ALEX CAMERON
431 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M6J 3A6
tel. 416-532-4916

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021
 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2020
 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019
 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018
 "David's Bonfire", Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018
 "Tornado Alley", Han Art, Montreal, Quebec
2017
 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2016
 "Electric Landscape", Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015
 "New Paintings", Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015
 "Rainbow Station", Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015
 "16 Eclectic Paintings", Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014
 New Paintings, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013
 Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
2013
 Moore Gallery, Toronto Ontario
2012
 Retrospective, Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2011, 2010
 Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2009
 “Looking Out and Away”, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2008
 “Changing Weather”, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
2008
 “Landscapes: Newfoundland and Beyond”, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007
 “New Landscapes”, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006
 Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2005
 Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2002, 2003

Thielsen Galleries, London, Ontario
2003
 "United Colours of Nature Landscapes: a Continuing Series", Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2002
 "Wilderness Views", Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2001

Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2000, 1999, 1997


2000, 1999, 1997

Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

1996, 1994

Moore Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario

1995

James Baird Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland

1995, 1992, 1990

Costin & Klintworth, Toronto, Ontario

1989


1995, 1990

Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary, Alberta

1989, 1987

Galerie Elca London, Montreal, Quebec

1988, 1987, 1985

Klonardis, Inc. Toronto

1985-1986

"Alex Cameron in Mid-Career" at Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Windsor, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredricton; Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary; Klonaridis, Inc. & Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto

1985

Watson/de Nagy Gallery, Houston

1983, 1982, 1981, 1979, 1978, 1976

Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto

1981

Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary

1980

"Alex Cameron: The Energy of Line and Colour,"
Art Gallery of Ontario

1977

Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.

1975, 1974

Jared Sable Gallery, Toronto

1971

A Space, Toronto




GROUP EXHIBITIONS



2015
 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015
 "For the Love of Paint", Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, Ontario
2011
 "Cat's Paws, Georgian Bay", National Capital Commission, Province of Ontario banners, Confederation Blvd., Ottawa.
2009
 “Bright Colours, Big Canvas: Jack Bush”, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON

1998

Alex Cameron & David Boldue, Works on paper, David Mirvish Books on Art, Toronto

1998

"John Cabot, a Celebration," St. John's, Newfoundland

1997

"Great Canadian Artists for a Great Canadian Cause," Moore Gallery, Toronto

1996

"Gallery Artists," Moore Gallery, Hamilton

1995

"A Tribute to Alkis Klonardis," Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

1992

"Echoes of Tom Thomson," Robert McLaughlin Gallery

1989

"A Watercolour Show: Alex Cameron, Eric Gamble, Malcolm Rains," Costin & Klintworth, Toronto

1987-89

"The Printshops of Canada," Macdonald-Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario; Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto; The Gallery Stratford; Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines; Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I.; Concordia Art Gallery, Montreal; Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Burnaby Art Gallery, B.C.

1985

"Gallery Artists," Watson/de Nagy Gallery, Houston

1985

"Toronto Now," Sarnia Art Gallery

1983

"Contemporary Canadian Art," Edmonton Art Gallery

1982

"Sixth Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition," Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax

1982

"Canadian Artists," Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona

1981

"The Heritage of Jack Bush," Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

1980

"Selections from the Canada Council Art Bank," Nabisco World Headquarters, East Hanover, New Jersey

1978

"The Challenge of Watercolour," London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario

1978

"The image of Man in Canadian Painting, 1878-1978," University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

1978

"Toronto Sensibility," Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto

1977

"The Queen's Silver Jubilee Art Collection," Province of Ontario

1977

"Gallery Artists," Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.

1977

"Making Marks," Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan

1977

"New Abstract Art," Edmonton Art Gallery

1977

"14 Canadians," Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

1976

"Four Toronto Painters," Art Gallery of Ontario

1976

"Abstractions," XXI Olympiad, Montreal; The Gallery Stratford; Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris; Canada House, London, England

1976

"Ontario Now," Art Gallery of Hamilton; Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

1975

"Young Contemporaries," London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario

1973

"Works on Paper," Jared Sable Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

1973

"Five New Artists," Isaacs Gallery, Toronto

1973

"Prints," Art Gallery of Ontario

1973

"Open Studio Published Prints," Morris Gallery, Toronto

1969

"Canadian Young Artists," Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto


SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario

Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario

Art Gallery of Ontario

Art Gallery of Peel

Bank of America Canada

Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Bell Canada Enterprises

Canada Council Art Bank

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Canadian General Electric

Citibank Canada

Claridge Investments, Montreal

Goodman & Carr, Toronto

Imperial Oil

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

The Lambton Gallery, Sarnia

Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw, Toronto

Laurentian University, Sudbury

McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton

Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland

Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary

Northern Telecom

Office of the Prime Minister of Canada

The Oshawa Group, Toronto

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, Toronto

Prudential Reinsurance Co.

The Queen's Silver Jubilee Art Collection

The Hudson Bay Company

Rideau Hall, for Governor General Adrienne Clarkson (in office 1999-2005), National Capital Commission

Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

Royal Bank of Canada

Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Toronto

Superior Propane, Toronto

Toronto Dominion Bank

United Westburne Industries, Montreal

University of Lethbridge

Xerox Canada



BIBLIOGRAPHY:Books & Catalogues

Abstract Painting in Canada
    Roald Nasgaard, Douglas & McIntyre Ltd, 2007.

