John Ogilvy

My art deals with landscape and our civilization’s impact on it. I realize that our subtle impacts on the land can arguably be more aesthetically interesting than the raw wilderness that preceded them. In my paintings I like to include things that I know exist in the landscape, which usually are considered unsightly in a work of art. When looking at a scene, one tends to overlook these objects. By bringing attention to them in my work, I offer the viewer, in some ways, a more realistic view of a typical scene.

The paintings are often of no specific place, but rather are synthesized from many experiences and memories. I travel a fair amount, often internationally, accumulating these ideas before painting them in my studio on Gabriola Island, B.C. Canada. I do not foresee any sudden thematic changes in my work, but rather a continuation of the artistic progression I’ve been making for more than twenty years.

John Ogilvy was born December 11, 1961 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Education

1980 – 1981
Studied at University of Victoria, Major in Music, Victoria, British Columbia

1982 – 1985
Graduated from Red Deer College, Diploma in Fine Arts, Red Deer, Alberta

1985 – 1988
Graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design (Honours), Diploma in Fine Arts with Painting Major, Vancouver, British Columbia

Awards

1988 $8,000. – Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Montreal, Quebec

Publications

“Songs of the Wild” Beautiful British Columbia Book, 1982

Exhibitions

1999-2008 - Group Art Shows  with Bezanson Art Consulting Inc., Vancouver, B.C.
2005: Solo Exhibition at Art Works Gallery, Gabriola Island, B.C.
2002: Solo Exhibition at Art Works Gallery, Gabriola Island, B.C.
2000: Solo Exhibition at Malaspina College Public Gallery, Nanaimo, B.C.
1998: Solo Exhibition at Acme Fine Art, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
1996: Solo Exhibition at Yukon Arts Centre Public Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1992: Solo Exhibition at Heritage Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1989: Solo Exhibition at Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1988: Group Show at Woltjen / Udell Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1988: “Images and Objects” Group Juried Exhibition, Vancouver and Kimberly, B.C.
1988: Emily Carr College Graduation Student Art Show, Vancouver, B.C.
1987 – 1988: “Artists in the Square” Group Juried Exhibition, Vancouver, B.C.

Collections

Yukon Permanent Art Collection
Yukon College Public Art Collection
Yukon Development Corporation
Northwestel Corporate Art Collection
Andrew Philipsen Law Centre Public Art Collection
Yukon Workers Compensation Public Art Collection
Various public and private companies and individuals throughout Canada and the U.S.

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