Gillian Iles is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design ('97). She exhibits locally and internationally
in commercial and artist-run galleries. She is featured in the book Carte Blanche Volume 2: Painting that surveys the
current state of painting in Canada. Gillian is a founding member of two co-operative artist-run galleries (Propeller and Loop)
in Toronto. Gillian is currently teaching at Sheridan College, Ontario College of Art and Design and the Toronto School
of Art.
Her work compares and contrasts individuals' public and private persona and the notion of a social normal in this
age of instantaneous global dissemination of personal information and public ideology. Recently,
she has been interested specifically in media's manufacturing of and presentation of "events" and the
creation of public interest and anonymous interpretation compared to personal experience.
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Solo Exhibitions
2008 Mind the gap, please., Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2006 Potential disasters, minor upsets and small victories, Galerie St. Ambroise, Montreal, Quebec.
2005 two-person, QuiverProjects, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
2003 Suggestions for achieving a successful childhood and an ideal life (new drawings), Kabat
Wrobel Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Want to be, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, Ontario.
2002 Party Face, Katharine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2000 Room, Loop, Toronto, Ontario (2 person exhibition).
1999 Mostly Water, Bus Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Unconditional Love, among other things, PROPELLER, Toronto, Ontario.
This Seat Is Taken, PROPELLER, Toronto, Ontario.
Recent Work, Peter Pan Restaurant, Toronto, Ontario.
1997 (figure)n, PROPELLER, Toronto, Ontario.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Une partie de 7, Galerie D'Art St. Ambroise, Montreal, Quebec.
2007 Squared Off, AWOL Gallery, Toronto Ontario.
2006 Propeller turns 10, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Square Foot 5, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
AAFNY, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, New York.
2005 You don't wanna miss this shit: A survey of Toronto painters, Curator: Katharine Mulherin, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.
Square Foot IV, Project Spaceman, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
AAFNY, AWOL Gallery, Pier 92, New York, New York.
Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Mixer03, Mix Magazine, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2004 Centre of Attention, 376 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario.
Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
AAF NY, Quiverprojects, Pier 92, New York City, New York.
Mixer02, Mix Magazine, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2003 Supernumary, Fanny Larouche Artspace, Toronto, Ontario.
AAF NY, Quiverprojects, Pier 92, New York City, New York.
Mixer, Mix Magazine, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2002 WhOLE, 376 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario.
Eclectique, Galerie 418, Montreal, Quebec.
2001 Standard, 376 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario.
2000 Loop Inaugural Exhibition, Loop, Toronto, Ontario.
Drawing 2000, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario.
1999 Personal Grounds, 431 King St. W., Toronto, Ontario.
SPF 30, MEG Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (3 person exhibition).
1998 screen 2, curator Stuart Reid (curator, Mississauga Living Arts Centre), Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Published
2008 Carte Blanche Vol. 2: Painting, Magenta Publishing for the Arts, Toronto, 2008.
2006 Eye Weekly, David Balzar, August 17, 2006.
2005 Now Magazine, August 28, 2005.
The National Post, August 20, 2005.
2003 Now Magazine, Thomas Hirschmann, December 18,
2003.
MIX Gallery, MIX Magazine, Fall 2003.
Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2003.
Surface and Symbol, Andrea Raymond, July/Aug 2003.
2002 Now Magazine, Thomas Hirschmann, Nov 28, 2002.
2000 At the Galleries, Thomas Hirschmann, National Post, Sept 2, 2000.
Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe & Mail, Aug 28, 2000.
Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe & Mail, Mar 18, 2000.
1999 Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe & Mail, Aug 21, 1999.
Now Magazine, Sisi Peneloza, Aug 12, 1999; Toronto Life.
Betty Ann Jordan, August 1999.
Artfocus, Elizabeth Fearon, Fall 1999.
EyeWeekly, R.M. Vaughan, April 29, 1999.
Now Magazine, Sisi Peneloza, Apr 22, 1999.
1998 Now Magazine, Deirdre Hanna, Apr 23, 1998.
Education
1997 AOCAD(Hons.) - Painting and Drawing Program, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario.
1993 General Biological Science degree, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
Awards
2001 Portraiture Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
2000 Best Painting Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition; Jury Award, Drawing 2000, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1997 NCR Canada Limited Best Student Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition; Mrs. W.O. Forsyth Scholarship - 4th year
women painters, OCAD; Richard J. Lemieux Memorial Fund Scholarship, OCAD; OCAD Student Union Award - Art
Category, OCAD.
1996 Dorothy Stevens Award, OCAD.
1995 Eric Freifeld Scholarship - figure draughtsmanship, OCAD.
1994 OCA Alumni Award - foundation studies, OCAD.
Art Instruction
2007 - present Instructor - 3rd Year Drawing and Painting, Illustration Program, Faculty of Design, Ontario College of Art and Design,
Toronto, Ontario.
2004 - present Instructor - 2nd and 3rd year Painting and Drawing, BAA Illustration (Interpretive) Program, School of Animation,
Arts and Design, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.
2003 - present Instructor - Figure Painting, Life Drawing, Painting 1, Youth Studio, Explorations in Figure Studies, Toronto School of Art,
Toronto, Ontario.
2004 - present Key Advisor, Independent Studio Program (Post-graduate Program), Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario.
2006 - present Faculty Steering Committee Co-Chair, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario.
2006 - present Faculty Representative, Board of Directors, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario.
2005 - present Faculty Steering Committee Member, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario.
2002 -2004 Instructor - Portraiture, Painting, Youth Painting, ArtWorks Art School, Toronto, Ontario.
Lectures
2008 Guest Artist Lecture - Don Valley Arts Club, Toronto, Ontario
2007 Guest Artist Lecture, Creative Fusion Series, Art and Design Foundation Studies, Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario.
2005 Painting Judge - Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario.
2005 Guest Artist Lecture - Don Valley Arts Club, Toronto, Ontario.
1998 Guest Artist Lecture and critique, 4 th Year Thesis class, College of Art, Drama and Music, McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario.
Memberships
2000 - 2001 Founding member of Loop, artist collective and gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1996 - 2000 Founding member & Board of Directors member (Scheduling Chair, Maintenance Chair) of Propeller,
Artist-Run-Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
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