Virginia Christopher Fine Art

 

Leslie Poole

Artist Biography

 

Born
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1942
 
Education
Master of Fine Art, Yale University, New Haven, Conneticut, USA, 1970
Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1967
 
Teaching
Numerous adult classes, 1987-Present
Lecturer in Drawing & Design, Vancouver Community College, Langara Campus, Vancouver, BC, 1975-87
Instructor in Drawing, Douglas College, Surrey, BC, 1980
Painting Seminar, Banff Scholl of Fine Arts, Banff, AB, 1979
Instructor in Drawing, Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, AB, 1973
Sessional Lecturer, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 1971-72
 
Selected Commissions
Trimark Mutual Fundsl; Toronto, ON, 1994
Minto Suite Hotel; Ottawa, ON, 1988
Nemtin Portrait, 1985
Crown Zellerbach; Vancouver, BC, 1978
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Portrait, 1971-72
 
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005  Women/Power, Marilyn Mylrea Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2004  Celebrating the Body, Roundhouse Centre Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Museum/Public Gallery: A collaboration with the Vancouver International Dance Festival)
2004  Art As Technology, Simon Fraser University Downtown Gallery, Burnaby, BC (Museum/Public Gallery: in conjuction with the Modernist Studies Association International Conference)
2003  Now & Then: Selected works 1976-2003, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2002  Appetite and Desire, Virginia Christopher Fine Art, Calgary, AB
2001  Appetite and Desire, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001  Appetite and Desire, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2000  Leslie Poole's Diary, Gallery at Ceperley House, Burnaby, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
2000  After Bonnard, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC
1999  Aspen Paintings, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1999  Landscape with Cows, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON (paintings)
1998  Shadow/Light: new paintings, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998  Landscapes: An Overview, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC
1997  New Directions, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1997  Shadow Paintings, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1996  Wichester Galleries, Victoria, BC
1996  Memento Mori, Teck Gallery, SFU at Harbour centre, Vancouver, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1996  Landscape with Cows, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995  Current Concerns, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1995  Memento Mori, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC (Museum/ Public Gallery)
1994  Tulip, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1994  Aspens, Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993  Cleansed Palette, Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON (paintings)
1993  Children/Tulip, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB (paintings)
1992-94  Through the Looking Glass: Portraits of Leslie Poole, Touring Exhibition, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, Bc; Grande Prairie, AB; Kelowna, BC; Nanaimo, BC; Prince George, BC; Halifax, NS; Fredericton, NB; Kamloops, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1992  Basic Black/White, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC (paintings)
1992  Goddess/Rock & Water, Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON (paintings)
1991  Montage Series, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1991  Encounters with the Goddess: 1981-1991, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1991  After Manet, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB (paintings)
1990  AFTER YALE: 1970-1976, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1989-90  DUALITIES: A 15 YEAR RETOSPECTIVE, 1974-1989, Touring Exhibition, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Pentiction, BC; Grande Forks, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1989  Stanley Park Landscapes, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON
1989  Still Life, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB (paintings/drawings)
1989  After Manet, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC (paintings)
1989  Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (paintings/drawings)
1989  Still Life, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB (paintings)
1988  Stanley Park Landscapes, Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1988  Still Life, Quan-Schieder Gallery, Toronto, ON (paintings/drawings)
1988  Still Life, Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (paintings/drawings)
1987  Water Lilies & Rhododendron, Gilman/Gruen Gallery, Chicago, IL (paintings)
1987  Family Portraits, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1987  Recent, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON (paintings/drawings)
1987  LANDSCAPES: 1970-1987, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1986  Overview: 1970-1986, Quan-Schieder Gallery, Toronto, ON
1986  Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, AB (paintings/drawings)
1986  Nature Series, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1986  Rhododendron paintings/Figure drawings, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1985  Water Lilies, Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON
1985  Water Lilies & Figures, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1985  Landscapes, Neo-Baroque series, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON
1985  Lithographs, Crown Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1984-87  Drawing Retrospective, Touring Exhibition, Charles H. Scoot Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Edmonton, AB; Grande Prairie, AB; Banff, AB (Museum/Public Gallery)
1984  Landscapes, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1984  Neo-Baroque series, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1984  10 Years of Figurative Paintings & Drawings, Hett Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1984  Children, Landscapes, Neo-Baroque, Madison Gallery, Toronto, ON
1984  Landscapes, Gilman Galleries, Chicago, IL
1984  Children Paintings, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art-Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Museum/Public Gallery)
1983  Irises, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON
1983  Irises, The Shayne Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1983  Children, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1983  Landscapes, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1983  Children, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1982  Women, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1982  Irises, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1982  Man in the Bath & Irises, Lefebvre Galleries, Edmonton, AB
1982  Montages, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, ON
1982  Still Life, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
1982  Women, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1981  Cherry Trees, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1981  Cherry Trees, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1981  Works on Paper, Lefebvre Galleries, Edmonton, AB
1981  Montages, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1980  Hydrangeas, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1980  Lithograph Exhibition, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1980  Still Life, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1980  Self Portraits, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1979  Man in the Bath, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1979  Self Portraits, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1979  Orchids, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1978  Studios, University of Bristish Columbia A.M.S. Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1978  Sails, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1978  Studios, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, On
1978  Sails, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1977  Studios, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1975  Clouds, Penticton Art Gallery, Pentiction, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1975  Clouds, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1973-74  Recent Paintings, Touring Exhibition, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI; St.John's, NF; Fredericton, NB; Ottawa, ON; Edmonton, AB; Victoria, BC (Museum/Public Gallery)
1970  Nightingale Gallery, Toronto, ON
 
