About the Artist
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Barbara grew up in Toronto and at the age of 5 her painting skills were first recognized. In 1971 Barbara went to Europe, for 5 years. Finally settling in London in the fall on 1974 she became a member of The Arts Club, Mayfair. and Chelsea Arts Club. Returning to Toronto in 1976 she worked with Columbia Pictures Television until 1981 when they stopped producing TV programs in Canada. She then started painting at her first art studio in downtown Toronto, her work at that time was very naive and was inspired by the English artist Beryl Cook, In 1984 she got accepted by the Ontario College of Art and Design. Barbara studied under famous Canadian artists such as Graham Coughtry and Jack Cassidy and also did 2 workshops with Eric Fischl and Susan Rothenberg, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario.
Barbara graduated in 1988 in Experimental Arts, Honours, at OCA. In 1992 Barbara went to Russia where saw the shows of the Impressionist artist Matisse at the Hermitage and Fernando Botero at the Pushkin, Moscow. During the same trip Barbara saw the Barnes Collection at Musee D'Orsay, Paris and was inspired by such master pieces. She produced a series of paintings based on the Impressionist, with her own interpretation of The Barnes Collection, (Alfred Barnes, philanthropist, USA), which was later shown at Musee Hotel Baudy in Giverny.[4] Throughout the 90's McGivern was represented by galleries in Yorkville, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton as well as Dubai, Zurich, Berlin, London, Paris and Madrid. From WikiPaintings.org: |
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Education, Workshops and Exhibitions
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EDUCATION
1985-88 Ontario College of Art, AOCA, SCA 1984-85 Toronto School of Art 1983-84 Art’s Sake WORKSHOPS 1998 Eric Fischl, Georgian College, Barrie, Canada 2000 Susan Rothenberg, Georgian College, Barrie, Canada SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Station Gallery, Brantford, Ontario 2014 Art San Diego, San Diego, California Spectrum, Art Miami Bael, Florida 2011 Words, Can Gallery, New York, New York 2009 Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Canada Gallerie Bohner, Manhiem, Germany 2008 Arts Club, London, England 2007 Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ontario. 2006 Nomad Gallery. London, England Spoke Gallery, Toronto, 2005 Grand Canvas’, Majlis Gallery, Grand Hyatt, Dubai, UAE Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta INDEX 05, Canadian Pavillion, Dubai, UAE 2004 Extraordinary Journey, Majlis Galley, Dubai, UAE INDEX 04, Canadian Pavillion, Dubai, UAE 2002 Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario 2001 Paintings in my mind, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto 2000 Makepeace, McGivern, Furniture & Painting, Prime Gallery 1999 Original Sense, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1998 Extraordinary Journey, Ozten Zeki Gallery London, England 1997 The Barnes Collection Series, Musée Hotel Baudy, Giverny, France, Extraordinary Journey, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, 1996 An Evening in the Eastend, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, 1995 Galerie Company, Paris, France 1993 Schieder & Assoc., Toronto 1988-93 various solo shows SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 Studio 26, NY< New York Lando fine Art, Edmonton, Alberta 2013 Eclectic, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto 2012 Art Slam, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto The Paper show, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto 2011 MIND, Ductac, Dubai, UAE 2010 Fran Hill Gallery, Art Slam, Toronto Arta Gallery, Toronto 2009 Wish YouWere Here, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2008 International Art Fair, Galeria de Arte Gaudi, Madrid, Spain, Rotterdam 2007 Collectors Gallery, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY ARTeNim 2007, Galeria de Arte Gaudi, Madrid, Spain, Nimes, France 2006 Lando Fine Art, Edmonton, Alberta Quan Schieder, Toronto 2006 New Paintings, Nomad Gallery, London England New Paintings, Spoke Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2005 Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Celebration of the Arabian Horse, Christies, Artworks, Dubai, UAE Women and Art, A Global Perspective, Sharjah Ladies Club, Sharjah, UAE Nord Sud, Galeria Carrion Vivar, Bogata, Columbia MIWA, Artforum, New York, New York 2004 Gold Art, Schwabach, Germany 2003 Art Bodensee, Dornbirn, Austria 2002 Innsbruck Art Fair, BB Fine Art, Innsbruck, Austria Europ’art, BB Fine Art, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001 Galerie im Neuen Kranzler Eck, Berlin, Germany Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy The New Artist, International Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland Toronto