Grace Cowling, FCA On-Line Studio

Passions Embracing
watercolour, 30 x 22"
$1,100

Artist Statement

My watercolours celebrate gifts of the earth and spirit so abundant in the Niagara Region. In my studio, surrounded with my regional photographs, pencil sketches and classical CDs, I synthesize and edit reality, inviting both restrained and expressive brush strokes to dance together.

I hope viewers can better treasure their time on earth. Since September 11, 2001, I consider each new work a memorial, approaching it with reverent thought for one of the unknown fellow humans whose time on earth was so tragically terminated.

Memories
watercolour, 17 x 30", Not For Sale

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario and after 45 years in the Toronto area, I now enjoy my Grimsby home in the heart of the Niagara Region.

I have been impassioned by visual art from an early age when exposed to cherished books brought from England by my grandfather. Painting in oils and with words 40 years ago led to meeting watercolour through calligraphy in 1985. Calligraphic shapes and Celtic imagery excited my affinity for detail inherited from my paternal grandfather.

Samuel John Ireland, 1854-1915, studied in England and Europe before teaching at King's College, University of London. He was chosen to emigrate in 1886 to be Principal of the Hamilton Art School. There, he taught technical drawing to J.E.H. MacDonald, then a lad of fourteen, himself newly here from Scotland. MacDonald was to become one of the Group Of Seven.

My development evolved through workshops with acclaimed watercolourists. Membership and executive functions in the Toronto Watercolour Society and a Master Class at Sheridan College, Oakville, led to elected membership in CPCWC (Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour) and other signature memberships in both Canada and the USA. The Federation of Canadian Artists, based in British Columbia, recently granted me Active Member status. Enjoyed as well, has been a long time membership in COAA and, more recently, ECOAA (Central and East Central Ontario Art Associations.).

Solo and juried shows have generated media attention and numerous awards, respectively. Collectors, private corporate, national and international, enjoy my work as do clients through the services of three rental programs.

Sanctuary
watercolour, 15 x 22", $600

Basking
watercolour, 22 x 30" unframed
32 x 40" framed

Associations

Glenhyrst Art Gallery Of Brant, Brantford, Ontario (2003)
Grimsby Public Art Gallery (since 1995)
Federation of Canadian Artists (2001), active status
Central Ontario Art Association (1986 on)
East Central Ontario Art Association, (1996 on)
Toronto Watercolour Society (1985-1995), now honorary signature status
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (1994-2001)
Society of Canadian Artists (1992-1995)
Niagrara Frontier Watercolour Society (1992-1996)

A Cappella
watercolour, 15 x 22"

Gallery Representation

Art Etc., Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
Gelnhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, Ontario
Studio 737, Tweed, Ontario

Contacting the Artist

Please contact Grace at her studio/residence:
Telephone: 905 945 6620
E mail: gcowling@sympatico.ca

Hippies
watercolour, 10 x 8"
$450 framed

Award Detail

Lila Patton Award, Best Watercolour, East Central Ontario Art Association, 2003 Annual Juried Show, Neislon Part Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario.

Juror's Choice for "Capriccio," Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Show, (Crossection`98), Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke.

Juror's Choice for "Legacies Embracing #2," Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Show, (Crossection '97), The Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre, Niagara-on the Lake.

Third Place for "Queltic Sampler," Artists of Niagara Juried Art Show, The Roselawn Centre, Port Colborne, September, 1996.

Honourable Mention Best Personal Expression for "Celtic Dream Series #14," Toronto Watercolour Society's l0th Anniversary Fall Juried Show, Queen's Quay Terminal Gallery, October, 1994.

Pirouette
watercolour, 22 x 15"

Toronto Watercolour Society Award for "Reclamation Series #4," at their 10th Annual Spring Juried Show, May, 1994.

Honourable Mention Award for "Reclamation Series #2," at Visual Arts Mississauga 15th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Mississauga Civic Centre Art Gallery, December, 1992.

Second Place Award for "Summer's Here," at the Third Annual Nassageweya Art Show and Sale, Brookville, Ontario, October, 1992. Best Still Life Award for "Vegedible Series # l," at Humber Valley Art Group's Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke City Hall Art Gallery, June, 1992

Succulence
watercolour, 30 x 22"

Best of Show Award (Painting category) for "Greet the Season"; First Place Award (Painting category) for "Greet the Season"; Second Place Award (Painting category) for "Botanical Series #4; all at the Orchid Society of Canada Show at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, March, 1992.

Honourable Mention Abstract for "Biogenesis #2," at Toronto Watercolour Society's Fall Juried Show, October, 1991.

Geisha
watercolour, 15 x 11"

Best of Show for " . . . Forever?" at Humber Valley Art Group's Annual Juried Show, Etobicoke City Hall Art Gallery, May, 1990

Honourable Mention Floral Award for "Sunning In a Swing," at Toronto Watercolour Society's Fall Juried Show, October, 1989.

MDS Purchase Award for "Sunning In a Swing," at Toronto Watercolour Society's Fall Juried Show, October, 1989.

People's Choice Award for "Fantasea," at Visual Arts Brampton Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition, December, 1989.

Campbell Soup Award for "L'Ami d'Hiver," at Etobicoke City Hall Art Committee's Christmas Card Contest in conjunction with Carlton Cards, November, 1988.

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JURIED EXHIBITIONS		Exhibition Detail
East Central Ontario Art Association		2003 Annual Juried Show, Neilson Part Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario
Etobicoke Civic Art Gallery		Crosssection '02, Etobicoke Civic Art Gallery
Central Ontario Art Association		Crossection '98, Neilson Park Creative Centre Gallery, Etobicoke, May, 1998. Crossection '97, The Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre Gallery, Niagara on the Lake, May, 1997. Crossection '96, the Neilson Park Creative Centre Gallery, Etobicoke, May 1996. Crossection '96, Annual Juried Members' Show, Neilson Park Creative Centre Gallery, Etobicoke, September, 1996. Crossection '94, Annual Juried Members' Show, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, September, 1994. Crossection '92 Annual Juried Members' Show, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, December, 1992. Crossection '90 Juried Members' Show, the Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener, August 1990.
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society		National Exhibition '96, Kenan Center Gallery, Lockport, New York, October 1996. National Exhibition '92, Kenan Center Gallery, Lockport, New York, October, 1992.
Artists of Niagara		Juried Art Show, Roselawn Centre for the Arts, Port Colborne, September, 1996. Juried Art Show, Roselawn Centre for the Arts, Port Colborne, September, 1995.
Women's Art Association of Hamilton		Annual Juried Exhibition, Dofasco Gallery, Dundas Valley School of Art, November, 1995

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection		4th Annual Autumn Art Sale, Kleinburg, October, 1994.
Arts Etobicoke		Autumn Artfest, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, October, 1994. 11th Juried Art Show, Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, November, 1992. 8th Annual .luried Show at Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, October, 1988.
Humber Valley Art Group		Annual Show at Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, June, 1994. Annual Shows at Etobicoke City Hall Gallery, Springs of 1992, 1991 and 1990 and shows at O'Keefe Centre, 1991 and 1990.
Toronto Watercolour Society		Annual Spring Show, North York YMCA, May 1994. Spring and Fall Shows 1994 back to 1988, Various venues. 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Queen's Quay 'Terminal Gallery, Toronto, October, 1994. Juried Shows for the National Ballet, Canadian Opera Society etc. at O'Keefe Centre and the St. Lawrence Centre, 1994 back to 1988.

Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour		"Open Water" 68`" Annual Exhibition of the, John Black Aird Gallery, Toronto, January, 1994. "Open Water" 66th Annual Exhibition, Tudor Hall, Ogilvy, Montreal, November, 1991.
Visual Arts Mississauga		15th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Mississauga Civic Centre Gallery, December, 1992. 11th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Mississauga Civic Centre Gallery, December 1989 and 1988.
Other		Third Annual Nassagaweya Show and Sale, Brookville, Ontario, October, 1992. Society of Canadian Artists Juried Show, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, September, 1992. Scarborough Arts Council Show, the Gallery of the Consilium, Springs of 1991 and 1990. Rivercrest Gallery Show, Streetsville, Springs of 1991 and 1990. Etobicoke City Hall Art Committee's Christmas Card Contest, November, 1989. Gold Mine '89 Silent Art Auction by Visual Arts Brampton, December, 1989. Visual Arts Brampton 4th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at City of Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, December, 1989.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Shaw Gallery		Beamsville, Ontario, September 25 - October 22, 2005
Angel Food Restaurant		Ontario Street, Grimsby, September 2002.
Angel Food Restaurant		Ontario Street, Grimsby, October, 2000 March, 2001.
Grimsby Public Library,		Intimately Algonquin, May 2000. Sponsored Studio Tour, June 1996.
Earls Court Gallery		Hess Village, Hamilton, April 1999.
West Lincoln Memorial Hospital,		Grimsby, March 1997.
Studio Open House Exhibition & Sale		Grimsby, September 1995. Etobicoke, September 1993.
Royal Botanical Gardens		Burlington, September, 1992.
Richview Public Library Gallery		Etobicoke, a Benefit Show for the Dorothy Ley Hospice, May 1992. Etobicoke, April 1989.
Springbank Visual Arts Centre		Mississauga, September 1990.
Montgomery's Inn		Etobicoke, May 1989.
Credit Valley Hospital		Mississauga, June 1989.
The Link Gallery		Civic Garden Centre, Toronto, September 1989.
Valhalla Inn		Etobicoke, January 1988.

