Gary Smith:
Artist and Art Teacher
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Summary
I am a passionate about teaching art, drawing and painting with over 50 years of professional and international experience. I teach painting, seeing and sensing, coaching individuals to help them realize their own art paths through understanding their visual and genre preference. I have been invited to give talks and demos at galleries, art groups and fundraising functions to do art talks and demos as well as do critiques and be the Juror for exhibitions even in the Louvre Carousel. Over the years, I have done well over 3000 portraits, as well as numerous murals.
A MILESTONE FOR ME WAS WINNING 2 GOLD AWARDS FOR FIGURE DRAWING
In November 2013, at the French Art Symposium in the Louvre/Carousel I won 2 Golds in the International Figure Drawing Competition. One for best overall and one for best in the Pastels category. Since then I have had the honour of returning as a juror.
JUROR
2014 - Eastern and Western International Art Exhibition in Louvre/Carousel , Paris
others - Don Valley Art Club, Forest Hill Art Club, Richmond Hill Art Club, Art Guild Scarborough, The Markham Group of Artists, Scarborough Arts (Doris McCarthy Cottage
AWARDS
2017 - Gold Award, 2017 - Best in Show, "Dreamland"
JIE ZIYUAN Art Museum,Lanxi City (one of the oldest
art galleries in the world)
2013 - Gold Prize, Best Figure Drawing, International Competition, Louvre/ Carousel
2013 - Gold for Best Pastel, 2013 International Figure Drawing in Louvre/ Carousel
COLLECTIONS
2018 - Luohu Art Museum, Shenzhen
2017 - Jie Ziyuan Art Museum, Lanxi City
2016 - Monbala, Xishuangbana
PRESS
2020 - Online withCanada/Beijing+ Wuhan Exhibition Welcome from Toronto
2020 - Juror for Online withCanada/Beijing+ Wuhan Exhibition
2018 - Shenzhen
2017 - TV China News coverage, Lanxi City
2016 - TV China News coverage Re: Auction of Youth Art School, China
2016 - TV China News Coverage re: Cultural Exchange with Lam in Guangzhou
2013 - Chinese Press, Toronto, Canada
2013 - Press in Beijing and in Paris
2012 - ACT (Artists Career Training, Interview) Artist of the month. (Read or listen)
2012 - FineArtViews Interview (read)
2012 - SNAPBEACHES: Coverage DUEL of 2 Master Portrait Artists
2012 - The Reveal of the Corktown Gateway Mural 2011
2007 - CBC TV National News 'Mural Captures History'
with Mural on Cliff in St. John's, NL, Canada
2007 - Newspaper, 'Mural Captures History' The Telegram, Newfoundland, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 - Gallery 50, Toronto, Canada
2014 - Rectory on Ward’s Island, Toronto , Canada
2013 - Cabinet in the Distillery, Toronto, Canada
2019 As Artist in Residence on Azamura Mediterranean Cruise Ship
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2019 - Artist in Residence on the Azamara Cruise Ship circling the Mediterranean.
2018 - Shenzhen International Art Show at Shenyuan Tienjian.
2018 - Rogue Wave group outdoor installations show on Toronto Islands
2018 - PAC (Pastel Artists Canada) online Exhibition (as Signature Member)
2017 - "Dreamland", International Art Exhibition in JIE ZIYUAN Art Museum
as part of “The Belt and Road Initiative”, Lanxi City
2017 - PAC (Pastel Artists Canada) online Exhibition (as new Member)
2017 - Grand Palais des Champs Elysées du Paris (paper section), France
2016 - 1st International Nanjing Biennial, 'HISTORICODE’, Nanjing, China
2016 - Auction at Mungbala, near Kunming, China
2016 - Guangzhou, China
2016 - Shenzhen, China
2015 -artexpo, New York City, USA
2015 - Artosino Gallery, New York City, USA
2014 - Eureka Global Art, ‘Toronto Artists Summer Exhibition’, City Hall , Canada
2014 - Carrousel Eastern and Western International Art Exhibition in Louvre, Paris
2014 - The 4th Guangzhou Arts Trade Fair, China
2014 - The 17th Beijing International Art Fair, China
2013 - L’exposition Dédié a la Peinture et à la Calligraphie Chinoise au Carrousel du Louvre
CULTURAL EXCHANGES
2104 - 2018 Annual Cultural Exchanges. in China
BOOKS
Gary Smith ~ Soft Pastels
Gary Smith ~ Urban Paintings, artexpo NYC 2015
SMITH, by Walter Zenko, 2015 •••••••••••••••••••••>
2016 - Build Your Dream by Li, Mungbala, China
SMITH/PAINTER by Walter Zenko, 2017
Canada 150 Top Artists, 2017
AGENT
Helena Han, President of !Eureka Global Art
CLIENTS
University of Guelph
City of Toronto
Corktown
Granite Club
Chabad@Flamingo
FUND RAISING EVENTS (I draw pastel portraits and offer paintings)
2017 - Shenzhen sponsored Fund Raiser for Toronto Sick Children's Hospital
2017 - ‘Woman Unmasked’
2017 - Cancer Association
2017 - RHAG (Riverdale Housing Action Group)
2016 - RHAG (Riverdale Housing Action Group)
EDUCATION
1962 - University of Western Ontario – Business (only first year)
1964 - London Teachers' College - Teaching Certificate and Art Supervisor
1967 - University of Guelph - BFA
2000 - Academy of Art, Canada
ASSOCIATIONS
Artists' Network of Riverdale, Toronto - Past Vice-President, 13 years
Portrait Society of America - Former Member
PAC ( Pastel Artists of Canada) - Member 4 years
Club Draw - Founder, 10 years
aanl Board - Art Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
IceberGallery - Art Group, new