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Renée Van Halm rvanhalm [at] eciad.ca Born The Netherlands; Canadian citizen. Diploma, Honours Printmaking, Vancouver School of Art 1975. Master of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montréal 1977. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2006 Tourist, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto, ON 2003 Dream Home & Taste, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC. 2003 Shelter, Keller and Greene Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2002 Dream Home & Taste, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta. 2002 Dream Home, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2002 Out-takes &Taste, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2001 Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2000 Closed Set, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 1997 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1996 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1995 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1994 Anonymous Volumes, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON. 1992 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1990 S. L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1989 Forest City Art Gallery, London, ON. 1988 S. L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1987 Display: A Temptation to Follow, Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto, ON. 1986 S. L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1986 L’ eau à la bouche, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC. 1985 Recent Work, Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Saint Marie, ON. 1984 In Attaining the Vertical Stance, One Assumes Power, S. L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON 1984 The Confusing Elements of Passion and Power, La Chambre Blanche, Quebec, QC 1984 Recent Work, 49th Parallel, New York City, New York, NY 1983 In Killing the Dragon, Peace is Restored, S. L. Simpson, Toronto, ON. 1983 Recent Work, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON 1983 Anticipating, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, P. S. 1, New York City, NY. 1983 Voor Gerrit/Healing, KAAI, Kingston, ON 1982 Voor Gerrit/Healing, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta. 1981 Annunciation, YYZ Artists’ Resource Centre, Toronto, ON. 1980 Interior Projections, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON. 1977 Biased Works, Powerhouse Gallery, Montréal, QC. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2007 Mahan Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 2006 Contemporary Painters, Gladstone Hotel, curated by Katherine Mulherin, Toronto, ON. 2005 Architypes, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan 2004 Architypes, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2004 Architypes, Sydney, Australia. 2003 Gallery artists, Keller + Greene Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2003 Gallery artists' prints, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2002 This Place, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2001 Sculpture, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2000 My place or yours, Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1999 Recollect, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 1999 Les Peintures, Galerie René Blouin, Montréal, QC. 1999 Re-imaging Modernism, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON. 1998 Weak thought, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 1998 The Monumental New City: Art and Community, Robert McLachlan Gallery, Oshawa, ON. 1997 Work Site, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON 1997 Vancouver Perspectives, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 1997 Vancouver Perspectives, Yokohama Citizens’ Gallery, Yokohama, Japan 1996 Interventions; Anne Ramsden and Renée Van Halm, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC 1996 The Monumental New City: Art and Community, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON. 1995 Survivors in Search of a Voice, various venues incl. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON. 1993 Joanne Tod and Renée Van Halm, S. L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1993 De la perspective...dans l’art contemporain, Centre d’exposition du Vieux-Palais, Saint-Jérome, QC. 1993 Reflecting Paradise, Expo ‘93, Taejon, Korea. 1993 Visual Evidence Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Sasketchewan. 1992 Dialogues, CIAC, Montréal, QC. 1991 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON. 1991 Nine from Toronto, Glendon Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1990 Nine from Toronto, Polytechnic Gallery, Newcastle, England. 1990 S.L. Simpson Gallery, 1980-1990, SL Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1988 Theatre/Tableaux: The Winnipeg Perspective, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MN 1988 Great Strides, Olympic Arts Festival, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta. 1987 Traces, Contemporary Canadian Drawing, Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON. 1987 Water Works, London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON. 1986 York Works, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, ON. 1986 York Faculty Show, Zhejlang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China. 1986 Mapping the Surface, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sasketchewan. 