Robin Hesse
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Residence:
Richmond Hill, ON
Education
1985 University of Guelph, Department of Fine Arts 1984 Teaching
Assistantship,
Post Graduate Studies, Ontario College of Art and
Design
1983 Honours Graduate, Associate of the Ontario College of Art
and Design
Elected to CSPWC in 1994
Elected to OSA in 1997
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
2003 The Burlington Art Centre (BAC), Burlington, Ontario
2001 Latcham Public Art Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario
2001 Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
2000 Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario
1999 University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
1990 Durham Public Art Gallery, County of Durham, Ontario
1990 Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
1988 Art Gallery of the Alliance Francaise, Toronto
1987 Kozak Gallery, Toronto,
1986 Lacemaker’s Gallery, Toronto
1985 Partisan Gallery, Toronto
1983 Gallery 76, Toronto
1982 Gallery 76, Toronto
Group Exhibitions:
2008 Rebecca Gallery,Toronto, Ont.
2007 Glynhurst Art Gallery of Brant, Annual Juried Drawing
Exhibition, Brantford,
Ont.
2007 F.H. Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Annual York Region
Juried Exhibition,
Unionville, Ont.
2007 Lonsdale Gallery, “Love Transcending Boundaries”
Exhibition. Harbourfront,
Toronto
2007 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, OSA Members Collective Works
Exhibition
2007 Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
2007 “Drawing 2007” John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
2007 Art Gallery of Mississauga, City of Mississauga, Ontario
2006 Jordan Gallery, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
2006 John B. Aird Gallery, December Silent Auction (Mistletoe
Magic)
2006 Magic door Art Gallery, Sunderland, Ontario
2006 Annual York Region Juried Exhibition, F.H. Varley Art
Gallery of Markham,
Unionville, Ontario
2005 “Being Scene” Exhibition, CAMH, Toronto, Ontario
2005 “Drawing 2005” Annual Juried Drawing Exhibition,
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto,
2004 Whitby Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario
2004 “Being Scene” Exhibition, CAMH, Toronto
2004 “ Paradise” Exhibition, Whitby Station Gallery,
Whitby, Ontario
2004 “Drawing 2004” Annual Juried Drawing Exhibition,
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto,
2003 “Dykeversity” Exhibition in association
with Pride Toronto, SPIN Gallery,
Toronto,
2003 Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery 40th Annual Juried Exhibition,
Owen Sound,
Ont.
2002 Biennale international d’art miniature, BIAM, La salle
Augustin-Chenier,
Ville-Marie,
Quebec
2002 CSPWC Gallery, Wallace Studios, Toronto, Ontario
2002 La galerie d’art Stewart Hall, Centre Culturel de Pointe-
Claire, QC
2002 Lindsay Art Gallery, Lindsay, Ontario
2002 Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock Ontario
2002 Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2002 “Wegway” Primary Culture Juried Exhibition, Propeller
Centre for the Visual
Arts, Toronto
2001 Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2001 West Parry Sound District Museum, Parry Sound, Ontario
2001 Lynwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, Ontario
2001 Timmins Museum, Timmins, Ontario
2001 Algoma Art Gallery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
2001 Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2001 “December” An invitational Exhibition at the
Cambridge Public Art Galleries,
Cambridge, Ontario
2001 Cambridge Public Art Galleries Open Juried Exhibition,
Cambridge, Ontario
2000 Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury, Ontario 2000 Gallery
Lambton,
Sarnia,
Ontario
2000 The Sir Sam Steele Art Gallery, Orillia, Ontario
2000 New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick
2000 Biennale international d’art miniature, BIAM, La salle
Augustin-Chenier,
Ville Marie, Quebec
2000 75th Juried Exhibition, The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
2000 Annual York Region Juried Exhibition, F.H. Varley Art
Gallery of Markham,
Unionville, Ontario
2000 “Perspectives 2000” Pratt & Whitney Canada
Annual Exhibition, Art Gallery
of Mississauga, Ontario
2000 Royal Bank Financial Group Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition,
City Hall
Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Ontario
2000 CSPWC Member’s Exhibition, The Roberts Gallery, Toronto
1999 “Perspectives 1999” Pratt & Whitney Canada
Annual Exhibition,
Art Gallery
of Mississauga, Ontario
1999 Woolfit’s Art Gallery Open Juried Exhibition, Toronto
1999 Uxbridge Regional Juried Exhibition, Uxbridge, Ontario
1999 CSPWC Open Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
1998 Impact Gallery Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New York
1998 The Casey House Foundation 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration
of Courage
Exhibition, Toronto
1998 “Perspectives 98” Pratt & Whitney Canada
Annual Exhibition, The Living
Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ont
1998 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Michael Gibson Gallery, London,
Ontario
1998 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Art
Gallery of
Mississauga,
Ontario
1998 Grimsby Public Art Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby
, Ontario
1998 F.H. Varley Public Art Gallery of Markham Annual York Region
Juried Exhibition,
Unionville, Ontario
1998 Biennale international d’art miniature, BIAM,
La Salle Augustin- Chenier,
Ville-Marie, Quebec
1998 Blackwood Gallery, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto
