EDUCATION
| 1980-1984 |
York University, Toronto, Canada. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Department |
| 1982 | Studies In Art and Architecture, Florence, Italy, Joint programme, Lowell University, Massachusetts and York University, Toronto. |
| 1986 | O.M.A. (Ontario Museums Association) certificate course Preservation and Artifacts. Sponsored by the Canadian Conservation Institute |
AWARDS
| 2001 | RCA, Royal Canadian Academy, elected to the academy, spring 2001 |
| 1987 | Elizabeth Greensheilds Foundation, Achievement Award Montreal, Quebec. |
| 1985 | Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant O.A.C., Ontario, Canada |
| 1983 |
Jack Bush Scholarship, for Drawing Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Dept. York University, Toronto. |
ASSOCIATIONS
| 2007 |
Member of the Board of Directors, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Member of Print and Drawing Curatorial Committee, Art Gallery of Ontario |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2013 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, 'Photographs' Toronto, Ontario |
| 2011 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, “ Eight Days” Toronto, Ontario |
| 2010 |
J. Cacciola Gallery, “ Guido’s Rhombus” New York , NY. Windsor Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., “ Guido’s Rhombus” |
| 2009 |
Museum London, “ Guido’s Rhombus “ Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec “Guido’s Rhombus” Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2008 |
Flowers Gallery, Flowers Central, “your imperfect history”, London, UK. J. Cacciola Gallery, “you want to start over”, New York , NY. |
| 2007 |
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, “not for finding”, Toronto, Ontario Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec University of Toronto Art Centre, “Index”, Toronto (February through March) |
| 2006 |
Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta J. Cacciola Gallery, New York , NY. |
| 2005 |
Maclaren Art Centre, “Index”, Barrie, Ontario Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2004 |
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec Meredith Long Gallery, Houston Texas |
| 2003 |
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario J. Cacciola Gallery, New Photographs, March 2003 Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver |
| 2002 |
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec J. Cacciola Gallery, New York , NY Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2001 |
Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla C.A. Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2000 |
Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec |
| 1999 |
Wittmann Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver BC Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee (alternate location) |
| 1997 | Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1994 | Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS/ PROJECTS/ FAIRS
| 2008 | ARCO, Spain and Art Chicago, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2007 |
ARCO, Spain and Art Chicago, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Chicago International Art Fair, Nicholas Metivier Gallery |
| 2006 |
Art Miami, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta Pulse Miami, Nicholas Metivier Gallery Pulse NY, Nicholas Metivier Gallery |
| 2005-2008 | Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Galerie de Bellefeuille |
| 2005 |
San Francisco Art Fair, J.Cacciola Gallery, NY Chicago International Art Fair, Navy Pier, Chicago IL. USA, J.Cacciola Galleries, NY Palm Beach Art Fair, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA Art Miami, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta |
| 2004 |
US Artists, Philadelphia P.A. J. Cacciola Gallery, NY Chicago International Art Fair, Navy Pier, Chicago IL. USA, J.Cacciola Galleries, NY Art Miami, Fay Gold Gallery |
| 2003 |
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Mira Godard Gallery/ Galerie de Bellefeuille Hotel le Germain, Toronto. Large scale installations in two elevators and photographic project for guest suites |
| 2002 | Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Mira Godard Gallery/ Galerie de Bellefeuille |
| 2001 |
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Mira Godard Gallery / Galerie de Bellefeuille US Artists, Philadelphia P.A. J. Cacciola Gallery, NY Chicago International Art Fair, Navy Pier, Chicago IL. USA, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta Art Miami, Miami Florida, USA J. Cacciola Gallery, NY |
| 2000 |
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Mira Godard Gallery, Galerie de Bellefeuille Pleasures of the Palettes, Phoenix Arizona |
| 1999 |
Pleasures of the Palettes, Phoenix Arizona Chicago International Art Fair, Chicago IL. USA. Wynick Tuck Gallery |
| 1998 |
Chicago International Art Fair, Chicago IL. USA. Wynick Tuck Gallery Vancouver International Art Fair, Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1997 | ARCO, Madrid International Art Fair, Madrid, Spain. Wynick Tuck Gallery |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ PUBLIC GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
| 2008 | Confederation Art Centre, PEI “photography 101” |
