Monique Richard, Figurative Artist
Selected Exhibitions/Performances (*Solo Shows)
2016 A Room with a Viewing, event exhibit, Saskatoon, SK
2012 Gallery Series I & V, Bizune Gallery (now Moniker Gallery), Toronto, ON
2008 Group exhibition of figurative works, Kohl Gallery, Toronto, ON
2008 Art at the Castle, group show, Casa Loma, Toronto
2008 3rd Annual Nora’s Picks Gallery Exhibit, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Toronto, ON
2007 Scollard Street Gallery, Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario
2007 Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual “Faces” International Juried Online Art Exhibition
2007 2nd Annual Nora’s Picks Gallery Exhibit, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Toronto, ON
2006 Society of Canadian Artists 39th Open National Juried Exhibition, Todmorden Mills Museum, Toronto, ON
2006 Doorway Atelier, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Summer Heat, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006 1st Annual Nora’s Picks Gallery Exhibit, Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Toronto, Ontario
2005 *Art performance for Carrie's Dream Fund Benefit for the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
2005 *Art Performance for Prince Tribute, The Drake Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Vernissage 2005, Artweave Gallery & Showroom, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Vernissage 2004, The Boiler House in Toronto's Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario
2003 to 2006 "Artplay" - a music/art collaboration has led to many performances and benefits including The Jazz Festival and The Port Credit Business Association
2003 Gallery 61, Toronto, Ontario
2002 to present - *Doorway Atelier, open studio exhibit held during the summer months, Toronto, ON
2000 * Paintings, a solo show at The College Street Bar, Toronto, Ontario
1997 * Guides, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1996 Free at Last, The Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Commissions
2003 Mural, Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, group project, Toronto, Ontario
2002 Commission for Trompe-l'oeil mural for private home, Toronto
1999 Cover art illustration for "Variations of Eve" a poetry collection by Treena Kortje, Adler & Ringe Publishers
1996 Mural, commissioned by interior designer Heidi Chambers of North York, Toronto
1996 Interior design/artwork for Le Saint Tropez Restaurant, Toronto, Ontario
1996 Wine label Illustration, Lifford Wine Agency, Toronto
1995 Murals, commissioned by Bistro 990 Restaurant for building exterior, Toronto, Ontario
1995 Illustration work for Bistro 990, for Toronto International Film Festival promotion
Education
1999 to 2007 College Street Studio, studies in Classical Drawing & Painting, Toronto, Ontario
1997 Central Technical School, Bronze Sculpture, Toronto, Ontario
1995 to 1997 Toronto School of Art, Fine Arts, Toronto, Ontario
1990 to 1991 Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Technology, School of Crafts and Design, Textiles Program, Oakville, Ontario
1989 to 1990 Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Technology, Art Fundamentals Program, Oakville, Ontario