ROBERT FONES BORN London, Ontario, March 10, 1949 STUDIED 1962 London Artists' Workshop, London, Ontario under Art Seager. 1966-67 Saturday morning art classes. H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, Ontario. Taught by Hugh Mackenzie, Gerald Trottier, Larry Russell, Greg Curnoe. 1967-68 H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, Ontario. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1998 Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario (25 March - 10 May 1998) 1997 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto (April, 1997) 1995 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto (May, 1995) 1994 Presentation House, Vancouver, Canada, (April, 1994) S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto (May, 1994) 1992 Project Room #3, Mercer Union, Toronto, (November, 1992) S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, (December, 1992). 1991 Robert Fones: A Selected Survey, Circulated in Ontario by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Extension Services. Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, March 16 - April 14, 1991. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, September 6 - October 6, 1991. Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, October 24 - December 1, 1991. Art Gallery of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario, December 20, 1991 - February 9, 1992. 1990 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1989 Robert Fones: Selected Works 1979 - 1989 The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario, May 5 - June 18, 1989. Curated by Louise Dompierre. 1987 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1985 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1984 Embassy Cultural House, London, Ontario. Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1982 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1981 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1979 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1974 A Space, Toronto, Ontario. Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario. 1973 Polyglot Gallery, London, Ontario 1969 20/20 Gallery, London, Ontario GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1998 Beal Art: 80 years of experiment, London Regional Art & Historical Museum, London, Ontario. Les Lieux communs, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montr‚al, Montr‚al, Qu‚bec. 1997 Rococo Tattoo, The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario. Les Lieux communs, Mus‚e r‚gional de Rimouski, Rimouski, Qu‚bec. 1996 Reading and Re-reading, Selections from the Permanent Collection Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario. Type Culture Design Exchange, Toronto, Ontario. Ads by Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto, Ontario. 1995 "Robert Fones, Alan McCollum, Douglas Walker", S.L Simpson Gallery. Temporal Borders: Image and Site Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. Founding Members Exhibitions Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario, 20 November - 23 December, 1993. 1992 Reading: Public Signs, Private Acts, Curated by Walter Klepac. London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario, January 25 - April 14, 1992. Robert Fones, Robert McNealey, Michael Snow, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Carambolage, Biennial of the Partner Regions 1, (Ontario portion curated by Philip Monk). Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany. Fortuitous Fragments Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario. 14 Nov. 1992 - 3 Jan. 1993. 1991 Working Truths/Powerful Fictions, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. May 1 - June 30, 1991. Curated by Jessica Bradley. Curatorial Laboratory Project #7: Atlas, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Sept 5 - Nov. 3, 1991.Curated by Ihor Holubizky. Reading: Public Signs, Private Acts, Curated by Walter Klepac. Art Gallery of York University, Nov 13 - Dec. 20, 1991. 1990 Mappings, An exhibition in the offices of the Premier of Ontario, the Honorable David Peterson, Queen's Park,Toronto. March 23 - Oct.12, 1990. Curated by Marnie Fleming. Photographic Inscription: Art from Toronto, Forum Fur Kulturaustausch, Stuttgart, Germany. Curated by Philip Monk. Global Art: Progressive Artists Working in the Industrialized World, Brent Gallery and The Galleria, Houston, Texas, July 5 - August 4, 1990. The Collectors' Cabinet, Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, Sept. 6 - 29, 1990. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides. 4th Annual Art Fair, Cold City Gallery, Toronto, December 1990. 1989 Selections from the John Labatt Limited Collection, London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario. 1987 At the Threshold, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. The Writing is on the Wall, Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario. 1986 Focus: Canadian Art From 1960 To 1985, Art Cologne, 20. Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Cologne, Germany. 1985 The Artists Collect, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario. 1984 Canadian Paintings & Sculptures, 49th Parallel, New York. 1982 Small Sculpture, Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto. 1981 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1978 Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition, Dalhousie University Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1977 Abstractions, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France. 1976 Ontario Now -- A Survey of Contemporary Art, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario, January 8 - February 1, 1976. Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, February 6 - February 29, 1976. Montreal Olympics Visual Arts Division Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec. Extension of Montreal Olympics Visual Arts Division Exhibition to the Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario. 1975 Carmen Lamanna at the Owens Art Gallery, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B. 1974 Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario. Media Gravures et Multiples, Montreal, Quebec. Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Wood, The London Public Library and Art Museum. 1973 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1972 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 4 from London, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, (Organized by London Public Library and Art Museum). Image Bank Postcard Show, (Touring exhibition in Canada), Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1971 Toronto 4 + London 1, Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto,Ontario. 1970 Seven London Artists, The Rothman's Art Gallery of Stratford, Stratford,Ontario. 1969 20/20 Gallery, London, Ontario. University of Western Ontario Arts Festival, London, Ontario. Swinging London, Organized and toured by the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. London S/W 17, The Rothman's Gallery of Stratford, Stratford, Ontario. 1968 20/20 Gallery, London, Ontario. PUBLIC COMMISSIONS 1991 Banners for All Star Game, SkyDome, Toronto. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/AUCTIONS 1988 Walls on Fire, YYZ, Toronto, Ontario 1993 The Chair Project The Power Plant, Toronto, Ikea: January 22 -28, 1993 The Power Plant: Jan 30 - February 3, 1993. 1995 Money Talks...Art Walks, Linda Genereux Gallery, Toronto, 30 May 1995. Art Metropole silent auction. 1997 Flash!, The Power Plant, Toronto, 5 March 1997 Oh Gawd...not another art auction!, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, 4 June 1997. Art Metropole silent auction. The Exquisite Corpse in Lotusland, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver. 19 October 1997. Silent auction. The Seven Deadly Sins, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto. C Magazine silent auction. 1998 Toronto Art...Seen, 25 April 1998. C Magazine studio tour. Romantic Love, Croft House, University of Toronto, 24 April 1998. Silent auction for Descant Magazine. PUBLISHED WRITINGS BY ROBERT FONES 1969 "The Blank-Faced People of Iden Moor." 20 Cents Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1-2, April 1969, unpaginated. 1970 "Poems." 20 Cents Magazine (Literary Supplement), vol. 4, no. 1, January 1970, unpaginated. "Glorification of the Mundane." 20 Cents Magazine, vol. 4, no. 4, April 1970, unpaginated. "6 Drawings." Is, 8, Spring 1970, unpaginated. Kollages. Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1970. 1971 [poems] Is, 10, Summer 1971, 18-19. Anthropomorphiks. Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1971. and Coleman, Victor & David Young, "The Polychromatic Murmurs." Writ, 4, Spring 1972, 71-73. 