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Monica Tap
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Associate Professor
Zavitz 405
X56275
mtap@uoguelph.ca
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2005 Travelling Show. Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
- Over here/ over there. Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
- 2004 Paintings. Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta.
- New Work. Studio 21 Art Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 2003 Echo, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
- 2002 Further, Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery. Owen Sound, Ontario.
- Groundwork, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
- 2000 Field work, The Painting Center, New York, New York.
- New Paintings, Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
- New Work, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
- 1999 Fields, Gallery 1.1.1, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Landscapes, St. Norbert's Arts and Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 1998 Landscapes, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
- 1997 Arrangements, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- New Works, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
- 1996 Reprise, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Selected group exhibitions
- 2006 Pulse: Abstract Painting and Film, Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS.
- Invitational benefit auction. Dieudonne, New York, NY
- ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program) Open Weekend. NY, NY
- Under Five; EFA Gallery (curated video screening)
- Armoury Afterhours. SuperTrader Gallery. Brooklyn, NY (curated video screening)
- Fabulous, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2005 Abstraction Attraction. Studio 21 Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2003 The Big Abstract Show, The Painting Center, NY
- Painting!, University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
- The Boat Show, Wynick Tuck, Toronto, ON
- 2002 The Free Biennial, New York, NY
- 2001 The Brittle Landscape, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
- New Work: Monica Tap and Alex Livingston, Studio 21 Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2000 The Single Tree, London Regional Art and Historical Museum. London, Ontario
- Wet Paint Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Wallpapers. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S. and Art Metropole, Toronto, Ontario
- 1999 Contingency and Continuity: Negotiating New Abstraction. MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
- Copy Cat, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Style Council, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery , Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Landscape, Process and Perception. Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- The Hallowed Land: Canadian Landscape Painting from the Hart House Permanent Collection. Hart House, Toronto, On.
- 1998 Questions of Landscape, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Theatrum Mundi: Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- Summer group, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, New York
- Six Degrees of Separation, Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta
- Foundlings, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- 1997 Theatrum Mundi: Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Royal Over-Seas League 14th Annual Open Exhibition, London, U.K. and Edinburgh, Scotland
- Disrepresentations: New Abstract Painting. Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- 1995 The Food Show, Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Ports of Entry, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta and the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Montana
Published Writing
- "The princess and the paintbox" in Jane Fine. (exhibition catalogue). Peirogi, Brooklyn, New York. p.24. 2003
- "hungry eyes" in Gibson-Garvey, Susan and Monica Tap. hungry eyes. Halifax: Dalhousie University Art Gallery, 2002.
- "Inspirations: Lifetime brush marked by child's eye view" The National Post, January 30, 1999
Curatorial Projects
- hungry eyes: new abstract painting in New York and Toronto
- Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. October 18- December 1, 2002
Selected Catalogues
- 2003 Reid, Stuart and Nancy Tousely. Monica Tap: Paintings. Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON and Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
- 2003 Spector, Buzz and Julia Morrisroe. Painting! Central Michigan University Art Gallery. Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
- 2000 Millard, Laura. The Single Tree. London Regional Art and Historical Museums. London, Ontario
- 1999 Shuebrook, Ron. "Contingency and Continuity: Negotiating New Abstraction" MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
- 1999 Burns, Katherine. "Landscape: Process and Perception" Muttart Public Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
- 1999 Jenkner, Ingrid. Style Council. Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
- 1998 Gibson-Garvey, Susan. Questions of Landscape, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Selected Bibliography
- 2005 Bethune-Leaman. "Mash-Ups: A Paradigm of Intertextuality, Monica Tap's Reiterations of Van Gogh's Drawings, and some Sol LeWitt for good measure." Open Studio (exhibition brochure).
- 2005 Canadian Art, .Fall, 2005, Webb, Marshall. p. 141 (review)
- 2005 The Globe and Mail, Dault, Gary Michael. "Motion Pictures. Section 7, p. R29, June 20 (article/ review)
- 2004 The Daily News, Smulders, Marilyn. "Lovely on their own, but look closer", Halifax, N.S. p.25 (review)
- 2003 BorderCrossings Issue No.88, Enright, Robert. "Hover Crafting: the art of Monica Tap." p. 64-71 (interview)
- 2003 Canadian Art, Fall 2003, Fullerton, Kim. Monica Tap, p. 148 (review).
