Victoria Cowan is an award-winning artist and a gifted instructor. Both experimental and productive, she shows new work regularly in a number of venues, and is much in demand as a workshop leader. Because her preference is to explore an idea in depth, Victoria usually makes a series to follow the branches of an original inspiration. Perception, cognition and memory are her particular areas of interest.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Experienced fine arts jurist
Design and delivery of workshops in print-making, collage and altered books
Speedball demo artist for Akua Inks
Ontario Society for Education Through Art: Commission to design 12 prints as awards
EXHIBITION HISTORY
The Ghost Stories, Solo Show, Yorkminster Gallery, Toronto, February, 2015
The Ghost Stories, Solo Show with Connective (T)issues, Group Show, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON. September, 2014
Art of the Book, Juried Show, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto, ON. Fall, 2014.
100 Prints, Open Studio Juried Show and Sale, Toronto, May, 2014.
Annual Juried Print Show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, May, 2014
Daredevils Under Pressure, Invitational Show of work from Paper & Book Intensive residency, November 2013, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA
Open Studio at Art Toronto, October, 2013
Juried Show, Art of the Book, Calgary, AB, July, 2013
Invitational Show, Toronto Caring Hands Artists’ Initiative, Toronto, ON, June 2013
John B. Aird Print Show, Toronto, ON. 2007—First Prize, 2011, 2012, 2013
Juried Show, 100 Prints, Palais Royale, Toronto, ON, May, 2013
Juried Show, The Artist Project, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON, February, 2013
Faculty Show, Journey, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON, January, 2012, 2013
Invitational Group Show, Salon 6, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, January, 2012
Three-person Show, June’s Red Line Gallery, Toronto, ON, September/October, 2011
Two-person Show, Shared Spaces, Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton, ON, July 2011
Two-person Show, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON, October 2010
Invitational Group Show, WashiWorks3, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, June, 2010
Group Show, Inside Out, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON, May, 2010
Solo Show, Quadratic Choreographies, Open Studio, Toronto, ON, April 8-May 15, 2010
Group Show, 20 Questions, Open Studio, Toronto, ON, September 10-October 4, 2009
Solo Show, Bending Spoons Gallery, Toronto, ON, November, 2008, September 2009
Group Show, Object, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, October, 2008
Group Show, Des Artistes Du Livre, ARPRIM Gallery, Montreal, QC, October, 2008
3-Person Show, The Aesthetics of Science, Open Studio Invitational, Toronto, ON, June-July, 2008
Group Show, No Border, Proof Studio Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto, ON, June, 2008
Two-person Show, Sight Specific, Nielson Park Gallery, Toronto, ON, August, 2007
Solo Show, Silent Narratives, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, August, 2006
Juried Show, Etobicoke City Hall, Etobicoke, ON, 1995, 2005
Group Show, Wednesday’s Works, Nielson Park Gallery, Toronto, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Juried Show, Lakeshore Arts, Toronto, ON, 2003, 2004
Annual Faculty Show, Rail’s End Gallery, Haliburton, ON, June-August, 2002-2015
Group Show, Objects of Desire, Open Studio, Toronto, April, 2003
Juried Show, Belief System, Here + Now Gallery, Toronto, Dec., 2002
Juried Show, Etobicoke Art Group, Etobicoke, ON, 1996, 1997, 2002
Belleville Print Exhibition, Belleville, ON, 2000, 2002
Group Show, Ontario Court House, Toronto, 2001
Group Show, Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island, 2001
Group Show, Simcoe Gallery, Toronto, 2000, 2001
Invitational Group Show, Fresh Faces, Toronto, 2000
Solo Show, Themes & Variations, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, 1999
Two-person Show, Body of Work, Simcoe Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1999
Solo Show, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, 1998
Solo Show, Generations, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, ON, 1997
Toronto Indoor Art Show, 1997, Award
Solo Show, The Shimmering Fact, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, 1996
Solo Show, Myth & Matter, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, 1994
Juried Show, Little Current-Howland Museum, Manitoulin Island, 1994, Award
EDUCATION
Ontario College of Art & Design: Major in Print-making—Japanese Paper Place Award, Paul Baker Memorial Prize for creative writing, Open Studio Award, General Print-making Award
B.A. with distinction: Major in Psychology, Concordia University
GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS
Open Studio Sales Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto ON M5V 3A8
(416) 504-8238
www.openstudio.on.ca
Latitude 44 Gallery, 2900 Dundas St. W., Toronto ON M6P1Y8
(416) 769-2900
www.latitude44gallery.ca
The Ethel Curry Gallery, 94 Maple Street, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
(705) 457-9687
www.theethelcurrygallery.com
Gore Bay Museum, 12 Dawson Street, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0
(705) 282-2040
Private & institutional collections in North America, Europe and Asia
LINKS
Haliburton School of The Arts, Fleming College, 297 College Drive, PO Box 839, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
1-866-353-6464
www.hsta.ca
Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto ON M5V 3A8
(416) 504-8238
www.openstudio.on.ca
Japanese Paper Place, 77 Brock Avenue, Toronto ON M6K 2L3
(416) 538 9669
www.japanesepaperplace.com
The Paper Place, 887 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1G5
(416) 703-0089
www.thepaperplace.ca
Speedball
www.speedballart.com
Gwartzmans Art Supplies, 448 Spadina Ave Toronto, ON M5T 2G8
(416)922-5429
www.gwartzmans.com
Experienced fine arts jurist
Design and delivery of workshops in print-making, collage and altered books
Speedball demo artist for Akua Inks
Ontario Society for Education Through Art: Commission to design 12 prints as awards
EXHIBITION HISTORY
The Ghost Stories, Solo Show, Yorkminster Gallery, Toronto, February, 2015
The Ghost Stories, Solo Show with Connective (T)issues, Group Show, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON. September, 2014
Art of the Book, Juried Show, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto, ON. Fall, 2014.
