ANDREA E. BLANAR
Mixed media
514-697-0844
andreablanar@aol.com
PERSONAL DATA AND ART RELATED EXPERIENCE
• Canadian Citizen; Born: Szeged, Hungary
• Resided in Austria, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Japan
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Magna Cum Laudae, 1978
• Atelier Petit, Printing Studio, Tokyo, 3 years
• Sumie Certificate, Ohta Reiko, Tokyo, 3 years
• Graphia 3710 Inc., Montreal, Printmaking Studio, 5 years
• Clay Workshop, Burlington Art Center, Ontario, 5 years
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Air Canada
Arthur Irving
Canada Council, Art Bank Canadian Pacific
Dawson College
Esso, Canada Hilton, Canada Husky Oil Intrawest
Irving Zucher
Le Centre Sheraton
Martineau & Walker
MacMillan Bloedel
Montreal Symphony Orchestra McGill University
Musee du Quebec N. B. Tel.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2001 | Galleries d’art contemporain, Montreal |
| 2000 | Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, ON Trinity Galleries, Saint John, N.B. |
| 1999 | Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B. Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, ON Trinity Galleries, Saint John, N.B. |
| 1998 | Waddington Gorce Gallery, Montreal Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, ON |
| 1997 | City of St-John Gallery, N.B. Imperial Theatre, St. John, N.B. City of Moncton (Public Library) N.B. |
| 1996 | City Hall Gallery, Moncton, N.B. |
| 1995 | Barbara Silverberg, Gallery, Montreal |
| 1994 | U.N.B. Art Centre, Fredericton, N.B. Restigouche Gallery, Campbellton, N.B. Hart House, U. of T., Toronto Waddington & Gorce, Montreal Barbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B. |
| 1992-93 | Barbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B. |
| 1991 | Palais des Congrès, Montreal |
| 1989 | Centre Industriel Rosemont, Montreal |
| 1986 | Galerie Claude Lafitte, Montreal |
| 1983 | La Galerie Art Plus, Montreal |
| 1982 | Wallack Gallery, Ottawa |
| 1979 | Shayne Gallery, Montreal |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 1998 | Centre National d'Exposition de Jonquière Galerie d'Art du Parc, Trois-Rivières Centre Culturel de Trois-Pistoles Musée Marius Barbeau, St-Joseph-de-Beauce |
| 1997 | "Pluralité Québec" Centre d'Exposition Rouyn-Noranda Centre Culturel Henri-Lemieux, Ville LaSalle Galerie d'Art L'Union Vie, Drummondville Musée d'art de Mont St-Hilaire |
| 1996 | Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B. UNB Art Center, Fredericton, N.B. "Les Femmeuses", Pratt & Whitney, Montreal |
| 1995 | "Pluralité Québec" Centre National d'Exposition de Jonquière Musée Régional de la Côte Nord Centre d'Exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul Centre d'Exposition de Mont-Laurier Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, N.B. |
| 1994 | Galerie d'Art du Centre Culturel de Drummondville Centre Culturel de Trois-Pistoles Palais Montcalm, Québec Galerie d'Art du Parc, Trois-Rivière |
| 1989-93 | Dawson College, Montreal "Les Femmeuses", Pratt & Whitney Place des Arts, Montréal, O.S.M. |
| 1988 | Centre d'Exposition de Gatineau Salle Augustin Chenier, Ville-Marie Centre d'Exposition de Val D'Or Galerie du Centre d'Amos Centre d'Exposition de Rouyn-Noranda Centre d'Art La Sarre Musée Régional Sept-Iles Musée du Bas Saint-Laurent Le Musée Laurier, Arthabaska Art Jonction, 1988, Nice, France "Living Nature 88", Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa |
| 1987 | "Pluralité Québec" McMaster Gallery, Hamilton, ON Hart House, University of Toronto Laurentien University Museum and Arts Centre Maison de la culture, Notre-Dame-de Grace Galerie Altinian-Laing, Ville Saint-Laurent Centre Culturel Henri-Lemieux, Ville LaSalle |
| 1986 | Salon de la jeune peinture, Grand Palais, Paris Le Vieux Port de Montréal "Chroma Québec" Gallery Mclntosh, University of Western Ontario |
| 1984-85 | Université de Montréal, H.E.C., Montreal Concordia University, Fine Arts Faculty, Montreal McGill University "Canvassing Women", Montreal "Living Nature 85", Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa |
| 1983 | Wallack Galery, Ottawa La Galerie Motivation V, Montreal Cardigan Milne Gallery, Winnipeg "The Canada Council 1957-1983" La Galerie Alliance, Montreal |
| 1981-82 | Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Montreal La Galerie Motivation V, Montreal Cardigan Milne Gallery, Winnipeg |
| 1970-80 | Noho Gallery, New York Atelier de réalisations graphiques, Quebec Art Gallery Norman McKenzie, University of Regina Cardigan Milne Gallery, Winnipeg Galerie La Chasse, Toronto Galerie Motivation V, Montreal Galerie Signal, Montreal |
GRANTS
• Hamilton and Region Arts Council
• Ontario Arts Council
• Ministry of Cultural Affairs, QC "Hommage Dumouchel" in cooperation with Graphia 3710 Inc.
• Quebec - New Brunswick Economic Cooperation
POSTS
• Guest Lecturer
University of Montreal & McGill University
• Member of Committee on Funding to Galleries,
Minister of Cultural Affairs Quebec
• Organizer, Conference on Status of Women Artists in Canada, McGill University
• Resource person for Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs, "Intégration des Arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement des édifices du Gouvernement du Québec"
• Resource person for "100 years of Women Artists" at McGill University
• Treasurer & V.P.Conseil de la Peinture du Québec
• Visual Arts Representative, Board of Governors Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA)
• CCA Member of Expert Advisory Committee, on the future of Canada Council Art Bank
• Poems - "Mozalk" publication, Corvin Inc. 1993