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Website
http://www.wegway.com
College / University
University of Toronto, Ontario College of Art
Program
BA Philosophy, AOCA Experimental Arts (cheesey name for a program)
Member type
Artist
If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?
Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
I am...
a visual artist, writer, and former Editor / Publisher of Wegway Primary Culture.
Curriculum Vitae
Contact information available on request ________________________________________________________________
Education:

BA (Philosophy) University of Toronto, 1992
AOCA, Ontario College of Art, 1978
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Solo Exhibitions:

Feb. 23 – March 23, 2008, Fran Hill Gallery, 285 Rushton Rd., Toronto, ON .

March 2 – 25, 2006, Fran Hill Gallery, 230 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON

16 May - 26 May, 2001, Contact 2001, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts,
984 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario

13 February – 3 March, 2001, SPIN Gallery, 878 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ontario.

29 March - 9 April, 2000, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario

1 April - 30 April, 2000, window, Akau, 742 Queen Street W. Toronto, Ontario

26 March - 8 April, 1999, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina,
Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario

20 Oct. - 28 Nov., 1998, Gallery 121, 48 Bridge St. E., Belleville, Ontario.

6 Jan. - 15 Feb., 1997, Gallery 121, 48 Bridge St. E., Belleville, Ontario.

18 June - 10 July, 1994, Blizzmax Gallery, R. R. #3, Picton, Ontario.

8 Sept. - 25 Oct., 1993, Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston Artists Association
21A Queen St., Kingston, Ontario.

2 Jan. - 30 Jan., 1986, Bau-Xi Gallery, 340 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario.

17 May - 30 May, 1981, Mercer Union, Front Gallery, 29 Mercer St. Toronto

4 Mar. - 11 March, 1978, Gallery 76, 76 McCall St., Toronto, Ontario.

4 April - 9 April, 1976, Gallery 76, 76 McCall St., Toronto, Ontario.

4 Mar. - 13 March, 1975, Gallery 76, 76 McCall St., Toronto, Ontario.


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Group Exhibitions:

March 13 - April 20, 2008 Eyelevel Re-shelving Initiative (multiples), Eyelevel Gallery, 2063 Gottingen St. Halifax, NS.

October 7 – 22, 2006, First Kiss - Abstraction, SPIN Gallery, 1100 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON

June 22 – July 15, 2006, Summer Exhibition, Fran Hill Gallery, 230 Queen St. E. Toronto, ON

Nov. 5, 2005, Sketchy Business, A Space, 401 Richmond St. West, Suite 110, Toronto, ON

Oct. 2005, Mail Art Project, Fine Art Department, Faculty of Art & Design, MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam 40450, MALAYSIA, curator Suzlee Ibrahim

Aug 29 – Sept 24, 2005, Art Scum Garage Sale Exhibition, Museum of Contemprary Canadian Art (MOCCA), organized by Istvan Kantor

Aug. 2004, The Parrot Show, Fran Hill Gallery, 230 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON

July – August, 2002, Mirror at the Bottom, Artists Portraying Themselves curated by Agricola de de Cologne on A Virtual Memorial at www.a-virtual-memorial.org

July 3rd, 2002, Artist Unknown, fundraiser for the 416 Drop-in and Crisis Centre, SPIN Gallery, 156/158 Bathurst St., Toronto.

1 – 23 Dec., 2001, Mini Me SPIN Gallery, 156/158 Bathurst St., Toronto

1 – 18 August, 2001, New Works, SPIN Gallery, 156/158 Bathurst Street, Toronto

17 June – 4 July, 2000, Dream, Juno Youn, curator, SPIN Gallery, 878 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

24–25 June, 2000, The Gender Less Generation, Juno Youn, curator, Church Street Public School, Toronto, Ontario.

