88 B.F.A., York University

Exhibitions

10 Solo exhibition (upcoming) Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.

04 Representation in the Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Peak Gallery
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 Representation in the Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Peak Gallery
Group exhibition / loan, Filogix, Toronto. Ont.
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

Steven Menkes (private collection)
Art Gallery of Sudbury (permanent collection)
Carol & Kevin Reilly (private collection)
Marilyn Sales (private collection)
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

08 Public Art Programe of the City of Toronto Shift | review

03-09 Peel Heritage Complex, 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton, Ont.
large stone sculpture to be installed on the grounds

06-08 One St. Thomas Residences, 1 St Thomas Street, Toronto Ont.
 Shift, carved marble wall (52 inches high x 136 feet long)

07 Darchei Noam Synagogue, 864 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto, Ont.
Passage, carved marble relief sculpture at front entrance (72" high x 53" wide x 15,1/2" deep)

04-06 -Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Landmarks, carved and sandblasted slate wall installation, in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib
Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Sky Map, freestanding sandblasted slate installation, in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib
Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Field Study, carved limestone relief installation ( 2' high x 16" wide), in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib

Web Sites

http://www.peakgallery.com/artists/tacon_carl.htm
http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=1615
http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag08/oct_08/toronto/toronto.shtml
http://www.bloorview.ca/about/facility/documents/artinstallations.pdf
http://www.artsudbury.org/Content/past-exhibits/2004/2004-CarlTacon.asp
http://www.philipbeesleyarchitect.com/teaching/0022skindeep/skindeep.pdf
http://www.gallerystratford.on.ca/media/skindeep_lyncarter_carltacon.htm
http://cfa.wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/sculpturetour/echo/echo.html
http://dna-design.ca/Skin_Deep.html

Western Michigan University, Sculpture Tour
www.wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/tour/archive/arc99/tacon.html

Publications - Reviews

09 Toronto Star, New in Homes, Culture Vultures Thrive on Public Art Policy, by
Donna Jean Mackinnon, March 7, 2009

08 Sculpture Magazine, Vol.27 No. 8, Toronto: Sculpture in Hogtown, by Gil McElroy, Oct. 2008

06 Azure, A Common Ground, by Beth Kapusta, November/December 2006

04 The Toronto International Art Fair Catalogue, 2004
Toronto Star, A&E, Installations for the Modern Motorist, review by Peter Goddard, Aug. 7, 2004
National Post, Arts and Life, Avenue at the galleries, by Julia Dault, July 15, 2004
The Sudbury Star, Weekend Alive, Time for Art, review by Lara Bradley, July 15, 2004 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.

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

09 -Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council

04 Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council

03 Material Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council 02 Material Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council

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

05 –4 Point Chisel Inc., President, Orton, Ont.

02 – present Represented by Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.

08 Juror, Designer Craft Juried Exhibition, Arts Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.

03 -Juror, Thames Art Gallery Juried Art Exhibition, Chatham, Ont.
-Juror, Open Studio, Print Residency Program, Toronto, Ont.

02 – 97 Partial Load and sessional Instructor, School of Crafts and Design Program, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ont.

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.