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HILARY SLATER AOCAD, BA, BEd, MLA
PROFILE
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOW, DOUBLE DOORS Gallery, Anten Mills Ontario 2022
SOLO SHOW,, Harcourt Church Gallery, Guelph, Ontario 2022
Women’s Day Show, Orillia Museum of Art and History 2022
Fate, Destiny, Determination, Worldwide traveling Textile Group Show 2017-present
Seasonal Group Shows, (14 to date) QUEST GALLERY, Midland 2015-2023
Studio Tour “THE BAY STUDIO TOUR” 2016-2023
Studio Tour “COLDWATER STUDIO TOUR” 2020-2023
Juried Show, ANTHROPOCENE, TD Thor Wealthshow, , Quest Art, Midland 2020
Winner, Clerkson Award, BMFA, Collingwood 2017
Invitational Show, “QUEST ART AT HOME” 2016-2023
Juried Show, QUEST ART GALLERY, Midland 2015-2021
Juried Show, PAINT ONTARIO,, Grand Bend 2017-2022
Curator, Hon Restaurant Gallery, Collingwood, Ontario 2016-2023
Organizer, ARTWALK, Midland Ontario 2014-2017
Show, Oils, Mangiacake Gallery, Toronto 2015
Group Show, Landscape Graphics, ‘METROPOLIS’, Berlin, Germany 2014
Show, ‘Banana Tree” monoprints on Mylar’, Mangiacake Gallery, Toronto 2013
Group Show, Textile Collage, ‘Square Foot Show’, Toronto 2012
Group Show, Watercolours, DEER PROJECT, Bordeaux, France 2012
Studio Tour Organizer, Cabbagetown Street Festival 2012-2015
Group Design Show, AL+D Architecture Gallery, University of Toronto 2014
Best In Show Award, Burnt Toast Gallery, Richmond Hill 2000
First Prize, Photography “Painting on the Green”, Guelph 1993
Student Show, Anatomical Drawings, University of Guelph 1993
Dorothy Hoover Graduation Scholarship show OCAD 1985
ART INVOLVEMENT
Workshop Presentation: Don Valley Art Club 2023
Adult Art Workshop Teacher: Quest Art Midland 2023
Zoom Adult Art Classes, Weekly, Hilary Slater Studio 2019-2023
Member, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia 2012-present
Art Workshop, adults, Orillia Museum 2020-2022
Member, Quest Art, Midland 2012-present
Member, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts 2014-present
Member, Mississauga Art Gallery 2019
Member Art Gallery of Ontario 2010-2016
Chair, Huronia Foundation for the Arts 2015-2017
Member, AKIN Artist Collective, Toronto. 2010-2022
Group Weaver, Land Art: ‘SHORELINES” Land art Project, Barrie 2004
Organizer, Annual Studio Tour, Cabbagetown 1997-2012
RELATED CAREER WORK
Professional Artist -run own business 1985-present
Landscape D, “Sustainable Landscapes” 2008-2014
Lecturer, Design Environment/ Materials, Toronto, IADT 2004-2007
Teacher, TDSB 2004-2012
Education Programme Teacher, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto 2005-2010
Visual Arts Teacher, St. James High School, Guelph 1992-1995
Visual Arts /ESL Teacher, Ecole St. Rene Goupil, Guelph 1990 -1992
EDUCATION
Masters in Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto 2001- 2004
Cradle to Cradle Conference/Workshop, IDEC, Savannah 2005
Photography and Computer Studies, OCAD 1994-1995
Bachelor of Education, University of Western Ontario 1989
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Guelph, 1988
Associate of Ontario College of Art and Design 1985
(Textile Design, Drawing, Jewellery, Colour Theory)
RELATED SKILLS
Hand Weaving, spinning, Natural dyeing, Environmentalist, Landscape Design, Drawing, Painting,
Graphic Design, Interior Design, Colour Theory, Spinning, Dying,Materials Research, Colour Theory, Toxins Research
Teacher, Formal Studies in Education, Program planning, 10+ years professional experience
Computers, Geomorphology
Writer: Published poet. 27 novels, to date- 2 self-published.
INTERESTS
Painting, Geomorphology, Writing, Design, Pottery, Sculpture, Drawing, Weaving, Spinning, Music, Photography, Camping, Rock Climbing, Geology, Neurology, Travel, Piano, Cello, Bee-Keeping, Soccer, Swimming, Biking, Triathlons, 5 Languages
- Professional Artist, 15 years.
- Graduate, Master’s Landscape Architecture (U of Toronto)
- Graduate, Bachelor of Education, Western Ontario
- Graduate, Fine Arts, U of Guelph
- Graduate, Design, OCAD
- Winner, Clerkson Award, 2017.
