Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art  
John MacGregor

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001         Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto
1999         Gallery Lambton, Sarnia Ontario
1998         Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto
1997         Loon Studios, Parry Sound, Ontario
1996         360 Restaurant, C.N. Tower, Toronto
1995         Artalogue, Toronto
1995         Art of the 90’s Group
1995         Starkman Fine Arts, Toronto
1994         Grimsby Art Gallery, Ontario
1994         Manulife Centre, Toronto
1994         Art Gallery of Peel, Ontario
1994         Algoma Art Gallery, Sault St. Marie, Ontario
1994         Stratford Art Gallery, Ontario
1993         Lynwood Art Centre, Simcoe, Ontario
1993         National Exhibition Centre, Timmins, Ontario
1993         McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
1993         Starkman Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto
1992         Kenneith Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario
1992         Starkman Fine Arts, Toronto
1991         Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto
1990         Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto
1987         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1986         Moore Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
1986         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1986         The Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ontario
1986         The Moore Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
1984         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1984         Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1984         Sir George Williams Art Gallery, Montreal
1983         Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, B.C.
1983         York University, Toronto
1983         Confederation Museum & Gallery, New Brunswick
1982         North Bay Gallery, Ontario
1982         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1981         Time Tunnel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
1979         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1977         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1975         Gallery Graphics, Ottawa.
1975         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1974         Petrolia, Ontario
1974         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1973         Gallery III, Montreal
1973         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1972         Chatham Gallery, Ontario
1972         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1970         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1968         The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1967         Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1999         Air Canada Centre, Toronto
1998         ‘Eight’, Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catherines, Ontario
1997         Loon Studios, Parry Sound, Ontario
1995         ‘Eight’, Hart House, University of Toronto
                Rodman Hall Art Gallery, St. Catherines, Ontario
1994         The McGill Club, Toronto IV
                Beinal International, Cuenca, Ecuador
                 ‘Eight’, Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, Ontario
                ‘Eight’, Victoria College, University of Toronto
1993         Starkman Fine Arts, Toronto
1992         Expo ‘92, Seville, Spain
                Ader Tajan, Paris, France
                Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto
1991         Evelyn Amis Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
                Christopher J. Cutts Gallery, Toronto.
                Three Man Show, Starkmen Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
                ‘Spectrum’, Extension Gallery, Toronto
1990         Market Gallery, Kensington, Toronto
1989         Christopher J. Cutts, Fine Art Ltd, Toronto
                Commodore Gallery, Toronto
                Art Gallery of Hamilton, Going to the Walls, Ontario
1988         Christopher J. Cutts, Fine Art Ltd., Toronto
1986         The Artist Maquette, Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto
                Gallerie Eperanza, Montreal
1985         Lynnwood Art Center, Simcoe, Ontario
1984         Lynnwood Art Center, Simcoe, Ontario Hart House, University of Toronto
1983         ‘Chromaliving’, Chromazone, Toronto
                ‘Festival of Sound’, Parry Sound, Ontario
                Vancouver Art Gallery, British Colombia
1981         Harbourfront Art Gallery, Canadian Securities, Toronto
1979         ‘Twentieth Century Canadian Drawing’, Stratford Art Gallery
                Two Man Show, Loon Studios, Perry Sound, Ontario
                Loon Studios, New School Faculty Show, Perry Sound
1978         Art Gallery of Ontario, ‘Six Artists’, Toronto
1977         ‘Making Marks’, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina,
                ‘Selecting & Collecting’, Harbourfront Art Gallery, PADAC
1977         ‘Word and Image’, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask.
                London Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1976         Ontario Now, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton
                McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario
1975         Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby Print Biennial, Burnaby, B.C.
                ‘Chairs Show’, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
                Toronto Collectors, York University Art Gallery, Toronto
1974         The Owners Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick.
                Contemporary Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Ontario
                ‘Art ’74’, Beth Tszedec Synagogue, Toronto
1973         Trajectory, Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
                Biennale Americana de Arts Graphica Exhibition II, Columbia
                Canadian Cultural Center, Paris, France
1972         Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
                Musee d' Art Moderne, Yugoslavia
                ‘Artario '72’, Province of Ontario Council for the Arts
                C.N.E. Art Gallery, Toronto
1971         Art Gallery of Hamilton, 22nd Annual Exhibition, Ontario
                ‘Film Festival’, The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
                London Art Gallery, Graphics Exhibition, London, Ontario
                ‘Signs & Symbols’, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
                ‘Multiples’, Ontario Arts Council
1970         ‘Canadian Crossections ’70’, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
                Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
                Works on Paper, Inst. of Contemporary Art, Boston, Mass.
                ‘3-D into the 70's’, Art Gallery of Ontario
                ‘Survey’, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
1969         Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario
1968         ‘The Winnipeg Show’, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
                ‘Canadian Artist ’68’, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
                Willisted Art Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
1967         Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario Centennial Purchase Exhibition, Toronto
                The Isaacs Gallery, Two-Man Show, Toronto.
1966         ‘Eight New Toronto Painters & Sculptors’, The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.
1965         Jack Pollock Art Gallery, Toronto
1964         The Gladstone Public Library, Toronto

