(unframed)
"Very Orange #2"
9 x 12
Watercolour
$150.00
(unframed)
"Juicy"
18 x 20
Watercolour
$500.00
(unframed)
"A Sunny Day"
22 x 30
Watercolour
$600.00
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BIOGRAPHY
A Toronto born artist whose roots go back to the old downtown
core of the city. Raised around the College- Spadina area, she captures
the pulse, feeling and vitality of the inhabitants with honesty and simplicity.
With sketch book and camera, she searches out the kind of people who become
subjects for her sculptures and paintings, believing in the beauty and
dignity of each human being, regardless of their so called "position in
life".
EDUCATION
Graduated Ontario College of Art as a mature student - 1988,
awarded Scholarship. Studied painting and figure drawing for many years
at Northern Secondary School, Central Technical School, Artists Workshop.
Studied etching for 3 years with Telesfor Valius. Studied sculpture for
many years with Wynn Lawrence, Vladamir Rosenzweig. Presently painting
in oils and watercolours. Working in brick plant doing relief brick sculptures
for buildings and homes.
ONE WOMAN SHOWS
Eaton's Art Gallery, Toronto, May 1983.
Movenpick Restaurants Gallery, Toronto, January 1986, June 1992.
Shayne Gallery, Montreal.
Holy Blossom Temple, 1997.
GROUP SHOWS
Alpha Omega, Toronto
Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto
Women in Clay, Toronto
Art in Dance, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto
North York Eye on Art, 1985 - 1988
Aviva Art Show, 1986 - 1992, 1st prize sculpture award 1986, 1991
London Ontario Regional Art Gallery Sculpture Show, January 1989
Annual Exhibition of Canadian Painters in Watercolour, November 1991,
award winner
1996 - University of Maine at Presque Isle - award
Canadian Opera Company - O'Keefe Centre - 1995, 1996
Philadelphia Art Show U.S.A. 1990 & 1991
Belleville Public Art Gallery, 1990
Market Gallery Public Archives Exhibition, 1997
Colour & Form Society, 1996
Toronto Watercolour Society, 1996
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
George Cohon, President McDonald's Canada
Ray A. Kroc, President McDonald's United States
McDonald's Restaurants Private Collection
Jim Morris, Vice President Hershey Chocolates
President of Kodak Camera
Bellevue Pathe Filming Studio
Kalles Real Estate
The Toronto Sun
Avon Sportswear
Athletic Knit
Sculpture rented by government ministries
T. Eaton Co. Ltd.
Kinetics Co. Ltd.
Market Gallery, Toronto, Public Gallery permanent collection, 1985,
1988
Sinclair Stevens
Tandem Textiles, New York
Mel Lastman, Mayor of North York
Kerbel Developments
Harvey Atkins from TV show "Cagney & Lacey"
President of Algoma Steel and CPR - commissioned by "Lancaster Financial"