Selected Group Exhibitions (Museum/Juried)
2004  'Face to Face', Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
2003  Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
2001  Selections from the Permanent Collection, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
2000  Colouring the West: A Century of BC Painting, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998  Home Base, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
1996  Returning Artists, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1995  New Acquisitions, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1992  25th Anniversary Exhibition, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1990-91  Within Range, Touring Exhibition, University of Idaho Gallery, Moscow, ID; Great Falls, MT; Missoula, MT
1989  The Cult of the Mountain, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1989  Fear of Others: Art Against Racism, Touring Exhibition, Vancouver, BC; Sacramento, CA; Montreal, PQ; Toronto, ON; Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Prince George, BC
1989  A Flower Show, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
1987  National Drawing Competition, Kelowna, BC
1986-87  Mini Print International Exhibition, Touring Spain and USA
1986=87  Eighth Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition, Touring Exhibition, Dalhousie Art Gallery; Halifax, NS; Fredericton, NB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Calgary, AB
1986  Burnaby Print Show, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1986  5th Mini Print International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain
1984  Edge & Image, Concordia University Art Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1983-84  The Hand Holding the Brush, Touring Exhibition, London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON; Guelph, ON; Hamilton, ON; Montreal, PQ; Fredericton, NB; Halifax, NS
1983  Vancouver: Art & Artists, 1931-1983, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1983  Visions of Women, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1982  BC Art Collection, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
1981  Couples, Optica Gallery, Montreal, PQ
1981  Insights, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1981  People, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
1980  BC on Canvas, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1980  Entre-Nous, Seattle, WA (sponsered by National Mayors' Assoc.)
1980  5 BC Artists, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
1978  Collectors' Choice, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1978  Canadian Biennial of Prints & Drawings, Calgary, AB
1977  From This Point of View, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1976  What's New?, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1976  Forum '76, Montreal, PQ
1976  Recent Acquisitions, Touring Exhibition, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB; Halifax, NS
1976  BC Arts Access Olympic Exhibit, Montreal, PQ
1976  Canada House in Paris, Brussels, London, New York, and Montreal
1975  Current Energies, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, PQ
1973  Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, AB
1972  Manisphere, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1972  University of NB Art Centre, Fredericton, NB
1971  Univeristy of SK Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1971  APAC Biennial Exhibit, Beaverbrook Art Gallery & Circuit, Fredericton, NB
1970  1076 Gallery, New Haven, CT
1970  A&T Gallery, New Haven, CT
1969  U.R.A. Gallery, New Haven, CT
 
