Creative professional, educator, and practicing artist with 25+ years of experience across fine art, printmaking, education, and creative leadership.
Professional Overview:
Art Teacher, Artbarn School
Toronto, Ontario I 2015 – Present
-Developed and taught Printmaking classes, covering linocut, gel plate and screen printing, and fabric dyeing.
Fine Art Practice and Commissions
Toronto, Ontario I 1993 – Present
-Practicing printmaker with over 30 years of experience creating, exhibiting, and selling fine art prints.
-Completed commissioned work including custom house portraits and pet portraits.
-Ongoing involvement with artist-run centres, exhibitions, and community-based initiatives. Including sitting on the board of directors of Open Studio Contemporary Printmaking Centre, and Artbarn School
-Member of the North Toronto Group of Artists
-Founded and operated an independent apparel and print-based studio practice where I designed, hand-printed, and dyed over 500 original garments and textile works.
Education:
Queen’s University, Kingston ON
-Bachelor Fine Arts, Honors, 1993
-Medial in Art History, Specialization in Printmaking
Sheridan College, Oakville ON
-Computer Graphics, 1995 Post Graduate Computer Graphics Diploma
Selected Group and Solo Shows and Exhibitions:
2026, 2025, 2024 Calendar for Stephanie Bowman, MPP
2025, 2024 North Toronto Group of Artists Spring Show
2024, 2022, 2020 The Ontario Mini Print Exhibition
2017 “Daily Practice”, Northern District Library, Toronto ON
2015 “Open Studio’s 45th Anniversary Exhibition”, Open Studio
2015 “On Your Marks”, Print Sales Gallery, Open Studio
2015 “Moments in Time”, George Gilmour Member’s Gallery, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
2010 Selections from the Open Studio Print Sales Program, The Gladstone Gallery, Toronto, ON
2008 Leaside Library. Toronto, ON
2007 “Layers 2”, Syllogy Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 Group Show, Deleon White Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 “Layers”, Syllogy Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 “Imago Printshop’s 20th Anniversary Show”, Moncton, NB
2006 “In cahoots”, The Ink Shop in Ithaca, New York
2006 “0-15 months”, George Gilmour Member’s Gallery, Open Studio. Toronto
2005 Playing Card Project #2, Open Studio
2004 “The Expressionist Print: contemporary abstract expressionism at Open Studio”, Memorial University, Cornerbrook, Nfld.
2003 Playing Card Project, Open Studio
2003 “The Loft” Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 Art@work, Scient, New York, NY
2000 “A Line”, 401 Richmond, Toronto, ON
1999 Member’s Gallery, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
1997 Ace Bakery. Toronto, ON
1997 Arts and Letters Club. Toronto, ON
1997 “Member and Guest Group Exhibition”, Gallery 104. Scollard Street Co-operative. Toronto, ON
1996 “Members Exhibition”, Gallery 104. Scollard Street Cooperative. Toronto,
1996 “Shared Spaces” Group Show. The Loft Gallery at Arts on King. Toronto,
1996 “Urban Surfaces” Open Studio. Toronto, ON
1996 “FACE” Open Studio’s 25th Anniversary Project. York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON AtelierCirculaire, Montreal, QC. Station Gallery. Whitby, ON
1995 “The Sheridan Prints” Member’s Gallery. Open Studio, Toronto, ON
1995 Artist Rental Program. Art Gallery of Ontario
1995 “Lithographie” Atelier Circularie. Montreal, QC. 1994-95 “Bunch O’Printmakers” Workscene
Gallery. Toronto, ON John Labatts Visual Arts Centre. London, ON. O’Keefe Centre. Toronto, ON
1994 “Gallery 306 Annual Open Exhibition” Toronto, ON Second Prize in “Best in Show” category
1994 “Energy” The Society of Canadian Artists Annual Exhibition. John B. Aird Gallery. Toronto, ON.
1994 “The Feminine Viewpoint” Works by Contemporary Women Artists. Jacob Store. Thornhill, ON.
1993 “Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition” Nathan Philips Square. Toronto, ON
Collections:
Ernst & Young
Equitable Bank
J.C Design Venture
Art Related Achievements:
Sept. 96- June 97 Founding Member, Gallery 104, Scollard Street CoOperative. Toronto, Ont.
Sept. 95 Visiting Artist, Imago Inc. Printmaking Studio. Moncton, N.B.
Sept. 93- Aug 94 Don Philips Scholarship, Open Studio, Toronto, Ont.
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