Janice Colbert

Janice Colbert is a professional Canadian artist and writer. She holds an MFA from The University of British Columbia and a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design University.

www.janicecolbert.com

Prior to that she worked for many years as a fashion designer and her painting continues to reflect her interest in textiles. Her art contains elements abstracted from antique quilts, the reconciliation/ juxtaposition of "traditional" and "modern" and the interface of what the eye sees and the mind interprets.


In her current work Janice is painting on heritage wood ironing boards from the 1920's.


Awards include being short-listed for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2012 in London, England and the RBC Canadian Painting Competition 2009.

Poetry Awards include the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award (second place) and the Marina Nemat Award from the University of Toronto.


Her work has been exhibited at Nuit Blanche, Toronto International Art Fair, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, OCADU, The Artist Project Toronto and commercial galleries in the Distillery District, Queen Street West, Victoria BC and Aqua 12 Contemporary Art Fair during Art Basel in Miami.


Her work is held in private collections in Canada, the United States and England. Exhibitions for 2013 include New York City, Miami, Victoria BC and Toronto.

ART AWARDS

2012
Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition 2012, London England Shortlisted
for the painting Son/Fils, acrylic & metal leaf on heritage wood ironing board

Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2010/2011
Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists: Emerging Grant

2011/12 & 2009/10
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2009
RBC Canadian Painting Competition semi-finalist Central Canada

2003
Joseph Muscat Award (OCAD) - for a unique and individual application of drawing and painting
skills, departing from the traditional and academic approach

1997
Annual Quilt Challenge (Toronto) - second place for creative achievement - for the quilt Golden Sun & Silver Moon

MFA In Creative Writing
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

BFA In Drawing and Painting
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Creative Writing
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Visual and Creative Arts (Fashion Design)
St. Lawrence College
Kingston, Ontario Canada

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
nuit blanche Think How Small They Are, 56 Ossington Ave, Toronto, September 29

2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014
The Artist Project, Toronto

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020
May 1-June 20
Blue Spiral 1 Asheville, North Carolina USA

2019
March, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, Florida USA

2018
From a Woman's Hand, Custom House Museum, Key West, Florida
Cold Front, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, Florida
Anne McKee Artists Fund, Key West, Florida
Temporal Convergence, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West

2017
The Oldest House, Key West
Sketchbook Show, Hashtag Gallery
CAT5, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West
Summer Exhibition, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto

2016 Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto

2015
Blank Boy Canvas Art Exhibit, Gladstone Gallery, Toronto

2013
SpeakEasy Spring Art Fair AWOL Gallery, Toronto
FreeHand: Art Auction for WARCHILD 99 Sudbury Gallery, Toronto
JETSET To Miami and Back, AWOL Gallery, Toronto

2012
Aqua 12 Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair during Art Basel Week with AWOL Gallery Toronto, Miami Beach
Deck the Walls! Madrona Gallery, Victoria BC
Colours of Summer Madrona Gallery, Victoria BC
Stolen Moments Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
Convergence: 49th Annual Tom Thomson Art Gallery Juried Exhibition, Owen Sound

2011
Deck the Walls! Madrona Gallery, Victoria BC
upArt the Gladstone Hotel's Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto
The Manhattan Project/twenty-eleven AWOL Gallery, Toronto
The Affordable Art Fair NYC with AWOL Gallery Toronto, New York City
Colours of Summer Madrona Gallery, Victoria BC
Salon 5 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto

2010
Where They Are Now! OCADU Alumni Exhibition, Toronto
Growth Engine Gallery, Toronto

2009
RBC Canadian Painting Competition Toronto International Art Fair, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

2006
nuit blanche OCAD The Manifold Project, Toronto

www.janicecolbert.com