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FULL RESUME

EDUCATION

 

January 1970

Master of Fine Arts Degree, Graduate School of Art & Design,

Pratt Institute, New York (total: 61 credits)

Major: Painting; Minors: Art History, Ceramics

June 1967

Bachelor of Fine Art Degree, School of Art & Design, Pratt Institute,

Department of Advertising Design & Visual Communication, New York.

 

1964-1970

Additional courses, taken in art, liberal arts and education at New York

University, Syracuse University, Brooklyn College and the New School

for Social Research (New York).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 1976 - December 2011

Teaching Master, School of Design & Visual Arts, Georgian College,

Barrie, Ontario. Subjects taught: painting, drawing, anatomy, art history, photography, illustration, and video production.

 

Also, during this period, freelance design and photography, including Barrie  historic landmark poster, illustration for various brochures,  cover design and photography (Prentice-Hall); editorial photography (Pets Magazine); book illustration; numerous portrait painting commissions.

1997-1998

Artist-teacher, Vermont College, off-campus M.F.A. program, Norwich University, Vermont

July-August 1989

Drawing Instructor, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

February-March 1987

Drawing Instructor, Seneca College, Department of Continuing Education evenings, King City, Ontario

July 1973-April 1976

Assistant to the curator of the Youth Wing, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Responsibilities included: assisting with design and construction of exhibitions and general management, teaching art to children, university students and adults.

February 1972 - January 1973

Museum lecturer and sculpture instructor, Adult Education Center,

Forest Hills High School, New York.

January-June 1972

Supervisor, Pratt Alumni Association Figure Drawing Group, Pratt Institute, New York.

September 1968 - January 1973

Teacher of Fine Arts, Franklin K. Lane High School, New York.

Assistant chairman, school publicity design, advisor for art & literary magazine and school yearbook. Courses: painting, drawing, photography, graphic design.

AWARDS & HONOURS

1951 - 1952

Brooklyn Museum Art Scholarship.

1962 - 1966

Received New York State Regents Scholarship and Scholar Incentive Award.

January 1966

Finalist in student design competition for Voice of America logo, work exhibited at the U.S. Information Agency Headquarters,Washington, D.C.

May 1969

Received highest score on New York City Fine Arts Teachers Exam and placed

# 1 on city eligibility list.

August 1971

Became member of the Apocalypse Workshop Cooperative (printmaking), New York

March 1972

Prix d' Rome finalist.

August 1984

Juror of the Huronia Festival of the Arts & Crafts, Barrie, Ontario.

April 1986

Juror of the Blue Mountain Foundation of the Arts & Crafts Show, Collingwood, Ontario.

June 1987

Best photographer, "Eye on Art" juried show, C.I.L. House, Toronto.

September 1988

Best photographer, North York Arts Council Open Show, Toronto.

July 1990

Juror, Canadian Classic Arts & Crafts Festival, Barrie, Ontario

August 1990

Juror, Huronia Festival of Arts & Crafts, Barrie, Ontario

April 1992

Became member and a director-at-large of the Ontario Society of Artists

August 2002

Painting reproduced in August/September issue of International Artist magazine

September 2010

Publication of illustrated book, "We'll Never Forget"

February 2014

Juror for the Ontrario Society of Artists Annual Open Juried Show

 

April 2016

Painting selected as Best in Show, Richmond Hill Group of Artists Juried show

 

May 2016

Became a Life Member of the Ontario Society of Artists

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Summer 1975

Paintings, Jerusalem Artists' House, Israel.

Spring 1982

Paintings and photography, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario.

November 1984

Photography, Simcoe County Museum.

July-August 1985

Paintings, Gallery Gabor, Toronto.

July 1986-May 1987

Photography, Yorkville, Bathurst Heights, Yorkdale and Fairview Mall libraries, Toronto.

June 1989

Paintings and photographs, Gallery Foussain, Barrie, Ontario.

July 1989

Photography, Kensington Silver Studio, Toronto.

April-May 1993

Paintings, Elgin Theatre, Toronto.

May 2000

Cibachrome Prints, Fleshtone Gallery, Barrie.

April 2003 

Paintings, Peterson Fine Art, Toronto.

August 2004

Paintings, Pilar Shephard Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I.

 

October 2005

Paintings, Redeye Gallery, Toronto

 

December 2006

Paintings (2 person, inaugural show), Ashbridge House, Toronto

 

February 2013

Paintings, Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

Mar.& Dec.1972

Paintings and drawings, Park Gallery, New York.

 

Summer 1974

Paintings, President's house, Jerusalem.

 

Autumn 1976

Paintings, Gallery II, New York.

 

May 1981

Paintings, Purple Hills Heritage Society, Creemore, Ontario.

 

May 1985

Paintings, Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario

 

June 1987

Paintings and photography "Eye on Art" juried show, C.I.L. House, Toronto

 

1987-1990

Photographs, International Miniature Exhibitions, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto.

 

September 1988

Paintings, and photography, North York Arts Council Open Show, Toronto.

 

October 1989

Paintings and photography, guest artist, "Images" studio tour, Barrie Ontario

 

Jan - May 1991

Paintings and photography, Parliament building, Queen's Park, Toronto.

 

June 1992

Paintings, Pantages Theatre, Toronto.

 

January 1993

Paintings, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto.

 

1994-1997

Paintings and photography, numerous exhibitions, Arts and Events Gallery,

First Canadian Place, Toronto (featured artist, Dec-Jan 1996)

 

1996

Paintings, Noranda Corporation, Art Lease Project, BCE Place, Toronto.

 

April-May 1998

Paintings, Spring Show, Hummingbird Centre, Toronto.

 

October 2000

Paintings, Millennium Art Exhibition, Arts & Letters Club, Toronto

 

December 2002

Paintings, Stanwoodhouse Gallery, Washington

 

April - June 2003

Paintings, Artspace Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

 

July 2003
Paintings, Varley Gallery, Markham, Ontario

 

June-July 2006

Paintings, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
 

Jan.-Feb. 2008

Paintings, Magic Door Gallery, Sunderland, Ontario

 

July 2008

Drawings, Joshibi Art Museum, Kanagawa, Japan
 

July 2008

Paintings, Win Henstock Gallery, Oakville

 

August 2008

Paintings, Pentimento Gallery. Toronto

 

September 2008
Photography, Pentimento Gallery, Toronto

 

July 2009

Paintings, Artists 25

 

November 2010

Paintings, Hamilton Conservatory of the Arts

 

January 2011S

Paintings, ACA Gallery, Toronto

 

June 2012

Paintings, Aurora Cultural Centre, Ontario

 

February 2013.
Paintings, Arta Gallery, Toronto

Paintings, Arts and Letters Club, Toronto

November, 2017

Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto

December, 2017

Art Square Gallery, Toronto

April, 2018

Markham Theatre

 

Gallery representation has included the Eaton, Koltnow,  S.E. Fineman Fine Arts, New York City -  Karney, Gabor, Victoria, Art Interiors, Bigue-Osler, Circle, Teodora, Kaspar, Illuminary, Peterson, Gallery 133,  Leonardo, Norman Felix, Toronto - Pilar Shephard Gallery, Charlottetown

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