Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art  
Brian Burnett

EDUCATION


1974-76   New School of Art, Toronto, ON.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2000    Mergers and Acquisitions, Gallery One, Toronto, ON.
2000    Urban Eco, V. MacDonnell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1997    Velvet Void, Gallery One, Toronto, ON.
1995    City Sanctuary, Modern Fuel Gallery, KAA. Kingston, ON.
1994    Iconograph-a-Tree Paintings, Gallery One. Toronto, ON.
1992    Neo-Baroque Paintings, Gallery One. Toronto, ON.
1992    Burnett: Simultaneity, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON.
1991    Brian Burnett: New Paintings, Gallery One. Toronto, ON.
1990    Brian Burnett: Computer Drawings, Gallery One, Toronto, ON.
1989    Brian Burnett, Gallery One, Toronto, ON.
1988    Brian Burnett, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1988    Brian Burnett, Timmins National Museum, Timmins, ON.
1987    Brian Burnett, The Gallery And Library, Cambridge, ON.
1986    Brian Burnett: Vancouver Series, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1986    Studio show, Vancouver, BC.
1986    Brian Burnett, The Station Gallery, Whitby, ON.
1985    Brian Burnett, Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, ON.
1984    Brian Burnett, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1983    Brian Burnett, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1983    Brian Burnett: Paintings, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
1981    Brian Burnett: New Paintings, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1980    Brian Burnett: Paintings, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1999    Inaugural group show, V. MacDonnell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1999    TSA30: Faculty Anniversary Show, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre. Toronto.
1996    Wild Life, Koffler Gallery, Koffler Arts Centre, North York, ON.
1996    Dreamscapes, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, New York, ON.
1995    A Toronto Decade: Contemporary Paintings of the City, The Market Gallery, Toronto.
1995    Insight and Approaches to Contemporary Art, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection,
       Kleinberg, ON.
1993    Artists With Their Works: Re-Opening Show, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON.
1992    Small Villages: Isaacs Gallery Retrospective, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON.
1990    Mappings, Premier's Office, Ontario Legislative Building, Queens Park, Toronto.
1988    Canada Nouveau, Liberty's of London, London, England.
1987    Contemporary Landscape Perspectives, traveling exhibition,
       Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
1986    Above It All, The Market Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1986    Four Canadian Artists, Galerie Esperanza, Montreal, QC.
1985    Contemporary Art From The City's Collection, The Market Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1985    Four From The Isaacs, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
1984    Toronto Painting '84, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (circulated nationally).
1984    Expron (Expressionism/ Ontario), Centre Des Arts Contemporains, Montreal, QC.
       (circulated nationally).
1984    Current Toronto Painting, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
1984    Recent Representational Art, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
1984    E(X)changes 1 1, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, QC.
1983    Chromaliving, Chromazone, Toronto, ON.
1983    Attitude, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, ON.
1983    Critics' Choice, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
1982    0 Kromazone, Das Institut Unzeit, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.
1982    New Direction Toronto/ Montreal, 3rd International Art Fair, Art Toronto '82,
       Exhibition Place, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, ON.
1982    Painting '82, Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON.
1982    YYZ Monumenta, Gallery 76, Toronto, ON.
1982    Juried Exhibition, Rodman Hall Art Gallery, St. Catharines, ON.
1981    First Purchase, Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON.
1980    Young Contemporaries '80, London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON.
1979    Five New Artists, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, ON.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994-96   Painting in Oil and Acrylics (a week -long intensive class), Haliburton School of Art,
        Sir Sandford Fleming College.
1994    Expressions: Acrylic Painting (a three-day workshop), The Chatham Cultural Centre,
       Chatham, ON.
1993    Slide lecture, Stage III Re-opening, Art Gallery of Ontario.
1992-95   Drawing and two painting courses, Koffler Art Centre, North York.
1992-93   Oil and Acrylic Painting (two classes), Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, ON.
1992    Ontario Slide lecture and classes Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre,
       Chatham, ON.
1991-92   Advanced Watercolour Class, Franklin Carmichael Art School
1990-00   Studio Painting I & II, Beyond Basic Painting, Fundamental Acrylics,
       Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON.
1990-95   Drawing Techniques, Continuing Education Program, Rosedale Heights Secondary
       School, Toronto, ON.
1989    Slide lecture and critiques, Toronto School of Art.
1988    Slide lecture, Department of Fine Arts, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
1988    Slide lecture and classes, Timmins National Exhibition Centre, South Porcupine, ON.
1988    Slide lecture and critiques, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
1987    Slide lecture, Quanntlin College, Richmond, BC.
1986    Slide lecture and classes, The Gallery and Library, Cambridge, ON.
1986    Slide lecture and classes, The Station Gallery, Whitby, ON.
1985    Slide lecture and classes, Lynwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, ON.
1985    Slide lecture and classes, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver
1985    Slide lecture and classes., Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC.
1984    Slide lecture, CIL Corporation, Toronto
1982    Slide lecture and five weeks of sessionals, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
1981    Studio lecture, York University, North York, ON.

GRANTS & AWARDS

1995    Canada Council "A" Grant.
1993    Toronto Arts Council Grant.
1992    Canada Council Project Grant.
1989    Work-in-Progress Grant, Ontario Arts Council.
1987    Canada Council "B" Grant.
1985    Canada Council "B" Grant.
1985    Canada Council Project Grant.
1983    Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist Grant.
1982    Canada Council "B" Grant.
1982    First prize, Rodman Hall Art Gallery Juried Exhibition.
1981    Canada Council "B" Grant.
1979    Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist Grant.
1979    Canada Council Project Grant.
1978    Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist Grant.

COLLECTIONS

A.E. Lepage Ltd., Toronto, ON.
American Express Canada Ltd., Toronto, ON.
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Art Gallery of Peel, Burlington, ON.
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON.
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON.
Canadian Overseas Investments, Toronto, ON.
C.I.L., Toronto, ON.
Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, ON.
City of Toronto, ON.
Crown Life Insurance, Toronto, ON.
Dupont of Canada, Toronto, ON.
Fogler Rubinoff, Toronto, ON.
Glaxo Wellcome Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON.
General Electric Corporation, Toronto, ON.
Goldfarb Consultants, London, England, and Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Hart House, University of Toronto, ON.
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON.
McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, ON.
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON.
Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre.
Midland Doherty Ltd., Toronto, ON.
Norcen Energy Resources, Toronto, ON.
North American Trust Co., Toronto, ON.
Progressive Insurance, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Government of Ontario Art Collection, Queen's Park, Toronto.
Rogers Cable TV, Toronto, ON.
Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery, Sarnia, ON.
Security Trust Co., Toronto, ON.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, North York, ON.
Thorne Riddell, Toronto, ON.
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB.
University of Toronto Faculty Club.
Zeidler Roberts Partnership, Toronto, ON.

COMMISSIONS

Courthouse Land Registry Building, Ottawa, ON.
Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON.
The Palace Cinema, Cineplex Odeon, Windsor, ON.
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON.
Royal Rewards Limited Edition, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, ON.