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LORRAINE SIMMS
CURRICULUM VITAE
www.http://lorrainesimms.com
EDUCATION & ASSOCIATIONS
2008
1990
1980
RCA
M.F.A. Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
A.O.C.A. Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
2009
2007
2004
2003
2002
2000
1998
1995
1992
1991
1990
1987
Spectral, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Looking Room, Division Gallery, Montréal
Fugitive, Galerie Marie Uguay, Montréal, Québec
Gallery, Galerie St. Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Frieze, Akau, Toronto, Ontario
The Real Imaginary, Sylviane Poirier art contemporain, Montréal, Québec
One and Only, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta
Peintures récentes, Sylviane Poirier art contemporain, Montréal, Québec
La Foule, Galerie Occurence, Montréal, Québec
Moments Figés, Centre d'exposition Expression, Ste. Hyacinthe, Québec
Proliférations, McClure Gallery, Visual Arts Centre, Montréal, Québec
Shadow, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Conte de jours / Recounting days, Galerie Optica, Montréal, Québec
D'une nature temporelle, Galerie B-312, Montréal, Québec
Le Corps raisonné, Galerie La Centrale, Montréal, Québec
Le Corps raisonné II, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Corpus, Galerie Marie Uguay, Montréal, Québec
Corpus II, Galerie 101, Ottawa, Ontario
Graduate Exhibition, Bourget Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
Recent Paintings, Galerie de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec
SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS
1999
1996
1996
48 hours / 48 rooms, in a former rooming house: curated by Ingrid Bachmann, Montreal, Québec
Les Occupantes, in a residential apartment: organized by Venus Fly Trap Collective, Montreal
Trans/mission, Galerie La Centrale, Montréal, Québec
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
2009
2008
2007
Residency, Flowers Gallery, Dawson College, Montreal
Face to Face: Portraits from the Permanent Collection, curated by Terry Graff, Beaverbrook Art Gallery,
Fredericton, NB
Titles VI: An Exhibition of Artists’ Book Works, curated by the WayUpWay Down Collective, Musée de
Joliette, Québec
As much as possible given the time and space allotted, curators: Rebecca Duclos + David K. Ross,
Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal
Titles V: An Exhibition of Artists’ Book Works, curated: WayUpWay Down Collective,
Art Metropole, Toronto
Nature Studies, (Two Person) Galerie St. Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Images of Romantic Distress and Consolation, Galerie Division, Montréal, Québec
De retour après la pause, curated by Mathieu Lévesque, Mdlc Notre Dame de Grace, Mtl. Qué
Titles III: An Exhibition of Artists’ Book Works, curated by the WayUpWay Down Collective, sponsored by
Articule & L’Écume des jours, Montreal, Québec
Titles IV: An Exhibition of Artists’ Book Works, curated by the WayUpWay Down Collective, sponsored by
Forest City Gallery & Attic Books, London, Ontario
Some Girls: Griffiths/ Simms/ Wagschall/ Werner, curated by
James D. Campbell, Galerie McClure, Montréal, Québec
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1990
1986
Conflux, curated by Giuseppe DiLeo, St. Thomas - Elgin Gallery, St. Thomas, Ontario
Figures V, Galerie St. Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Pictoral Navigations, curated by Renée Duval, Galerie Marie Uguay, Montréal, Québec
Obsolescence, Curated by Caroline Andrieux for Quartier Éphémère, Mtl, Québec
On Form and Figure, Newzones Gallery, Calgary Alberta
Arpenter L’Ile, Galerie B-312, Montreal, Québec
Surfaces, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
Looking Left, curated by Alain Martin & Vince Tinguely, Galerie Articule, Montreal, Québec
