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Roger Savage, R.C.A. EDUCATION 1941 Born in Windsor, Ontario 1946-59 Early education: Halifax; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 1963 B.F.A. Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB 1964-65 Independent painting, drawing, Malaga, Spain 1966-68 Art specialist in Montreal school system (PSGBM) 1969 Resumed full-time independent art work. Resides in Liverpool. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2000 Watercolours- Nova Scotia, Bavaria, Thuringia, Savage Gallery 1999 Aquarell- Impressionen von Weimar, Weimarer Malschule, Weimar, Germany 1999 Roger Savage: Thirty Years of Print Making, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS 1998 Watercolours & Drawings, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1997 Landscape Watercolours, Savage Gallery 1996 Watercolours, Serigraphs & Lithos, Savage Gallery 1995 Bermuda Watercolours, Savage Gallery 1995 The Berkshires, Savage Gallery 1994 Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Savage Gallery 1993 Arctic and Other Watercolours, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1993 Madeira Watercolours, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1993 Bermuda Revisited, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1993 Watercolours, Drawings and Prints, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1992 Arctic Watercolours, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1992 Bermuda Watercolours, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1992 Watercolours, Drawings and Prints, Savage Gallery, Liverpool 1991 Blumen, Pflanzen, Landschaften, Palmengarten, Frankfurt 1991 Serigraphs, Lithographs, Galerie in der Berliner Volksbank, Berlin 1990 Aquarelles, Lithographs, Centre de Congres, Montreux, Switzerland 1989 Watercolours from Crete, Soho Gallery, Halifax 1986 Colores de Colombia, Gallery Studio 21, Halifax 1986 Instituto de Cultura y Bellas Arles, Tunja, Colombia 1981 Jesuitenkirche Galerie, Aschaffenburg, W. Germany 1981 FGK Gallei, Visby, Sweden 1981 Roger Savage - Prints:, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax 1979 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax (national tour 1979 -81) 1976 Eye Level Gallery, Halifax 1974 Third International Graphic Biennial, Frechen, W. Germany 1974 Peggy´s Cove Syndrome, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax 1974 Nine Out of Ten, Art Gallery of Hamilton 1973 Graphic 8 Galleries, Calgary 1973 Tenth Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1972 New Talent in Printmaking, Marlborough-Godard Galleries, Toronto, Montreal 1972 Third British International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK 1971 Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers, London , ON 1970 Neate Gallery, Halifax 1969 Magic Realism in Canada, University of Waterloo, University of Guelph 1969 Neate Gallery, Halifax 1969 New Images from Canada, Banfer Gallery, New York City GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1999 Century of Canadian Drawings, Art Gallery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 1999 Last Picture Show, Art Collectors Club, Winnipeg, MB 1998 World Print Survey Truman State University, Kirksville, MI, USA 1998 Print Types Indiana Hills Community College, Ottumwa, 10, USA 1997 Repetitious Images, St. Francis Xavier Univ., Antigonish, NS 1997 Art Collectors´ Club, Winnipeg, MB 1997 Print Types, Abeline Texas University, Abeline, TX, USA 1996 Consortium Prints Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO, USA 1996 Print Types, Art Institute, Odessa, TX, USA 1995 North of the Border´, Wiregrass Mus. of Art, Dothan, AL, USA 1994 Third Edition, Mt. St. Vincent Univ. Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S. 1994 Print Types, Chadron State College, Chadron, NE, USA 1994 Print Types, Central College, Pella, IA 1993 N.S. Printmakers Assoc. Juried Print Show, Acadia Univ. Art Gallery, Wolfvilfe 1993 Wolfville Collects, Acadia Univ. Art Gallery, Wolfville 1992 Canadian Printmakers, Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO 1992 Kanadensiskt, Gotlands Konst Museum, Visby, Sweden 1992 Konstmuseum, Visby, Sweden 1992 Print Types, Owatoma Art Center, Minn., USA 1992 Gallery 454, Winnipeg 1990 Living Proof, N.S. Printmakers Association, St.Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS 1990 Affiniy with Nature, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, USA 1989 Kontsmuseum, Visby, Sweden 1989 Atque Ars, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N13 1988 Gallery 454, Winnipeg 1988 Living Nature Vivant´88, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa 1988 Lyghtesome Gallery, Antigonish, NS 1988 Queens County Museum, Liverpool, NS 1988 Woodlands and Wildlife, Bowater Mersey Exh., Windsor, NS 1987 RCA Printmakers, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto 1986 Visual Facts ´86, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax 1985 Willows Gallery, Canning, NS 1984 Advisor´s Choice I, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, USA 1984 Henry Chauncey Center, Princeton, New Jersey, USA 1983 Atlantic Print Exhibition, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, touring 1982 Art for All, Art Gallery of Windsor, ON 1982 Printmaker´s ´82, Art Rental Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto 1982 Prints ´82, Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catherine´s, ON 1980 Arts East´80, Maritime Art Association, touring 1980 Gallery One, Moncton, NB 1980 Landmark Galleries, Fredericton, NB 1979 Fourth Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax 1978 International of Drawings, Christchurch, New Zealand 1977 50 Canadian Drawings, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton 1977 Print Nova Scotia, Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax 1977 Atlantic Coast: An Illustrated Journal, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1977 Mosaicart: XXI Olympiad Montreal 1975 Eighth Burnaby Biennial of Edition Art, Burnaby Art Gallery 1974 Second Norsk International Graphic Bienial, Fredrikstad, Norway 1974 Third International Graphic Biennial, Frechen, W. Germany 1974 Peggy´s Cove Syndrome, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax 1974 Nine Out of Ten, Art Gallery of Hamilton 1973 Tenth Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1972 New Talent in Printmaking, Marlborough-Godard Galleries, Toronto, Montreal 1974 Third British International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK 1971 Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers, London , ON 1969 Magic Realism in Canada, University of Waterloo, University of Guelph 1969 New Images from Canada, Banfer Gallery, New York City COMMISSIONS 1997 Queens General Hospital Foundation, Liverpool, N.S. 1997 Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa 1998 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, Liverpool, N.S. 1996 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, Liverpool, N.S. 1994 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, Liverpool, N.S. 1992 Liverpool International Theatre Festival, Liverpool, N.S. 1989 Royal Bank of Canada, Liverpool, N.S. 1985 Halifax Sheraton Hotel 1985 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Capital Campaign 1981 Royal Canadian Mint, Canada $100 gold "0 Canada" commemorative coin 1981 Bowater Mersey Paper Company, Liverpool 1979 Nova Scotia Logo, Canada Winter Games 1978 Royal Canadian Mint, Canada $100 gold "Unity" commemorative coin COLLECTIONS Public Collections Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. Art Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax Athabasca University, Edmonton Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa City of Berlin, Germany City of Dartmouth, N.S. City of Wolfsburg, Germany Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Dalhousie University, Halifax Foothills Collection, Calgary Glenbow Museum, Calgary Gotlands Kommun, Visby, Sweden Health and Welfare Canada, Halifax Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto New Brunswick Museum, Saint John Nova Scotia Art Bank, Halifax Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. Seneca College, Willowdale, Ontario St. Mary´s University, Halifax Stadtgemeinde Liestal, Switzerland ´Stornaway´, Canadiana Fund (National Capital Comm.), Ottawa Tatamagouche Centre, N.S. University of Alberta, Health Science Centre, Calgary University of Waterloo, Ontario White Mountain Academy of the Arts, Elliot lake, ON Private and Corporate Collections Alberta Gas Trunk Line, Calgary Alcan, Toronto Arthur Anderson