Barb MacLeod: Curriculum Vitae
Barbara MacLeod
R.R. 1, Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0, Canada
519-599-2963
800-505-9154
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education
1974: Honours Graduate, School of Design, Sheridan College, Mississauga, Ontario.
1971: Senior Matriculation, Northview Heights S.S. Toronto, Ontario.
Exhibitions
1992: National Ballet Invitational Show, Toronto
1992: Top Floor Gallery, Thornbury, Ont.
1992: 'Art in the Cathedral', St. George's Clarksburg, Ont.
1991: Group Show, Tom Thompson Gallery, Owen Sound
1990: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto '91 & '92
1989: Group Show, Collingwood, Ont.
1986: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Gala, Toronto
1986: Beth Tikva Art Show, Toronto '93 & '94
1985: From the Hand to the Spirit, Invitational, Harbourfront, Toronto
1982: Art Expo, New York, N.Y.
1982: 'Fibreworks' Competition, Cambridge,Ontario
1981: Art Expo San Francisco, California
1979: 'Tapestry' 2 person show Grange Gallery, Toronto
1975: 5 Person Fibre Show, Ontario Craft Council Gallery, Toronto
Television
1986: Dini Petty Show, City T.V.
Publications
1992: 'Profile' Collingwood Life and Pictorial
1992: Ontario Craft magazine
1992: Courier Herald, Thornbury, Ont.
1988: FibreArts Design Book III, Lark Publications, U.S.A.
1986: Canadian Living magazine, January
1985: Toronto Star
1985: Canada's Contract Magazine, March/April
1983: FibreArts Design Book II, Lark Publications, U.S.A.
1982: Canada's Contract Magazine, May/June
1982: Toronto Sun 'Making it'
Teaching
1991: Puppetry, Grey County Board of Education
1988: Lecture / Workshop, Ontario Weavers and Spinners Conference, Orillia
1987: Lecture, Ottawa Handweavers and Spinners
1979: Master, Fabric and Print studio, Sheridan College, School of Design, January - May
1975: Weaving Instuctor, evening courses, Seneca College, King Campus
Professional Experience
1974:
Began Baas Design Studio with partner Drew Easterbrook. It functioned as a commission fibre studio, incorporating in 1983
1980:
Baas Design opened a gallery and public studio at College Park,Toronto
1981:
Baas Studio Gallery moved to 322 King St. W. Toronto. In this larger space we were able to show the work of over 60 artists in various craft forms, and produce numerous commissions with the help of assistants.
1989:
We closed Baas Studio Gallery and opened our private studio in Thornbury, Ontario doing commission fibre art and installations to the present time.
1999:
Artistic Director, Millenium Murals, Collingwood.
Commissions
Lucliffe Place, lobby, Toronto
Quincy Hospital, lobby, Boston, U.S.A.
Royal Trust, Toronto, Ottawa
Bell Canada Enterprises, Toronto
Gannett Corp. Rochester, New York, Washington
CP Hotels, Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ont.
Irwin Publishing, Toronto
Shell Canada, Toronto
BP Canada, Toronto
Telemedia, Toronto
Joffre Place, Calgary
400 Club, Calgary
7up, Toronto
Coopers and Lybrand, Toronto
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Toronto
Rockwell International, Toronto
Selkirk Communications, Toronto
Levi Strauss, Toronto, Chicago
Grace Maternity Hospital, Halifax
North York Hydro, Toronto
Metropolitan School Board, Toronto
Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Toronto
Lac Minerals, Toronto
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York
Hot Stove Club, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
Xerox, Toronto
Columbia Bank, Rochester
Rochester Telephone, Rochester
CN, Toronto, Vancouver
McKim Advertising, Toronto
Westin Hotel, Toronto
ATI Technologies, Toronto
Abu Dhabi Hotel, United Arab Emirates
This is a partial list and does not include numerous private commissions throughout Canada and the U.S.A.
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R.R. 1, Thornbury, Ontario, N0H 2P0, Canada
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