01/24/2026
Grace Kalyta
“Ways to Eat a Fig” (2025)
Oil on canvas linen blend, 48 x 60 in.
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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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This painting was presented as part of a collaborative evening with .lou of .readings (NYC) & 🤍
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