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250-246-4093          barry@strasbourgthompsonstudio.com

Born:     Ottawa, Canada. 1946.

Studio:        301A - 3000 Oak Street, Chemainus, British Columbia, (Vancouver Island), Canada V0R1K1

Website: www.strasbourgthompsonstudio.com

Exhibitions (selected):

2009    April, Solo exhibition, Cowichan Valley Art Centre, Duncan B.C.

2008     Small Matters (3" x 3"), Nov - Dec. group show, CVAC, Duncan B.C.

2008    Director's Choice Invitational, CVAC Gallery ( Artist Run Centre), Duncan, B.C., Oct 29 - Nov. 14, 2008

2008    SASS-E Group Show,  Quw'utsun' Cultural Centre, Cowichan Valley Council for the Arts , Duncan B.C., April 22 - April 27, 2008

2008    Chemainus Theatre Festival Gallery, Chemainus, B.C., "WISDOM QUEST" Two person show w/ Johnny Lee, April 17 - May 17, 2008

2007    Qualicum Frameworks Gallery, Qualicum Beach, B.C., group show, Nov. - March 08

2007    September, Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Eastern Ontario ARTour 2007, Limoges, Ontario, Canada

2007    May, Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Studio show, Limoges, Canada

2006    November, Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Studio show, Limoges, Canada

2006     November, City of Ottawa ArtFest, Community Sculpture, Ottawa Canada

2005    December 2 - 23,   Cube Gallery, Juried Group show, Ottawa, Canada,  6 paintings

2005    November,   Russell Group show,  Woodarts.ca (Greg Ulmann) , 13 paintings and 4 sculptures, Russell, Ontario, Canada

2005    October    Design and Construct 3 Circuit Site Specific Labyrinth 45" x 45" at Limoges site with Roxane T.Strasbourg, M.A , ATPQ

2004    Dec 2 – 20   Group show, 2 sculptures, Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa

2004    June - Oct.    Install site specific sculpture maquettes and studies in Limoges Sculpture Park, Limoges, Ontario.

2004    May.  Design and construct site specific, 1 acre sculpture park at Limoges site, Limoges, Ontario.

2003    Nov. 19 – 20 Community Mural Commission and installation, Walter Baker Sports Centre, City of Ottawa

2003    October    Design and Construct 7 Circuit Site Specific Labyrinth 165" x 165" at Limoges site with Roxane T.Strasbourg, M.A , ATPQ

2003    September 13-14,  Community Mural Commission and installation, 30^th Anniversary Nepean Sportsplex, City of Ottawa

2003    May 30 - June 1 Group show      City of Ottawa, Stafford Studio Open House “Community Mural #1”

2002    October / Nov.  Juried National Group Show, Artflight 2002, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa.

2002    Sept. 6 - Oct. 6  Juried Solo Show “On Silence” City of Ottawa, Centrepointe Theatre Gallery, Ottawa

2002    May 31- June 2  Group Show, City of Ottawa,  Stafford Studios, 1st Annual Ottawa South Studio Tour

2002    May - Sept.     Exit Art, Group Show, U.S.A. National Tour, “Reactions” ( Sept.11, 2001) Exit Art Tour.

2002    April 29  Solo interview “Out of the Blue” CBC Radio by Lisa Zanyk, “Silence in Creativity”.

2002    Jan - Apr.26  Exit Art, Group show,  “Reactions” ( Sept.11, 2001) Exit Art, New York, N.Y.

2001    November    Solo Show, City of Ottawa, Stafford  Studios, Nepean Creative Art Centre, Ottawa

2001    July 11 - Sept.03, City of Ottawa, Juried Group Show  “Currents”, The Karsh-Masson Gallery, City of Ottawa.

2001    June 01 - June 15, Fitzgerald’s Gallery, Group Show,  Almonte, Ontario.

2000    June 15 - July 15 Group show. Arts and Education, Nat’l Symposium on the Arts, University of Ottawa

2000    May 3 - June 28   Group show.  “Divina et Femina III”, Museum of  Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa

2000    April 27 - 30 Group show.   “Episode”, Visual Arts Graduation show, U of Ottawa.

2000    April 27 “ Outside the Lines 2000",  digital video - Arts in Medicine Conference, Rhode Island, U.S.A., co-produced with P.R.V.H.C. staff

1994   Spring,      Finalist, National Juried Group Show, “Artflight ‘94" National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada

1982 - 89  Solo shows   Thompson Gallery and Framing,  Ottawa.

1978    Solo Show                   Simon Fraser Library, Cornwall Ontario.

1955    Crawley Films Ltd.   “Mural Painting”, Filmed with fellow young artists / students of Ottawa Public School Board.

Collections:

2007    Nation Municipality, Casselman, Ontario.

2004    City of Ottawa, Nepean Sportsplex, commissioned Community art mural

2003    City of Ottawa, Walter Baker Sports Centre, commissioned Community art mural

2002    Library of Congress, U.S.A. “Reactions” print from Exit Art show.

1994    Canadian Museum of Civilization, North European collection, 2 paintings

1958 - present             Private collections.

Installations:

2005     “Small Labyrinth”           With Roxane T.Strasbourg, L’imagique, Limoges, Ontario.

2004     “Sculpture Walk”           L’imagique. Limoges, Ontario

2004 – 1999    10+ Group Murals. Designed and led residents in production of ass’td mural projects at the PRVHC     

2003     “Labyrinth”.    With Roxane T.Strasbourg, L’imagique, Limoges Ontario.

2002     “On Silence” Exhibition, Centrepointe Theatre Gallery, Ottawa, Canada.

2000 - 1999  “The Oceana Project” Installation, assisted staff leader, created and designed sections with residents of P.R.V.H.C.  Ottawa.

1995 - 1996   “The Anti-Monument” by Yves Leduc. Design contributions while working as an apprentice sculptor on the Public Art sculpture at  Hopital Montfort, Ottawa.

Grants/Awards:          Finalist, Artflight '02 National Juried exhibition, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada, 2002

                                      Corel Endowment Fund – 2001, “Currents” group show ,  Karsh - Masson Gallery, Ottawa, Canada

                                      Jacqueline Fry Award Finalist, Visual Art Department, University of Ottawa, 2000

                                       Finalist, Artflight '94, National juried exhibition, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada, 1994

Memberships:           Artists Rights Society ( CARFAC ), Exit Art (N.Y.).  National Capital Sculptors Network., Cowichan Valley Arts Council (CVAC)

Education and Apprenticeships (selected):

2004                 Alzheimer’s Society of Prescott-Russell   Dementia care workshops

1999 – 2003   Alzheimer’s Society of Ottawa Carleton   Dementia care workshops

2002                 Horticulture Therapy – introduction, Royal Botanical Society at              Kemptville Agricultural College

2000 - 1994    Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A., Magna Cum Laude) University of Ottawa, (Creative Arts-in-Healthcare directed research)

1999                 The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, Creative Arts Service, studio/instructor apprentice

1996 - 1995    Public Art, Hopital Montfort, “The Anti-Monument” by Yves Leduc. Sculpture apprenticeship.

Visual Art Teaching/Studio Practice:

2007 - present,  Artist / Educator, Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Chemainus, B.C.

2004 - 2007,  Artist / Educator, Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Limoges, Ontario.

2004 - 1999       Artist/Educator, Creative Arts Service, The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, Ottawa, Canada

2001 Spring, Art Instructor, Artist in Residence, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Ottawa. (Gr. 1 - 6)

2001- 1994   The Ottawa Public Library, “Young Artists’ Workshops.” Design and deliver children's art programs.

2000 - 1996  Visual Arts Instructor, Complexe St. Laurent Complex, City of Ottawa, Visual Arts Program.

Business and Visual Art Studio Experience (selected):

2008 Cowichan Valley Arts Council , Board of Directors

2008 Cowichan Valley Arts Centre (Artist Run Centre), Exhibition Committee

2008 Canadian Brushstroke Magazine (National Canadian Art), Advertising Representative B.C.

2008 The Gallery at Chemainus Theatre Festival, Gallery Assistant.

2007 - present   Strasbourg-Thompson Studio, Proprietor, Chemainus, B.C. Canada

2003 - 2007   L’imagique, (Creative Arts-in-Healthcare), Founding partner, Limoges, Ontario

1991 - 2007  Strasbourg - Thompson Studio, Proprietor, Limoges, Ontario.

1982 - 1989 Thompson Galleries, Ottawa. Proprietor. ( Studio and Framing Gallery)

1981  Studio 2 Gallery and Framing. Ottawa. Founding Partner. (Studio and Framing Gallery)

1958 - present  Art Student