1986 The Interpretation of Architecture, Toronto, ON. 1986 Songs of Experience, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON. 1986 How We See/What We Say, The Art Gallery of Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1985 Fire and Ice, BINZ 39, Galerie Walchetrum, Zurich, Switzerland. 1985 Contemporary Canadian Painting, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis Minnesota. 1985 The Allegorical Image in Recent Canadian Painting, Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, ON. 1985 Aurora Borealis, Centre internationale d’art contemporain, Montréal, QC. 1985 Interiors/Tableaux, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON. 1985 Radiant Vista, The Significan Landscape, Republic, Toronto, ON. 1984 Toronto Painting ‘84, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Glenbow, Calgary, AB. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredricton, NB, Rodman Hall, Ste. Catharines, ON. Art Gallery of Windsor.Windsor, ON. Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta. Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MN. The Gallery, Stratford, ON. 1984 The New City of Sculpture, Toronto, ON. 1984 Aspects of Theatre and Artifice, Articule, Montréal, QC. 1984 Art and Audience, Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON. 1984 Content/Context, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC. 1984 Content/Context, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 1984 F(r)iction: en effect(s), Galerie Jolliet, Montréal, QC. 1983 Chromaliving, Toronto, ON. 1983 Art et Batiment, Galerie UQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC. 1983 O Kromozone, Institute Unzeit, Berlin, Germany. 1982 New Directions: Toronto/Montréal, Toronto, ON. 1982 YYZ Monumenta, Toronto, ON. 1982 Outdoor Contemporary Sculpture in Canada, The Guild Inn, Scarborough, ON. 1980 Three Situations, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1980 Five Sculptors, Véhicule Art, Montréal, QC. 1980 Site Lines, Galerie Optica, Montréal, QC. 1979 20 x 20 Italia/Canada, Galeria Blu and Dov’e la Tigre, Milan, Italy. 1977 032303, Project Proposal, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON. 1976 111 Dessins du Québec, Musée d’art contemporain, Montréal, QC. (toured by National Gallery of Canada) BIBLIOGRAPHY 2006 Dault, Gary Michael, Review, Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 2006 Robertson, Lisa, Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecure, Coachhouse Press, Toronto, ON. 2005 Omori, Akihiko, Review, Architypes - Crossing Art and Architecture, Shinkenchiki Architecture Magazine, No. 80 p. 47, Tokyo 2005 Omori, Akihiko, Review, Architypes - Crossing Art and Architecture, Shinkenchiki Architecture Magazine, Housing Special Issue July p. 13, Tokyo 2004 Fenner, Felicity & Hara, Machiko, Architypes, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2004 Robertson, Lisa, Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecure, Clear Cut Press, Astoria, OR 2002 Office of Soft Architecture & McKay, Sherry, Dream Home, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2002 Laurence, Robin, A Model Idea, Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 2002 Scott, Michael, Where colour, form and status intersect, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC. 2002 Laurence, Robin, A Matter of Taste, Georgia Straight, Vancouver, BC. 2002 Blankstein, Kirk & Flett, Gordon, Abnormal Psychology, Wiley, John & Sons, Toronto, ON. (illustration) 2001 Dault, Gary Michael, Review, Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 2001 Milroy, Sarah, Critics Choice, Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 2001 Laurence, Robin, Review: Bed Check; Canadian Art, Toronto, ON. 2000 Newlands, Anne, Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000, Firefly Books, Toronto, ON. 2000 Thom, Ian, ArtBC: Masterworks from British Columbia, Douglas and McIntyre, Vancouver, BC. 2000 Scott, Michael, Review: Rooms Full of Dreams; Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC. 1999 Milroy, Sarah, Review: Artists young and old grapple with abstraction, Globe and Mail. 1999 Milroy, Sarah, Vancouver Painters Reach Critical Mass,Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 1998 Miller, Earl, Review; Parachute 91, Montréal, QC. 1997 Dault, Gary Michael, Cabinet Decisions, Canadian Architect, Toronto, ON. 1997 Preece, Robert, Review, Asia Art News, Hong Kong. 1997 Brackett, Donald, Painterly Inclinations, Financial Post, Toronto,ON September 13 1996 Jeffs, Angela, Review, Sister artists from sister city offer 12 perspectives, Japan Times. 1996 Bellerby, Greg, Vancouver Perspectives, Yokohama, Citizens’ Gallery, Japan. 1996 Lawrence, Robin, Review: Connection and closure, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC. 1996 Various, Residence, La Chambre Blanche, Québec, QC. 1996 Girling, Oliver, Review: Emily Carr uptown, Eye, Toronto, ON. 1994 Johnstone, Lesley & Bradley, Jessica, Sight Lines: Reading Canadian Contemporary Art, Artexte, Montréal, QC. 1993 Ninacs, Anne-Marie, La perspective...dans l’art contemporain, le Centre d’exposition du Vieux-Palais, Saint-Jérome, QC. 1993 Spalding,Jeffrey, Reflecting Paradise, Expo ‘93, Taejon, Korea. 1993 Jenkner, Ingrid, Visual Evidence, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. 