DAVID NEWKIRK - CV

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Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario, 1969 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, full-time study 1969–70
Courses in drawing, University of Western Ontario, Three Schools (Toronto), and the Ontario
College of Art and Design, 1970–76 Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, 1973 Visual Arts Education Specialist,
Ontario Ministry of Education, 1974 Part-time studies in art history, York University, Toronto, 1976–8

Exhibitions

2008

  • David Newkirk: Spare Parts, solo show, SOPA Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC, March 2008

2006

  • Recent Work, Loop Gallery, Toronto, February, 2006

2005

  • Go Figure, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ont., 10-artist exhibition curated by Maura Broadhurst, August-September, 2005

2004

  • Re-con-figuration, group exhibition curated by Director Joyce Millar at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Montreal, May - June, 2004

2003

  • I’m Thirsty, curated by Nicola Woods, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto. Group exhibition included in the Ontario Society of Artists’ Water Project, July 2003
  • www.loopgallery.com, exhibition of works at this online gallery, Spring 2002 - 2003

1996

  • Arts Etobicoke, Etobicoke Civic Centre, juried exhibition, 1996 (award of merit)

1988

  • Whitman Gallery, Toronto, two-artist show, 1988

1984


  • Idée Gallery, Toronto, group exhibition, 1984

1982

  • David Newkirk, Ten Years, solo show, Thames Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ontario, 1982

1980

  • New Talent in Canada, Prince Arthur Galleries, Toronto, three-artist exhibition, 1980
  • Arts Etobicoke, Etobicoke Civic Centre, juried exhibition, 1980
  • Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Ontario, juried exhibition, 1980

1978

  • Mandeville Gallery (Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Office), North York, solo show, 1978

1972

  • Rothmans Art Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, juried exhibition, 1972 (awarded best in show)

1971

  • Rothmans Art Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, juried exhibition, 1971

Employment History

Art teacher, subject chair, Stratford Central Secondary School, Stratford, Ontario
(Perth County Board of Education), 1970–72

Art teacher, North Albion Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke, Ontario (Board of Education for the City of Etobicoke, now the Toronto District School Board), 1973 to 2000

Head of Visual Arts Department, North Albion Collegiate Institute, 1977 to 1993

Head of Creative Arts Department, (visual arts, music, drama, and dance), North Albion Collegiate Institute, 1993 to 2000