Susan Barton-Tait
11444thavenue@gmail.com
http://www.susanbartontait.com
1-250-617-0838
Education:
1984-87 School of Fine Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
1984 Banff School of Fine Art, Banff, AB
1971-72 graduate work, University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA
1970 BA(Hon), Queen’s University, Kingston,ON
1966 Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma (grade 13), Ottawa,ON.
Exhibitions:
Solo:
2016 The Ladies: Jean, Rita and Helen curated by Maeve Hanna,storefront studio, Prince George,
2016 The Ladies: Isabella, curated by Maeve Hanna, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
2013-2014 Home Making, Rustad Galleria, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2013 thorns, petals, stems, urban window performance, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
2003 Paper & History, Portage Arts Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB
2002 Prenez-la, Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1997 Relative Obscurity, Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1993 Sediments, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB.
1988 Descending Spirits, Recent Work, Ace Art, Inc., Winnipeg, MB.
1987 Memory Trigger, Main/Access Gallery, Artspace, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 A Garden for Contemplation, Gallery 111, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 An Installation, Ace Art, Inc., Winnipeg, MB.
Group:
2017 Broken Paths Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2017 And…. Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2016 Sentinels Site, www.sentinelssite.wordpress.com, a guerilla art project
2015 North, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2009 Edna’s Holiday at the Ranch, performance, Artist in the Garden, Prince George, BC
2005-2007 Travelling Exhibition – Prairie North, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2005 Group exhibition; Prairie North, Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie, AB
2004 The Blues, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2004 Group exhibition; Prairie North, Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie, AB
2003 Forest Installation, Holiday House Tour, Prince George, BC
2002 The Library Project, the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2002 The North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2001 Grand Jury 6, Winnipeg Art Gallery Art Rental & Sales
2001 The Library Project: Deloraine, Boissevain, Melita, Carberry, Reston, MB
1995-2002 GALLERY, Winnipeg, MB.
1997-2000 The National Paper Exhibition, The Prairie Art Gallery,Grande Prairie, AB, travelled
1999 Renegade Mail Art Exposition, Canada Post Corp., Winnipeg, MB
1999 Grand Jury 5,Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB,
1999 The Sublime and Significant art of fashion, Site Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1998 Pigrun’s Quest, a StoryArt production, Aug 8,9/98, Winnipeg
1996 5 Printmakers organizations SNAP,MPA, Harcourt House, Edmonton,AB,
1996 Self-Matters, Portage & District Arts Council, Portage la Prairie, MB
1996 L’Art et le Papier II, La Galerie d’art Jean-Claude-Bergeron, Ottawa, ON ,
1996 “Stopping Violence against Women, Winnipeg Safe City Committee & Plug In Inc, Winnipeg,
1995 Members Show, Manitoba Printmakers Gallery, Winnipeg
1994 Marriage of Minds III, Manitoba Printmakers Gallery,Winnipeg
1993 The First Decade Show, Ace Art, Winnipeg, MB
1993 The Golden Touch, Winnipeg, MB.
1992 The Playful Imagination: A Show of Toys by Artists, In the Making, Toronto, ON
1990 Network Five, Main/Access Gallery, Artspace, Winnipeg, MB.
1984 La Diva Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, Alta.
1984 Reflections on Three Plains: Contemporary Crafts, Winnipeg Art Gallery,
1984 “1984”, A Juried Exhibition, Janet Ian Cameron Gallery, U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1978 Fibres, Fleet Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
1977 Decorative Arts, Oseredok Gallery, Winnipeg
1977 Contemporary Winnipeg Crafts, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Video screenings:
2014 Niki’s Coveralls, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
2013 thorns petals stems, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
2013 Home Making, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George
1993 Network Five, Part I; Producer/Director, Al Rushton, Directors: J. Groves, E. Glesby, R. Gorsline, S. Barton-Tait, Cinematique, Artspace, Winnipeg,MB
1989 Joan and Shirley, The Plus Program,Video Pool,Artspace, Winnipeg, MB.
Awards:
1996 City of Winnipeg Individual Arts Grant
1994 Visual Arts “B” Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1990 Visual Arts Project Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1987 Visual Arts Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1985 Visual Arts Project Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1986 Visual Arts Project Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1984 Visual Arts Project Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1984 Crafts Guild of Manitoba Bursary
1984 Tuition Scholarship, Banff Centre
1984 Project Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
Collections:
The Canada Council Art Bank
Manitoba Visual Art Bank
Parks Canada: North Battleford Sask., Dawson City, Yukon, Fort Walsh, Sask.
Children’s Museum of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
The Massey Foundation, Ottawa, Ontario
Manufacturers Life Assurance, ManuLife House, Winnipeg
Private collections in Canada and United States
Bibliography:
2017 Art meets forestry, Christina Doll, Move Up Prince George blog, http://moveupprincegeorge.ca/art-meets-forestry-prince-george/
2016 The Ladies illuminates Barton-Tait’s ancestry Frank Peebles / Prince George Citizen http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/entertainment/local-a-e/the-ladies-illuminates-barton-tait-s-ancestry-1.2329230#sthash.epJuzhdz.dpuf
2016 Maeve Hanna, Pulp Frictions: 5 Artists’ Takes on the Forestry Industry, Canadian Art http://canadianart.ca/features/pulp-frictions-5-artists-takes-forestry-industry/