1992 Genereux, Linda, Review, Artforum, Summer, Taylor, Kate, Complications of marginalia, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 1991 Mays, John Bentley, The 80’s National Gallery of Canada, Review The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON. 1990 Llyod, Ann Wilson, Canada Comes of Age, Contemporanea, Italy, Spring. 1989 Fulford, Robert, Canada Today/d’aujour’hui,Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C. U.S.A. Vol. 20, no.1 1989 MacKay, Gillian,Time After Time-Honored, (Renée Van Halm), Canadian Art, Toronto, ON. 1988 Grenville, Bruce, Review: Renée Van Halm: S.L. Simpson Gallery, Parachute 52, Montréal. QC. 1988 Madill, Shirley, Tableaux/Theatre, The Winnipeg Perspective, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1987 Blouin, Rene, Traces, Contemporary Canadian Drawing, Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON. 1987 Borsa, Joan, Mapping the Surface, Vanguard, Vancouver, BC. 1986 Wood, William, Skinjobs, C Magazine, Toronto, ON. 1986 Grenville, Bruce, Mapping the Surface, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. 1986 Corbeil, Carole, An Experience in Contemporary Art, The Globe and Mail, Toronto. 1986 Nemiroff, Diana and Bradley, Jessica, Songs of Experience, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON. 1986 Patton, Andy, Gurney, Janice, and Tregebov, Alan, The Interpretation of Architecture, Toronto, ON. 1986 Carr-Harris, Ian, How we See,/What We Say, Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1986 Grenville, Bruce, L’eau à la bouche, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC. 1985 Blouin, Rene & Theriault, Normand, Aurora Borealis, Centre internationale d’art contemporain, Montréal, QC. 1985 Wood, William, Fire and Ice, Zurich, Switzerland. 1985 Riddle, Mason, Contemporary Canadian Painting, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneappolis, Minnesota, USA. 1985 Grenville, Bruce, The Allegorical Impulse in Recent Canadian Painting, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON. 1985 Tourangeau, Jean and Dagenais, Francine, Aurora Borealis/Un Editoriale Canadien, Vanguard, Vancouver, BC. November. 1985 Yri, Karen, The Blind and the Sublime, C Magazine, Toronto, ON. Spring 1985 Reid, Mary, Renée Van Halm’s Theatrical Art, NOW, Toronto, ON. 1985 Morris, Diane, Lynn Hughes and Renee Van Halm, Women Artist News, New York, USA. 1984 Grenville, Bruce, The New City Of Sculpture, C Magazine, Toronto, ON. 1984 Carr-Harris, Ian, Sex and Representation, Vanguard, Vancouver, BC. 1984 Dault, Gary Michael, Architectural Digestion, Toronto Life, Toronto, ON. 1984 Burnett, David, Toronto Painting ‘84, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1983 Burnett, David and Schiff, Marilyn, Comtemporary Canadian Art, Hurtig Publishers Ltd. 1983 Randolph, Jeanne, Review, Parachute, 32, Montréal, QC. 1983 Rans, Goldie, Review, Vanguard, Vancouver, BC. 1983 Grenville, Bruce, Renée Van Halm, Anticipating the Eventual Emergence of Form, The Institute of Art and Urban Resources, P. S. 1, Long Island City, New York. 1983 Mays, John Bentley, Ambitious Essays on Past Art, The Globe and Mail, Toronto. 1983 Lamoureux, Johanne, Theatrcalité et Peinture: Un Déploiement dans la Lettre, Opus International, Paris, France. 1982 Grunwald, Fela and Nemiroff, Diana, New Directions: Toronto/Montréal,Toronto, ON 1982 Pontbriand, Chantal, Renée Van Halm: la problematique postmoderne de l’hybride, Montréal, QC. Parachute 26. 1981 Nemiroff, Diana, Review: Renée Van Halm at Sir George Williams Art Galleries, Vanguard, Vancouver, BC. 1980 Three Situations, Mount Saint Vincent Universtiy Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1980 Site Lines, Galerie Optica Montréal, QC. 1979 20 x 20: Italia/Canada, Galeria Blu and Dov’e la Tigre, Milan, Italy. 1977 111 Dessins du Québec, Musée d’art contemporain, Montréal, QC. SELECTED MEDIA BIBLIOGRAPHY Société des, musées du Québec - www.smq.qc.ca under Musée a découvier, 2002 National Gallery of Canada - www.cybermuse.gallery.ca, 2002 Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art -, 2000 National Gallery of Canada, The Canadian Collection (CD ROM) 1998 Ideas and Inspiration/Contemporary Canadian Art (CD ROM), Heartland Productions, Saskatoon, Sasketchewan. 1995 Neo Toronto (film) Out of Hat Productions, Toronto, ON. 1985 GUEST LECTURES AND VISITING ARTIST Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC. Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC. University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, BC. Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta. Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, QC. Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON. York University, Toronto, ON. Camosun College, Victoria, BC. Concordia University, Montréal, QC. Sheridan College, Oakville, ON. Banff Centre for the Arts, AB. Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB. Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver, BC. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON. Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, ON. Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Saint Marie, ON. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON. Waterloo University, Waterloo, ON. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa,ON. Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON. Laurentian University Art Gallery, Sudbury, ON. KAAI, Kingston, ON. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON. Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta. University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. Université Laval, Québec, QC. