EDWARD ZELENAK
25565 Queens Line, West Lorne, ON
tel: (519) 768-1738 text: 226 985-2267 fax: (519) 768-3486
e-mail: eczelenak@icloud.com
EDUCATION:
Meinzinger School of Art, Detroit, MI, 1956
OCAD, Toronto, ON, 1957-1959
Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX, 1960
Barsch Kelly Atelier, Dallas, TX, 1961
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2018 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Distant Realms”
2015 Museum London, London, ON
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
2013 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Divining the Frontiers”
2010 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Selected Works 1970-2010”
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
2006 Chatham Cultural Center, touring: Chatham, ON; McIntosh Gallery U.W.O., London, ON;
Lambton Art Gallery, Sarnia, ON
(See: Selected Catalogues)
2005 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Drawings”
2003 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Solo”
2001 Soapbox Gallery, Venice, CA, “L.A. International Biennale Art Invitational”
2000 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “On The Face Of It”
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Thielsen Art Gallery, London, ON
1999 Art Gallery of St. Thomas Elgin, St Thomas, ON
1998 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Water and Dreams”
1997 Two Sculptors Inc., New York, NY
1996 R. H. Galerie, Liberec, Czech Republic
1995 Czech Museum of Fine Art, Prague, Czech Republic
1994 Lynnwood Art Center, Simcoe, ON
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Waters of Forgetfulness”
1993 Thielsen Gallery, London, ON
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Glendon Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON
1991 Galerie Brenda Wallace, Montreal, QC
1989 London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, (see: Selected Catalogues)
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
1985 Forest City Gallery, London, ON: (exhibitions also in: 1984, ’80, ’79)
1983 Franz Wynens Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Mercer Union Gallery, Toronto, ON
1981 Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, (See: Selected Catalogues)
1978 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON, (exhibitions also in: 1976, ’74, ’72, ’71 ’69)
1973 Milwaukee Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, (Major Outdoor Sculpture)
1972 Carleton College, Northfield, MN, (courtesy of the Minnesota State Arts Council)
1971 Henri Gallery, L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC, (Major Outdoor Sculpture)
1969 20/20 Gallery, London, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON, “A Moment of Mindfulness”
2021 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Chroma A III”
2020. Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Environ Mental Land”
2019 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Power of Placement”
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “1931-1946: A Generation”
2020. Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON, “Dance Me To The End Of Love”
2017 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “On Paper”
2016 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Stary Night”
2014 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Winter Group Show”
2014 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Art & Value II”
2013 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Art & Value I”
2013 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Summer Group Show”
2011 McIntosh Gallery, London, ON, “Sacred Space”
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Toronto Art Fair”
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Murray Favro & Ed Zelenak” – Two Person
McIntosh Gallery, London, ON, U.W.O., “Sacred Space”
Montreal, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Papier 11”
2010 Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Toronto Art Fair”
2009 Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, “Miami Art Fair”
McIntosh Gallery UWO, London, ON, “(Re)verseEKPHRASIS”
2009 Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, “Paper/Glass/Metal”
Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, “Art Chicago,” Chicago, Il
2008 Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI, “Recent Acquisitions”
2007 Museum London, London, ON, “An Eye For It”
DePaul University, Chicago, Il, “Recent Acquisitions”
2006 Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, “On The Wall”
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, “Curator’s Choice”
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “20th Anniversary Exhibition”
2005 Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON, “A Growing Legacy”
2003 Gail Harvey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, “Tree Sites” – Two Person
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Toronto 2003 Art Fair”
2002 Gail Harvey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Queens Park, Toronto, ON, (Canada Council Art Bank Collection) “Artists from Ontario”
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON, “Toronto 2002 Art Fair”
2001 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Toronto 2001 Art Fair”
Art Today Gallery, Delhi, India, “Think Canada” – Five Person
Vimonisha Exhibition Center, Chennai, India
NGMA, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, “Fall Exhibition- Gallery Artists”
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON, “Continuities”
Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, NY
Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON, “Time and Distance Cannot Erase”
Medicine Hat Museum, Medicine Hat, AB