International Art Fair, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto 2000 Toronto International Art Fair, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto Bait Muzna Gallery, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 2000 NOT the Royal Academy Summer Show, Salon des Refusés, London, England 1999 Royal Academy summer Show, Selected but not hung, London, England NOT the Royal Academy Summer Show, Salon des Refusés, London, England Pratt & Whitney, Invited artist, Mississauga, Ontario Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto 1998 Majlis Gallery, Dubai, UAE Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto NOT the Royal Academy Summer Show, Salon des Refusés, London, England 1997 Art Expo ‘97, Teodora Art Gallery, New York, New York The Art and Technology Circus, Audart, New York, New York The Majlis Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E. 1996 “Gifts from the Permenat Collection”, Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art “TNT”, Audart Gallery, New York, New York, 1994 Quan Schieder, Toronto, Ontario 1988-93 Various shows |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Royal Collection, Sharjah, UAE HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai and Defence Minister of the UAE CeeCee Holdings, Dubai, UAE Compass, Dubai, UAE Designdivision, Dubai, UAE Emirates Tower Hotel, Dubai, UAE Eytzinger Gold, Schwabach, Germany Ghandour Building, Beirut, Lebanon Bernstein Hounsfield & Assoc., London, England Cannex Financial Inc., Toronto Danson, Zucker & Connelly, Toronto Electric Light Company, London, England Lever Brothers, Toronto Saatchi & Saatchi, Compton Hayhurst, (Canada) Ltd. Teck Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. Union Carbide, Toronto COMMISSIONS Swarovski Crystals, Dubai, UAE Emirates Tower Hotel, Dubai, UAE JL Albright Venture Partners, Toronto ArtWorks, Dubai, UAE Frayland Consulting and Interiors, Dubai, UAE Dellwood Consultancy, Dubai, UAE Unesco, Christmas cards 2003-2004, Snecma Moteurs, CDC IXIS Securties Matrix Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta Luigi Malones, Dublin, Ireland MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS Art Gallery of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta Art Gallery of Mississauga Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton Baycrest Centre, Toronto Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto The Robert MacLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa University College, University of Toronto The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ontario Vernon Art Gallery, Vernon, B.C. Glynhurst Art Gallery, Brantford, Ontario Temiskaming Art Gallery, Extraordinary Journey, Haileybury, On. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Bold Magazine, the Gold Lady, March 2012 Al-Quds Al Arabi, Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, April, 2012 176 John St, Kanada, Simone Janson, January 2, 201 Lostidos, Spanish Magazine, Toronto, 2010 MUDD Magazine, 2010 VietSun, Toronto, 2010 D’Art Magazine, Spring Summer, Ed Rubin 2009 The Post, Bodly Composed Exhibition Saturates Gallery, Lindsay, Ontario. 2007 Kwaratha Lakes this week, Extraordinary Journey Continues. Lindsay, Ontario Liberty Magazine, Cover, Dubai, UAE, 2005 Lush, The Midas Brush, Toronto, 2005 Arabian Woman, June 2005, Dubai, UAE Abstract Appeal, Friday Magazine, 2005, DubaiGulf Times, May 2005, Dubai, UAE Art Scene, Grand Canvases, Inside Out, June 2005, Dubai, UAE Liberty Magazine, March 2005, Dubai, UAE The Gulf Times, Tabloid, January 31, 2005 Women and Art, Sharjah Ladies Biennale, Sharjah, UAE, 2005 Ajman TV, February 2005, A Grand Canvas of Abstract Forms, City Times, Khaleej Times, Saturday May 14,2005 Oman TV, Muscat, Oman, January 25, 2000 BBC 4, Today, Anna Ford, June 20, 1998, London Media Television, CITY TV, December 19, 1994 Toronto Star, Diana Geddes, Paris, May 24, 1992 |
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Airmile Millionaires, Viva Magazine, June 2005, Dubai, UAE Making a Grand Exhibition, Hello Magazine, May 2005, Dubai, UAE Temiskaming Spectator, The Glitter of Gold, September8, 2004 Gulf News, Rich Oils, Glassware on show” Dubai, UAE, September22, 2004 Gulf Weekly, Brush with Art, Dubai, UAE, September, 2004 The Gulf Today, “Dubai is a very futuristic city”, september 29, 2004 Dubai Eye, Dubai Radio, May 11, 2005, Dubai, UAE 7 Days, Metro Life, May 17, 2005, Dubai, UAE The Expositor, Abstract Expressionism gets Updated, January, 17, 2004 Persona Media, Haileybury, On, September 10, 2004 Bold Abstracts, Hamilton Spectator, Reggina Hago, April 2002 Al-Quds, London, England, September 8,9, 2001 International Artist, Master Painter, October/November 2000 Oman TV, January 25, 2000 NIZWA Magazine, (cover), July 2000 The Globe & Mail, June 7, 2000 www.studio 211.com, august , 2000 International Artist, master Painter, October/November, 2000 Nizwa Magazine, Cover, Muscat, Oman, July 2000 |