LORRAINE ROY: CURRICULUM VITAE
103 Hillcrest Avenue
Dundas, Ontario, CANADA L9H-4X4
www.Lroytextileart.com      lorraineroy@sympatico.ca


SOLO SHOWS (including upcoming)

2008
2006
2005

2003-04








2002
2000
1998

1996

1995
1993
1992
small wonders
New Work
New Work
New Work
Saving Paradise
The Arboretum Project
and The Seed Collection
Touring:





Urban Forests
Desert Journey, New work
Passages
Thresholds
Drawing from the Dark
Sylvan Spirits
More Forbidden Fruit
Super:Natural
Verdance
Grimsby Public Gallery, Grimsby, ON (Touring TBA)
Lafreniere and Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON (May)
The Ontario Crafts Council Guild Shop, Toronto, ON
Julia's Restaurant, Oakville, ON
Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON
Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, ON
Greenwood Quiltery, Guelph, ON
St Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St Thomas, ON
Gallery in the Grove, Brights Grove, ON
Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, ON
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, ON
MacIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario
Masonville Library and Gallery, London, ON
Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, ON
Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Maison Magella-Paradis, Charlesbourg, QC
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
Gibson Gallery, London, ON
Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, ON
County of Bruce Museum, Southampton, ON
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, Ingersoll, ON

GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS (selected and upcoming)

2008
2007




2006
2005


2004-05

2000-04
2004



2003
2003-04



2002
2001,98,95 2000
1998
1997


1996

1995


1994




1993

1991


1989
Lorraine Roy and Janusz Wrobel: New Work
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Primordial
Confluence: Streams and Strands 
The Common Thread 
Verve: Lorraine Roy and Carmella Karijo Rother
Forest
12 Canadian Quilters in Japan
Tree
Sensual Surfaces
Satin and Steel (with photographer Janusz Wrobel)

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Sylvan Spirits (Three Artists)
Out of the Woods (with photographer Janusz Wrobel)
WORSHIP: OSA 130th Juried Exhibition
Ontario Society of Artists
Canadian Artists in Bangkok
The Grand National Juried Quilt Exhibition
Wide Borders (Three Textile Artists)


Black and White
Threadworks: Ontario Network of Needleworkers
Looking Forward
Canadian Contemporary Quilts
Hanging by a Thread
Quilt National
Narrative Threads
Art Gallery of Mississauga Juried Craft Exhibition
Suginami-City/London Art Exhibition
DIVERSITY: Studio Art Quilts Associates
Gardens of the Soul
Six Artists Interpreting the Garden
Of the Land
Four Artists Interpreting the Landscape
Harvest
A two-person show with Harold Rice
Fibreworks: National Textile Art Exhibition
Skin and Bones: Surfacing Juried Exhibition
Off the Wall: A Contemporary Show of Textile Art
Heavenly Bodies
A two-person show with Margi Hennen
Quilt Canada National Quilt Exhibition
Centre Pieces
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Gallery ,  Hamilton, ON
Philadelphia, USA
Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, ON
Three Textile Artists, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, ON
Juried Textile Art Exhibition, Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville
Greenwood Quiltery, Guelph, ON
Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME (May)
Yokohama, Japan (November) Touring
Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
Studio Residents at The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, ON
Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ON
Nathan Philllips Square, Toronto (July)
Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Greenwood Quiltery and Gallery, Guelph, ON
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

Canadian Embassy, Thailand
K/W Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge, ON
A Show of Hands/Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON
Wellington Co. Museum, Fergus, ON
Ontario Crafts Council Travelling Exhibition
Rodman Hall, St Catharines, ON
Northern Arizona University Art Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON
Mississauga, ON
Tokyo, Japan
Arrowmont School of the Arts, Tennessee(Traveling)
Art Gallery St.Thomas-Elgin

Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

Blyth Festival Gallery, Blyth, ON

The Library and Gallery, Cambridge
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre
Gibson Gallery, London, ON

The Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa
Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

GRANTS

2005
2001, 2003
1995-2003
1998
1987,1990
1986,1989
Travel Grant
Crafts Grant, Mid-Career
Exhibition Assistance Grants
Crafts Grant, Mid-Career
Arts Bursary
Education Bursary
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
Canada Council for the Arts
City of London Arts Advisory Committee
Canadian Embroiderers' Guild, London, ON

AWARDS

2001
2000
1998,95
1998
1997
1995

1994
1994
1993
1992
1992
1991,1988

Hey Frey Memorial Award
Best in Show 'Juried Exhibition of Craft'
Best in Show 'Threadworks: Ontario Network of Needleworkers'
Best in Colour 'Threadworks: Ontario Network of Needleworkers'
New Exhibitor's Award 'Quilt National'
Excellence in Canvaswork Award
'Threadworks:Ontario Network of Needleworkers'
First Prize '7th Annual Miniature Exhibition'
Third Prize 'Gardens: Our Earthly Inspirations'
National Trust Award 'Tom Thomson Juried Exhibition'
Award of Excellence 'Eye for Art'
First Prize 'A Celebration in Silver'
Ontario Crafts Council Design Award
Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON
Visual Art Centre of Bowmanville, ON
Fergus, ON

Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Ohio


Gibson Gallery, London, ON
The Station Gallery, Whitby, ON
Owen Sound, ON
Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, ON
Quinte Arts Council, Belleville, ON


PUBLICATIONS/INTERVIEWS

2005

2004


2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2002
1997
Rogers Cable TV interviews Peel Region and York Region, Ontario GTA
L’EXPRESS, Toronto’s French Newspaper No. 20, May 24: “Lorraine Roy habille la Nature
CBC Radio - Fresh Air Interview for Satin and Steel Exhibition, October 2
Journal of Forestry Cover illustration for September issue, Vol 102
Radio Canada Live interview (July 19)
Ontario Craft Summer 2003 In Review: "Wide Borders"
Fibre Focus Autumn 2003 Feature Article: "Saving Paradise"
CBC Radio - Fresh Air, Live interview, March 29
Saving Paradise: The Arboretum Project, self-published book of current exhibition
Weaving New Rhythms Journal, 'November', Rubicon Press, Oakville, ON
CBC Radio - French Ontario Arts, Taped Interview, Sept. 25
Contemporary Quilts, Quilt National 1997, Lark Books, California, USA

EDUCATION

1978 Honours B.Sc. Agriculture, Major: Ornamental Horticulture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2006, 1995
2005
2001
1999
1997-2000
1994-95
1986-2007
Juror, Ontario Arts Council Crafts Grants
Juror, The Common Thread Textile Exhibition
Art Resident Placement at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, California
Artist-in-Residence, Joshua Tree National Park, Southern California.
Teaching: Creative Symbolism, Personal and Universal Symbolism
Co-organizer of annual London Artists' Studio Tour
Freelance teacher, speaker and writer

COLLECTIONS

Miller Thomson, Barristers and Solicitors, Guelph, ON
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
E-TERRA Resort, Tobermory, ON Commissions and other works
Minto Yorkville Toronto Condominium Project
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
EMCO Limited
Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants
Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse, London, ON
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ON
Trojan Technologies Inc.
McNamara and Pizzale, Barristers and Solicitors