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Bio: Janine Wheeler is an artist residing and working in Utopia, Ontario. She received her BFA, majoring in Drawing and Painting, from OCAD University in 2016, after completing a diploma in Fine Arts at Georgian College in 2014. Her studio practice is primarily oil and acrylic painting on Yupo paper. Working predominantly within abstraction, Janine’s work explores intermediary spaces and intangible forms. She has exhibited in group exhibitions throughout Barrie, Orillia, Midland, London, and Toronto and had her first solo exhibition at the Aurora Cultural Centre in 2018. Her work is held in private collections in Canada and the United Kingdom. Janine also works as an art instructor for the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario. Artist Statement: I'm always interested in creating spaces in my work; spaces that can both allude to the physical or natural world as well as to a mental or invisible space. I'm also very interested in how those two types of spaces overlap in painting so that we are not sure if we are looking at the tangible or intangible. I'm endlessly fascinated with painting's ability to create illusion and depth, and in my own work: an environment. I want my work to float in obscurity while also nodding the viewer gently toward a feeling of knowing; a connection with something greater, contemplating the forms within the painting. |
Image: Montana Lee Photography
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
2016 BFA, major in Drawing and Painting (with distinction)
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2014 Fine Arts Advanced Diploma (with honours)
Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Through Thick & Thin, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON, curated by Stephanie Nicolὸ
Group Exhibitions
2022
41st Juried Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON
Our Own Backyard: Pop-up Instructor Exhibition, Gallery 3, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, Carnegie Room, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2021
Get Hooked, Online Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON
In Support of Women, Online Charity Auction: Planned Parenthood and ACLU Texas, Greenhouse Auctions, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON
Paper 2020, Lee Contemporary, Orillia, ON
2019
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History
Ex Libris, MacLaren Faculty Exhibition, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
TD Thor Wealth Management Juried Exhibition, Quest Art, Midland, ON
Out of the Blue, Good Sport, London, ON
Paper III, Lee Contemporary, Orillia, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, Carnegie Room, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2018
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Why The &%#! Do You Paint: All the Lines, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
A Sense of Place: MacLaren Faculty Exhibition, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Saturate, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2017
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History
Why The &%#! Do You Paint: All The Colour, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
one after the other, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON
2016
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, ON
Works on Paper, Project Gallery, Toronto, ON
Other Worlds, Lieutenant Governor's Suite, Toronto, ON
GRADEX 101, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
Festival of the Body, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
Where Are You Really From?, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, ON
Draw to Perform, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
The Big Draw, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
The Small Draw, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
2014
Scholarship Show, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
It's About Time!, Marlow Framing & Art Gallery, Barrie, ON
2013
Beauty: Concealed/Treasure/Unearthed, Zephyr Art Gallery, Orillia, ON
Scholarship Show, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Emanate, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
International Art Exchange and Exhibition, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Awards & Grants
2022
Canada Council for the Arts - Research and Creation Grant (Early Career Artist)
Art Loans
2019-2021
selected works, Syed & Associates Professional Corporation, Barrie, ON
Professional Practice
2020
Visiting Alumni Artist, second year student critiques, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
2019-present
Instructor, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2017-2018
Guest Artist, workshop, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
Instructor, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Studio Assistant, Van Go programme, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Gallery Attendant, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2013-14
Student volunteer, Campus Gallery, School of Design and Visual Arts, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
worked with a group of faculty and peers installing exhibitions in campus gallery
Student printing technician, School of Design and Visual Arts Printmaking Studio, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
printed an edition of dry point prints for Sadko Hadzihasanovic
Education
2016 BFA, major in Drawing and Painting (with distinction)
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2014 Fine Arts Advanced Diploma (with honours)
Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Through Thick & Thin, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON, curated by Stephanie Nicolὸ
Group Exhibitions
2022
41st Juried Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON
Our Own Backyard: Pop-up Instructor Exhibition, Gallery 3, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, Carnegie Room, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2021
Get Hooked, Online Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON
In Support of Women, Online Charity Auction: Planned Parenthood and ACLU Texas, Greenhouse Auctions, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON
Paper 2020, Lee Contemporary, Orillia, ON
2019
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History
Ex Libris, MacLaren Faculty Exhibition, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
TD Thor Wealth Management Juried Exhibition, Quest Art, Midland, ON
Out of the Blue, Good Sport, London, ON
Paper III, Lee Contemporary, Orillia, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, Carnegie Room, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2018
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Why The &%#! Do You Paint: All the Lines, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
A Sense of Place: MacLaren Faculty Exhibition, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Saturate, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto, ON
Benefactor Art Exchange, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2017
Off The Hook Art Auction, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art and History
Why The &%#! Do You Paint: All The Colour, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
one after the other, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON
2016
Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, ON
Works on Paper, Project Gallery, Toronto, ON
Other Worlds, Lieutenant Governor's Suite, Toronto, ON
GRADEX 101, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
Festival of the Body, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
Where Are You Really From?, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, ON
Draw to Perform, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
The Big Draw, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
The Small Draw, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto, ON
2014
Scholarship Show, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
It's About Time!, Marlow Framing & Art Gallery, Barrie, ON
2013
Beauty: Concealed/Treasure/Unearthed, Zephyr Art Gallery, Orillia, ON
Scholarship Show, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Emanate, School of Design and Visual Arts Campus Gallery, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
International Art Exchange and Exhibition, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Awards & Grants
2022
Canada Council for the Arts - Research and Creation Grant (Early Career Artist)
Art Loans
2019-2021
selected works, Syed & Associates Professional Corporation, Barrie, ON
Professional Practice
2020
Visiting Alumni Artist, second year student critiques, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
2019-present
Instructor, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2017-2018
Guest Artist, workshop, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
Instructor, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Studio Assistant, Van Go programme, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Gallery Attendant, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2013-14
Student volunteer, Campus Gallery, School of Design and Visual Arts, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
worked with a group of faculty and peers installing exhibitions in campus gallery
Student printing technician, School of Design and Visual Arts Printmaking Studio, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
printed an edition of dry point prints for Sadko Hadzihasanovic