1972 B.C. Monthly, Fall 1972 1973 ['Dada Sawing' advertisement.], File, Vol. 2, no. 1&2, April/May 1973, 13. "A Palaeozoic Geology of London, Ontario by Christopher Dewdney." (review), Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 2, December 1973, 1. and d'Or, Vic, Phil Harmonic and A.C. McWhortle. "Collaboration." Is, 12/13, Winter 1973 1974 [poems, letter to John Jack.] Fanzini Goes to the Movies, 1974, unpaginated, [31-35]. and d'Or, Vic and J.S. Bodolai. "Super Bart Chapter Three." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 3, January 1974. "Ron Martin at Carmen Lamanna Gallery." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 4, February 1974, 3. and d'Or, Vic. "Super Bart, Chapter Four." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 4, February 1974, 4. "Bill Jones at A Space. Elevations, Levitations and The Twist." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 5, March 1974, 2. and d'Or, Vic. "Gar Smith at The Isaacs Gallery, February 1974, See See Writer." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 5, March 1974, 2. and d'Or, Vic. "Super Bart: Chapter Five." Proof Only, vol. 1, no. 5, March 1974, 3. The Forest City. Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1974. "Book Review: Many are Called, Few are Chosen." (Lord, Barry The History of Painting in Canada: Toward a People's Art), Only Paper Today, vol. 2, no. 3, November 1974, 2. "Dr. Prays Brutiful Mrusic. Dr. Brute at A Space, 4 December, 1973."Open Letter, Second Series, no. 7, Winter 1974, 123-125. 1975 "Cargo Culture: Raymond Sedge." Only Paper Today, vol. 2, no. 5, February 1975, 1. "David Rabinowitch at Carmen Lamanna Gallery." Only Paper Today, vol. 2, no. 5, February 1975, 4. and Young, David. "Ice Storm on Word's Island." Is , 16, Summer 1975, 47-48. and Coleman, Victor. "Dust in our Vortex." Is, 16, Summer 1975, 52. "Stand Fast Wipe Contest." Only Paper Today, vol. 3, no. 1, September/October 1975, 8. [Robert Fones as Doktor Kone] File, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall 1975, 67. "Auto Suggestion." Impulse, vol. 4, no. 4 and vol. 5, no. 1, Winter 1975, 17. "Men With Numbers." in Nations, Opal L., ed. Strange Faeces, no.17,1975. 1976 "Cecil Taylor." Only Paper Today, vol. 3, no. 3, Jan./Feb. 1976, 13. [letter from Robin Cones to Ms Canadadda.] Vile, vol. 1, no. 2, Vol. 2, no. 1 (AKA nos. 2 & 3), Summer 1976, 14. 1977 "Two Songs." Only Paper Today, vol. 4, no. 6, September 1977. "The Ferry." Periodics, no. 2, Fall 1977, 30-33. and Nations, Opal, L. "Here comes the Canada Council." Only Paper Today, vol. 4, no. 7, October 1977, 4. "The Truth About." Only Paper Today, vol. 4, no. 8, November 1977,13. 1979 "Matt Harley's Dinosaur Drawings." Only Paper Today, vol. 6, no. 3, April 1979, 2. 1980 "A Theory of Snow Prevention." in The Toronto Research Group, ed. Canadian "Pataphysics. Canada: Underwich Editions, 1980, 38-40. "Four of the Bobo Stories." Writing, no. 1, Summer 1980, 3-7. 1981 "The Turtle." in David, Jack and Jon Redfern, ed. Short Short Stories. Canada: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited, Toronto,1981, 71-74. "Art." [from the exhibition: Ebony Carvings of Charcoal.] File, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, 29-35. 1984 "The Imperative Voice." [review of Cathy Daley], C Magazine, no.2, Summer 1984, 36-37. 1985 Field Identification. Toronto: Art Metropole, 1985 1986 "Royden Rabinowitch." Parachute, no. 44, Sept./Oct./Nov., 1986, 61. "Natural Range of Canada Plum." Provincial Essays, vol. 3, 1986, between pages 48-49. "Will Gorlitz." Vanguard, vol. 15, no. 6, Dec. 86/Jan. 87, 29. 1987 "Jeff Wall." Vanguard, vol. 16. no. 2, April/May 1987, 29. 1988 "Christine Davis." Vanguard, vol. 17, no. 1, Feb./Mar. 1988, 30. "No Flies on Meno." [review of Stan Denniston], Vanguard, June/July 1988. 1989 "Working with Physics." (review of Jaan Poldaas and Brian Groombridge), Vanguard, February/March 1989. "A Man and his 21-year old turtle." C Magazine, #22, June, 1989, 29-32. "John Lennon." in Brushes with Greatness, ed. by Banks, Russell, Michael Ondaatje and David Young, The Coach House Press, Toronto,1989, 40-41. "Interview with Micah Lexier." Mercer Union, Toronto, November 1989. "Obsession, Resuscitation, Exhibition." Azure, Vol. 6, No. 62, December/January 89/90, 14-16. 1990 A Spanner in the Works, Toronto: The Power Plant, 1990. "Some Comments on My Work." Northward Journal, 52-53, 1990, 9-11. "Field Identification." Northward Journal, 52-53, 1990, 15-25. 