PETER WILKINS 1968 Born – London, England, resides in Clarks Beach, NL 1981-86 Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. 1989-90 Computer and Business Studies, West London Institute SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 New Textiles, Subtle Technologies, InterAccess,Toronto, Ontario 2015 Great British Music, Old TrumanBrewery, London, UK 2013 Writers Portraits. Canada House,London, UK 2013 New Grooves, Bloomsbury Design, London,UK 2011 Loop, Contact Festival, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, ON 2009 Gander International, QEII Library, St.John’s, NL 2007 Kinetic Portraits of 12 Canadian Writers. The Rooms, St John’s, Newfoundland. 2007 Stripes in Series. Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s Newfoundland 2004 12 Kinetic Portraits. Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 Art Toronto, Toronto, ON 2015 New Works, Christina Parker Gallery, NL 2015 About Play, St John's City Hall, St John's, NL 2015 Nature Present, Corner Brook, NL 2014 A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Gallery, St John's, NL 2014 Art Toronto, Toronto, ON 2014 Wade In, Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL 2013 Playing Favourites, Design Exchange,Toronto, ON 2013 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto,ON 2013 Summer Exhibition, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s, NL 2013 Beyond Likeness, Nickel Galleries, Calgary, AB 2013 About Turn, 55th VeniceBiennale, Venice, Italy 2012 A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Art Gallery , St John’s, NL 2012 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario 2012 Beyond Likeness, The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC 2011 Atlanticus, Christina Parker Gallery, St.John’s, NL 2011 Beyond Likeness, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredricton, NB 2011 The Works, Christina Parker Gallery, St John’s, NL 2009 60/10 Confederation Centre for the Arts, P.E.I. 2008 One Ton Show, Shoreditch Town Hall, London EC1, UK 2008 Newtopia, The Rooms, St John’s, Newfoundland. 2008 Members Show, Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL 2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario 2005 It Figures. Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL. 2005 Interactive Art, NIFCO, St John’s, NL. 2005 3rd Detroit International Film and Video Festival, Museum of New Art, Detroit, USA. 2004 Wake, Titan, Hyde and Torrance, MY Christina, Athens, Greece. 2004 Ars Electronica 2004, Linz, Austria 2004 4 Kinetic Portraits, World Shut Your Mouth, BBC, London, UK. 2003 Members Show. Eastern Edge Gallery, St John’s, NL. AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS 2014 Finalist, Large Year Award, Visual Arts of Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 Venice Biennale, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2012 Moving Landscapes,Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2012 Large StillLife, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2011 Cover Versions, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2009 Artist in Residence, Memorial University, Newfoundland 2008 Cultural Economic Development Program, Marketing Grant 2008 Moving Still Life, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2008 Gross Morne, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2006 Series of Stripes, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2006 Kinetic Landscapes, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2005 Kinetic Portraits, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 2004 Interactive Landscapes, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. 2004 Kinetic Portraits of 12 Canadian Writers, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. 2003 12 Kinetic Portraits, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. 