Anne Meredith Barry (1931-2003 )
 
Born and grew up in Toronto, ON
 
1954 Graduated from the Ontario College of Art, Toronto
1955-1986  Lived & worked in Boston, MA., USA; Montreal, QU; Toronto, ON
1987 Moved to Newfoundland and Labrador and lived in St. Michael’s
   
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2000-01 Barry Graphics, Harlow Campus, MUN, England and Art Gallery Ulster University, Belfast, NI
2000 Paintings, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
1999 The Gros Morn Series, Gallery One, Toronto, ON
1998 Shore Lines, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John’s, NL
  Where the Wind Blows, Studio 21 Gallery, Halifax, NS
1997 From the Eastern Rim, galerie d’art J. C. Bergeron, Ottawa, ON
1996 New Graphics, Gibson Gallery, London, ON
1995-2000  Down North: A Coastal Journey, U of T’s Blackwood Gallery, Toronto, ON & touring 19 public art galleries
1994 Gallery one, Toronto, Ont.
1993  Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC. and 1991, 1990
  Masters Gallery, Calgary, AB
1992 Newfoundland Images, Windsor Printmakers Forum, Windsor, ON
1991 Art Gallery, Memorial University of NL, St John's, NL
1990 Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL
1988 Travelling Vests, (installation) Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
  Geraldine Davis Gallery, Toronto, ON
1984 Cedar Ridge, Art Gallery of Scarborough, ON
Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
1983 Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Timmins National Exhibition Centre, Timmins, ON
Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, NL (& touring)
1982 The Art Gallery, Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, NS
1982/80/78/76  Gallery Pascal, Toronto, ON
1981, 82 Artists With Their Work, (touring exhibitions organised & sponsored by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto). Algoma Art Gallery, Sault Ste. Marie, ON; Upper Level Gallery, North Bay, Ont; Timmins National Exhibition Centre, Timmins, ON
1974/75
St. Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS. and touring

Group Exhibitions:
2003-01-13 Salon international de l’Estampe, Paris, France
2001 Of Land and Sea, Harlow Playhouse Gallery, Harlow, Essex, England
2000 Gros Morne: Art in the Park, Discovery Centre, Woody Point, NL and Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL
Art Books, Urban Institute, Contemporary Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
1999 Impact, Japanese & Canadian Woodblock, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
Wood: The Beauty of Objects, AGNL & Galleries in Dublin, Belfast, Limerick & Cork in Ireland
  Residencies, The Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John’s, NL
  20/21 Vision, Studio 21 Gallery, Halifax, NS
1998/9 True North Festival, Works of Canadian Visual Artists & Musicians, Taiwan
  Just for theLove of It, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
1998 The Modern Landscape, Two-person show, Gibson Gallery, London, ON
  Artful Transformations, Art Gallery of Victoria, BC
  Art in Bloom, Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1997 Discovery, 6 artist’s work, Lunenburg Art Gallery, NS & touring
  St. Michael’s Printshop: Twenty-Five Years, RCA Gallery, St. John’s, NL
1996 Encore: The Station Gallery Revisited, Whitby, ON
  Between Oceans & Lands, art exhibition for Festival Canada, Taipei, Taiwan
1995 - 1996 Land and Sea, 8-artists from NL, Queen’s University Belfast, and touring seven venues in Ireland & England
  Faces, Open Studio Toronto, ON and touring Public galleries
1995 Bodywrap, collaboration ,& exhibition with fabric designers, Devon House Gallery, St. John’s, NL
1994 Nickel Art Museum, Calgary, AL
  Corporations Collect, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
1993 St. Michael's Hand, M.P.A. Gallery, Malaspina Print Shop, Vancouver, BC
  Yukon Permanent Art Collection Exhibition, Yukon Art Gallery, Whitehorse, YK
  LAND, SEA & SKY Images Of Newfoundland, Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
  Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitby Art Gallery, Whitby, ON
1992 Wood Imprints, 3-person show, Durham Art Gallery, ON
  St. Michael's Printshop Custom Prints, MUN Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
  Plus 1 and Rising, RCA Gallery, St. John's NL
  St. Michael's Printshop Artists in Residence Exhibition, RCA Gallery, St. John's, NL
  Tokyo International Art Show, Tokyo, Japan. (Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery)
  Contemporary Canadian Art Exhibition, Expo '92 Seville, Spain
1991 The Artists' Books, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
  Artists' Self-Portraits, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
  No Fishing, L.S.P.U. Hall, St. John's, NL
  Creative Printmaking, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
1990 The Bestiary Portfolio, from St. Michael’s Printshop at Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, and touring NL. & ON
  Endeavour '90, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 From The Studio, Art Gallery, Memorial Univ. of NL
  From Sea To Sea, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
  From Our Collection, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
1988 Slings And Eros, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
  Newfoundland Portfolio II, Art Gallery, Memorial Univ. St. John's, NL
  St. John’s, A Celebration, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John’s, NL
  Environmental Window, A Sound Symposium Installation, St. Michael’s, NL
  Whitehorse Art Gallery, The Yukon
1987 Experiencing Drawing, Macintosh Gallery, London, ON
  International Prints, Wenniger Gallery, Boston, USA
  Printshops Of Canada, curated by McDonald-Stewart Art Gallery, Guelph, ON. Toured Canadian Galleries
  The Works On Paper Show, Gallery 1667, Halifax, NS
  Environmental Exhibition, Nat'l Museum Science, Ottawa, ON
  The Food Show, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC
  Sound Symposium Art Show, RCA Gallery, St. John's, NL
  Works From Our Collection, Art Gallery, MUN, St. John's
1985 Sword Street Printmakers, Hamilton Art Gallery, ON
  Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
  Perlman Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
1983 Developmental Art, A Canadian Exhibit, University of Michigan Art Gallery, USA
1982 It Can't Be Done On Canvas, University of Michigan, USA
1981 The ACT Print Invitational, ACT Gallery, Toronto and travelling to Ontario public galleries
1980 Waterworks, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
  Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC. (two-person show)
1979 Printmakers And Apprentices, Harbourfront Art Gallery Toronto, and touring
  Graphex VII, Art Gallery of Brantford, & touring
  Other Perspectives, Art Gallery, Memorial University. NL
  The Canadian Image, touring: the Midwest Museum of American Art, IN.; Jesse Besser Art Museum, MI.; Ella Sharp Art Museum, Jackson, MI; Perlman Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
1978 The Inner Landscape, works of 8 Canadian artists touring 4 Canadian consulates in the USA
  Burnaby Print Biennale of Graphic Arts, Vancouver BC
  World Print Competition, San Francisco, California, USA, & Touring
1977 International Miniature Prints, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
  14th Annual Calgary International Graphics Exhibition, ACA Gallery Edmonton, AL
  Japan-Canada Print Show, Japanese Cultural Centre, Toronto
1976 Printmaking Through The Ages, St. Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS., & touring Atlantic Canada
  III American Biennale of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Artists Five Tour Ontario, touring 5 Ontario public galleries
  Art At The Festival, Hamilton Place, Hamilton, ON
  International Miniature Prints, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
  Through The Looking Glass, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
1974 25 Women Artists, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
  14th Annual International Drawings Exhibit, Calgary Art Gallery, Calgary, AL
  Dimensions In Art/74, Art Gallery, MUN, St. John’s, NL
  Contemporary Canadian Graphics, Brantford Art Gallery, Brantford, ON
1973 Canadian Printmakers' Showcase, Carlton University, Ottawa, ON
   
