CLIVE POWSEY

Clive studied drawing, painting and printmaking at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1980, and began exhibiting, primarily watercolour, in 1981.

Group exhibits include International Waters (1991), a joint exhibition of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, the American Watercolour Society, and the Royal Watercolour Society. Paintings are in the collection of IBM Canada, McCain Foods, HSBC Asset Management, Trent University, the Fulcrum North collection, Providence Health Care, and Gibralter Solutions, among others. In 1999 he received 'Best Watercolour' at The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.

Although an artist by occupation, Clive has occasionally instructed courses at art institutions, vocational schools, continuing education programs, and gallery programs including The Ontario College of Art, Malaspina College's continuing education program and Max the Mutt Animation School.

He also worked for many years in the animation industry for companies and clients including Disney and Nelvana as an art director, background supervisor, stylist and painter for theatrical release features, direct to video features, television specials, television series and advertising.

Clive is a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour and lives and paints in the Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

EDUCATION

• Ontario College of Art, 1976 to 1980, drawing, painting and printmaking in the Fine Arts program with a final year spent at an off-campus program in Florence, Italy

• Banff School of Fine Arts, 1976, summer program in painting

AWARDS AND GRANTS

• Best watercolour, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 1999

• Canada Council short-term grant 1984

• Nature Artist's Scholarship, from the Canadian Nature Federation 1983

• Nora E. Vaughan Scholarship for drawing and painting, Ontario College of Art 1979

• Tuition Scholarship, Banff School of Fine Arts, summer program, 1976

SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

• 2004/Hunter West Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 2004/Silke's Cafe, Bowmanville, Ontario, solo exhibition

• 2001/Artist's showcase, Town Hall, Bowmanville, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 2001/Rosedale United Church, Toronto, solo exhibit

• 2000/Hunter West Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 2000/Ashton Evicta Gallery, Toronto, with Andrew Kwiecinski

• 1998/Hunter West Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 1995/Gallery 306, Toronto, solo exhibit

• 1994/Williamson House Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 1993/Bancroft Art Gallery, Bancroft, Ontario, solo exibit

• 1990/Brock Street Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, with Bonnie Brooks

• 1990/Gallerie Rochon, Toronto, solo exhibit

• 1988/The Magpie, Port Hope, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 1986/Art Gallery of Peterborough, solo exhibit

• 1985/Thomas Gallery, Port Hope, Ontario, solo exhibit

• 1984/Traill College, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, with Norma Pattuelli

• 1983/Thomas Gallery, Port Hope, Ontario, with 'Inuit Carvings form the Quebec Arctic'

• 1981/Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario, with Esther Lui

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2003/Hunter West Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, 4 Watercolour Painters; Jane Hunter, Les Parkes, Ray Partridge, Clive Powsey

• 2004/2003/2000/1999/1998/Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

• 2000/MacLaren-Barnes Gallery, Oakville

• 1999/Canadian Spaces, North American Centre of Oriental Arts, Scarborough, Ontario

• 1998/The Temagami 22, Temagami Welcome Centre Gallery, an exhibition and sale of artwork with a catalogue of participants organised by the Canadian Wildflower Society to raise awareness of remaining stands of old white and red pine in the Temagami area

• 1991/International Waters, a joint exhibition with a catalogue of participants by the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, the American Watercolour Society, and the Royal Watercolour Society

• 1991/Art For Preservation Exhibition and Auction, a touring show with a catalogue of participants, organised as a fundraiser by the Temagami Wilderness Fund and Earthroots Coalition in a campaign to preserve old growth white and red pine forest in the Temagami area

• 1989/Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour annual members' show

• 1986/Artspace, Peterbough, Ontario, 'New Faces'

• 1986/Thomas Gallery, 'Four Artists', Port Hope, Ontario

SELECTED ANIMATED FILM SCREEN CREDITS

• 2002/Art Director, Franklin's back to school special, television special and video feature, Nelvana Ltd.

• 2001/Art Director, Franklin's Magic Christmas, direct to video feature, Nelvana Ltd.

• 1999/Art Director, Franklin and the Green Knight, direct to video feature, Nelvana Ltd.

• 1997/Art Director, Beauty and the Beast; The Enchanted Christmas, direct to video feature, Walt Disney Animation Canada

• 1996/Art Director, Pippi!, theatrical release feature, Nelvana Ltd.

• 1993/background painter, Journey to the Planets, IMAX/OMNIMAX short theatrical feature, Bear Spots

• 1989/Art Director, Babar; The Movie, theatrical release feature, Nelvana Ltd.

• 1988/Background Stylist, Carebears in Wonderland, theatrical release feature, Nelvana Ltd.

SELECTED ANIMATED TELEVISION SCREEN CREDITS 1985 - 2005

Carebears Series background stylist; Dog City Series background stylist; Babar Series, background stylist, Rupert Series, background stylist; My Pet Monster background stylist; Free Willy background stylist; Droids Series, layout artist. In addition Clive has worked as a freelance background painter on television advertising 1989-2003 for Toronto studios including Chuck Gammage Animation Inc., Guru Studio, Red Rover Studios, Animation House, Bear Spots, Squeeze Animation and also Laughing Horse (Germany).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2004/2002/2001/instructor of background painting at Max the Mutt Animation School, Toronto

• 2004/2003/instructor of advanced watercolour class, Bowmanville Visual Arts Centre

• 1987-1989/instructor of drawing and painting classes at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto

• 1980-81/instructor of drawing and watercolour classes through continuing education, Malaspina College, Parksville, B.C.

• 1977-79/instructor of art at Camp Hurontario, MacTier, Ontario.