About Me
Awards
July 2020 - Society of Canadian Artists; Elected Members' Juried Online Exhibition: Antoinette Stevens Award for Best Acrylic
June 2019 - Society of Canadian Artists; OPEN International Juried Exhibition: Award of Merit
May 2014 - Colborne Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition; Mayor's Choice Award
November 2010 - Pineridge Juried Exhibition; Award of Merit
Contributions to the Artistic Community
I have donated painting for annual Drawing for Art Fundraiser, Whitby Station Gallery, Ontario, for the past 4 years.
I was a guest Curator and Juror for the "Ordinary No Ordinary", Art & Photography Exhibition through Tall Sequoia Gallery (Online), August 2020.
I have donated artwork to the Art of Giving charity auction organized by United Way and York Region to benefit those in need, 2017 & 2020.
I was one of two guest jurors for the Belleville Juried Art Show in September 28, 2019.
I was commissioned to paint the "farewell gift" of Deputy Chief Tom Carrique as he embarks on his new position as Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police, 2019.
In April 2019 I participated as a Wild Card Artist in the TV program, Landscape Artist of the Year Canada, in Cobourg ON (Marble Media) September 22, 2019. (Televised Feb, 2020)
I was invited to be the guest feature artist and I donated artwork for the 32nd Annual Sportsman Night run by the Cobourg Rotary Club, February 2017
I helped run and organize the Uninstructed Figure Drawing class in Port Hope and Cobourg, 2016 - 2019
I was a guest competitor in a local portrait competition (subject Lou Rinaldi, MPP) run by Spirit of the Hills, Nov. 2017
Memberships & Affiliations
Federation of Canadian Artists, FCA
Society of Canadian Artists, SCA
Ontario Society of Artists, OSA
In2art Gallery Oakville, ON
Westland Gallery in Wortley Village, London, ON
Artists Network Toronto, ON
The Noodle Gallery in Alton Village, Caledon, ON
A Gift of Art Gallery Newcastle, ON
Station Gallery Whitby, ON
Art Exhibitions
2022 Solo Show, Westland Gallery, London (August 8, 2022)
https://www.westlandgallery.ca
2022 The Artist Project Toronto, (April 21 - 24) the Queen Elizabeth building - Exhibition Place, ON
2021 Together Again, Art Casa, Toronto, Sept 11 - Jan 11
www.canadianartconcepts.com
2021 Drawing for Art, Station Gallery, Whitby, Sept 30
https://www.stationgallery.ca
2021 Rooted and Refreshed, Westland Gallery, London, Aug 10 - 28
2021 Square Foot Show, Westland Gallery, London, Nov 24 - 30
www.westlandgallery.com
2021 Square Foot Show, Online April 21 & Nov 3
www.squarefootshow.com
2021 TOAF, July 2 - July 11
www.torontooutdoor.art
2021 Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, June 18 - July 02
2020 TOAF Toronto Online Art Fair, based in Toronto, ON
2020 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2019 Society of Canadian Artists (members only)
www.societyofcanadianartists.com
2019 The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Philip Square, Toronto
2019 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2018 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2018 Riverdale Artwalk, Jimmie Simpson Park, Toronto, ON
2017 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2016 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2015 The Artist Project Toronto, Better Living Centre - Exhibition Place, ON
2015 The Northumberland Hills Studio Tour, Northumberland
www.northumberlandstudiotour.com
2015 “REversion - A Figurative & Portrait Art Exhibition” Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 “Connections” Arta Gallery, The Distillery District, Toronto, ON
2015 Solo Show – A Gift of Art Gallery, Newcastle, ON
2014 Solo Show “Moments and Destinations” The Kent Farndale Gallery,
Port Perry, ON
www.scugoglibrary.ca/artgallery/
2013 Solo Show “Painted Ladies” Impresario Gallery, Cobourg, ON
www.impresarioartisanmarket.ca
Publications/In Print
2022 - OSA Breath. Heart. Spirit.
2022 - Westland Gallery, Square Foot Calendar
2020 - Artists' Network Commemorative Art Book
2020 - Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (in print and on-line version)
Run by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada - Quebec
2018 - Published in MAAM (Musee des Arts et Affaires de Montreal)
2014 - Northumberland Arts Annual (including cover)
Biography
Born in Ajax, Ontario I grew up in a household where art and creativity were always encouraged. I credit my father, Wayne Moore, a retired artist who lived in Bobcaygeon, with giving me a solid foundation on which to build.
I graduated from George Brown (Toronto) Graphic Design Program majoring in Advertising. Since 1997 I’ve been the co-owner of Seastar Images Inc. a graphics/signage company that services the GTA and surrounding area. Although I continue to be involved in the graphics industry, my real passion has always been fine art.
I have enjoyed furthering my personal artistic development by continuing to attend a variety of workshops and classes including jewellery making, encaustic painting, detailed portraiture and Figurative Abstraction Classes with Brian Smith. I feel one never knows what path ones artistic future will take and it's important to continue to learn new skills.
As and artist I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to paint and draw without boundaries. I enjoy experimenting with different mediums working mostly in acrylics lately. My style is largely experimental with an emphasis on abstracting nature and landscapes. I never set out to replicate an image but instead strive to convey a mood or evoke an emotion using loose lines, rich textures and bold colours.
I have enjoyed showing across southern Ontario including galleries in Cobourg, Port Perry, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Collingwood, London and, of course, Toronto.
