KAL MANSUR (Canadian, b. 1965) works within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature. He has created distinct bodies of work that remain grounded in a shared experience of distance – between viewer and object, place and memory, between what is present and what resists meaning. His work occupies a space where Western abstraction is shaped by a diasporic sense of colour.
KAL MANSUR
While referencing minimalist traditions, his use of colour gestures elsewhere: toward places remembered more by atmosphere than name – the saturated light of his South Asian childhood, a desert in Texas, the shifting shadows between buildings in New York.
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“I use my work to tune visual perception. Its non-definitive nature allows it to vibrate like a tuning fork. The observer can decide whether what they see is in or out of tune."
Mansur’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Toronto, New York, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Doetinchem. His works were exhibited at the Canada Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020. He has been commissioned by Tiffany & Co., Le Méridien New York, Sammarco Toronto, Hines Tridel Aqualuna, the Conrad Los Angeles, Bonjour Capital, and Fairmont Hotels. Institutions such as George Brown College and Toronto Metropolitan University have acquired and installed his work in public-facing spaces. His pieces form part of the collections of Global Affairs Canada, TD Bank, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Alliance Capital, and Senvest Corporation. He lives and works in Toronto.
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Kal Mansur Studio works with art advisory and design firms worldwide. He has successfully completed several large-scale commissions for renowned clients including Tiffany & Co., Fairmont Hotels, Le Meridien, Bonjour Capital, George Brown College, among others.
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ALL THAT GLISTERS ISN’T | May 15 - July 29, 2023
ESCAPE | February 1 - April 9, 2023
LAND ESCAPES | June 9 - July 3, 2022
PORTRAITS OF ABSTRACTION | January 18 - February 27, 2022
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2023 | ARTORONTO | Kal Mansur at Myta Sayo Gallery
2019 | New Valkyries
2016 | SAATCHI | One to Watch
Available Works
Mansur has been commissioned to produce work for Tiffany & Co., Le Meridien New York, the Conrad Los Angeles, Bonjour Capital, and Fairmont Hotels. His institutional commissions include large-scale artworks at George Brown College and Toronto Metropolitan University. His studio works with art advisory and design firms worldwide.