Publications:
2002 Three Islands One Inspiration, Evening Telegram, St. John’s, NL, by Tracy Barron
2001 Journals & Translations, exhibition catalogue, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2001 Canadian Art from Beginning to 2000, A. Newlands, Firefly Press
2000 Gros Morne Time Lines, Artists’ book (65) with K. Major & T. Bryan
Shallow Bay Beach Walk, Artist’s book, edition of 15, Anne Meredith Barry
1999 True North, Exhibition Catalogue, Taiwan, ROC
Wood, The Beauty of Objects, Exhibition Catalogue, Touring NL, & the Two Irelands
1998 Arts Atlantic, two reviews in issues #60 & #61
1997 Tickle Ace, literary review, #24, 29,30,33
From the Collection, Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John’s, NL
Anne Meredith Barry, 20-min CBC-TV video for “Sunday Afternoon on the Arts,” J. Johnson, Producer
1996 Personal Profiles, One Hour PBS video documentary, Bill Coultas
1995 - 1999 Down North a Coastal Journey, Exhibition Catalogue, Blackwood Gallery, ON & Patricia Grattan, AGNL, exhibition touring
1995 - 1996 Land and Sea, Art Galleries of: Queen’s University Belfast & Newfoundland & Labrador, touring Ireland
1995 Encore, The Station Gallery Revisited, Whitby Art Gallery, Whitby, ON
1994 & 1998 Evening Telegram, St John’s, NL , by Mark Vaughan-Jackson
A. M. Barry television interview, channel 9, by Bill Coultas
1993 Evening Telegram, St. John's, NL 29th June, 1993, by Tracy Barron
1992 Hidden Treasures, (corporations collect Publication) and media reviews
1991 Art Gallery Showcase, Globe & Mail, Spring Issue, Toronto, ON: Evening Telegram, Nov. 1991
1990 Evening Telegram, May 1990; Sunday Express, May 1990
1989 Evening Telegram, June 1989, P. Hicks; Arts Atlantic
1987 London Free Press, review of "Experiencing Drawing;" Arts Atlantic review, Sunday Express, St. John's, P. Gard
1986 Visual Arts News, NS., M. Vance, Oct.l986; Evening Telegram, St. Johns, January and August
1985 Canadian Art Magazine, G. Warner, Winter issue; Canadian Print & Portfolio, Vol.. l.,#4, Toronto
1984 Canadian Print & Portfolio, Vol.. l., #2
1983 Arts Atlantic, K. Kritzwiser, Spring issue; Evening Telegram, St. John's, P. Hicks
1982 Art In Architecture, pub. by Vis. Arts Ont., Toronto
  Shorelines,” 20-min.video produced by H. Dunsmore
  The Printmobile,” 15-min.video produced by Emily Carr College of Art. Slides by A.M. Barry
1979 The Private Eye,” , folio of 12 colour Xerox prints by Barry with 12 poems by J. Bonelli
1977 An Introduction to the Collograph Print,,” audio-visual commissioned by the ON. Min. of Culture, Barry & Beneteau
1974 Scan,” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
73-85 Critiques and articles in many publications include: Toronto Globe & Mail; Edmonton Journal; Halifax Mail-Star; Winnipeg Free Press; Toronto Mirror; Hamilton Spectator: North York News; Artviews; Vancouver Province; Artmagazine, etc.
1973 Eclectic Eve,” Toronto. Tapes at Ont. College of Art
   
