- Carl Taçon

Carl Taçon
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112205 11th line, RR#2 Orton, Ontario L0N 1N0
(519)928-2211
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Carl Taçon
curriculum vitae
M.F.A., York University, 1996, B.F.A., York University, 1988.
Represented by Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.
Selected Exhibitions
2011 -Solo exhibition, Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.
2004 -Representation in the Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Peak Gallery
-Solo exhibition, Drape, Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, Sculpture Biennial 2004, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ont.
-Two-person exhibition, Skin Deep, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, Ont.
2003 -Representation in the Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Peak Gallery
-Group exhibition / loan, Filogix, Toronto. Ont.
-Two person exhibition, Skin Deep, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ont.
2002 -Two-person exhibition, Skin Deep, The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ont.
2001 -Exhibition / loan, Krasl Art Center, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA.
2000 -Group exhibition, Arts2000, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ont.
1999 -Group exhibition, Sculpture Tour 1999-2001, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
-Solo exhibition, Post & Lintel, Pekao Gallery, 1610 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ont.
-Solo exhibition, Nimbus, Project Room, Lonsdale Gallery, 333 Lonsdale, Toronto, Ont.
1998 -Group exhibition, The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ont.
-Group exhibition / loan, Windsor Sculpture Park, Windsor, Ont.
-Exhibition / loan, Windsor Airport, Windsor, Ont.
-Group exhibition, Pekao Gallery, 1610 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ont.
-Solo exhibition, On the Loading Dock, Christopher Cutts Gallery, 21 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, C Magazine, Fund-raiser, Toronto-Dominion Centre Lobby, Toronto, Ont.
1997 -Solo exhibition, Enigma, Don Mills Collegiate, 15 Donway E., North York, Ont.
1996 -Group exhibition, Exhibition Stock Exchange, Downtown Mgnt Centre, Ernst & Young Tower, To., Ont.
-Thesis Exhibition, Sublimated Mass, from Surface to Interior, rural property, Tottenham, Ont.
1994 -Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York, Ont.
1993 -Group exhibition, Third Rail, Toronto Arts Week, 29-R Atlantic, Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, Workscene Gallery, 183 Bathurst St., #302, Toronto, Ont.
1992 -Solo exhibition, Stone Sculptures, York University Student Center Art Gallery, North York, Ont.
1990 -Group exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, The Patio Show, Arcadia, 680 Queens Quay, Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, Figurative Painting and Sculpture, Andrew Davies Gallery, 25 Nicholas St., To., Ont.
-Two-person exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto, Ont.
1988 -Group exhibition, Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Suite 204, 155 Liberty St., Toronto, Ont.
1987 -Group exhibition, Maquette proposals, Toronto Sculpture Garden, Olga Korper Gallery, TO. Ont.
-Group exhibition, Totem Poles of Contemporary Culture, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ont.
-Two-person exhibition, Kozak Art Gallery, 921 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ont.
-Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York, Ont.
1986 -Group exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York, Ont.
-Solo exhibition, Cafe 414, 414 College St. W., Toronto, Ont.
1985 -Group exhibition, Art Culture and Resource Centre, 658 Queen W., Toronto, Ont.
-Solo exhibition, Gallery 503, 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ont.
-Solo exhibition, Founders College Art Gallery, York University, North York, Ont.
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Carl Taçon
telephone/fax
112205 11th line, RR#2 Orton, Ontario L0N 1N0
(519)928-2211
e-mail
[email protected]
Selected C ollections
-Steven Menkes (private collection)
-Art Gallery of Sudbury (permanent collection)
-Carol & Kevin Reilly (private collection)
-Marilyn Sales (private collection)
-Swiss Bank Corporation, Canada (permanent collection)
-Morgan Bank of Canada (permanent collection)
-Maple Leaf Foods International, formerly Canada Packers (permanent collection)
-Sharwood & Company (permanent collection)
-Cassels, Brock and Blackwell (permanent collection)
-Walter Larink, Canadian Embassy, Bonn Germany (private collection)
-Supreme Court of Canada Madame Justice Rosie Abella (private collection)
-York University: Faculty Club (permanent collection)
Student Centre (permanent collection)
Office of V.P. Institutional Affairs (permanent collection)
Office of the president (permanent collection)
Public C om m issions
2010 -Edmonton Police Service Southwest Division, Edmonton, Alberta. (to be installed in 2012)
carved marble wall relief (12 feet high x 22 feet wide)
2010 -York University, Vanier College, North York, Ontario.
Homage to Nancy Accinelli, carved granite fountain and benches (5 feet high)
2010 -Hall Q Galleries Corp., Morrow Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
granite and cast iron sculpture (5 feet high x 5 feet wide x 2 feet deep)
2009 -Peel Heritage Complex, 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton, Ont. (to be installed in 2012)
drawn down, large stone sculpture to be installed on the grounds
2008 -One St. Thomas Residences, 1 St Thomas Street, Toronto Ont.
