Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art  
David McClyment
bracken@wwonline.com

EDUCATION

1980 Ontario College of Art, (AOCA Fine Art)
1975 University ofToronto, BA (Hon, Pol Sci)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007        upcoming, Art Gallery of Algoma Sault Ste. Marie
2005        "Before & After", Latcham Gallery Stouffville
2005        "As Seen OnTV", 64 Steps Contemporary Art Toronto
2003        "Three Feet from Shore", Art Gallery of Sudbury Sudbury
2003        "Three Feet From Shore", White Water Gallery North Bay
2002        "Three Feet From Shore", 64 Steps Contemporary Art Toronto
2001        "Static", 64 Steps Contemporary Art Toronto
2000        "Nasty Little Paintings", Astrolabio Arte Contemporanea, Messina, Italy
2000        "Waiting for The Other Shoe", The Mantle Project, Chapters Toronto
1999        "Blink", Angell Gallery Toronto
1999        "The Big Picture", Clayton Ruby's Law Offices, Toronto
1999        "Teeter", Cold City Gallery Toronto
1994        "Lies, Fables & Other Stories", Library & Gallery, Cambridge
1994        "Home and Country", Workscene Gallery, Toronto
1993        "MythsTo Build A Nation On", Workscene Gallery, Toronto
1999        "Imagine You Are Watching A War", Workscene Galler, Toronto
1990        "Illusion of Industry", Workscene Gallery, Toronto
1989        "Stut/ter", studio installation, Toronto
1987        "Bill's Big Chance", Gallery 10 Ottawa
1985        "Blue Eyes Are Not Enough", start Gallery, Kitchener
1984        "Recent Works", idée Gallery, Toronto
1983        "Recent Works", idée Gallery, Toronto
1980        "Paintings/Drawings", Gallery 76 Toronto

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006        upcoming, "Snip and Tweeze", Propeller Gallery Toronto
2005        "To The Resuce", Elora Centre for The Arts Elora
2002        "Gallery Artists", 64 Steps Contemporary Art Toronto
2001        "Crossroad", Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville
1999        "Press Zero", ArtwordsTheatre Gallery Toronto
1999        "Project 5.1", ACC Galerie Weimar, Weimar, Germany
1999        "Bookworks II", Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto
1999        "Project 4.1", Castle Mango, Mango, Italy, Il Gabbiano, La Spezia, Italy; Studio Genai, Pisa, Italy
1999        "POP / eye", From a Pit Collective, College Park Toronto
1996        "Glo", Digital Archive, Toronto
1996        "Greffe-itti", Centre Culturel Franco-Manitoban St. Boniface, Manitoba
1996        "Hyponoia", Cold City Gallery Toronto
1996        "Sac de Hockey", Paul Petro Contemporary Fine Arts Toronto
1995        "History & Other Stories, George Brown House Toronto
1994        "Historia/Storie", Villafranca Villafranca di Verona, Italy
1999        "6th Annual Invitational Exhibition", Cold City Gallery, Toronto
1999        "Young Artists", Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto
1990        "Discordia/Concors", Mercer Union, Toronto
1989        "Tour ofThe Instant", YYZ, Toronto
1988        "Visions Beyond Censorship", A Space / idée Gallery, Toronto
1986        "Quick Draw", Gallery 76  Toronto

ARTIST'S PROJECTS

2005        "Boom da Boom", limited edition bookwork
2005        "Why Are Some Monsters So Sad", limited edtion bookwork
2003        "Cool Pool of Wonder", Wegway Magazine, #5 Spring 03 pages 34 & 35
2003        "Down WayToo Deep", Mix Magazine, #29. Summer 03 page 35
2002        "Three Feet From Shore: Up Close", limited edition bookwork, with text by Sue Bracken
1987        "March 15", visual Art/dance performance, Music Gallery, Toronto
1985        "51st State Committee", agitprop performance in front of US Embassy, Toronto