Alex Cameron in Mid-Career
    Joan Murray, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1985

The Best Contemporary Canadian Art
    Joan Murray, Hurtig Publishers, 1987

Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century
    Joan Murray, Dundurn Press, 1999

The Colour Connection
    Nancy Dillow, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1983

Contemporary Canadian Art
    David Burnett & Marilyn Schiff, Hurtig Publishers,1983

14 Canadians: A Critic's Choice
    Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977

The Heritage of Jack Bush
    Ken Carpenter, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1981

Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections
    Robert Swain & Robert Fulford, Douglas & Mclntyre, 1994

Making Marks
    Carol Phillips, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1977

Out of the Park: Modernist Painting in Toronto, 1950-1980
    Barrie Hale, "Provincial Essays," Art Gallery of Ontario, 1985

The Printshops ofCanada
    Ingrid Jenkner &Geraldine Davis, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 1987

Queen's Silver Jubilee Art Collection
    Government of Ontario, 1977

A Secret History of Toronto Painting
    Earl Miller, Lake Galleries, 1991

The Sixth Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition
    David Bolduc, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 1982

Tom Thomson: The Last Spring
    Joan Murray, Dundurn Press, 1994


BIBLIOGRAPHY: Reviews

Wendy Rose, "Colour theory gets a workout", St. John's Telegram, Newfoundland, July 19, 2013.

Petra Halkes, “Landscape X 4: Geoffrey James, Alex Cameron, Jennifer Stead, Kelly Richardson,” Border Crossings, Issue 106., 2008.

Gary Michael Dault, "Exhibit A Colour Bombs," Globe and Mail, June 2, 2006

Gary Michael Dault, "Nownow at Fran Hill," Globe and Mail, February 18, 2006

Gary Michael Dault, "Alex Cameron at the Moore Gallery," Globe and Mail, December 6, 2003

Gary Michael Dault, "The world ignites pure painting," Globe and Mail, March 30, 2002

Gary Michael Dault, "2001: A Paint Odyssey," d'Art International, Spring 2001

Steve Rockwell, show review, d'Art International, Winter 1998

Jeff Mahoney, "The sky becomes a colour field," Hamilton Spectator, May 21,1994

Christopher Hume, "Northern Light," Toronto Star, May 14, 1992

Joan Murray, "The World of Tom Thomson," Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 26, no.3, 1991

John Bentley Mays, "On Show," Globe and Mail, Feb. 10, 1989

Christopher Hume, "Landscapes reflect nature's hold on our psyche," Toronto Star, Feb. 3, 1989

Mitch Moldofsky, "In Review: Alex Cameron," Art Post, May/June 1986

Gary Michael Dault, "Alex Cameron in Mid-Career," Toronto Life, Feb. 1986

David Silcox, "Alex Cameron in Mid-Career," Canadian Art, Oct. 1985

Barrie Hale, "Alex Cameron, Art Gallery of Windsor," Vanguard, Oct. 1985

John Bentley Mays, "On Show: Carefully Chosen Symbols," Globe and Mail, Feb. 16, 1984

John Bentley Mays, "On Show: Drawing on an Island Childhood," Globe and Mail, Oct. 6, 1983

Phyllis Matousek, "Lively Arts: Art Gallery Needs Music, Breathes Life," Edmonton Journal, July 23, 1983

Nancy Tousley, "Toronto Artist Brings Explosive Images to City Gallery," Calgary Herald, Oct. 1981

JaniceFriis, "Cameron and Sloggett, A Study in Art Contrasts," Calgary Mirror, Oct. 13, 1981

Karen Wilkin, "Alex Cameron, Malcolm Rains," artscanada, Aug./Sept. 1979

Joan Murray, "Making a Fresh, New Thing: Ten Painters," artmagazine, May/June 1979

James Purdie, "Gallery Reviews: Brilliant Colour Imagery Soaring with High Energy," Globe and Mail, Jan. 27, 1979

Pearl Oxorn, "Challenging Crudity Not as Spontaneous as It Seems," Ottawa Journal, Oct. 7, 1978

James Purdie, "Cameron and Smith: A Family Affair," Globe and Mail, Feb.25, 1978

KarenWilkin, "Fourteen Canadians: OneCritic's Choice," Art International, July/Aug. 1977

Theodore Allen Heinrich & Peter Perrin, "Canada at the Hirshhorn Museum: Two Responses," artscanada, May/June 1977

Julianna Borsa, "Washington: 14 Canadians, A Critic's Choice," artmagazine, May/June 1977

Benjamin Forgey, "Canada -- A New National Vision," ARTnews, April 1977

Benjamin Forgey, "Canadian Art in the Mainstream," Washington Star, Feb.6, 1977

James Purdie, "Six Solitudes in Canadian Art," Globe and Mail, Feb. 5, 1977

Pearl Oxorn, "U.S. Critic Picks "The Best" Canadian Art," Ottawa Journal, Feb.5, 1977

Paul Richard, "Choice Canadian Color," Washington Post, Feb. 3, 1977

Barrie Hale, "Southern Exposure," The Canadian, Jan. 29, 1977

Gille sRioux, "La jeune peinture -- Quatre Artistes, deux tendances," Vie des arts, Spring 1977

Richard Rhodes, "Arts and Pleasure: Painters Four," Ryerson Review, Nov. 1976

James Purdie, "New Generation in Art Rejects the Party Line," Globe and Mail, Oct. 23, 1976

Gary Michael Dault, "A Traditional Painter Shows More Confidence," Toronto Star, Sept. 17, 1976

James Purdie, "Alex Cameron", Globe and Mail, Sept. 11, 1976

Gary Michael Dault, "Artist Puts Sculpture Through Its Paces: Notebook," Toronto Star, Sept. 19, 1975

Sol Littman, "Splatters and Splashes: Painter Kenneth Noland Stuck in a Blind Alley," Toronto Star, June 7, 1974