos Tsikaliotis, Leonidio, Greece

2018 Festival Chromatic, 9ème, Ancienne Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal

2018 On The Pulse, Eastern Bloc, Montreal

2017 Interim, Ancienne Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal