Artist Profile

  86 Ringwood Dr. Suite 44 Stouffville

 

 

Artist Name: John Roberts
Media Used:

Watercolour

Oils

 

 

About the artist

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  • 1954 Art apprenticeship with Sherman, Laws and Parker, Ltd.

  • 1956 Wash and Detail Artist - Photo Engravers Ltd.

  • 1957 First One-Man show - North Toronto Y.M.C.A. (watercolours)

  • 1958 Merchandise and Fashion Artist - Baton's Newspaper Advertising

  • 1960 Fashion and Sports Illustrator - Metro Matrix Services, New York, U.S.A.

  • 1962 Instructor in Commercial Art - Famous Artists Schools, Westport, Conn.

  • 1965 Instructor in Commercial Art - Famous Artists Schools, Int. in Amsterdam, Holland  

  • 1967 Third prize in an International Art Contest for advertising the new Schiphol Airport (watercolour)  

  • 1968 One-man show of European paintings in Amsterdam

  • 1968 Fine Arts Instructor - Famous Artists Schools, Westport, Conn.

  • 1969 Elected president of the Westport Artists

  • 1970 Returned to Canada after a ten-year absence

  • 1970 One-man show at the Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bay & Richmond Strs. Tor.

  • 1970 One-man show at the Athena Studio Gallery in Huntsville, Ont.

  • 1972 One-man "Christmas" Show at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bay &' Richmond St., Toronto  

  • 1973 One-man show at the Stouffville Public Library

  • 1974 One-man show at the Stouffville Public Library

  • 1975 Drawings on consignment at the Gadalsy Gallery, Yorkville Ave., Toronto

  • 1976 "SnowPatterns" (watercolours) chosen for O.S.A. Spring Show at First Canadian Place in Toronto  

  • 1976 One-man show at York Fine Arts Gallery, Snowball Corners near Aurora, Ont.  

  • 1977 One-man show at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto

  • 1980 One man show at Gallery Gabor, Markham St., Toronto

  • 1981 $500 - "40 mile wide show" purchase prize Latcham Gallery, Stouffville

  • 1981 Second one-man show at Gallery Gabor, Markham St., Toronto

  • 1983 Third one-man show at Gallery Gabor, Markham St., Toronto

  • 1983 "The Conversation" chosen for the Ontario Society of Artists, Image '83

  • 1984 "The Crosswalk" chosen for the Ontario Society of Artists, Image '84

  • 1984 One -man show at the Latcham Gallery in Stouffville

  • 1989 Four Person Show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

  • 1989 Elected to Membership in The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour

  • 1990 1991 - Exhibition Chairman of C.S.P. W.C.

  • 1991 Painting Titled " Weather vane" in Rodman Hall Permanent Collection, St. Catherines, Ont.

  • 1994 Roberts' Gallery in Toronto, Group Show, C.S.P.W.C.

  • 1995 Gallery Gabor, Group show in Toronto

  • 1996 McMichael Canadian Collection Gallery, Group show

  • 1997 Latcham Gallery, Group show, Stouffville

  • 2001 Clock Tower Gallery, Group show, Stouffville

  • 2001 Latcham Gallery, Group show, Stouffville




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