b. 1968
Kai McCall's career as a professional artist began soon after obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Western Ontario in 1991. A three-time recipient of Canada Council grants (2003, 2004 and 2009), Kai has been exhibiting his work in a consistent stream of solo and group shows in North America, The United Kingdom and France. Reviews of his work have appeared in publications such as Toronto Life, The Globe and Mail, The Gazette and Vie des Arts.

Kai has three work in the Colart Collection, "The Passion of Fred", “Vespa” and “Woman in Possession of a Carp”.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Physiognomies, Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal
2008 Rearranging Storylines, XEXE Gallery, Toronto
2006 Narratives, Two-person show with Henry Jones, Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal
2005 Fictions & Mirrors/Miroirs & Fictions, Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal
2003 Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, UK
2002 Rooms and Open Places, Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal
2001 Other Stories, Artcore Gallery, Toronto
2000 UK Pictures, Artcore Gallery, Toronto
1999 Glimpsed Then Vanished Again, Galerie McCLure (Visual Arts Centre), Montreal
1998 My Trip to the Caves, Espace 414, Centre d’art Belgo, Montreal
1998 My Trip to the Caves, Gallery 306, Toronto
1996 Too Heavy/Can’t Fly, Probably Drowning, Gallery 306, Toronto
1996 Too Heavy/Can’t Fly, Probably Drowning, Espace 414, Montreal
1995 The Business Beneath Your Bed, Gallery 306, Toronto
1995 Recent Painting, McGill Student Union, Montreal
1990 Recent Paintings, Hillary Gallery, London, Ontario

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
2010 San Francisco Art Fair, San Francisco, CA, USA
2010 Contemporary Figure, Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal
2009 Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2008 10th Anniversay Exhibition, Galerie d'Avignon, Montreal (catalogue)
2007 Something for Everyone, XEXE Gallery, Toronto
2007 Galerie Toledano, Bordeaux, France
2007 Galerie Toledano, Bordeaux, France
2005 FIAC Art Fair, Paris, France
2005 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
2004 Scope Art Fair, London, UK
2004 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
2004 FIAC Art Fair, Paris, France
2004 Reconfiguration, Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Montreal (catalogue)
2003 FIAC Art Fair, Paris France
2003 Group Exhibition, Vertigo Gallery, London, UK
2003 Group Exhibition, Galerie St. Laurent Plus Hill, Ottawa
2002 Art Cologne 2002, Germany
2001 Group Exhibition, The Nunnery, London, UK
2001 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
2001 Group Exhibition, Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal
2001 Winter Exhibition, Galerie Vincent, Ottawa
2000 Art Miami 2000, Miami, FL, USA
1999 Summer Exhibition, Galerie Vincent, Ottawa
1998 Absolut Secret, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1998 Christmas Exhibition, Café Gallery, London, UK
1997 Absolut Secret, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1997 Three Painters, Union Gallery, Kingston, Ontario
1990 Graduation Exhibition, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario

ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS

• Kozinska, Dorota, Exhibition Review, Vie Des Arts, Montreal, Summer, 2008
• Levy, Bernard, Exhibition Reviews, Vie Des Arts, Montreal, Spring, 2002
• Jordan, Betty Ann, “ What’s On”, Toronto Life, August, 2001
• Mackay, Gillian, “Conjuring a Sense of Awe”, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, July 15, 2000
• Kozinska, Dorota, “European Art Trends Were Eye-Opener for Montrealer”, The Gazette, MTL, March 13, 1999
• Latulipe, Jacques, “Une Saison En Art”, Magazinart,Winter, 1998
• Marchand, Keith, “Exhibitions”, The Montreal Mirror, April 6, 1998
• Kozinska, Dorota, “Best Bets”, The Gazette, Montreal, April 3, 1998
• New American Paintings, Boston, MA, Winter, 1998
• Ann Duncan, “Preview”, The Gazette, Montreal, September 27, 1996
• Scott Harris, “Watching the Hidden Theatre” (interview), Existere Magazine, Toronto, 1995
• Eye Magazine, Toronto, February 3, 1994