Sequence, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Landscape, Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
On a small scale, Sylviane Poirier art contemporain, Montréal, Québec
Defining the Portrait, Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia, Mtl, Qué
Painted Landscapes, curated by Corrine Corey, Richmond Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
Recent Works, James Baird Gallery, St. John’s, Nfld
Gallery 25, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
Recent Acquisitions, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Les peintures, René Blouin Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Recent Acquisitions, Tom Thomson Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
Landscapes, James Baird Gallery, St. John's, Nfld; Wallack Gallery, Ottawa
Introduction, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Pairing, Archive Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Galerie Luz, Montréal, Québec
La collection Prêt d'œuvres d'art, acquisitions 1997, Musée du Québec, Québec
Nomenclature, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick (Two-person with Cheryl Simon)
Laboratorio: The Making of Strange, Merck Frosst, Québec
Préliminaires, Galerie B-312, Montréal, Québec
Nomad, curated by David Liss, Galerie Nomad, Montréal, Québec
Lush, curated by Michael Merrill and Andrea Szilasi, Galerie Articule, Montréal, Québec
Les Ateliers s'exposent, Cobalt Art Actuel, Montréal, Québec
Cénacle, Espace 403, Belgo Building, Montréal, Québec
Panorama, Place des Arts, Montréal, Québec
The Conditioned Response, Saw Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
2003
2002
2000
1999
1998
Tousignant, Isa. “Lorraine Simms”, Canadian Art, Fall
Redfern, Christine. “Trying on different identities”, The Gazette, Saturday, June 15
Margo, Deborah. “Nature Studies”, Akimbo online, November
Mavrikakis, Nicolas. “De retour après la pause, Culture du réconfort?” Voir, Mtl. Aug 21
Tousignant, Isa. “Divide and Conquer”, The Hour, Montréal, August
Woodyard, Caili. “Some Girls refuse to lose their Heads f(or) their Hands.” Le Panoptique, December:
www.lepanoptique.com
Dault, Gary Michael. “Lorraine Simms at Akau”, Globe and Mail, Toronto, Sat. Sept. 8
Lehmann, Henry. “Stereotypes on the lam”, The Gazette, Montréal, Saturday April 7
Tousignant, Isa. “Capturing Fugitives”, The Hour, Montréal, Vol no.15:13 p. 25
Radio interview with Jeannette Kelly. “All in a Weekend” CBC, March 21:
www.cbc.ca/allinaweekend/listenagain.html
Lehmann, Henry. “Stars to watch”, The Gazette, Montréal, Monday, January 2
Langford, Martha. “Lorraine Simms” BorderCrossings, Volume 23, No. 3, p.128
Tousley, Nancy. “Critic’s Pick” Calgary Herald, Calgary, October 28, E5
“Shaping Art: Lorraine Simms” Bravo documentary
Redfern, Christine. "Going gauche" Montreal Mirror, Montreal, May 22 - 28, p. 43
Delgado, Jérôme. "Des années 90 à aujourd'hui" La Presse, Mtl. Sunday, June 1, p. E6
Lehmann, Henry. "News through blood-coloured glasses" The Gazette, Mtl, Saturday, March 9
Discenza, Luigi. "48 Rooms/48 Hours," Shotgun Reviews, Lola, No. 5, Winter 99-00 p.69
Lamarche, Bernard. "Chambres en ville," Le Devoir, Montréal, Saturday, May 9
Lehmann, Henry. "Lorraine Simms," The Gazette, Montréal, Saturday, March 28, J6
Aquin, Stéphane. "Lorraine Simms," Voir, Vol 12, No. 12, Mtl. 26 Mars/1Avril, p. 77
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (continued)
1997
1996
1996
1995
1992
1992
1993
1992
1991
1990
1987
1987
Morin, Manon. "Viva Zapata," Ici, Montréal
Lafortune, Marie-Josée, "Venus Fly Trap," Parachute 84, p. 61-63
Couëlle, Jennifer. "Le monde infiltré," Le Devoir, Montréal, Saturday, June 2.
Daigneault, Gilles. "Les Occupantes," Radio Canada, Montréal, Friday, June 7
Liss, David. "Women's art-making in spotlight at La Centrale," The Gazette, Mtl, Sat. April 20
Liss, David. "Lorraine Simms," The Gazette, Montréal, Saturday, November 5.