CATALOGUES & PUBLICATIONS

1998         ‘Eight’, Rodman Hall Arts Center, Illustrated
1996         ‘John MacGregor: Sketch and Colour Book’. by John MacGregor,
                Published by Product Art
1995         4 Posters, published by Timothy’s World Coffee’
1994         Front cover, art education, ‘A Canadian Perspective’
                Catalogue, ‘Eight’, Joanne Morris, Sarnia Gallery, Illustrated
1993         John MacGregor, ‘Painter as Time Traveler’, by Joan Murry,
                Published by Robert McLaughlin Gallery
1992         Poster ‘Art Contemporian Du Canada’, published by Ader Tajan, Paris, France
1986         MacGregor, ‘Waste No Time’ by David Aurandt, published
                by Thunder Bay Art Gallery & Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
1983         ‘MacGregor A Survey’ by Greg Bellerby, published by
                Manning Press, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
                Chromazone, Catalogue, Nov 12, Illustrated
                Canadian Art Collection, University of Western Ontario, A.L. Haldine
1978         Artist Statement: ‘Six Artists’, Art Gallery of Ontario

COMMISSIONS

1996         Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catherines (sculpture
                Mr. W. Tannenbaum (sculpture)
1995         Timothy’s Coffees of the World, New York (sculptures)
1994         Product Art, Toronto (ceramics)
1993         Dr. M Ostro (sculpture)
                Mr. M Simmonds (sculpture)
1990         Art of the 90’s Group (painting)
1986         Pavlychenko Studios (designed & fabricated ballet set)
1980         Vellum Print and Graphic service, (sculpture)
1976         Gallery One, Toronto. (sculpture)
1975         Toronto Transit Commission (sculpture)
                Art Invest Corporation, Canadian Tapestries, Toronto
1971         Ontario Art Council, Multiples (sculpture)
                Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (film)

COLLECTIONS

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Air Canada
Aird & Berlis
Algoma Art Gallery, Sault St. Marie, Ontario
Art Gallery of Brant, Ontario
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, B.C.
Art Gallery of North York, Ontario
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Art Group Incorporated
Atkins & Hoyle Ltd.
Badminton & Racquet Club, Toronto
Canada Council, Ottawa
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Cassels, Brock & Blackwell
C.I.L. Inc.
Columbus Centre, Toronto
Corporate Foods Limited
Dupont Canada
Gallery One, Toronto
General Foods
Goodman & Goodman
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
Grimsby Art Gallery, Ontario
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario
Lang, Mitchner
Laurentian Bank, Canada
Laurentian University, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Ontario
London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
Lynwood Art Center, Simcoe, Ontario
McCarthy & McCarthy
McMichael Canadian Art Gallery
Ministry of External Affairs, Ottawa
Moore Corporation
Mount Sinai Hospital
National Exhibition Centre, Timmons, Ontario
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Northumberland Museum, Ontario
O’Neil Electric
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Owens Art Gallery, New Brunswick
Peel Museum, Ontario
Provincial Government of Ontario
Provincial Government of Quebec
Queen’s University, Ontario
Richardson Securities
Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
Rodman Hall Gallery, St. Catherines, Ontario
Rothman's Art Gallery, Stratford, Ontario
Sadie Bronfman Collection, Montreal
Sarnia Public Library & Art Museum, Ontario
Sick Children’s Hospital, Toronto
Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec
Sir Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario
Swiss Bank Canada
Timothy’s Coffee of the World, New York
Timothy’s Coffee of the World, Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission
University of Guelph, Ontario
University of Toronto, Ontario
University of Western Ontario
Vancouver Art Gallery, B.C.
Vellum Print & Graphic Service
Windsor Art Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
other public and private collections

AWARDS & GRANTS

Canada Council Bursary 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1986        
Canada Council Exploration Grant 1980        
Canada Council Short Term Grant 1967, 1971, 1978, 1979
Canada Council Senior Grant 1974, 1976
Ontario Art Council 1979, 1980, 1981        
Winner of the TTC Sculpture Competition 1973        
Winnipeg Biennial Purchase Award 1970

LISTED IN

A Dictionary of Canadian Artists
Men of Achievement
The Index of Ontario Artists
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Art
Who’s Who In Canada

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Television & Radio Guest Appearances

1992         Sunday Art Entertainment CBC Television, April 12
1983         Interview, CFTO TV, Victoria B.C., Feb 1
1971         Man at the Center, CBC Television
1970         Elwood Glover Show, CBC, Radio, Interview, May 10
1969         Peter Gzowski Show, CBC Radio, June 10

Books

1990         Canadian Art in The Twentieth Century, Joan Murry, Illustrated
1987         The Best Canadian Contemporary Art, Joan Murray, Edmonton: Hurtig, Illustrated
1996         Toronto Suite, Michael Torosian, Illustrated
1984         The Ontario Collection, Fern Bayer, Fitzhenry & Whiteside
1983         Contemporary Canadian Art, D Burnett, M Schiff, Edmonton, Illustrated
1980         One Hundred Years of Canadian Drawing, J. Morris, Methuen, Illustrated

Magazines

1994         Art Focus, Article and Review, David Somers, Fall/94, Illustrated
1986         Canadian Art, Review, 3:94 Summer, Illustrated
                Canadian Art Review, Summer, Illustrated
1986         ‘Works in Progress’, Vangard 1:6, Feb, Illustrated
1983         Arts West, 8:7, Oct, Illustrated Art Post, Review, Nov, Illustrated
1980         ‘Exotic Modernism Toronto’, Vanguard, Kuspit, D.B. Nov, Illustrated
                ‘An Interview with John MacGregor’, Allan Toff, Arts Magazine, May, Illustrated
1978         Artist Review, 2:4, Dec 6, Illustrated
1975         Arts Canada, Winter 75/6, Illustrated
1972         Arts Magazine, Review, 3:20, Fall, Illustrated
1971         ‘The Fantasy World of John MacGregor’ Saturday Night Magazine, Illustrated
1970         Arts Canada, Review, 148/9:49 O/N, Illustrated Time Magazine, Survey, Illustrated
1969         Vie des Art, 54:35, Illustrated
1968         Arts Canada, Review, Nov 8, Illustrated, June 10

Newspapers

2001         ‘MacGregor’ Globe & Mail, GM Dault, Feb. 13
                ‘Indigo’ Toronto Star, MacGregor, Jan 18, illustrated
1999         Globe and Mail, Review, G.M. Dault, Jan. 2, Illustrated
1994         ‘Provinces Finest Artists’, Observer, April, Illustrated
1990         ‘Message in Medium’, Christopher Humes, Toronto Star, Oct 1, Illustrated
1986         ’Time on MacGregor’s Side’, Toronto Star, Feb 2, Illustrated
1983         Globe & Mail, Review Sept. 29, Illustrated
1979         Globe & Mail, Review, Oct 8, Illustrated
1978         Globe & Mail, Review, Dec 22, Illustrated
                Toronto Star, Review, Sept. 15, Illustrated
1977         ‘Murals of Our Times’, Globe & Mail, Dec 4,
                Globe & Mail, Review, Aug 6, Illustrated
                Toronto Star, Review, Nov 22, Illustrated
                Globe & Mail, Review, Dec 3, Illustrated
                ‘New Show a Delight’, Toronto Star, G.M. Dault, Illustrated
1976         Toronto Star, Review, Jan 31, Illustrated
                ‘Subway Artist Unveiled’, Globe & Mail, Jan 3
1973         ‘Le Phenomne MacGregor’, Giles Toupin, La Press, Montreal
                ‘Talent to Bank On’, Globe & Mail, Oct 13
                Globe & Mail, Review, Nov 24, Illustrated
1970         Globe & Mail, Interview, Dec 3, Illustrated
                Telegram, Review, Feb 7, Illustrated
1968         ‘Spadina Where the Artist Live’, Toronto Star, Oct 12, Illustrated
                Globe & Mail, Review, Nov 2, Illustrated
1967         ‘Hart House Censored’, Toronto Star, Oct 18
                ‘Explicit Symbols’, Globe & Mail, Nov 2, Illustrated
                Debut for Two Young Artists’, Globe & Mail, Feb 11, Illustrated

DIRECTING POSITION

1977-79 The New School of Art

TEACHING POSITIONS

1989-93    Central Commerce, Instructor, Desktop Publishing,
                Computer Graphics & Animation
1993         Lynwood Art Center
1993         Lawrence Park C.I.
1989-92    Commodore Amegia
1987-88    Castle Frank High School
1984         Danforth Technical School
1982         Canadore College, North Bay
1981         Central Technical Art School
1972-79    The New School of Art
1977         Walkworth Prison, Campbellford
1976-77    University of Toronto
1971-73    York University, Art Department
1970-72    The Ontario College of Art
1970-71    Hockley Valley Art School
1967-80    The Artist Work Shop

LECTURES

1993         National Exhibition Centre, Timmons Ontario
1993         Lynwood Art Center
1989-92    Commodore Amiga
1986         Thunder Bay Art Gallery
1984         Concordia University
1983         University of Victoria, B.C.
1982         Emily Carr College of Art
1981         Arts Sake, Toronto
1980         Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
1979         Algoma College, Sault St. Marie
1976         Algoma College, Sault St. Marie
1976         University of Toronto
1975         University of Waterloo
1971         Ryerson Polytechnic Institute

ADJUCATING

1986         First Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto
1983-85    University of Toronto
1975         Canada Council
1974         Canada Council