Propeller Centre for visual arts

 

Ian Amell

 

Curriculum Vitae: IAN AMELL

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2 Sultan St. #506 . Toronto, Ontario . M5S 1L7 . (416) 972-0381 . iamell@hotmail.com

Art Education:

1987

Advertising Design-advanced

George Brown College

Toronto

1978

Camera 1 & Darkroom 1

Concordia University

Montreal

1975

BFA Honours (Dean's List)

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg

Exhibitions: Solo Shows

2008

Natural Disasters

Propeller Gallery

Toronto

2007

Destructured

Itinerant Gallery (open studio)

"

2007

Here There Be Dragons

Propeller Gallery

"

2006

ATOMIC ICONS

Propeller Gallery

"

2006

Blow ‘Em Up Real Good

Off the Map Gallery

"

2005

Open Studio

Wellington St. studio

"

2002

Des Boites (Les Arts en Balade)

La Chapel (solo space)

Clermont-Ferrand (France)

2002

Restructured

Itinerant Gallery (open studio)

Toronto

1975

String Work

Plug In Gallery

Winnipeg

Group Shows

2007

Salon 08

Propeller Gallery

Toronto

2007

Mistletoe Magic

John B. Aird Gallery

"

2007

A Climate For Change

Propeller Gallery

"

2007

members show

Propeller Gallery

"

2007

133rd OSA show

John B. Aird Gallery

"

2007

2 x 2

Propeller Gallery

"

2007

29th VAM annual show

Art Gallery of Mississauga

Mississauga

2007

SALON Show

Propeller Gallery

Toronto

2007

the With-Drawing Show

Propeller Gallery

"

2007

Stop-Gap

Propeller Gallery

"

2007

11 (members’ show)

Propeller Gallery

"

2006

BENCHmark

Liberty Village

"

2006

0.7% Show

Propeller Gallery

"

2006

The Paper Napkin Show

Propeller Gallery

"

2006

Queen West Art Crawl

Trillium Park

"

2006

Pin-In

Eastern Edge Gallery

St John's (Nfl)

2005

2005 Juried Exhibition

Thames Art Gallery

Chatham (ON)

2005-06

Winter Warmer-Project Room

aceartinc.

Winnipeg

2005-06

V.A.O.XXX anniversary

toured galleries in 4 cities

Ontario

2005

SCA 38th National Show

Papermill Art Gallery

Toronto

2005

Artsweek Kickoff

TD Square

"

2005

Art- Scum

MOCCA

"

2005-07

Festival des Arts

St. Catherine Street East

Montreal

2005

XXX Valentine's Show

Propeller Gallery

Toronto

2004-05

Queen West Art Crawl

open studio

"

2004

Outdoor Art Exhibition

Nathan Phillips Square

"

2004

Bearing Witness

Off the Map Gallery

"

2003

Benefit Shows

Lonsdale (&2005), Red Head, PCVA

"

2003

Collage 2003

129 Spadina Ave.

"

2003

Inside Art Expo

Convention Centre

"

1993

Light Within

Galerie Idee

Toronto

1985

A La Carte

Galerie Powerhouse

Montreal

1977

1st Biennial

Saidye Bronfman Centre

"

1976

Mosaicart & Artisinage Olympics

(COJO) (Manitoba representative)

"

1975

Thesis Students Show

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg

1975

Art School Show

Gallery 111

"

1975

U of MFestival Show

UMSU Gallery"

"

1974

Art School Show

Plug In Gallery

"

1974 &1966

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Manitoba Society of Artists

"

On Line Shows

2006

One Day Show-2 times

showcAAse (featured artist)

online (archive)

2006

Nutshell Manifestos (J. Baird)Alopecia Gallery (days 16 & 22)

online (archive)

Collaboration:

2007

Shapetionary

Margaret Flood

Toronto

1986

General Idea (Jorge Zontal)

Ontario Supreme Court Bldg.

Ottawa

Curatorial:

2007

the 2 X 2 valentine show

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts

Toronto

2007- 08

Representation:

Galerie Le Royer

Montreal


Relevant experience:

  • Thirty years of work in the retail sector working with store planners, advertising managers and companies, corporate executives and city managers.
  • developing projects [new stores and renovations, major events e.g. Hong Kong Now, DestinationSouth East Asia].
  • co-ordinating and leading aspects of these projects [including budgeting}
  • HBC representative to the PATH committee of the City of Toronto.
  • Owner and designer of Props Etalage, creating products for international retailers.
  • Collaboration with the internationally renowned art collective General Idea. Working with Jorge Zontal on the creation of the façade art on the Ontario Supreme Court building in Ottawa.
  • Work with Artscape to create an art piece for the BENCHmark project for the Liberty Village Business Association.
  • Board member / Treasurer [2 years - current] of the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
  • Board member [3 years] of the Gala committee for the Canadian Film Centre.
  • Board member / Treasurer for the Quebec Association of Display Industries.

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