Daniel Steeves Biography 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• 2006 – 2007 MAPPS International Printmaking Exhibition, The Anna Leonowens Art
  Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS (Juried, Touring Exhibition)

• 2005 “A Sense of Place”, with David Blackwood and Thaddeus Holownia, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, ON
  “New Prints 2005/Summer: Etchings”, International Print Centre, New York, NY, USA
  “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”, Print Sales Gallery, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
  “The House as Fortress”, Regent College, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

• 2004 “Accumulations”, Recent work by Artists of the Fine Arts Department of
  Mount Allison University, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB

• 2003-2005 “Bread Upon Waters”, Gallery W, Sacramento, CA, USA

• 2003 “10th Anniversary Exhibition”, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, ON
  “Water”, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, ON
  “Inksmithing”, Nova Scotia Printmakers Association Bi-Annual Exhibition, St. Francis Xavier University Art Gallery, NS

• 2002 September 11, 2001 Memorial Portfolio, Higgins Art Gallery, Cap Cod
  Community College, Mass, USA
  “Recent Work”, Mount Allison University, Biennial Faculty Exhibition,
  Owns Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
  “Recent Acquisitions”, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI

• “2001-2002 Acquisitions Exhibitions”, NB Art Bank, Galerie d’art de l’Universite de Moncton, Moncton NB

• 2001 “Recent Work”, Moncton Art Gallery, Moncton, NB
  “Works in a Box” Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB
  “Printmakers Showcase”, The Printmakers Council of PEI Arts Guild,
  Charlottetown, PEI
  “Fathom Four – The Seventh Wave”, Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, Saint Johns, NB
  “Innovation on Paper”, Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS
  “Artists in a Floating World”, London Regional Gallery, London, ON and Dalhousie Art Gallery, in Halifax, NS

• 2000 Marian McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

• 1999-01 "Things we Put on Hill", Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

• 2000 (solo) Touring exhibition travelling to Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlotteown, PEI, WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, Ontario, The Lookout Gallery, Regent College, Vancouver BC, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB, Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste.-Marie, Ontario, Prince Rupert Art Gallery, Prince Rupert, BC, Moose Jaw Art Museum, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

• 1999 "Dialogue Among Cultures", Moncton, NB (juried, touring exhibition)

• 1999 "Dan Steeves", Galerie D'Art Jean-Claude Bergeron, Ottawa, ON (solo)

• 1998 "The Black and White Show", Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, ON

• 1998 "Gallery Printmakers", Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON

• 1998"Structures in the Landscape", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. (Curated)

• 1998 "Acquisitions 1997-1998", Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, N.B. (Juried) (Touring)

• 1998 "Three Printmakers", Handworks, Saint John, N.B.

• 1998 "Contemporary Nova Scotia Printmakers", Bristol England (Juried)

• 1998 "Beyond Boundaries", Richmond Art Centre, Richmond, California, USA (Juried)

• 1998 "Nova Scotia Printmakers Exhibition", Engramme, Québec City, Québec (Juried)

• 1996 "Contemporary Nova Scotia Printmakers", Dundee Printmakers Workshop, Seagate Gallery, Dundee, Scotland (Juried)

• 1996 "Nova Scotia Printmakers Exhibition", Anna Leonowens Art Gallery, Halifax, N.S (Juried)

• 1996 "Contemporary Nova Scotia Printmakers", Dundee Printmakers Workshop, Seagate Gallery, Dundas, Scotland (Juried)

• 1995 "Passage", The Lookout Gallery, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

• 1995 "The 7th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibit: 1995 ROC", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan (Juried)

• 1995"45th North American Print Exhibition", Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Massachusetts, USA (Juried)

• 1994 "The Bone Fields", Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto (Solo)

• 1994 "The Bone Fields", Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, N.S. (Solo)

• 1994 "Sight Unseen", UNB Art Centre, Fredericton, N.B.

