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Gerald David Pedros: 

Gerald Pedros is a Montreal native who moved to St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada several years ago. Pedros has had exhibitions around the world including Switzerland, Germany, Mexico and Ireland. 


"When I was sixteen, I realized that most of us live our lives through other people's experiences, i.e., pop singers, religious leaders, politicians, neighbors, family, etc. Why? Because we do not trust our own judgment. My artwork is a timid attempt to trust my judgment." 

- Gerald David Pedros


P O R T F O L I O

BORN:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1951

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STUDIED:

Dawson College, Montreal, 1972-74
Concordia University, Montreal, 1974-77 (BFA)
Concordia University, Montreal, 1980-83 (MFA)

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STUDIOS:

 

Pouch Cove Foundation Art Residency Program in Newfoundland (2005)

Banff Centre Leighton Artists Colony, Banff, Alberta (1993)

La Sociedad mexicana de Artes Plasticas 9S.O.M.A.R.T.) Mexico City, Mexico (1987)

Le Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland (1978)

Toronto, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

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AWARDS

 

Ontario Arts Council (1997,1995,1992,1989, 2001)

Canada Council (1979)

Greenshield Foundation Graduate Assistantship (1976.1977)

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SELECTED CANADIAN EXHIBITIONS:

 

2012 - Thielsen Gallery, London, Ontario

2011 - St. Thomas Elgin Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario
2010 - Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
2009 - Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2009 - Thielsen Galleries, London, Ontario, Canada
2009 - St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

2007 - MacLaren Art Center, Barrie Ontario 
2007 - Thielsen Galleries, London Ontario 
2006 - Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock Ontario 
2006 -  Thielsen Galleries, London Ontario 
2005 - St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St.Thomas, Ontario
2005 - James Baird Gallery, St. Johns’s, Newfoundland
2004 - Outline in Black, Jens Thielsen Gallery, London, Ontario
2001 - Thielsen Galleries Inc., London, Ontario

2000 -  Roberts Gallery Limited, Toronto Ontairo

1999 - Jean-Claude Bergeron Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

1997 - Thielsen Galleries Inc., London Ontario

1997 - Blyth Festival Art Gallery, Blyth, Ontario

1997 - Wallace Galleries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta

1996 - Elgin - St.Thomas Art Gallery, St.Thomas, Ontario

1996 - Thielsen Galleries Inc., London,Ontario

1995 - Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario

1995 - Centre Interculturel Strathearn, Montreal, Quebec

1994 - Thielsen Galleries Inc., London, Ontario

1993 - Cenre of Contemporary Art, St. Thomas, Ontario

1992 - Temiskaming Art Gallery, Temiskaming, Ontario

1991 - Elgin - St.Thomas Art Gallery, St.Thomas, Ontario

1989 - Galerrie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, Quebec

1985 - Centre Saidye Bronfman, Montreal, Quebec

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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 

2013 - University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

2011 - Provinciale de Artes Plasticas y Diseno, Santiago, Cuba

2010 - Galeria Jose Peon Contreras, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

2008 - Salon de La Plasticas Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico

2006 - Public Exhibition, Berezategui, Argentina 
2006 -  Faculty of Arts Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina 
2006 - Public Exhibition, Catamarca, Argentina 
2006 - 2005 - 4th International Conference on Public Art & Muralism, Tlaxcala , Mexico 

1994 - Swords into Plowshare Peace Museum, Detroit, Michigan

1991 - Galeria Praxis, Mexico D.F.

1991 - Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

1991 - Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland

1991 - Guinness Hop Store Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

1990 - Ernst Brant Galerie, Cologne, Germany

1987 - Sociedad mexicana des Arts Plasticas, Mexico City

1978 - Centre Genevois de Gravure Contemporaine, Geneva

1978 - Galerei Paralelle, Geneva, Switzerland

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:


- Museo Nacional de la Estampa, Mexico City 

- Consejo Nacional Para La, Mexico City 

- Musee d'Estampes Geneva, Switzerland 

- Centre de Gravure, Geneva, Switzerland 

- S.O.M.A.R.T., Mexico City 

- Guinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland

- Bibliotheque Gabrielle Roy, Quebec City 

- Consulate General of Morocco, Montreal

- Elgin-St. Thomas Art Gallery, St. Thomas

- Teleglobe Canada, London, Ontario

- Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock

- London Life of Canada, London, Ontario

- Concordia University, Montreal

- St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario 

- St. Thomas - Elgin General Hospital, London, Ontario

- University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

- Canadian Art Bank 

- Air Canada Corporation

- Museum London, London Ontario

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CURATORIAL PROJECTS

 

Pamela Williams  In the Midst of Angels

Esther Rausenberg  Anima of air spirit soul

January 17 – March 18, 2009

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Gerald Vaandering

Under the Influence

November 10 – January 6, 2008

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Leslie Putnam

Alternate Route

November 10 – January 6, 2008

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Tobey C. Anderson  The New American Century Project

November 14 – January 10, 2009

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Aidan Urquhart   Making Memories

Helene Lefebvre   Social Queen

September 6 – October 26, 2008

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

The Bank Job: Three Canadian Painters-  La Raza Artists 

Event- 353 Richmond

September 2008

St. London, Ontario, Canada 

 

John Krygsman Upon Closer Introspection

John Maggio  Images along the Way

July 12 – August 31, 2008

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Richard Tetrault
Urban Topographies
January 19 – March 8, 2008

St. London, Ontario, Canada 

 

Ron Milton

Symbols

Jan 20 – March 3, 2007

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Jan Row / Julie Berry

Discovering a Different Shore

Jan 20 – March 3, 2007

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Brian Saby

99-06

September 2 – October 21, 2006

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

Montreal Artists

Holly King, Francois Morelli, Lorraine Sims, Michael Smith, Shelly Reeves, Giuseppe Di Leo

June 16 – August 18, 2007

St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Center, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

 

 

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