2000 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Toronto 2000 Art Fair”
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “2000-A New Millenium”
Place Ville Marie, Montreal, QC; Edifice, Yonge and Temperance, Toronto, ON, “Intersections”
1999 London, ON, “London Regional Art Gallery”
1998 Lynnwood Art Centre, Simcoe, ON, “Art and Industry”
Berlin, Germany, (Christopher Cutts Gallery), “Art Forum”
Paper Works, New York, NY, “Two Sculptors”
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, Bealart: 80 Years of Experiment”
Musee de Joliette, Jolliette, QC, “Forget Collection”
C.N.E. Exhibition Hall, Toronto, ON, “Israel 50-Anniversary of a Nation”
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Il, “2D x 3D”
The Chicago Athenaeum, Chicago, Il, “The City as Landscape”
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Selected Works”
Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, NY, “Summer Exhibition”
1997 197 Spadina, Toronto, ON, “Event”
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Works on Paper”
Thielsen Gallery London, ON, “Event”
London Regional Art Museum London, ON, “The Sculpture Project”
1996 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Inaugural Exhibition”
Art Gallery of North York, North York, ON, “The Boat Show, Canadian Artists – A Nautical Look”
Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, NY, “Seminal Sculpture of the School of London”
1995 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Chinese New Year”
Galerie Felixe Jeneweina, Kutne Hore, Czech Republic, “At The Edge Of The Sign”
1994 Forest City Gallery, London, ON, “20 x 20”
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, “The Collector #2, Daniel Donovan”
1993 London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “Heart of London Revisited”
Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
Concordia Art Gallery, Montreal, QC, “A Decade of Collecting”
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, “Architecture”
1991 Trenkmann Gallery, New York, NY, “Water”
1990 James B. Aird Gallery, Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON; London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “Mapping”
Musee des Beaux Arts, Sherbrooke, QC, “Escapade”
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “London Sculpture on Site”
1989 Art Gallery of Elgin, St. Thomas, ON, “Elgin Area Artists”
1987 20/20 Gallery, London, ON
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON
Centricity Gallery, London, ON
1986 Forest City Gallery, London, ON
1985 McIntosh Gallery, U.W.O., London, ON, “Works of Art and Scholarship”
Embassy Cultural House, London, ON, “Works on Paper”
1985 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, “Art Bank Presents”
Diane Brown Gallery, New York, NY, “Sculptor’s Drawings”
1984 Harbourfront Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Matter For Consideration”, (See: Selected Catalogues)
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “Associations From Paper to Object”
1983 London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “Prepaid Miniature Art Sale”
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON, “Recent Acquisitions”
1982 Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON, “Art for Architecture”
MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON, “Collection of U.W.O.”
Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Small Sculpture”
1982 Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, “Art Bank Sculpture”
1980 London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON, “London Regional Art”
Forest City Art Gallery, London, ON
National Art Centre (courtesy of the Canada Council) Ottawa, ON
Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON, “Contemporary Canadian Sculpture 1950-1980”
1978 Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto, ON, “Performance”
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, “Sculpture Outdoors”
Saidye Bronfman Centre (courtesy of Art Bank), Montreal, QC, “Aspects of Sculpture”
1977 Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Bologna, Italy, “Art Fiera”
1976 London Art Gallery, London, ON, “Selected Sculpture London”
1975 Carmen Lamanna Gallery at Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
1974 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, “Contemporary Ontario Art”
1972 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, “Recent Vanguard Acquisitions”
Norman Mackenzie Gallery, Regina, SK, “Diversity Canada East”
1972 Ukrainian Institute of Art, Chicago, Il, “Five Canadians”
1971 Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Fl, “49th Parallels”
Contemporary Museum of Art, Chicago, Il
1971 CNE, Toronto, ON (organized by Art Gallery of Ontario), “New Media Art”
1971 Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI, “Summer Projects”
Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, Il
1970 Musee Cantonal, Lausanne, Switzerland, “Third International Pioneer Gallery Exhibition”
Musee d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, “Monuments ’70”
Winters College, York University, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, ON, “3D Into The ’70s – Sensory Perception”
Rothman’s Art Gallery, Stratford ON, “Canadian Cross Sections”
1969 Jewish Museum, New York, NY, “A Plastic Presence”
Milwaukee Arts Centre, Milwaukee, WI
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA, (organized by Phillip Morris Company)
Galerie de France, Paris France (organized by The National Art Gallery of Canada), “Tendence Actuelles”
National Arts Centre, (organized by The National Art Gallery of Canada), Ottawa, ON
Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
The National Art Gallery of Canada (touring) “The Wall and Architecture”