• 1994 "The 2nd Sapporo International Print Biennale", Sapporo, Japan

• 1994 "The 6th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibit: 1993 R.O.C.",

• 1994 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

• 1994 "Third Edition: Nova Scotia Printmakers Association Juried Print Show",

• 1994 Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, N.S.

• 1994 "The First International Print Biennial", Maastricht, The Netherlands ( (Juried)

• 1992 "Sight Unseen", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., Touring Solo Show

• 1992 "Etchings", Lookout Gallery, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

• 1992 "Crayon Etchings", Malaspina Printmakers Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

• 1992 "Fine Arts Department Faculty and Staff Exhibition", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B.

• 1992 "Struts Members' Show", Struts Gallery, Sackville, N.B.

• 1992 "Selections from the Print Collection", Inner Gallery, The Print and Drawing Gallery of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

• 1992 "The 8th International Graphic Exhibition, Instituto Per La Cultura E L'Arte", Catania, Italy (Invitational)

• 1992 "The 17th International Independante Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa", Kanagawa Prefecture Gallery Yokahama, Kanagawa, Japan

• 1991 "The 5th International Biennial Print Exhibit: 1991 ROC",Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. (Juried)

• 1991 "International Exhibition of Graphic Art and Poster; 4th Block",Kharkov State Museum, Gallery of Painter House, Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR

• 1991 "Sight Unseen", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. Solo Show Touring 1992. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

• 1990 "Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Collections Series: Nova Scotia Printmakers Association", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S. Touring 1991-1992

• 1991 "The 16th International Independante Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa", Kanagawa Prefecture Gallery, Yokahama, Kanagawa, Japan

• 1991 "Recent Work", Windsor Printmakers Forum, Windsor, Ont. (Solo)

• 1991 "Living Proof", Saint Francis Xavier Art Gallery, Antigonish, N.S.

• 1989 "Sympathy Exhibition for Civil Liberties in China", The Gallery of Erindale College, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.

• 1989 "15th International Independante Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa", Kanagawa Prefecture Gallery, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

• 1989 "Atque Ars 1854-1989-Art from Mount Allison University", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. (Juried)

• 1989 "Medicine Hat Print Show", Medicine Hat Cultural Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta, and Virginia Christopher Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (Juried)

• 1989 "Short Stories", Open Studio, Toronto, Ont. (Group)

• 1989 "Seventh Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition", University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine, U.S. (Juried)

• 1988 "Time", Paradigm shifts, Kitchener, Ont. (Published in "Printed Matter Beyond My Time Frame, [Quarry Press, 1988] (Juried)

• 1988 "Acquisitions 87-88", The Art Centre, The University of New Brunswick,
  Fredericton, N.B. (Juried)

• 1988 "12th International Print Biennale", Exhibition Hall of the Bureau for Artistic Exhibitions, Cracow, Poland; and Bureau for Artistic Exhibitions, Katowice, Poland (Juried)

• 1988 "New Work from Sackville", Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines, Ont. (Juried)

• 1987 "New Brunswick Art Competition", Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, N.B. Toured 1987-1988 (Juried)

• 1987 "5th Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition", University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine, U.S. (Juried)

• 1986 "Art at Mount Allison, The Past Decade", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B.

• 1985 "Third Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition", University of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine, U.S. (Juried)

• 1985 "Observances", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B. (Solo)

• 1985 "New Brunswick Juried Exhibition", Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, N.B."Second Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition", University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine (Juried)

• 1983 "Atlantic Print Exhibition", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., Toured Atlantic Provinces 1983/1984 (Juried)

• "First Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition", University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Maine (Juried)

• 1982 "New Brunswick Printmakers Exhibition", Saint John, N.B.

