Catherine Beaudette

	Catherine Beaudette was born in Montréal, Québec and currently divides her time between Toronto, Ontario and Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. Her practice stems from both places where she collects artifacts and specimens to form the basis of her drawings, paintings and installations. Catherine studied painting in Toronto and Florence, Italy and has exhibited her work in Canada since the mid 80’s. In 1998 she received an MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Catherine is the founder of Loop Gallery in Toronto’s Queen West Gallery District where she continues her involvement with the local art community. Catherine is an associate professor at The Ontario College of Art and Design.
	BIRTH: Montréal, Québec EDUCATION M.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1998 A.O.C.A., Honors, Ontario College of Art, 1982 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Ontario College of Art & Design, 1990-present Instructor, sessional, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 1997-98 HONOURS 2006 Ontario Arts Council, mid-career grant 2005 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant 2004 Canada Council for the Arts, Creation Grant 2001 Canada Council for the Arts, Creation Grant 2000 The Canadian Emerging Artist Prize, RBC Connor Clark Private Trust 1994,’87,’85 Ontario Arts Council Material Assistance Grant 1991 Ontario Arts Council, Project Grant 1982 & ‘86 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 1982 W.O. Forsythe Award for Women Painters PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2007 Visiting Artist, MOCCA Inside Out, Toronto, Ontario 2005 Buljarica Artist Colony, Serbia/Montenegro 2005 Visiting Artist, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario 2005 KIAC Artist Residency, Dawson City, Yukon 2005 New Works Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta 2000 & 2002 Florence Program Coordinator, OCAD, Florence Italy 2000 to 2003 Heritage Structure Restoration, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland 2000 Founder, LOOP Gallery Artist Collective, Toronto 1997 Research Residency, The Fortress of Louisbourg,Parks Canada-Archaeology. Cape Breton NS 1996 Panel guest, CBC Radio Morningside, “The State of Funding in the Arts.” Toronto, Feb 29 1992 Invited Artist, On The Edge Art/Environment Project. Dundas Valley, Ontario 1991: Self directed residency, Berlin, Germany 1984: Self directed residendy, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 1982: Independent study, Quebec City 1980-81: Studied Fine Art in Florence, Italy
	SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2007 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Mushrooming 2007 Pouch Cove Foundation, St. John’s, Newfoundland. Mushrooming 2003 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Anima L 2001 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Classified 2000 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. The Trash Bin of History 2000 CAA - Canadian Archaeology Association Conference, Halifax NS 1999 St. Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax NS. Tableau 1998 Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS. Set’ 1997 Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS. Works on Paper 1994 The Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario. Catherine Beaudette - Paintings 1993 Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario. Views from Highway 10 1993 Magnum Books, Ottawa, Ontario. Sunset Boulevard 1992 Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario. Watercolors 1992 Wallace Avenue Studios, Toronto, Ontario. Before and After Berlin 1989 Algonquin Art Gallery, Brancroft, Ontario. Designer Food 1987 Weller-Potovsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Contemporary Relics 1986 Weller-Potovsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Hi Honey, I’m Home! 1985 Weller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. The Neighbourhood Series 1984 Weller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 1982 Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005 Crvena komuna, Petrovac, Montenegro. Kolonija Bujarica 2005 2005 Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Gallery Artists & their Hang Pals 2004 64 Steps Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Natural History 2003 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Pulp 2001 SPIN Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Don’t give up you day job, because… 2001 a_level, Toronto, Ontario. Yoni Lingham Full Co Lo 2000 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Inaugural Exhibition 2000 Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario. Arts2000 2000 The artFIRM, Toronto, Ontario. Knockout 1998 Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS. MFA Group Exhibition 1997 Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS. Thirteen 1996 Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Ont. Tell Tale - An exhibition of three painters 1995 Dufferin Mall, Toronto, Ontario. True to Form - seventeen painters 1994 179 John St., Toronto, Ontario. Posse 1994 Seoul, Korea. The Canadian-Korean Contemporary Art Show 1994 The Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Catherine Beaudette / Pam Pike 1993 Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario. Dundas Valley - On the Edge 1992 Hamilton Artist Inc., Hamilton, Ontario. Working Notes 1991 Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario. Juried Exhibition 1991 Tudor Hall, Montreal, Quebec. American Women's Club 1988 O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Group Show 1985 1087 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Art Department 1983 Here and Now Gallery, Toronto, Ontario COLLECTIONS Dan Donovan Collection Art Gallery of Mississauga Nestle Canada Providence Centre Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby Sayers and Associates Bishops University Limner Investment Husky Canada Royal Bank of Canada Private Counsel The Fortress of Louisbourg(Parks Canada) Colart Collection PUBLICATIONS catalogue The Ken Roberts Anatomy Collection 1627-1934 commissioned by KB Roberts and Philips of London auction house. June 1998 EXHIBITION INTIATIVES 2002- 2004 Go West OCAD Thesis Exhibition, downtown galleries, Toronto 1995 True to Form - 17 painters, Dufferin Mall, Toronto 1994 Posse - six painters, Isaacs Gallery, 179 John St., Toronto, Ontario. 1985 Art Department, inaugural exhibition at 1087 Queen St. West, Toronto BIBLIOGRAPHY Hastings, Sascha, “In Review”, Canadian Art, Fall 2007 Cook, Mandy, “Profile Catherine Beaudette” The Independent, August 3, 2007 Gary Michael Dault, “A mushrooming of…”, March 24, 2007 Lupe Rodriguez, “Here and Now”, CBC Radio interview, March 14, 2007 Darrell Hookey, “The Stuff of Art”, What’s Up Yukon, April 22, 2005 Gary Michael Dault,”Natural History at 64 Steps Gallery” The Globe and Mail, September 4, 2004 Gary Michael Dault, “Disturbing Exhibitions Reflect Anxious Times.” The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2003 Gary Michael Dault, “Catherine Beaudette at LOOP.” The Globe and Mail, May 19, 2001 Charles Hackbarth, “Review: Catherine Beaudette-Classified.” Artfocus, Summer 2001 Sarah Nind, “The Museum, The Collection, and The Book of Knowledge Meditations on the work of Catherine Beaudette.” Exhibition Brochure, April 2001 Gary Micheal Dault, “Inaugural Exhibition at Loop.” The Globe and Mail, March 18, 2000 Dan Turner, “Catherine Beaudette: Tableau.” ARTSatlantic, Fall 1999 “Edge of destruction: Artist celebrate the landscape of southern Ontario…” The Toronto Sun, February 1996 John Bentley Mays, "Two Shows that show the Unshowable." The Globe and Mail, September 9, 1995 Betty Ann Jordan, "Reviews - Dead Industry / Painting Disorders / Posse / Mud." Canadian Art, Spring 1995 Catherine Gibbon, “On The Edge: Artistic Visions of a Shrinking Landscape” Erin, Ontario. Boston Mills Press, 1995. P.66 David Somers, “Catherine Beaudette: Paintings.” Art Gallery of Peel, Exhibition Brochure, August 1994 Paul Wysmyk, "Catherine Beaudette: Highways, Power Lines." Workseen, Summer 1992 Sheilagh Rogers “Art Department / alternative venues.” CBC Radio interview, June 1985 not yet published…Gordon Laurin, “Tableau Exhibition Catalogue”, Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery