Stu Oxley
Stu Oxley is an outstanding Canadian artist with a 30 year history of exhibitions in national and international, public and private galleries. Primarily working as a printmaker and painter, his practice is defined by a distinctive form of poetic abstraction involving evocative colour and exquisitely responsive mark making. As a Master Printer, Oxley has also made a very significant contribution editioning prints for numerous distinguished contemporary artists at Riverside Studio, the printshop he runs in Elora, Ontario. Oxley earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and has for the last fifteen years been an extremely supportive and effective instructor of art, teaching at notable post secondary art programs such as Georgian College and the University of Guelph. Stu Oxley has realized twenty-six solo exhibitions of his artwork, including regular exhibitions at prominent art galleries such as Mira Godard Gallery in Toronto, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery in Vancouver, Jill George Gallery in London, England, and Paul Kuhn Gallery in Calgary. Included in numerous private and public art collections such as the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Museum London, the Maclaren ArtCentre, the Nickle Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Stu Oxley has also been awarded recognition with a Purchase Award by the Ernst and Young'Great Canadian Print Prize'. A significant high point in Stu Oxley's exhibition history is scheduled for next year with a catalogued, international solo exhibition at the Naughton Gallery at Queens University in Belfast, Ireland.
Employment
Director / owner
1989-present
Riverside Studio Elora, Ontario
Master printer of limited edition prints for: Walter Bachinski, Carl Beam, Jane Buyers, Joe Fafard, John Hartman, Stephen Hutchings, Doug Kirton, John Kissick, Margaret Priest, Tony Scherman, Doug Stone, Tony Urquhart, Tim Zuck , Neil Shawcross and others.
Instructor
1998-present
Georgian College Barrie, Ontario
Part time instructor of first, second and third-year printmaking, painting, drawing, and concepts
Instructor
1993-2002
University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario
Sessional instructor of first, second and third-year printmaking, and foundation drawing
Instructor
1997- 2010
University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario
Sessional instructor of printmaking
Instructor
1989
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Sessional instructor of draw
Other
Reviewer for the Canada Research Chair
Program, 2001-2004
Member of the Steering Committee for the Elora Centre for the Arts, 2001
Founding Member for Insights Juried Exhibition, Elora
Artist in Residence / Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, 2001
Resident Artist Printmaker /Avon Maitland Board Of Education, 1996
Multiples Printmaking Exhibition/ Georgian College, 2003
Juror University of Guelph Student Exhibition, 2004
Education
Master of Fine Art 1995
University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario
Ontario Teachers’ Certificate 1991
University of Western Ontario London, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts, Honours Specialist Fine Arts 1978
University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario
Creative Arts Diploma 1972
Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario
Gallery Representation
Mira Godard Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
Jill George Gallery
Soho, London, England
Paul Kuhn Gallery
Calgary, Alberta
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2009 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
2006 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
2006 Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
2004 Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver( C .Cutshaw)
2004 Edward Day Gallery ,Toronto( Project Gallery)
2004 Harbinger Gallery, Kitchener Waterloo
2003 Edward Day Gallery, North Room, Toronto
2003 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
2002 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
2000 Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
2000 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
2000 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
2000 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1999 First Canadian Place, Toronto
1999 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1999 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1998 MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
1997 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1997 Edward Day Gallery, Kingston
1996 University of Waterloo, Waterloo
1991 Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
1988 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
1988 Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery,Kitchener
1983 Ed Gallery, Guelph
1980 Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
Honours and Awards
1996 The Great Canadian Print Prize
Purchase Award
Ernst and Young / Arts Canada
1988-1990 Ontario Arts Council
Materials Assistance
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Shan T / Stu Oxley
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
Vancouver BC
2010 Building a Legacy
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Guelph On
2010 Toronto International Art Fair
Mira Godard Gallery
Toronto
2010 Preview 2010
Mira Godard Gallery
Toronto
2010 Group show:
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
Vancouver BC
2010 Group show
Pepper Canister Gallery
Dublin, Ireland
2009Toronto International Art Fair
Mira Godard Gallery
2009 Five Canadian Artists
Alma Gallery, Guelph
2008 Toronto International Art Fair
Mira Godard Gallery
2008 Belfast print Exhibit: Shawcross / Penny/ Oxley
Art Tank
Belfast, Northern Ireland
2007 Toronto International Art Fair
Mira Godard Gallery
2006 MAAPS International Print Exhibition
NASCAD University, Nova Scotia,
OCAD, Toronto
Mennonite Art Gallery ,Winnepeg
Burnaby Art Gallery , Vancouver
Kansei Art Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Seoul, Korea
Beijing, China
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
Mira Godard Gallery
2006 Black and White, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
2005 New York Affordable Art Fair, New York
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
2005 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
Mira Godard Gallery
2005 Unrepentant Exposure I and II
Paul Kuhn Gallery
Calgary, Alberta
2005 Three New Artists
Mira Godard Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
2005 Sprung
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
Vancouver, B.C.