SELECTED AWARDS

• 2005 Majorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University
  Arts-by-Invitation Travel Grant, New Brunswick Arts Board

• 2003 Research and Creative Activity Committee, Mount Allison University

• 2002 Majorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University

• 2001 Majorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University

• 2000 Internal SSHRC Award, Mount Allison University

• 1999 MarjorieYoung Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University

• 1999 Travel Grant, Department of Economic Development, Tourism, & Culture, Province of New Brunswick

• 1999 Marjorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University

• 1999 Creation Grant, Department of Economic Development, Tourism, & Culture, Province of New Brunswick

• 1993 Marjorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award

• 1992 Marjorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award

• 1992 Cooperation Agreement

• 1992 Promotional Travel Grant,

• 1992 Tourism, Recreation and Heritage, Province of New Brunswick

• 1990 Canada Council Exhibition Award

• 1990 Out of Province Solo Exhibition Award, Dept. of Historical and Cultural Resources, Province of New Brunswick

• 1990 Marjorie Young Bell Fine Arts Award, Mount Allison University

• 1990 New Brunswick Art Competition, Second Prize—Professional Status

• 1990 Canadian Award, Third Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition

• 1984 Solo Exhibition Award, Department of Historical and Cultural Resources, Province of New Brunswick

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• “A Twenty-First Century Etching Revival”, International Print Centre, New York, 2005

• The House as Fortress: the dichotomy of symbolic structure, 2005

• “Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary”, The Halifax Herald, August 15, 2004

• “The Light That Lives in Darkness”, Gaspereau Press, 2004

• “Gabriel’s Wing”, Gaspereau Press, 2004

• “Midgic”, Gaspereau Press, 2003
  “Gravity and Grace: Selected Writing on Contemporary Canadian Art:, Gaspereau Press, 2001

• The Gaspereau Review, No.14, Winter 2001

• Sackville Addresses, Ownes Art Gallery, 2000

• Artists in a Floating World: The Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, 2000

• The Financial Post, May 1999

• Canadian Art. Spring 1999

• Things We Put on a Hill, 1999

• “The Prisoner’s Dilemma, Parodox & the Prints of Dan Steeves” Arts Atlantic, No. 63, 1999

• The Gaspereau Review” No. 2, Winter 1997

• “Lives that were Lived”, The New Brunswick Reader, December 13, 1997

• The Bone Fields, 1993

• Extension, volume 2, no.3, spring 1993

• "Sight Unseen: Recent Work of Dan Steeves", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Journal, vol. 9/2 1992

• "Art That’s All About Life and Faith", Christian Week, Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 22, 1991

• "Sight Unseen: Recent Work by Dan Steeves", Arts Atlantic, no. 41, 1991

• "Sight Unseen", Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, N.B.

• "AGNS Collections Series Nova Scotia Printmakers Association", Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Journal, vol. 8/1, 1991

• "Living Proof: Nova Scotia Printmakers Association", Arts Atlantic, no.38 1990

• Pottersfield Portfolio, vol. 11, Halifax, N.S. 1989

• "Prints in the Sand of Time", The Whig Standard Magazine, Kingston, Ont. Nov. 26, 1988

• "Printed Matter Beyond My Time Frame", Quarry Press, Kingston, Ont., 1988

• "1987 New Brunswick Art Competition", Arts Atlantic, no.31, 1988

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

• Canadian House, Nagoya, Japan

• Royal Bank

• Beaverbrook Art Gallery

• Affinity Financial, Toronto

• Regent College

• Instituto Per La Cultura E L'Arte, Catania, Italy

• Canada Council Art Bank

• Chernobyl Disaster Museum, Kharkov, Ukraine

• Permanent Collection, University of New Brunswick Art Centre

• New Brunswick Art Bank

• Permanent Collection, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University

• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

• Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art

• Sackville Memorial Hospital

• Estate of Hon. Richard Hatfield

• Permanent Collection, Atlantic Baptist University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• 1995-Present Lecturer – Intaglio
  Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

• 1990-Present Lecturer—Intaglio, (part-time)

• 1990 Fourth Year Faculty Advisor (Drawing and Intaglio), Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

• 1988-1989 Printmaking Instructor, Summer Workshop, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

• 1981-1986 Watercolour Painting Instructor, Summer Workshop, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

• 1981-present Printmaking Assistant, Fine Arts Department, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

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