1991 "When Form Becomes Content." M5V Magazine 1, 1991, 25 - 27. "A Carpenter's Guide." Descant, 74, Fall 1991, Vol. 22, No. 3, 67 -75. "Erratics Train." Artist's project in Eye of Nature, Daina Augaitis, Helga Pakassar, Banff, Alberta, Walter Phillips Gallery, 89-102. 1993 "Stay, Sit, Heel: Tom Dean's Sculptural Canon." C Magazine # 37, Spring 1993. "Local Colour." C Magazine # 38, Summer 1993. 1994 Back cover of AIGA Journal of Graphic Design, Vol. 12, No. 3. [Detail of Luddite Chest.] "Ethos/Nomos/Physis." Waterloo Journal of Architecture, Vol. 2: Sight/Site, 1994. "Comments on the Historiated Letters." Robert Fones, Historiated Letters, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, 1994. 1995 "Smoke and Mirrors." In ROBERT SMITHSON, Operations on Nature, Matthew Teitelbaum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Sept. 1995. 1996 "Turning the Tables: recent work by Gordon Lebredt." C Magazine # 49, April - June 1996. "Amazing Space: Donald Judd's Works in Marfa." C Magazine # 50, July 1996. 1997 Head Paintings, Coach House Books, Toronto. 1998 These Goods are Manufactured, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario. "Toy Box Junkies." C Magazine # 59, September 1998. BIBLIOGRAPHY Crawford, Lenore, "His bag--guinea pigs, wood boxes." The London Free Press, March 22, 1969. Martin, Ron, "Bob Fones at 20/20." 20 Cents Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1-2, April, 1969, unpaginated. Lord, Barry, "Robert Fones, 20/20 Gallery, March, 1969." Arts Canada, June, 1969, 46. ---------------,"What London, Ontario, has that Everywhere Else Needs." Art in America, September/October, 1969, 103-105. Crawrford, Lenore, "Mix of dieties, licorice men and his poems." The London Free Press, April 1, 1972. ---------------,"Artist 'sparkles' in pictures, poetry." The London Free Press, May 23, 1973. Dewdney, Christopher, "Aquatic Sections and Interior Cartography[.] Robert Fones at Carmen Lamanna May 11-30." Only Paper Today, Vol. 1, No. 8, June 22, 1974. Dragland, Stan, "The Forest City book of poetry more respected than admired." The London Free Press, July 13, 1974. Andreae, Janice, "Artist's drawings express ideas." The London Free Press, Nov. 9, 1974. Alpert, Barry, "Written on the Wind (of Lake Ontario)." Open Letter, Third Series #2, Fall 1975, 5-25. McFadden, David, "The Twilight of Self Consciousness." in Helwig, David ed. The Human Elements, Canada: Oberon Press, 1978, 78-96. Dault, Gary Michael, "Taking the wraps off butter." Toronto Star, September 22, 1979. Purdie, James, "Robert Fones." The Globe and Mail, , September 22, 1979, Section E, 9. Fleming, Martha, "Making the Crystal Clear." Centerfold, Vol. 4, No. 1, November, 1979, 64-66. Mays, John Bentley, "Robert Fones at the Carmen Lamanna Gallery." The Globe and Mail, June 28, 1984, Section E, 5. McFadden, David, "Robert Fones, Carmen Lamanna Gallery." Vanguard, Vol. 13, No. 8, October, 1984, 29. Hume, Christopher, "Fones Calls Back." The Toronto Star, November 24, 1985. Mays, John Bentley, "Heatwave has its cold spots." The Globe and Mail, February 13,1986, Section C, 4. Review of Field Identification (1985). Anonymous, [description of Field Identification.] umbrella newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2., October,1986. Hitzeroth, Connie, "Robert Fones, Carmen Lamanna Gallery." Now, June 11-17, 1987. Young, Jane, "Robert Fones, Carmen Lamanna Gallery." Vanguard, Vol. 16, No. 4, September/October,1987, 37. Grenville, Bruce, At the Threshold, Toronto: S.L.Simpson Gallery, Sept. 18 - Oct. 10, 1987. Dompierre, Louise, Robert Fones: Selected Works 1979 - 1989. Toronto: The Power Plant, 1989. Mays, John Bentley, "Beautiful Enigmas and no-nonsense realism." The Globe and Mail, 2 June 1989. Williamson, Janice, "Robert Fones, The Power Plant, Toronto." C Magazine, 23 (Sept. 1989), 70-72. Randolph, Jeanne, "Product and Territory." C Magazine, 24 (December 1989), 40-44. Hume, Christopher, "Serene works establish Fones as sculptor and man of letters." The Toronto Star, 26 January 1990, D18. McGrath, Jerry, "An Archaeologist of the Present." Northward Journal, 52-53, 1990, 27-42. Stacey, Robert, "'Sovereign Images': Robert Fones's Order and Control." Northward Journal, 52-53, 1990, 43-80. Monk, Philip, Photographic Inscription: Art from Toronto. Stuttgart: Institut Fur Auslandsbeziehungen, 1990. Monk, Philip, "AGO Collection: Robert Fones." AGO News, February 