Richard Mongiat EDUCATION 1979-82      Special Arts Program, Central Technical School, Toronto, ON. 1977-79      Animation Program, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON. EXHIBITIONS 2009          Richard Mongiat, How Things Work Underwater, Gary Clement/Clusters. Loop, Toronto, ON. 2009          Richard Mongiat, The Underpass Project - Part 2. Culture Works, Bloor St. & Lansdowne                  Neighbourhood project, Toronto, ON. 2008          Richard Mongiat, The Underpass Project, Dyan Marie/The Banner Project, Culture Works, Bloor St. & Lansdowne                  Neighbourhood project, Toronto, ON. 2007          Richard Mongiat, Weeds & Wildlowers, Marureen Paxton/The Human Ape. Loop, Toronto, ON. 2006          Richard Mongiat, Field Studies, Margaret Glew/Tracings. Loop, Toronto, ON. 2005          Richard Mongiat, New Paintings, Elizabeth Babyn/Soul Symphonics, Loop, Toronto, ON. 2004          Abstractions, Group Exhibition, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2002          Richard Mongiat/Deborah Bennett, Giddy/Legend, Loop, Toronto, ON. 2001          Richard Mongiat / Phil Irish ,Open Sea/Lake Wow!, Loop, Toronto, ON. 2000          Richard Mongiat, Lips and Ass, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON. 2000          Richard Mongiat/Catherine Beaudette, The Trash bin of History, Loop, Toronto, ON. 1998          Richard Mongiat/Charles Taylor, Recent Works, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON. 1998          The Mantle Project, Chapters Bookstore, Toronto, ON. 1997          POP/eye: 9 painters & a magazine, From*A*Pit Collective, College Park, Toronto, ON. 1997          Determining Silence, Dead Industry Collective, 19 Charlotte St. 1997          Determining Silence The Tree House Gallery Toronto, ON. 1995          True to Form, From*A*Pit Collective, The Dufferin Mall, Toronto, ON. 1994          Entre Chein Et Loup, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, ON. 1993          Richard Mongiat/Lanny Shereck, Recent Work, Hammer Gallery, Hamilton, ON. 1991          On The Level, Annex Art Centre, Toronto, ON. 1990          Dwelling, Neo Faber Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1989          Street Talk, A Space, Toronto, ON. 1989          The Assembly Line, The Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON. 1988          Richard Mongiat, Recent Work, Brampton Public Library & Art Gallery, Brampton, ON. 1987          Richard Mongiat, Recent Work, The Art Gallery Of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON. 1986          Richard Mongiat, Recent Work, Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, ON. 1984          CKOC's Arts Hamilton Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. 1984          Annual Juried Exhibition, Rodman Hall for the Arts, St. Catherines, ON. 1984-87     Graphix Drawing and Print Show, Art Gallery of Brantford (National touring Brantford, ON. 1983          Richard Mongiat/Lorna Foreman, Paintings, Innes College, University of Toronto, ON. RELATED EXPERIENCE Loop - Artist's Collective Gallery (founded with Catherine Beaudette), Toronto, ON. 2000 From*A*Pit Artist's Collective 1994 - 1997, (founded with David Sylvestre and Krys Verral), Toronto, ON. Central Technical School, Painting Instructor (Night & Summer School programs), 1990 - 2003, Toronto, ON. Scenic Artist for Theatre, Opera, Ballet and Film, 1987 to present Province of Ontario, Government of Ontario Picture Collection, 1987, Assistant to Curator York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Co-Curator, Bealtina - Mouth of Fire 1985, Springtide - 25 Markings 1986, Samhain - Order out of Chaos/Ritual Dwellings 1987, Toronto, ON. AWARDS and GRANTS 1997         Ontario Arts Council - Special Projects grants 1995         Metropolitan Toronto - Cultural Presentation grant 1993         Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance grant BIBLIOGRAPHY Sherry Smithers, Artist profile - Centre of the City Magazine, Sept./Oct. issue, 2008 Leah Sandels, At the Galleries - Why Lansdowne is on the Up and Up, The National Post, June 2008 Gary Michael Dault, Gallery Going, The Globe and Mail, January 2008 Jennifer Febbraro, The Abstract Form, Corriere Canadese, Feburary 2004 Best Bets, Now magazine, March 2001 Michael Rappaport, Bringing Art to the People, The Varsity,November 1997 John Bentley Mays, Two Shows that Show the Unshowable, The Globe and Mail, September 1995 Virginia MacDonnell, Taking the Institution out of Art, Art Focus, Winter Issue 1995 Donald O'Connor, Mongiat's work examines the fears and frailties behind composed adult facades, The Strastford Beacon Hearld, March 1993 Christopher Hume, Impressive Artist finds his sea legs with boat paintings and witty text, The Toronto Star, August 1991 Kate Taylor, Art About, The Globe and Mail, August 1991 Diedre Hanna, Best Bets, Now Magazine, August 1991 Donald Brackett, Dwelling, Ontario Craft, Spring Issue 1991 Christopher Hume, Artist's without galleries throw Round Up blow out, The Toronto Star, September 1990 Robert Muller, Mongiat adds humor to "profound" work, The Brampton Times, 1988 Jules Xavier, Artist's realism is quite different, Guardian, Feburary 1988 Jules Xavier, For the love of Art, Guardian, Feburary 1988 Christopher Creighton, Humor, energy evident in Mongiat's work, Cobourg Daily Star, September 1987