Artist CV:BORN:Toronto, March 19, 1911 DIED: August 23, 1990 STUDIED: Harbord Collegiate Institute Ontario College of Art, under J.E.H. MacDonald & Franklin Carmichael, graduated 1933 Art Students' League, New York under Howard Tafton, 1937-1939 CAREER: Miner, Omega Mine at Larder Lake, 1936 advertising artist in New York, 1939 aircraft mechanic, 1942 Canadian Army, Artillery Survey advertising artist in Toronto, 1946 Ontario College of Art (Advertising), 1955-67 MEMBER: Ontario Society of Artists, 1951 (President from 1958-1961) Royal Canadian Academy, 1954 Board of Trustees, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1977 COMMISSIONS AND AWARDS: Standard Oil of New Jersey commissioned eight paintings depicting the landscape near the Trans-Canada Highway Two commissioned murals for Ryerson University, 1958, 1962 Commissioned mural for Bank of Canada, Toronto Agency Awarded the Centennial Medal, 1967 Queen’s Jubilee Medal, 1977 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: Roberts Gallery 1956,58,63,65,66,67,69,71,73,75,77,79,81,83,85,87,89,91,93,96 External Affairs, National Gallery, 1957 Ontario Association of Architects (3 man show), 1961 Fourth Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery, 1961 Rodman Hall, The Figure Forum, 1963 Stratford, Ontario, Faces of Canada, 1964 Frye Museum, Seattle, 1964 Galerie Martin (with Albert Franck), 1967 Kensington Gallery, Calgary 1968,70,72,74,76,78,80,82,84,86,88,90,92,95 Robert McLaughlin Gallery – retrospective, 1971 Royal Canadian Academy Gallery, Toronto – retrospective, 1991 The Ottawa Art Gallery - retrospective, 1998 SELECTED COLLECTIONS: National Gallery of Canada Art Gallery of Ontario Art Gallery of London Art Gallery of Hamilton Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Sarnia Public Library & Art Gallery Robert McLaughlin Gallery Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery Art Gallery of Algoma Art Gallery of Lindsay Peterborough Art Gallery Arts and Culture Centre, St. John's, Nfld. Frye Museum, Seattle Canada Council Art Bank Ministry of External Affairs, Ottawa Ministry of Transport, Ottawa Sir George Williams Gallery, Mont. Seagram Collection, Montreal C.I.L. Collection, Montreal Imperial Oil Collection, Toronto Shell Canada Resources, Calgary Pal Insurance Company, Toronto Glenbow Museum, Calgary Hamilton Art Gallery Collier’s portraits are in many school, university and business collections. TIMELINE: 1911 Born Toronto March 19 1933 Graduated from Ontario College of Art 1934 Began a schedule of exhibiting with OSA, RCA, Montreal Spring and Hamilton Winter Shows. Hobo'd around Canada for one year. 1936 Gold miner, Omega Gold Mine, Larder Lake, Ontario for 18 months. 1937 Art Students' League, N.Y.C. under Howard Trafton. 1939 Advertising artist in New York. 1941 Married Ruth Brown of Brantford, Ontario. 1942 Returned to Toronto. Worked for a year as aircraft mechanic. 1943 Canadian Army, Artillery Survey. 1946 Returned from overseas. Resumed advertising art in Toronto. 1950 Son born, lan M. 1951 Began doing underground mining paintings with a sketch¬ing trip to Delnite Mine, Timmins. 1952 Elected member Ontario Society of Artists. 1954 Elected Associate, Royal Canadian Academy of Art. 1955 Joined staff of Ontario College of Art, Advertising Art Depart¬ment. - Represented in First Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery. 1956 Three-months' sketching trip to Western Canada by car and travel trailer - a practice that has been carried on every summer since, to most parts of Canada. First one-man show at Roberts Gallery. 1957 External Affairs Show, National Gallery. 1958 Elected president of Ontario Society of Artists. Executed Mural for Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. 1959 Executed mural for Bank of Canada, Toronto Agency. 1961 Elected full academician, Royal Canadian Academy. - Three-man show, Ontario Association of Architects. Fourth Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery. 1962 Executed second mural for Ryerson Institute. Four-man show, Art Museum of London, Ontario. 1963 An eight-painting commission by Standard Oil of New Jersey, to depict the landscape near the Trans-Canada Highway. Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, Ontario - The Figure Forum. Roberts Gallery, One-man exhibiting bi-annually. 1964 Stratford, Ontario - Faces of Canada. Frye Museum, Seattle, Washington, U.S A., (One-man show) 1967 Awarded Centennial Medal. - Resigned from staff of Ontario College of Art to devote full time to painting. 1968 Represented in Canadian Artists '68, Art Gallery of Ontario. - First one-man show, Kensington Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, One-man exhibiting bi-annually. 1969 Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, One-man. 1970 Culture and Art Centre, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, One-man. 1971 Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings and Drawings from 1935 to 1970. Organized by and shown at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. 1972 Spent eleven weeks sketching in the Eastern High Arctic on the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker, d'lBERVILLE. 1974 Elected to the Board of Trustees, Art Gallery of Ontario. Re-elected 1975 and 1976. 1977 Appointed Alternate Trustee, Art Gallery of Ontario. Awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal. 1978 Spent five weeks sketching in the Arctic, through the North¬west passage, on the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker JOHN A. MACDONALD. 1984 Travelled to the Canadian High Arctic, courtesy of the Polar Continental Shelf Program, and Pacific Western Airlines. 1985 Two weeks spent sketching in the Canadian High Arctic. 1990 Passed away August 23 |
