DOUG WHITE Canadian landscape artist

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Biography Douglas A. White c.s.p.w.c. / c.a.p.i.c. / a.s.a.c. Educator / Illustrator / Fine Artist b. 1944 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada ______________________________________________________ General art career information............1966 - present My professional working career as full time visual artist and art educator. ______________________________________________________ Professional Art Education Society of Arts & Crafts Detroit, Michigan..........1964 -1967 ______________________________________________________ Professional Experience - Art Educator ....1980 - June 2007 Twenty-seven years as a full-time college professor teaching drawing-related subjects to first, second and third year art students. Illustration, figure Drawing, Painting, Design and Art Direction. I have developed and implemented college-level credit courses in: Live and Illustrative rendering. / Basic and Advenced painting. My own professional illustrative approach to drawing.. Teaching drawing and painting has had its rewards. I have taugh my brand and method for drawing to between six and seven thousand students in a twenty-seven year teaching career. Demonstrating and talking to my students about our craft passed on essential knowledge to the next generation of artist. Full-time Professor / Drawing, illustration, design ....1980 - June 2007 School of Design /George Brown College / Toronto Current status: Retired from teaching as of June 2007, ________________________________________ Professional Arts Organizations and societies •The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour / c.s.p.w.c •Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications / c.a.p.i.c. _________________________________________ Boathouses. Fenlon falls / watercolour / signed / 14 x 20 ins Return to contents page

	Birch trees. Algonquin / oil on panel / signed / 8 x 10 ins __________________________________________________________ Professional Experience / Commercial Artist. .1966 - 1985 Twenty years as a commercial Artist. During my tour of duty in Advertising I earned a living as an Illustrator, Designer/Art Director and self-employed Small Studio owner.( member of c.a.p.i.c.) Self-employed Illustrator, Toronto ...........................1973 -1985 Samples of my older illustrations During 20 years in advertising with 12 years as a self-employed Illustrator/studio owner I created a reputation as a high-calibre professional artist with a recognizable, realistic, commercial illustration and design style. Work was always completed to my clients’ satisfaction and on time. A partial client list would include:Foster Advertising Ltd; Kert Advertising Ltd; Hayhurst Advertising; Ronalds-Reynolds Advertising; J. Walter Thompson Adv; McLaren Adv. Co. Ltd; Gray O’Rourke Adv. Co Ltd; MacLean-Hunter Ltd; Chatelaine Magazine; MacLeans Magazine; The T. Eaton Co Ltd; Ford of Canada Ltd; General Motors Ltd; Bauer Canada; CBS Records; the Bay; Good Year Canada; The Noranda Group; The United Way; Volvo Canada Ltd;Eric Trinier Advertising; Domtar Canada; Superior Propane; Paul Gaynor Advertising; Revealations Ltd; Sony Canada; Chris Hughes & Assoc;The Wool Bureau; Sears and Simpson Sears Ltd;Steve Sussman Adv; TDF Artists. Self-employed, Designer / Studio owner - Toronto / 1973 - 1985 Art Director - Foster Advertising - Toronto / 1972 - 1973 Art Director - KertAdvertising - Toronto, Ontario / 1971 Illustrator - Robert Hughes Studio - Toronto / 1969-1970 Junior Illustrator - Dave Gloss Studio -Toronto /1968 Junior artist/apprentice - Gord McGowan & Assoc. / 1966-1967 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. ______________________________________________________ Professional Experience - Fine Artist / 1982 - present • Currently self-represented • Canadian Landscape Works in watercolour, egg tempera and oil: A member of the Canadian society of painters in watercolour ______________________________________________________ •Canadian Landscape works / 1990 - 2001: John A. Libby - Fine Art • Toronto •Canadian Landscape Works / 1982 - 1988: Setedal Fine Arts • Toronto ______________________________________________________ Solo Exhibits:Landscape works in oil and watercolour. • 1993 - Libby’s of Toronto - Toronto / Dec 2 to 18 • 1996 - Libby’s of Toronto - Toronto / March 28 to April 11 • 2000 - John A. Libby • fine art - Toronto / October 5 to 19 ______________________________________________________ Group Exhibits: Yearly from 1982 to 2001 through then representing galleries ______________________________________________________ C.S.P.W.C. / Group Exhibits: • 2001 • Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour annual juried show / “Open water 76” / Oct 15 to Nov 15 • 2002 • Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour - summer juried show / “Explosions of colour”July 8-Sept 7 • 2002 • Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour annual juried show / “Open water 77” / Oct 15 to Nov 15 / Halifax N.S.