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About Karny
Karny is a well-known Calligraphy artist, specializing in creating custom-made Ketubah (Ketubas, Ketubot) for wedding and anniversary, Haftarah (Haftarot) for Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, Family tree, Blessing for the home, Baby birth certificates / Baby Naming, and other Judaic Art.
Karny was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she worked as a drafts-person and designer with some of the well known architects in Israel.
Karny took art classes in Israel, and in Toronto at the Koffler Center for the Arts, Architecture and Design at Ryerson University, Design and Computer Application at Humber College, and studied Calligraphy with some of the best known Calligraphers in North America and Europe.
Karny is a past-president of the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, the Israeli Artists Group of Toronto, a Signature member of the Watercolour Society of Toronto, and a member of the Canadian Book Artists and Book Binders Guild.
Karny's art was displayed in many juried exhibitions, between which: The International Juried Calligraphy Exhibition - "Vision of the Spirit", in Washington National Cathedral, Washington D.C., USA. "AlphaMark", international juried exhibition which travels the world from 1999-2001. Karny had one-person shows, and received an Honourable Mention at a juried exhibition. Karny got the Woolfitz award, and the Papeterie St. Armand award at the international "Art of the Book" Exhibitions which were touring Canada. Karny was commissioned to do the front cover of the first issue of "The Israeli Magazine", the cover of "Beth Tikvah Sisterhood Magazine" and is included in the book ABC CANADA, a who's who of Calligraphers of Canada and her art was chosen to be printed in the AlphaMark 2001-2002 Calendar.
Lately Karny started creating unique jewelery .
Her Calligraphic artwork as well as her watercolour paintings and jewelery are in private collections worldwide.
Art Education:
Courses: Koffler Center for the Art- Mixed Media 1980-1982 , Ryerson University Design and Architectural Design 1988-1990, Humber College – Design and Computer application 1990-1991, Toronto Continue Education – Watercolour. Reggie Ezzel 1990-1992.
Workshops: Zoltan Szzabo , Donald Jackson, Timothy Boots, Dave wood, Bilha Morgan, D.D. Gadjanski, Margaret Rosman, , 1982-2008 ( and more)
Solo Exhibitions:
1996 Leah Posluns Theater, Toronto
1993 Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, Toronto , Ontario
1992 Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto
Juried Exhibitions:
2009 TWS Aquavision Fall , Toronto , Ontario
2008-2010 Canadian Book Artist and Book Binders Guild , Traveling exhibition in Canada
2003-2005 Canadian Book Artist and Book Binders Guild , Traveling exhibition in Canada
2000 TWS Re Hot Ontario College Of Art and Design , Toronto , Ontario
2000 TWS Aquavision Fall , Toronto , Ontario
2000 City of Toronto, Art Zion Church Cultural Centre Toronto , Ontario
1999 TWS Aquavision Fall Toronto, Ontario
1999 The Association for the Calligraphic Arts, National Cathedral Washington DC.
1999 The Association for the Calligraphic Arts, Traveling Exhibition USA
1998-2000 Canadian Book Artist and Book Binders Guild , Traveling exhibition in Canada