2013 Maeve Hanna, “Home Making” essay exhibition: Home Making, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
1999 Gustafson, Paula, “The National Paper Exhibition”, Artichoke, Writings about the Visual Arts, Vol. 11,No.1, p. 8-9
1999 Scott Barham, “Sculptures elevate clothes”, Winnipeg Free Press, April 10,
1998 Heartland: CBC 24 Hours: Producer; Terry Stapleton
1998 The National Paper Exhibition , catalogue, The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
1996 Eveline Mangin Mauws, “ Self Matters”, catalogue, Portage and District Arts Council, Portage la Prairie, MB
1996 Jean-Claude Bergeron, “L’Art et le Papier II”, catalogue, Galerie d’art Jean-Claude Bergeron, Ottawa, On
1996 Winnipeg Safe City Committee & Plug In Inc., “Stopping Violence against Women”,catalogue
1996 G. Buchholtz, “Violence art an arresting display”, Winnipeg Free Press, June 1, .
1996 G. Buchholtz, “Gallery moves, uncrates spunky art”, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 10,
1993 A. Gillmor & T. Weber, “`Time flies’ for influential gallery”, Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 1,
1993 Allison Gillmor, Art Review – “The First Decade Show”, Winnipeg Free Press, Sept 11, p.B5
1993 Glenn Allison, “Sediments: Recent Paper Sculpture, exhibition catalogue; Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba,.
1991 Scott Ellis,”Biting the Screen that Feeds You”, Border Crossings, Nov. 1991, V.10, No.4. p.9-12 re:”Visual Artists and the Environment”: CBC Arts National, CBC Information Radio, afternoon edition, & D. Duguay, The Winnipeg Sun, April 5, 1991, p.F20.
1990 Randall McIlroy, “Mass Media Exhibit Intriguing”, Winnipeg Free Press, June 9, p.34.
1988 Jennifer Whiddon, Art News, MTN, Channel 13, filmed “Descending Spirits” at Ace Art,Inc.
1988 Randall McIlroy, “Review: A Propos Design.”, Winnipeg Free Press, May 28,
1987 Doreen Martens, “Midden aims to Trigger Memory.” Winnipeg Free Press, Oct. 10,
1986 Leonard Marcoe, “Visual Arts”, The University of Manitoba Bulletin, Vol 21, Nov, 12, p.6.
1986 R. McIlroy, “Review: Plants in Tait’s Garden Real, Growing.” Winnipeg Free Press, Oct. 4, p.22.
1986 Doug Whiteway, “Tait’s Garden of Contemplation expresses Universal Truths.” Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 30, p.32.
1986 Grace Thomson, Catalogue. “A Garden for Contemplation, An Installation.” Gallery 111, U. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 Doug Melnyk, “An Installation, By Susan Barton Tait.”, Reviews. Border Crossings,Vol.5, No.2, Mar.1986.
1986 The Artist: Series II; Videon (David Cramer, John Prentice), Winnipeg Art Gallery, Nov-Dec, 1986; Videon, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 Robert Enright of CBC “24 Hours” “State of the Arts”. filmed the Installation at Ace Art for Jan 30, 1986 broadcast.
1984 Catalogue, Reflections on Three Plains: Contemporary Crafts. Winnipeg Art Gallery.
1977 Catalogue: “Contemporary Winnipeg Crafts”, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Related Activity
2017 Artist Talk: Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC, Jan 27
2014 Artist Talk: Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC, Jan 30 and Feb 6,
2004,2006 participant Prairie North residency, Grande Prairie, AB
2003-2005 Board of Trustees, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC; fundraising and event planning
2002 Teacher, Delta Marsh 2002 artist retreat, sponsored by the Portage Arts Centre
1999-2001 member of committee, University of Manitoba School of Fine Arts Endowment Fund
1995-2002 founding member and Secretary-Treasurer of GALLERY, Winnipeg Artists Cooperative, Incorporated.
1998 Juror, Crafts Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1998 Juror, Portage and District Arts Council Festival,Portage la Prairie, MB
1997-2000 Developed and taught art programs, EXPLORE ART, for elementary school students
1997 Juror, Operating Grants to Arts Organizations and Project Grants to Arts Organizations, Manitoba Arts Council
1997,2000 Presenter, SAG conference, Manitoba Art Teachers Association
1997 Artist in Residence, Printmaking Dept.,School of Art, University of Manitoba, February,1997
1996 Juror, Access and Arts Ventures Grants, Manitoba Arts Council
1995-96 Developed and taught environmental art program for elementary school children with Valerie Dewson, “ART&FACT”
1986-96 Teacher, Art program, YMHA, Winnipeg, MB.
1993-94 Participant, Marriage of Minds, Manitoba Printmakers Studio
1991 Panellist, “Visual Artists & the Environment”, Winnipeg Art Gallery for U. of Manitoba series “A New Look at Life on Earth; Our Relationship with our Environments”
1990-91 Teacher, Interlake Mobile Art Centre, Teulon, MB
1989-90 Mentor, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, Mentor Program
1990 Juror, Visual Arts Craftsperson’s Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1989 Juror, Manitoba Visual Art Bank, Manitoba Arts Council
1987-90 Board of Directors, Ace Art, Inc., a not-for-profit artist run gallery
1988-90 Secretary, Ace Art, Inc.
1981-90 Historical reproductions for National Parks, Parks Canada.
1988-89 Created a World Globe, Grain Products, Waterfall, Children’s Museum of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
1988 Facilitator, group sculpture, National Landscape Architect’s Conference, Winnipeg, MB.
1987-88 Contract work, Art department; CBC and Telefilm Can.
1986 Workshops, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and Children’s Museum of Manitoba
1985-87 Participant; Artist in the Schools program; Manitoba Arts Council