STANZIE TOOTH
Education
2015 MFA, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ont.
2007 BFA, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto Ont.
Solo Exhibitions
Upcoming: March 2022, General Hardware Contemporary
2018, Coming Home, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2017, The Distance of the Moon, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2016 The blue form folds in two, Institüt fur Alles Mögliche, Berlin (collaboration with Jessica Groome)
2015 Hand to Ground, Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa
2015 Inhabited, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2013 Into the Forest, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2012 Qualia , Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Gallery, Montreal, Qc.
2012 Surfacing, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, Bc.
2010 Window Gallery, Howard Park Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021, Art Toronto with General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2020, Art Toronto with General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2019, Forecast, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2019, Art Toronto with General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2019, Everything we see hides another thing, MKG 127, Toronto - curated by Alex Bowron
2018, Simmer III, Toronto - curated by Tyler Armstrong
2017 I can see my breath, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2017, 2015 Art Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
2016 Ghost Story, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto - curated by Blair Swann
2015, This is Us Now, Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa
2015 Group Show, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto
2015 Deep Woods, Harbourfront Vitrine Gallery, Toronto
2014 Process, Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa.Ont.
2012 Summer Session, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ont.
2012 Eight of 60, General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, Ont.
2012 60 Painters, Humber College Campus, Toronto, Ont. – curated by Scott Sawtell
Awards
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2021 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2021 Artist Framing Fund, Super Frame, Toronto
2017 Emerging Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2016 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Art Council
2015 The Joseph Plaskett Award
2015 Dean's Scholarship, University of Ottawa
2014-2015 Ontario Graduate Scholarship through the University of Ottawa
2013 Graduate Admission Scholarship, University of Ottawa
2008 Art Dealer's Association Internship Award
2007 Mrs. W.O. Forsyth Award, Ontario College of Art & Design
Bibliography
2017, ‘Nut One’, Maw Gallery, New York, New York
2016, Hart House Review 25th Anniversary Edition curated by Blair Swann
Collections
A.T. Tolley Collection
City of Ottawa
Royal Bank Collection
Toronto Dominion Bank Collection
St. Michael's Hospital
Residencies
2016 Residency at HEIMA, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2016 Residency at Institüt fur Alles Mögliche, Berlin, Germany
2012 Headbones Gallery, Artist in Residence
2012 Sparkbox Studio Residency Award
Reviews
February 2019, Artoronto Review by Mikael Sandblom of “Fossil Record”, online.
March 15, 2017, Akimblog review by Terence Dick of "The Distance of the Moon", online.
March 10, 2017,Now Magazine Must-See Shows by Fran Schechter, "The Distance of the Moon", print and online.
March 9, 2017, Toronto Star feature by Murray Whyte,"The Distance of the Moon", print and online.
March 9, 2017, Canadian Art Must-See Shows: "The Distance of the Moon", online.
March 2017, Artoronto Review by David Seric of "The Distance of the Moon" , online.
December 23, 2015, “Top 10 Art Shows of 2015”, David Jager and Fran Schechter, NOW Magazine, print and online.
January 11, 2015, "Alt Landscapes: Stanzie Tooth reinvents the genre", David Jager, NOW Magazine, print and online.
January 2015, "Shotime: Q & A with Stanzie Tooth", Jessica Bloom, Studio Beat
May 2013, Video interview, Weld Art Collective
May 2013, Artist of the month, Weld Art Collective
Speaking Engagements
June 2021, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Field Trip: Speaker Series with curator Joséphine Denis
March 2021, Artist Talk with Sparkbox Studio, Flat Files Series
March 2021, Artist Talk, 4th Year Thesis Class with Laura Millard, OCAD University, Toronto
February 2021, Artist Talk, Landscape Studio with Laura Millard, OCAD University, Toronto
January 2020, Visiting Artist, Advanced Painting Studio with Shirley Wiitasalo, University of Toronto, Toronto
October 2019, Visiting Artist, Painting: Materials and Methods with Catherine Heard, University of Toronto, Toronto
May 2018, Artist Talk, MFA Thesis Class, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
March 2018, Artist Talk, Das Kapital, Berlin, Germany
March 2017, Artist Talk, Georgian College, Barrie
April 2016, Artist Talk, OCADU Florence Offsite Program, instructor: Linda Martinello, Florence, Italy
September 2015 Panel Discussion "Why Painting Today?" with Eric Fischl, Melanie Authier, Jessica Bell, Colin Muir Dorward, Gavin Lynch, Jinny Yu, moderator: Ming Tiempo - panel coordinated through the U.S. Embassy's "Contemporary Conversations" program in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank and Carleton University
January 2014 Guest Speaker for Fourth Year Professional Practice class, instructor: Daniel Joliffe, University of Ottawa
2012/2013 OCADU Drawing and Painting Thesis Class, Alumni Guest Mentor/Lecturer
March 2012 Panel Discussion: OCAD Alumni Association
Selected Curatorial Projects
2014 Land Reform(ed), Ajagemo Gallery, Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank, Ottawa
2012 Material Connections, Lonsdale Gallery, featured exhibition for World of Threads Festival, Toronto
2011 Black Garden: Osheen Harruthoonyan, Lonsdale Gallery, featured exhibition for Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, Toronto
2010 In Pursuit: Nicholas Shick, Gallery 918, featured exhibition for Printopolis Festival, Toronto