CV
Born
1961 Weston, Ontario
Education
1984 Honours BA, Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work
1987 Began a two-decade career as a children’s book illustrator and author
2007 Became a full-time painter
Exhibitions
2001 “Works on Paper.” Harriston-Minto Heritage Gallery, Harriston, Ontario
2008 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2008 “Small is Good.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2009 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2009 “Perth Huron Juried Exhibition.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2010 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2010 “Perth Huron Juried Exhibition.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2011 "New Works." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2012 "An Indelicate Practice." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2012 "Perth Huron Juried Exhibition." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2012 "New Works." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2013 "Life / Still Life." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2013 - 2014 "BP Portrait Award 2013." National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland;
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, England
2014 "Flora & Fauna." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2014 - 2015 "BP Portrait Award 2014." National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens,
UK; National Portrait Gallery of Scotland; Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
2014 "Perth Huron Juried Exhibition." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2015 "Pigs in Museums." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2015-2016 "BP Portrait Award 2015." National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2015-2016 "The Kingston Prize 2015." Gananoque, ON; Fredericton, NB; Drummondville, QC
2015 "Village Studios: Small Works; New Paintings and Drawings by Matthew Tarini and Leslie Watts." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2016 "Natural History." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2017 "The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition." Mall Galleries, London, UK
2017 "Balloon Dreams." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2017 "Women in Art." Burgh House, Hampstead, UK
2017 "The Kingston Prize 2017." Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON; Peel Regional Art Gallery, Brampton, ON
2018 "Oil Paintings." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2019 "The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition." Mall Galleries, London, UK (by invitation)
2019 "The Kingston Prize 2019." Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON
Awards
1986 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
1986 Guelph Creative Arts Association Juried Exhibition Prize
2004 Blue Spruce Honour Book, Ontario Library Association, for You Can’t Rush a Cat
2006 Saskatchewan Shining Willow Award for You Can’t Rush a Cat
2006 Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, Canadian Library Association, for The Baabaasheep Quartet
2006 Foremost Magazine Book of the Year, Honourable Mention, for The Baabaasheep Quartet
2009 People’s Choice Award, Perth Huron Juried Exhibition, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2009 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2010 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2011 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2013 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2013 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2014 Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
2014 People's Choice Award, Perth Huron Juried Exhibition, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2015 Charlotte and Emily selected as a souvenir postcard for the BP Portrait Award 2015 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2015 Honourable Mention, The Kingston Prize 2015. Gananoque, Ontario; Fredericton, NB; Drummondville, Québec
2016 First Runner-Up, Jackson's Open Art Prize for Pamela Newel Sellers
2017 Runner-Up, Jackson's Open Painting Prize for Dora Steps Out
2017 People's Choice Award for The Bookseller, The Kingston Prize 2017. Gananoque, Ontario
2019 Honourable Mention for Emily in Two T-Shirts, The Kingston Prize 2019. Gananoque, Ontario
Portrait Commissions
2018 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for Rhodes House, Oxford, UK
2019 Roy Romanow, Chancellor, for The University of Saskatchewan
2021 Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, official portrait for the Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto ON (unveiling TBA)
2021 Jim Leech, Chancellor, for Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2022 Shelagh Rogers, Chancellor, for The University of Victoria
1961 Weston, Ontario
Education
1984 Honours BA, Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work
1987 Began a two-decade career as a children’s book illustrator and author
2007 Became a full-time painter
Exhibitions
2001 “Works on Paper.” Harriston-Minto Heritage Gallery, Harriston, Ontario
2008 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2008 “Small is Good.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2009 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2009 “Perth Huron Juried Exhibition.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2010 “New Works.” Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2010 “Perth Huron Juried Exhibition.” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2011 "New Works." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2012 "An Indelicate Practice." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2012 "Perth Huron Juried Exhibition." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2012 "New Works." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2013 "Life / Still Life." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2013 - 2014 "BP Portrait Award 2013." National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland;
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, England
2014 "Flora & Fauna." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2014 - 2015 "BP Portrait Award 2014." National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens,
UK; National Portrait Gallery of Scotland; Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
2014 "Perth Huron Juried Exhibition." Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario (group)
2015 "Pigs in Museums." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2015-2016 "BP Portrait Award 2015." National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2015-2016 "The Kingston Prize 2015." Gananoque, ON; Fredericton, NB; Drummondville, QC
2015 "Village Studios: Small Works; New Paintings and Drawings by Matthew Tarini and Leslie Watts." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2016 "Natural History." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2017 "The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition." Mall Galleries, London, UK
2017 "Balloon Dreams." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2017 "Women in Art." Burgh House, Hampstead, UK
2017 "The Kingston Prize 2017." Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON; Peel Regional Art Gallery, Brampton, ON
2018 "Oil Paintings." Village Studios, Stratford, Ontario
2019 "The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition." Mall Galleries, London, UK (by invitation)
2019 "The Kingston Prize 2019." Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON
Awards
1986 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
1986 Guelph Creative Arts Association Juried Exhibition Prize
2004 Blue Spruce Honour Book, Ontario Library Association, for You Can’t Rush a Cat
2006 Saskatchewan Shining Willow Award for You Can’t Rush a Cat
2006 Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator’s Award, Canadian Library Association, for The Baabaasheep Quartet
2006 Foremost Magazine Book of the Year, Honourable Mention, for The Baabaasheep Quartet
2009 People’s Choice Award, Perth Huron Juried Exhibition, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2009 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2010 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2011 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2013 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2013 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2014 Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
2014 People's Choice Award, Perth Huron Juried Exhibition, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2015 Charlotte and Emily selected as a souvenir postcard for the BP Portrait Award 2015 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2015 Honourable Mention, The Kingston Prize 2015. Gananoque, Ontario; Fredericton, NB; Drummondville, Québec
2016 First Runner-Up, Jackson's Open Art Prize for Pamela Newel Sellers
2017 Runner-Up, Jackson's Open Painting Prize for Dora Steps Out
2017 People's Choice Award for The Bookseller, The Kingston Prize 2017. Gananoque, Ontario
2019 Honourable Mention for Emily in Two T-Shirts, The Kingston Prize 2019. Gananoque, Ontario
Portrait Commissions
2018 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for Rhodes House, Oxford, UK
2019 Roy Romanow, Chancellor, for The University of Saskatchewan
2021 Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, official portrait for the Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto ON (unveiling TBA)
2021 Jim Leech, Chancellor, for Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
2022 Shelagh Rogers, Chancellor, for The University of Victoria