Colette Whiten EDUCATION / RESIDENCIES 1972      AOCA, Ontario College of Art, Toronto SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1998-99 Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto 1996      Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto 1996      Galeria Carles Poy, Barcelona, Spain 1995      Oakville Galleries/ Gairloch Gallery, Oakville, Ontario 1994      Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto 1993      Galeria Carles Poy, Barcelona, Spain 1993      Centre d’art d’Herblay, Herblay, France 1992      The Power Plant – Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 1989      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1988      Powerhouse Gallery, Montreal, Quebec 1988      Oakville Galleries, Centennial Library, Oakville, Ontario 1987      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1986      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1985      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1982      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1981      Alberta College of Art, Calgary 1980      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1979      Macintosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 1978      London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario 1978      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1977      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1975      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1974      Scarborough College, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario 1974      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1973      Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario 1973      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1998      Art Gallery of North York, Toronto, Ontario 1997      a little object, The Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research, London, England 1997      Musée d’Art de Girona, Girona, Spain 1997      Trayecto Galeria, Vitoria, Spain 1997      Telling Stories, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario 1996      Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, Quebec 1995      Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, Quebec 1993-96 Witness, Presentation House, Vancouver (travelling) 1993-96 Susan Hobbs Gallery Inc, Toronto 1993-96 Corpus (Part 1) Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (travelling) 1992      Mostra America, Museu Da Gravura, Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil 1992      En Scène, W139, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1992      Deciphering Systems, Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario 1991      Union Language, Mercer Union, Toronto 1991      Denonciation, G.N.A.C Usien Fromage, Darnetal (Rouen), France 1991      Santa Monica Centre d’Art, Barcelona, Spain 1991      The Photographic Image, 49th. Parallel, New York, N.Y. 1991      Regina Work Project, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan 1990      Photographic Inscription, Institute for Foreign Cultural Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany 1989      Canadian Biennial of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1988      Information Systems (curated by Andy Patton), YYZ, Toronto 1986      Human Touch: From Canada to Belgium, Brussels, Liège, Paris 1985      Recent Canadian Sculpture, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg 1985      Canada Collects: Contemporary Sculpture from the Art Bank, Washington, D.C. 1985      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1983      The Hand Holding The Brush: Self-Portraits by Canadian Artists (curated by Robert Stacey), 1983      London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario (travelling) 1981      The Winnipeg Perspective 1981: Ritual, Winnipeg Art Gallery 1981      Four Figurative Artists From Ontario, Students’ Union Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 1981 Contemporary Figurative Sculpture,              Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ont 1981      Realism: Structure & Illusion, Macdonald Stewart Art, Centre, Guelph, Ontario 1981      The First Australian Sculpture Triennial, Bundoora,Victoria, Australia 1981      “3+3+9”: Sculptors In Exchange: Australia and Canada, Harboufront Art Gallery, Toronto 1981      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1980      Beyond Colour, Glendon Gallery, York University, Toronto 1980      Women’s Images of Men, Pauline McGibbon Cultural Centre, Toronto 1980      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1979      Point of View, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto 1978      Rehearsal, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto 1978      Aspects of Sculpture, Ontario College of Art, Toronto 1976      Ontario Now: A Survey of Contemporary Art , Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario;              Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario 1976      Celebration of the Body, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario 1976      Forum 76, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal 1976      Sculpture, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver 1975      Carmen Lamanna Gallery at the Owens Art Gallery, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick 1975      Upfront 75 (organized by Allison Hymas Design Associates), Toronto 1975      Eight From Toronto, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg 1975      Some Canadian Women Artists, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1974      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto 1974      Contemporary Ontario Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto 1973      8th.  