and Co., Toronto Bank of Montreal, Halifax Banque Paribas de Canada, Montreal Blake Cassels and Graydon, Toronto Blois & Nickerson, Halifax Bolands Ltd., Halifax Bowater Mersey Paper Company, Liverpool Canada News-Wire, Halifax Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto Canadian Pacific, Montreal Canadian Utilities, Calgary Canadian Western Natural Gas, Calgary Central Trust, Halifax Chateau Halifax Hotel Chateau Paints, Montreal Citibank Canada, Toronto Claridge Collection, Montreal Clarkson Gordon Company, Calgary CN Explorations, Calgary Control Data Incorporated, Mississauga Coopers and Lybrand Ltd., Calgary Corona Resources, Toronto Crosbie Offshore, St. John´s, NfId. CS Management, Toronto Cyanamid, Toronto Davison Seamone Rickard Adams Architects, Hfx Dover Park Development, Toronto ESSO Resources, Calgary Ezra and Wolverton, Toronto Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Chicago G-V. Martin and Associates, Toronto General Motors Corp, Detroit Gietty Mines, Toronto GMC Investors Corp., Toronto Goodman and Goodman, Toronto Gulf Canada, Calgary Harries, Houser, Toronto Hercules Canada, Toronto Himont, Toronto Husky Oil, Halifax, Toronto IBM Canada, Toronto Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Montreal Innocan Inc., Montreal Johnson & Higgins, Halifax Jones Consultants, Montreal Jones, D.R., Halifax Knobl, W.& L., Nornberg, Germany Landmark Minerals, Calgary Lantic Sugar, Montreal Leaman, N., Liverpool Lodge That Gives, Cdn. Cancer Soc., Halifax Maclaren, Morris and Todd, Toronto Magna Corporation, Toronto Manufacturer´s Life Insurance Co., Toronto Maritime Graphic Arts, Halifax Mathers Travel, Halifax McInnes, Cooper, Robertson, Halifax Menard and Dube, Montreal Mirabaud Canada, Montreal Molson Breweries Toronto Nabisco Brands, East Hanover, New Jersey National Sea Products, Halifax Nelligan Power, Ottawa Nichols, R. & N., Dartmouth Nova Scotia Tractors, Halifax Office Elan, Toronto Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd., Calgary Peat, Marwick and Mitchell, Calgary Price/Wilson, Montreal Regional Trust Co. Toronto Reichold, Toronto Rilke, B., Nürnberg, Germany Ringwest, Toronto Revenue Canada Customs, Halifax Royal Bank of Canada, Calgary, Liverpool, Montreal Selkirk Communications, Toronto Sheraton Hotel, Halifax Sumitomo Bank, Toronto Swiss Bank Corporation, Toronto Teleglobe Canada, Mill Village, N.S., Montreal Telesat Canada, Ottawa Toronto Bayview Clinic, Toronto Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto Touche Ross, Toronto Transco Energy, Houston Walwyn Stodgell Cochran Murray, Halifax Ward Mallette, Toronto Western Canadian Software, Calgary Westinghouse Canada, Hamilton Xerox of Canada, Toronto GRANTS/AWARDS 1999 International Cultural Relations, Can Dept. Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Ottawa 1999 (Weimar, Germany, Cultural Capital of Europe 1999) 1993 International Relations Program, Canadian Embassy, Bonn 1992 Skills Development for Professional Artists, N.S. Government 1991 "Arctic Awareness Program", Energy, Mines, Resources, Canada 1989 Skills Development for Professional Artists, N.S. Gov´t. 1980 Canada Council Project Costs Grant, Sweden and Germany 1980 Brucebo Scholarship, Gotland, Sweden 1980 Nova Scotia Environment Award, Province of Nova Scotia 1970 Canada Council Travel Grant, Germany PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Artists-in-residence, workshops 1999 Weimarer Malshule, Weimar, Germany (May, June) 1992 Printworkshop B.B.K., Bethanienhaus, Berlin 1992 Geological Survey of Canada, Otto Fiord Field Camp, Ellesmere Island 1991 Polar Continental Shelf Project, Ellesmere Is. 1991-88 Printworkshop B.B.K., Bethanienhaus, Berlin 1981 Holland College, Charlottetown (P.E.I. Art Summer´81) 1980 0 Associates, Great Island, Nova Scotia 1979 Universite de Moncton, N13 1978 Eptek Centre, Surnmerside, PE 1977 St. Michael´s Printshop, St. Michael´s, Newfoundland Arts and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, NF 1971-75 International Druckwerkstadt, Wolfsburg, Germany Painting sites, travels Austria (1989) Bermuda (1998, ´95, ´93, ´92, ´80) Canary Islands (1991) Colombia (1986) Cuba (1981) Czech Rep. (1989) Ellesmere Island, Devon Island, Cdn. Arctic (1992, 1991) France (1989) Germany (1999, ´98, ´97, ´95, ´93, ´92, ´91, ´90, ´89, ´88, ´83) Greece [Crete] (1989, 1986) Mareira (1992) Nova Scotia (1997- 1990) Portugal-Algarve (1990) Prince Edward Island (1997, 1990) Spain (1989,1965,1964) Sweden [Gotland] (1983,1981,1980), Switzerland (1989,1988,1983) USA-Berkshires, MA (1994) Presentations (P), Lectures (L), Workshops (W) 1999 Tatamagouche (W) 1999 Parks Day, Thomas Raddall Park, Port Joli (W) 1999 Weimar, Germany (W) 1999 Weimar, Germany (W) 1998 Sackville, NB (W) 1998 Bermuda (W) 1997 Annapolis Royal (W) 1997 Petite Riviere (W) 1997 Liverpool (W) 1997 Greenwich, PEI (W) 1996 Dartmouth Art Group, NS (W) 1996 Dalhousie University, Halifax (P) 1995 Tatamagouche (W) 1994 Halifax (W) 1993 Liverpool (W) 1993 Annapolis Royal (W) 1993 Liverpool (W) 1993 Bermuda (W) 1992 Annapolis Royal (W) 1992 Strathgartney, P.E.I. (W) 1992 Annapolis Royal (W) 1992 Liverpool (W) 1992 Bermuda (W) 1991 Tatamagouche, N.S. (W) 1991 Frankfurt/M., Germany (L) 1991 Bass River, N.S. (W) 1986 Annapolis Royal Community Arts Council (W) 1986 Art Gallery Of Nova Scotia, Halifax (P) 1986 Fine Arts Department, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia (L´ 1980 Herring Gull Gallery, Chester, N.S. (W) 1978 Eptek Centre, Surnmerside, P.E.I. (W) 1977 Painters Palette Group, Halifax (W) 1977 Eye Level Gallery, Halifax (W) 1977 Regional College, Corner Brook, NfId. (W) 1976 Eye Level Gallery, Halifax (W) 1975 Art Gallery, Mount St. Vincent Univ., Halifax (W) Memberships Art Gallery of N.S., Halifax (Board of Governors 1988-92) Canadian Artists´ Representation CARFAC Copyright Collective The Print Consortium Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Visual Arts Nova Scotia Affiliations Commercial Galleries Savage Gallery, Liverpool, NS Art Collectors´ Club, Winnipeg, MB Art Consultants Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Chicago, Frankfurt. Art Rentals Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax) Confederation Centre Art Gallery (Charlottetown) Edmonton Art Gallery Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal Winnipeg Art Gallery BIBLIOGRAPHY Note: an asterisk (*) following an entry indicates an exhibition catalogue or brochure. Films, Videos: about the artist "Artists in Nova Scotia" Mt. St. Vincent Univ. Art Gallery & DUET. contact artist, 1994. "Visual Arts Bulletin", Halifax Cable. contact artist, 1980. "Silk and Colour", CTV, Ottawa. not available, 1979. Publications "Century of Canadian Drawings" Art Gallery Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS, 1999. * "New Acquisitions Roger Savage", John Murchie, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1999. * "Roger Savage: a survey", Patrick Laurette, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1979. * Artmagazine", p.20. Mar/Apr 1977. Barnard, Elissa. Chronicle Herald, p.B4, 21 March 1991. Barnard, Elissa. Chronicle-Herald, p. 1 E. 9 June 1986. Barnard, Elissa. Chronicle-Herald, p.2WB, 12 August 1989. Canadian Encyclopedia, p. 1486. Hurtig Pub. 1985. Doyle, Michael. Chronicle Herald, C1. 1 April 1991 Jones, Elizabeth. ArtsAtIantic 10, Vol.3 No.2, pp.1 8-21, 1981. MacKeeman, Karl. Atlantic Advocatep.59. January 1975. Mersey Quarterly, No.7, pp. 8-9, 1981. Mueller, Richard. Arts Atlantic 27, Vol.7 No.3, pp.8-9 1987. Proctor, Steve. Chronicle-Herald, supplement "The Novascotian", Vol.6 No.3, pp. 4-5. 1987. Redgrave, Felicity. Artmagazine pg.58, , Nov/Dec, 1980. Smulders, Marilyn. Daily News p.30, 11 February 1999. Smulders, Marilyn. Daily News pg 22, 13 July 1999. The Advance, p. 1 B; Mar 14, p.6A. 10 January 1991. The Advance, p.6A. (A) 23 January 1999, The Advance, p.7. 28 May 1986. The Advance, p.8. (A) 4 January 1989. Vance, Marilyn, Visual Arts News, Vol.7 No.4, pp.6-7, 1985. Visual Arts News, Vol. 3 No.3, pp.4-6., Visual Arts NS 1979. Publications contributed to "2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century", 2000. "Bjorn Fiord Christmas Card", Cdn Embassy, Berlin, 1999. "Canadian Artists in Exhibition", Roundstone Press, Toronto. 1974-72 "Delaps Cove, NS; Lighthouse", Medway Head, NS, 2000. "International Directory of Arts", 1982. "Millennium Calendar", Atlantic Nova Print, Halifax, 2000. "Ontario Index of Canadian Artists", L. Chenier. 1974 "Printworld", Directory of Contemporary Prints and Prices, also ´98, ´96, ´88-89, ´82-86 "Who´s Who in American Art", also ´96,´95,´92-91,-89,´86,´82 |