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2005        "A Nasty Little Back-to-School Treat",
               by RM Vaughan, The National Post, Toronto section pg 16 (10/09/05)
2005        "David McClyment at 64 Steps", by Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R12 (11/06/05)
2002        "David McClyment at 64 Steps", by Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R10 (23/11/02)
2001        "David McClyment at 64 Steps", by Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R13 (17/02/01)
2001        "Static", RogersTV, Cable 10  interview by Flavio Belli, aired Feb17-24 2001
2000        "McClyment, vita di coppia", by Cinzia Ciavirella, Centonove (Messina, Italy), pg. 41 (03/03/00)
1999        "Chantal Rousseau, Ernest Harris Jr. & David McClyment at The Angell Gallery",
               by Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R15 (24/12/99)
1999        "A Summer of Dementia", by John Massier, Lola #1 (pg. 48)
1999        "David McClyment/teeter", by Euan Macdonald, Lola #1 (pg. 70)
1999        "Toronto Artists evoke immigrant experience", by Mark Quinn, Toronto Star (14/10/97)
1999        "David McClyment at Cold City", by Bet Ty Ann Jordan, Globe & Mail (05/07/97)
1996        "Artists 'Slash' Into New Work", by GArth Bucholz, Winnipeg Free Press (24/08/96)
1996        "History & Other Stories", by Tila Kellman, in NEXT (Italy) spring 1996
1995        "History & Other Stories", video documentary, by Laura Abonazi, CFMT-TV, (95/10/01)
1995        "Brown-house Artists shun clarity", by Rober T Fulford, Globe & Mail, (95/08/23)
1995        "About Town", re: "History and Other Stories", by Jody Glazier, CIUT-FM, (95/08/18)
1995        "History and Other Stories", by Tom Fulton, OnThe Arts, CJRT, (95/08/08)
1994        "Verona: Historia & Storie", by Francesco Bonazzi, in Juliet Te (Italy) (Oct/Nov 1994)
1999        "McClyment/Smith-Rubenzahl", by Francesca Vivenza, in NEXT (Italy) (fall 1992)
1999        "AroundTown", re: Imagine You Are Watching A War, by Amy Serafin, CIUT/FM (92/03/25)
1999        "Art About", by KateTaylor, in The Globe & Mail, (91/08/24)
1990        "State ofThe Arts...", by John Bentley Mays, in The Globe & Mail, (90/07/21)
1990        "Mannerism at Mercer", by Donna Lypchuk, in Metropolis, (Toronto) (90/07/05)
1990        "Discordia/Concors", by Andy Fabo, curatorial statement for Mercer Union, (90/07)

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Astrolabio Arte contemporanea, Messina, Italy
Studio Genai, Pisa, Italy
Canada Council Art Bank,
East York Board of Education.

GRANTS


2004        Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
2002        Toronto Arts Council, Level 2 Grant
2002        Ontario Art Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000        Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant
1999        Canada Council, Travel Grant
               Canada Council, Mid-Career Artist Grant (long)
               Ontario Art Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1999        Ontario Arts Council: Mid-Career Visual Arts Grant
1996        Canada Council: Mid-Career Grant (short)
               Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant
1995        Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant
               Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant;
1994        Canada Council: Short Term Grant;
               Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant;
               Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1993        Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1992        Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1991        Canada Council: "B" Grant
               Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant
1990        Ontario Arts Council: Mid Career Visual Arts Grant
               Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grant
1989        Canada Council: Short Term Grant
1988        Canada Council: Short Term Grant
1987        Canada Council: Short Term Grant
1981/85   Ontario Arts Council: 9 Creative Artists in The Schools Grants.
1980        Greenshields Foundation, one year study in England

AWARDS

1977/1980        Ontario College of Art: numerous awards, including: OCA Medal (FA);
                     2 George A. Reid Scholarships; Joan Chalmers Scholarship, etc.