Bonnie Leyton

Artist Statement:

Education

1996 - EMMA LAKE (Summer Programme in acrylic and watercolour painting) Saskatchewan
1984-1989 MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND EXTENSION ARTS, St. John s, NL
1973-74 MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND EXTENSION ARTS, Apprenticeship with master potter, Peter Thomas
1968-69 PUTNEY SCHOOL OF ART, London England

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Selected Exhibitions:

2007 - TEACUPS and MINK, a two person show with Leanne Averbach Sydney and Bertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver
2006 - THE PAS ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - DAUPHIN ANN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - THOMPSON ART COUNCIL
2006 - LEAF RAPIDS NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER
2006 - TIGER HILLS ARTS ASSOCIATION
2006 - GOLDEN PRIARIE ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - VIRDEN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - PORTAGE AND DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - RUSSEL AND DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL
2006 - Craftiing Contemporary Art & & &a juried exhibition
2006 - Land Sea and Sky, a two person exhibition with Toby Rabinowitz, THE LEYTON GALLERY, St. John s, NL
2006 - Flattering the Masters, RCA Gallery, invitational exhibition, St. John's, NL
2006 - Tangible - invitational sculpture exhibit, RCA Gallery, invitational exhibition, St. John's, NL
2005 - Still Life Revisited, group show, THE LEYTON GALLERY, St. John s, NL
2004 - In sequence 11, group show, THE LEYTON GALLERY, St. John s, NL
2004 - Flattering the Masters, RCA Gallery, invitational exhibition, St. John's, NL
2004 - St. Michael s Print Collection - invitational print portfolio, RCA Gallery, invitational exhibition, St. John's, NL
2004 - The Last Taboo - exhibition based on my trip to Israel in 2000 and the sense of Taboo about religion, politics and culture
2003 - Invitational exhibit sponsored by Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador, RCA GALLERY, SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE, Corner Brook, NL
2002 - Presentation of Self (part 1) - solo exhibition about how we use clothing to publicly present and protect ourselves, DEVON HOUSE GALLERY, St. John's, NL
2002 - Presentation of Self (part 2) - Solo exhibition, RCA Gallery, St. John's, NL
2002 - ART GALLERY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (AGNL), Group show The Ship Inn - 25 years, St. John's, NL
2001 - A Two Person Show, ST. MICHAEL S PRINTSHOP, St. John's, NL
2001 - I Confess - Invitational show, EASTERN EDGE GALLERY, St. John's, NL
2000 - Assembly Lines - Invitational two person exhibition, Eastern Edge, St. John's, NL
2000 - 4 on the Floor - Art about Dogs Group show, LABRADOR ARTS CENTRE, Labrador City, NL
2000 - Still LIfe - Invitational show, DAVID ARISS GALLERY, St. John's, NL
2000 - Through Women s Eyes- Invitational show, DAVID ARISS GALLERY, St. John's NL and Halifax, Nova Scotia

Grants and Awards:

2006 - EVA (Excellence in the Visual Arts) VANL/CARFAC, Lifetime acheivement in the Visual and Cultural Life of NL
2004 - Cultural Industries Development Initiatives Grant
1999 - First Prize, Arts and Letters Competition
1998 - Honourable Mention, Arts and Letters Competition
1998 - Canadian International Development Agency Grant
1996 - Economic Recovery Grant
1996 - Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Grant
1996 - Cultural Industries Development Initiatives Grant
1995 - External Affairs Grant
1995 - Cooperation Agreement on Cultural Industries Grant
1994 - Cooperation Agreement on Cultural Industries Grant
1993 - Honourable Mention, Arts and letters

Upcoming Exhibitions

2010 - Teaups and Mink, Devon House, St. John s, NL
2011 - Hand-made Book Show, The Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound, ON with plans to travel throughout Canada and to Ireland

Publications

2005 - Graphics for Poetry book FEVER by Leanne Averbach
2005 - Graphics for Jack Leyton CD cover
2005 - Graphics for Poetry CD by Leanne Averbach
2005 - Featured in Canadian Ceramics Studios by Gail Crawford
2004 - Featured in Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador: Exhibition in Print
2002 - Contributed to Land, Sea and Time Breakwater Books
1996 - Featured in exhibition literature Signatures Killick Press
1980 - Featured in Masks, published in Ontario

Collections

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Corporate Collections in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ireland
Pottery Commission for television mini-series Random Passage

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