Susan Barton-Tait
250-617-0838
OF261, The Cotton Factory
270 Sherman Ave N
Hamilton, ON, L6L 8N4
11444thave@gmail.com
www.susanbartontait.com
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
Exhibitions:
Solo:
2014. Home Making, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2013 thorns, petals, stems, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
2002 Prenez-la, <SITE> Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2002 Paper & History, Portage Arts Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB
1997 Relative Obscurity, <SITE> Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1993 Sediments, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB.
1988 Descending Spirits, Ace Art, Inc., Winnipeg, MB.
1987 Memory Trigger, Main/Access Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 A Garden for Contemplation, Gallery 111, U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 An Installation, Ace Art, Inc., Winnipeg, MB.
Group:
2022-23 Prairie Interlace: Textiles, Modernisms and the Expanded Frame, Nickle Galleries (Calgary, AB), Fall Mann Art Gallery (Prince Albert, SK), Summer 2023; Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Brandon, MB)MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK), Fall 2023,
2020-21 The Covidian Garden Party, a coming of age, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC,
2020-21 Lighter than Air, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2019 Creative Women of Hamilton, Eileen Reilly, (photography subject), The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2017-2019. Explore the Cotton Factory, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2017 Broken Paths, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2017 And…., Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2015 North, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2005-2007 Travelling Exhibition – Prairie North, Alberta Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2005 Group exhibition; Prairie North, Grande Prairie CC, GrandePrairie, AB
2004 Group exhibition; Prairie North, Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie, AB
2002 The North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2001 Grand Jury 6, Winnipeg Art Gallery Art Rental & Sales
2002 The Library Project, the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
1995-2002 <SITE> GALLERY, Winnipeg, MB.
1997-2000 The National Paper Exhibition, The Prairie Art Gallery,Grande Prairie, AB,
1999 The Sublime and Significant art of fashion, <SITE> Gallery,Winnipeg
1996 5 Printmakers organizations , 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
1984 La Diva Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, Alta.
1984 Reflections on Three Plains: Contemporary Crafts, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg,
1977 Contemporary Winnipeg Crafts, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Selected Video screenings:
2022 Burning: The Beginning and the End, A. Paiement, L. Paiement, S Barton-Tait, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2021 Flowing Continuously Yet Intertwined, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2020 thorns petals stems; Return to the River, Hamilton, ON
2014 Home Making, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George
2013 thorns petals stems, storefront studio, Prince George, BC
1993 Network Five, Part I; Producer/Director, Al Rushton, 1989 Joan and Shirley, The Plus Program, Video Pool, 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
Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
Selected Bibliography:
2021 Catalogue, The Covidian Garden Party; a coming of age; text: George Harris; Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2020 Catalogue, Broken Paths: Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2016 Maeve Hanna, Pulp Frictions: 5 Artists’ Takes on the Forestry Industry, Canadian Art, April 2016
2013 Maeve Hanna, “Home Making” Home Making, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
1999 Gustafson, Paula, “ The National Paper Exhibition”, Artichoke, Spring, Vol. 11, No.1, p. 8-9
1998 Heartland: CBC 24 Hours: Producer; Terry Stapleton
1998 catalogue, The National Paper Exhibition ,- The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
1996 catalogue,“Self Matters”, Portage and District Arts Council, Portage la Prairie, MB
1996 catalogue,“L’Art et le Papier II”, Galerie d’art Jean-Claude Bergeron, Ottawa, On
1996 Winnipeg Safe City Committee & Plug In Inc., “Stopping Violence against Women”, catalogue
1993 Glenn Allison, “Sediments: catalogue; Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB.
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, 1988.
1987 Doreen Martens, “Midden aims to Trigger Memory.” Winnipeg Free Press, Oct. 10, 1987.
1986 Grace Thomson, Catalogue. “A Garden for Contemplation, Gallery 111, U. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
1986 Doug Melnyk, “An Installation,”, Reviews. Border Crossings,Vol.5, No.2, Mar1986 .
1986 The Artist: Series II; Videon (David Cramer, John Prentice), Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1986; Winnipeg, MB.
1986 Robert Enright, CBC “24 Hours”, “State of the Arts”. Ace Art installation, Jan 30, 1986.
1984 Catalogue, Reflections on Three Plains: Contemporary Crafts. Winnipeg Art Gallery.
1977 Catalogue: “Contemporary Winnipeg Crafts”, Winnipeg Art Gallery
