Eva McCauley
Education
1996 Master of Fine Art, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Printmaking and painting)
1994 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Guelph, (Honours with Distinction)
1983 Associate of O.C.A.D., Ontario College of Art & Design, (Drawing & Painting)
1977-78 Fine Art specialized major, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
Selected Academic Activities and Teaching
2002 to present: Sessional Professor, Fine Art Department, University of Waterloo.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Upcoming:
Oct/Nov. 2021 "Nocturnal: New Paintings" Sissiboo Coffee Bar & Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
Sept/Oct. 2021 "Face to Face" Sissiboo Coffee Roaster & Gallery, Bear River, N.S.
2020-21 “Splendid Isolation”, Waterloo Region Arts Fund Project, Kitchener/Waterloo, ON
2018 “Face to Face Project”, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, ON
2017 "Face to Face Project", Artery Gallery, U. of Waterloo
2016, "Temporal Vertigo", Noodle Gallery, Alton Mill, Alton, Ontario
2014, “World’s Edge” St. Thomas-Elgin Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario
2012, “In/Visible” Wandesford Quay Gallery, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork City, Ireland.
2010, “In/Visible” Limerick Printmakers Gallery , Limerick City, Ireland
2009, “Solas agus Scáth” Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2009, “Solas agus Scáth” Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, ON
(Curated by Phil Irish, with accompanying catalogue, text written by Phil Irish)
2008, “Paintings & Monotypes” Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2004, “Memory of Water” Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener
2003, “Temporal Residue” Gallery 96, Stratford, Ontario
2002, “Ruptured Time” Open Studio Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001, “Gaze” Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1999, “Mutable as Water” Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1999, “Memento Mori” Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
(Curated by Carolyn Vesely)
1998,“Colour of Memory” Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1997, “Colour of Memory “ Cambridge Gallery, Preston, Ontario
(Curated by Gordon Hatt)
1996, “Recollection “ UW Art Gallery, U. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
1989, “City scenes & other paintings” Robert Langen Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 "Miscellany" ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2020 “Ornamental” ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
2019 “Face a Face” Sissiboo Gallery, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
2018-2019 “4 Ateliers” Travelling print exhibition in Nova Scotia (4 different galleries)
2018 “The Elephant in the Room” Sissiboo Art Gallery, Bear River, Nova Scotia
2016 "Print... or be damned!" Cill Rialaig Art Centre, Co. Kerry, Ireland
2015 "The Print Salon" Robert Birch Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario
2014 “Clare Notebooks: A Summer to Remember” Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co. Clare, Ireland (Exhibition coincides with Culture Night, September 19)
2014 “Beyond the Frame” MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
2013 “Colour” Renann Isaacs Gallery, Guelph, Ontario
2013 “ Art Gives Good Gifts II” Renann Isaacs Gallery, Guelph
2013 “Seeing Red”, Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, ON
2013, “Red”, Renann Isaacs Gallery, Guelph, ON
2012, “Art Gives Good Gifts”, Renann Isaacs Gallery, Guelph ON
2012, “VIEWpoint” Harbinger Gallery (3 person show), Waterloo, Ontario
2011, “One Hundred Prints”, Open Studio, Toronto
2011, “Printworks: Tony Urquhart, Jane Buyers, Laura Leslie & Eva McCauley”, UW Art Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2010, “Mentors, an Exhibition of UW Faculty”, Artery Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2008, “One Hundred Prints”, Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
2008,“Black and Gold”, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2007 “In Her Presence”, (3 person show) Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
2006, “One Hundred Prints”, Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario
2004-2005, “Homecoming”, U. of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo,
(Curated by Judith Nasby, Barbara Fischer & Arlene Kennedy)
2004, “Water”, Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, Ontario
2003, “Figuratively Speaking”, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo , Ontario
1999, 2000, 2001, “International Toronto Art Fair” Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario
2001-02 “Limited Edition— The Art of the Print”, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
1999, “Art with Heart” (Casey House Benefit) , Wynick Tuck Gallery & Leo Kamen Gallery, TO
1999 “Working Drawings, Finished Works”, Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 “Art for All” Museum London, London, ON
1997 “Collector’s Choice” Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
1998 “Making an Impression” Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
1997 “Hearts to Steel” Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1996 “Crossing Borders”, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, Lewiston, N.Y.
1995 “The Human Landscape” Wellington County Museum, (3 person show) Elora, ON
Selected Juried Exhibitions/Contemporary Art Fairs
2014 “Toronto Artist Project” Exhibition Place, Toronto
2011 “ Impressions 2010” Open Submission Print Exhibition, Galway Arts Centre, Galway , Ireland (John Hewitt-Juror)
2009 John B. Aird Print Show, Third Place Award, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009, 2011 Queen Street West Art Crawl, Trinity Belwoods Park, Toronto, ON
2009 Limerick Printmakers, 5th International Open Submission, Limerick Printmakers Gallery, Limerick, Ireland (Robert Russell- Juror)
2009 Artworks Oakville Juried Exhibition, Best in Show, Oakville, ON
2005 Sampler : the 2nd Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Biennial, KW Art Gallery
(Curator- Andrew Hunter)
1996 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall.
- First Prize Printmaking (as judged by Jeanie Thib)
- Second Prize Printmaking: Ernst & Young Purchase Award
1995 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honourable Mention: Portrait Award
1993 & 1995 Insights Juried Exhibition , Wellington County Museum, Elora, ON.
