Geoffrey Holdsworth
Born:
London Ontario Canada, October 4, 1952
Studied:
H.B. Beal Art School, 1969 - 1971
Mentor, Jack Chambers, 1971 - 1976
Exhibitions:
1971
· Special Students, Nancy Poole’s Studio, London
1973
· Four Person, Nancy Poole’s Studio, London and Toronto, Ontario
· Sir Sanford Fleming University Invitational, Peterborough, Ontario
1974
· Two Person, Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto, Ontario
1975
· Solo Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto, Ontario
· Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario
1976
· London Painting Now, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
· Graphics and Photographics, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
· Ontario Now, Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton Art Galleries, Ontario
· OnView, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto and touring Ontario galleries
1977
· Festival Roundup, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
· Graphex 5, Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
1978
· The Egg Tempera Medium, Art Gallery of Peterborough
1981
· Solo Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto, Ontario
· London and Area Artist’s II, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1985
· Solo Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario
· The Artist’s Collect, London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
1987
· Solo Centricity Gallery, London, Ontario
· Aspects of Contemporary Realism, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London
1988
· A Celebration of the Human Spirit, Five Canadian Artists. (Greg Curnoe, Jamilie Hassan, Geoffrey Holdsworth,
Otto Rodgers and Susan Shantz) McIntosh Art Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1990
· Solo Thielsen Gallery, London, Ontario
1991
· Working on the Fringe, Redeemer College Art Gallery, Ancaster, Ontario
1992
· Beyond Time and Circumstance, Lynwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, Ontario
1994
· Solo Orchardside Gallery, St. Marys, Ontario
2005
· hensall.by.design, Juried Art Show and Sale, Hensall, Ontario
· Americas 2000 All Media Competition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
2006
· Paint Ontario, juried exhibition, Elgin Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, Ontario
American Juried Art Salon, online exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Various annual juried shows at:
London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario 1972 - 1987
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario 1976 - 1987
Awards & Grants:
1972 Sanford Flemming, Peterborough, Honorable Mention
· London Regional Art Gallery, Purchase Award
· Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, various awards
· Visual Arts Ontario, Hiram Walker Award
· Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
1987 London Regional Art Gallery, Jurors Award
1988 Ontario Arts Council, Project Grant
1989 Canada Council "B" Grant
2005 Painting Award, Americas 2000 All Media Competition. Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
2006 Merit Award, Oils and Acrylics, ( 2nd place ). American Juried Art Salon, Online Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Collections:
London Regional Art Gallery (1974 & 1990)
London Free Press Collections (1973)
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa (1975)
Kamloops Art Gallery, British Colombia (1983)
Canadian Barr Association, Toronto (1983)
Great Hall University of Western Ontario, London (1984)
McIntosh Art Gallery, University of Western Ontario, Permanent Collection (1987)
Claridge Collection, Montreal, Province of Quebec (1987)
Charles Bronfman Collection, Israel (1990)
Various International, private & corporate collections
Beaver Valley Products, Ontario
Commissions:
Portrait of Geno Francolini, oil, Chairman of the Board, The Great Hall, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1983
Mountain View of the Firth River and Aufeis, watercolor, North Yukon Territorial Reserve, Ken Stead, Brantford, Ontario, 1992
Pont Du Gard, watercolor, Family portrait with Roman aqueduct & golden oriole, Dr. W.G. Lindlay, London, Ontario, 1995
VARIOUS WATERCOLORS, Patrons Dr. Peter & Karen Johnston, St. Marys, Ontario, 1997-99
North Escarpment, Flower Pot Island National Park, watercolor, Ken Stead, Brantford, Ontario, 2000
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