bio • cv

Jennifer Wardle is a Toronto based artist. She began her studies at an early age at the Art Gallery of Ontario Gallery School where she received the Ford Canada Award and continued her studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design. She completed her final thesis year in the studio program in Florence, Italy.
Jennifer’s paintings, drawings and installations have appeared in galleries and festivals in North America and Europe and and in July, 2007, she was one of eight Canadian artists chosen to exhibit in “Parca, Canada in New York”, at the 511 Gallery in Chelsea. Her work is included in the collections of Molson Breweries, Knox College University of Toronto, Canadian Almanac & directory, Copp Clark Professional, Artpool Art Resource Centre Budapest, and numerous private collections.

Education

  • 1994    Ontario College of Art, A.O.C.A.
  • 1989 – 91 York University, Visual Art/Music

 

Solo Shows

  • 2011    New Work, The Department, Toronto
  • 2009    New Paintings and Drawings, Paul Petro Special Projects Space, Toronto
  • 2006    New Work, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
  • 2005    Dream World, The Spoke Club, Toronto
  • 2004    Everything You Love, All Together, sis boom bah, Toronto
  • 2000    Flower Drawings, Anoush Gallery, Toronto
  • 1998    Scratch Paintings, Anoush Gallery, Toronto

 

Group Shows

  • 2011    Wish You Were Here, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
  • 2010    Holiday Small Works Salon, Loop Gallery, Toronto
  • 2010    All Inclusive, Mercer Union, Toronto
  • 2009    Solid Gold, Mercer Union, Toronto
  • 2009    Out/Off/Site, Wychwood Art Barns, Toronto
  • 2007    Parca, 511 Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2006    Making Room, Wallace Studios, Toronto – curated by Heather Nicol
  • 2003    Paint, coop Gallery, Toronto
  • 2003    Collage 2003, 129 Spadina, Toronto
  • 2003    Group Show, coop Gallery, Toronto
  • 2003    coop, Revolver Gallery, Toronto
  • 2001    Celebrity, West Wing Art Space, Toronto
  • 1998    Installation Project ’98, Artpool Gallery, Budapest

Corporate & Public Collections 

  • Knox College University of Toronto
  • Molson Breweries, Toronto
  • Canadian Almanac & Directory, Toronto
  • Copp Clark Professional, Toronto
  • Artpool Gallery, Budapest