- 2003 The Globe and Mail, Dault, Gary Michael. Monica Tap at Wynick Tuck March 1, p. R11 (review)
- 2001 Arts Atlantic, Summer 2001, Eyland, Cliff. "Monica Tap", No.68. Pp 16-20 (feature).
- 2000 Canadian Art, Spring, 2000, Dault, Gary Micheal. "Don't Look at Me Like That and other Imperatives of Recent Abstract Painting" (feature)
- 2000 The National Post. Hart, Matthew. "There's something about Monica", January 22 (article)
- 2000 Abstract Art on Line. Walentini, Joseph. Review of exhibition at the Painting Center. January 18. (review)
- 1998 The Globe and Mail, Dault, Gary Micheal. "Unembarrassed beauty", October 10, 1998. (review)
- 1998 Canadian Art, Spring, 1998. Laurence, Robin. "Code Work", p.96 (review)
- 1997 The Globe and Mai. l Jordan, Betty Ann. "Artists worth a look", Saturday, February 8. (article)
- 1997 Maclean', July 1, 1997. "100 Canadians to Watch", (article)
- 1997 ARTSAtlantic, Sprin, 1997. Metcalfe, Robin. "Monica Tap: The Pleasure of Paint".
- 1996 Gibson-Garvey, Sue. Reprise exhibition folio, Dalhousie Art Gallery. Selected
- 1996 The Edmonton Journal. Mandel, Charles. "Tap reinvents floral still life: High praise from National Gallery"
Collections
- Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (1998, 1994)
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2004, 1994, 1993, 1988)
- Edmonton Art Gallery, Dalhousie Art Gallery
- The University of Toronto, Athabasca University
- MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, City of St. Albert
- Corporate collections including: Morrison Petroleums, Pan-Canadian Corporation, Four Seasons Hotel, Esso Imperial Oil Canada
Selected Grants and Awards
- 2005Research-Creation Grant: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council "Translation as a Strategy of Renewal in Painting"
- 2005, 2003, 1998 Banff Centre for the Arts, Residency Grant
- 2003, 1998 Canada Council Creation/Production Grant (mid-career)
- 1999, 1997, 1996 Nova Scotia Arts Council
- 1994 Visual Arts Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Residency Awards
- 2005-06 International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York, NY
- 2005 The Optic Nerve, Thematic Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
- 2005 Open Studio Visiting Artist Residency. Open Studio Printmakers workshop, Toronto
- 2004 Kunst & Complex Residency. Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- 2002 New Works Residency, Juried. The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
- 1999 St. Norbert's Arts and Cultural Centre, invitational residency, St. Norbert's, Manitoba
- 1997 Women and Paint Thematic Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta
Professional Training
- 1996 Master of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD)
- 1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, NSCAD
- 1986 Alberta College of Art, University of Alberta
Other activities: Invited lectures, panels, conferences
- 2005 University of Guelph Print Portfolio (production of editioned print for first annual print portfolio, together with David Urban and Tony Scherman.)
- "Walk Here". Public art installation, Wallace Emerson Park, Toronto, Ontario.
- 2004 "Open Season: Abstraction." Painting Symposium, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON
- 2002 Hungry Eyes, Guest curator of exhibition of contemporary abstract painting in New York and Toronto. (catalogue, symposium) Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 2001 "Painting, Pedagogy and the Present Tense." Chair. University Art Association of Canada, Montreal, Quebec.
- 1999 "Minus forty: Abstraction by Canadian artists under forty." University Art Associations of Canada, Toronto, Ontario.
- 1998 "Women and Paint." Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 1997 "Curators and Artists in Conversation", University Art Association of Canada, Vancouver, B.C.
- 1997 "Quotation, Reference, and Replication." panel, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
Visiting Artist
- Pennsylvania State University at Clarion, PA (2005)
- Georgian College, Barrie, ON (2005)
- University of Lethbridge (2004, 2001)
- Central Michigan University (2003)
- University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (2003)
- York University (2003, 1998)
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS (2004, 2002, 1998)
- University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (2001)
- Memorial University, Cornerbrook, NF (2001)
- Sheridan College, Toronto (2001)
- Mina Forsythe Lecturer. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2000)
- Ontario College of Art and Design (1998)
- Penn State, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A (1997)
- Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. (1997)
Upcoming
- January, 2007 "Sance". Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery. Solo.
- Fall, 2007 Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto. Solo.
- January, 2008 Art Gallery of Windsor
- McMichael Art Gallery