Joanne Clarke - Biography
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Born in Brantford, Ontario and resident of the Toronto area since 1963. Exhibiting professionally since 1980. Longstanding, elected member of The Ontario Society of Artists and The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. Represented in many corporate and public collections.

Education

B.Sc. 1966, University of Toronto
The evolution of my style has been achieved largely through self-development and constant exploration. The early period included study with prominent Canadian artists at Art Sake (Toronto), Ontario College of Art (Toronto), Schneider School of Fine Art, (Ontario) and Seneca College (Ontario).

Galleries (since 1980)

Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario, 1998 - current
Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, 1986 - current
Whistler Village Art Gallery, Whistler, B.C., 1997 - 2000
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec, 1991 - 1997
Whitten Gallery, King City, Ontario, 1983 - 1996
Hollander York Gallery, Toronto 1993 - 1997
Madison Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1987 - 1990
Thielsen Galleries, London, Ontario, 2003 - current

Solo Exhibitions (since 1980)

2004 Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario
2002 Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario
2000 Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario
1998 Harbour Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario
1997 Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1996 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1994 Hollander York Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1993 Whitten Gallery, King City, Ontario
1991 Whitten Gallery, King City, Ontario
1990 Whitten Gallery, King City, Ontario
1989 Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
1988 Madison Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1987 McGill Club, Toronto, Ontario
1984 - 1987 Whitten Gallery, King City, Ontario
1982 Christie Gallery, Merrickville, Ontario
1981 - 1982 Gustafsson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004 Flower - 8 Artists at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
1997 Perspectives 97 - Pratt & Whitney Juried Exhibition, Mississauga, ON
1997 Ontario Society of Artists - Members Exhibition, John Aird Gallery, Toronto
1997 Ontario Society of Artists - The 125th Anniversary Traveling Juried Exhibition
1995 Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta - Joanne Clarke, Mary Pavey
1993 O'Keefe Centre with Canadian Opera Co. and Ontario Society of Artists
1991 The Environment, A Perspective - Ontario Society of Artists (O.S.A.), John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
1991 O'Keefe Centre with National Ballet of Canada
1988 Art Expressions - Ontario Society of Artists (O.S.A) Juried Traveling Exhibition
1988 Ontario House, London, England - Exhibition of 28 paintings for official opening ceremonies
1988 Ontario Society of Artists (O.S.A.), John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
1987 Approaching Watercolour - McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario (three person exhibition).
1987 Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (C.S.P.W.C.), Members' Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1986 C.S.P.W.C. 61st Annual Juried Exhibition, Honourable Mention, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1985 Near Horizons - Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (three person exhibition).
1985 A Winter Garden - Merton Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, with Ike Bana International
1985 Harbourfront Gallery and O'Keefe Centre with Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (C.S.P.W.C.)
1985 C.S.P.W.C. Diamond Jubilee Collection (Juried), presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1980-1983
Group Exhibitions at O'Keefe Centre, The McLean Estate, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta and Mount Royal College Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Selected Corporate Collections: (locations in Toronto unless otherwise noted)

Alcan Wire & Cable Canada Life Assurance Co.
Amoco Canada - Calgary Cara Operations Ltd.
ABN Bank Canada Cassels, Brock & Blackwell
Baif Associates Certicom Corp.
Bank of Montreal CI Mutual Funds
Bank of America, Canada Citibank Canada
Baycrest Hospital Clublink Corp.
Bennett, Jones, Verchere Comlink Systems Inc.
Beutal Goodman Inc. Constitution Insurance Co. of Canada
Braelorne Resources - Calgary Canadian Pacific Hotels
Canadian Airlines, Pearson Crown Life Assurance Co.
International Airport Cyanamid Canada Inc.
Canadian Pacific Hotels Delta College - Montreal
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Deloitte Consulting
Canada Life Assurance Co. BMO Financial Group
Cara Operations Ltd. Nortel Networks
Cassels, Brock & Blackwell Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess
Certicom Corp. Margaret Hosptital
CI Mutual Funds Park Plaza Hotel
Citibank Canada Pharmacia Upjohn
Clublink Corp. Regional Cancer Centre/ Toronto
Comlink Systems Inc. Sunnybrook Hospital
Constitution Insurance Co. of Canada Reichold Ltd.
Canadian Pacific Hotels Robinson and Heath Ltd.
Crown Life Assurance Co. Royal LePage - Calgary
Cyanamid Canada Inc. Sack, Charney, Goldblatt and Mitchell
Delta College – Montreal Semple Gooder Roofing Ltd.
Deloitte Consulting Shoppers Drug Mart
Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd. Slough Estates Canada Ltd.
Drug Trading Co. Straiton, Pearson and Martin Ltd.
DuPont Canada Inc. Swiss Re Canada
Dye and Durham Co. Ltd. Syntex Inc.
Esso Resources – Calgary Syntex Agribusiness Ltd.
Financial Trustco Tandern Computers Ltd.
Firan Foundation – Oakville Teklogix Inc.
General Electric Templeton Management Ltd.
General Trust of Canada Terracan Capitol Corp.
Glaxo Laboratories Toronto Transit Commision
H & R Developments Treetops Executive Centre
Hefkey and Associates Ltd. Tuckahoe Financial Corporation
Hicks, Morley, Hamilton, Stewart & Storie Unum Provident
Houser, Henry, Loudon, & Syron Watson Wyatt
Huntecht Wood Gundy Inc.
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. Yorkton Securities Inc.

Public Collections

British High Commission, Kenya
City of North Bay, Ontario
Diamond Jubilee Collections, Windsor Castle
Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, Toronto, Ontario
York Region Public School Board, Aurora, Ontario
York Region Separate School Board, Newmarket, Ontario

Professional Associations

Ontario Society of Artists (O.S.A) Elected 1987
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (C.S.P.W.C) – Elected 1984
Visual Arts Ontario [previous] – the artist represented Ontario artists on the Board of Directors 1981 - 1983

Selected Bibliography

Canadian Gardening Magazine, Aug/Sept 1998, The Art of Gardening.
Life Channel Television – Canadian Gardening May 29, 1998. Artist Garden.
Sadiq, Nazneen. Studio Hopping in York Region; Jamie Macrae & Joanne Clarke, Yorkview, June-July 1984, pp. 33-35
Watkin, Joanna. Visions of Canada. The Daily Mercury, Guelph, Ontario, August 9, 1983.
Trowell, Ian. Watercolour Exhibition. London Free Press, Decemeber 12, 1987.
Moc, Marcella. Printed and Painted Reality, The Gazette, London, Ontario, December 1987.
Shaw, Catherine Elliot. Approaching Watercolour. Exhibition Catalogue McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, November 1987

April 2005 - Recipient of the York Region “In Celebration of Women Award” for the Visual Arts field for the year 2005.

 
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