Robert A. Burley EDUCATION 1984-86          M.F.A. (Photography) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1975-80          B.A.A. (Media Studies) Ryerson University, Toronto 1976-77/83-84 Part-time Studies (Fine Art History) University of Toronto SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (1983 to Present) 2003         "New Toronto City Hall & Nathan Phillip Square", Group Exhibition, Ballenford Books, Toronto 2003         "The Urban Character", Group Exhibition, Triennale of Milan, Milan, Italy 2003         "Defining Boundaries: Photographs of City and Country", The Ryerson Gallery, Toronto 2001         "Engineering the Picturesque", Solo Exhibition, The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa 1999         "House/Home", Group Show, The Photo Passage at Harbourfront, Toronto 1998         "Viewing Olmsted", Group Show The Field Museum, Chicago 1998         "From the Collection: Gardens", Group Show The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa 1997         "Viewing Olmsted", Group Show The Davis Museum, Wellesley 1997         "Landscapes for Democracy: Frederick Law Olmsted", Group Show Musee de l´Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland 1997         "Viewing Olmsted", Group Show, The Wexner Museum, Columbus, Ohio 1996         "The Visual Record", Recent Acquisitions by the Toronto Historical Society Group Show, The Market Gallery, Toronto 1996         "The Art of the Flanerie - A Glance Back at Canadian Street Photography", Group Show, Kenderine Gallery,                  University of Saskatchewan 1995         "Viewing Olmsted", Three-Person Show with Lee Friedlander & Geoffrey James The Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal 1995         "Engineering the Picturesque - The Parks of Frederick L. Olmsted", Solo exhibition, The Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto 1994         "Tithing for Eden", Solo exhibition, Traveling Exhibition The Design Exchange, Toronto 1994         "Camera Obscura - Obscura Camera", Group show The Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago 1990         "Viewpoints - 100 Years of Architecture in Ontario", Group Show Academy of the Arts and Crafts Gallery, Toronto 1990         "Public Exposure", Group Show Gallery TPW, Toronto 1989         "Focus", Group Show Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto 1989         "The Photograph as Vulgar Document", Group Show Optica, Montreal 1988         "O’Hare Airfield", Solo Exhibition The Chicago Historical Society, Chicago 1987         "The Don Valley", Solo Exhibition Toronto Image Works, Toronto 1987         "O’Hare Airfield", Solo Exhibition Gallery TPW, Toronto 1987         "American Colour", Group Show, Traveling Exhibition Artemesia Gallery, Chicago 1986         "Fellowship Exhibition", Group Show SAIC Gallery, Chicago 1984         "The Toronto Documentary Photography Project", Group Show Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto 1984         "Setting Up", Group Show C.E.P.A. Gallery, Buffalo 1984         "Seeing People - Seeing Places", Group Show The Photographer’s Gallery, London 1983         "Stages", Solo Exhibition Gallery TPW, Toronto 1983         Solo Exhibition, Video Culture Canada Harbourfront, Toronto EXHIBITION CATALOGUES & BOOKS Boyle, William, Seeing People – Seeing Places: Contemporary Photography from Ontario, Visual Arts Ontario, 1984, Toronto (pp. 32-33) Viskochil, Larry, O’Hare Airfield: Airport on the Prairie – Photographs by Robert Burley, The Chicago Historical Society, 1988, Chicago Charney, Melvin, Parables and Other Allegories: The Work of Melvin Charney, 1975-1990, Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1990, Montreal (pp. 179-181 & pg. 191) Lambert, Phyllis ed., Viewing Olmsted: Photographs by Robert Burley, Lee Friedlander and Geoffrey James, Canadian Centre for Architecture,1996,Montreal SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (1989 to Present) Frascara, Jorge ed., Design and the Social Sciences, (article: Fieldnotes From "home" Ethnography on Exhibition by Rae Bridgman), Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., 2002         Baird, Geoge ed., Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg, Rockport Publishers, 1998,Gloucester (pp.116-119) Doubilet, Susan & Boles, Duralice ed., American House Now: Contemporary Architectural Directions, Universe Publishing, 1997, New York (pp.44-53) Bellamy, Gail ed, Design Spirits, PBC International, 1997, New York (pp. 32-37) Cawker, Ruth, Viewpoints: One Hundred Years of Architecture in Ontario 1889-1989, Ontario Association of Architects, 1989, Toronto (photographs throughout) Jencks, Charles, The Language of Postmodern Architecture, 5th ed., Academy Editions, 1989, London (cover & pp. 176-180) EXHIBITION REVIEWS (1984 to Present) Mackay, Gillian. "House/Home at The Photo Passage", Gallery Going, Globe and Mail 29 May. 1999. Power, Mark. "Dazzled in an Olmsted park." Times Literary Supplement 11 July. 1997: 10. Morrone, Francis. "The Way Olmsted Saw." The New Criterion April. 