COLLECTIONS

Maltwood Museum, University of Victoria, B.C.

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC

Ukrainian Centre of Contemporary Art, Lviv, U.S.S.R.

Galerija Jugoslovenskog Portreta, Tuzla, Yugoslavia

Various private collections

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010                        Mind the Gap                                   New Gallery, Wellington, ON.

2007                        Michael’s World                                 Legacy Art gallery, Victoria, B.C.

2001                         Blackout                                      Hyperspace Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1994                        The Show                                      Roving Eye Gallery, Victoria, BC

1990                         George Grove at Ground Zero                      Ground Zero Printmakers, Victoria, B.C.

1987                        First Solo                                     X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1987                        George Grove                                  Alternative Art Gallery, Mill Bay, BC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2001Imitation and Effigy                           Glass Onion, Vancouver, BC

2000Art Throb II                                 Glass Onion, Vancouver, BC

1999Dynamix                                    Dynamo Gallery, Vancouver, BC   

1998Velveeta                                    Dynamo Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1997Beyond Differences                           Immigrant & Refugee Center Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1997Art Throb I                                  Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1996Against The Wall                              X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1996Fine Arts Regional Juried Show                   Phillips Rd Gallery, Sooke, B.C.

1996Erotic Arts Evening                            Wastland Gallery/Performance Cabaret, Victoria, B.C.

1996The Art of Humour                             Plaza Hotel Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1996Members Show                               X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1996The Flesh                                    The Citadel Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1995Bumper Crop II                                 Old Post Office Gallery, Victoria, BC

1995Cuts and Bites                               Arts Alliance Public Gallery, Courtney, B.C.

1995Ground Zero Group Show                        Small WorX Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1995Open House                                  Ground Zero Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1995Island Illustrators Society Studio Tour              Archive Frames Gallery, Victoria, B.C. 

1994Salacious Gaze                                 The Roving Eye Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1994Bumper Crop I                                Rogue Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1994Grounded                                    The Roving Eye Gallery, Victoria B.C.

1994The Works                                   CIBC Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1993Side Show                                    Open Space Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

199314                                         Big Society Art Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1993Grand Opening                                 Buzzard’s Lunch Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1993Out of Context                                 X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1993Erotic Art Show                                New Era Social Club, Victoria, B.C.

1993Impulsion                                     Ground Zero Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1992Mixed Media Art Show                            Mystic Lane Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1992Paint In                                      Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

1992Ground Zero Members Exhibition                    Floating Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1992Erotic Art Show                               New Era Social Club, Victoria, B.C

1991Grand Opening                                   Rogue Gallery, Victoria, BC

1991Neurotica                                      X Changes Gallery, Victoria, BC

1991PrintWorks Cultural Exchange Art Exhibition            Zhuhai Artist’s Gallery, China

1990Interbifep 6th Bienniel Exhibition of Portrait - Drawings and Graphics    Tuzla, Yugoslavia

1990X Changes 20th  Birthday Exhibition                 X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

198918th International Blenale of Graphic Arts             Ljubjana, Yugoslavia 

1989Print Show '89                                    Ground Zero Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1989Erotic Art Show                                   New Era Social Club, Victoria, B.C.

1989Tremor                                        Open Space Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Prints & Drawings                                 X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Ground Zero Members Exhibition                      X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Where Art & Craft Merge                            X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Vancouver Island Invitational                         Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, B.C.

1988Members Show                                    X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Gallery on Wheels                                  Open Space Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Emergence                                       Open Space Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Impressions '88                                    X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Regional Juried Art Show                            North Park Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1988Gifts for Friends                                   X Changes Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1987Eye Appeal Show                                   North Park Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1987Erotic Art Show                                    New Era Social Club, Victoria, B.C.

1987Regional Juried Art Show                              North Park Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1986Eye Appeal Show                                    North Park Gallery, Victoria, B.C.        

1986Expo Art Show – Feature Artist                        Titan Embassy, Victoria, B.C.

1986Images and Objects IV                                Provincial Arts Exhibition, B.C. Festival of the Arts,

1986Regional Juried Art Show                             Open Space Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

1985Grad Show                                         M-Hut Gallery, University of Victoria, B.C.

1985Art Auction’85                                      Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, B.C.

1985Traveling Show                                     Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, P.Q.

 

CRITICAL MENTION

 

1996                        “Ground Zero is Impressive”, Paula Wild, The Record

1994                        “Deliciously Subversive” Monday Magazine, March 30th

1993                        “Side Show”, Open Space News letter, Fall

1993                        “Reinventing a place for printmaking”, Robert Amos, Victoria Times-Colonist

1992                        “Victoria’s erotic art show comes out of the closet at last”, Robert Amos, Times Colonist

1991                        "But Is It Really Art?", Vaughn Cocke The Victoria Star

1991                        “Neurotic art a cohesive surprise”, m.c. schraefel, The Martlet, Nov. 7th

1991                        “Neurotica! In Victoria”,  Parallelogramme Vol.17 no.2

1991                        "Curator's Corner", Nicholas Tuele, Art Gallery of Victoria Newsletter

1990                        ARTBEAT, Susan Gibbs, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 21st

1990                        “New Prints”, Monday Magazine, Oct. 26th

1990                        “Ambitious and utopian venture”, Robert Amos, Times-Colonist, April 21st

1989                        "Survival Tips & Shakey Art", Frank Nowosad Monday Magazine, April 19th

1988                        “Troubled and Remarkable”, Monday Magazine, Aug. 24th

1988                        "Busman's Holiday", Robert Amos, Victoria Times-Colonist, October lst

1988                        “First Class Provocation”, Monday Magazine, May 4th

1988                        "Adventurous Curator", Robert Amos, Victoria Times-Colonist, August 20th

1986                        “Victoria Artists Impress Judges at B.C. Festival”, Robert Amos, Victoria Times Colonist, May 21st

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2000                        People’s Choice Award, Art Throb II, Glass Onion Gallery

1986                        Award of Excellence, Images and Objects, BC Festival of the Arts

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE PUBLICATIONS

- 6th International Biennial Exhibition of Portrait and Graphics - Tuzla, Yugoslavia, 1990.

- 1989 Ljubljana: Bienale 18 – Editor, Zoran Krizisnik, Published by the International Center of Graphic   Art, Ljubljana, 1989.

- Erotic Art for April Fools – Editor, J.C. Scott, Brand New Era Social Club Publications, 1989.

- I is for Immigrant Art -  Published by Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Center Society, 1997.
                                                                                   
- Michael’s World – Editor, Barbara Winters, Published by Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery, 2007.