Pat Gibson is an artist, art educator and currently Curator of Exhibitions at the Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre since 1982. She is co-founder/co-curator of Oxford County Art Project: Art in Public Spaces. As an Educator, she has taught many classes and workshops for adults and children in Woodstock, Ingersoll, London and Brantford and served as Education Officer for Woodstock Art Gallery. She taught for Thames Valley School Board and in cooperation with the Board and the Ontario Arts Council has completed many Creative Artists-in-Schools projects. Gibson has exhibited her mixed media work in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Ontario. Her work is in public and private collections throughout Canada and the USA.

PAT GIBSON  

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012   Oxford County Art Project (invitational)

2007   Works on Mylar, Thielsen Gallery, London Ontario

2004   Layered Water Dance, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock ON

2001   Silver Lake, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, Ingersoll ON

1999   Photo Grid, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton ON

1997   Photo Grid, Station Arts Centre, Tillsonburg ON

1994   Red Screen Door, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock ON

1993   Memories: drawing on photography, Woodstock Little Theatre

           Red Screen Door, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas Ontaio

1990   Drawing on Photography, Auberge Due Petit Prince, London ON

           Memories: Drawing on Photography,Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre

1988   Messages, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock ON

1987   Paintings, Woodstock Little Theatre, Woodstock ON

1985   Changing Sounds, Resourse Art Centre, London ON

           Drawing, Norman Galleries, Woodstock ON

1984   Looking for the Happy Garden, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre

1981   Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock Ontario

1978    Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, Ingersoll Ontario    

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017  Visual Elements 59: Annual Juried Exhibition

2011   BIRDSONG, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (2 artists)

           Waterwall, STRAND Fine Art, London ON (2 artists)

2010   QUEST, Woodstock Art Gallery (3 artists)

2009   The Art of Collage, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (invitational)

           Go Figure ,Gallery in the Grove, Brights Grove ON (2 artists)

           Go Figure, The Art Exchange, London ON (2 artists)

2008   Aeolian Hall, London ON (invitational )

2007   Go Figure, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (2 artists)

2004   Sky over Silver Lake,Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (2 artists)

2003   the WATER exhibition, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (invitational)

2000   Breaking the Mould, Woodstock Art Gallery (4 artists)

1999   Square Roots, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (2 artists)

           Thielsen Galleries, London ON           

1998   Thielsen Galleries, London ON

           From Word to Image, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (invitational)

1997    Grid Work, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (invitational)

1996    Tread Works, Woodstock Art Gallery (invitational)

1994    Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (2 artists)

1993   Annual Western Ontario Exhibition, London Regional Art Gallery

1991    ART AT THE GRASS ROOTS- Creative Artists in Schools

           Exhibition Toronto Area Secondary Schools

1990   OTTAWA ART EXCHANGE- Canada Day Exhibition Heritage Building, Ottawa ON

           Community Arts Network- Woodstock Art Gallery

1988   Oxford County Collects, Woodstock Art Gallery

1987   CREATIVE ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS EXHIBITION,

           Erindale Campus Art Gallery, Toronto Ontario

!983   Woodstock Connection, Cambridge Art Centre, Cambridge ON (4 artists)

          Annual Western Ontario Exhibition, London Regional Art Gallery

1982   Womanspirit Art Gallery, London ON (2 artists)

1981   St Thomas-Elgin Art Gallery (3 artists)

1976   Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre ( 2 artists)

AWARDS

The ART EXCHANGE Miniatures 2013 Jurors Choice

ARTFORMS `80, Jurors` Honorable Mention , Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

ARTWORKS, Cambridge Art Centre 1981 PURCHASE AWARD

OXFORD COUNTY ANNUAL JURRIED EXHIBITION, Woodstock Art Gallery

      JURORS` CHOICE 2008 HM, 2005, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1982, 1981, 1979

GALLERY LAMBTON, Sarnia ON- JURORS` HONORABLE MENTION 2005

NORFOLK ART CENTRE, Simcoe ON- JURORS CHOICE 2005

ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL: CREATIVE ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS

Projects-1985, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1990

ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL Exhibition Assistance (numerous)

NEWELL AWARD 2000 Outstanding contribution to Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre

COLLECTIONS

CAMBRIDGE ART CENTRE

CIL PAINTS

UPPER THAMES RIVER CONSERVATION INC.

WOODSTOCK POLICE STATION

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS in CANADA and USA

EDUCATION

Ontario Teacher`s Certificate/ Visual Arts 1&2 Faculty of Education U.W.O. 1993

Fine Art –Drawing and Painting, Oxford County Board of Education Night School 1970-72

Watercolour with Marion Drysdale, Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre 1974-76

Fanshawe College Extension Courses, London ON 1974-76

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

OXFORD COUNTY ART PROJECT: Art in Public Spaces, Co-founder Co-curator 2009-2011

FOREST CITY GALLERY, London ON, Preparator - Gay Sensibilities 1996

WOODSTOCK ART GALLERY: EDUCATION OFFICER, 1988-1990

WOODSTOCK ART GALLERY : Guest Curator Children`s Art -from Ontario Arts Council-                                                Creative Artists in Schools projects 1985, 1987

INGERSOLL CREATIVE ARTS CENTRE, Co-ordinator of EXHIBITIONS 1982-present

         JUROR, 1997 Photography Exhibition

         CHAIRPERSON, 1987-1989

TEACHING: CHILDREN`S ART

ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL Creative Artists in Schools of Oxford County 1985-1990

INGERSOLL CREATIVE ARTS CENTRE: Young at Art with Ingersoll Schools 2000-2006

                                                                         Saturday Art Classes, Summer Program

WOODSTOCK ART GALLERY, Drawing and Painting for Children and Teens 1984-1994

GLENHYRST ART GALLERY OF BRANT, Teens Drawing 2000

FANSHAWE COLLEGE , Summer Art Workshop 1994-1995

OXFORD COUNTY BOARD of EDUCATION, Art Grades 1-6 1990-1999

TEACHING: ADULT WORKSHOPS

FANSHAWE COLLEGE, Watercolour, Crouch Library, London ON 1989

                                           Drawing and Painting, Woodstock Campass !984

WOODSTOCK ART GALLERY, Meet The Artist, !994, 2004, 2010. Drawing Workshop, 1984

INGERSOLL CREATIVE ARTS CENTRE, Creative Drawing and Painting 1982-2004 2008

OXFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Night School 1973-1977

LONDON GALLERY PAINTING GROUP, 1986