2005 New Editions
Mira Godard Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
2004 to 2010 Framed Exhibition
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph Ontario
2004 New York Affordable Art Fair, New York
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
2004 Monoprints
Jill George Gallery
Soho London, England
2004 Expanding
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery
Vancouver
2004 Studio Projects, Three Person Show
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Kitchener Waterloo
2003 Group Show, New Gallery Opening
Edward Day Gallery ,Toronto
2003 New York Affordable Art Fair
New York (Paul Kuhn Gallery)
2003 Group Show Xmas
Harbinger Gallery
Kitchener Waterloo
2003 Framed
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Guelph
2003 Toronto International Art Fair
Toronto (Edward Day Gallery)
2003 1st KW/AG Biennial
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Kitchener Waterloo
2003 Water Exhibit/ The Flux Of Fluid
Edward Day Gallery,Toronto
2003 Group Show / Cathy Daley, Tom Dean, Stu Oxley, David Pellettier, Patricio Rieg and Michael Toke
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
2002 Monoprints
Jill George Gallery, Soho, London England
2002 Four Artists
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Gallery Artists
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
2002 Gallery Artists
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
2002 Toronto International Art Fair
(Edward Day Gallery) Toronto Convention Center
2001 Gallery Artists
Jennifer Kostiuk Gallery, Vancouver
2001 Art With Heart
Casey House Art Auction, Toronto
2001 Limited Edition: The Art of the Print
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
2001 Toronto International Art Fair
(Edward Day Gallery), Toronto Convention Center
2001 Georgian College Faculty Exhibition
Georgian College, Barrie
2001 Framed
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Auction, Guelph
2000 Toronto International Art Fair
(Edward Day Gallery), Toronto
2000 Framed
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Auction, Guelph
2000 Flash
Jennifer Kostiuk Gallery, Vancouver
1999 Prints Exhibition
Edward Day, Kingston
1999 Drawings On
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1998 Gallery Printmakers
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1998 Printers and Painters
Eric Fischl, Tim Zuck, John Hartman, Apri Gornik, Christopher Pratt, Tony sherman and Stu Oxley
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
1998 Printmakers
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1998 New Work 97
Art Gallery Of North York, Toronto
1997 Great Canadian Print Competition / Ernst and Young /Third Prize
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto
1995 Printmakers at Riverside
Macdoald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton
Stratford Art Gallery, Stratford
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
Art Gallery Of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
Selected collections
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Pacific
CIBC
Ernst and Young
Esso Canada
Imperial Oil
KPMG Consultants, Toronto
London Regional Art Gallery
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Mackintosh Art Gallery
MacLaren Art Centre
Nickle Museum of Art
Permanent Collection MOCCA
Nova Alberta Corporation
St. Mary’s University
Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound
University of Guelph Permanent Collection
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Guelph Print Study Collection
Waterloo County Board of Education
Waterloo Collegiate
Wilfrid Laurier University