10 May - 27 May, 2000, Contact 2000, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts,
96 Spadina Ave., Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario

1 April - 15 April, 2000, Architexture, G. M. Dault, curator, Archive,
883 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

27 Oct.- 27 Nov., 1999, XXYYZ 20th Anniversary Group Show, YYZ Artists' Outlet, 401 Richmond St., W., Suite 140, Toronto, Ontario.

13 Oct.- 30 Oct., 1999, Ritual, Rhythm, and Repeated Action, Virginia MacDonnell curator, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina Ave.,Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario.

6 Aug. - 28 Aug., 1999, Annual Members' Group Show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina Ave., Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario.

5 Dec. - 9 Jan., 1999, Tall Orders:On the Spiritual in Art, Gary Michael Dault curator, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina Ave., Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario.

25 Sept. - 8 Oct., 1998, New Members' Group Show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 96 Spadina Ave., Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario.

23 Aug. - 21 Sept., 1995, three person, Blizzmax Gallery, RR #3, Picton, Ontario.

25 May - 26 June, 1991, three person, Shirley Yanover, curator, Cold City Gallery 30 Duncan St., 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario.

10 Feb. - 16 Mar., 1991, three person, concerning substance and experience curated by the YYZ Board of Directors, YYZ, 1087 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON

2 Jan. - 3 Feb., 1982, Cloudworks, Peter Frank curator, Stewart Neill Gallery,
New York, NY.

1 Nov. - 30 Nov., 1981, two person, Gallery 76, 76 McCall St. Toronto, ON

11 Dec. - 11 April, 1981, OSA 108 Image 80, juried group show.

14 July - 7 Aug., 1979, Pollock Gallery, 122 Scollard St. Toronto, ON

26 June - 7 July, 1979, YYZ, 567 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario.

25 Jan. - 24 Feb., 1979, juried group show, Art Gallery of Hamilton

12 Sept. - 24 Sept., 1977, Merton Gallery, 68 Merton St., Toronto, Ontario.

5 April - 16 April, 1976, three person, SAW Gallery, 72 Rideau St., Ottawa, ON

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Publications:

Wegway Primary Culture, Editor/Publisher of the magazine of Artists’ projects, 2002 - 2005

“Painting about Photography” in Brian Kipping – Descriptions of What is Known, Robert McLaughlin Gallery catalogue, 2002

“The Communist Manifesto with all Words Functioning as Nouns Removed” in
Wegway, Fall, 2002

“Jacques Derrida’s Prose Style” in Instant Anthology, Toronto, 26 May, 2001

One architecture review, Lola, Toronto, Spring, 2001

Two art reviews, Lola, Toronto, Winter, 2000-2001

Three art reviews, Lola, Toronto, Fall, 2000

Three art reviews, Lola, Toronto, Fall, 1999.

Wegway 1, 1995 and Wegway 2, 2001, signed, numbered, limited edition artist’s books.

“Spiral Jetty: A Critical Challenge” in Espace, Montreal, Vol. 27, Spring, 1994.

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Collections:

Armenian Community Centre, Willowdale, Ontario
College Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
Westfield State College Foundation, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Awards:

First Annual Brian Kipping Memorial Award (Pouch Cove Nfld. Residency)
Ontario Arts Council, 1993.
Ontario Arts Council, 1991.
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Reviews:

Gary M. Dault, The Globe and Mail, 8 March, 2008
Gary M. Dault, The Globe and Mail, March, 2006
Sally McKay, Lola, Fall, 2001
John Terauds, Toronto Star, 2 August, 2001
Gary M. Dault, The Boomer, Vol. 2, issue 3, 2000
Gary M. Dault, The Globe and Mail, 1 July, 2000.
Rozena Maart, Fuse Magazine, January 2000.
Dave Roberts, The Community Press, 11 January, 1997.
Jack Evans, Belleville Intelligencer, 11 July, 1994.
Robert Yoskowitz, Arts Magazine, March, 1982.
Gary M. Dault, Toronto Star, July, 1979.
James Purdie, Toronto Globe and Mail, September, 1977.

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