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Jennifer Hornyak is a Canadian painter known for her semi-figurative style. The sole Canadian participant at the 1987 Paris World Exhibition, today, her colourful paintings are found in galleries and corporate collections throughout North America. Gabor Szilasi

Jennifer Hornyak (born Jennifer Lynne Hampton in Grimsby, England in 1940) studied art from 1946 to 1959 at the Grimsby School of Art. In 1961 she immigrated to Canada, where she continued her studies at McGill University, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Saidye Bronfman Centre. In 1983, Hornyak's first solo exhibition was mounted at Galerie Claude Lafitte (Montreal) followed by group shows at Gallery Ten (London), and Place des Arts (Montreal). In 1987 Hornyak exhibited at Nancy Poole's Studio (Toronto), and honed her skills at the Vermont Studio Colony with Stanley Boxer, George McLean and Elmer Bischoff. By that year, her work was found in collections in New York, Illinois, Florida, Texas and California.

In 1987, Hornyak was also invited to participate at the Paris World Exhibition. Sponsored by the Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, she was the sole Canadian to exhibit alongside artists such as Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and Kees van Dongen. Developing an international following, she exhibited at Galerie Artcurial (Paris) and, in 1988, at the Palais des Expositions (Nice) and Donna Heuhhoff Gallery (Dallas). In 1989 she exhibited at Sandra Werther Fine Art (New York) with a solo show at Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, in 1991.

By 1994, her work became increasingly introspective and flowers had emerged as her dominant and signature subject. Influenced by the work of Giorgio Morandi, her signature style, of "semi-figurative, almost abstract, works... built up through a complex technique of richly coloured glazes", was evident by 2003. A prolific painter, since then Hornyak has held over ten solo shows across North America.

In 2011, a solo exhibition and book launch to mark her forty-year career at Galerie de Bellefeuille (Montreal), and at Wallace Galleries (Calgary), and at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill (Ottawa). In 2013 a solo exhibition of recent works was held at Wallace Galleries (Calgary). Hornyak's work has also been shown in many group exhibitions, including the International Print Triennial, Krakow (Poland), Miami Art Basel, the Chicago Contemporary and Classic, and the Toronto International Art Fair.

Hornyak has served on juries for the 2013 Women’s Art Society (Montreal), the 2011 OKWA Festival (Kingston, Ontario), and the 1991 American Women’s Art Show (Montreal). She has also offered workshops in Eastern Canada at the Creativity Art Retreat (Dunedin, Ontario), at the Alelucia, L’Ecole d’Arts de l’Estrie (Magog, Quebec) and, at the Elephant Barn (Georgeville, Quebec), attended by many prominent young artists.

As of 2013, Hornyak currently exhibits across Canada at Wallace Galleries (Calgary), Trias Gallery (Toronto), Oeno Gallery (Kingston), Galerie St-Laurent + Hill (Ottawa), Studio 21 (Halifax) and Trinity Gallery (Saint John). Her work can be found in many private and corporate corporations, including: Bell Canada Enterprises, Bombardier Transport, Burroughs Welcome Inc., Imperial Oil, Dupont Canada, Hoechst Canada Inc., Power Corporation, Groupe La Laurentienne, Groupe SNC Lavalin, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Westin Hotels, La Presse, and the MacNaughton Collection.

Hornyak works and lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Recognition and honors

 * 2009 Selected to exhibit at the International Print Triennial, Krakow (Poland)
 * 1992 Painting featured on the book cover of "Three by Three" by Anne Dandurand
 * 1990 Painting featured on the cover 50th Year Celebration of Quebec Housefor the Quebec Government Delegation, Rockefeller Plaza, New York.
 * 1990 Presentation at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for the Women’s Art Society
 * 1989 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Group Exhibition
 * 1989 Record cover for le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM)
 * 1988 Mural for Our Lady of Hungary Church, Montreal
 * 1987 Invited to exhibit at the 1987 Paris World Exposition by patron Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild
 * 1984 Group Exhibition Place des Arts, Montreal
 * 1983 Included in the Guy Robert’s comprehensive text on Quebec art Art actuel au Québec depuis 1970.

Select Exhibitions
 * 2013 Wallace Galleries, Calgary
 * 2011 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
 * 2010 Trinity Galleries, Saint John
 * 2009 International Print Triennial, Krakow (Poland)
 * 2008 Studio 21, Halifax
 * 2004 James Baird Gallery, St. John’s
 * 1997 Galerie Louise Smith, Toronto
 * 1995 Judy Rothenberg Gallery, Boston
 * 1995 Zwicker’s Gallery, Halifax
 * 1994 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
 * 1991 Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco.
 * 1990 International Gallery Invitational, Chicago
 * 1989 Sandra Werther Fine Art, New York
 * 1988 “Art Junction”, Palais des Congrès, Nice
 * 1988 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
 * 1988 Donna Heuhhoff Gallery, Dallas
 * 1987 “Feminissima”, Galerie Artcurial, Paris
 * 1983 Galerie Claude Lafitte, Montreal