Couëlle, Jennifer. "Nature et culture, un couple étrange," Le Devoir, Montreal, Saturday, Oct.21
Aquin, Stéphane. "Lorraine Simms," Voir 47, Vol. 9, Montréal, Oct./Nov., p. 36.
Affleck, Gavin. "A Winter of Discontent For Painting", ETC Montréal 23, p 35-37.
Douglas, Susan. Parachute 67, p. 38.
Tousley, Nancy. Calgary Herald, Calgary, Friday, November 27.
Catchlove, Lucinda. "Lush" Mirror 19, Vol. 3, Montréal, June, p. 17.
Cron, Marie-Michèle. "Les versants du désir," Le Devoir, Montreal, Saturday, February 22.
Ruttan, Jack. "Big Expectations," Mirror 35, Vol. 7, Montréal, February, p. 25.
Duncan, Ann. "Medical metaphor yields art with heart," The Gazette, Mtl, Saturday, Feb. 9
Coté, Martin-Philippe. Parallèle 25, Montréal, January, p. 5.
Duncan, Ann. The Gazette, Montréal, Saturday, March 10.
Lussier, Rachel. "Lorraine Simms; Une artiste douée d'un second et d'un 3e regard,"
La Tribune, Sherbrooke, Saturday, January 17.
Desgreniers, Paul. "Oeuvres récentes de Lorraine Simms et objets inédits,"
Le Collectif, Université de Sherbrooke, January 19.
CATALOGUES & EXHIBITION PUBLICATIONS
2007
2006
2004
2002
1998
1997
1996
1996
1995
1994
Langford, Martha. Fugitive, exhibition publication, Montréal: Mdlc Marie Uguay
Duval, Renée. Pictoral Navigations, exhibition publication, Montreal: Mdlc Marie Uguay
Drobnick, Jim. Painting through Surveillance, exhibition publication, Mtl: Galerie Sylviane Poirier
Blouin, Marcel. Comme une opération de ralentissement, exhibition publication, Ste-Hyacinthe: Centre
Expression
Simon, Cheryl. Conte de jours / Recounting Days, exhibition publication. Mtl: Optica Gallery
Valliant, Lois. Laboratorio: The Making of Strange, catalogue. Montréal: Dawson College
Douglas, Susan. Les Occupantes, catalogue with artists’ pageworks. Montreal: Venus Fly Trap.
Les Femmeuses, catalogue. Longueuil: Pratt & Whitney.
Dagenais, Francine; Hughes, Lynn; and Simms, Lorraine. D'une nature temporelle,
Cahier no. 10, exhibition publication. Montréal: Galerie B-312.
Les Ateliers s'exposent, catalogue. Montréal: Cobalt Art Actuel.
ARTISTS’ BOOKS & ARTISTS’ PAGEWORKS
2010
2004
1996
1988
1988
Simms, Lorraine. The Interview, artists’ book
Arpenter L’Ile, publication with artists’ pageworks, Montreal: Galerie B-312
Trans/mission, catalogue with artists' pageworks. Montreal: Galerie La Centrale.
Bourgeois, Gail. "Visual Essay," CAUT Bulletin 35, essay & artists’ pageworks (March): 8-9.
Baert, Renee. ed., Critical Paths, essays with artists' pageworks. Montreal: The Permanent Review
Committee on the Status of Women, Concordia University
GRANTS & AWARDS
2008
2003
2001
1999
1998
1997
1995
1995
1994
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, A grant
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, A grant
Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Residency Scholarship
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Long-term B grant
Canada Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant (Les Occupantes, Venus Fly Trap)
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Promotion et diffusion des arts visuels au Québec et hors
Québec (Les Occupantes, Venus Fly Trap)
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Long-term B grant
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GRANTS & AWARDS
1992
1991
1990
1990
1986
1981
Ministère des Affaires culturelles, Short-term B grant
Canada Council Travel Grant
Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec, Short term B grant
FCAR, Québec, Bourse de perfectionnement dans les arts
Canada Council Project Cost Grant
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
COLLECTIONS
Bank of Montreal
Banque Nationale
Beaverbrook Gallery
Canada Council Art Bank
Department of Foreign Affairs
International Medical Statistics
Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University
Loto Québec
Pret d'ouevres d'art, Musée du Québec
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery
Private Collections
CONFERENCES & ARTIST TALKS
2010
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2002
2001
2001
1997
1996
1992
1992
Artist Talk, NSCAD, Halifax, NS
Artist Talk, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Fugitive, presented at the University Art Association of Canada Conference, University of Waterloo,
Ontario
Artist Talk, OCAD
Artist Talk, University of Lethbridge
Artist Talk, NSCAD
Artist Talk, ACAD
Then and again, the slow revolution of process, presented at the conference: "What were you thinking?
Post-modernism and constituency." Comox Art Gallery, Courtenay, B.C.
Elastic Moments, Painting the digital, presented at the University Art Association of
Canada Conference, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Re:location. The artist as impresario. presented at the conference: "The changing role of the artist."
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.
Artist talk and table ronde: La peinture comme espace de dialogue avec le féminisme. Université du
Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Out in Place: Interrupting the Everyday, presented at the University Art Association of Canada, Conference,
McGill University, Montreal
Artist Talk, Galerie La Centrale, Montréal
Artist Talk, Stride Gallery, Calgary
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2002
1998
1995
1993
1991
Temps fantômal, Galerie Optica, Montréal, Québec
(Works by Dianna Frid, Rosa Lee, Laurent Roberge)
Moments entrelacés, (co-curated) Galerie La Centrale, Montréal, Québec
(Paintings by: Claire Beaulieu, Sylvie Bouchard, Suzan Dionne, Sarah Hartland Rowe, Laura Millard,
Natalie Olanick, Annie Poulin, Carmen Ruchiensky)
Conceits, Galerie La Centrale, Montréal, Québec
(Paintings by English artist: Rosa Lee)
Le Jardin Manifeste, Galerie La Centrale, Montréal, Québec
(Installations by: Thérèse Chabot, Helen Sebelius and Laura-Keir Vickerson)
Matière Papier, Visual Arts Center, Montréal, Québec
(Works by: Tilya Helfield, Natalie Lafortune and Fred McSherry)
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PUBLISHED WRITING
2000
1998
1995
1995
1993
Simms, Lorraine. “Signs of the Times: Reading and writing, painting”
Textura: the artist writing. Montréal: Galerie La Centrale
Simms, Lorraine. Moments entrelacés. Montréal: Galerie La Centrale
Simms, Lorraine and Smith, Michael. Syzygy. catalogue. Brussels: Galerie Damasquine
Simms, Lorraine. Conceits. Montréal: Galerie La Centrale
Simms, Lorraine. Le Jardin Manifeste. Montréal: Galerie La Centrale
REVIEWS OF CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2002
1995
Lehmann, Henry. "Focus on Montreal: Open and Eclectic", Artnews, May
Lammerich, Yvonne. "International News: Montreal", Contemporary, Summer, p.43-44
Patterson, Jody. "Temps fantômal", Parachute, para-para 008, p.3
Allen, Jennifer. "Conceits, Rosa Lee," Parachute no. 76.
Liss, David. "Conceits," Gazette, Montréal, Saturday, 21 January.
TEACHING
01 - 10 Full-Time Instructor, Fine Arts, Dawson College, Montréal, Québec
91 - 01 Part-Time Instructor, Fine Arts, Dawson College, Montréal, Québec
95 - 00 Part-Time Instructor, Studio Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010
99 - 10
1998
92 - 96
88 - 89
Artist’s Residency, NSCAD, Halifax, NS
Board member: Galerie Optica, Montréal, Québec (02-03: Vice President)
Women and Paint Thematic Residency, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alb
Board Member: Galerie La Centrale, Montreal, Québec (94-96: President)
Coordinator: Permanent Review Committee on the Status of Women, Concordia University