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Robert McNealy EDUCATION 1985 Master of Fine Art, York University, Downsview, ON. 1963-68 Idaho State University, Idaho, U.S.A. 1961-62 Cornish School of Applied Arts, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. TEACHING The Banff Centre, Banff, AB. Capilano College, Vancouver, B.C. Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. York University, Toronto, ON. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2000 QUICK CHANGE (the flood), The Antichamber, Regina, SK. 1998 Solo Dancing, Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1998 Solo Dancing, East End Books, Vancouver, B.C. 1994 Rapids, Gallery Sansair, Vancouver, B.C. 1994 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1992 Micmac/ Avonlea, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I. 1991 Four Rooms (A Home), Gairloch Gallery, Oakville, ON. 1990 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1988 The Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB. 1988 Robert McNealy, 55 Mercer, New York, U.S.A. 1988 S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1987 Embassy Cultural House, London, ON. 1986 Also the Wheel Appeared, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1986 I Cannot Tell, I Will Not Say, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1986 La carte n’est pas le territoire, Obscure, Quebec City, QC. 1986 The Map is Not the Territory, Western Front, Vancouver, B.C. 1985 Peripheral Drift, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1984 La Deuxième Traversée, Optica Gallery, Montreal, QC. 1983 Bengashia Crossing, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto, ON. 1982 Mercer Mnemonic (Size, Shape and Relativity), Mercer Union, Toronto, ON. 1981 Shift (For Leonard Peltier), Glendon Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1980 Second/ Other, (with Marina Keesen), Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Loa Gallery, Gallery A, Amsterdam. 1979 Second/ Other, (with Marina Keesen), YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto, ON. 1979 Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg, Germany. 1978 Hearing, a performance with Christopher Butterfield, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1978 Disparate, Cinéma Lumière, Toronto, ON. 1977 Equal, A.C.T. Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1976 Precinct, C.E.A.C., Toronto, ON. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1999 Case Studies, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1998 Working Drawings and Finished Works, Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1997 Ghost in the Machine, Charles Scott Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. 1996 The Grass Menagerie, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C. 1992 Robert Fones, Robert McNealy, and Michael Snow, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1992 Traveling Theory, Jordanian National Gallery, Amman, Jordan. McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. 1992 Salvage Paradigm, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C. 1991 Okanata, A Space, Toronto, ON. 1991 Material Remains, MacDonald-Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON. 1990 Salvage Paradigm, Wynick/ Tuck Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1990 Material Remains, Charles Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. 1990 Mappings, Office of the Premier, Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, ON. 1990 S.L. Simpson Gallery: 1980-1990, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1989 A Meeting: An exhibition by Canadian and Dutch artists, Stichting Artichoc (Foundation Artichoc), Oss, The Netherlands. 1988 Architettura: Astrazione: Robert McNealy, Bernie Miller, Elspeth Pratt, Sala Uno, Rome, Italy. 1987-88 Active Surplus: The Economy of the Object, The Power Plant, Toronto; 49th Parallel, New York. 1987 Passages, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON. 1986 Patio, Lawn, Slope, The Gallery, Scarborough College, University of Toronto, Scarborough, ON. 1985 Fire and Ice, BINZ 39, Galerie Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland. 1985 Re:Union, York University, Toronto, ON. 1985 Private Image/ Public Myth, Public Image Gallery, New York, U.S.A. 1984 Vestiges of Empire, Camden Arts Centre, London, England. 