About
Scott Waters was born in Preston, England, and lived in S. Africa before emigrating to Canada. He currently lives in Toronto, and previously served in The Canadian Armed Forces.
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Education
2004 M.F.A., Visual Arts, York University, Toronto ON
1999 Post-Graduate New Media Design Diploma Sheridan College, Oakville ON (high honours/top candidate)
1997 B.F.A., Okanagan University College. Kelowna BC (with distinction)
Solo, Two & Three Person
2016 Nothing is More Frowned Upon Than Nothing, Artcite, Windsor ON
2015 How to Disappear Completely, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2014 We All Go Down Together, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2013 The Keeper of Nothingness, The Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon BC
2013 The Keeper of Nothingness, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2013 RotoZero, YYZ Artists Outlet, Toronto ON
2012 Seldom Seen, Rails End Gallery, Haliburton, ON [catalogue]
2011 There Are Many Like It, But This One Is Mine, Le Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Totems, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 Expressions of Force, Art Gallery of South Western Manitoba, Brandon, MB
2009 Trading Greens For Tans, Le Gallery, Toronto ON
2009 War: A Family Affair, The McMichael, Kleinburg, ON (w/ Elaine Goebel)
2009 It's Great to be a Man in Times Like These, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines ON
2008 The Man in Romance, Toronto Art Gallery, Toronto ON
2008 Domestic Violence, ASpace (Inner Space member’s gallery), Toronto ON
2008 Time Heals All Wounds, Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto ON
2008 Domestic Violence, CRAM, St. Catharines ON
2007 Visiting Artist Residency Exhibition, Open Studio, Toronto ON (w/ Diyan Achjadi)
2006 You Wanna Go? We’ll Go, Le Gallery, Toronto ON
2005 Out of Bounds, The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC (w/ Scott Trelevan)
2004 The Hero Book*, Birganart, Toronto ON
2001 A Thousand Plans, A Thousand Failures, West Wing Art Space, Toronto ON
Group
2017 Juice, Dais, Toronto ON
2017 No Creature Can Learn That Which His Heart Has No Shape to Hold, Wil Kucey Gallery, Toronto ON
2016 No Reason, Rally, Toronto ON
2014 Forging a Nation: Canada Goes to War, The Military Museums, Calgary AB [catalogue]
2013 Experiencing Perspectives: 2013-2014, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga ON
2013 Sketchy, Blankspace, Oslo, Norway
2012 RMG Exposed, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON
2012 60 Painters, Humber College School of Arts and Media, Etobicoke ON [catalogue]
2012 A Brush with War, The Military Museums, Calgary AB [catalogue]
2011 That’s So Gay, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON
2011 A Brush with War, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria BC [catalogue]
2011 Diabolique, The Military Museum, Calgary AB [catalogue]
2011 LE Sept, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2011 Drawing 2011 [juried], John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto ON
2010 A Brush with War, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton NB
2010 Diabolique, La Galerie de l’UQAM, Montreal QC, Kenderdine Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Oakville Galleries, Oakville ON
2009 CFAP Exhibition, Department of National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, ON
2009 Diabolique, The Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2009 LE Cinq, LE Gallery, Toronto ON
2009 A Brush with War, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON; Museum London, London ON
2008 Workin’ It, Headbones Gallery, Toronto ON
2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto ON
2007 Showcase 07, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge ON
2007 O Pathetic Fallacy, The Green Lantern, Chicago IL
2006 Narrative?, Headbones Gallery, Toronto ON
