pete smith
Born
1975
North Bay, Ontario
Education
2001
Bachelor of Education, Nipissing University, Intermediate/Senior
Education
1998
Bachelor of Fine Arts, York University, Studio Visual Art
Solo
Exhibitions
2005
Joan Ferneyhough Gallery, North Bay
2003
Extraterrestrial, Red
Head Gallery, Toronto
2003
Out of this airless sky,
White Water Gallery, North Bay
2002
hero biscuits, 1080 BUS
Gallery, Toronto
2000
hansel and gretel, The
Art Firm, Toronto
2000
diary, Angell Gallery,
Toronto
2000
broken animals, White
Water Gallery, Toronto
1999
in the moor, The Art Firm, Toronto
1998
transitions, The LAUNCH
PAD Gallery, Toronto
1998
The Tonight Show,
Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University
1997
Moments of Transition,
The Roastery, Toronto
1997
21 Years, 2 Months, 15 Days,
Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University
1994
Seventeen, White Water
Gallery, North Bay
Selected
Group Exhibitions
2004
Clean Cut, curated by Jennifer Powell, P/M Gallery, Toronto
2004
Adaptation, curated by Daniel Baird, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
2004
Just Enough to Tickle, curated by Suzy Oliviera, Drabinsky
Gallery, Toronto
2004
Drift, Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto
2003
Drawer, curated by Patrick McCauley, York Quay Gallery Case
Studies, Toronto
2003
The Michael Jackson Project, curated by Andrew Harwood, Zsa Zsa,
Toronto
2003
4 eyes, Two Person Show w/Otino Corsano, Katherine Mulherin
Contemporary Art Projects,
Toronto
2002
Glo, Archive, Toronto
2002
if I had a hi-fi, Mercer Union, Toronto
2002
Crisis, Project Arts Center, Dublin, Ireland
2002
smaller, Neutral Ground, Regina
2001
White Out, The Art Firm, Toronto
2001
Mail Art, White Water Gallery, North Bay
2001
Painting the Nude, The Timmins Museum, Timmins
2001
The Bear Chair Cover-Up, WKP Kennedy gallery, North Bay
2001
After School Special, White Water Gallery, North Bay
2000
Taste Test, r base, Toronto
1999
PJ’s and DJ’s, The Art Firm, Toronto
1999
Fall Collection, the Art Firm, Toronto
1999
Rugged, 45 ½ Rugged Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1999
Objects and Objectivity, Two Person Show w/Jason MacIsaac, Zsa Zsa,
Toronto
Curatorial
1999
Tag Team: an exhibition of artist collaborations, The LAUNCH PAD Gallery,
Toronto
Grants
and Awards
2003
Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant
2001
Official Selection, Juried Exhibition, White Water Gallery, North Bay
2000
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance
Bibliography
Baird,
Daniel, Adaptation, Catalogue Essay. June 24, 2004
Corsano,
Otino, Paintings Imposter, Catalogue Essay, October 1, 2003
Dault,
Gary Michael, Pete Smith, Otino Corsano and Tiff Izsa at Katherine Mulherin,
Gallery Going, The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2003
Maclean,
Caroline, Plugged In, MCTV, April 26, 2001
Maclean,
Caroline, Plugged In, MCTV, May 12, 2003
Osborne,
Catherine, Galleries Kick Back in Summer, The National Post, July
24, 2004
Osborne,
Catherine, ET Comes Home, The Big Picture, The National Post,
October
18, 2003
Simon,
Kim, Extraterrestrial, Catalogue Essay, October 1, 2003
Professional
Affiliations
2002-4
member, Red Head Gallery, Toronto
1999
Curator, The Launch Pad Gallery, Toronto
1998-9
Volunteer, Mercer Union, Toronto
Works
Available at
Archive,
Toronto
Art
Metropole, Toronto
Katherine
Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
Representation
Joan
Ferneyhough Gallery, North Bay, Ontario