1998 TWS Aquavision Fall Toronto, Ontario
1998 TWS Hummingbird Center , Toronto, Ontario
1998 Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum Phoenix Arizona
1997 TWS Aquavision Fall Toronto, Ontario
1996 JIAS Leah Posluns Theater, Toronto.
Non Juried Exhibitions:
2008 Rose Dale Presbyterian Church, Toronto Ontario
2007 Rose Dale Presbyterian Church, Toronto Ontario
2006 Rose Dale Presbyterian Church, Toronto Ontario
2004 The Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto , Neilson Park Creation Center,
2003 The Calligraphic Arts Guid of Toronto, Neilson Park Creative Center, Ontario
2000 Studio Artists, Kathleen Gormley Gallery, Unionville
1999 The Calligraphic Arts Guid of Toronto, Wolffit’s Gallery
1999 Studio Artists, Kathleen Gormley Gallery, Unionville
1999 The Israeli Artists Group, Thornhill Theater, Vaughn, Ontario
1998 TWS Artist’s Choice, Queens Quay Terminal Gallery, Toronto , Ontario
1996 TWS Artists’ Choice Neilson Park Creative Centre. Ontario
1995 Beth Tikvah Art Show, Beth Tikvah Toronto, Ontario
1995 Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto Ontario
1994 Jewish Community of Ottawa, Jewish Community Center, Ottawa, Ontario
1994 Beth Tikvah Art Show , Beth Tikvah Toronto, Ontario
1994 Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, Neilson Park Creative Center, Ontario
1994 The Koffler Center for the Arts, Studio Gallery, Toronto Ontario
1993 Beth Tikvah Art Show , Beth Tikvah Toronto, Ontario
1992 Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
1992 Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, Barbara Frum Public Library, Toronto Ontario
1991 Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
Awards:
2008 Canadian Book Artist and Book Binders Guild , Traveling exhibition in Canada St. Armand Papeterie Awars
2003 Canadian Book Artist and Book Binders Guild , Traveling exhibition in Canada Woolfitz Award
1994 The Koffler Studio Gallery Honourable Mention- Reviews and Publications:
2008 THE ART OF THE BOOK The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild 1998 ISBN 0-9680101-4-8 (page36, 90)
2003 THE ART OF THE BOOK The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild 1998 ISBN 978-0-9809829-0-9 (page29)
2001-2002 AlphaMark two years Calendar 2000- 2001, 2001- 2002
1996 ABC CANADA ,The first Canadian collection of contemporary calligraphy , ISBN 1-896160-01-8 (pages 123, 153)
1995 June, The Israeli Magazine First Issue front cover
1995 September, Beth Tikvah Sisterhood by-annual magazine, Front Cover
Reviews and Media publications:
2001 November 22 : Art and tradition in the Ketubah\ Eric Layman, The Canadian Jewish News B18
2001 February : The Art of Writing \ Brandy Stark Times Correspondent, St. Petersburg Times
1999 July August :Artist Portfolio Karny Rivlin Vorona, Somerset Studio Magazine, pages 61, 8, 112.
1999 March 23 : Judge a testament to human courage, Award… Picture The Toronto Star section F , page 1.
1998 June 4 : Ketubot designed to your taste \ Stacey Stein. The Canadian Jewish News, page B14
1996 November 21: Hand-painted Ketubot cherish and preserve the moment \ Caroline Blackman
The Canadian Jewish News, page B4, 7
1995 October 12 : Calligrapher Creates Beautiful Works In Hebrew Text \ Sylvia Papernick The Jewish
Tribune page 27
1994 August 26 : May 1994 Happenings, Hamekomon (Hebrew News paper.)
1993 June 03 : Calligraphy Artist...\ Debbie Heller The Canadian Jewish News, page B18-19
1993 October : Ketubbah art alive and well in Toronto \ Avi Hayman . Jewish Life page 15
1993 October 08 : Artists Creating Ketubbah in Toronto \ Avi Hayman. Hamekomon page 9
1993 March 05 : Happenings, Hamekomon page 8, 14
1992 December 24: Judaic Calligraphic Art. The Canadian Jewish News, page 24
1992 October 22 : About People: Artworks By Karny Vorona. The Canadian Jewish News, page 24
1992 September 18: KARNY \ Chasidah David. Hamekomon page 12
1992 September 17: Showcase Exhibit . The Canadian Jewish News, page 33
Professional Affiliations: Member of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artist Guild Signature member Toronto Watercolour Society
2001-2002 Executive of The Israeli Artist Group of Toronto
2000-2001 Executive of The Israeli Artist Group of Toronto
1997-1998 First Vice President of The Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto.
1996 President of The Israeli Artist Group of Toronto
1993-1994 President of The Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto.
1992 First Vice President of The Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto.
Collections and commissions:
Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Rabbi’s Office Toronto, ON.
Temple Sinai, Rabbi’s Office, Toronto, ON Beit Halochem, Toronto UJA , Toronto
B'nai Brith Canada Private collections: Canada, U.S.A. Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, France, United Kingdom, Israel, the Caribbean, Peru, Colombia.
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