1984 Drawing Installation, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, QC. 1984 New City of Sculpture, Toronto, ON. 1993 Photographic Sources, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1993 Unaffiliated Artists, 515 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON. 1980 Toronto, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB. 1980 Sitelines, Optica Gallery, Montreal, QC. 1979 Evans, Poldaas, McNealy at Kunstlerhaus, Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg, West Germany. 1979 Four Painters, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. 1978 Common Factors, The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. 1978 A.C.T. at Optica, Optica Gallery, Montreal, QC. 1978 A.C.T. at Nexus, Nexus Gallery, Montreal, QC. 1977 The Toronto Show, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. 1977 Nancy Davidson, Robert McNealy, Joy Walker at A.C.T. Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1976 New York-Toronto Attitude, A.C.T. Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1976 Kunsthandel K276, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1976 Ric Evans, Robert McNealy, Jaan Poldaas at A.C.T. Gallery, A.C.T. Gallery, Toronto, ON. 1972 Canadian Painting and Sculpture, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. GUEST LECTURES Alberta Institute of Art and Design, Calgary, AB. Bishops University, Sherbrooke, QC. Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, P.E.I. De Gymnasium Middelburg, The Netherlands. Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands. McGill University, Montreal, QC. Queens University, Kingston, ON. The Banff Centre, Banff, AB. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. University of Western Ontario, London, ON. York University, Toronto, ON. MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTEES 1997-99 Member, board of directors, Independent Communication Association. 1990 Jury member, Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON. 1988 Jury member, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON. 1988 Jury member, Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON. 1987 Jury member, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON. 1986 Jury member, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON. 1986 Jury member, Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON. 1985 Jury member, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON. 1984 Consultant to discuss funding changes to individual grants and grants to artist-run spaces 1983 Member of committee to discuss design for the future art gallery at Harbourfront, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON. 1980-87 Founding member and first board president, Mercer Union Artists’ Centre, Toronto, ON. 1980 Consultant to discuss design changes to exhibition spaces at the Art Gallery of Ontario. 1976-80 Board member, A.C.T. (Artists’ Co-operative Toronto) BIBLIOGRAPHY Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure. Beks, Marten. Canada in Oss. Kunstbeeld, September 1989. Bellerby, Greg, and Ingrid Jenkner. Material Remains. Vancouver: Charles H. Scott Gallery; and Macdonald-Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON. 1991.* Bidner, Michael. Conscriptive Poetry at the A.G.O. Artists’ Review, Toronto, 2, no. 9 1979. Dault, Gary Michael. Robert McNealy and Judith Schwarz. A Meeting: An Exhibition by Canadian and Dutch Artists. Oss, The Netherlands: Stichting Artichoc, Foundation Artichoc, 1989.* Dobson, Zuleika. Vestiges of Empire. London: Camden Arts Centre, 1984.* Dowding, Martin. Focus: On Robert McNealy. Canadian Art, Toronto, Fall 1990. Dowding, Martin. Robert McNealy at YYZ. Vanguard, Vancouver, September 1983. Everett-Green, Robert. Sculpture That Knows Its Place. The Globe and Mail, Toronto 30 August 1986. Fraser, Ted. Robert McNealy: Micmac/ Avonlea. Charlottetown: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, 1992.* Genereux, Linda. Robert McNealy. Artforum, New York, January 1992. Gould, Trevor. Robert McNealy. C Magazine, Toronto, Winter 1986/87. Grenville, Bruce. Active Surplus: The Economy of the Object, Toronto: The Power Plant, 1987.* Hanna, Deirdre. Sculpture Random Signifiers of Life. Now, 21-27 August 1986. Kuspit, Donald B. Free at Last Toronto Painting and Sculpture. C Magazine, Toronto, Winter 1985. Linsley, Robert. Architettura: Astrazione: Robert McNealy, Bernie Miller, Elspeth Pratt. Rome: Sala 1, 1988.