Curriculum Vitae
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Condensed c.v. 2009 Orest Tataryn Born — Rochdale, England – 1952 |
Education |
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| Ontario College of Art. Part time studies in glassblowing and hot glass casting. Ryerson Polytechnic. Part time studies in Metallurgy, Chemistry, Material Science. | Solo Exhibitions |
| 2009 | Lux Morpheme, MADE, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008 | One sided and small minded, Stantec Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008 | Ornament/Armament, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec |
| 2007 | LOrnament/Armament, Convenience Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2005 | No Second Thought, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec |
| 2000 | Material Matters, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2000 | Gallery I two 1, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1992 | Star Center Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | Group Exhibitions |
| 2009 |
Art in the Courtyard, Studio Junction, Toronto, Ontario Elegant Corruptions, MADE, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008 |
Parkdale International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario Wayfinding, Tree Museum, Gravenhurst, Ontario SOFA New York, New York City 1 ROOT…many routes, KUMF Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Radiant Dark, Made Design, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2007 |
Bloor Night Light, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Ontario 12th annual Canadian Art Gala, Moss Park, Toronto, Ontario SOFA, Chicago, Illinois Kiwi Garden Sculpture Project, Kiwi Gardens, Perth, Ontario SOFA, New York City, New York This is not a Rennaissance Garden, Oeno Gallery, Picton, Ontario Content Driven, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec Satori, Coldwater Gallery, Coldwater, Ontario |
| 2006 |
Year Book, Spin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Making Room, Wallace / Nicol, Toronto, Ontario First Kiss, Spin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Stellar Living, Mercer Union, Toronto,Ontario Sticks and Stones, Spin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Inagural exhibition, Coldwater Gallery, Coldwater, Ontario Come Up To My Room, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2005 |
There's No Business Like Art Business. 5th anniversary highlight exhibition, Spin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Come up to my room, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Space for Living, IKEA (a series of 13 syndicated program with international exposure) |
| 2004 | Material Matters (Chicago show) |
| 2004 2003 |
Mercer Living, offsite venues organized by Mercer Union, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1999 | Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Glass Art Conference, Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, Florida |
| 1997 | Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Low Art Galley, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1996 | Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Drift, abandoned freighter, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1995 | Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. “Unbuilding ways: a ritual demolition.” Collaboration with Paul Raff and David Warne, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1994 |
Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Art Gallery of Mississauga Sculpture Court, Mississauga, Ontario. Curated by Stuart Reid. Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Schloss Park, Weinheim, Germany Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Vision to Reality, Canadian Clay and Glass Museum, Waterloo, Ontario. Curated by Suzanne Greening. |
| 1993 |
Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. X’Teresa, México City. Organized by NAFAA (North America Free Artists Association) Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Gardiner Expressway Billboard. Toronto, Ontario Silo, Jasper, Ontario Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Festival of Light, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1992 |
Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. First Night, Flat Iron Building, Toronto Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Arts on King, Toronto, Ontario Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Webster’s Falls, Hamilton, Ontario Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Bent Bikes, Mississauga, Ontario Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. St. Michael’s Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Old Mill Bridge, Toronto, Ontario Civic Employees Art Exhibition, Civic Hall, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1991 | Skunkworks Outlaw Neon. Necropolis, Toronto, Ontario |
| Professional Experience | |
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| 1989 - present | Owner and operator of Neonisoris |
| 2000 - 2004 | Principal member of SWON – lighting design company. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Founding member of Skunkworks Outlaw Neon collective |
| 1980 - 2003 | Professional Firefighter (Captain), Toronto, Ontario |
| 1979 - 1980 | High steel worker, Millwright. S.H. Urban, Mississauga, Ontario |
| 1974 - 1979 | Operations, Chemistry and Metallurgy – Texaco, Canada |
| 1972 - 1974 | Northern Pigment -- Etobicoke, Ontario |
| 1968 - 1970 | Toronto Musicians association member |
| Awards and Grants | |
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| 2008 | TAC Toronto Arts Council Grant |
| 2006 | TAC Toronto Arts Council Grant |
| 1993 | OAC Individual Artist Grant |
| 1993 | Special Project Grant | Workshops, Commissions, Conferences |
| 2007 | Installed Fiona Banner’s “The Bastard Word”, Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2007 | Produced Derek Sullivan's "ART BOOKS" |
| 2006 | Produced two light sculptures for artist Kelly Mark |
| 2005 | Produced a light sculpture for artist Warren Quigley |
| 2004 | Plasma workshop, Seattle |
| 2004 | Plate glass rock garden pool, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2003 | Produced neon sculpture forJaume Plensa for Terminal #3, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2003 | Westobirt Festival of Gardens sculpture, the Cotswolds, England |
| 2002 | Winner of public art competition for Centenial Theatre, North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2002 | Cast glass wall for Thompson Design, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2001 2000 1999 1998 |
Produced sculptural neon installations for Cineplex Odeon Theatres, Calgary, Alberta; Surrey, B.C.; Missisauga, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario |
| 1994 1993 |
Produced neon sculpture for Gundar Robez commission for Sioux Ste. Marie Civic Center |
| 1992 | Guest participant in Sheridan College exchange program with Espace du Verre, Montreal |
| 1991 | World Art Conference, Corning, New York |