Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art  
Tony Calzetta

EDUCATION / RESIDENCIES

1977      Master of Fine Arts, York University, North York, Ontario
1975      Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1968      Bachelor of Science, University of Detroit, Michigan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004      Black and White (Large Drawings and Small Sculpture), Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto
2002      The Last Big Picture Show (Large Drawings), Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto
2000      New Work, Artists from the Permanent Collection Series, Citibank, Toronto
2001      War Stories for Children and Art Stories: a Folio of 20 Intaglio Prints, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto
2001      War Stories for Children and Art Stories: a Folio of 20 Intaglio Prints, Windsor Printmakers' Forum,
              Windsor
1999      War Stories for Children and Art Stories for Adults, Moore Gallery, Toronto
1998      Drawings and Collages, Moore Gallery, Toronto
1997      Recent Drawings, Moore Gallery, Toronto
1996      High Art, CN Tower, Toronto
1996      Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Moore Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
1995      Acts of Kindness and of Love, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto
1991      Drawings, Magnum Books, Ottawa
1990      Drawings on Canvas, Lake Galleries, Toronto
1990      Survey, 1980-1990, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto
1990      Lake Galleries, Toronto
1990      Two Person Show (with Andrea Bolley), Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery, Mississauga,
              Ontario
1989      Andrea Bolley – Tony Calzetta: 15 Year Survey/ Une Perspective de XV Ans,1974-1989
1989      John A. Schweitzer Gallery, Montreal
1986      Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
1985      Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
1983      Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
1982      Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
1981      Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
1980      Pollock Gallery, Toronto
1978      Pollock Gallery, Toronto
1977      Pollock Gallery, Toronto
1977      Two-Person Show (with Andrea Bolley), Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1976      Two-Person Show (with Joseph Silva), IDA Gallery, York University, North York, Ontario
1975      Kensington Arts Association Gallery, Toronto


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005      Woof (Summer Show), Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto
2004      Abstract Paintings from the Permanent Collection, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario
2004      Gallery and Invited Artists, SPIN Gallery, Toronto
2004      Cornucopia, Propellor Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
2003      Flight!, Mehu Gallery, New York, USA
2003      Du Collage, Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada, (catalogue)
2002      Reading Without Words: Books as Object, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
2001      Abstracting the Landscape, University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto
2001      Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2000      Arts2000, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario, (catalogue)
1996      3 Canadiens de Toronto à la Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs, Gordes, France (Ballach,
              de Montmollin, Calzetta)
1992      New Works, Studio Show, Two person show (with Gabrielle de Montmollin), Toronto
1990      Two person show (with Andrea Bolley), Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery, Mississauga
1989      Andrea Bolley - Tony Calzetta, 15 Year Survey, (catalogue), John A. Schweitzer Gallery, Montreal
1983      Three Person Show, Mira Godard Gallery, Calgary
1981      Future Traditions: Viewpoint, 29 by 29, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
1980      Toronto Group Show, Alberta College of Art, Calgary (catalogue)
1980      Image 79, Rodman Hall Art Gallery, St. Catharines, Ontario
1979      Boats, Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto
1979      Canada - Phase II, Robert Kidd Assoc. Inc., Birmingham, Michigan
1978      Stimulus 78, Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto
1978      CKOC 9th Annual Arts Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1978      The Toronto Show, London Art Gallery, London, and the Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford,
              Ontario
1977      Four Toronto Painters, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario
1977      Inaugural Exhibition, The Koffler Centre for the Arts, North York, Ontario
1977      Painting Now (three-artist show), The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Queen´s University,
              Kingston
1977      Ontario Now Part II, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario,
              and Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
1975      Artist’s Books
1975      London/Windsor 17, The London Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1975      Spring Exhibition, The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Queen's University, Kingston
1975      35th Annual Western Ontario Exhibition, London Art Gallery, London, Ontario


LIVRE D'ARTISTE

1995      Acts of Kindness and of Love: limited-edition livre d´artiste by John Metcalf and
              Tony Calzetta, published by Presswerk Editions


COMMISSIONS

2001      La Niche á Nice, (ceramic and mosaic installation), private collection, Villefranche, France
1996      Yorkton Securities Inc., BCE Place, Toronto
1995      The Globe Restaurant, Ottawa
1990      The Pinestone Inn, Haliburton, Ontario
1980      The Bloor Street Diner, Toronto


AWARDS AND GRANTS

1982      Ontario Arts Council Project Grant
1979      Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
1978      Canada Council Arts Grant
1978      Ontario Arts Council Grant
1977      Ontario Arts Council Grant
1976      Ontario Arts Council Grant
1975      Ontario Arts Council Grant


COLLECTIONS

Aird & Berlis, Toronto
Art Gallery of Peel
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Arthur Gelgoot & Assoc., Toronto
Cadillac Fairview, Toronto
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Canadian Development Corporation, Toronto
Canadian External Affairs, Toronto
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa
Citibank Canada, Toronto                  
CN Tower, Toronto
Coca Cola
Ernst & Young Print Collection, Toronto
Faculty of Management, University of Toronto
Fasken Campbell Godfrey
Fireco Sales Ltd., Toronto
First City Capital
First City Trust
Gallery Stratford
Goodman & Goodman, Toronto
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
McCarthy Tétrault Fasken Campbell Godfrey, Toronto
Miller Thomson
Moore Corporation, Toronto
National Library, Ottawa
Nova Corporation, Calgary
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein, Toronto
Prudential Insurance
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
Rothman's of Canada, Toronto
Royal Trust
Taurus Capital Markets
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Toronto Dominion Bank
Tridel Corporation, Toronto
Trilon Financial Corporation
University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto
Westburne Canada

Private Collections in Canada, Europe & United States


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure

Eyeris Inc., Fierce Expression - The Work of Tony Calzetta. A Film by Linda Corbett. Running Time 50 minutes, 2005.
Artichoke, Tony Calzetta: War Stories for Children and Art Stories for Adults by Meg Walker, Winter.
CMAJ•JAMC, Tony Calzetta: Who Wants to Play War? By Meg Walker, September 2, 2003.
Eye, All Tricks, No Treats by R.M. Vaughan, October 25, 2001.
Thames Art Gallery (catalogue), War Stories for Children and Art Stories for Adults, essays by Liz Wylie and Kate Regan, Chatham 2001.
Art Review, Tony Calzetta by Bill Kort, June 1999.
The Ottawa Citizen, Attraction to Line at Core of Artist's Work by Nancy Beale, April 25, 1991.
Vie des Arts, Expositions Couplées by Monique Brunet-Wienmann, Automne 1990.
Corriere Canadese, Straight from the Heart by Marisa Comoglio, September 9, 1990.
Galerie John A. Schweitzer (catalogue), Andrea Bolley - Tony Calzetta: Une Perspective de XV Ans 1974-1989, essays by John Metcalf and Karen Wilkin, Montreal 1989.
The Malahat Review #70, Paintings about Painting: Notes Toward an Essay on Tony Calzetta by John Metcalf, March 1985.
Windsor Star, He Made Art His Business by James Elliot, February 1983.
Art In Architecture, Tony Calzetta, edited by William J.S. Boyle; written and compiled by Jeannie Parkin; published by Visual Arts Ontario, 1982.
The Globe and Mail, Speaking Quietly of Art's Basics by John Bentley Mays, March 1, 1980.
Artnews, Has Culture Outgrown It's Source of Support? by Helen Duffy, February 1979.
Artscanada, Tony Calzetta by Brian Arnott, December 1978-January 1979.
Artscanada, London/Windsor 17 by Ruth Ratner, Winter 1975-1976.