1991, Vol. 13, Number 2, 2. MacDonald, Max, "Butter, Ebony and Wallpaper," The Ontarion, (Guelph, Ontario), 9 April 1991. Klepac, Walter, Reading: Public Signs, Private Acts. Toronto: Art Gallery of York University, 1991. Bradley, Jessica, Working Truths/Powerful Fictions. Regina: Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1992. Brooks, Sharon, Project Room #3. Toronto: Mercer Union, 1992. Fleming, Marnie, Fortuitous Fragments. Oakville: Oakville Galleries, 1992. Monk, Philip, "Models and Maps, Signs and Systems." Carambolage, Biennial of the Partner Regions 1, Baden-Baden, Germany: Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, 1992. Taylor, Kate, "Illuminating the gap between language and experience." The Globe and Mail, 11 December 1992. Laing, Carol, "Robert Fones." Parachute #70, 1993. Monk, Philip, "Robert Fones: Models, Maps and Signs." C Magazine #39, Fall 1993. Bradley, Jessica, "Contemplating the 'Falsely Obvious'." Robert Fones, Historiated Letters, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, 1994. Bringhurst, Robert, "Literal Meaning." Robert Fones, Historiated Letters, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, 1994. Feinstein, Roni. "Report from Toronto." Art In America, Nov. 94, Vol. 82, No. 11. Pg. 41-42. Jordan, Betty Ann, "Robert Fones." Canadian Art, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 1995. Miller, Earl, "Robert Fones, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto," C Magazine, Fall 1995. White, Karen R., "Reading and Re-reading." Reading and Re-Reading. Oakville: Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario, 1996. Mark, Lisa Gabrielle, "Robert Fones, S.L. Simpson Gallery." Art Forum, Fall 1997. Diamond, Reid, "Fat Thin Flat." Lola , Number 1 1997. Hart, Diane, "Can you identify any of these factory workers?", The Oakville Beaver, 15 April 1998. St-Pierre, Gaston, "Les Lieux communs: culture populaire et art contemporain." Les Lieux communs, Centre de sculpture Est-Nord-Est, 1998. Monk, Philip, Rococo Tattoo, The Power Plant, Toronto 1998. CURATED EXHIBITIONS 1990 A Spanner in the Works, The Power Plant, Toronto, January 19 - February 25, 1990. Exhibition of furniture designed by Russell Spanner between 1950 and 1953. Forty page illustrated catalogue with essay by Robert Fones. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1994 "Introduction to Design History and Ideas," Ontario College of Art and Design, May - June 1994. 1993 University of Quebec in Montreal, One-week workshop with graphic design students involving design of original typeface and its application to one of three possible projects. "History of Design and Ideas." Ontario College of Art and Design, September - December, 1993. 1990 Visual Arts Department, Art and Art History Program: First year drawing, second year drawing. School of Crafts and Design: third year tutorials. 1989 Visual Arts Department, Sheridan College, Oakville. Part-time instructor: First-year Design, third-year tutorials. 1987/88 School of Crafts and Design, Sheridan College, Oakville. Sessional Instructor of Design for first, second and third year students. Two semesters. 1988 Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts. One week tutorial instruction. Two illustrated lectures. 1979 A.I.S.P., North York. 12 classes on "Metaphoric Vocabularies." 1976 A.I.S.P., North York. 12 classes on "Holy Grail." 1973/74/5 Writers-in-the-schools. Organized by For/Words Foundation. Week long classes for Secondary School students. 1973 Fanshawe College, London, Ontario. Secondary School students' art classes. Taught with Ron Martin. 1970-73 London Public Library and Art Museum. Childrens' art classes. 1972 Ontario Arts Council "Artists-in-the-Schools" Program. Public School children. 1970 20/20 Gallery, London , Ontario. Childrens' art classes. LECTURES, TALKS 1986 Western Front, Vancouver, British Columbia 1988 Banff Centre, Banff Alberta 1989 The Power Plant, Toronto 1990 The Power Plant, Toronto 1991 Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph Ontario. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario. Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault St. Marie, Ontario. 