BORN:
1944 Newmarket, England
1976 Canadian Citizenship
EDUCATION:
1983 - 1984 MA in Art Education, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Art Education Division
1962 - 1965 Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, England
PROFESSIONAL:
1984 – present Associate Professor: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. NSCAD University
1986 – 1995, 1998 – 2002 Foundation Studies Division Chair
1974 – 1982 Teaching Master: Canadore College of Applies Arts and Technology, North Bay, Ontario
1969 – 1974 Education Curator: London Public Library and Art Museum, London, Ontario
1968 – 1969 Head Art Teacher: St. John’s College, Southsea, England
1965 – 1968 Art Teacher: Bearwood College, Reading, England
EXHIBITIONS:
SOLO:
2000 – 2001 Relative Marks, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2000 Of Period, Place, and Purpose, Sutton House, London, England
1996 The Heartbreak of SDS: A Selection of Solutions to a Burgeoning Pathology, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1982, 1977 Laurentian University Gallery, Sudbury, Ontario
1981 Round Earth’s Imagined Corners, White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1979, 1977 White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1975 Mixed Media Works, Hart House Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1975 A Four Year Survey, Stratford Art Gallery, Stratford, Ontario
1973 McIntosh Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1970 London Public Art Gallery, London, Ontario
TWO-PERSON:
1983 McIntosh Art Gallery, London, Ontario
JURIED AND GROUP:
2002 Home Project, edited by Patti Young Kim, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2002 The Red Show, Argyle Fine Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1998 The Impulse Toward Self-Expressionism, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1997 Works on Paper, Fachhochschule Pforzheim, Germany
1997 20 Years Ago Today…, White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1997 The Salon Show, White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1996 Paperilla-Paperista, Kuopio Academy of Crafts and Design, Kuopio, Finland
1996 FAR & WIDE: VANS 20th Anniversary Exhibition, AGNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1990 Second International Symposium on Electronic Art, Groningen, Holland
1990 New Tools for Imaging, A L Gallery & Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1983 Seven Years, White Water Gallery, North Bay, Ontario
1983 Miniatures, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1982, 1981, 1980, 1979 Norart, Laurentian University Gallery, Sudbury, Ontario
1980 Ontario North Now, Cultural Pavilion, Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario
1979 Nine Cows Outstanding in Their Field, Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario
1978 White Winter on the Road to Nickel City, Laurentian Art Gallery, Sudbury, Ontario
1977 Industry in Art – Work from the Canada Council on Art, North Bay Public Library, North Bay, Ontario
1976 Imprint 76, Print and Drawing Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec (on tour 1976 – 1978)
1976, 1975 Arts Canadore, Festival of the Arts, North Bay, Ontario
1975 C’est la Nature Alors and Colour Images, traveling exhibits, Extensions Department, London Regional Art Gallery
1975 Chairs, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
1974 Canadian Contemporary Graphics, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
1974, 1972 Survey of Canadian Art Now (SCAN), Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1977, 1973, 1971 31st, 33rd, 34th Western Ontario Exhibitions, London, Ontario
1973 40th Canadian Society of Graphic Art, London, Ontario
1971 A Slice of the Spectrum: Light and Sound, London Public Library and Art Museum, London, Ontario
1971 4-Man, Norman MacKenzie Gallery, Saskatchewan; A.C.A. Gallery, Calgary, Alberta; S.U.B. Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1971 Pie in the Sky, Artists’ Co-op Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
1971, 1970 Southwest 30 & 31, Windsor Art Gallery, Ontario
1966 Gallery 5 Spring Show, Reading, England
1965 Bath Academy Summer Show, Corsham, England
COLLECTIONS:
Alumni Association, U.W.O., London
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Canadore College, North Bay
City Hall, London, Ontario
City of North Bay Police Department
Laurentian University Art Gallery
London Board of Education, Ontario
London Public Library and Art Museum
London Regional Art Gallery
McIntosh Art Gallery, London
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
Province of Ontario
Stratford Art Gallery, Ontario
University of Art and Design, Helsinki (Teaching Collection)
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
Numerous Private Collections
AWARDS/GRANTS:
2005 – 2007 Social Science Humanities Council of Canada: Major Education award in support of establishing a Drawing Lab to research eye-movement in drawing from observation
1999-2000 Nova Scotia Arts Council: Grant in support of solo exhibition traveling to the UK
1996 Nova Scotia Arts Council: Grant in support of exhibition
1995 British Council Travel Award: Research visits to seven British art schools and Suffolk County Council Arts Advisory Group
1990 British Council Travel Award: Research visits to six British art schools regarding Foundation and Arts Computer Teaching
1983 Ontario Arts Council: Artists in the Schools
1982, 81, 76, 75, 71 Ontario Arts Council: Materials and Projects
1981, 1979 “Norart”: Laurentian University Art Gallery
1973 Purchase Award, 33rd Annual Western Ontario Exhibition
1973, 1971 Canada Council: Materials and Projects
RECENT REFERENCES:
2003 Arts Atlantic. Spring 2003, no. 74, pp 21-26. Looking at Textiles. Landry, W. p 24.
2001 Visual Arts News. Spring 2001, pp 11-12. Mapping out the Human Heart. Schon, I.
1996 Sculpture Magazine. December 1996. Review of SDS. McGough, L.
1996 Colour Archive Collection: Catalogue. U.I.H.A. Finland.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
1999 Walking a Mile in their Shoes. Family Tree Magazine. December 1999, pp 64-65. (Genealogical research and art making.)
1998 Corsham – the shorthand mnemonic for art. A Celebration of Bath Academy of Art at Corsham. Edited by Derek Pope. Published by Rose and Unicorn House. pp 69-70.
1997 The Heartbreak of SDS: A Selection of Solutions to a Burgeoning Pathology, NSCAD Papers. Beyond Form: Transformation Through Imagery and Action.
1994 Project/Practices: Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Art Ideas. University of Saskatchewan Press. |
