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PERSONAL HISTORY Graeme was born in 1951 in Calgary, Alberta and during his youth Graeme lived in Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba. He completed his post secondary education in South Carolina and BC, receiving his teaching certification through Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC. Graeme spent six years as an elementary school teacher in the Northwest Territories following graduation and this experience was to dramatically influence his artistic direction. ARTISTIC TRAINING Graeme's mother was an artist and trained him throughout his youth. She inspired him to pursue art and made sure that he attended every class offered by artists in the cities the family lived in. Though some art courses were taken by Shaw in his university days he had no interest in pursuing a formal art training. His style and artistic focus were already well developed by that time. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Shaw has been working in the fine arts field for nearly thirty years now. The list below is not to be seen as complete but a representation of most of what Shaw has accomplished in the years he has devoted to his art. 1958 - Won a BC Schools Art Contest for his age group. 1968 - Began illustrating covers for a local wildlife publication in Lethbridge, Alberta. 1970 - Began wildlife illustration in Greenville, South Carolina 1971 - First gallery representation in Vancouver, BC 1972 - Began work as an illustrator for Federal Government research projects, Richmond BC. This continued through 1975 with the creation of several large paintings for diorama backdrops. 1976 - Began showing through Georgian Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1977 - Represented through the Executive Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1978 - Solo show, Executive Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1978 - Began representation through Collectors Gallery, Kelowna, BC 1978 - Group Show, Canadian Cancer Society, Vancouver, BC 1979 - Solo Show, collectors Gallery, Kelowna, BC 1979 - Representation through Gainsburough Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 1980 - Solo show, Executive Gallery, Richmond, BC 1983 - Representation through Touchstone Gallery, Yellowknife, NWT 1985 - Representation through Arctic Art Gallery, Yellowknife, NWT 1985-1997 - Solo shows yearly through Arctic Art, Yellowknife, NWT 1987 - Photoscript Inuvik NWT representation 1988 - Representation through Yukon Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon 1988 - Work began showing in Norman Wells, NWT 1988 - Solo show through Yukon Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon 1989 - Began showing through Humberston Edwards Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1989 - Group show in Humberston Edwards Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1989-1991 - Selected to present works and workshops at the Great Northern Arts Festival, Inuvik, NWT 1990 - Solo show Humberston Edwards Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 - Solo shows at the Yukon Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon 1993 - Representation through Webster Galleries Inc., Calgary, Alberta 1993 - Representation through Northern Passages Gallery in Victoria, BC 1993 - Banff, Alberta branch of Arctic Art Gallery begins to show work. 1994 - Solo show in Arctic Art Banff, Banff, Alberta 1994 - Representation through Bronze Rooster Gallery 1995 - Solo show in Webster Galleries Inc., Calgary, Alberta 1995 - Group show at Bronze rooster Gallery 1995 - Representation through Arctic Artistry, New York City, NY, USA 1995 - Representation through Jenkins Showler Gallery, white Rock, BC 1996 - Group Show Bronze Rooster Gallery 1996 - Solo show in Arctic Artistry, New York, NY, USA 1996 - Workshop in Whitehorse, Yukon 1997 - Nor Art, Edmonton, Alberta, begins to show work 1998 - Group Show Jenkins Showler Gallery 1998-2000 - Solo shows Birchwood Gallery, Yellowknife, NWT 2000 - Began showing through Pacific Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan COMMISSIONS AND AWARDS OF NOTE 1975 - Employed to create several large illustrative works for Federal Natural History research projects 1985 - Winner of the Northwest Tel Phone book cover 1988 - Commissioned to paint seven paintings for Con Mine (Nerco), Yellowknife, NWT 1989 - Commissioned to paint the portrait of outgoing NWT Commissioner, John Parker. 1989 - Commissioned by Beaudrill (Gulf Oil Co.) to do a painting of the Beaufort Sea drilling operations. 1990 - a selection of works chosen to be part of the permanent collection of the Prince of Wales Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT 1995 - Royal Oak Mines commission for headquarters offices in Kirkland, Washington, USA 1995 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba commission for Winnipeg Manitoba Air Tindi, Yellowknife, NWT 1995 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba, commission for Red Bear Airlines, Sioux Lookout, Ontario 1996 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba, commission for Executive Airlines, St. Louis, Illinois, USA 1996 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba, commission for Air Labrador, Labrador 1996 - Unicef prints a painting by Shaw for their Christmas Cards. 1996 - Kelowna Flight Craft commission for head office, Kelowna, BC 1997 - Viceroy Mines commission presented at opening of Dawson City Mine. 1997 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba, commission for Pacific Coastal Airlines / Canadian Airlines, Vancouver, BC 1998 - Standard Aero Winnipeg, Manitoba, commission for North American operations manager, B.T.U. Corporation, London, England 1998 - Standard Aero Netherlands Branch, commission for Sky West, Utah 1999 - Standard Aero painting commissioned for Northern Ontario Regional Airlines. 1999 - Painting chosen to be part or the permanent collection of the Prince of Wales Heritage Museum, Yellowknife, NWT 2000 - Aviation painting wins Honourable mention in 2000 International juried Aerospace Art Exhibition and appeared in Aviation Weekly. The list above is not exhaustive and does not include all the private commissions done. CURRENT STATUS At present Graeme Shaw's reputation as a Canadian Artist has moved from a regional recognition to an international one. Sale of his work through northern galleries have been so successful that at present his watercolours, oils and acrylics can be found in collections around the world. Though largely concerned with arctic landscape and peoples, his work is quite diverse and is becoming increasingly so. With trips planned to the southwest Unites States and to Hawaii, the topics of his paintings will most likely be influenced by his travels. He has been invited to show in galleries in both locations. Graeme's work has been extremely well received not only throughout Northern Canada but Western Canada also. With his work residing in numerous corporate collections both nationally and internationally. He is an artist who has established his reputation in the art world, several galleries in Canada now represent Graeme. We always look forward to new works from Graeme Shaw. |
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