1997: 41-44. Pascucci, Ernest. "Viewing Olmsted." Artforum Feb. 1997: 85-86. Muschamp, Herbert. "Sunday in the Park With Fred: Visualizing Olmsted’s Legacy." The New York Times 28 Feb. 1997: C30-C31. Jones, Malcom Jr. "Scenic Overlooks." Newsweek 24 Feb. 1997: 70. Woodward, Richard B. "Carving Out of Urban Gray." The New York Times 5 Jan. 1997: H38. Freedman, Adele. "Olmsted Captured by Three Photographers." Architecture Dec. 1996: 32. Mays, John Bentley. "Landscape through a lens brilliantly." Globe and Mail 16 Dec. 1996: A13-14. Kozloff, Max. "Olmsted." Canadian Art Winter 1996: 51-58. Cardinal, Andre. "Le remede d’Olmsted au mal urbain." La Presse 27 Oct. 1996: B6. Dault, Gary Michael. "Seeing Through America." Canadian Architecture Oct. 1996: 22-25. Aquin, Stephan. "Regards Croises." Voir 24 Oct. 1996: 54-55. Rodriguez, Alicia. "Picturing Olmsted" Landscape Architecture Oct. 1996: 60. Saint-George, Claire. "Les Parcs." Vie des Arts Automne 1996: 13-15. Lehmann, Henry. The Gazette 19 Oct. 1996: PI. Baillargeon, Stephane. "Le surdoue de la class museale." Le Devoir 15 Oct. 1996: A1 & A10. Lamarche, Bernard. "Un parcours bucolique." Le Devoir 12 Oct. 1996: B1-2. Baillargeon, Stephane. "USA made in CCA." Le Devoir 12 Oct. 1996: B-3 Duchesne, Andre. "C’est l’annee Olmsted!" Forum 7 Oct. 1996: 1&4. "Views of Olmsted’s arcadia." Azure Sept/Oct. 1996: 7-8. Muschamp, Herbert. "A Promise of Refuge, Aloft and Afield." The New York Times 8 Sept. 1996: H 71. Duncan, Ann. "Re-imagining the Group of Seven." The Gazette 5 Sept. 1996: C8 & C9. Hiss, Tony. "Sense of Place." Doubletake Summer 1996: 131-134. Couelle, Jennifer. "Olmsted et le Mont Royal." Le Devoir 24 Aout. 1996: C17. Hanna, Deidre. "Looking at landscape gems." NOW Magazine 7 Dec. 1995. "F.L. Olmsted, pour le bonheur des villes." Le Devoir 29 Mai. 1994. Friederici, Peter. "Photo Copy: the remote edges and unknown corners of O’Hare." The Reader 21 Oct. 1988: 6. Forstener, Abigail. "Exhibit captures drama of the surprising city of O’Hare." Chicago Tribune 14 Oct. 1988: 89-90. Weinstein, Marvin. "Photographic exhibit gets clicking for fall." Chicago Sun-Times 14 Oct. 1988: 39. Former, Lorne. "Bob Burley: O’Hare Airfield." Toronto Photographers Workshop Views Jan. 1988. Michael Mitchell. "Bob Burley: The Toronto Documentary Photography Project", Photo Communique Winter 84/85: 30 "Contemporary Photography from Ontario Travels to London, England." Artviews Spring 1984: 12. Hume, Christopher. "Landscape Designers celebrates oases of beauty." The Toronto Star 3 Dec. 1994. Hume, Christopher. "Ontario’s architectural past celebrated in touring show." The Toronto Star 29 Sept. 1989. PERMANENT COLLECTIONS The National Gallery of Canada The Canadian Centre for Architecture The Chicago Historical Society The City of Toronto Archives The Art Institute of Chicago The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography The Musee de l´Elysee The Ryerson Print Collection Various Private and Corporate Collections AWARDS (1980 to Present)   2003         SRC Creative Grant – Ryerson University 1999         SRC Research Grant – Ryerson University 1996         Ontario Arts Council - Artist’s Project Cost Grant 1995         Ontario Arts Council – Artist’s Exhibition Assistance Grant 1988         Canada Council – Artist’s "B" Grant 1986         Fred J. Forster Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1986         Ontario Arts Council – Artist’s "A" Grant 1985         Canada Council – Artist’s "B" Grant 1982         Canada Council – Artist’s Project Cost Grant SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMISSIONS (1988 to Present) 1988         Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal Working with CCA curator, David Harris and Olmsted scholar, Cynthia Ziatzveskey                 photographing the life’s work of landscape architect F.L. Olmsted.This five-year commission resulted in a traveling exhibition                 and catalogue titled, "Viewing Olmsted" with an introductory essay by MOMA curator John Szarkowski. 