1992 Art Gallery of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1996 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1998 Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario AWARDS 1968 Canada Council Short Term Grant 1970 Canada Council Materials Grant Canada Council Arts Bursary 1971 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1972 Canada Council Short Term Grant 1973 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1974 Ontario Arts Council Writer's Grant 1975 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant 1976 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant Ontario Arts Council Writer's Grant 1977 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1978 Ontario Arts Council Writer's Grant 1979 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant 1980 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant 1981 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1982 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1986 Canada Council Arts Bursary "A" 1988 Ontario Arts Council Work-in-Progress Grant 1989 Canada Council Arts Grant "A" 1990 Canada Council Arts Grant "A" 1993 Canada Council Arts Grant "A" 1995 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant Canada Council Arts Grant "A" 1996 Ontario Arts Council Arts Grant Ontario Arts Council Writing Grant 1998 Canada Council Arts Grant "A" MEMBERSHIPS Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario, 1973 - 1976. Board of Directors, Mercer Union, Toronto, 1987 -1990. Art Gallery of Ontario Acquisitions Committee, Toronto, 1996 1998 Art Gallery of Ontario, Board of Trustees, 1997- Design Exchange, Acquisitions Advisory Board, Toronto, 1996 C Magazine, Board of Directors, 1999 - PUBLIC COLLECTIONS London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario. Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. Mackintosh Art Gallery, London, Ontario. Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario. CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc., Toronto, Ontario Stadium Corporation, Toronto, Ontario London Life Insurance Company, London,Ontario McCarthy Tetrault, Toronto, Ontario PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Albrecht, Alice Robert's Creek, B.C. Askew, Robin London, Ontario Bronson, A.A. Toronto, Ontario Coleman, Victor Toronto, Ontario Curnoe, Greg London, Ontario Dewdney, Christopher Toronto, Ontario Dewdney, Keewatin London, Ontario Dragland, StanLondon, Ontario Dunlop-Addley, JosephLondon, Ontario Elias, Norman London, Ontario Favro, Murray London, Ontario Ferris, Kerry London, Ontario Fones, John H. and Marguerite London, Ontario Gale, Peggy Toronto, Ontario Garwood, Ann London, Ontario Gordon, David Kingston, Ontario Lamanna Collection, CarmenToronto, Ontario Lilley, Ken London, Ontario Martin, Ron Toronto, Ontario Ondaatje, Michael Toronto, Ontario Rabinowitch, David New York, U.S.A. Rabinowitch, Royden New York, U.S.A. Rans, Goldie Toronto, Ontario Reid, Alison Toronto, Ontario Simpson, Sandra Toronto, Ontario Thibaudeau, Colleen London, Ontario Town, Elke Toronto, Ontario Vincent, Bernice and Don London, Ontario Watson, John London, Ontario Wilson, Frances London, Ontario Woodman, Marian London, Ontario Woodman, Ross London, Ontario READINGS 1972 University of Western Ontario London Public Library & Art Museum Rothman's Gallery, Stratford 1973 Polyglot Gallery, London, Ontario 1974 A Space, Toronto, Ontario 1975 Western Front, Vancouver, British Columbia Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario 1977 Vehicule Gallery, Montreal, Quebec Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario 1978 Artons, Calgary, Alberta Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge Revenge of The Big Sonnet, 9 December, Innis College Town Hall, Toronto 1992 Fare Exchange Cafe, 4 Irwin Ave., Toronto, Ontario 25 March, 8 p.m. DESIGN PROJECTS 1998 Oakville Basket Company Banners, Centennial Gallery, Oakville, Ontario. 1997 Fones-Caslon typeface. Used in Head Paintings, Coach House Books, Toronto, Ontario. 1996 Redesign of Descant magazine logotype. 1995 Sign design for Ellipsis Restaurant, Toronto, Ontario. 1993 Cover design of Art Metropole catalogue. 1992 Logotype design for Art Metropole, Toronto, Ontario. Sign design for C Magazine, Toronto, Ontario. Cover design of The Moustache, Coach House Press, Toronto. 1987 Logo design for Mercer Union's 10th anniversary. Toronto, Ontario. 1985 Poster design for "Sensations of Reading", Toronto, Ontario. 1973 Logo design for Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario. __________________________________________________________________ Coach House Books www.chbooks.com