BIO
PAUL CHESTER OCAD, SCA - 2009
EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2002 Member of the Federation Of Canadian Artists
1990/92 OCAD (Advanced Standing)Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1982 Academy St. Roch, Paris, France.
1981/82 Arts Sake, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2001 Member of the Society of Canadian Artists.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Gallery Gevik, Miles Away, Toronto, Canada.
2008 The Russell Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Galerie le Royer, Montreal, Canada
2006 The Russell Gallery Of Fine Art, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005 Gallery Gevik, ‘Return’, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004 The Russell Gallery,’Rural Impressions’, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
West End Gallery, ‘Corina’s Garden’,Victoria, BC
Galerie Le Royer, Montreal, Quebec
2003 West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta…’Seasons’
The Art Gallery Of Peterborough, ‘Beyond The Natural Landscape’ Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Teodora Art Gallery, ‘Landscape Passages’ , Toronto, Ontario, Canada…
2002 The Russell Gallery Of Fine Art, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Art & Soul Gallery, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
2001 Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
West End Gallery, Victoria, B.C., Canada
2000 The Russell Gallery Of Fine Art, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1999 Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1998 Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
West End Gallery, Victoria B.C., Canada
The Russell Gallery Of Fine Art, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
1997 Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1996 West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Russell Gallery of Fine Art, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
1994 The Russell Gallery of Fine Art, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
1991 Toronto International Art Exhibition (Art Expo), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987 Gallery St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1985 Here and Now Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1983 David Jean Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009/02 Chameleon Nation, Kingston, On. Canada
Wallack Galleries, Ottawa
Meta 4 Gallery, Port Perry, On
Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, MA USA
Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Gallery Gevik, Toronto, Canada
Wynne/Falconer Gallery, Chatham, MA USA
The Whistler Art Galleries, Whistler, B.C. Canada
Galerie Le Royer, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rendez-vous Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2001 Opening Night Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
2000 Trinity Galleries, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
1998 The Railings Gallery, London, England, U.K.
1997 Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
1996 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
The Edward Day Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1995 Cygnet Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Russell Gallery of Fine Art, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
1994 James Baird Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1992 Marble Arch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1991 Kitchener/Waterloo Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1990 The Cure Gallery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Galerie Beaux Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1989 Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Del Bello Gallery (Int. Miniature Exhibition) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Grace Gallery of Fine Art, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1988 The Station Gallery, (The Human Element) Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1987 The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1986 Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
1984 Art Alive Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
1981 The Latchman Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
CATALOGUES/REVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS
2005 Return, Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Gevik, Toronto, Canada.
2003 Beyond The Natural Landscape, The Art Gallery Of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
2002 Parcours, L’Informateur des arts, Autumn Issue, Vol. 8, # 3
Peterborough Examiner, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 12/02
2001/02 Recent Paintings (Catalogue Brochure)
1998 Luminous Skies: Recent Paintings by Paul Chester (Catalogue)
Peterborough Examiner, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, August/98
1996 Magazin’ Art, Fall Issue
Charting the Land:Recent Paintings by Paul Chester(Catalogue)
AWARDS
1991 Best Sculpture: The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario.
1990 Loomis & Toles Award: Best Sculpture, Scarborough, Ontario.
1989 Best Sculpture: The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario.