Curriculum Vitae

Academic History

2022

Interpretive Illustration, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.
Received Silver Medal for highest cumulative GPA in program.

1999

Art Fundamentals Program, Sheridan College (with Honors), Oakville, Ontario

1997

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Solo Exhibitions

2020

"Love Story" Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2018

Selected paintings, The Dime Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2016

"What Dreams May Come" Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2014

"Sea Change: Recent Paintings" North End Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2014

New Paintings, Baked Café, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2013

"Small Works, Rose Cottage" Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2013

New Paintings, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2012

"Surfacing" New Paintings, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2011

"An Aesthetic Voyage" Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville,

2009

"Newfoundland Portraits" Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2007

"Passages" Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2004

New Paintings, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2002

New Paintings, Gallery In The Mall, Jackson Square, Hamilton, Ontario

1998

New Paintings, Bauhaus Café, Hamilton, Ontario

1997

Twiggy Café, Toronto, Ontario

Juried Exhibitions

2018

Members Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Ontario

2016

"Pandamonium" World Wildlife Fund Canada, Toronto, Ontario

2015

"Collective Arts Brewing, Series 4 exhibition" Toronto, Ontario

2012

"Celebrating 140 Years, The Ontario Society Of Artists Celebrates 140 Years" Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, Ontario

2008

"I-Am-A-Heather" Future Tenant Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2007

"Celebrating The Season" Society Of Canadian Artists, Rainbow Cinemas, Toronto, Ontario

2006

"Small, Smaller, Smallest Miniature Show" Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, British Columbia

2006

"Glenhyrst Art Gallery Of Brant Juried Exhibition" Brantford, Ontario

2006

"Artworks Oakville 7th Annual Juried Show" Town Hall, Oakville, Ontario

2006

"39th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition" Society of Canadian Artists

2006

"4th Annual International Painting On The Edge Exhibition" Federation Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

2005

"3rd Annual International Painting On The Edge Exhibition"," Federation Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

2005

"Art Fusion Traveling Exhibition" Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, Alberta and Federation Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

2004

"Society of Canadian Artists Members Juried Exhibition" Barber Gallery, Guelph, Ontario

2004

2nd Annual International Painting On The Edge Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

2004

"Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Figurative Exhibition" Federation Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

2003

"Society of Canadian Artists Members Juried Exhibition" The Hummingbird Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario

2003

"About Love" Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2003

"Society of Canadian Artists Members Juried Exhibition" Etobicoke Civic Art Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario (Best In Show Award).

2002

"Wegway First Annual International Juried Exhibition" Propeller Centre, Toronto, Ontario

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

“Twitter Art Exhibit”, June 2023, Pipe Shop, North Vancouver, B.C. Canada

2022

“Woman”, James Baird Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

2019

"2019 Twitter Art Exhibit”, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

2018

“Come Back With A Warrant”, Seattle, Washington

2018

“2018 Twitter Art Exhibit”, Canberra, Australia

2017

"2017 Twitter Art Exhibit”, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

2016

“Brushes with Cancer”, Revel Fulton Market, Chicago, Illinois

2016

“Go Figure”, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2016

"Twitter Art Exhibit" New York City, New York

2015

"Twitter Art Exhibit" Moss, Norway

2015

"Museum of Broken Relationships" Whitehorse, Yukon

2014

"Colorlust" Gallery 22, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2014

"Christmas Underground" Arts Underground, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2013

"3rd Annual Twitter Art Exhibit" Exhale Unlimited Gallery, Los Angeles, California

2013

Various group exhibitions, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2012

"The Trans Canada Highway Through Time" Garden Court, Canadian Currency Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

2010

"International Women’s Day Group Exhibition" Canadian Embassy Official Residence, Ankara, Turkey

2008

"The Best Of The Contemporaries" Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2004

Various group exhibitions of gallery artists, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2007

"Ontario Society Of Artists New Members’ Exhibition" John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2007

"A Look At Young Painters" Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2007

"Go Figure" Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2007

“White” Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2007

"28th Annual Burlington Art Auction" Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

2006

"27th Annual Burlington Art Auction" Burlington, Art Centre, Burlington

2005

"26th Annual Burlington Art Auction" Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

2005

"25th Annual Burlington Art Auction" Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

2003

"COOP on Scollard" Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario

2003

"24th Annual Burlington Art Auction" Burlington Art Centre, Burlington

2002

"Drawn & Quartered" Hamilton City Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

2002

"Sheridan College Third Year Illustration Grad Show" The Steamwhistle Brewery, Toronto, Ontario

2002

"Sheridan College Open House" Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

2002

"Hamilton Region Arts Council Members' Show" Gallery in the Mall, Jackson Square, Hamilton, Ontario

2001

"Illustration Year End Show" Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

2000

"Illustration Year End Show" Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

1999

"Art Fundamentals Year End Show" Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

1998

"Pepperwood Bistro" Burlington, Ontario

1997

"Public Hanging" Eaton Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

1997

"Visioning Women, Hamilton and Region Arts Council" Gallery In The Mall, Hamilton, Ontario

1996

"Members' Show, Hamilton and Region Arts Council" Jackson Square, Hamilton, Ontario

1994

"More Bountiful Woman Show" Hamilton Central Library, Hamilton, Ontario

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

The Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb, Croatia

Northwestel Corporate Art Collection, Yukon Territory

Government Of Ontario Permanent Art Collection, North York, Ontario

Parks Canada Permanent Collection, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

