Peter Wilkins, C.V.

1968                          Born, London, England
1989-90                    Computer and Business Studies, West London Institute (now Brunel University)


Solo and Major Exhibitions

  • 2016                          Rock ‘n Roll, Christina Parker Gallery,St John’s, NL
  • 2016                          Picks Per Minute, Subtle Technologies,InterAccess, Toronto, ON
  • 2015                          Great British Music, Old TrumanBrewery, London, UK
  • 2013                          About Turn, 55th VeniceBiennale, Venice, Italy
  • 2013                          Writers Portraits. Canada House,London, UK
  • 2013                          New Grooves, Bloomsbury Design, London,UK
  • 2011                           Loop, Contact Festival, Textile Museumof Canada, Toronto, ON
  • 2009                        Gander International QE11 Library, StJohn’s, NL
  • 2009                         10 & 60 Confederation Centre forthe Arts, P.E.I.
  • 2008                         Newtopia, The Rooms, St John’s,Newfoundland.
  • 2007                         Kinetic Portraits of 12 Canadian WritersThe Rooms, St John’s, NL.
  • 2007                         Stripes in Series Christina ParkerGallery, St John’s, NL.
  • 2004                         12 KineticPortraits Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL.


Group Exhibitions

  • 2022                          Ochre Pit Cove Festival, Ochre Pit Cove, NL
  • 2018                          Art Toronto, Canada’s international Contemporary Art Fair,  Toronto, Ontario
  • 2017                          A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's, NL
  • 2017                          Art Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2016                          A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's, NL
  • 2016                          Art Toronto,Toronto, Ontario
  • 2015                          Art Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2015                          NewWorks, Christina Parker Gallery, NL
  • 2015                          Nature Present,  Cornerbrook, NL
  • 2015                          About Play, St John’s City Hall, NL
  • 2014                          30 Years, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's, NL
  • 2014                          A Year End Celebration, ChristinaParker Gallery, St John's, NL
  • 2014                          Art Toronto,  Toronto, Ontario, ON
  • 2014                          Wade In, Eastern Edge Gallery, StJohn’s, NL
  • 2013                          Playing Favourites, Design Exchange,Toronto, ON
  • 2013                          Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto,ON
  • 2013                          Summer Exhibition, Christina ParkerGallery, St John’s, NL
  • 2013                          Beyond Likeness, Nickel Galleries,Calgary, Alberta
  • 2012                          A Year End Celebration, ChristinaParker Art Gallery , St John’s, NL
  • 2012                          Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto,Ontario
  • 2012                          Beyond Likeness, The Art Gallery ofGreater Victoria, BC
  • 2012                          Art in the Open, Outdoor Projection,Charlottetown, PEI
  • 2011                          Beyond Likeness, The Beaverbrook ArtGallery, Fredericton, NB
  • 2011                          Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2011                          New Works, Christina Parker Gallery, StJohn’s, NL
  • 2009                          Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto,Ontario
  • 2009                          Selected Gander Works, Christina ParkerGallery, St John’s, NL
  • 2009                          Going Postal, A1C Gallery, St John’s,NL
  • 2008                          One Ton Show, Shoreditch Town Hall,London EC1, UK
  • 2008                          Members Show, Eastern Edge Gallery, StJohn’s, NL
  • 2007                          Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto,Ontario
  • 2007                         From the Studio, ChristinaParker Gallery, St John's, NL
  • 2007                          Flattering the Masters, RCA Gallery, StJohn’s, NL
  • 2006                          Flattering the Masters, RCA Gallery, StJohn’s, NL.
  • 2005                          It Figures. Eastern Edge Gallery, StJohn’s, NL.
  • 2005                          InteractiveArt, NIFCO, St John’s, NL. 
  • 2005                          3rd Detroit International Filmand Video Festival, Detroit, USA.
  • 2004                          Wake,Titan, Hyde and Torrance, MY Christina, Athens, Greece.
  • 2004                          ArsElectronica 2004, Linz, Austria
  • 2004                          KineticPortraits, World Shut Your Mouth, BBC, London, UK.
  • 2003                          MembersShow, Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL.

Awards and Appointments

  • 2016                          MovingStill Life, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2014                          Finalist,Large Year Award,  Visual Arts ofNewfoundland and Labrador
  • 2013                          VeniceBiennale, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2012                          MovingLandscapes, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2012                          Large StillLife, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2011                          CoverVersions, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2009                          Artist in Residence, Memorial University,Newfoundland
  • 2009                          Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsCouncil
  • 2008                          Cultural Economic Development Program, MarketingGrant
  • 2008                          Moving Still Life, Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsCouncil
  • 2008                          Gross Morne, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
  • 2006                          Series of Stripes, Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsCouncil
  • 2006                          Kinetic Landscapes, Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsCouncil
  • 2005                          Kinetic Portraits, Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsCouncil
  • 2004                          Interactive Landscapes, Newfoundland and LabradorArts Council.
  • 2004                          Portraits of Canadian Writers, Newfoundland andLabrador Arts Council.
  • 2003                          12 Kinetic Portraits, Newfoundland and LabradorArts Council.
  • 2003                         Some Flux, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.

Collections           

  •                                    Portrait Gallery of Canada, Canada
  •                                    The Rooms Provincial Collection, Canada
  •                                    Visual Art Collection, Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  •                                    Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada
  •                                    City of St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
  •                                    Mount Alison University, New Brunswick, Canada
  •                                    Statoil, St John’s, Canada
  •                                    Bank of Montreal, Montreal
  •                                    TD Waterhouse, Toronto
  •                                    Private Collections in UK, US, Canada, France, Germany and Greece.


Presentations

2015                          Keynote, Atlantic Planners Institute, St John's, NL
2014                          Independent Artists,Development Workshop, Eastern Edge, St John's, NL
2014                          KeynotePresentation, Interior Designers of Canada, St John's, NL
2013                          “VeniceBiennale” Words in Edgewise, Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s
2011                          "PatternedArt" Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2010                          “Words inEdgewise” Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL
2009                          Dep’t of Humanties,Memorial University,
                                   “The Grotesque and Anti-Grotesque in Visual Art”
2009                         Department of Computer Science’s, Memorial University
                                   “Artand Computers; An Artist’s Perspective”
2009                          Reid Hall, Memorial University, St John’s, NL.“Video Art and Film”
2009                          English Department, Memorial University, St John’s,NL:  “Reading an Image”
2007                          The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St John’s, NL.
                                   Panel Discussion “An Open Book: Portraiture in Art Literature and ContemporaryCulture”.
2006                          Laval High School, Placentia, NL. Presentation “Visualand Kinetic Art”.
2005                          Edge Intermedia and Memorial University..“Interactive Art”.
2005                          Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts. Presentation“Kinetic Portraits and Landscapes”


Current Positions

2014 -                        Chair, Terra Nova Art Foundation, NL
2014-                         Judging Committee, Lieutenant Governor's Award for Architecture, NL

Previous Positions

  • 2011-2015                  Provincial Gallery Acquisitions Committee, The Rooms, N2014 - 2015               
  • 2014-2015               Chair, Terra Nova Art Foundation, NL
  • 2014                            Judging Committee, Lieutenant Governor's Award for Architecture, NL
  • 2009-2010              Artist-in-Residence, Faculty of Art, Memorial University, St John's, NL
  • 2004-05                   Board Member, Eastern Edge Gallery St John’s, NL
  • 2004-05                   Board Member, Edge Intermedia, St John’s NL