GROUP AND ARTISTS' CHOICE EXHIBITIONS
Rodman Hall		Winter Art Fair and Sale, St. Catharines, Ontario; Dec 6, 2002 - Jan 12, 2003
Queenston Community Association		Annual Art Show, April, 2001; 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Burlington Art Centre		Annual Art Auction, February, 2001; 2000, 1999l 1998.
Grimsby Public Art Gallery		Local Produce, November/December 2001 Local Produce, November, 2001. Local Produce, October, 2000. Art On Your Doorstep, October, 1999. Harvest For The Arts, October, 1998. Grimsby Artists and Wine Weekend, October 1997. The Art of Watercolour, January/February 1997. Sponsored Studio Tour, June 1996.
Hamilton Eaton Centre		Public Hanging, December/January, 1998
Central Ontario Art Association		Artists' Choice Show, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, April 1998. Annual Artists' Choice Show, Barber Gallery,. Guelph, April 1995. Annual Artists' Choice Show, Royal Botanical Gardens, May 1994.
Andres Wines Ltd.		Meet the Artists at Andres, Grimsby, April 1997
Kittling Ridge Winery		Festival On The Forty Art Show, Grimsby, August 1997.
Magnotta Cellars,		Magnotta Open House, Beamsville, November 22, 1996.
Women's Art Association of Hamilton		Hamilton Place, March 1996.
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour		70th Annual Members' Show, The Roberts Gallery, Toronto, April/May 1995.
O'Keefe Centre National Ballet Show		January 1994.
McMichael Autumn Art Sale		Kleinburg, October 1994.
Neilson Park Creative Centre		Official Opening Show Etobicoke, February l993.
Etobicoke City Hall Gallery		Recognized Etobicoke Artists Show, July/August 1992. Christmas Card Contest Award Winners' Show, February 1989. Etobicoke Senior Citizens Shows, Springs of 1989, 1988.
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre		Volunteer Association Fine Art Show, February/March of 1994, 1993, 1992.
Westmount Gallery		Etobicoke, October 1991.
Northern District Library		Skylight Gallery, Toronto, May 1991.
Etobicoke General Hospital		Gala & Silent Auction, February 1991.
Canadian Opera Society		Women's Committee Art Show, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, July 1990.
International Calligraphy Conference		"Letterforum" Participants' Show, Washington D.C., August 1988.
Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto		Edithvale Community Centre, Toronto, Spring 1987. Gibson House, Toronto, Autumn 1988.
Etobicoke Civic Centre		Art In The Park, June 1988.
5th International Calligraphy Symposium		"The California Experience" Participants' Show, Scripps College, Claremont, California, June 1985.

TAPED VIDEO INTERVIEWS FOR TELEVISION		Grimsby's Channel 14, October 1996. TV Ontario, guest of Mike McManus's Senior Report, January 1995. Maclean Hunter, Etobicoke Cable 10, Art at the Centre, March 1992. Maclean Hunter, Etobicoke Cable 10, Cultral Crisscross, March 1988.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES		Magnotta Wine Cellars, Autograph session for calendar, February 1998 and bottle Label for Chenin Blanc, July 1998. Women's Art Association of Hamilton, addressed monthly meeting of March 1998 At the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
COLLECTIONS		Beaumonde Heights Junior Public School, Etobicoke Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Diploma Collection City of Etobicoke, Civic Centre Art Gallery Corporate & Private Collectors, in Canada, the US and Europe Etobicoke Board of Education, Prueter Collection, Etobicoke Fraser & Milner, Toronto Grimsby & Lincoln News, Grimsby MDS Services, Etobicoke Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS		Medical Associates, Grimsby, Ontario West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Grimsby Dorothy Ley Hospice, Etobicoke Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto The late Glen Gould
RENTAL CLIENTS THROUGH ETOBICOKE RENTAL AND SALES PROGRAM		In the Greater Toronto Area: Cadillac Fairview Corporation Canadian Bankers Association Cara Airport Services College of Applied Arts & Technology Financial Life Assurance Fraser & Milner (Beatty) lnterac Association Islington Golf & Country Club Strategic Council Inc. Versa Services Campbell Soups Cloverdale Management
PUBLISHED WORK		Master Painters of the World Canada Showcase, International Artist Magazine, Volume 12, Spring 2000. "Lives in Art", an article about the artist and her work, Spring Issue, Watercolor '97, New York. "Keppel Mornin' " in the Bruce Trail Association 1992 calendar. "But a Shadow" on a Christmas card and blank note card for the Dorothy Ley Hospice, 1994.
REVIEWS		Hamilton Spectator, Go Friday, Brush Strokes by Elaine Hujer, October 7, 2005 Hamilton Spectator, by Deborah Churchill June 14, 2001, Section D, page 1, cont'd on page 3. Grimsby Lincoln News, September 11,2002; December 1999. Artscape by Paul Benedetti, Hamilton Spectator, Page C2, September 1992. Muriel Leeper's Column, The Toronto Star West, Page 13, January 26, 1988.

Contacting the Artist

Please contact Grace at her studio/residence:
Telephone: 905 945 6620
E mail: gcowling@sympatico.ca

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