Maura Doyle

Biography

Maura Doyle has a studio practice in Ottawa / Algonquin Anishinaabeg Aki. Her multidisciplinary practice has included video, ceramics, sculpture, printed matter and drawing. Her current body of work explores her own experience as mother and artist in relation to the ceramic form of the pot. Her work has been exhibited across Canada in artist-run centres and art institutions, as well as internationally in New York, Japan, Sweden and Vienna.




Maura Doyle's Website

Solo Exhibitions
2019
2016
2015
2014
  • Who the Pot, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto
2013
  • New Age Beaver, Modern Fuel, Kingston
2012
2011
  • Bone Dump, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto
2010
2009
2007
2005
  • Monument to all Boulders in Vancouver and on Planet Earth, permanent public sculpture in conjunction with Or Gallery and City of Vancouver
2004
  • There’s a New Boulder in Town, Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto
  • The Mail Order Catalogue, The Add-on Edition, Retail by Artists Project, Art Metropole, Toronto
  • The Mail Order Catalogue, Satchel Gallery, Toronto
  • Chip Bags, Pantry Gallery, Vancouver
2003
  • 2003, Skol Gallery, Montreal
2003
  • Maura Doyle, Or Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2001
  • The Mail Order Catalogue, Double Issue, Gallery Le Deco, Tokyo Japan
1998
  • Giant Gumball, Dynamo Gallery, Vancouver
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
2017
  • XX8, Fisch Haus, Wichita, KS
2016
  • Word Play, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2015
  • Ontario Pick 3, Central Art Garage, Ottawa
  • Anatomica, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax
2014
2013
  • bones kneel in company, BLINK Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2012
2011
  • 5th KW/AG Biennial, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, curated by Robert Enright
 
