About The Artist
Primarily self taught, Sheila has been a professional artist for over 20 years. Her interest lies in obscure areas of the environment as seen on the periphery of daily vision.
Sheila works in oil, preferring large panels. Using dynamic brushstrokes and saturated colour, she captures the friction and play of texture and temperature where surface planes meet, challenging the eye to look deeper, to see beyond the obvious, to become aware of those areas of nature necessary to existence, to see beauty in the mundane.
An elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and the Ontario Society of Artists, Sheila’s work has been included in private and corporate collections around the world. She is represented by various galleries and participates in select exhibitions throughout the year.
Primarily self taught, Sheila has been a professional artist for over 20 years. Her interest lies in obscure areas of the environment as seen on the periphery of daily vision.
Sheila works in oil, preferring large panels. Using dynamic brushstrokes and saturated colour, she captures the friction and play of texture and temperature where surface planes meet, challenging the eye to look deeper, to see beyond the obvious, to become aware of those areas of nature necessary to existence, to see beauty in the mundane.
An elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and the Ontario Society of Artists, Sheila’s work has been included in private and corporate collections around the world. She is represented by various galleries and participates in select exhibitions throughout the year.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Graduate of Loretto Abbey, Toronto ON.
Self Taught Artist, Various Artists
Workshops
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
"Riding the Elephant (lake rd), Art Gallery of Bancroft "Two Voices - Sheila Davis and Lucy Manley" Lindsay Art Gallery
2013
“Borderlines”, The Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora ON
2012
“Walk with Me” The Marianne van Silfhout Gallery in
The St. Lawrence College ,Brockville Campus
2009
‘Reflections’ , Effusion Art Gallery, Invermere BC
2003
‘ColourScapes’, Kent Farndale Gallery , Port Perry, ON
‘Two Ways of Seeing’, with Jean Kallmeyer - Poetry, Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery
‘Figure This’, Rails End Gallery, Haliburton
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2015
Ontario Society of Artists annual members Exhibition Society of Canadian Artists annual members exhibition
East Central Ontario Art Association Annual Mystery of the Park Exhibition, 2nd place
2014
Ontario Society of Artists annual members Exhibition
Society of Canadian Artists annual members exhibition - Antoinette Stevens Award for best painting
East Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition – Honourable Mention
2013
Ontario Society of Artists new members Exhibition
Ontario Society of Artists annual members Exhibition
Ontario Society of Artists Exhibition ‘Continuum’ Arts & Letters Club, Toronto
East Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition – Honourable Mention
Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition -Orillia Museum of Art & History
2012
Society of Canadian Artists 44th National Open Juried Exhibition
Ontario Society of Artists 140th Members Exhibition
A Brush with the Highlands Plein Air Festival Juried show – Dorset Tower Award and Juror’s Choice
2011
East Central Ontario Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition – Dora Purdon Award
A Brush with the Highlands Plein Air Festival Juried show - The Hawk River Log Chute Award and The Environmental Narrative Award
SELECT JURIED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Artist Project
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Toronto Art Expo
Haliburton summer Art in the Park
Muskoka arts and crafts summer show & sale
Kawartha Arts Festival
Ottawa Fine Art Festival
Cabbagetown Art & Craft Festival
Rideau Valley Art Festival
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Canadian Artists- Elected member
Ontario Society of Artists - Elected member
East Lake Simcoe Art Association (ELSAA) – Founder
East Central Ontario Art Association (ECOAA) – President, Fall workshop co-ordinator, website design & management, Newsletter Editor
MEDIA
HGTV Candice Tells All
HGTV Income property
CityTV Steven & Chris
Film Production: Pixels
INSTRUCTION & DEMONSTRATION
Beyond the Easel – weekend workshop in professional development for artists with computer instruction. Oshawa Art Association – painting demonstration Scarborough Arts Guild – painting demonstration Art Gallery of Bancroft –painting workshop “Brush it Bold”
PUBLICATIONS
Author of Beyond the Easel - Professional Development for Visual Artists. www.beyondtheeasel.com
http://m.mykawartha.com/news-story/5765553-lindsay-gallery-hosting-double-vision-exhibit
Bancroft this Week - Riding the Elephant Lake Road http://www.bancroftthisweek.com/?p=4759
Brock Citizen 2001, 1997
V. Krause Nurseries, 2001 Fruit Catalogue. Cover Image
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Beaverton; Cobourg ; Toronto; Ottawa; Niagara Falls; Orillia ;England; Finland ;Hungary;
Brazil ; The United States
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Gottschalk Forensic Accounting & Valuations Inc., Toronto, ON
Fredenberg & Gullette Attorney, Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Shawn Moore Optometrist, Orillia, ON
RCIM Family Law, Calgary, AB
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
The Algonquin Art Centre, Algonquin Park , ON - Seasonal
Canvas Gallery , Toronto
Denison Gallery, Toronto
The Framing Place and Gallery, Huntsville, ON
In2art Gallery, Oakville, ON
Meta 4, Port Perry
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo ON
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