2005 Experiment 400/5, UIC, Chicago IL
2005 Square Foot IV, Brooklyn NY
2005 Summer Fling, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto ON
2004 Crossing Borders II, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
2004 Affordable Art Fair, NYC
2004 Sacred/Profane, Redhead Gallery, Toronto ON
2003 Cambridge Galleries Juried Exhibition, Cambridge ON
2003 If I Ruled the World, Redhead Gallery, Toronto ON [catalogue]
2003 London Aesthetic, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto ON
2002 The Destroyers, ArtSystem, Toronto ON
2002 Delicia3. Delicia Art Haus, Toronto ON
2002 And Infinite Justice For All: The War Show, ArtSystem, Toronto ON
2001 Weather's Here, Wish You Were Beautiful, ArtSystem, Toronto ON
Residencies
2010 CFAP (Canadian Forces Artist Program) Suffield, AB; Kabul, Afghanistan
2010 Klondike Institute for Art and Culture Residency, Dawson City, YK
2006 Visiting Artist Residency, Open Studio, Toronto ON
2006 CFAP, CFB Gagetown, NB w/2RCR
Writing
2017 Honour First, Coffee Second, The National Film Board of Canada (multi-media) (upcoming)
2015 Viewing the Dead, essay for Tobey Anderson catalogue and exhibition
2013 Crucibles and Fulcrums, essay for Matt Bahen exhibiton, “Striking Fire Out of The Rock”
2012 Like a Witch From a Fire, essay for “60 Painters” [catalogue]
2012 Breakin’ it Down, Buildin’ it Up, Catalogue essay for Robert Truszkowski exhibition
2012 Embedded on the Homefront, Heritage House [anthology]
2009 Interview with Andrew Morrow, “Drain Journal of Art and Culture” Issue 10, Cold
2009 At War, “CV2” Vol. 31 Issue 3
2007 Pure Hate, “Kiss Machine” #15
2006 A Good Father/Son Bonding Story “Kiss Machine” #13
2006 The Hero Book, Cumulus Press/Conundrum Press
Awards
2016 Exhibition Assistance Grant, The Ontario Arts Council
2015 Visual Arts Grant (mid-career), Ontario Arts Council
2014 Production Grant (mid-career), Toronto Arts Council
2012 Winner, Best documentary photo, RMG Exposed.
2012 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, Governor General
2012 Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2011 York University Research Grant
2010 Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2010 Visual Arts Grant, Emerging, Ontario Arts Council
2007 Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2007 Visual Arts Grant, Emerging, Ontario Arts Council
2005 Visual Arts Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2005 Samuel Sarick Purchase Prize, York University
2004 Art@Suite500, Purchase prize, Schulich School of Business
2003 Cambridge Galleries Juried Exhibition Juror’s Award
2002 York University Entrance Scholarship
1999 Silver Medal recipient, Sheridan College (Top Candidate)
1997 Helen Pitt award for graduating students
1997 Okanagan University College President's Purchase award
1996 Helen Pitt Fund For the Fine Arts scholarship
Bibliography
2014 Collage Makers, editor Carolina Amell, Monsa, Barcelona
2014 animal, folio with Luis Mora, fshnunlimited, Autumn/Winter 2014
2014 Gessell, Paul, The Art of War (and Peace), Galleries West, F/W 2014
2014 Forging a Nation interview, CTV Calgary and Canada AM, Jan 22
2013 Woods, Michael, Artists program helps sketch a rare glimpse of Canadian military life, “The Ottawa Citizen, Nov. 08
2013 Balzer, David, The Twitter Critic, “The Globe and Mail”, May 24, 2013
2013 Krishtalka, Sholem, The Twitter Critic, “The Globe and Mail”, Jan 17, 2013
2012 Fernandez, Jordan, The Terry Project Podcast, CiTR 101.9FM, UBC [radio]
2012 Doan, Holly (Producer), Our Times, CPAC, [tv]
2011 Zerbisias, Antonia, An artist’s warring states of mind, The Toronto Star, Nov. 12, IN1
2011 Harrity, Christopher, Artist Spotlight, “”, Aug 27
2011 Clark, Bob, Art of war, “Calgary Herald”, August 12
2011 Green, Ben, Front line CF Art Exhibit, “Esquimalt Lookout”, July 04
2011 100 Artists of the Male Figure, Editor: E. Gibbons, Schiffer Publishing, Lancaster, PA
2011 Morse, Jennifer, War Art: Scott Waters, “Legion Magazine”, March/April
