CURRICULUM VITAE:
Margaret Lawther;
Box 118;
Bishop's University; Sherbrooke, Que.;
819-822-9600; ex.2494; Fax.: 819-822-9661;
31 Lorne St.; Sherbrooke, Que.;
margaretlawther@hotmail.com;
Website: www.ccca.ca; www.margaretlawther.com.
2035 Charles St.;
Vancouver, B.C.;
V5L 2V1;
604-253-1909.
EDUCATION:
1966-70: Bachelor of Arts Degree; University
of British Columbia;
Major in Fine Arts and Theater;
1974-78: Diploma from Emily Carr College of Art
and Design;
Major in Sculpture and Design; Graduated with Honours;
1981-83: Master of Fine Arts Degree from York University.
1984-85: Bachelor of Education from University of Toronto.
AWARDS:
Canada Council Short Term Grants:
1984-86;1987-88; 1998.
Ontario Arts Council Materials Assistance Grants: 1986-88; 1989.
1993: Artistic Practice Grant (short term),Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec;
1994: Artistic Practice Grant (long term), Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec.
1997: Artistic Practice Grant (long term), Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec.
1999: Canada Council Travel Grant.
2000: Senate Research Grant; Bishop's University;
Sherbrooke,Que.;
2001: Senate Research Grant; Bishop's University; Sherbrooke,Que.;
2002: Publications Grant; Bishop's University; Sherbrooke, Que.;
2002: Artistic Practice Grant (long term), Conseil des arts et des lettres du
Quebec.
2004: Elected as a member of The Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
RESUME OF EXHIBITIONS:
Solo Shows: Selected
2004: "Road Side Ephemera"; Foreman
Art Gallery, Bishop's University; Sherbrooke,Que.;
curated by Gaetan Verna; Nov.11- Dec.11.
2003: "Souvenir: A Road Show"; Artspeak
Gallery, 233Caroll St., Vancouver, B.C.; curated
by Lorna Brown; June 7-July 19.
2002: "Souvenir: A Road Show"; Gallery
Lilian Rodriguez, 372 St. Catherine's Ouest, espace
#405; Montreal, Que.; Nov. 30-Dec. 21.
2000: "Facsimiles and Taboos"; Galerie
Lilian Rodriguez, 372St. Catherine's Ouest, espace
#405; Montreal, Que.; Nov.4-Dec.2.
1999: "Shifting Glances"; Galerie Vu; 523 de St. Vallier Est., Quebec City; May 7- May 30.
1999: "Some Very Serious True Romances";
The Photographer's Gallery, 23rd St. East,
Saskatoon, Sask.; April 30-May 23.
1997: "Negotiating Medusa"; Gallery
Lilian Rodriguez, 372 St. Catherine's Ouest, espace
#405; Montreal, Que.; Nov. 19- Dec. 13.
1997: "Some Very Serious True Romances";
Gallerie Clark, 1591 rue Clark, 2 etage, Montreal,
Que.; May 8- June 15.
1995: "City Stories"; Cambridge Art Gallery, 20 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge, Ont.; Jan. 15- Feb. 12.
1993; Saw Gallery, 67 Nicolas St.; Ottawa, Ont.; Oct. 22- Dec. 11.
Group Shows: Selected
2006: "Roadtrip"; Minarovich Gallery; Elora Center for the Arts, 75 Melville St., Elora, Ont.; June 8- July 9.
2005: "Debraye: voiture a controverse";
Darling Foundry; Quartier Ephemere; 745 rue Ottawa; Montreal,
Que.; July - Sept. 2005.
2004: "La Paysage"; Salle Alfred-Pellan,
Maison des Arts, Laval; Laval, Que.; curated by Madeleine
Therrien; Sept. 24 - Nov. 7, 2004.
2002: "Souvenir: A Road Show"; Jose
Drudis Biada Gallery; Mount St. Mary's College; 12001 Chalon Rd.;
Los Angeles, CA; Sept. 12-Oct. 13.
2002: Internationale Biennale fur Bildende Kunst; Exhibition Center Heft; Huttenburg, Austria; Sept. 1-7.
2002: "Temoins"; Galerie Lilian Rodriguez;
372 St. Catherine St. Ouest; espace #405; Montreal, Que.;
Jan.19-Feb.16.
1999: Gallery Artists; Gallery Lilian Rodriguez;
372 St. Catherine's St. Ouest; espace #405; Montreal, Que.;
Dec. 10- 23.
1999: "Before One's Eyes"; Open Space Gallery; 510 Fort St.; Victoria, B.C.; June 4-26.
Independent Video Works:
2003: "Souvenir: A Road Show"; Duration:
11.5 mins.
2006: "Autopia"; Duration: 6 mins.
Bibliography:
"Souvenir"; Robin Laurence; June 2003;
the Georgia Strait, Vancouver.
Landscape Artists explore a land of metaphor; Henry Lehman, June 2001; The Montreal
Gazette.
Collection d'ete; Lynne Crevier; July 2001; Ici Magazine.
Mannequin Depressives; Joanne Bristol; May 1999; Interplay, Vol. 1, No. 4.
The Post-Modern Model of Feminism;
Valerie Lamontagne; Summer 1998; Etcetera Magazine.
Meduse Negotiee; Bernard Lamarche; Dec. 1997; Le Devoir.
Collections:
The Dept. of External Affaires and Internal Revenue;
Ottawa, Ont.