- Chair, Huronia Foundation for the Arts, 2015-2017 (Trillium Grant recipients)
- College Instructor, Materials/Environment in Design, 5 years, International Academy of Design.
- Education Officer- 6 years, Art Gallery of Ontario
- Visual Arts Teacher, Wellington County Board, 6 years
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOW, DOUBLE DOORS Gallery, Anten Mills Ontario 2022
SOLO SHOW,, Harcourt Church Gallery, Guelph, Ontario 2022
Women’s Day Show, Orillia Museum of Art and History 2022
Fate, Destiny, Determination, Worldwide traveling Textile Group Show 2017-present
Seasonal Group Shows, (14 to date) QUEST GALLERY, Midland 2015-2023
Studio Tour “THE BAY STUDIO TOUR” 2016-2023
Studio Tour “COLDWATER STUDIO TOUR” 2020-2023
Juried Show, ANTHROPOCENE, TD Thor Wealthshow, , Quest Art, Midland 2020
Winner, Clerkson Award, BMFA, Collingwood 2017
Invitational Show, “QUEST ART AT HOME” 2016-2023
Juried Show, QUEST ART GALLERY, Midland 2015-2021
Juried Show, PAINT ONTARIO,, Grand Bend 2017-2022
Curator, Hon Restaurant Gallery, Collingwood, Ontario 2016-2023
Organizer, ARTWALK, Midland Ontario 2014-2017
Show, Oils, Mangiacake Gallery, Toronto 2015
Group Show, Landscape Graphics, ‘METROPOLIS’, Berlin, Germany 2014
Show, ‘Banana Tree” monoprints on Mylar’, Mangiacake Gallery, Toronto 2013
Group Show, Textile Collage, ‘Square Foot Show’, Toronto 2012
Group Show, Watercolours, DEER PROJECT, Bordeaux, France 2012
Studio Tour Organizer, Cabbagetown Street Festival 2012-2015
Group Design Show, AL+D Architecture Gallery, University of Toronto 2014
Best In Show Award, Burnt Toast Gallery, Richmond Hill 2000
First Prize, Photography “Painting on the Green”, Guelph 1993
Student Show, Anatomical Drawings, University of Guelph 1993
Dorothy Hoover Graduation Scholarship show OCAD 1985
ART INVOLVEMENT
Workshop Presentation: Don Valley Art Club 2023
Adult Art Workshop Teacher: Quest Art Midland 2023
Zoom Adult Art Classes, Weekly, Hilary Slater Studio 2019-2023
Member, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia 2012-present
Art Workshop, adults, Orillia Museum 2020-2022
Member, Quest Art, Midland 2012-present
Member, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts 2014-present
Member, Mississauga Art Gallery 2019
Member Art Gallery of Ontario 2010-2016
Chair, Huronia Foundation for the Arts 2015-2017
Member, AKIN Artist Collective, Toronto. 2010-2022
Group Weaver, Land Art: ‘SHORELINES” Land art Project, Barrie 2004
Organizer, Annual Studio Tour, Cabbagetown 1997-2012
RELATED CAREER WORK
Professional Artist -run own business 1985-present
Landscape D, “Sustainable Landscapes” 2008-2014
Lecturer, Design Environment/ Materials, Toronto, IADT 2004-2007
Teacher, TDSB 2004-2012
Education Programme Teacher, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto 2005-2010
Visual Arts Teacher, St. James High School, Guelph 1992-1995
Visual Arts /ESL Teacher, Ecole St. Rene Goupil, Guelph 1990 -1992
EDUCATION
Masters in Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto 2001- 2004
Cradle to Cradle Conference/Workshop, IDEC, Savannah 2005
Photography and Computer Studies, OCAD 1994-1995
Bachelor of Education, University of Western Ontario 1989
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Guelph, 1988
Associate of Ontario College of Art and Design 1985
(Textile Design, Drawing, Jewellery, Colour Theory)
RELATED SKILLS
Hand Weaving, spinning, Natural dyeing, Environmentalist, Landscape Design, Drawing, Painting,
Graphic Design, Interior Design, Colour Theory, Spinning, Dying,Materials Research, Colour Theory, Toxins Research
Teacher, Formal Studies in Education, Program planning, 10+ years professional experience
Computers, Geomorphology
Writer: Published poet. 27 novels, to date- 2 self-published.
INTERESTS
Painting, Geomorphology, Writing, Design, Pottery, Sculpture, Drawing, Weaving, Spinning, Music, Photography, Camping, Rock Climbing, Geology, Neurology, Travel, Piano, Cello, Bee-Keeping, Soccer, Swimming, Biking, Triathlons, 5 Languages