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MURRAY, JoanCanadian, born United States, 1943

born 1943, New York, N.Y.

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

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    Twilight Mists (Sketch)
    MURRAY, Joan
    Date: 1989
    Medium: Watercolour on paper
    Object number: 1990.003.0006