David Pellettier Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1950. EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1973       Graduate, Department of Sculpture, Ontario College of Art. 1990-92  Chair, Sculpture/Installation Program, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON. 1985-present Associate Professor, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2002        Short Stories, Artwork Gallery of Contemporary Art, Collingwood, ON. 2001        Objects & Images, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta. 2000        Objects & Images, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1999        The Adam & Eve Project, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1998        David Pellettier: Recent Sculpture, Edward Day Gallery, Kingston, ON. 1998        David Pellettier: Recent Sculpture, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1997        Bridge, 488 Queen Street West Windows, Toronto, ON. 1989        White Lies, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1988        David Pellettier: Sculptures, Galerie du Musée du Québec, Québec City, QC. 1987        White Lies, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1986        David Pellettier: Sculpture, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON. 1986        David Pellettier, Recent Sculpture, Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON. 1985        David Pellettier: Points of Reference, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. 1985        David Pellettier: Points of Reference, Kitchener/Waterloo Gallery, Kitchener, ON. 1985        David Pellettier: Recent Sculpture, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, ON. 1982        David Pellettier: Recent Sculpture, Bellair Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1981        David Pellettier: Points of Reference, Bellair Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1980        David Pellettier: Sculpture, Bellair Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1979        Director’s Choice-David Pellettier: Sculpture, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, ON. 1976        First Time Out: Sculpture and Drawings, Evans Gallery, Toronto, ON. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2003        Identità, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2002        Identità, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON. 2002        The Peace Wall, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2002        The Narrative Figure, Hazelton Lanes Rotunda, Toronto, ON. 2001        Figuration, (six artists-Randy Brown, photography, Ricki Klages, painting, David Pellettier,                sculpture, Barbara Shark, painting, Bill Stark, sculpture, Jim White, painting),                Carson- Masuoka Gallery, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. 2002        Brian Kipping & David Pellettier: The Object Considered, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, ON. 2002        The Art of Mentoring: 125 Years of Creative Thinking at the Ontario College of Art & Design,                Lieutenant Governor’s Suite, Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON. 2000        Arts 2000, Royal Canadian Acadamy of Arts, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON. 2000        Figures, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 2000        Territory, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON. 1999        The Place of My Dreams, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1998        Meetings-Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture, Deutsches Porzellan Museum,                Hohenberg/Eger, Germany. 1998        Cornucopia, The Red Head Gallery - Showcase, Toronto, ON. 1998        International Exposition of Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A,                represented by Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. 1997        Spirits of Power, benefit art exhibition, A-Space, Toronto, ON. 1997        Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON. 1996        International Exposition of Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A,                represented by Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1995        Figures - Jancso, Pellettier, Ventura, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON. 1994        "Alexandria": Two Installations-Paul Béliveau & David Pellettier, Expression Centre d’exposition                de Saint-Hyacinthe, QC. 1994        The Figure, Out From Rodin, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. 1991        Diversity in Form: Three Sculptors, Lynnwood Art Centre, Simcoe, ON. 1989        Porcelain and Colour - Contemporary Figurative Sculpture,                 Stadtische Museen Heilbronn, Germany.                Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany.                Museum der Deutschen Porzellanindustrie, Hohenberg/Eger, Germany. 1989        Exposition Internationale, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France. 1988        The Object Is The Object, Georgian College, Barrie, ON. 1988        Figurative Force, The Gallery/Stratford, Stratford, ON. 1988        The Canadian Contemporary Figure, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario,                London, ON. 1986        Body Language - Don Bonham, David Pellettier, Evan Penny, Art Gallery of Northumberland,                Cobourg, ON. 1984        Ontario Jury Exhibition, Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON. 1984        Remy Martin Juried Exhibition, First Canadian Place, Toronto, ON. 1984        Gallery Artists, Aggassiz Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1983        Two Artists, Art Gallery of Durham, Durham, ON. 1983        Gallery Artists, Shayne Gallery, Montréal, QC. 1983        Three Canadian Sculptors - Houpt, Lightman, Pellettier,                Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, January-February.                Gardner Centre Gallery, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, March.                Cartwright Hall, Bradford, England, March-May.                Koffler Gallery, Toronto, ON. July. 1982        Three Canadian Sculptors - Houpt, Lightman, Pellettier,                Canada House, London, England, June-August.                Canadian Cultural Centre, Brussels, Belgium, September.                Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, November. 1982        Image 82: The Ontario Society of Artists 110th Annual Exhibition:                Centennial Gallery, Oakville, ON.                Stewart Hall, Montréal, QC. 1981        Image 81: The Ontario Society of Artists 109th Annual Exhibition, MacDonald Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1981        Two Sculptors, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, ON. 1980        Ontario Jury Exhibition, Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON. 1980        North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. 1979        Twelve Canadian Sculptors, St. Thomas-Elgin Art Gallery, St. Thomas, ON. 1979        Image 79: The Ontario Society of Artists 107th Annual Exhibition:                Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON.                Market Gallery, Toronto, ON.                Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON. 1977        Create: Bring into Being, The Gallery, First Canadian Place, Toronto, ON. 1977        New Gallery Artists, 567 Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1976        Two Artists: Recent Work, Gallery House Sol, Georgetown, ON. 1973        Recent Graduates of the Ontario College of Art: Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, Evans Gallery,                Toronto, ON. 1973        Sculpture Graduates of the Ontario College of Art: Drawings and Sculpture, Gallery House Sol,                Georgetown, ON. BIBLIOGRAPHY Garry Burns, Identita, The Expositor, Brantford, December 14, 2002. Nigel Lezama, The Adam and Eve Project, Lola, summer isssue 1999. Delwyn Higgens, The Adam and Eve Project at Edward Day Gallery, Lola, summer issue 1999. Lorne Kerr, Subtle Simplicity: Artist’s sculptures provoke thought, Queen’s Journal, Kingston, Jan 16 1998. Lee Parpart, David Pellettier, Recent Sculpture, The Kingston Whig-Standard, January 31 1998. Betty Ann Jordan, Gallery Going: Life-size sculptures come alive, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Mar 7 1998. Walther Stürmer, Begegnungen, Zeitgenössische, Porzellanplastik, Deutsches Porzellan Museum, Hohenberg/Eger, Germany, 1998. Ihor Holubizky, Shape Shifters, Art Gallery of Hamilton, catalogue/publication in support of a series of "Exploratory" sculpture exhibitions and installations from 1990-1996, at the AGH, 1997. Betty Ann Jordan, Gallery Going - David Pellettier in the Vitrine at 488 Queen St. West, The Globe and Mail Toronto, July 12 1998. Vianney Théberge, "Alexandria",au berceau de la pensée occidentale, Le Courrier - Saint-Hycanthe, QC. 18 Octobre 1994. Cheryl Bauslaugh, Sculpture exhibit diverse, distinct, The Simcoe Reformer, August 1 1991. Lisa Grace, Sculptors at Lynnwood exhibit distinctive styles, The Simcoe Reformer, August 8 1991. White Lies, David Pellettier, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Journal, Volume 6/2, 1989. Porcelain and Colour-Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, Stadtische Museen Heilbronn, Germany, exhibition catalogue, 1989. Magella Paradis, Troublantes Sculptures de David Pellettier, Le Soliel, Québec City, 16, Avril 1988. Susan Sebert, Sculptures Underline Isolation of Modern Life, Québec Chronicle-Telegraph, April 27 1988. Penny-Lynn Grossman, Figurative Force, Art Gallery of Stratford, exhibition catalogue, 1988. Catherine Elliot Shaw, The Canadian Contemporary Figure, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, exhibition catalogue, 1988. Anna Felice, Body Language: Don Bonham, David Pellettier, Evan Penny, Art Gallery of Northumberland, exhibition catalogue, 1986. Points of Reference, Art Gallery of Hamilton, exhibition catalogue, 1985. Peter Such, David Pellettier: Points of Reference, Canadian Art, fall issue, 1985. Peter Such, Three Canadian Sculptors: Koffler Gallery, Artmagazine, winter issue, 1983. Louise Gioia, David Pellettier at the Bellair Gallery, Artmagazine, issue Sept./Oct, 1982. Beverley Giblon, Recent Work by Three Canadian Sculptors: Angela Houpt, E.J. Lightman, David Pellettier, exhibition catalogue published by the Canadian High Commission, London, 1982. James Purdie, At the Galleries: David Pellettier, The Globe & Mail, April 10, 1976. SELECTED AWARDS 1994        Ontario/Québec Cultural Exchange Program Grant. 1992        Ontario Arts Council Project Grant. 1990        Canada Council "B" Grant. 1989        Canada Council Project Grant. 1988        Canada Council Art Bank Purchase. 1988        Cité Internationale des Arts - one year residency, Paris, France. SELECTED PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Hamilton. Canada Council Art Bank. Eastern Construction Ltd. Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Ltd. Shell Canada W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik, Germany.