Biennale de Paris, Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 1972      Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto COLLECTIONS Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston, Ontario Akademie der Kunste, Berlin Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa Centre culturel Canadien, Paris Concordia University, Montreal Freedman Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES   1988-      Instructor, Foundation Studies, Permanent Program, Faculty of Art, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto 1974-      Instructor, Sculpture Installation, Ontario College of Art 1975-77   Faculty of Fine Arts, York University, Downsview, Ontario 1975-77   Residencies, Workshops and Invited Lectures 1999        Artist-in-Residence, Open Studio, Toronto 1998        Exhibition tour and lecture, The Power Plant – Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 1998        Visiting artist, University of Saskatoon 1998        Workshop, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon 1998        Visiting artist, Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, Ontario 1997        Visiting artist, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario 1996        Visiting artist, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario 1996        Visiting artist, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario 1995        Visiting artist, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1995        Visiting artist, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax 1982        Visiting artist, York University, Downsview, Ontario 1981        Visiting artist, Alberta College of Art, Calgary 1980        Visiting artist, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg 1979        Visiting artist, Concordia University, Montreal 1978        Visiting artist, Workshop Series, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario 1978        Visiting artist, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax 1977-78   Artist-in-residence, University of Western, London, Ontario 1975        Visiting artist, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columia 1975        Visiting artist, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario 1997        Member, jury, Toronto Arts Council Grants 1992        Member, jury, Ontario Arts Council Senior Grants 1992        Member, Task Force on the Future of the Art Gallery of Ontario 1991        Member, jury, Canada Council “A” Grants 1991        Member, jury, Canada Council “A” Grants 1989-92   Member, Board of Trustees of the Ontario College of Art 1988-90   Member-at-large, Ontario College of Art Faculty Association 1988-89   Chair of Negotiations for Ontario College of Art 1985        Consultant to Ontario Arts Council re funding of Dundas Valley School of Art, The New School of Art, The Ottawa School of Art 1984        Member, jury, Canada Council “B” Grants 1982        Member, jury, Canada Council Short-term Grants 1981        Member, jury, Canada Council Short-term Grants COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario Mendel Art Gallery and Civic Conservatory, Saskatchewan National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario GRANTS AND AWARDS   1998        Toronto Arts Council Grant 1997        Ontario Arts Council Senior Grant 1996        Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance 1996        Canada Council Senior Grant 1994        Canada Council Senior Grant 1993        Canada Council Senior Grant 1991        Materials Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council 1990        Toronto Arts Award 1989        Canada Council Project Grant 1988        Ontario Arts Council Material Assistance 1987        Ontario Arts Council Grant 1987        Canada Council Short-term Grant 1986        Materials Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council 1982        Canada Council Short-term Grant 1980        Canada Council “B” Grant 1978        Canada Council “B” Grant 1977        Ontario Arts Council Grant 1976        Canada Council “B” Grant 1972        T. Eaton Traveling Scholarship 1972        Governor-General’s Medal 1972        Canada Council Short-term Grant BIBLIOGRAPHY Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure.   Aarons, Anita. “3+3+9”: Sculptors In Exchange – Australia and Canada. Toronto: Art Gallery at Harbourfront, 1981.* Albertazzi, Lilianna and Beatrice Simonot. “Denociation” Darnetal, France: G.N.A.C. Usien Fromage, 1991.* Allen, Karyn. The Winnipeg Perspective 1981: Ritual. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1981.* Amesbury, Barbara. Survivors In Search of a Voice. Woodlawn Arts Foundation, Toronto, 1995.* Andrea, Pauline. “Echoes from a European Tour.” (English translation by Lucienne Strivay.) Artpost (Toronto) 4, no. 4 (February – March 1987): 7-12, illus. Baert, Renee. Witness. Vancouver: Presentation House Gallery, 1993.* Bedard, Catherine. “Janice Gurney et Colette Whiten.” Parachute no. 53 (December 1988/ February 1989): 33-34, illus. 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Toronto: Leidra Books, 1994, p 20 Sgabellone, Angelo. “National Gallery of Canada – Some Canadian Women Artists.” Queen Street Magazine (Winter/Spring 1976/77): 23-30. Shaw, Catherine Elliot. The Canadian Contemporary Figure. London, Ontario: McIntosh Gallery, 1988.* Sightlines. Montreal: Artextes Editions, 1994. Strauss, Marina. “Amid Cuts, Hospital Gets Sculpture.” Globe and Mail (Toronto), 31 May 1978. Telenko, Sherri. “Seducing the Receiver.” Matriart (special issue) 7, nos. 1-2 (1997): 26-29. Town, Elke. “Prince Charming and the Associated Press: The Needlepoint Work of Colette Whiten.“ Descant (Toronto) 59 (Winter 1987): 80-98, illus. Van Alstyne, Gregory. “Colette Whiten, Carmen Lamanna Gallery.” C Magazine (Toronto) 14 (June 1987): 60. Weiler, Merike. “In the Galleries – Toronto.” artscanada 29: 4, nos. 172/173 (October- November 1972): 64-66. Weston, Mirjam. “LOS BORDADOS DE COLETTE WHITEN.” arteFacto, no. 5 (September 1994): 21-23. 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