Barbara McGivern
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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

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.




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
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