Moneris SolutionsThe Collection of David and Anita Blackwood

The Collection of Mr. Stephen Colbert

The Collection of Paul and Laurie Feig

The Collection of Mr. Richard Dawkins

The Collection of Sir Ralph Fiennes

The Collection of The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey

The collection of Mr. Joss Whedon

Private collections worldwide

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Ontario Society Of Artists (2006 – Present)

American Women Artists (2022 – Present)

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA

2024

“Out of this World” The Lunar Codex is set to launch a catalog of contemporary human creativity to the moon” in “American Art Collector January 2024 edition” 

2023

"Pixels & Paintings: Foundations of Computer-Assisted Connoisseurship” by David. G. Stork, 2023, published by Wiley. ISBN: 0470229446

2022

“Storm over Wesleyville” painting used as cover art for “Raue Wasser”, by Rebecca Pert, published by Eccoverlag, an imprint of Harper Collins, Germany, October 2022.

2022

“Life Hacks” episode on Ologies podcast by Alie Ward. March 22, 2022 episode

2022

“Samuel and Alice Peralta” Collector Profile in Fine Art Connoisseur magazine March/April 2022 edition

2021

“Art on the Moon” on CBC Radio’s Airplay with Dave White

2021

“11 Paintings of Former Yukon Artist Heading To The Moon”, by Dave White, CBC News

2021

Interview for the Twitter Art Exhibition blog, August 2021

2020

Profile on my work in “Escape Into Life” online magazine, March 2021

2020

“Making Waves in the Art Industry”, article in West of the City Magazine, March 2021

2018

“A Painter For Life” Gently Does It Podcast episode 118 with John Dalton

2018

“Top Ten” Art and Antiques Magazine, May 2018

2018

“A Simple Favor” selected paintings featured in the film, Lionsgate Entertainment

2016

“Master Painters of the World” International Artist Magazine, August/September issue

2015

“Portrait of Richard” used as author image for Richard Dawkins’ book Brief Candle in the Dark, Random House/Penguin UK

2015

015“Artistas” magazine, four paintings included within the August Issue, Chicago, IL

2014

Whitehorse Star, front cover image of Sea Change opening, September 10, 2014

2014

"Eye of the Storm”, article on “Sea Change” exhibition, September 4,2014, pg 15

2014

Article about my art and move North in Yukon News, May 9, 2014, pg 27

2013

“Montana Mountain I” chosen as Northwestel Phonebook cover for 2014/2015

2013

Arctic Council Yukon Art Calendar featured artist

2013

“Gayle, Snowshoeing” featured in calendar by Canadian Artists For The Poor

2013

CBC North Radio Interview with Dave White about moving to the Yukon

2012

“Sonnets From The Labrador” by Samuel Peralta, Windrift Press, 2012, Cover art “David’s Studio, Sunset”

2011

CBC North Radio Interview with Dave White about painting in The North

2011

Interview with The Oakville Beaver paper about the “Aesthetic Voyage” show

2010

Article in The Globe And Mail by Latham Hunter

2009

Newfoundland Herald, published by The Sunday Herald Ltd, St. John’s Newfoundland

2009

"Arts About Town" Oakville Arts Council, cover artwork

2008

"Shellfish: The Cookbok" by Karen Barnaby, Whitecap Books

2008

The Toronto Star, Illustration

2008

Stir Magazine and West Of The City magazine

2007

The Artist’s Life TV Special profiling my art, Ticklescratch Production, aired on Bravo Canada

2007

Cover artwork for “V Cuisine: The Art of New Vegan Cooking”, by Angeline Linardis, Whitecap Books

2007

BC Business Magazine, Illustration

22006

Ascent Magazine, Timeless Books

2005

Ascent Magazine, Illustration

2005-2008

Dogs In Canada Magazine, 7 illustrations

2005

"Room of One's Own" published with help fro Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, (cover art)

2004-2008

Bark Magazine, 5 illustrations

2003

The Society Of Illustrators Of Los Angeles #45 Annual

1997

"Beneath The Surface Poetry Anthology" Published by McMaster University Society Of English, (cover art)

OTHER RELEVANT ART EXPERIENCE

2019

Guest Speaker, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

2018

Guest Speaker, Burlington Fine Arts Association, Burlington Art Gallery, Burlington, Ontario

2016

Guest Speaker, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

2013

Guest Speaker, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario

2011

Guest Speaker, Healing Through The Arts, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

2010

Guest Lecturer, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario

2008

Guest Speaker, Nelson High School

2008

Juror, Society Of Canadian Artists

2007

Author, “A Painting In The Life”, Art Avenue Magazine

2007

Guest Speaker, Oakville Rotary Club

2006

Juror, Society of Canadian Artists' 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario

2006

Honorable Mention, Society of Canadian Artists' 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario

2006

1st Prize, Artworks Oakville 7th Annual Juried Show, Oakville, Ontario

2006

Mike Randall Family Award, Artworks Oakville 2006 7th Annual Juried Show

2005

Opus Framing and Art Supplies Award, 3rd Annual Painting On The Edge Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2004

Opus Framing and Art Supplies Award, 2nd Annual Painting On The Edge Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

2013

Best In Show Award Society of Canadian Artists Members Juried Exhibition

2013

"Water", Etobicoke, Ontario