Biography

Born 1952, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Currently resides in Hartington, Ontario, Canada

Shayne Dark has participated in numerous exhibitions in Canada and the United States since he began his artistic career in the mid 1980’s. Dark creates mainly sculptural works, taking a keen interest in every aspect of the process of art production, which he feels draws upon and focuses the physical and perceptual experience of the world. His works often evoke the contrasts between urban settings and the natural world, they are meant to stimulate a spiritual or visceral reaction in the viewer.

Most recently Shayne's work was selected by an International Jury of art experts from 5 continents for exhibition in an International exhibition entitled ARTiade - Olympics of Visual Art. Shayne is one of 172 Artists from 78 nations chosen from more than 4,500 entries from 120 Nations in the competition. The exhibition, ARTiade - Olympics of Visual Art will run from 12 August to 29 September 2004, during the XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 in Athens. Shayne will be one of three Canadian artists representing Canada in Athens.

Shayne was the recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. in the fall of 2004.

A documentary of Shayne's life & work entitled 'Artist in the Round: Shayne Dark' premiered on Discovery Channel HD Theater on Sunday, April 25, 2004 across the United States.

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Selected solos and 2 person exhibitions

2008 Art Mûr - Montreal, QC
2007 Art Gallery of Mississauga - Sculpture Court, Toronto, ON
2006 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 Galerie Art Mûr, Montreal, QC
2005 The WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
2005 Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 SKH Gallery - Great Barrington, MA
2004 Galerie Art Mûr, Montreal, QC
2002 Canadian Embassy Gallery, Washington, DC
2002 Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002 Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, ON
2001 Edward Day Gallery, Kingston, ON
2000 Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
1994 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
1991 Quan Scheider Gallery, Toronto, ON
1988 Quan Scheider Gallery, Toronto, ON

Selected juried group exhibitions

2007-2008 Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY 2007
2007 Beyond/In Western New York 2007 Biennale, Buffalo, NY
2005 Parisian Laundry, Montreal, QC
2005 WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON - 2 Person
2005 952 Queen Street W, Edward Day Gallery/M.O.C.C.A., Toronto, ON
2005 Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
2004 ARTiade 2004 –Olympics of Visual Art, Athens, Greece
2003 International Sculpture Center Member Juried Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2003 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
2002 Kiwi Sculpture Garden Project, Perth, ON
2002 Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2002 Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, ON
2001 EXPO XX b. j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY
2000 ARTS2000, Stratford, ON
2000 O.S.A. John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000 Kingston Artist Association Inc., Kingston, ON
1999 Arts Court, Ottawa, ON
1999 Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
1999 Mason Karsh Gallery, City Hall, Ottawa, ON
1999 O.S.A. John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON
1998 Le Centre D’Exposition L’Imagier, Aylmer, QC
1997 Mason Karsh Gallery City Hall, Ottawa, ON
1997 The Millennium Project, Kingston, ON
1995 Union Gallery, Kingston, ON
1993 Birnbaum Fine Arts, New York, NY
1991 Quan Schieder Gallery, Toronto, ON
1988 Art Expo, New York, NY
1988 Ontario Arts Council Show, Toronto, ON
1987 Gallerie Des Arts Contemporains De Montreal, Montreal, QC

Collections

2007 Charles Balbach, Buffalo NY
2005 WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
2002 HD VISION Studios, Studio City, CA
2001 City of Ottawa Public Art Program
2001 Canada Council Art Bank
2000 ARTS Court, Ottawa, ON
1998 HD VISION, Dallas, TX
1991 Federal Communications Commission, New York, NY
1988 Crown Life, Toronto, ON
1986 Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
1986 Northernlight & Picture Corp., Toronto, ON
1986 Brewer Park, Ottawa, ON
1984 Ariel Theatre Company, Calgary, AB

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