Virginia Christopher Fine Art

 

Michael Matthews

Artist Biography

 

Born
Calgary, Alberta, 1954
 
Education
BFA, University of Calgary, 1972-76
Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, 1973 (summer)
Esquela de Artes Plasticas, Guadalajara Mex, 1974 (summer)
Emma Lake Artist's Workshop, 1980, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 2003
Triangle Artist's Workshop, Pine Plains NY, 1989
 
Awards
1995  First Prize Painting Tenth Annual Canastota Exhibition (Juror, Terry Fenton)
1994  Golden Artists Award Ninth Annual Canastota Exhibition (Juror, Dan Christensen)
1993  First Prize-Painting Eight Annual Canastota Exhibition (Juror, Karen Wilken)
1992  Honorable Mention Seventh Annual Canastota Exhibition (Juror, Charles Millard)
1991  First Prize-Painting Sixth Annual Canastota Exhibition (Juror, Clement Greenberg)
1985,84,83  Alberta Culture Project Grants
1983  Alberta Culture Travel Grant
1976  Queen Elizabeth Scholarship
1976  Continuing Arts Assoc. of Calgary Travel Scholarship
1976,75,74  Alberta Culture- "Cultural Assistance"
 
Solo Exhibitions
2003  Chapman Arts Centre; Cazenovia College, Cazenovia NY (2person)
1994  Gallery 1100, Buffalo NY
1994  Gallerie Rochon, Toronto
1993  Roberta Wood Gallery, Syracuse NY
1991  Gallery One, Toronto
1990  Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1990  Gallery on Whyte, Edmonton
1989  Gallery One, Toronto
1988  Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1987  Gallery One, Toronto
1987  Wade Gallery, Vancouver
1986  Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1985  Gallery One, Toronto
1985  Wade Gallery, Vancouver
1985  Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff
1984  Martin Gerrard Gallery, Edmonton
1983  Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1981  Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1980  Recent Work, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary
1978  New Work, The Muttart Gallery, Calgary
 
Group Exhibitions
2002  Five Artists, Pynelogs Cultural Center, Invermere BC, Canada
2002  Six Alberta Masters, Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
1998  Large Scale Art, Mulroy Civic Ct., Syracuse NY
1994  Ninth Annual Canastota Exhibition, Canastota NY
1994  The Hill Becomes the Valley, The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse NY
1994  Western Corporations Collect, The Edmonton Art Gallery
1993  Cazenovia Annual, Gertrude Thomas Chapman Art Gallery, Cazenovia NY
1993  Chapman Art Center (two person)
1993  Eight Annual Canastota Exhibition, Canastota NY
1993  Visual Showcase #4, Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse NY
1992  Border Crossings, Grand Forks Art Gallery (2 person w. Jane Crow)
1992  The Floral In Art, The Gallery at Studio B, Lancaster OH
1992  Opening Exhibition, The Roberta Wood Gallery, Syracuse NY
1992  Seventh Annual Canastota Exhibition, Canastota NY
1991  Canastota Canal Town Museum (2 person w. Jane Crow)
1991  Sixth Annual Canastota Exhibition, Canastota NY
1990  Fifth Annual Canastota Exhibition, Canastota NY
1989  Images and Objects, BC Festival of the Arts, Invermere, Chilliwack BC
1988  Alberta Drawings, The Edmonton Art Gallery
1988  From the Landscape, The Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1988  Emma Lake 1988, Buschlen/Mowat Fine Arts, Vancouver BC
1987  The Pemberton Collection (Toured Western Canada)
1987  The Western Landscape, Gallery One, Toronto
1983  Canadian Contemporary Art, The Current Generation, The Edmonton Art Gallery
1980  Young Calgary Artists, The Muttart Gallery, Calgary
1980  Present Tense, The Alberta Art Foundation (Toured Alberta)
1978  New Abstractions, Subway Gallery, Calgary
1976  Recent Alberta Graduates, The Dandelion Gallery, Calgary
1976  BFA Graduation Show, The University of Calgary Art Gallery
1974  Univer(city), The Allied Arts Centre, Calgary
 
Selected Public Collections
The Edmonton Art Gallery
The Canadian Embassy, Washington DC
The Canadian Embassy, Warsaw, Poland
The City of Calgary Convention Center
The Alberta Art Foundation (3)
Petro Canada, Calgary (2)
Air Canada, Montreal (4)
Nova Corporation, Calgary
The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff (2)
The Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto
The Alberta Vocational Institute, Calgary
 
Selected Corporate Collections
United Westburne Industries, Montreal, Vancouver (3)
Westburne International Industries, Calgary (3)
The Pemberton Collection, Vancouver
Fairmont Hotels, Toronto
Xerox Canada Inc., Toronto
Mobil Oil, Calgary
Security Trust, Toronto
Trizec Corporation, Calgary
Chevron Standard Oil, Calgary
Phillips And Vineberg S.A., Geneva Switz
Shell Oil, Calgary
Bank of Montreal, Calgary (2)
Texaco Canada Ltd., Calgary
Esso Petroleum Ltd., Toronto, Calgary (7)
Dupont Canada Ltd., Toronto
Shakee Corporation, San Francisco
MacKimmie-Matthews, Calgary (3)
Pan Canadian Petroleum, Calgary
Foothills Pipeline, Calgary (2)
Nabisco Brands, Toronto
London Trust, Toronto
Ballem; McDill; McaInnes; Eden, Calgary
R.G.S. Designs, Montreal
Pedo Management, Toronto
J.M.S.C. Holdings, Markham On
Sceptre Resources, Calgary
J.D.F. Holdings, Toronto
Permian Investments, Toronto
Safeco Insurance, Mississauga On
Campney Murphy, Vancouver
Sheinin and Company, Vancouver
Daniels Equities, Toronto (2)
National Victoria and Grey Trust Co., Toronto
Geofcolt Group, Burlington On
Rudelier Services, Vancouver
Inger Bartlett Assoc., Toronto
Mcleod Dixon, Calgary
Atkinson McMahon, Calgary
More Custom Homes, Windsor O
Lonsdale Quay Hotel, Vancouver
Sharecom Industries, Calgary
Haywood Securities, Vancouver
Whipstock Systems, Calgary
Can-Del Oil, Calgary
Richards; Buell; Sutton, Vancouver (2)
Lyons; Arbus; Goodman, Toronto
Italinteriors, Toronto
Sterling Universal, Toronto
Encor Inc., Calgary
Poco Petroleums, Calgary
Security Trust Co., Toronto (2)
Howard; Mackie, Calgary
Price; Waterhouse, Toronto
 
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