Special Exhibitions.
The questing of space, inviting the viewer to walk in, around, and through the lyrical physical poetry - a wonderment experience. The buoyancy of dancing lines and colourful paper pulp embracing space, creating form - an orchestration of beauty. Opening one’s experience to joy and wonder.
1986 - “Spatial Landscapes”, Grimsby Public Art Gallery
An exploration of paper pulp via a visual composition in four parts, with four sound tracks, to create a meditative atmosphere, a landscape of timeless enchantment.
1988 - “Tracings”, Belleville Library and Art Gallery
At Belleville Library and Art Gallery, a collage of my paper-pulp sculptures were needed to energize the space.
1989 - “Art 89” International Pulp and Paper Festival, Härnösand, Sweden
Given mounds of wood pulp, our host two women, helped organize a paper-pulp symposium, Art 89, primarily to encourage cultural dialogue between countries. 10 artists from 10 countries participated. I was Canada’s representative chosen by the S.S.C. to represent them, my contribution was a spatial landscape, “Ode to Härnösand”. It was a fantastic two weeks, the artwork and artist’s were amazing. Public interest and entertainment was exceptional. I reported back to the S.S.C. with copious slides.
1991 - “International Encounter of Sculpture II”, Mexican Cultural Centre Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City
Art 89 Härnösand artists and others, were invited by the prominent sculptor Sebastian to his studio in Mexico City to each have a sculpture made for a special exhibition “International Encounter of Sculpture II”. I arrived with a 3-piece maquette. Ruth Faerber and I were roommates. It was fascinating watching Sebastian’s workers create many sculptures. Time had no clock. Finally after weeks of postponement, my large 3-piece steel sculpture was finished, painted, and ready for exhibition. I was needed at home, and was unable to participate in the opening celebration, I heard it was a grand affair.
1993 - “Allied to Paper”, Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catherines
Because of a paper-pulp exhibition of OCA students and technicians, four of us decided to explore the paper-pulp medium by exhibiting together. The Rodman Hall, “Allied to Paper” exhibition, evolved from that connection. I suggested to our group, presenting a proposal to Peter Harris, director of Rodman Hall, for a fiber exhibition. With 8 artists, four Canadian and four international, after much persuasion, “Allied to Paper” became a reality. The overseas artwork arrived in the suitcase of each artist, without incident. The exhibition was magnificent, very beautiful and professionally presented. 8 women’s exciting use of fiber was inspirational and etched in memory.
1995- “Space Imprints” S.S.C. Gallery, First Canadian Place, Toronto
This installation was especially challenging, the ceiling was 20 feet high, on a corner of glass walls. Downtown Toronto traffic 24/7. My paper-pulp structures were mostly white and pale coloured accenting their visibility at night. To create a meditative experience, it was necessary to balance objects with the space, without hanging anything from the ceiling.
1998 - “Life Force”, Ewart Gallery, Willoughby, Australia
Ruth Faerber picked me up at the Sidney Airport. I stayed five weeks with her and this was our fourth exhibition together. Ruth a prominent print maker was a teaching founding member of the cooperative Ewart Gallery Willoughby. I took 99 pieces from my Gallery in my suitcase to the exhibition, “Life Force”, and with Ruth’s wonderful prints and my three part installation, the exhibition was a great success. While in Sidney, I attended the International I.P.T.M.A. Congress in Adelaide, and was privileged to give a slide presentation of my work. Ruth and her friends were very good to me. There was never a concern crossing borders with a suitcase of paper-pulp and metal pieces.
Exhibitions-
Solo
Hosted a variety of solo exhibitions, some of which include:
2019 - “Oasis” Arts Place Gallery, Port Colborne, Ontario
2011 - “Human Edges” Arts Place Gallery, Port Colborne, Ontario
2005 - “The In/ Out of Play” The Art Gallery, Lewiston, New York
2002 - “Encodings” Arts Place Gallery, Port Colborne, Ontario
2000 - Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1999 - Homer Watson House Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
1998 - Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario
1995 - S.S.C. Gallery, First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario
1993 - Blyth Festival Gallery, Blyth, Ontario
1992 - Lincoln Public Library, Beamsville, Ontario
1991 - The Carnegie Art Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1988 - Pelham Public Library, Fonthill, Ontario
1988 - Belleville Library and Art Gallery, Belleville, Ontario
1987 - Gallery 306, Toronto, Ontario
1986 - Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
1985 - Loggia Gallery, Koffler Centre, Toronto, Ontario
1983 - Hennipen Art Gallery, Welland, Ontario
Canadian Group
Participated in over 100 national exhibitions from 1979 - 2015, some of the galleries include:
Ballett Mackenzie Art Gallery, St. Catherines, Ontario
Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Ontario
The CN/VIA Rail Building, Hamilton, Ontario
Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, Cornwall, Ontario
Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario
Gallery 39, Belleville, Ontario
Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario
The Gallery and Library, Cambridge, Ontario
Gallery Pekao, Toronto, Ontario
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Koffler Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Galarie Jean-Pierre Valentin, Montreal, Quebec
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Marika Jewellery and Fine Art, Banff, Alberta
Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Pointe Claire, Quebec
Illuminary Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
International Group
Participated in various group exhibitions around the world, some of which include:
1999 - Niagara Frontier juried art exhibition, Kenan Center, New York, United States
1998 - “Life Force” The Ewart Gallery Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby, Australia
1996 - Regional Juried Exhibition, Impact Gallery, New York, United States
1995 - Contemporary Canadian Bookbinders Exhibition, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
1991 - “International Encounter of Sculpture II” Mexican Cultural Centre Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico
1989 - “Art 89” International Pulp and Paper Festival, Härnösand, Sweden
1985 - “Paperworks” Galerie de Vonk, Bussum, Holland