| BACKGROUND |
| 1955 |
Born in London, England |
| 1985 |
Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Honours
Diploma, Vancouver, BC |
| 1986 |
Awarded Canada Council Studio in Paris for one year |
| 1991 |
M.F.A. Concordia University, Montreal, QUE |
| 1991 - |
Taught at Concordia University , University of
Ottawa, University of British Columbia and currently at Emily
Carr College of Art |
| SOLO
EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 |
Paper Dolls, Diane Farris Gallery |
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Mirror, Mirror, New Zones Gallery , Calgary |
| 2005 |
Alpha Girls , Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
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| 2004 |
Alpha Girls, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 2002-03 |
Thirteen, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| 2000 |
Looking Back, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1999-2000 |
Corrections, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops,
BC |
| 1999 |
My Vocation, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1997 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
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Garnet Press Gallery, Toronto, ON |
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Sylvia White Contemporary Artists, New York, NY |
| 1996 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1994 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1993 |
Bourget Gallery, Montreal, PQ |
| 1990-92 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1989 |
Angela Grossmann: A Recent Survey,
Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC |
| 1988 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1987 |
Affaires d'Enfants, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1986 |
Diane Farris Gallery |
| GROUP
EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 |
Dancing to the Invisible Piper: Canadian
Figurative Art, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON |
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Edward Day Gallery , Group Show, Toronto, ON |
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Vancouver School, Artists for
Kids Gallery, North Vancouver, BC |
| 2005 |
Freeze, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 2004 |
Sur La Table, Diane Farris Gallery |
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Art Gallery of Calgary , (Basement Show)
Calgary, Alberta |
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Form and Figure, Mendel Art Gallery |
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Toronto Art Fair (Diane Farris Gallery),
Toronto, ON |
| 2003 |
Portrayal, Diane Farris Gallery |
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The Basement Show, The Electra, Vancouver, BC |
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Memories and Testimonies, Hart House, Toronto,
ON |
| 2002 |
Memories and Testimonies, Concordia, Montreal, ON |
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Pool, Harbour Front Gallery, Toronto, ON |
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Toronto Art Fair (Robert Birch Gallery), Toronto, ON |
| 2001 |
Beaux Arts 2001: Showcasing
Jewish Artists. Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
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Toronto Art Fair (Robert Birch Gallery), Toronto, ON |
| 1999- 2000 |
Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 |
Futura Bold, Fifteen Years Later. Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1999-2000 |
Crime and Punishment, traveling group exhibition
with Canadian artists Louise Noguchi, Sheila Ayearst, Angela
Grossmann and British crime-scene photographer Jonathan Eeles.
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON; Gallery 44, Toronto
ON; and Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK. |
| 1998 |
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C. |
| 1997 |
Absolute L.A. Invitational, Sherry Frumkin
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Figuratively Speaking, Diane Farris Gallery |
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Heartfelt, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam,
BC |
| 1995 |
The Spectacular State: Fascism and the Modern Imagination,
The Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University |
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Basic Inquiry and the Vancouver Holocaust
Society, Vancouver, BC |
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Articule, Montreal, PQ |
| 1994 |
Contemporary Decades, Emily Carr Institute
of Arts & Design, Vancouver, BC |
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The Expressive Portrait, The Exposure Gallery, Vancouver,
BC |
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Artfair Seattle (Diane Farris Gallery), Seattle,
WA; part of public displays project |
| 1993 |
MONTAGE International Festival of the Image, Rochester, NY |
| 1992-97 |
Artfair Seattle (Diane Farris Gallery), Seattle,
WA |
| 1991 |
Christmas Exhibition, Diane Farris Gallery |
| 1990 |
ART/LA '90, Diane Farris Gallery , Los Angeles,
CA |
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Artropolis '90, The Roundhouse, Vancouver, BC |
| 1989 |
Gillmore, Grossmann, Root, 49th Parallel
Gallery (Diane Farris Gallery), N.Y. |
| 1988 |
Great Strides, Stride Gallery (in association with University
of Lethbridge collection), Calgary |
| 1987 |
Art Cologne '87, (Diane Farris Gallery),
Cologne, West Germany |
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Fresh Air: Eight Vancouver Painters, Kamloops Art Gallery,
BC |
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Vancouver Painters, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts,
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1986-87 |
West Coast Painting: New Directions, Canada House, London,
England |
| 1986 |
Four Vancouver Young Romantic Painters, Centre
Culturel Canadien, Paris |
| 1985 |
Young Romantics, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
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Five Young Artists, Diane Farris Gallery |
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Futura Bold Installation, Convertible Warehouse, Vancouver,
BC |
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Group Show of Canadian Painters, 49th Parallel
Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1984 |
Futura Bold, Unit Pitt, Vancouver, BC |
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Warehouse Show, Vancouver, BC |
| GRANTS
AND AWARDS |
| 2004 |
Canada Council "A" Grant |
| 1996 |
Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1994 |
Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1990 |
Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1988 |
Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1986 |
Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1984 |
British Columbia Cultural Fund Award |
| 1983 |
Scholarship from Emily Carr College of Art
and Design |
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British Columbia Cultural Fund Award |
| 1981 |
First Year Scholarship from Emily Carr College
of Art and Design |
| SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Allen, Joanne. 100 artists who have most influenced
British art students. The Art Newspaper, May 2006 |
| American Photography. Review of Montage '93, December
1993. |
| Blanchette, Manon. Aux Confins de la Tradition
et de L'Ouverture, Vie des Arts, Summer 1987. |
| Burnham, Clint. Angela Grossmann’s paintings
explore essence of girlhood. Vancouver Sun, June 17, 2008 |
| Campbell, Deborah. Angela Grossmann’s Portrait
Toughs – Alpha Girl, Canadian Art, Summer, 2006, Vol.
23 No.2 |
| Canada Today. New Era of Painting on Show at Canada
House, No. 13, November 1986. |
| Cramp, Beverley. Angela Grossmann: Capturing the
moment when a girl becomes aware of being looked at. Galleries
West, 2006 |
| Dault, Gary Michael. Girl Paintings
are Strong Stuff. Globe and Mail, December 21, 2002. |
| Dault, Julia. The Art Underground. National Post,
June 10, 2004. |
| Genereux, Linda. Canadians Regroup
in N.Y., Metropolis, Vol. 1, No. 44, March 23, 1989. |
| Gilbert Liz. Reconnecting Man to Nature, The West
Ender. May 15 1986. |
| Gill, Alexandra. Art Goes Underground.
The Globe and Mail, October 27, 2003. |
| Grace Sherrill. Painting on the Edge, 1987, American
Book Review, Spring 1988. |
| Hill, Mary Frances. Explorations
of girlhood under pressure. Westender, June 15 – 21, 2006 |
| Howard, Cori. Five artists, will paint for money.
National Post, February 6, 2001. |
| Hume, Chris. Lending Dignity
to Faces of Crime, The Toronto Star, March 20, 1997. |
| Johnson, Eve. Review of Young Romantics, The Vancouver
Sun, July 1985. |
| Johnson, Mia. Preview of the Visual Arts, Sept-Nov.
2004 |
| Johnson, Mia. Preview of the Visual Arts, Mar-April,
2002 |
| Kaplan, Joel. Graham Gillmore,
Angela Grossmann, Vanguard, September 1987. |
| Killam, Sherry. Western Living, July 1990. |
| Laurence, Robin. Girls Caught
in Market's Tide, Georgia Straight, Vancouver, October 14, 2004 |
| Mackay, Gillian. Angela Grossmann and Oliver Girling
at Garnet Press, The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1997. |
| Perry, Art. It’s a Disturbing
and Enthralling Exhibition, The Province, April 18, 1990. |
| Richardson, Bill. Job Satisfaction. National Post,
March 10, 1999. |
| Rosenberg, Ann. Distaff Eyes
Reflect Surreal World, The Vancouver Sun, September 12, 1992. |
| Scott, Michael. The Basement Reveals Artistic
Genius. The Vancouver Sun, October 29, 2003. |
| Scott, Michael. Angela Grossmann,
The Vancouver Sun, March 11, 1999. |
| Scott, Michael. Mugshots Transformed under Grossmann's
Brush, Vancouver Sun, Saturday September 14, 1996. |
| Stainsby, Mia. Open Suitcases
Full of Intimate Scenes, Vancouver Sun, May, 1987. |
| Templeman-Kluit, Anne. The Young Romantics at
the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Magazine, June 1985. |
| Thomas, Gilda. Four Young Romantics
of Vancouver, Vie des Arts, December 1986. |
| Tousley, Nancy. Artists part of vigorous new Vancouver
movement, Calgary Herald, January 29, 1987. |
| Wallace, Keith. The Basement
Show. Canadian Art, Spring 2004. |
| Watson, Scott. Angela Grossmann: Affaires d’Enfants,
Canadian Art, Fall 1987. |
| Watson, Scott. Review of Futura
Bold, C Magazine, Spring 1985. |
| Watson, Scott. Angela Grossmann, Western Living,
April 1988. |
| Wohlberg, Tara. Lost & Found,
NUVO, Autumn 2003. |
| Wolff, Theodore F. New York Art Galleries that
Sizzle in Summer, Christian Science Monitor, June 1985 |
| Wyman, Max. A Case for Paint;
A Good Case for Art, The Province, May 1, 1987. |
| Zacharias, Yvonne. The lean, mean world of girls
sheds light on our times: Artist's work examines the effects
of mass marketing and premature sexualization. Vancouver Sun,
Monday, October 18, 2004 |
| COLLECTIONS |
| ABN AMRO International Bank,
Amsterdam, Holland |
| Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC |
| Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala,
Florida |
| Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa |
| Canadiana Fund Heritage Art
Collection, Ottawa |
| Canadian Postal Museum, Ottawa |
| Federation CJA, Montreal, QC |
| Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC |
| Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach,
Germany |
| National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
| Seymour Collection, Vancouver,
BC. |
| Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC |
| Southern Alberta Art Gallery,
Lethbridge, Alberta |
| University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta |
| University of Victoria , Victoria,
BC |
| Vancouver Art Gallery; Vancouver, BC |
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