Brian Saby

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Born: Windsor, Ontario 1949. Resides in London, ON • Canada

Education: Fanshawe College, Fine Arts Diploma 1973

EXHIBITIONS
2008 Painting Residency, Cultural Cottage, Stratford, October 1 - 31
         La Raza Group Event, Large Painting Exhibition, London,
         September 12 - 30
2007 The Argentinean/Canadian Mural Project, Artist Facilitator,
         September 15-28
2006 The Healing Palette, Guest Speaker, St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art          Centre, St. Thomas, ON; October 20-23
         Artist in Residence, St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas,          ON;
         September 13-October 22
         Large Paintings, St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas, ON;
         September 8-October 22
         Landforms and Meridians, Thielsen Galleries, London, ON;
         September 6-27
2005 Views from the Permanent Collection, St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art          Centre, St. Thomas, ON; July 9-August 27
2003 Random Selection, 700 Contemporary Art, London, ON; September          13- October 18
2002 Process/Progress, Galleries @ the Galleria, London, ON, Installation;
         October 2002-January 2003
         Metamorphosis: 1000 Works, 700 Contemporary Art, London, ON;
         February 23-April 27
2001 Compulsion, Collaboration with Aidan Urquhart, 700 Contemporary          Art, London, ON; March 23
2000 Members Annual Show, Forest City Gallery, London, ON; March 3-
         April 7
         Working Exhibition, Galleries @ the Galleria, London, ON; January 1-31
1999 Working Exhibition, Galleries @ the Galleria, London, ON;
         December 1-31
         Group Exhibition, 700 Contemporary Art, London, ON; November 26
         Images of 'Ego & Passion', Grid Gallery, Forest City Gallery,
         London, ON
        'Ego & Passion', Solo Exhibition, 700 Contemporary Art, London, ON;          September
1998 ‘Without Consent', St. Thomas-Elgin Art Gallery, St. Thomas, ON; Solo          Exhibition,
         February 25-March 29
1997 Event 5 Man Travelling Show, Thielsen Galleries, London, ON
         Event ‘97, Toronto, ON; March 15-29
1996 Thielsen Galleries, London, ON, Solo Exhibition, October 18-
         November 9
1995 Thielsen Galleries, London. ON
1994 Catalyst, London Regional Art Gallery & Historical Museum, London, ON
1993 Architecture, Large Format, Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, ON
         200 Leaves, Partisan Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Event '92, Event Gallery, Toronto, ON
1991 Landscape Sketches, Event 401, Toronto, ON
        Three Painters, Event 401, Toronto, ON
        The Mask Show, Lake Galleries, Toronto, ON
         Event Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1990 Housing is a Right, The Power Plant, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON
1990 Round Up 90, Open Studio Exhibition, Toronto, ON
1990 Inaugural Event!, Event Gallery, Toronto, ON
1979 Introspection ‘76-’77, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
1973 Arrows, Polyglot Gallery, London, ON
         Progress 7, Trajectory Gallery, London
1972 Inaugural Exhibition, Trajectory Gallery, London, ON

COLLECTIONS
Represented in over 300 collections internationally.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Museum London
St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre
David Bolduc
Alex Cameron
Richard Gorman
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Zelenak
Dr. M. McPhail
Mr. & Mrs. Jens Thielsen
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Pedros
St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation
McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario
London Regional Cancer Clinic

BIBLIOGRAPHY
10 to watch in 2007
       By Mary Ann Colihan, London City Life, December 2006/January 2007
A Case for Abstract Art
       By Eric Bunnell, St. Thomas Times Journal, October 18, 2006
The Prime meridian at Thielsen Gallery
Scene Magazine, September 4, 2006
The Art Palette
       By Cathy Rumleski, The London Free Press, October 23, 2006
Pushing the Envelope and Art
       By Michael L. Mullin, Trenz Magazine, London, March 2003
London Arts Council Newsletter reprinted
       Vol. 29, London, Summer 2003
Guiness Book of Records, Metamorphosis by Brian Saby
The New PL, London, Interview with Janice Zolf, April 2002
Metamorphosis: 1000 Days, 100 Hours, an exhibit by Brian Saby
London Free Press, London, by Noel Gallagher, March 1, 2002
Savvy Saby presents 1000 works on paper
Scene Magazine, London, by Tess Parkins, March 7, 2002
Saby + Urquhart = Compulsion
Scene Magazine, London, by Sue Mei, May 3, 2001Art at Galleria Mall
Scene Magazine, London, by Ben Benedict, December 16, 1999
Focusing on the City Scene
       FM 106.9, Entertainment Update with Helen Caplette, London, October,        1999
Plugged In
       Rogers Cablecast, London, Artist interview, March 10, 1998
Without Consent Provokes Emotion
       St. Thomas Times Journal, St. Thomas, by Marg Berry, March 3, 1998
Images of Violence
       London Free Press, London, by Sandra Coulsen, February 28, 1998
Without Consent
       Catalogue, London, Essay by Avril Flanagan, February 1998
A Colourful Event
       Scene Magazine, London, by Jill Price, June 1997
Deceptive Concepts of Colour
       London Free Press, London, by Joe Matyas, June 5, 1997
The Event Group - Passion and Professionalism
       Scene Magazine, London, by Avril Flanagan, March 1997
Brian Saby - The Claustrophobic Cacophony of City Life
       Scene Magazine, London, by Avril Flanagan, October 1996
Viewfinder
       Rogers Cablecast, London, Interview with Stephen Joy, January 1996
Doing It On Your Own, Event ‘92
       CKLN Radio, Toronto, Interview with Sheila Gregory: ‘Art on Air’,        September 1992
Round-Up ‘90
       CKLN Radio, Toronto, Interview with Christine Swiderski: ‘Art on Air’,        May 1990
Brian Saby - Painter
       Interview CTV-AM, Ottawa, July 1975
Brian Saby
       Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Feature Article - Interview with Kathleen        Walker, July 1975

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