 Portfolio of
Tina Newlove
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Artist Statement
my new website is UP! www.tinanewlove.com
-new work, new poetry - i love what i do
and check out my myspace page www.myspace.com/girlwalking
My new paintings of crowds and individuals are based on relationship both intimate and distant. Paintings of claustrophobic city settings and cutout solitary figures are caught in moments of contemplation, anxiety or in mid-conversation with unseen counterparts. These works play with vulnerability of the individual in city or intimate home-life situations.
More and more I notice the patterns around me shaping my world and making everything concrete. The weave in the fan, the stitching on the organ, the bowl of apples, the steady chug of the dishwasher and Tekno music thumping away in the background all contribute to my art-making practice.
Bamboo sticks and good luck signs,
the sun and the moon every day,
the books on the shelves,
flowers from the market on Saturday,
city grids and stop lights,
past-present-future, past-present-future,
A-L, M-Z,
Revolution/Revelation,
life cycles, death cycles, wash cycles�
these are the patterns I muse over and record.
Sometimes I can see the big picture and sometimes everything revolves around the smallest details like feeding the fish,
dotting orange paint and remembering to take my pill.
I paint mainly in oils on wood, canvas and paper. I assemble pieces with stitching (which piercingly binds my meandering thoughts together), silver leaf (because it tarnishes), gold leaf (because it doesn�t), dictionaries, bronze and fabric. I cherish the beautiful, the delicate, the detailed, the organic and the non-violent but I often paint my experience with violence, despair, the poor and the war-torn.
I find solace in quiet thoughts, self-reflection and ordered words.
My images surface from the subconscious, childhood experiences, memories, tragedies, writings and dreams.
My paintings are like escaped ideas caught. Ideas litter my mind
like scraps of paper or buzzing flies. The paintings
come together like a jigsaw puzzle or a world map;
the definitions from a dictionary or the plotting of a long book.
Biography
Tina Newlove has worked as a professional artist since graduating (with Distinction) from McMaster University in the Honours Fine Arts Program.
Since her first solo show in 1994, Tina has had her work accepted in juried exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Europe.
As the youngest artist to be invited to join the prestigious Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, Tina was subsequently commissioned to create the Executive List for 1998/99. Her work is hanging alongside Executive Lists from the last century including works by the Group of Seven.
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EXHIBITIONS And AWARDS
2007
FIRST PRIZE, 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Lakeshore Arts, Toronto ON
Solo Exhibition "Crowd" The Williams Mill Gallery, Glen Williams ON
Group Exhibition, John Sommer Juried Art Show, Georgetown ON
Group Exhibition, The Arts & Letters Club, Toronto ON
2006
Group Exhibition, Collaborative International Exhibition, Rochester Art Club, Rochester NY
Joint Exhibition, From the Corner of My Eye, Latitude 44 Gallery Toronto ON
HONORABLE MENTION, Elected Members Small Works Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists, Parry Sound Station Gallery, Parry Sound
Solo Exhibition, Post-it Notes, Forget-me-nots, Skeletons & Quiet Spots, Leonardo Gallery (Yorkville location), Toronto ON
JURORS CHOICE AWARD, John Sommer Juried Art Show Georgetown ON
SPONSORS CHOICE AWARD, John Sommer Juried Art Show Georgetown ON
Group Exhibition Invitational, The Seven Deadly Sins, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville ON
HONORABLE MENTION, Faces Of Woman, Las Vegas Arts Council, New Mexico USA
2005
Group Exhibition, Leonardo Gallery, Toronto On
Group Exhibition, University Club, Toronto ON
Joint Exhibition, Thought Clouds & Silver Lining, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto ON
FRANK FAUBERT MEMORIAL AWARD for Art & CITY OF TORONTO PURCHASE AWARD, Fragments 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Scarborough Arts Council, Toronto ON
Group Exhibition, Woman & Her Destiny, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto ON
2004
Joint Exhibition, the quality of being fishy, Latitude 44 Gallery, Toronto
Solo Exhibition, Definitions, Leonardo Gallery, Forest Hill, Toronto ON
Group Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists, Heliconian Hall, Toronto ON
2003
Group Exhibition, Supernumerary, The Fanny Larouche Artspace, Toronto ON
Society of Canadian Artists Members Exhibition, Hummingbird Centre, Toronto ON
Solo Exhibition, Escaped Ideas Caught, The Arts & Letters Club, Toronto ON
SHIRLEY AL DESIGN AWARD, Insights 2003, Wellington County Museum, Fergus ON
Joint Exhibition, A Forest of Ideas, The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas ON
2002
Solo Exhibition, Le Commensal, Toronto ON
Private Collection Exhibition, Georgetown Cultural Centre, Georgetown ON
Joint Exhibition, Watercolour Sideshow, Catch 23 Gallery, Guelph ON
2001
Solo Exhibition, Una Mas, Toronto ON
Solo Exhibition, Characters in a Forest of Singular Ideas, Studio/Gallery, Campbellville ON
Solo Exhibition, The Planet Bean, Guelph ON
2000
SUN ART AWARD, Insights, Wellington County Museum, Fergus ON
Solo Exhibition, Angels, Saints & Spirits, Indigo Books & Music, Burlington ON
1999
HONORABLE MENTION, Woolfitts Miniature Exhibition, Toronto ON
Art Committee Exhibition, The Arts & Letters Club, Toronto ON
Joint Exhibition, Touring Show, Milton ON, Sherbrooke PQ
1997
BEST OF SHOW AWARD, 1st Annual Milton Arts Festival, Milton ON
THE ELORA MILL AWARD, Insights, Wellington County Museum, Fergus ON
1996
FIRST PLACE AWARD, 9th Annual Miniature Show & Sale, Gibson Gallery, London ON
Group Exhibition, The Exhibitionists, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton ON
Group Exhibition, Airwaves, Crossroads Centre Art Gallery, Burlington ON
1995
Solo Exhibition, works of worship, Crossroads Centre Art Gallery, Burlington ON
1994
Solo Exhibition, revelation, Wyget Woods Art Gallery, Campbellville ON
Shows
Upcoming Shows:
"Protection", Solo Exhibition, The Latcham Public Gallery, Stouffville, ON October 26 - November 29, 2008
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 26, 2 – 5 pm
Everyone is welcome. The artist will be present and will give a performance.
The Latcham Gallery
6240 Main St.
Stouffville, ON
L4A 7Z4
http://www.latchamgallery.ca
905-640-8954
Galleries
Latitude 44, The Junction, Toronto ON Canada
2900 Dundas St.West, Toronto, ON 416-769-2900
www.latitude44gallery.ca
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