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CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

1984 Honours Graduate: Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga ON
  Loop Gallery, Toronto ON
2006 Bai'tul Islam Mosque, Maple ON
  International Centre, Mississauga ON
  Gallery 1313, Toronto ON
2005 Cambridge Galleries/Preston, Cambridge ON
  Grimsby Public Gallery (two person show), Grimsby ON
2004 Gallery 1313, Toronto ON
2002 Foro de Arte y Cultura, Guadalajara, Mexico
  Centro de las Artes de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
2001 Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg ON
1999 Grange Park (sculpture), Toronto ON

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005 Evolution: Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC
  I Am: James Baird Gallery, St. John's NFLD
  WOOF: Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto ON
  Transitive: Kabat Wrobel Gallery, Toronto ON
  Bricks to Babel: Lehmann Leskiw Fine Art, Toronto ON
2004 Toronto School of Art Faculty Show: Spoke Club, Toronto ON
2003 Water: Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON
  Mesopotamian Artifacts: Forest City Gallery, London ON
  Permanent Collection: Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg ON
  Mesopotamian Artifacts: A space, Toronto ON
2002 New Aquisitions: Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg ON
  High Beam Festival (video), Adelaide Australia
1998 Portraits: WomanMade Gallery, Chicago USA
  The Hoarding Project (sculpture): Festival Hall construction site, Toronto ON
1997 Bank of Symbiosis: Ontario Hydro Building, Toronto ON

TEACHING

present - Toronto School of Art: Instructor of Painting and Drawing
2004  

LECTURES AND RESIDENCIES

2007 Klondike Institute of Art and Culture: Artist Residency; Dawson City, Yukon
  Art Gallery of Mississauga: Workshop Series; Mississauga ON
  Thorncliffe Park: Outreach Program (TSA); Toronto ON
2006 Peace Village: Artist Residency; Maple ON
2005 Pouch Cove: Artist Residency; Pouch Cove NFLD
  Sheridan College: Artist Talk; Oakville ON
2002 Universidad de Monterrey: Artist Talk; Monterrey, Mexico

COLLECTIONS

Art Gallery Of Northumberland, Cobourg ON

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2007 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance
2005 Canada Council: Travel Grant
2002 Ontario Arts Council: Production Grant
  Bank of Missions Fund: Travel Grant
  Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance
2001 Canada Council: Travel Grant
  Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance
2000 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation: Production Grant
1999 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance
1998 Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance
  Ontario Arts Council: Project Grant (The Hoarding Project)
1997 Toronto Arts Council: Project Grant (The Bank of Symbiosis)
  Ontario Arts Council: Production Grant (painting)
  Ontario Arts Council: Production Grant (video)

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

2007 CBC Radio: Here and Now; interview with Lupe Rodrigues; Jan. 10, 5:30pm
  CanIndia News
  Eye Weekly: Peace Village by David Balzer; Jan. 18; pg. 34
  The Globe and Mail: Suburban, but by no means bland by Gary Michael Dault; Jan. 6; pg.R12
2006 The Capilano Review: Into The 905: The View From The Car; cover and portfolio; 2:48
  City Streets 2006 Calendar (May); The Artists Foundation, Toronto
  Drunken Boat #8: Canadian Strange by Sina Queyras; www. drunkenboat.com
2005 Hamilton Spectator: Suburban Living Portrayed With Skill by Elaine Hujer; Aug. 16
  The National Post: WOOF by R.M. Vaughn; July 2
  The Globe and Mail: Martha Eleen: At Home in the Suburbs by Gary Michael Dault; Jan. 27, pg. R23
  Grimsby Public Gallery (essay): Suburbscapes by Rhona Wenger, curator
  Cambridge Galleries (essay): Into the 905: The View From the Car by Ivan Jurakic, curator.
2004 Descant Literary Review: Suburbia issue, vol. 35#2; portfolio, pg. 47-57
  The Globe and Mail: Martha Eleen at Gallery 1313 by Gary Michael Dault; Jan. 10, pg. R18
  Mix Magazine : Artist Run Culture; vol.29 #3; pg.25
  The Toronto Sun: The Buzz, Jan.4; showcase pg. 7
  CBC TV News: Into the 905: The View From the Car; Jan. 6; 6pm
  CBC Radio: Here and Now; interview with Mariska Melnik; Jan. 13
2002 Canadian Chamber News (Mexico): One Landscape Tells Many Stories; Ken Emmond; vol.7#1, pg 26
2001 The Country Connection: Windy Valley by Ursula Pflug June pg. 45
  Art Gallery of Northumberland (essay): Windy Valley: Four Seasons in a Field by Dorette Carter, curator
1999 Now Magazine: Sculptures delve into dislocation by Si Si Penaloza; March 18, pg.83
  Now Magazine: The new figures in Grange Park by Pat Capponi; March 25, pg.15
1998 Mix Magazine:The Hoarding Project; vol.24, #2
  The Globe and Mail: The Hoarding Project at the Festival Hall construction site by Gary Michael Dault Aug. 8
  The Globe and Mail: The Bank of Symbiosis by Gillian MacKay; Oct. 11