  • So Many Letdowns Before We Get Up, Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, Winnipeg, curated by J.J. Kegan McFadden
2009
  • The Frontier is HereInverness County Centre for the Arts, Cape Breton, curated by Amish Morel
2008
  • Paul Butler Collage Party,Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto
2006
  • Paul Butler Collage Party, MOCCA, Toronto
  • Sometimes, we make it, sometimes, we use it, and lot of times, we hang out for it, Remo, Shibuya, Tokyo
2005
  • The Mail Order Catalogue, Paul Petro Special Projects, Toronto, ON
  • A Delicate Kinship, hpgrp (HaNNa Gallery), Ginza, Tokyo +Video Awards, +Gallery, Aichi-ken, Japan
  • Dedicated to you, but you weren’t listening, Power Plant Contemporary Art, Toronto
2004
  • Ziploc, AGOG Visual and Media Arts Festival, Guelph, ON
  • The Cave and the Island, White Columns, New York Cityand Kunstbuero, Vienna, Austria, Important Canadian Art - ZieherSmith Gallery, New York City
  • Confidence, Passagen Art Center, Linköping, Sweden
  • NADA Art Fair, ZieherSmith Gallery (NY), Miami Beach, USA
2003
  • Instant Coffee Trailer Painting Show, Luft Gallery, Toronto
2002
  • The Mail Order Catalogue, The Bookmobile/Mobile livres, CAN & USA
  • Small World, Gallery Le Deco, Tokyo, Japan & Sis Boom Ba, Toronto
2000
  • Sound Separation, Western Front, Vancouver
1999
  • Helen Pitt Awards Exhibition, Or Gallery, Vancouver
  • Lost, Annaleonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
  • Nog A Dog, Moonbase Gallery, Vancouver
Education
2006-2008
  • MFA University of Guelph, studio art
1998-1999
  • NSCAD, film studies & studio art
1996
  • Academy of Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands, photography & studio art
1992-1994
  • Canterbury High School, Ottawa, visual arts major
Bibliography
  • Agrell, Siri. "Gneiss boulders" National Post Oct 2, 2004: TO12
  • Connor, Kevin. "This is Art?" Toronto Sun Nov 15, 2011: Cover story.
  • Dyment, Dave. "Maura Doyle’s Art Services". C- Magazine 74 (Summer 2002): 46
  • Doyle, Maura. Interview by Rosemary Heather, Millions Magazine. Issue 5 (June 2014) 3-8.
  • Doyle, Maura & Annie Dunning. Interview with Dave Gerry, Global News. Global Television. Vancouver. April 1999.
  • Heather, Rosemary. "Maura Doyle and Sandy Plotnikoff as Opposites". Skol Publication 14th Ed. Montreal: 2003
  • Heather, Rosemary. "Who the Pot? Why so Primitive?" YYZ Artists’ Outlet: Home: Essays. May 2014.
  • Heath-Rawlings, Jordon. "A boulder approach" Toronto Star Nov 14, 2004:B2
  • Hermant, Sydney. "Two Girls and a Shopping Cart". Discorder March 1998: 8
  • Johnson, Paddy. "In Praise of Beavers" The L Magazine: Columns: Art Fag City. June 10 2009.
  • Maura Doyle: Castor Craftsmanship Canadian Art: Home: Online. May 21, 2009.
  • Milroy, Sarah. "Exploring collaboration". Globe and Mail April 5, 2004:R3
  • Morell, Amish "There’s no Such Thing as a New Boulder". Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto: fall 2004
  • Osborne, Catherine. "A Sly Comment on Hype". National Post Nov 1, 2003: TO7
  • Plotnikoff, Sandy. "The Mail Order Catalogue". Mix Magazine 25.3 (Spring 2000): 11
  • Reinhart, Anthony. "The Boulder and the Beautiful" Globe and Mail Oct 9,2004:M5
  • "INTELLIGENCE: A case of boulderdash" Globe and Mail June 18,2005:M2
  • Santizo, Igor. "Maura Doyle’s econo-play". d’or Or Gallery, Vancouver: 2003
  • Sasaki, Jon. "The Mail Order Catalogue". Broken Pencil Issue 20 (fall 2002): 77
  • Thorpe, Josh. "Maura Doyle’s Pots Recast Perception" Canadian Art: Home: Reviews. June 27, 2014.
Screenings / Performances
2004
  • GLN - Spaceship Earth, Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya, Tokyo
  • GLN - Spaceship Earth, CTM.05 Club Transmediale, Berlin
2003
  • GLN - Interpretative Music for Paintings - 1066 Project Space, Toronto
  • GLN - Images Festival - Innis College, Toronto
2002-03
  • Open Circuits Electronic Music Festival, Or Gallery, Vancouver
Published Book Works / Multiples
2009
  • Guide to Beaver Architecture: Sticks and Mud Reconsidered, artist’s book, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2005
  • G.L.N Spaceship Earth, DVD album, commissioned by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto
2009
  • Geologic Time Capsules Revealed, map/guide, Or Gallery, Vancouver
2004
  • There’s a New Boulder in Town,artist’s book, commissioned by Toronto Sculpture Garden
Artist Talks / Presentations
2013
  • Research in Art (RIA), Petra Halkes Salon, Ottawa
2012
  • University of Ottawa, Fine Arts Dept. Ottawa
2011
  • Art Metropole/Arts Librarians Society of North America, Toronto
2009
  • Sheridan College, Art & Art History Department, Oakville
2005
  • Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver
  • University of Guelph, School of Fine Art and Music, Guelph
2004
  • Crac, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
  • Skol Gallery, Montreal
Collections
  • City of Toronto (public art collection)
  • City of Vancouver (public art collection)
  • City of Ottawa
  • Fidelity Investments
  • TD Bank Group
Awards
2014
  • Chalmers Arts Fellowship, Ontario Arts Council
2014
  • Exhibition Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
2013
  • Project Grant to Visual Artists, Canada Council for the Arts
2012
  • Exhibition Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
2007
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, masters scholarship
2006
  • Canada Council Travel Grant
2005
  • Exhibition Assistance – Power Plant, Ontario Arts Council
  • Ontario Arts Council Mid-career Grant - Visual Arts
2004
  • Canada Council Emerging Artist Grant - Film and Video, w/ Tony Romano
2003
  • Exhibition Assistance - Mercer Union, Ontario Arts Council
2002
  • Canada Council Emerging Artist Grant - Visual Arts, w/ Annie Dunning
2001
  • Sponsored Exhibition - Gallerie LeDeco, Tokyo, Japan
1998
  • Helen Pitt Award, Vancouver
1997
  • Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Scholarship, Vancouver
Residencies
2016
  • Collection Invitational, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa
2005
  • Or Gallery, Vancouver
2003
  • Pantry Raid Residency, Vancouver
Related Professional Experience
2014
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Visual Art (Sculpture), University of Ottawa
2009
  • Fundraiser, Art Metropole Fundraising committee, Art Metropole, Toronto