Studio:  Think Space  588 Edward Ave. Unit 31, Richmond Hill  Ontario Canada

Phone : 647 969 1545

Email: groenart@gmail.com             Web: alegroenart.com

Instagram: alegroen


EDUCATION

  1974         Bachelor of Arts -- York University – Toronto

  1976        Bachelor of Education -- University of Toronto

  1978        Italian Renaissance Art – Wilfred Laurier University

  1978        Florence, Italy, Art and studio courses

  1980       Ontario College of Art ( Selected Courses )

  1986       Masters of Fine Art (MFA) Syracuse University

  1996       Creative Problem Solving – Buffalo State College


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1980 – 82    Art Director, Catalyst Magazine, C.P.J. Foundation

1986 – 88    Illustrator, Catalyst Magazine, C.P.J. Foundation

1980 – 2005    Visual Art Teacher

1989 – 2006    Relief Wall Art Builder/Painter

2010 - present   member of Canadian Sculpture Society 


EXHIBITION

2019 Resident Artist at The Cycling Gym – Toronto, Ontario 

2019 Ahmanson Gallery, In Quest of Beauty, group show – Irvine, California

2019 Think Space Art Gallery & Studio, The Last Supper, solo show – Richmond Hill, Ontario

2018 Think Space Art Gallery & Studio, Chairs Have Voices, solo show – Richmond Hill, Ontario

2018 Nomas Projects, My Uncertainty – Dundee, Scotland

2017  Artport Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, The Kingston Prize (finalist) – Toronto, Ontario

2017  Peel Art Gallery, The Kingston Prize (finalist) – Brampton, Ontario

2017  The Firehall Theatre, The Kingston Prize (finalist) – Gananoque, Ontario

2017 Red Door Gallery  Georgetown, Ontario

2016  Think Space Studio    Richmond Hill Ontario

2014  Ahmanson Gallery - Irvine, California

2014 Canadian Sculpture Society Gallery, Memories - Toronto

2013  Ahmanson Gallery , group show - Irvine , California

2012  Canadian Sculpture Society Gallery, group show - Toronto 

2012 John B. Aird Gallery, Sculptors Do It In 3D, SSC Members  Show

2011   Canadian  Sculpture Society Gallery, group show - Toronto

2010 - present  with Denison Gallery - Toronto 

2009 Interior Design Show - Toronto

2006 Tyndale University/College Gallery

2003 Curtain Club – Richmond Hill, 

2003 Kodiak Gallery – Richmond Hill 

2002 Baskets in Bloom Art Show, Richmond Hill

2002 Kylmore Home Show, Richmond Hill

2002 Canadian Open, Angus Glen, Markham

2002 Tyndale University/College Gallery

2001 Group Show Charity, Oak Ridges, and Toronto

1998 Juttan Gallery, Toronto

1997 McMichael Art Gallery, Klienburg, ON

1996 Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill

1994 Redeemer College Art Gallery,  Ancaster, ON

1994 ArtExpo New York – New York, NY

1992 Gallery 306 – Toronto 

1991 Gallery 306 – Toronto

1990 Metro Toronto Convention Centre

1990 Gallery 306 – Toronto 

Publications

2018, July         Nomas* Projects, My Uncertainty

2009, June        Azure Magazine

2009, June        Chez Soi, Le Magazine Du Reve

2006, May         The Toronto Star, Re-inventing the Cross

2003, Feb.         Art Business News

2001                  The Guild, The Designer’s Sourcebook