2010 Matthews, Sara, Tracing the Human, “Public 42”, Winter 2010, Traces
2010 Schechter, Fran, Pointed Politics, “Now Magazine”, November11-17
2010 Gessell, Paul, Beaverbrook’s Battles, “Telegraph-Journal”, Sept. 18
2010 Balzer, David, Arms Out, “Eye Weekly”, Aug. 04
2010 Sandals, Leah, The Guns Are Drawn, “The National Post”, July 24, AL 8
2009 Farahani, Mahtab Canadian artists unveil war art, “Army News”, Dec. 14
2009 Cole, Simon, Seen: Scott Waters @ LE Gallery, “Daily du Jour”, June 07
2009 Anderson, Jack, Review: Diabolique, “Canadian Art”, Winter 2009
2009 Dault, Gary, Gallery Going, “The Globe and Mail”, June 06
2009 Painters help preserve images of conflict, “Army News”, May 04 [tv]
2009 “Artist Interview”, Cogeco Niagara “The Source”, Mar 31[tv]
2009 Gessell, Paul, Move raises ghosts of Bomber Command, “The Ottawa Citizen”, Jan. 31
2009 Littleton, Lori, War artist finds his sense of purpose, “St. Catharines Standard”, Jan. 30
2008 Findlay, Gillian, War Artists, “The Current”, CBC Radio One, Nov. 11
2008 De Palma, Kristen, Domestic Violence: Jet Fighters Rub Elbows With Floral Designs, “Pulse Niagara”, Vol. 22 No. 31
2008 Sandals, Leah, East-end Eclecticism, “The National Post, Mar. 22
2008 Balzer, David, Eye Candy, “Eye Weekly”, Mar. 20
2008 Ghomeshi, Jian, CBC Radio One, “Q”, Mar. 17
2008 Jager, David, Scott Waters Soldiers On, “Now Weekly” Mar. 13
2008 Balzer, David. “Toronto Life”. March 2008
2007 Muse, vol. XXVI, November 2007
2007 Martin, Lateef, [review of “The Hero Book”] “Matrix”, Summer 2007, issue 77
2007 Carr, Angela, Men Behaving Badly, “Montreal Review of Books”, Spring 2007
2006 Tousignant, Isa, Great Canadian publishers draw outside the lines, "Montreal Gazette"
2006 Enclosed Encounters of a Military Kind, Border Crossings, Issue 100
2006 CBC Montreal (Radio Canada), “All in a Weekend”, Nov. 04
2006 Graham, Hugh, The Horrors of WAR, “FFWD”, Aug. 17
2006 Vocat, Daryl, Art Attack, “Dose” Jan. 30
2006 Davis, Kristina, Five new artists selected for CFAP reflect diversity in art, vision “The Maple Leaf”, Vol. 09, No.05
2005 Priegert, Portia, Military Memoir, “eVent”, Sept. 28
2005 Balzer, David, Eye Candy, “Eye Weekly”, August 18
2004 Matt Bahen vs. Scott Waters, Artfag Issue 3, May
2004 Osborne, Catherine. Army Daze, “The National Post” April 24, TO 10
Talks and Lectures
2016 Guest lecturer, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON
2015 Guest speaker, Grand Valley Correctional Institute, Kitchener ON
2014 UAAC conference presenter, Cultural Work in Times of Military Commemoration, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
2014 Exhibition lecture, The Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon BC
2014 Guest Speaker, Inside/Out, Grand Valley Institute for Women
2013 CFAP Panel Discussion, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON
2013 Visiting Artist lecture, JNAAG, Sarnia ON
2012 Panel discussion, The Military Museums, Calgary AB
2011 Visiting artist lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer AB
2011 Visiting artist lecture, The Military Museums, Calgary AB
2011 Symposium presenter, Military Art Now, The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa ON
2010 Residency lecture, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson, Yukon
2010 Guest speaker, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo ON
2009 Exhibition lecture, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina SK
2009 Exhibition lecture, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Collingwood ON
2009 Visiting artist lecture, Brock University, St. Catharines ON
2009 Exhibition lecture, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines ON
2007 Residency lecture, Open Studio, Toronto ON
2007 Exhibition lecture, York University, Toronto ON
2005 Exhibition lecture, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2005 Exhibition lecture, The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna BC