Shift, carved marble wall (52 inches high x 136 feet long)
2007 -Darchei Noam Synagogue, 864 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto, Ont.
Passage, carved marble relief sculpture at front entrance (72" high x 53" wide x 15,1/2" deep)
2006 -Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Landmarks, carved and sandblasted slate wall installation (10 feet high x 7 feet wide),
in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib
-Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Sky Map, freestanding sandblasted slate installation (3 feet high x 20 feet wide),
in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib
-Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ont.
Field Study, carved limestone relief ( 2 feet high x 16 feet wide), in collaboration with artist Jeannie Thib
Sele
2011
2009
2004
2003
2002
1999
1999
1998
1996
cted G rants
-Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Material Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Material Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Visual Arts Individual Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
-Special Projects Grant, Arts Education Office, Ontario Arts Council
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Carl Taçon
telephone/fax
112205 11th line, RR#2 Orton, Ontario L0N 1N0
(519)928-2211
e-mail
[email protected]
Selected Publications/R eview s
The Globe and Mail, Globe Arts, The Exhibitionist, Carl Taçon at Peak Gallery
review by R.M. Vaughan, Saturday, April 9, 2011
Creating Memory, A guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto, by John Warkentin, Becker Associates, 2010
YorkU Magazine, York People, Off the Old Block, by Michael Todd, Feb. 2010
Toronto Star, New in Homes, Culture Vultures Thrive on Public Art Policy, Donna Jean Mackinnon, Mar. 7, 2009
Sculpture Magazine, Vol.27 No. 8, Toronto: Sculpture in Hogtown, by Gil McElroy, Oct. 2008
Azure, A Common Ground, by Beth Kapusta, November/December 2006
The Toronto International Art Fair Catalogue, 2004
Toronto Star, A&E, Installations for the Modern Motorist, review by Peter Goddard, Aug. 7, 2004
National Post, Arts and Life, Avenue at the galleries, by Julia Dault, July 15, 2004
The Sudbury Star, Weekend Alive, Time for Art, review by Lara Bradley, July 15, 2004
The Globe and Mail, Weekend Review, Gallery Going, Carvings Draped in Unconventionality
review by Gary Michael-Dault, Saturday, March 27, 2004
Eye Weekly, Eye Candy, review by David Balzer, March 11, 2004
Canadian Art Magazine, Fast Forward, A Canada-wide guide to the season's best exhibitions, Spring 2004.
The Beacon Herald, Stratford, Ont., review by Melissa Walker, Skin on show at Gallery Stratford, Oct. 6, 2003.
The Chatham Daily News, photo featured with exhibition description, Heavy Stuff, June 13, 2002.
Skin Deep, C.J. Graphics, Thames Art Gallery, Gallery Stratford, 2002. Exhibition Catalogue with Lyn Carter.
Sculpture Tour, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A., 1999. Catalogue for group sitespecific sculpture exhibition.
Sculpture Magazine, The International Sculpture Center's 1996 Student Award Winners, Sept. 1996.
The Canadian Architect, Redefining the Spaces of Modernity, May 1992
Selected W eb Sites
http://www.peakgallery.com/artists/tacon_carl.htm
http://www.artsync.ca/opening-carl-tacon/
http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=1615
http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag08/oct_08/toronto/toronto.shtml
http://www.bloorview.ca/about/facility/documents/artinstallations.pdf
http://www.artsudbury.org/Content/past-exhibits/2004/2004-CarlTacon.asp
O the
2005 2003 1995 1985 -
r Professional Activities
present - President, 4 Point Chisel Inc. (fine art fabrication), Orton, Ont.
2005
- 4 Point Chisel, Design and Fabrication, Sole proprietor (registered business)
2000
- In Form, Sculptors and Fine Art Fabricators, partner, Toronto, Ont.
2003
- T. G. A., Sole proprietor (registered business), design and fabrication
1997 - 2002
1996 - 2000
- partial Load and sessional Instructor, School of Crafts and Design, Sheridan College.
- partial Load Instructor, Art Fundamentals Program, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ont.
2008
2003
- Juror, Designer Craft Juried Exhibition, Arts Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.
- Juror, Thames Art Gallery Juried Art Exhibition, Chatham, Ont.
- Juror, Open Studio, Print Residency Program, Toronto, Ont.
- Juror, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Sculpture & Metal, Toronto, Ont.
- Juror, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Emerging Artist category, Toronto, Ont.
- Juror, Fifth Annual Visual Arts Awards, Arts Education Centre, Downsview, Ont.
- Juror, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Folk Art & Metal Sculpture, Toronto, Ont.
2001
1999
1997
2002 - present - represented by Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave., Toronto, Ontario
1987 - 1990
- represented by Christopher J. Cutts Fine Arts Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
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