1989         Ontario Association of Architects, Toronto Working with architectural critic/historian, Ruth Cawker and an OAA committee                 photographing numerous projects in Ontario. Project resulted in a traveling exhibition and catalogue titled "Viewpoints:100 Years of                  Architecture in Ontario 1889-1989". 1991         Commission on the Future of Toronto’s Waterfront, Toronto Working with Jeffrey Stinson, Associate Dean, The School of                 Architecture, U of T. Photographic survey was used in the report, "The Built Heritage of the East Bayfront" published in October/91.                 A selection of the photographs were purchased for the collection of the City of Toronto Archives and exhibited at the Market Gallery. 1992         Metropolitan Toronto (Urban Planning Department), Toronto Working with urban planner, Sherri Pederson, I undertook a                 survey of the Metro Parks System. The one-year commission resulted in an archive documenting nine individual parks and                 their relationship to the Toronto ravine system. 1994         Ontario Association of Landscape Architects, Toronto Working with an OALA committee I photographed twelve                 projects representing the landscape architecture profession in Ontario. This one-year commission resulted in a traveling                 exhibition titled: Tithing for Eden. 1998         Arts-on-the-Point, Boston Working with Prof. Paul Tucker at the University of Massachusetts, Boston photographing the installed                  artworks and proposed sites for a new sculpture park on the campus of Umass in Boston. 2000         Art-at-Work, Toronto Working with artists Dyan Marie, Geoffrey James, Richard Rhodes and Eldon Garnett to produce works for                  installation at the new Lakeridge Health Centre in Oshawa. This project, which was part of the "Art                 and Healing Program" resulted in the installation of 28 pieces of artwork in the Lakeridge Health Centre. 2002         Intraspectives Art Program                 Commissioned through State Gallery, Vancouver to photograph the Niagara Escarpment on the Bruce Trail. TEACHING 2001             Pres. Assistant Professor, The School of Image Arts, Photography Studies                     Program, Ryerson University 1997 -01       Full time faculty (LTF) and Program Director in the Photography                     Studies Program, The School of Image Arts, Ryerson University 1997             Part-time (CUPE) faculty teaching 3rd Yr. Photography Studies                     Film & Photography Department, Ryerson University 1988-92        Instructor, Advanced Photography, School of Interior Design                     Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto 1986             Instructor, Intermediate Photography,                     The Evanston Art Centre, Evanston, Il. 1984             Instructor, Advanced B&W Printing George Brown College, Toronto 1980-84        Introductory Photography, Faculty of Architecture, U of T, Toronto RELATED EXPERIENCE (1982 to Present) 1982         - The Toronto Photographers Workshop - Exhibition Committee, Member 1983         - The Toronto Photographers Workshop - Exhibition Committee, Chair 1985         - Coordinator of "Current Perspectives" Lecture Series, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago 1988         - Adjudicator, Ontario Arts Council, Photography Grants 1989         - Adjudicator, Ontario Arts Council, Artists-in-the-Schools Grants 1991         - Adjudicator, Ontario Arts Council, Photography Grants 1991         - Gallery TPW, Board of Directors, Member, Toronto 1997         - Coordinator, The France Visiting Artist Program, School of Image Arts in joint venture with The Art Gallery of York University 1998-01    - Coordinator, The Ryerson Gallery, School of Image Arts 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto 1998-03    - Coordinator, THE KODAK LECTURES, Ryerson University, Toronto 2001         - Adjudicator, The Contact Photography Festival, Catalogue 2002         - Project Supervisor, Images and Ideas: The Kodak Lectures (www.ryersonlectures.com) Database site covering 25 year history 2003         - Adjudicator, The Roloff Beny Book Awards