BIOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION
- Born in London, England, 1965, immigrated to Canada in 1973
- 1995 Completed coursework for Masters in Art History, Carleton University, Ottawa
- 1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
2007 |
Katharine Mulherin Contermporary Art Projects, Toronto |
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Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Vancouver |
2005 |
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto |
2003 |
The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. "Episodes ", curated by Renee Baert |
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Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto. "Episodes" |
2002 |
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York, USA. "Eliza Griffiths:1995-2002", curated by John Massier (catalogue pending) |
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Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Psycho-dramas in Painting" |
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The Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, "Psycho-dramas in Painting" |
2001 |
Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto, "Le Besoin'' |
2000 |
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "Romance" |
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Women's Art Resource Centre Gallery, Toronto, "Romance" |
1999 |
The Dunlop Gallery, Regina, Saskachewan, Canada, "Stories of Girls", curated by Anthony Kiendl |
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Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick "KarateGirlsExtraPlus" |
1998 |
The Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, Quebec. "Stories of Girls", curated by David Liss |
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Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, Ontario,"Peep: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder and other Dystopic Romances" |
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Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver. "Dystopic Romances" |
1997 |
Mercer Union, Toronto, "Karate Girls & Proteges", curated by John Massier |
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Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, "Peep: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder" |
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Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, "Stories of Girls" |
1996 |
Gallery 101, Ottawa, Project Room Installation, "Peep: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder" |
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Artengine, web art site, inaugural exhibition, "Peep: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder" |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
2007 |
Douglas Udell Contemporary, Calgary, Alberta, with Reuel Dechene |
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Galerie McClure, Montreal, Quebec, curated by James Campbell |
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Projex-Mtl, Viages, Montreal, Quebec |
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ArtLA, Los Angeles, Californika, Katharine Mulherin Projects |
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SCOPE, New York, NY, Katharine Mulherin Projects |
2006 |
Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, New York |
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Katharine Mulherin Art Projects. Toronto, Ontario. "Pictures of Girls" |
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Apexart, New York, New York. "Gifts go in one direction", curated by Alexander Nagle |
2005 |
ARCO Art Fair, Madrid, Spain. Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects |
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ArtLA, Art Fair. Los Angeles,California. Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects |
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2004 The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, "First View", curated by Ben Portis |
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The Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, "21 Squared" |
| 2003 |
Instant Coffee Collective, Urban Disco Trailer. Various locations including Brooklyn, NY; Toronto, Ontario. "Alchemy and Mysticism #2" |
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Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, "Daring Confessions" |
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Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, The Bigger Picture", curated by Karen Love |
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Art Gallery of Mississauga, Dress: Signal, curated by Marlene Hilton Moore |
| 2002 |
St. Mary's University Gallery, "Posers", curated by Mathew Reichertz (catalogue) |
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Canada Council Art Bank, Lieutenant Governor's, Toronto, "Ontario Collection" |
| 2001 |
Eastern Edge, St. John's, Newfoundland, "The Female Vulgar", curated by Barb Webb |
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Hamilton Artist's Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, three-person exhibition, "Girl’s Own" |
2000 |
Platform, London, England. "Serial Killers: Elements of Painting Multiplied by Six Artists, curated by Rosemary Heather |
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Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, "Serial Killers: Elements of Painting Multiplied by Six Artists", curated by Rosemary Heather |
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The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, Recent Acquisitions |
1999 |
The Painting Centre, New York, New York, Winter Show |
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Gallery 101, Ottawa, three-person exhibition, Face Value, curated by Anne Grace |
1998 |
Winston Wächter, New York, New York, Body Double, curated by Bruce Ferguson |
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Artifice II, Montreal, offsite exhibition organized by the Saidye Bronfman Centre, "Peep: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder", curated by David Liss |
1997 |
Saw Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, "Hothead L. Terrorist and Friends", three person exhibition |
1996 |
Garnet Press Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. "Snow" |
COLLECTIONS
- Hart House, University of Toronto
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Canada Council Art Bank
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery
- City of Ottawa
- Ottawa Art Gallery
- National Archives of Canada
- private collections
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GRANTS |
2004 |
City of Ottawa- A grant |
| 2003 |
Canada Council for the Arts - Mid Career grant |
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Ontario Arts Council - Mid Career grant |
| 2002 |
City of Ottawa - A grant |
| 2000 |
Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance grant |
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City of Ottawa - Mid Career Grant |
| 1999 |
Canada Council for the Arts - Mid Career grant |
| 1998 |
Ontario Arts Council - Mid Career grant |
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Canada Council for the Arts - Travel grant |
| 1996 |
Canada Council for the Arts - C grant |
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City of Ottawa - B grant |
1995 |
City of Ottawa - B grant |
| TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| 2005- present |
Concordia University, Assistant Professor, Studio Art |
| 2006 |
Elected member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
| 2004 |
Canada Council for the Arts, visual arts grants adjudicator |
| 2000-2005 |
University of Ottawa, part-time painting professor |
