SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 Unity, The Quest Art Gallery, Midland

2022 Journey, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre

Time, Cambridge Centre for the Arts

2019 Out of the Earth, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2017 Sub-merge, Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener

2015 Marlene Kawalez Presents, Dragon Fly Gallery, Orangeville

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 Artists Stand With Ukraine, Kumf Gallery, Toronto Elora Outdoor Sculpture Show, Elora

2025 Hiding in Plain Sight/Site, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener

Gracias, Studio M Gallery, Mississauga

Colours of Autumn, Kumf Gallery, Etobicoke

Unity Through the Arts, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

Convergence, Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound

FASM Juried Art Show, Holcim Gallery, Milton

Haliburton Downtown Sculpture Exhibition, Haliburton

The Unquiet North, Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Elora Downtown Sculpture Exhibition, Elora

Insights, Wellington County Museum, Elora

OSA, Member’s Exhibition, Georgina Centre for the Arts, Sutton

OSA, Member’s Exhibition, St Thomas Art Centre, St Thomas

Heart, Mind, Love, Propeller Gallery, Toronto

Kudos XI, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto

2024 Celebrate the Season, Holcin Gallery, Milton

Arts at the Albion Gallery, Gravenhurst

Ontario Society of Artists, New Membership

Facing Forward, Marianne van Silfhout Gallery, Brockville

95 Launch, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Insights, Wellington County Museum

No Words Gallery, Cambridge

Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Eclipse Art Gallery. Haliburton

Festive Spirits, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2023 Life’s Moods, Station Gallery, Whitby

Collective Colours, Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener

Fall Sculpture Show, Galerie W, Gatineau

Alchemy, Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Mystique & Reality, Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake

Unity & Diversity, Museum of Dufferin, Dufferin

Grounded, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Toronto

Kudos IX, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2022 Station Gallery, Drawing for Art

Oxtonque Craft Cabin, Dwight

Auburn Fine Art Gallery, Gravenhurst

Gallery 121, Belleville

Breakthrough Plus, Leslie Grove Gallery

Kudos VIII, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto

Glory, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Insights, Wellington County Museum

Elora Outdoor Sculpture Show, Elora

Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton

2021 Color and Form Society Juried Exhibition

Headwaters Gallery, Arts Fall Festival

Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Red Canoe Gallery, Port Carling

Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton

Resilience, Canadian Sculpture Centre

Re Sur Gence, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Kudos VII, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Earth Works, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2020 Artworld Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Look Here, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Earth Works, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton

Joy, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Earth Works, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Look Here, Sculptors Society of Canada,Toronto

Rejoice, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2019 Artworld Fine Art Gallery, Toronto

Insights, Wellington County Museum, Elora

The Artist Commons, Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto

Kudos V, Sculptors Society of Canada Gallery, Toronto

Sweet 16, Art District Gallery, Kitchener

2018 12th Teapot Show, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, US

Elora Outdoor Sculpture Show, Elora

Our Canada, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

90th Still Going Strong, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

Kudos, Sculptors Society of Canada, Toronto

2017 Celebrating 150th, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

Arts on the Credit, Waterside Inn, Port Credit

Summer Sculpture Show, Applecrate Galleries, Ottawa

EDUCATION

2017 Workshop with Lisa Clague, Private Studio, North Carolina

Workshop in Encaustic Wax, Alton Mills Art Centre, Alton

2016 Corning School of Glass with Erika Tada, Corning, New York

Pittsburg School of Glass with Susan Taylor Glasgow, Pittsburgh

Workshop with Joel A. Prevost, Private Studio, Montreal

2015 Residency program at Oatka Glass School, Batavia, New York

Workshop and seminar with Adrian Arleo,,Gristmill Studios, Westport

2013 Free Form clay with Susan Low- Beer, Private Studio, Toronto

Transference on glass with Joanne Teasdale, Oatka, Batavia, New York

Mentorship with Koen Vanderstukken, Sheridan College, Oakville

Image Transfer on clay with Chris Hielihy, Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo

Introduction to Paper Clay, Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo

2012 Pate de Verre with Alicia Lomne, Corning School of Glass, Corning, US

Free Form clay with Susan-Low Beer, Her studio, Toronto

Working with Glass with Jamie Gray, Private Studio, London

2011 Glass Casting with Valerie Dennis, Private Studio, Toronto

2010 Cold Working Glass with Glass Craft, Private Studio, Orangeville

Box Casting Course by Jayne Cornelis, Private Studio, London

Kiln Casting Course by Irene Frolic, Sheridan College, Oakville

2009 Crystalline Glaze Firing Workshop by Diane Creber Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

Working in Winterstone with Lorne Winters, Al Green Studio, Toronto

2008 Slumping and Fusing Glass with by Heather Woods, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

Artist Exchange Program, Burlington Art Centre, Sudbury

Saggar and Raku workshop with Fusion, Pottery Supply House, Kitchener

Outdoor Sculpture with Scott McNichol,,Homer Watson Studio, Kitchener

2007 Exploration in Form with Ying Yueh Chuang, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

Glazing Techniques with ceramist Kasia Piech, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

Finishing Techniques with multiple instructors, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

2006 Apprentice on Raku Firing. with Barb Vansickle

Business Management Diploma, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, North York

Graphic Design Diploma, Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2024 Artoroto.ca: In Your Face at the Canadian Sculpture Centre

2018 Sculptors Society of Canada “SSC 1928-2018”

2016 Deborah Blakeley: “Marlene Kawalez”, Zoneone Art,

www.zoneonearts.com.au/marlene-kawalez/, Nov. 13

2015 Simon O’Corra: “Sachet Mixte Themes: Sculpture” (book) CreateSpace

“A Milton Legacy” (book), Fine Arts Society of Milton

2013 Sculpture Society of Canada : “85th Anniversary Catalog” (book),

John B. Aird Gallery

Belfountain Heritage Society: “A Celebration in Art” (book),

The Melville White Church

2011 Linda Kopp: “500 Raku” (image), Lark Book

2010 Debra Usher: “Winter Celebrations” (image), Arabella Magazine, December

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2025 Jurors Choice, Insights, Wellington County Museum, Elora

2023 Jurors Choice, Unity in Diversity, Museum of Dufferin, Dufferin

Award Winner, Mystique & Reality, Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake

2020 Honourable Mention, Shape and Form, Federation of Canadian Artists

2016 First Prize Jurors Award, Headwaters Arts Festival, Alton Mill Arts Centre

2015 Figureworks Award, Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, Ottawa

2015 Figureworks Award, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, Ottawa

2011 Jurorʼs Award, Juried Exhibition, Dam Gallery

Bruno Capolongo Invitational Award, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts

Sculpture Purchase, Art Gallery of Sudbury

2009 Member, Sculpture Society of Canada

Purchase Award for a Junior Person of the Year, City of Burlington

2007 Honorable Mention, Colour and Form Society,, Etobicoke Civic Art Gallery

2006 First Prize in Sculpture,Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga City Hall Gallery

2005 Honorable Mention,Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga City Hall Gallery.