Commissions:
1972 - 2002  Painting for presentation to Newfoundland/ 50th anniversary of confederation; Sound Symposium CD, St. John’s, NF; Arts for Kids Trust, North Vancouver, BC: Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, St. John's, NF; Art Gallery, Memorial University of NFD, St. John’s; Radisson Plaza Convention Centre, St. John's NF; Art Gallery, Memorial University of NFD, St. John’s, NF; Parks Canada Centennial Portfolio, NFD Historic Parks; L'Hotel, CN Convention Centre, Toronto, ON; Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, ON; Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Toronto, ON; Galerie Fore, Winnipeg, MA.; Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford, ON; Ontario Centre For Crippled Children, Toronto, ON; Dow Chemical Company of Canada, Toronto, ON.
   
Awards and Projects:
2003 Inducted into the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council’s Hall of Honour
2003 Awarded The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 
1999-2002 President’s Council, Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
  Atlantic Representative, RCA
1999+2000 Committee for Arts Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
1998 Artist in Residence in Gros Morne, AGNL, Parks Canada, Canada Council Project
1997 Honorary Doctor of Letters degree, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
1997 - 8 Art Procurement Committee, Ministry of Culture, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
1996 - 8 Chair of the Acquisitions Committee, Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador
1995 Elected to the RCA
1994 - 6 Board of Directors, Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador
1994 - 7 Board of Directors, St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL
1993 Arts and Letters Committee, St. John's, NL.; Advisory Board, Devon House Gallery, St. John's NL
1992 Artist in Residence, St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's NL; Whitby Art Gallery, Whitby, ON
1991 Creative Printmaking Project, CCAS, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
1986 - 7 Editorial Advisor, Canadian Print & Portfolio
1984 - 5 Board of Directors, Open Studio, Toronto
1981 - 4 Community Relations Board, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Art Advisory Board, Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
1977 - 9 Ontario representative, Print & Drawing Council of Canada, Toronto, ON
1974 - 7 Board of Directors, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto, ON
   
Teaching:
1974 -99 Lectures, and workshops for arts councils, art colleges, public art galleries and universities in Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, England and Northern Ireland.
   
Selected Public Collections:
Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS.
Algoma Art Gallery, Sault Ste Marie, ON.
Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON
Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John’s, NF
Art Gallery of Peterborough, ON
Art Gallery of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, NWT.
Artists for Kids Trust, North Vancouver, BC
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
Blackwood Gallery, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto
The Canadiana Collection, Ottawa, ON
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON.
Confederation Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI.
Dept. of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Ottawa, ON
Ella Sharpe Art Museum, Jackson, MI, USA
Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC.
Department of Public Works, St. John’s, NF.
Expo '86, Vancouver, BC.
Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, AL.
Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford, ON.
German Officer’s Club, Goose Bay, NF
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Collection
Governor-General of Canada's Collection, Ottawa, ON.
Lt.-Governor of NFD, Government House, St. John’s, NF.
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, ON.
Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC.
Lindsay Art Gallery, Lindsay, ON.
Macintosh Art Gallery, Un. of W. Ont., London, ON.
Ministry of Government Services, Toronto, ON.
Mississauga Board of Trade, Mississauga, ON.
Mohawk College of Applied Arts, ON.
Newfoundland Historic Parks Assoc., St. John’s NF.
Newfoundland Teachers' Assoc., St. John’S, NF.
North York Board of Education, North York, ON.
Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Toronto, ON.
Ontario Ministry of Culture & Recreation, Toronto, ON.
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON.
Parks Canada, Ottawa, ON.
The Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
St. Mary’S University, Halifax, NS.
Sir William Grenville College, Corner Brook, NF
Temiskamine Art Gallery, Haileybury, ON
Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Information courtesy of the artist's relative, Pat Mackenzie