1997 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, F.H. Varley Art Gallery of
Markham,
Unionville,
Ontario
1997 Ontario Society of Artists Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
Art Gallery of
Mississauga,
Ontario
1997 Art Gallery of Peel Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Peel Heritage
Complex, Brampton,
Ontario
1997 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke City Hall Art Gallery,
Ontario
1997 Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour Member’s
Exhibition,
Art Gallery
of Peel, Brampton,Ont
1997 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Art
Gallery of
Mississauga,
Ontario
1996 Royal Bank financial Group Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
City Hall Art Gallery,
Toronto
1996 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Michael Gibson Gallery, London,
Ontario
1996 “Out of Darkness” Anniversary Exhibition and
Opening of Armstrong Gallery,
Art Gallery of Peel,
1996 Ontario Society of Artists Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
J.B. Aird Gallery,
Toronto
1996 Art Gallery of Peel Annual open Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery
of Peel,
Brampton,
Ontario
1995 Gibson Gallery Annual Open juried Exhibition, Michael Gibson
Gallery,
London,
Ontario
1995 Ontario Society of Artists Member’s Exhibition,
“Image ‘95”, J.B. Aird Gallery,
Toronto
1995 National Ballet of Canada Exhibition, Hummingbird Centre
for the Arts,
Toronto
1994 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre of Clarington,
Mill Gallery,
Clarington, Ontario
1994 Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant Open Juried Exhibition,
Brantford, Ontario
1994 Ontario Society of Artists Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
“Image ‘94”,
Toronto,
1993 Grimsby Public art Gallery Regional Juried Exhibition, Grimsby,
Ontario
1993 Art Gallery of Peel Annual Open Jurie Exhibition, Peel
Heritage Complex,
Brampton, Ontario
1992 “Mayworks ’92 Working Image IV” OPSEU Exhibition,
OPSEU Bldg.,
Toronto
1992 “Eye on Art” Toronto Arts Juried Exhibition,
Proctor and Gamble Corporation,
Toronto
1991 Arts Hamilton Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton,Ontario
1991 Open Juried Exhibition, Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario
1991 “Communication/Alternate Expressions” Open Juried
Exhibition, Florida State
U., Talahassee, Fla
1990 Art Gallery of Hamilton Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Gallery
of Hamilton, Ontario
1990 “Paper Art” international Open Juried Exhibition
of Works on Paper,
Salvador,
Brazil
1990 Rodman Hall Arts Centre Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
St. Catherines,
Ontario
1990 Kunsten Aarscentrum De Vonk Co-operative Art Gallery,
Bussum, Holland
1985 Kamen Fine Arts, Toronto, Ontario O’Keefe Centre, Toronto,
Ontario
Awards:
2004 Jurors Award Best Drawing, “Paradise”
Exhibition, Whitby Station Gallery,
Whitby, Ont.
2003 Jurors Award, “Being Scene” Exhibition,
CAMH, Toronto, Ontario
2000 Trieloff Award, Millenium Art Exhibition, The Arts and Letters
Club of Toronto
2000 Mention Pre-Selectionné, Biennale internationale d’art
miniature,
La Salle
Augustin-Chenier,Ville-Marie, Quebec
1999 Jurors Choice Award, Town of Uxbridge Regional Juried Exhibition,
1998 Jurors Award, Impact Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, NY
1998 Jurors Choice Award, The Frederick Varley Art Gallery
of Markham Annual
Juried Exhibition,
1997 Honourable Mention, Art Gallery of Peel Annual Juried
Exhibition, Brampton,
Ontario
1996 Jurors Award, Etobicoke City Hall Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
City of
Etobicoke,
Ontario
1995 Grafix Inc. Award, Gibson Gallery Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
The Gibson
Gallery, London, Ontario
1995 Royal Bank of Canada Award, Lakeshore Arts Annual Juried
Exhibition,
Humber College,
Ontario
1994 Jurors Award, Annual Open Juried Exhibition, The Latcham
Gallery,
Stouffville,
Ontario
1994 Calderones Award, Ontario Society of Artists Annual Open
Juried Exhibition,
Toronto, Ontario
1993 Jurors Award, Richmond Hill Open Juried Exhibition, Richmond
Hill, Ontario
1993 Award of Honour, Richmond Hill Open Juried Exhibition , Richmond
Hill, Ontario
1993 Art Gallery of PeelAward, Art Gallery of Peel Annual Juried
Exhibition,
Brampton,
Ontario
1993 Jurors Award, Scarborough Arts Annual Juried Exhibition
1992 Honourable Mention, Annual Open Juried Exhibition of
the Scarborough
Arts Council
1992 Jurors Award, Annual Juried Exhibition, The Latcham
Gallery, Stouffville,
Ontario
1992 Proctor and Gamble Award, Toronto Arts Juried Exhibition,
Proctor and Gamble
Corporation, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Jurors Award, Art Forms Open Juried Exhibition , Kitchener/Waterloo
Art Gallery,
Ontario
1985 Texaco Canada Purchase Award, Ontario Society of Artists,
Toronto
Grants and Scholarships:
2001 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artists Grant
2001 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1996 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1994 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1983 W.O. Forsythe Award Graduating Scholarship
1982 Dorothy Stevens Scholarship
1981 George Reid Scholarship
Selected Collections:
Collection of Gary Michael Dault, Toronto, Ontario.
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Town of Grimsby, Ontario.
Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, Town of Markham, Ontario.
Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario.
University of Rochester, New York.
CSPWC Collection, Peel Heritage Complex, Brampton, Ontario.
Museum of International Contemporary Art, Salvador, Brazil.
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