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta. Universtiy of Regina, Regina, Sasketchewan. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sasketchewan. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. University of Western Ontario, ON. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. La Chambre Blanche, QC. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. PANELS 2002 Painting and Possibilities, Canadian Art magazine, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1996 Studio Practice, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC. 1996 Domestic Architecture, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC. 1996 Women in Art, Yokohama Citizen’s Gallery, Yokohama, Japan. 1993 John Clark Symposium. University of Lethbridge, Alberta. 1990 Women in Painting, Conference Social Theory and Art, York University, Toronto, ON. 1988 The Role of Women, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, ON. 1986 How We See/What We Say, Art Gallery of Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1986 Artists and Regionalism, Visual Arts Ontario, Sault Saint Marie, ON. 1985 Canadian Art, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 1985 Art and Its Audience, Ontario Art Gallery Association, Burlington, ON. 1985 Being a Professional, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1984 Representation, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON. 1983 Western Canadian Museum Conference, Saskatoon, Sasketchewan. TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 1992-Present Faculty, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC. 1999-96 Dean, School of Visual Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC. 1992-79 Seasional faculty York University, Toronto, ON. 1989-88 Instructor, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON. 1984 Visiting Faculty, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, summer 1984-83 Associate Head, Banff School of Fine Arts. Banff, Alberta. 1982 Visiting Faculty, Banff School of Fine Arts. Banff, Alberta. 1980 Visiting Faculty, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, summer. 1978-77 Course Director, Concordia Universtiy, Montréal, QC. 1977-76 Instructor, Montréal Museum School of Art Montreal, QC. 1975-74 Instructor, Continuing Education, Vancouver School of Art. Vancouver, B.C. 1974-73 Instructor, Continuing Education, North Vancouver School Board. B.C. RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2002 Artwork commission - Keesee Office Building, Oklahoma City, U.S.A. 2001 Short-listed and prepared submission of Weather Map for a public art commission for Vancouver, BC. 2001 External reviewer, MFA programme, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. 2000 Participant in Big City residency program, Banff Centre for the Arts, AB. 2000 External reviewer, Department of Visual Arts, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. 1996 Independent residency Leighton Colony, Banff, AB. 1988 Costume design and construction for the Clichettes’ Up Against the Wallpaper; remounted 1989 at the Factory Theatre Lab (nominated for a Best Costume, Dora Mavor Moore Award) 1987 Set design and construction for dancer/choreographer Paula Ravitz’ Dorothy. 1985 Coordinated Fire & Ice an exchange exhibition of Swiss and Canadian artists Shortlisted for design of the Gemini Award. Set design and construction for dancer/choreographer Denise Fujiwara’s Life Lines. 1979 Coordinated 20/20 Italia/Canada an exchange exhibtion of Italian and Canadian artists. 1979 Founding member Mercer Union, Toronto, ON. 1979-77 Director Galerie Optica, Montréal, QC. 1976 Residency Rijkscentruum Frans Masereel, Belgium. CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 2000 - Present Vancouver Foundation, Arts Committee Member. AWARDS 2001 Canada Council A Grant 1996 Canada Council Travel Grant 1994 Canada Council A Grant 1991 Canada Council A Grant 1989 Canada Council Paris Studio 1987 Canada Council B Grant 1986 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1985 Canada Council B Grant 1984 Canada Council B Grant 1984 OAC Award for Best Drawing in Graphex. 1984 Ontario Arts Council Grant, 1984 1982 Canada Council B Grant 1981 Canada Council B Grant 1979 Canada Council Travel Grant 1978 Canada Council Short Term Grant 1978 Aide aux Expositions, Ministere des affaires culturelles, Quebec. 1977 Aide aux Expositions, Ministere des affaires culturelles, Quebec. 1977 Canada Council Short Term Grant PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Air Canada Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Council Art Bank Canadian House and Home magazine Fidelity Investments Household Financial Corporation London Regional Art Gallery London Life Insurance Kamloops Art Gallery McLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON. Musée d’art contemporain, Montréal Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal National Gallery of Canada Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt Price Waterhouse The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Dominion Bank Tory and Tory, Toronto, ON. University of Lethbridge S. L. Simpson, Toronto, ON. McCarthy, Tetrault Vancouver Art Gallery Private collections in Canada, Europe and the United States. Renée Van Halm is represented by the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver, by the Robert Birch Gallery in Toronto and the Keller + Greene Gallery in Los Angeles, California, USA. |