100 Prints, Open Studio Juried Show and Sale, Toronto, May, 2014.
Annual Juried Print Show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, May, 2014
Daredevils Under Pressure, Invitational Show of work from Paper & Book Intensive residency, November 2013, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA
Open Studio at Art Toronto, October, 2013
Juried Show, Art of the Book, Calgary, AB, July, 2013
Invitational Show, Toronto Caring Hands Artists’ Initiative, Toronto, ON, June 2013
John B. Aird Print Show, Toronto, ON. 2007—First Prize, 2011, 2012, 2013
Juried Show, 100 Prints, Palais Royale, Toronto, ON, May, 2013
Juried Show, The Artist Project, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON, February, 2013
Faculty Show, Journey, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON, January, 2012, 2013
Invitational Group Show, Salon 6, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, January, 2012
Three-person Show, June’s Red Line Gallery, Toronto, ON, September/October, 2011
Two-person Show, Shared Spaces, Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton, ON, July 2011
Two-person Show, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto, ON, October 2010
Invitational Group Show, WashiWorks3, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, June, 2010
Group Show, Inside Out, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON, May, 2010
Solo Show, Quadratic Choreographies, Open Studio, Toronto, ON, April 8-May 15, 2010
Group Show, 20 Questions, Open Studio, Toronto, ON, September 10-October 4, 2009
Solo Show, Bending Spoons Gallery, Toronto, ON, November, 2008, September 2009
Group Show, Object, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, October, 2008
Group Show, Des Artistes Du Livre, ARPRIM Gallery, Montreal, QC, October, 2008
3-Person Show, The Aesthetics of Science, Open Studio Invitational, Toronto, ON, June-July, 2008
Group Show, No Border, Proof Studio Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto, ON, June, 2008
Two-person Show, Sight Specific, Nielson Park Gallery, Toronto, ON, August, 2007
Solo Show, Silent Narratives, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, August, 2006
Juried Show, Etobicoke City Hall, Etobicoke, ON, 1995, 2005
Group Show, Wednesday’s Works, Nielson Park Gallery, Toronto, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Juried Show, Lakeshore Arts, Toronto, ON, 2003, 2004
Annual Faculty Show, Rail’s End Gallery, Haliburton, ON, June-August, 2002-2015
Group Show, Objects of Desire, Open Studio, Toronto, April, 2003
Juried Show, Belief System, Here + Now Gallery, Toronto, Dec., 2002
Juried Show, Etobicoke Art Group, Etobicoke, ON, 1996, 1997, 2002
Belleville Print Exhibition, Belleville, ON, 2000, 2002
Group Show, Ontario Court House, Toronto, 2001
Group Show, Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island, 2001
Group Show, Simcoe Gallery, Toronto, 2000, 2001
Invitational Group Show, Fresh Faces, Toronto, 2000
Solo Show, Themes & Variations, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, 1999
Two-person Show, Body of Work, Simcoe Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1999
Solo Show, Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay, ON, 1998
Solo Show, Generations, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, ON, 1997
Toronto Indoor Art Show, 1997, Award
Solo Show, The Shimmering Fact, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, 1996
Solo Show, Myth & Matter, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, 1994
Juried Show, Little Current-Howland Museum, Manitoulin Island, 1994, Award
EDUCATION
Ontario College of Art & Design: Major in Print-making—Japanese Paper Place Award, Paul Baker Memorial Prize for creative writing, Open Studio Award, General Print-making Award
B.A. with distinction: Major in Psychology, Concordia University
GALLERIES & COLLECTIONS
Open Studio Sales Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto ON M5V 3A8
(416) 504-8238
www.openstudio.on.ca
Latitude 44 Gallery, 2900 Dundas St. W., Toronto ON M6P1Y8
(416) 769-2900
www.latitude44gallery.ca
The Ethel Curry Gallery, 94 Maple Street, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
(705) 457-9687
www.theethelcurrygallery.com
Gore Bay Museum, 12 Dawson Street, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0
(705) 282-2040
Private & institutional collections in North America, Europe and Asia
LINKS
Haliburton School of The Arts, Fleming College, 297 College Drive, PO Box 839, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
1-866-353-6464
www.hsta.ca
Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto ON M5V 3A8
(416) 504-8238
www.openstudio.on.ca
Japanese Paper Place, 77 Brock Avenue, Toronto ON M6K 2L3
(416) 538 9669
www.japanesepaperplace.com
The Paper Place, 887 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1G5
(416) 703-0089
www.thepaperplace.ca
Speedball
www.speedballart.com
Gwartzmans Art Supplies, 448 Spadina Ave Toronto, ON M5T 2G8
(416)922-5429
www.gwartzmans.com