2003 Some Flux, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. BIBLIOGRAPHY 2015 The Telegram, Exhibit Unites Sight and Sound, Joan Sullivan 2015 The Artlyst, Peter Wilkins, Lost in Music 2014 Newfoundland Quarterly, Gander Airport Feature 2013 ‘La Biennale di Venezia’, 2013 Collateral Event Catalogue 2013 Canadian Art, Faces Feature, Rock and Lagoon, Leah Sandals 2013 Vie des Artes, Will Gill and Peter Wilkins, Demi Tour, Michelle Sommers 2013 Riddle Fence, back cover and Venice artworks 2013 Artsy, ‘Curators Picks from the Venice Biennale’, Jonathan Shaughnessy 2013 Canadian Art an article by Leah Sandals. 2013 Toronto Star an article by Murray Whyte. 2013 CBC Radio One, Weekend Arts Magazine, Inteview by Angela Antle. 2013 Blouin Art Info an article by Sky Goodden. 2013 Il Gazzettino an Italian article by Adriano Favaro. 2013 Western Star, Artists Invited to Prestigious Show, Tara Bradbury 2013 ArtSlant, Canada's Official Representation at the Venice Biennale 2013 Canadian Writers Abroad, Writers by the Dozen: Peter Wilkins’ Portraits. 2013 The Telegram, Canadian Moving Portraits, by Joan Sullivan. 2013 Canada International, 12 Kinetic Portraits, by Bruce Johnson. 2011 The Toronto Star, Image of the Day, Murray Whyte 2011 The Telegram, Newfoundland Artist Shines in Toronto, Colin Maclean 2010 The Compass,Portrait of the Artist 2009 Disturbing the Universe, the Art of Peter Wilkins by Bruce Johnson 2009 Riddlefence, featured artist 2009 The Morning Show, CBC Radio One, St John’s. 2009 The Telegram, The Art of the Portrait, Karla Hayward 2009 The Gazette, Memorial Artist in Residence, Janet Harron 2009 The Muse, Artist-in-Residence, Sarah King 2009 The Telegram, Inaugral Artist-in-Residence, Everton Maclean 2008 Newfoundland Quarterly, review and online exclusive 2008 NTV Evening News, Interview with Toni Marie Wiseman 2008 The Telegram, Newtopian Visions, Tara Mullowney 2008 The Central Morning Show, CBC Radio One 2008 Gander Beacon, The Telegram, Architectural Gem by Brian Scott 2008 The Independent, Gallery Profile, by Mandy Cook 2008 CBC Weekend Arts Report, interview with Angela Antle 2007 The Telegram, review by Joan Sullivan 2007 NTV Evening News, interview with Toni Marie Wiseman (Stripes in Series) 2007 CBC News Morning, interview 2007 NTV Evening News, interview with Toni Marie Wiseman (Kinetic Portriats) 2007 The Express, 10 Questions for an Artist 2007 The Telegram, review and profile by Tara Mullowney 2007 The Independent, review by Noreen Golfman 2007 CBC Radio One. Weekend Arts Report, with Angela Antle 2007 Newfoundland Quarterly, review by Joan Sullivan 2007 Kinetic Portraits of 12 Canadian Writers. Bruce Johnson and Dr. Jennifer Dyer. Catalogue to accompany 12 Portraits of Canadian Writers. Published by The Rooms. 2006 Dream Job, interview by Steve Bartlett for The Express Newspaper, St John’s, Newfoundland. 2006 Here and Now, CBC, profile and interview by Katie Nicholson. 2005 Going for Baroque: Aesthetic Order and Contemporary Visual Art. A public lecture delivered in Ottawa, ON and St John’s, NL by Dr. Jennifer Dyer. 2004 Cyber Arts, 2004, International Compendium – Prix Ars Electronica 2004 2004 Zed TV, CBC, profile and interview by Deanne Foley 2004 The Beat, Canada Today, profile and interview by Katie Nicholson 2004 CBC, The Weekend Show, radio interview by Susan Woolridge 2004 CBC, The Morning Show, radio interview by Mac Furlong. 2004 Sunday Independent, interview and feature by Monica Porter. 2004 12 Kinetic Portraits, A Review, By Dr. Jennifer Dyer. 2004 Newfoundland Celebs Featured in Digital Exhibit. CBC News Online, The Arts Report. COLLECTIONS Portrait Gallery of Canada, Canada, The Rooms Provincial Collection, 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 “Art and 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 Literarture and Contemporary Culture”. 2006 Laval High School, Placentia, NL. Presentation entitled “Visual and Kinetic Art”. 2005 Edge Intermedia and Memorial University Philosophy Dept. Panel Discussions. Presentation on “Interactive Art”. 2005 Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts. Presentation entitled “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 2011-15 Provincial Gallery Acquisitions Committee, The Rooms, NL 2009 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 .