1968 Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal, QC, “Survey ’68”
Rothman’s Art Gallery, Stratford, ON, “10 Sculptors”
1968 University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, (Major Outdoor Sculpture)
1967 The National Gallery of Canada (touring), Ottawa, ON, “Heart of London”
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, “Ontario Centennial Exhibition”
1966 University of Western Ontario, London, ON, “Boyle, Zelenak, Redinger”
1965 London Public Library and Art Gallery, London, ON, “Western Art League”
1962 Coffey Gallery, Houston, TX
1961 Helbing Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
COLLECTIONS:
Musee Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
Chicago Athenaeum, Chicago, Il
Czech Museum of Fine Art, Prague, Czech Republic
The Donovan Collection, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Ukrainian Institute of Art, Chicago, Il
Appleton Museum, Ocala, FL
The Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY
Albright College Freeman Gallery, Reading, PA
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
De Paul University Art Gallery, , Chicago, Il
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
R.E. Willson Art Gallery, Huntington University, Huntington, IN
Dennos Art Museum, Traverse City, MI
Samek Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Wright State University Galleries, , Dayton, OH
Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI
Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON
York University, Downsview, ON
London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON
Rothman’s Art Gallery, Stratford, ON
Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON
McIntosh Gallery, U.W.O., London, ON
Department of Public Works, Federal, Ottawa, ON
Department of Public Works, Provincial,Toronto, ON
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
Art Gallery of Elgin, St. Thomas, ON
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Mackenzie Art Gallery. Regina, SK
The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Concordia Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Art Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Lynnwood Art Centre, Simcoe, ON
Musee de Joliette, Joliette, QC
Art Gallery of North York, North York, ON
COMMISSIONS:
1978 Provincial Courthouse, Kitchener, ON
1977 Federal Building, Toronto, ON
1976 Federal Building, London, ON
1973 Food and Drug Laboratory, Toronto, ON
1973 Carleton College, Northfield, MN
LECTURES:
1998 Fanshawe College, London, ON
1994 Museum London, London, ON
1992 Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
1989 University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
1987 University of Western Ontario, London, ON
1986 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
1975 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1973 Carleton College, Northfiled, MN
SELECTED ARTICLES and REVIEWS:
2015 John Bentley Mays, Dr. Lorenzo Buj, Cassandra Getty, Ed Zelenak: Divining the Immeasurable, Museum London Catalogue, 2015
2015 Nina Home Doherty, Exhibition Review, Museum London, The London Yodeller, Arts and Books, June 20, 2015
2014 John K. Grande, “Toronto – Ed Zelenak: Christopher Cutts Gallery”, Sculpture Magazine, March 2014, Vol. 33/No.2
2010 Sky Gooden, “Opening Exhibitions – Ed Zelenak”, Canadian Art, Fall, 2010
Mary Ann Colihan, “Arts in London”, Beat Magazine, Sept., 2010, Issue 12
2009 Kim Russo, “About Sensing”, Santa Fe Journal, January, 2009
Orin Zelenak, “Ed Zelenak: Objects in Process”
2008 John K. Grande, Art Allsorts: Writings on Art & Artists, Montreal, Random Tree Editions – Go If Press, c2008, ISBN 0969646569; ISBN 978096964656
2007 John K. Grande, “Mapping The Allegory”, Sculpture Magazine, Jun 2007, Vol.26 /No.5
2005 Walter Klepac, introduction by Susan Miller and Orin Zelenak, “The Iconography of Ed Zelenak
2004 John K. Grande, “Exhibition Review, Christopher Cutts Gallery”, Vie des Arts, Spring 2004, No.194
2003 Gary Michael Dault, Exhibition Review, Christopher Cutts Gallery”, Globe and Mail, Dec. 20, 2003
2000 Don Brackett, “Exhibition Review, Cutts Gallery”, Canadian Art, Winter, 2000
1999 Sandra Coulson, “Divining Truths, Elgin Art Gallery” London Free Press, Feb. 21, 1999
1997 Tom Moody, “Seminal Sculpture of the School of London”, Sculpture Magazine, Jan. 1997, Vol.16/No.1
R. Rubinstein, “Redinger, Bonham and Zelenak at Mitchell Algus”, Art in America, Jan. 1997, Vol. 85/Issue 1, pp. 95-96
1996 Olaf Hanel, “Exhibition Review, Czech Museum of Modern Art”, Atelier Magazine, 1996, No.1
Stuart Servetar, “Seminal Sculpture of the School of London”, Time Out, New York, Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 1996
1994 John Bentley Mays, “Exhibition Review, Christopher Cutts Gallery”, Globe and Mail, Nov. 19, 1994
1993 John Bentley Mays, “Exhibition Review Cutts Gallery”, Globe and Mail, Sept. 24, 1993
1992 Chris Hume, “Exhibition Review Glendon Gallery”, Toronto Star, Jan. 31, 1992
1969 Barry Lord, “Three Young Canadians”, Art in America, Jan.-Feb., Vol.57/No.1, pp. 87-91
PUBLICATIONS:
Ed Zelenak: Divining the Immeasurable, Museum London, (Aylmer Press, 2015)
Ed Zelenak, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham ON, (touring) 2006
author Lorenzo Buj
Finding a Place, Selected Works 1976-1988, London Regional Art Gallery, London ON, (presently Museum London),
author Marnie Fleming
Matter For Consideration, The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto ON, 1984
author Richard Sinclair
Recent Wallworks and Sculptures, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK, 1981
author Phillip Monk
BOOK INCLUSIONS:
2008 John K. Grande, Art Alsorts: Writings on Art & Artists, Montreal, Random Tree Editions – Go If Press, c2008, ISBN 0969646569; ISBN 978096964656