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education

86 Ontario College of Art, Toronto (A.O.C.A., Fine Art

79 Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa (B. Sc. Chemical Eng.)

solo exhibitions

07 "Redux" new painting, Peak Gallery | review

06 After Las Meninas, Peak Gallery | review

04 “OOPS: Object Oriented Painting Show”, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON

03 “Chatter”, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON

01 New Work, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Poho”, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

00 “Spit of Love”, Assoc. for Visual Arts, Metropolitan Life Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

99 “Spit of Love”, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

97 “Spring Roll”, Gallery 306, Toronto, ON (with Alex Liros)

96 “Prophesies”, Gallery 306, Toronto, ON (with Alex Liros)

94 “New Work”, Waddington-Gorce Gallery, Montreal, QU

93 “Urban Baggage”, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON

90 "Animus", Artefect, Toronto, ON
“Animus”, Great George Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI

group exhibitions

07 Thoughful Collecting. Peak Gallery Toronto, Ontario
TIAF07 Toronto International Art Fair. Metro Toronto Convention Centre

03 “Sedare”, Jim Baird Gallery, Nfld
“The Gallery Artists’ Show”, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Imago”, Regent College, University of British Columbia

02 “Art with Heart”, Casey House, Toronto, ON
“Shadow Boxes”, Textile Museum, Toronto, ON
“The Portrait Challenge”, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON

01 “Commute”, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

00 “Redrospective”, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

99 “Street Life”, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Urban Images”, Criminology Dept. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

98 “Echoes Of The Past, Visions For The Future”, Israel at 50, CNE, Toronto, ON
“Last of the Mohawks”, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
“Neighbourhood Watch”, Case Studies, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON

97 “Dancing with the Leviathan”, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

96 “Art Frankfurt”, Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

95 “Twist”, 80 Spadina (with Sybil Goldstein, Rae Johnson and Alex Liros), Toronto, ON

93 “The Obscured Horizon”, Art Gallery Of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

91 “Painting the Land”, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON

90 “Street Scenes”, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON

88 “Erotica Show”, Artefect, Toronto, ON

collections

Father Dan Donovan, Toronto, Canada
SEI Investments, Oaks, PA
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Switzerland
Marathon Realty, Toronto, ON
Criminology Dept. Collection, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
CDI Corporate Education art fairs, Toronto, ON

Awards

03 Toronto Arts Council, Grants to Visual Artists

01 Canada Council, Visual Arts – Creation/Production Grant to Professional Artists
Toronto Arts Council, Grants to Visual Artists
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance

00 Canadian Consulate, Cape Town, South Africa
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance
Canada Council, Travel Grand

97 Ontario Arts Council, Grants to Visual Artists – Emerging artist

93 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance (The Obscured Horizon)
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance (Urban Baggage)

90 Canada Council, Project Grant
Ontario Arts Council, Short Term Grant

83 Eric Friefeld Award For Figure Draughtsmanship

Bibliography, filmography
Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure.
Dault, Gary Michael, “Howard Podeswa at Fran Hill”, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Sep 11,2004)
Ciccoritti, Jerry (Director), “Lives of the Saints”, with Sophia Loren: Paintings of artist played by Kris Kristofferson (2003)
Dault, Gary Michael. “Market life, pixilated”, The Globe And Mail (Toronto) (May 3, 2003)
Rafi Ghanaghounian. “Inside the Artist”. Subject of pilot for the TV biography series, “Inside The Artist”. (2002)
“Art with Heart – Auction 2002”, Casey House. (2002)
dART Adz. Profiled in series of 4 releases, highlighting the work of selected artists. dART International (Vol. 5 No.1, Winter, 2002; Vol. 5 No.2, Spring, 2002 and upcoming)
Lazarovic, Sarah. “The Portrait Challenge”, Eye Magazine, (Toronto) (August 8, 2002)
Featured Artist. Literary Review of Canada (Toronto) (Vol. 9, No.7, Sept. 2001)
Vaughan, R.M. “All Treats, No Tricks.” Eye Magazine (Toronto) (October 25, 2001)
Dault, Gary Michael. “Howard Podeswa At Fran Hill.” The Globe And Mail (Toronto) (September 22,2001)
Dault, Gary Michael. “Podeswa’s Still Lifes Run Deep.” The Globe And Mail (Toronto) (June 2, 2001)
Williamson, Sue. “Tempelhoff, Podeswa And Zantsi At The AVA.”, Artthrob (South Africa) (March, 2000)
Dault, Gary Michael. “Agit-Prop Paintings In Spirit.” The Globe And Mail (Toronto) (October 16, 1999)
Press Briefs, South African High Commission (Ottawa) (October, 1999)
Donegan, Rosemary. Street Life. Toronto: York Quay Gallery, 1999. *
Levine, Rosie. “Squeegee Style.” Now Magazine (Toronto) (August 6, 1998)
Logagianis, George. City TV (Toronto) (August, 1998)
Regan, Kate. Echoes Of The Past, Visions For The Future. Toronto: CNE, 1998. *
Cardozo, Judith. Dancing With The Leviathan. Toronto: Londsdale Gallery, 1997. *
MacDowell, Virginia. “Twist.” Art Focus (Toronto) (August, 1995)
Azure: Design Architecture And Art (Toronto) (March/April 1993)
Taylor, Kate. The Globe And Mail (Toronto) (January 28, 1993)
O’hara, Catherine. CBC Radio (Toronto) (January 19, 1993)
Reid, Stuart. The Obscured Horizon. Mississauga: Art Gallery Of Mississauga, 1993. *
Campbell, Trevor. Excalibur (Toronto) (January, 1991)
“About Town.” CIUT Radio (Toronto) (October, 1990)
ATV News (Maritimes) (August, 1990)
Mollison, Jan. “Painter Questions Popular Aesthetic.” The Patriot (Charlottetown) (August, 1990)
Hume, Christopher, Toronto Star (Toronto) (December 1, 1988)