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Education 96 M.F.A., York University 88 B.F.A., York University
Exhibitions 04 Mar.- Solo exhibition, "Drape", Peak Gallery \| review Sculpture Biennial 2004, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ont. Two person exhibition, "Skin Deep", Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, Ont. 03 Nov.-Two person exhibition, "Skin Deep", Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ont. 02 June-Two person exhibition, "Skin Deep", The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ont. 01 Exhibition / loan, Krasl Art Center, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA 00 Group exhibition, Gallery Stratford, Arts2000, Stratford, Ontario 99 Sculpture Tour / loan, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan Solo exhibition, "Post & Lintel", Pekao Gallery, 1610 Bloor St. West, Toronto Solo exhibition, "Nimbus", Project Room, Lonsdale Gallery, 333 Lonsdale, Toronto 98 Group exhibition, The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre Group exhibition / loan, Windsor Sculpture Park, Windsor, Ontario Exhibition / loan, Windsor Airport, Windsor, Ontario Group exhibition, Pekao Gallery, 1610 Bloor St. West, Toronto Christopher Cutts Gallery, "On the Loading Dock", 21 Morrow Ave., Toronto C Magazine, Fund-raiser, Toronto-Dominion Centre Lobby 97 Solo exhibition, "Enigma", Don Mills Collegiate, 15 Donway E., North York 96 Group exhibition, "Exhibition Stock Exchange", Downtown Management Centre, Ernst and Young Tower, Toronto Thesis Exhibition, "Sublimated Mass, from Surface to Interior", rural property, Tottenham, Ontario 94 Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University 93 Group exhibition, Third Rail, Toronto Arts Week, 29-R Atlantic, Toronto Three-person exhibition, Workscene Gallery, 183 Bathurst St., #302, Toronto 92 Solo exhibition, "Stone Sculptures", York University Student Center Art Gallery, York University 90 Group exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto Group exhibition, "The Patio Show", Arcadia, 680 Queens Quay, Toronto Group exhibition, "Figurative Painting and Sculpture", Andrew Davies Gallery, 25 Nicholas St., Toronto Two-person exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto 88 Group exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto 87 Group exhibition, Maquette proposals, Toronto Sculpture Garden, Olga Korper Gallery, 80 Spadina Ave. Toronto G-roup exhibition, "Totem Poles of Contemporary Culture", Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Two-person exhibition, Kozak Art Gallery, 921 Queen St. W., Toronto Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University 86 Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University Solo exhibition, Cafe 414, 414 College St. W., Toronto 85 Group exhibition, Art Culture and Resource Centre, 658 Queen W., Toronto Solo exhibition, Gallery 503, 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto Solo exhibition, Founders College Art Gallery, York University
Collections Swiss Bank Corporation (Canada) Morgan Bank of Canada Maple Leaf Foods International (formerly Canada Packers) Sharwood & Company Cassels, Brock and Blackwell Walter Larink, Canadian Embassy, Bonn Germany Susan Mann, former President York University Office of V.P. Institutional Affairs, York University York University Faculty Club York University Student Centre Judge R.S. Abella Heath & Associates Dr. J. Dukszta Chad Wolfond, Director, Lonsdale Gallery Martin J. Steinbach, Director, Eye Research Institute of Canada Nancy Accinelli, Assistant to the President, York University Doug King, President, Smith Monument His work is in private collections in Canada, USA and Europe.
Public Commissions 04 Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre, 350 Rumsey Road, Toronto, Ont. (to be installed in 2006) two carved and sandblasted slate wall installations, in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre, 350 Rumsey Road, Toronto, Ont. (to be installed in 2006) one carved limestone relief installation ( 2' high x 16" wide), in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib 03 Peel Heritage Complex, 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton, Ont. (to be installed in Oct., 2004) large stone sculpture to be installed on the grounds Web Sites & Publications CCCAnet / The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art www.ccca.ca/artists/tacon.html Western Michigan University, Sculpture Tour www.wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/tour/archive/arc99/tacon.html 04 The Globe and Mail, Weekend Review, Gallery Going, "Carvings Draped in Unconventionality" review by Gary Michael-Dault, Saturday, March 27, 2004 Eye Weekly, Eye Candy, review by David Balzer, March 11, 2004 Canadian Art Magazine, Fast Forward, A Canada-wide guide to the season's best exhibitions, Spring 2004. 02 Skin Deep, C.J. Graphics, Thames Art Gallery, Gallery Stratford, Catalogue for traveling exhibition with Lyn Carter. 99 Sculpture Tour, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. Catalogue for group site-specific sculpture exhibition. 96 Sculpture Magazine, "The International Sculpture Center's 1996 Student Award Winners". 92 The Canadian Architect, "Redefining the Spaces of Modernity". Photos of playhouses (pg.16) designed jointly with Philip Beesley then of A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company. Constructed on site. 90 Round Up 90, Illustrated Exhibition Guide, Round Up 90 & Ammanda Graphics. Catalogue for Toronto wide studio exhibition, June 2-9, 1990. 89 Round Up 89, 200 Artists Open Their Studios for Eight Days, Round Up 89 & Canadian Photo Copy, 89. Catalogue for Toronto wide studio exhibition, May 13-20,
Grants and Scholarships 99 Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council Visual Arts Individual Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council 98 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Visual Arts Ontario 96 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC Special Projects Grant, Arts Education Office, Ontario Arts Council 95 Research Costs Grant, Office of Graduate Studies, York University 93 York University Entrance Scholarship for Masters of Fine Arts Degree 87 L.L. Odette Award, Sculpture Garden Proposal, 115 King St. E., Toronto L.L. Odette Scholarship, York University 86 Jack Bush Scholarship, York University York University Mural Contest, Commission Student Service Award, Visual Arts Department, York University Silver Jubilee Scholarship, (Honourable Mention), Alumni Affairs, York University 85 Ian White Book Prize, Printmaking, York University Vanier College Award, York University, for outstanding students
Professional Activities 01 Juror, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Sculpture, Metal. Juror, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Emerging Artist category 99 Juror, Fifth Annual Visual Arts Awards, Arts Education Centre, Downsview, Ont. 97 Juror, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Folk Art, Metal Sculpture. 95 - 99 In Form, Sculptors and Fine Art Fabricators, 376 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ont.