| 2007 | Museum London, “Vantage point” recent acquisitions |
| 2004 |
Hart House, “on abstraction” University of Toronto Art Gallery of Peterborough, “Recent Acquisitions” |
| 2003-2004 | Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, Recent Acquisitions |
| 2003 |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Recent Acquisitions Art Gallery of Peterborough (Shinning Waters, in conjunction with the OSA Water project) Art Gallery of Windsor, ( Water Works, in conjunction with the OSA Water project) Maclaren Art Centre, (Water, in conjunction with the OSA Water project) Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, (Meditation Blue, in conjunction with the OSA Water project) Hart House, University of Toronto |
| 2002 |
Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery “ New Acquisitions” MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, “Beyond the Group: Contemporary Canadian Landscape” Hunter Museum, Tennessee, “ New Acquisitions” |
| 2001-2002 | Plattsburgh State Art Museum, SUNY/Plattsburgh, “Made in Canada” Contemporary Canadian Art in 2001 |
| 2001 |
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, “Pool” Kelowna Art Gallery, British Columbia, “TRANSlinear” Art Institute of Southern California, “About Paint” Art Gallery of Peterborough, “Recent Acquisitions” |
| 2000 |
Beaverbrook Museum “ New Acquisitions” London Regional Art and Historical Museums, “Recent Acquisitions” |
| 1999 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, “New Acquisitions” |
| 1999,1998 | Art Gallery of Peterborough / 383 site, “Taken From Nature” |
| 1998 | Vancouver Art Gallery, fall show and auction |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ PRIVATE GALLERIES
| 2004-2011 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto |
| 2000-2009 | J. Cacciola Galleries, NY, NY |
| 1998-2009 | Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta |
| 1997-2009 | Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal |
| 2004-2006 | Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride Colorado |
| 2004 | DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, CA “Landscape & Memory” |
| 2003-2006 | Various shows, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal |
| 2003 |
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride Colorado Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto J. Cacciola Galleries, NY, NY Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto Galerie de Bellefeuille, (summer show) |
| 2002 |
Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, Colorado Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, (summer show) |
| 2001 |
Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto Galerie de Bellefeuille, (summer show) |
| 2000 |
SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, “Paysages Contemporains” Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto “Landscape and Memory” |
| 1994-2000 | Art with Heart, Group Show and Auction for Casey House Toronto. |
| 1999 |
Adam Whitney Gallery, Omaha Nebraska. USA Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis Tennessee “ Landscape “ CNTower, Toronto Ontario. 3 person show, organized by Robert Birch Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach C.A. “ Elements of Landscape” Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Informal Ideas 99.2 painting Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Informal Ideas 99.1 preview |
| 1998 |
Canadian Art Foundation Auction (Fall 1998) Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec (February through December) Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver BC, (Fall 1998) Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Layers (Summer through Fall, gallery artists) Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (Spring Show) Western Front, Vancouver BC, Group Show, Auction/Fundraiser Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (Spring Show) Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Informal Ideas 98.2 |
| 1998,1997 | Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (December - January) |
| 1997 |
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Colour in the Square, Informal Ideas 97.5 Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Informal Ideas 97.3 Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Informal Ideas 97.2 |
| 1996 |
Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto Informal Ideas 96.4 (Fall Group Show) C-Magazine / Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto (Group Show and Auction) |
| 1995 | Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto. (Group Show) |
| 1994 | Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto. (Group Show) |
MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS/ CANADA AND USA
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Government of Canada, External Affairs Government of Canada, Department of Heritage Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor Ontario Arkansas Art Centre, The Drawing Collection The University of Toronto The Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Ontario Beaverbrook Art Gallery, New Brunswick Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Hunter Museum, Memphis, Tennessee Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph Ontario MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, Alberta Plattsburgh State Art Museum, University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta |
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
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AT&T and AT&T Canada AGS Art Services Banque Nationale Birinco International Inc, Montréal C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd. CanWest Global Central Guaranty Trust CIBC CIBC MELLON CI Mutual Funds Citibank Davies Ward Beck ESProductions Goepel McDermid Securities Metcalf Foundation Osler Hoskins Harcourt, Montreal Minto Corporation Nestlé Rocket Communications Royal Bank Scotiabank and Scotiabank New York Société Gasbeau, Vancouver SOGEDEC Inc. Spar Aerospace Summit Maritime Inc, Montréal Sun Life Assurance Co. Ltd. Temple Scott Teplitsky Colson Barristers Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs Heenan Blaikie, Montréal Hôtel Le Germain, Montréal Jarislowsky and Associates, Montréal Kelly, McTernan, Lavoie Kingslind Pile Architects Maître Robert Archambault, Montréal MasterCard USA McCarthy Tetrault Memory Pictures The Toronto Sun The Rogers Group The Royal Bank of Canada Thoric Investments Tory, Tory, Deslauriers & Binnington Trimark The Properties Group Visible Genetics Wilson Christen Barristers |
PUBLICATIONS/ CATALOGUES
| 2009 | “Guido’s Rhombus” Museum London, Dennis Reid & Ihor Holubizky |
| 2007 | Ethics of Luxury, YYZ Books/Plug In Editions, Jeanne Randolph |
| 2005 | “Index”, The Maclaren Art Centre, Ihor Holubizky & Mark Kingwell |
| 2004 | “New Work”, Galerie de Bellefeuille |
| 2003 | Water Project, catalogues with, The Maclaren Art Centre, Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Art Gallery of Windsor, and Robert Mclaughlin Gallery |
| 2002 |
“Great Lakes”, Galerie de Bellefeuille “Pool” Art Gallery of Harbourfront, Carla Garnet |
| 2001 |
“About Paint”, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach C.A., USA The Canadian Encyclopaedia, 2001 |
| 2000 |
“Heresy and Beauty; The Resistance of Memory; Ways of Knowing; Heavy Traffic in all Directions; Our Destiny” (James Lahey 2000), Ihor Holubizky Galerie de Bellefeuille |
| 1999 | “Elements of Landscape”, Jaime Villaneda, Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach C.A. |
| 1999-1998 | “Taken From Nature”, Charles Foran, Art Gallery of Peterborough / 383 site, |
| 1998 | “The euphoria of momentary stability”, Ihor Holubizky |
SELECTED REVIEWS/ MEDIA
| 2008 | Anne Danillevich, Canadian Art (Online), October 9, 2008, “James Lahey in review: Imperfect History, http://www.canadianart.ca/online/reviews/2008/10/09/lahey/ |
| 2007 | Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday October 23 “Gallery Going” |
| 2005 | Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday April 2 “Gallery Going” |
| 2004 |
Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday May 15, “Gallery Going” Julia Dault, National Post, May 13, 2004 Arts and life |
| 2003 |
Katherine Ashenburg, Toronto Life magazine, (June Issue, “French Dressing”), Project for Le Germain Jason Chow, National Post, June 27, Arts and life |
| 2002 |
Center for the Study of Canada, Plattsburgh State University, “Teaching Canada 2002, Volume 221” Where Ottawa, April 2002 |
| 2001 |
Showcase Magazine, December 13-19, “TRANSLinear” Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, October 25-31, “Top Twenty Artists since 1981” Harper’s Magazine, August 2001 Entertainment Notes, MacLean’s Magazine, August 20, “Springs of Creativity” Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, February 17, “Critics Choice” Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, February 16, “Lush Landscape” Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Gallery Going, February 10 CBC at Six, Friday, February 9, 6:30 Toronto News Betty Ann Jordan, Toronto Life Magazine, January |
| 2000 |
Heather Royce-Roll, Toronto Star, October 30 “Auction to support hospice” National Post, October 30 “Art with Heart: a Benefit in aid of Casey House” Canadian Art, fall, Fast Forward, Alberta. John K. Grande, Vie des Arts No. 178 vol. XLIV, “Le style et sa synthese/Style Synthesizer” Gillian McKay, The Globe & Mail, July 15, “Conjuring a Sense of Awe” Bravo! (TV), Spring/Summer, (two 5 min spots) “Bravo News,” and “Artist of the Week” Canadian Art, Summer, Book Reviews Betty Ann Jordan, Toronto Life Magazine, January, “Over the Rainbow” |
| 1999 |
Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, December 23-29, “Now’s Top Ten for 1999” Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Gallery Going, December 24, “Cloud at the 360...” Charles Mandel, Edmonton Journal, October 22, “Clouds are fine but a little variety...” Gary Michael Dault, The Globe & Mail, May 8, “Gallery Going” Bravo! (TV) April/May 1999, “Artist of the Week” |
| 1998 |
Charles Forin, Art Gallery of Peterborough/383, “Taken From Nature” Val Ross, The Globe & Mail, September 9, “...Clouds from the basement” Lisa Gabrielle Mark, C-Magazine, Feb-April, ”Reviews and Reports, Letter from Toronto” |
| 1997 | Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine Oct 9-15, “Old Master Connections” |
| 1994 | Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine May 12-18, “Pelvis Study Taps Centuries of Inspiration” |