First Prize (both years)
Awards, Grants & Scholarships:
2019-20 Waterloo Region Arts Fund Project Grant “Splendid Isolation”
2017 Waterloo Region Arts Fund 15/150 Grant
2011 Canada Council Travel Grant
2009, 2010 O.A.C. International Residency Award
1998, 1999, 2002, 03, 04, 05, 08, 10, 11, 13, 14 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000 Canada Council Quest Grant for Emerging Artists
1999, 2007, 2009, 2010 Ontario Arts Council Project Grant
1996 Ontario Arts Council Artists & the Workplace Grant
1994-1996 University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship
1994 Warner Lambert Printmaking Scholarship (U. Of Guelph)
1993 Warner Lambert Printmaking Award (U. Of Guelph)
1992 Bronfman Printmaking Award (U. Of Guelph)
1983 W.O. Forsythe Painting Scholarship (O.C.A.D.)
1982 Mary Dignam Drawing & Painting Scholarship (O.C.A.D.)
Artist Residencies
2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015 Cill Rialaig Artist Project, Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland
Selected Public and Private Art Collections
Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade:
5 artworks (monotypes) purchased by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and exhibited in various Canadian Embassies, Consulates and High Commission offices internationally.
Ernst & Young Canadian Print Collection
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Wilfrid Laurier University Permanent Collection
William Boyd (Director- Harbourfront Gallery, Queen’s Quay)
Waterloo Regional Labour Council Headquarters, Kitchener, Ontario
Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 1B5
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Barristers & Solicitors, Kitchener ON
Reviews and Publications
Splendid Isolation: Full colour catalogue to accompany solo show at ARTSPLACE Gallery in Annapolis royal, N.S., from April 24 to July 31, 2021.
Face to Face Project: Full colour catalogue to accompany solo show(s), exhibited at both the Artery Gallery, U. of Waterloo, Nov. 2017, and the Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, January 2018.
Solas agus Scáth- catalogue with text written by curator Phil Irish to accompany travelling exhibition: Elora Centre for the Arts, March/April 2009, and the Harbinger Gallery, May 2009.
Art Collection: Embassy of Canada in Berlin – Boxed set: These artworks have been exhibited in various Canadian Embassies, Consulates and High Commission offices internationally. In addition to my five monotypes, the boxed Set “Art Collection: Embassy of Canada in Berlin” includes reproductions of each artwork from 41 Canadian artists in this collection, including: Edward Burtynsky, Alex Colville, John Hartman, Jane Ash Poitras, Christopher Pratt, Janet Werner and Rebecca Belmore.
Rapport, Norske Grafikere, Nr. 2-2005, Norwegian art journal, article by Elin Gabrielsen, “Pusterom - tankerom et tilbakeblikk pa ar i Caanda–Eva McCauley” p. 6-7.
Profiles II, Book: “75 artists of the Elora Fergus area, publisher, Elora Arts Council, 2005, Elora, Ont.
Profiles I, Book: Elora Arts Council, 1993, Elora, Ontario.
Catalogue for Open Studio exhibition “Ruptured Time” “Sing your monster song” by Kathe Gray, exhibition: March 7-30, 2002, Open Studio Gallery, Toronto
Globe and Mail, “Art al Fresco–Up Close and Personal” by Leah Hendry. July 7, 2000.
Catalogue: “Art with Heart”, Casey House Benefit Auction, Leo Kamen & Wynick/Tuck Gallery,
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto, October 26, 1999.
Artreview and Criticism, July 1998, “Eva McCauley and David Robinson at the Bau-xi Gallery”, June 3-June 20, by Bill Kort.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 16, 1999, “Memento Mori, McCauley’s evocative exhibition contemplates fragile quality of life” by Robert Reid.
Guelph Mercury, January 18, 1999, “McCauley’s Art”, by Alan Ferris.
Entertainment Television, CKCO, interview , Feb. 5, 1999
Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “UW Artists TOP Toronto Exhibition”, July 19, 1995, by Robert Reid
Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Shows offer study in contrast–Eva McCauley’s haunting figures reveal the inner person”, by Sally Melville, August 4, 1995, Homer Watson Gallery Exhibition.
Fergus News Express, October, 1995, “Don’t miss this art exhibit at the Wellington County Museum”, by Sheila Cavanagh, “The Human Landscape” (3 person show)
The Wellington Advertiser, “Wellington County Museum, The Human Landscape” October 30, 1995, by Allan Argue
The Guelph Mercury, July 1993, “Don’t miss the Insights show”, by Maureen Gaskin
Fergus News Express, Elora Arts Council Communique, Profile of Eva McCauley, Feb. 9, 1994
Kitchener-Waterloo Record, “Female insights: Women artists impress at Elora exhibition”, July 20, 1993, by Robert Reid
Selected Professional Activities
2010 Juror—Insights Juried Exhibition, Wellington County Museum, Elora ON
2003 Board member—Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, ON
Selected Visiting Artist Talks & Lectures
2021 ARTSPLACE Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2016 Cill Rialaig Print Symposium, Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, Ireland
2014 St. Thomas-Elgin Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario
2012 Wandesford Quay Gallery, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork, Ireland
2010 Limerick Printmakers Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
2010 Port Stanley Artists Guild, Port Stanley, ON
2009 Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, ON
2004, 2005 Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
2000 Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
Teaching Experience
Qualifications and areas of specialization:
Over 20 years of experience teaching visual art: all levels of drawing, painting and printmaking at the post-secondary level, in both universities and animation programs.
Taught visual art in the department of Fine Art at the University of Waterloo as a sessional professor since 2002
Extensive experience in teaching painting (oil and acrylic), drawing (life drawing, structural drawing, still life drawing, expressive drawing, observational drawing etc.), printmaking and anatomy.
For the last 25 years I also taught in other post-secondary institutions such as Sheridan College (Oakville), Fanshawe College (London), Central Technical School (Toronto), Toronto Studio School, and Max the Mutt Animation School (Toronto).
Responsible for designing visual arts curricula and course outlines and training other visual art instructors in addition to my teaching.