* Lypchuk, Donna. Inventory of the Spirit. Metropolis, Toronto, 11 January 1990. Mays, John Bentley. Art Galleries. Toronto, September 1986. Mays, John Bentley. Garden documents the disarray of the male dominated world. The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 12 January 1990. Mays, John Bentley. Installation Reaffirms McNealy’s Strength. The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 20 Mar 1985. Mays, John Bentley. Robert McNealy at YYZ. The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 8 December 1983. Mays, John Bentley. Unaffiliated Artists. Vanguard, Vancouver, September 1983. McGrath, Patrick. Shift (For Leonard Peltier). Vanguard, Vancouver, May 1981. McNealy, Robert. Complaint. Artists’ Review, Toronto, 2, no. 8. 1979. McNealy, Robert. Gheerbrant at Isaacs. Artists Review, Toronto, 17 October 1977. McNealy, Robert. Traveling Theory. Harbour Magazine of Art and Everyday Life, Fall 1992. McNealy, Robert. What Happened at Niagara Street. Art Communications Issue. Toronto: C.E.A.C., 1976. McNealy, Robert. Works by Offset. Artist in Books, 1978. Nemiroff, Diana. Drawing Installation. Montreal: Saidye Bronfman Centre, 1984.* Purdy, James. The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 24 January 1979. Rans, Goldie. The New City of Sculpture. Vanguard, Vancouver, November 1984. Rhodes, Richard. Mercer Mnemonic. Vanguard (Vancouver, February 1983. Rhodes, Richard. Robert McNealy. Artforum, New York, 1986. Sabbath, Lawrence. Multi-Media Exhibition Offering Avant-garde Works From Six Canadian Artists. The Gazette, Montreal, 17 November 1984. Sheehan, Nick. New City of Sculpture. Now, Toronto, 23 August 1984. Skoggard, Ross. Evans, McNealy, Poldaas at A.C.T. Art in America, November-December 1976. Toronto. Calgary: Alberta College of Art, 1980.* Wiens, Robert. Syntax, Installation by Robert McNealy. Artists’ Review 2, no. 9. 1979. Wood, William. Continuum. The Garden of the Unsuccessful Politician. Lethbridge, AB. Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1988.*. Wood, William. No-Place in Particular. C Magazine, Summer 1985. Wood, William. Robert McNealy. Vanguard, Vancouver, 1986. Artist’s Bookworks and Collaborations Linares, Olga. The Ecology and the Arts in Ancient Panama. In Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Illustrations by Robert McNealy. 1977. McNealy, Robert. =3. Toronto: Bookworks, 1979. McNealy, Robert, and Mari-Lou Rowley. Boreal Surreal. Toronto: Coach House Books, Toronto, 1998. McNealy, Robert, Jaan Poldaas & Michael Balfe. Memorial Monograph for Heather MacDonald. Toronto, 1977. Potts, Charles. Lost River Mountain. Yakama, Washington: Blue Begonia Press. Cover art and division page photographs by Robert McNealy. 1999. Potts, Charles. Nature Lovers. Ann Arbour, Michigan: Pleasure Boat Studios, Cover art and division pages by Robert McNealy. 2000. Potts, Charles, ed. Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry. Walla Walla, Washington: Tsunami Inc., Cover art by Robert McNealy. 1998. Potts, Charles, and Robert McNealy. The Opium Must Go Through. Litmus 1976. GRANTS & AWARDS Samuel Sarrick Award, York University, Toronto, ON. 1996 Arts Council of British Columbia Award 1995 Arts Council of British Columbia Award 1994 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1993 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1992 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1992 Toronto Arts Council Grant 1991 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1991 Toronto Arts Council Grant 1990 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1989 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1988 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1987 Canada Council Arts Grant “A” 1986 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1986 Canada Council Award to Artists 1985 Canada Council Arts Grant “B” 1984 Canada Council Arts Grant “B” 1983 Canada Council Arts Grant “B” 1982 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1981 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1980 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1979 Canada Council Arts Grant “B” 1978 Ontario Arts Council Grant 1978 Canada Council Award to Artists 1977 Canada Council Award to Artists 1974 Canada Council Award to Artists COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON. Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Lantic Sugar, Toronto, ON. Municipal Van Reekumgallery of Modern Art, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Prudential Life Insurance Company of America. York University, Toronto, ON. Princeton University, Museum of Fine Art, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe |