MURRAY, Joan
Canadian, born United States, 1943
Education
1967-68: Ph.D. Candidate (Canadian Art), University of Toronto
1966: M.A. (Modern Art), Columbia University, New York
1965: B.A. (Honours Fine Art), University of Toronto
1960-63: Art Students League, New York
Career
2006-12: Independent Curator and Author
2005-06: Interim Executive Director and CEO, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
2003-05: Adjunct Curator, The Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Unionville, Ontario
2001-03: Independent Curator, creating exhibitions of Canadian art for public art galleries such as The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; Art Gallery of Hamilton, Museum London, and working with other institutions such as the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
1974-99: Director, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
1973: Acting Chief Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1970-73: Curator of Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1969: Research Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1968-69: Head of Education, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Awards
2003: Order of Ontario
2000: OAAG award for recognition of significant contribution to the visual arts in the province of Ontario and the larger cultural community
1993: The Association of Cultural Executives (ACE) award for a senior cultural manager
1992: Elected as a Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
Publications
A leading scholar of Tom Thomson, Ms. Murray was responsible for bringing the paintings of this visionary Canadian painter to world attention through a series of exhibitions and books, including a biography. She has recently finished the publication on-line of the catalogue raisonné of his work, an over forty-year effort (it is available at tomthomsoncatalogue.org). She has authored over twenty-five books on the history of Canadian art, most notably Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century (1999), Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven (1994), and McMichael Canadian Art Collection: One Hundred Masterworks (2006) and published over two hundred articles on subjects ranging from folk art to contemporary artists, in the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, and other publications. Her most recent titles include A Treasury of Tom Thomson (2011).
Solo Exhibitions
2001-06: shows at Sticks and Stones Antiques, Toronto
1993: The Say Goodbye Series, Russell Gallery, Lindsay
1991: Flowers, Magic Image, Ajax
1990: Magic Mountains, Magic Image Art Gallery, Bowmanville, Ontario
Magic Mountains, Collingwood Public Art Gallery, Collingwood, Ontario
Magic Mountains, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, Ontario
1989: Magic Mountains, Whitby Public Library, Whitby, Ontario
Spring Flowers, By Design, Greenwood House, Greenwood, Ontario
1987: The Stream Series, Durham Fine Art Gallery Ltd., Whitby, Ontario
1985: Recent Paintings, Studio 925, Whitby
Recent Paintings, Whitby Medical Centre
1983: Little Landscapes, Studio 925, Whitby
Selected Public and Private Collections
Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
The Gallery Stratford, Ontario
Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
The Kawartha Art Gallery, Lindsay
McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
Norwalk Arts Centre (formerly Lynnwood Arts Centre), Simcoe, Ontario
Peel Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario
Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ontario
Trent University, Peterborough
University College, University of Toronto
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario
Borden, Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario
CKCK, Regina, Saskatchewan
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
Lakecrest Hospital, Oshawa and Whitby
Oshawa Public Library
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Cable T.V., Toronto, Ontario
Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario
Toronto General Hospital
Private Collections
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