Born 1946, Toronto, Ontario
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2016 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| 2012 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| 2009 | Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, ON Small Fugatives, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC |
| 2006 | Approach, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| 2005 | Reality and Reflection, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC |
| 2004 | Melbourne – Toronto, John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Conventions Answers and Other Notions, The Art Company, Toronto |
| 2001-03 | The Salt Paintings, Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto |
| 2001 | Axiom of Harmony, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC |
| 1999-2000 | Ontario traveling exhibition, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON |
| 1989-1999 | Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto |
| 1988 | Grunwald & Watterson, Toronto The Welch Gallery, Ottawa, ON |
| 1987 | The Welch Gallery, Ottawa, ON Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 1986 | Torbolton Oaks Gallery, Ottawa, ON Grunwald Gallery, Toronto |
| 1985 | Grunwald Gallery, Toronto |
| 1983-1984 | Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB |
| 1983 | Grunwald Gallery, Toronto |
| 1982 | Anna Leonowens Art Gallery, (N.S.C.A.D), Halifax, NS Mercer Union, Toronto |
| 1981 | Trinity Paintings, Glendon Art Gallery, York University, Toronto Institute of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia |
| 1980 | The Ydessa Gallery, Toronto |
| 1977 | Artist’s Cooperative, Toronto |
| 1976 | Romance and Finance, Artist’s Cooperative, Toronto |
| 1975 | Centre for Contemporary Art, Toronto |
| 1972 | Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | These Five Things, curated by Micah Lexier, Birch Contemporary, Toronto |
| 2013 | Chroma, Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Toronto |
| 2008 | Evans, Kluniser, Shuebrook, Studio 21, Halifax, NS |
| 2005-06 | Spell, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery |
| 2006 | Critics Select, The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Beach, New Jersey |
| 2005 | Square, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto |
| 1999 | Case Studies, Harbourfront Art Centre, Toronto |
| 1997 | Toronto Abstract Painters, James Allen Gallery, Toronto |
| 1996 | Fire and Ice: Contemporary Canadian Geometric Abstraction, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON |
| 1995 | Milieu: Of Order of Presentation, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto |
| 1991 | Ric Evans, Ron Shuebrook, Ron Martin, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington |
| 1990 | Abstract Practices, The Power Plant, Toronto |
| 1989 | 10th Anniversary Show, The Welch Gallery, Ottawa, ON |
| 1987 | Faculty Exhibition, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC |
| 1986-87 | Formalist Encounters, Woodstock Public Art Gallery, ON |
| 1984 | Toronto Painting ’84, Art Gallery of Ontario |
| 1983 | Watercolours, Glendon Gallery, York University, Toronto |
| 1982 | Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, NS |
| 1981 | Recent Acquisitions, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
| 1981-82 | Viewpoint: 29 by 9, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON |
| 1980 | Toronto, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB |
COLLECTIONS
| Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, ON Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Bank of Montreal, Toronto Cadillac Fairview, Toronto Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Cineplex-Odeon Corporation, Toronto Davis Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto Macdonald-Stewart Gallery Art, University of Guelph, Ontario Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt, Toronto Nordstrom, Toronto Phoenix Petro Limited The Palace Pier, Toronto Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Nasgaard, Roald. “Abstract Painting in Canada”, Douglas & McIntyre, 2008 Mays, John Bentley. “A Return to Square One” The National Post Dault, Gary Michael. “Ric Evans and David Craven at The Art Company” The Globe and Mail, 31 July, 2004 Nind, Sarah. "Ric Evans." Canadian Art Fall 2003 Rockwell, Steve. “Insec Var, Ric Evans at Sable-Castelli” d’Art International, Fall 2001 Wylie, Liz “Ric Evans” Canadian Art, Fall 2001 Dault, Gary Michael. “Ric Evans at Sable-Castelli” The Globe and Mail Toronto, 14 April, 2001 Dault, Gary Michael. “Ric Evans at the Sable-Castelli Gallery” The Globe and Mail Toronto, 16 October, 1999 Jordan, Betty Ann. The Globe and Mail. 18 October, 1997. Mackay, Gillian. The Globe and Mail. 13 September , 1997. Mackay, Gillian. The Globe and Mail. 11 January, 1997 Campbell, James D. "Ric Evans." Depth Markers Montreal: E.C.W. Press, 1995: 125-147. Taylor, Kate. The Globe and Mail. 27 November, 1994. Taylor, Kate. "Review." The Globe and Mail Toronto, 8 May 1992 Campbell, James D. "Abstract Practices." Toronto: The Power Plant Contemporary Art at Harbourfront Centre, 1991 Genereux, Linda. "Ric Evans, Defending the bastion of abstraction." C Magazine Toronto, Spril 1991: 2. Labossière, Robert. "Abstract Practices." Parachute Montreal, October-November 1991 Mahoney, Jeff. "An Apology for Abstract." The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton, 30 October 1991 Mays, John Bentley. "Abstract need the hard sell." The Globe and Mail Toronto, 26 March 1991 Dault, Gary Michael. "Focus& on Ric Evans." Canadian Art Spring 1989 Hume, Christopher. "Review." The Toronto Star Toronto, 21 April 1988 Hume, Christopher. "Abstract Veteran Evans throws a soft new curve." The Toronto Star, 10 Oct 1986 Hume, Christopher. "Evans exhibits relaxed new angle." The Toronto Star Toronto, 22 March 1985 Hume, Christopher. "Review." The Toronto Star Toronto, 28 December 1985 Bowers, Robert. "An interview with Ric Evans." artscanada January 1984 McKay, Shona. "78 Variations in search of a theme." Mclean's Toronto, 22 October 1984 Mays, John Bentley. "Review." The Globe and Mail Toronto, October 1981 Mays, John Bentley. "Evans gives rigid geometry a new push." The Globe and Mail Toronto, September 1980 Kolisnyk, Peter. "Ric Evans - Copper Wedge, Cobalt and Grey Series." Artist Review Toronto, November 1977 Skoggard, Ross. "Ric Evans, Robert McNealy and Jaan Poldaas at Artists' Cooperative Toronto." Art in America November-December 1976 Kritzwiser, Kay. "A Space turns talent&." The Globe and Mail Toronto, 24 February 1973 Marshall, W. Neil. "Toronto Letter." Art International Summer 1973 Scott, Tom. "Sampling Toronto's newest art exhibitions." The Varsity Toronto, 11 February 1972 Weiler, Merike. "Canadians measure up internationally." The Toronto Star Toronto, 11 February 1972 Lord, Barry. "The retuen of Romanticism." The Toronto Star Toronto, 3 January 1970 Sable, Jared. "Hart House Filling the Void." The Telegram Toronto, 25 October 1969 |