Curriculum Vitae
Judy Mayer-Grieve A.O.C.A.D. (hons )
Born in Bad Säckingen situated between the Black Forest and Switzerland, my early childhood was influenced by the surrounding landscape of forests, the Rhine river, rolling hills, distant mountains and local culture.
Education:
Ontario College of Art and Design University (HONS) Major/Communication and Design.
The Art Centre CTS, Toronto ON, Post Secondary Art School.
Exhibitions:
Title: Expressions. John Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON.
Title: Square Foot Exhibition. Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON
Title: ArtBeat 2022, Oakville Galleries Studio. Curated, and exhibited in a group art exhibition. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Title: Group Art Exhibition. Lighthouse, Burlington ON 2018. Curated and exhibited. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for Lighthouse for Grieving Children.
Title: Group Exhibition at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton ON - 2017- 2018
Title: Juried Show - Gallery 1313 Colour and Form Society - 2013 Group Show
Title: Propeller Centre for Visual Arts - Colour and Form Society. Group Exhibition - 2011
Title: Juried Show. Exhibition: Hamilton Art Gallery - 2011
Title: Burlington Art Auction - 2011
Title: Juried Show - Colour and Form Society. Etobicoke Civic Centre. - 2009
Title: A Mano Libera, Exhibition: St. Catherines - 2008
Title: Jordan Art Gallery. Exhibition: - Jordan 2008
Title: Propeller Art Gallery. Exhibition: - Toronto 2008
Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2008 - Toronto - Todmorden Mills Art Gallery
Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2007 Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery
Title: Varley Art Gallery of Markham ON, Juried Show 2002 & 2003
Art Gallery Rentals
Art Gallery of Ontario 2009 - 2019 Description: Landscape Paintings
Burlington Art Gallery 2005 - 2009 Description: Landscape Paintings
Collections:
Numerous private collections sold through galleries. Clients unknown.
AWARDS:
Title: Culture Days 2021, Public Art Competition
Art Posters for the City of Burlington on display.
Title: King Road Mural. Public Art Competition: City of Burlington 2015
Sending visual proposals, Creating finished art for print. Collaborating and supervising printer and installer of large scale mural under railway bridge.
Honourable Mention:
Title: 2008 Oakville Artworks - Oakville Town Hall Art Gallery
Work Experience:
Art instructor
Partial Load Teacher - Fanshawe College. Created Syllabus for Illustration and Graphic Design Students using Adobe software - InDesign, Photoshop and Corel Painter for animation 2005 - 2008
Varley Art Gallery, Markham ON - Various subjects in Natural Media 2000 - 2005
Burlington Art Gallery, Burlington ON - 2005 - 2011
Oakville Art Society - Oakville ON -2010 - present
Visual Arts Mississauga, ON - 2022 - 2024
Illustrator, Graphic Designer
FREELANCE
City of Burlington - Art Competitions.
Greaves and Allen - Shopping Channel Catalogue Layout, using Adobe Digital software.
Before 2000
Ministry of the Environment - Kingston Area. Created poster depicting environmental Hazards.
Kingston General Hospital - Fund-raising poster Christmas Fund raiser
Kingston Grand Theatre - Fund-raising poster
Lifeway Christian Resources - US - Editorial Illustrations
McDonald Restaurants - Kingston ON - Various Promotions and Illustrations
Full Time: Graphic Designer and Illustrator.
Design Systems - Markham ON - Art Director 1997- 2000
Sears Canada - Toronto ON- Layout Artist for Fashion Department - Catalogue Publication - Responsibilities included collaborating with buyers for best presentation and features.
Food Terminal -Toronto ON - Retail advertising, flyers for various food chains. Including graphic design and illustration, formatted for print production.
Carlton Cards - Toronto ON Illustrator.
SKILLS
Natural Media: Painting and drawing. Includes, Figurative, Landscapes and Art in Abstraction.
Digital Media: Adobe Creative Suite 6.0 Corel Painter, Motion, Procreate, Vectornator
Education:
Ontario College of Art and Design University (HONS) Major/Communication and Design.
The Art Centre CTS, Toronto ON, Post Secondary Art School.
Exhibitions:
Title: Expressions. John Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON.
Title: Square Foot Exhibition. Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON
Title: ArtBeat 2022, Oakville Galleries Studio. Curated, and exhibited in a group art exhibition. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Title: Group Art Exhibition. Lighthouse, Burlington ON 2018. Curated and exhibited. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for Lighthouse for Grieving Children.
Title: Group Exhibition at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton ON - 2017- 2018
Title: Juried Show - Gallery 1313 Colour and Form Society - 2013 Group Show
Title: Propeller Centre for Visual Arts - Colour and Form Society. Group Exhibition - 2011
Title: Juried Show. Exhibition: Hamilton Art Gallery - 2011
Title: Burlington Art Auction - 2011
Title: Juried Show - Colour and Form Society. Etobicoke Civic Centre. - 2009
Title: A Mano Libera, Exhibition: St. Catherines - 2008
Title: Jordan Art Gallery. Exhibition: - Jordan 2008
Title: Propeller Art Gallery. Exhibition: - Toronto 2008
Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2008 - Toronto - Todmorden Mills Art Gallery
Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2007 Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery
Title: Varley Art Gallery of Markham ON, Juried Show 2002 & 2003
Art Gallery Rentals
Art Gallery of Ontario 2009 - 2019 Description: Landscape Paintings
Burlington Art Gallery 2005 - 2009 Description: Landscape Paintings
Collections:
Numerous private collections sold through galleries. Clients unknown.
AWARDS:
Title: Culture Days 2021, Public Art Competition
Art Posters for the City of Burlington on display.
Title: King Road Mural. Public Art Competition: City of Burlington 2015
Sending visual proposals, Creating finished art for print. Collaborating and supervising printer and installer of large scale mural under railway bridge.
Honourable Mention:
Title: 2008 Oakville Artworks - Oakville Town Hall Art Gallery
Work Experience:
Art instructor
Partial Load Teacher - Fanshawe College. Created Syllabus for Illustration and Graphic Design Students using Adobe software - InDesign, Photoshop and Corel Painter for animation 2005 - 2008
Varley Art Gallery, Markham ON - Various subjects in Natural Media 2000 - 2005
Burlington Art Gallery, Burlington ON - 2005 - 2011
Oakville Art Society - Oakville ON -2010 - present
Visual Arts Mississauga, ON - 2022 - 2024
Illustrator, Graphic Designer
FREELANCE
City of Burlington - Art Competitions.
Greaves and Allen - Shopping Channel Catalogue Layout, using Adobe Digital software.
Before 2000
Ministry of the Environment - Kingston Area. Created poster depicting environmental Hazards.
Kingston General Hospital - Fund-raising poster Christmas Fund raiser
Kingston Grand Theatre - Fund-raising poster
Lifeway Christian Resources - US - Editorial Illustrations
McDonald Restaurants - Kingston ON - Various Promotions and Illustrations
Full Time: Graphic Designer and Illustrator.
Design Systems - Markham ON - Art Director 1997- 2000
Sears Canada - Toronto ON- Layout Artist for Fashion Department - Catalogue Publication - Responsibilities included collaborating with buyers for best presentation and features.
Food Terminal -Toronto ON - Retail advertising, flyers for various food chains. Including graphic design and illustration, formatted for print production.
Carlton Cards - Toronto ON Illustrator.
SKILLS
Natural Media: Painting and drawing. Includes, Figurative, Landscapes and Art in Abstraction.
Digital Media: Adobe Creative Suite 6.0 Corel Painter, Motion, Procreate, Vectornator