| 1997-2000 |
Ottawa School of Art, painting instructor |
| 1994-95 |
Carleton University, Ottawa, Teaching Assistant, Department of Art History |
| 2005 |
University of Lethbridge, Alberta. Visual Arts department. Visiting Artist: lecture |
| 2003 |
York University, Toronto. Visual Arts department,. Visiting Artist: lecture and critiques with graduate students |
| 2002 |
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax. Visiting Artist: lecture and critiques with undergraduate and graduate students |
| 2001 |
The Power Plant, Youth Program. Visiting Artist: lecture on issues in contemporary painting, Peter Doig exhibition |
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Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg, Visual Arts Grants adjudicator |
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University of Guelph. Visiting Artist: lecture and critiques |
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McMaster University. Visiting Artist: lecture and critiques with undergraduate students |
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Dundas Valley School of Art, Hamilton. Visiting artist: lecture |
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Carleton University, Ottawa. Women's Studies Program: guest lecturer |
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University of Windsor. Invited External for MFA thesis defense; performed critiques with graduate students |
| 2000 |
Carleton University, Ottawa. Lecture and panel member for "Gender and Genre" symposium |
| 1999 |
Concordia University, Montreal. Visiting Artist: lecture |
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Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick, Visiting Artist for Francofete |
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The University of Quebec at Montreal, Visiting Artist: lecture and panel member for symposium, "Dans l’oeil de l’art" |
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The Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina. Visiting Artist: lecture and panel member for symposium on gender and representation |
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Ontario College of Art, Toronto, invited speaker, "Brown bag" lecture series |
| 1998 |
Art Gallery of Ontario, "Artists with their work" program |
| 1997 |
Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. Visiting Artist: lecture and critiques |
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The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, "New Works: Women and Paint" residency |
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Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, Art Advisor - Direct Purchases Program |
| 1994-96 |
Gallery 101, Ottawa, Member of Board of Directors |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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BY ELIZA GRIFFITHS: |
| 2004 |
C Magazine, "Daniel Richter: Optimistic Dystopian", interview.(09.04) |
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Art Gallery of Lambton. Catalogue essay for exhibition of paintings by Ian McLean |
| 1996 |
Gallery 101, "Emerging Artists Showcase exhibition", exhibition essay |
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ABOUT ELILZA GRIFFITHS: |
| 2004 |
Ottawa City Woman, "Art’s `It’ Girl", by Melanie Scott, (09.04) |
| 2003 |
Border Crossings "Souped-up Everything: the art of Eliza Griffiths", Robert Enright (issue 8) |
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The Globe and Mail. "An erotic harmony of hormones", Gary Michael Dault (25.10) |
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The Ottawa Citizen. Review by Paul Gessell (21.09.03) |
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Ottawa Xpress. "Brush Strokes". Article and front cover, Anita Euteneier (09.03) |
| 2002 |
Poseurs. Exhibition catalogue, St. Mary’s University Art Gallery, text by Mathew Reicherz |
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The Buffalo Times. "Beyond the Pale", Richard Huntington (June 14) |
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Canadian Art Magazine. "The Devil in Ms Griffiths", cover article, RM Vaughn (03,02) |
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CBC Television ARTSPOTS. Produced by Mary Elizabeth Lucaks and Adele Cardamon |
| 2001 |
C Magazine. "Fast women, fast cars", Si Si Penaloza. (Winter 2001/2002) |
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NOW. "Eliza’s Emotion, Deidre Hannah (20-26, 09.01) |
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Ottawa Life Magazine. "Top 100 People of Influence from the Nation’s Capital"(4/1) |
| 2000 |
The Edmonton Journal. "Such pretty portraits, with an edge", Alan Kellog. (4.11) |
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Toronto Life. "Girl Trouble", Betty Ann Jordan. (11.00) |
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EYE. "Heady themes, Horny teens: Joanne Tod and Eliza Griffiths", RM Vaughn (21/09) |
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MIX. "Serial Killers", Artist-run culture section (Summer, 26.1) |
| 1999 |
Le Droit. "Quand La Couleur Dense Danse: Lumiere et Peinture", Aline Begin. (27/11) |
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The Ottawa Citizen. "From fierce women to bruised and dazed men", Paul Gessell (1/11) |
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Matriart. "Power Images: Nora Morse and Eliza Griffiths", Virginia MacDonnell (Vol.7;4) |
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Artichoke. "Eliza Griffiths: Dystopic Romances review" , Paula Gustafson (Vol 11, No. 1) |
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TVOntario - Studio Two. Television feature produced by Barabara Dundas. (May 4) |
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The Canadian Medical Association Journal. "GirlTalk", Anne Marie Todkill. (Mar 9) |
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The Regina Leader-Post "Stories' challenges cultural paradigms", Jack Anderson (18.03) |
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New York Magazine. "Mad About Art", Edith Newhall. Painting reproduction. (Jan 4, p46) |
| 1998 |
The Ottawa Citizen. "The taming of the Canadian art world's bad boy and bad girl: Attila Lukacs and Eliza Griffiths", Paul Gessel. (Nov. 5) |
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Border Crossings. "Fictive Spaces", Robert Enright. (Issue #67, vol.17, no. 3) |
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Lola. "Posers: Alex Bag, Karma Clarke-Davis, and Eliza Griffiths", Ingrid Chu. (issue 1) |
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The Vancouver Sun. "Artist Eliza Griffiths treads new ground with her images of tough looking women", Michael Scott. (June 17, pC8) |
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C - Magazine. "Eliza Griffiths at Mercer Union", John Armstrong.(Issue #57, Feb/Apr.) |
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The Kingston Whig Standard "Satisfaction not a given at peep show", Lee Papart (14.03) |
| 1997 |
The Montreal Gazette. "Muffled Anger and Fantasy with Edge", Henry Lehmann. (Feb. 7) |
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Voir. "Femmes d'aujourd'hui", Stephane Aquin. (Feb. 5 - 11) |
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The Globe and Mail "Eliza Griffiths at Mercer Union", Gillian Mackay (11.10) |
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The Toronto Star. "Griffiths Grrls Just Wanna Have Fun", Christopher Hume. (Sept. 27) |
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Saturday Night. "A New Group of Seven", Melanie Scott. (July/August) |
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MIX magazine. Cover image. (Vol. 22.4, Spring) |