Selected Collections
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Trimark Limited, Calgary, AB
Hyatt Hotel, Chicago, IL
Communications Incorporated, Calgary, AB
Clark Wilson, Vancouver, BC
Newcastle College, Langley, BC
Coast Hotel, Victoria, BC
Odlum Brown, Vancouver, BC
Second City Capital, Vancouver, BC
Mayfair Golf & Country Club, Edmonton, AB
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Fraser, Milner, Casgrain, Edmonton, AB
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc., Toronto, ON
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Jones Richards & Co., Vancouver, BC
FE Advisory Group, Edmonton, AB
Hyatt Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
Canadian Broadcasting Company, Montreal, PQ
Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON
Royal Bank, Vancouver, BC
McGill University Rare Book Collection, Montreal, PQ
Waterfront Centre Hotel
Dofasco, Hamilton, ON
Imperial Oil, Calgary, AB & Toronto, ON
C.I.L., Toronto, ON
Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, ON
Famous Players, Ottawa, ON
Crown Life, Toronto, ON
Shell Canada Resources, Calgary, AB & Vancouver, BC
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Canadian Pacific, Montreal, PQ & Calgary, AB
Crown Zellerbach, Vancouver, BC
Gulf Canada Resources, Calgary, AB
Canaccord Capital Corporation, Vancouver, BC
BC Central Credit Union, Vancouver, BC
Ladner Downs, Vancouver, BC
Husky Oil, Calgary, AB
Air Canada, Montreal, PQ
Claridge Investments Ltd., Montreal, PQ
Richardson Greenshields of Canada
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
Bumper Corporation, Calgary, AB
Alcan, Montreal, PQ
Du Pont Canada Inc
Reed Stenhouse, Edmonton, AB & Vancouver, BC
Zenzen Consultants Ltd., Toronto, ON
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang, Vancouver, BC
Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa, ON
Campney & Murphy, Vancouver, BC
Davis & Co., Vancouver, BC & New Westminster, BC
Coopers & Lybrand, Vancouver, BC
ESSO Resources, Calgary, AB
Rothschild Inc., Vancouver, BC
Le Devoir, Montreal, PQ
Superior Propane, Toronto, ON
Telus, Edmonton, AB
Owen Bird, Vancouver, BC
BC Automobile Association, Burnaby, BC
OPSEU, Toronto, ON
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
BC Art Collection, Victoria, BC
University of BC, Dep't of Ophthamology, Vancouver, BC
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
University of Sakatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Carlton University, Ottawa, ON
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Melcor Developments, Edmonton, AB
Canadian Utilities, Edmonton, AB
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
Roberts & Stahl, Vancouver, BC
Chieftain International, Edmonton, AB
AIM Funds Management Inc., Toronto, ON & Calgary, AB
Tricaster Management, Toronto, ON
Lang, Mitchener, Lawrence, Shaw, Vancouver, BC
McCarthy Tetrault, Calgary, AB & Vancouver, BC
Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
Burnet Duckworth & Palmer, Calgary, AB
Businessland Canada, Toronto, ON
Grant McEwan Community College, Edmonton, AB
Bennett Jones Verchere, Calgary, AB
Harper, Grey, Easton, Vancouver, BC
Freeman & Company, Vancouver, BC
Triangle Systems Corporation, Chicago, IL
CoreVest Capital Management Co. Ltd, Seoul, Korea
Pemberton, Houston, Willoughby, Vancouver, BC
W.C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Univ. of AB Hospitals, Edmonton, AB
Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB
Pan Canadian Petroleums, Calgary, AB
Versatile Cornat Corporations, Vancouver, BC
Edmonton School Board, Edmonton, AB
Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF
Nova: An Alberta Corporation, Calgary, AB
North American Trust, Vancouver, BC
Texaco Canada Resources, Calgary, AB
Petro-Canada, Calgary, AB
Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
Gallery at Ceperley House, Burnaby, BC
Canada Development Corporation, Toronto, ON
Conferderation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PE
 
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