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Ken Wallace

Artist Biography

 

Born
Penticton, British Columbia, 1945
 
Awards
2010  Inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
  FIPRESCI Prize, New York Film Festival
  International Critics Honorable Mention
1983  Canada Council Film Grant
1977  Canada Council Film Grant
1976  Canada Council Travel Grant
1975  Annecy Film Festival, France
1975  Canada Council Travel Grant
1975-1976  Canada Council Arts Grant
1974-1975  Canada Council Arts Grant
  Honorable Mention, Seattle Annual
  Banff School of Fine Arts Scholarship
  Animation Scholarship Award, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Best Second Year Painting Award, Calgary, Alberta
  Government of Alberta Scholarship
 
Solo Exhibitions
2011  Aqua Illumine, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2010  Surface Tension, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2009  Reflections, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2008  Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, Washington, U.S.A.
2008  Perspectives on Nature, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2006  West Vancouver Municipal Hall, West Vancouver, British Columbia
2005  Aqua Sanctum, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003  Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2003  Aqua Illumine, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002  Kimzeymillar Gallery, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
2002  Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2001  Wetlands Reclaimation, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2000  Image / Mirage, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1992  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1990  TECK Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1990  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1989  Ferry Gallery, West Vancouver, British Columbia
1987  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1986  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1982  Robert Lawrence Gallery, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
1982  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981  Lefebvre Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1980  Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1980  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1980  Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia
1979  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1979  Worthington Gallery, Nelson, British Columbia
1979  Langham Centre, Kaslo, British Columbia
1978  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1978  Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1977  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1976  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1976  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1976  Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1975  Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1974  Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
 
Group Exhibitions
2010  RCA inductee Vernissage, Salle D' Apparet, City Hall of Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec
2009  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2008  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2008  Sense of Place, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, Penticton, British Columbia
2007  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2007  ECIAD Faculty exhibition,Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2006  PAINT, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2006  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2006  all Sorts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2005  Reflections, Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2005  Richmond Collects, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia
2005  Northwest Landscapes, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
2004  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2004  Faculty Exhibition, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003  Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
2003  River, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, British Columbia
2003  Cutbacks, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003  Spring Landscapes, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
2002  Three Painters: Lochead, Eyre, Wallace, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2002  Spring Show, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2002  Variations on a Blue Theme, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002  Works on Paper..., Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2000  Image & Light, History & Influence, Film & Photography, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2000  Thirty Five Year Anniversary Show, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1998  Vanacular, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1997  Collaberations, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996  Square, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996  Collections with Connections, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1995  Jury Select Group Show, West Vancouver Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, British Columbia
1995  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1995  Thirty Year Anniversary Show, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1994  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1994  Landscapes on Paper, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1993  New Aquisitions, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1993  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1992  Painted Gardens, Atilier Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1991  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1990  Malaspina Print Invitational, Doheney Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1990  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1989  Landscape Artists, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1988  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1987  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1987  New Landscape, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1987  Living Nature 1987, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario
1985  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1984  The Warehouse Show, Vancouver, British Columbia
1983  Celebration of the Figure, Robert Lawrence Gallery, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
1983  Drawing, Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1983  The October Show, Vancouver, British Columbia
1983  Vancouver Art and Artists, 1931-83, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981  Collaborations, Artists and Architects, Kenneth Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (with James Cheng)
1981  Current Concerns, Sarnia Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario
1981  Emily Carr College of Art and Design Faculty Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981  Bienal De Arte Medellin, Columbia, South America
1980  Insights, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia
1980  On Canvas, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1979  Canadian Painters, Canada House, London, England
1979  Affinities, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1979  West Coast on Canvas, Birmingham Art Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
1979  West Coast on Canvas, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
1977  New Abstract Art in America, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1976  Olympic Exhibition of BC Artists, World Olympic Games, Montreal, Quebec
1976  Canadian Painters in Watercolour, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
1976  Canadian Painters in Watercolour, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia
1976  Canadian Canvas, TIME Exhibition (traveled to 11 major galleries)
1975  Images of Women, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1975  Three Directions in Painting, Fine Arts Gallery, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia
1975  S.C.A.N., Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1974  Current Energies, Saydie Bronfman Arts Centre, Montreal, Quebec
1974  Landscape Abbreviations, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
1973  Pacific Northwest Annual, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
 
Collections (partial list)
Alberta Provincial Government Collection, Edmonton, Alberta
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta
Bank of Nova Scotia Collection, Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia Provincial Government Collection, Victoria, British Columbia
Bienal De Arte Medellin, Columbia, South America
Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Canadian National Hotels, Whistler, British Columbia
Coast Plaza Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
Four Seasons Hotel, Whistler, British Columbia
BCEsso Oil Corporation, Calgary, Alberta
First City Savings, Vancouver, British Columbia
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (film)
Daon Development Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia
Pacific Cinematheque, Vancouver, British Columbia
Physco Media, Vancouver, British Columbia
St. Lawrence College, Ontario
Simon Fraser University Collection, Burnaby, British Columbia
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario
Shell Oil Corporation, Calgary, Alberta
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, British Columbia
 
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