Adrian Baker has been painting and exhibiting her work in galleries since 1980, as well as working as a portraitist, muralist and art teacher. Career highlights include a commissioned portrait of Prime Minister Trudeau (1984); work featured on the covers of the Canadian Medical Journal (1983) , Reader’s Digest magazine (1996), and The Practising Midwife (U.K. 2011); and twice being chosen as a finalist in the Kingston Prize for Contemporary Canadian Portraiture (2005 and 2007).

Adrian’s work has been exhibited avross Ontario and internationally, in group shows as well as solo exhibitions. Her most recent Ottawa exhibition was at Dale Smith Gallery in 2009, a fundraiser she organized for an international charity working to combat high rates of maternal mortality. Also in 2009, she was selected to be artist-in-residence in Bermuda, followed by a very successful solo exhibition of her work at the Bermuda Masterworks Museum. In 2010 one of her paintings was selected for an exhibition in Chicago. Adrian's work can be found in numerous public and private collections across Canada, the USA, and abroad.

C.V.

Born, Montreal, PQ

BFA, Central Technical School, Toronto, ON

Solo Exhibits

2009       A.I.R. exhibition, Rick Faries Gallery, Masterworks Museum of Art, Bermuda

2009       Labours of Love, Dale Smith Gallery, Ottawa, ON 

2009       Retrospective, Chambers Gallery and Corridor Gallery, Almonte, ON

2007       Call of the Wild, Lux Gallery, Carleton Place, ON  

1996       Rural Images, McLaren-Barnes Gallery, Oakville, ON

1987       Interiors, Village Square Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Selected Group Exhibits

2010       Mothers, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, U.S.

2010       Ottawa Art Gallery, Art rental and sales, Ottawa, ON

2009       Salon des Refuses, Robert Macklin Gallery, Kingston, ON

2009       Women in Art, MVS Gallery, St. Lawrence College, Brockville, ON

2008      The Art of Life, Chameleon Nation Gallery, Kingston, ON

2007       Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture, Firehall Gallery, Gananoque, ON

2006       Convergence Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON     

2005       Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture, Firehall Gallery, Gananoque, ON

2002       Artsfusion, Thorburn Mill, Almonte, ON  

2001       Christmas show, Keffer Gallery, Almonte, ON

1989       Amaryllis Group Show, The Mill of Kintail, Almonte, ON

1988       Ottawa Art Exchange, Canadian Artists, Heritage Building, Ottawa

1986       First International Exhibit of Miniature Art, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto

1985       Big Ribbon Exhibition, A Source of Art, By Ward Market Building, Ottawa

1985       Miniature Show, Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, Ottawa

1985       Members' Show, A Source of Art, City Hall, Ottawa

1985       Celebration Arts Show, Festival of the Arts, Ottawa

1984       Nepean Visual Arts Show, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, Nepean, ON

1983       Member’s Show, A source of Art, Dow’s Lake Pavilion, Ottawa, ON

1982       Summer Exhibition, Firehall Gallery, Perth, ON

1982       Annual Miniature Show, Saw Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Selected Commissions and Grants

2011        Featured cover artist, The Practising Midwife Magazine, U.K.

2009        Appointed Artist-in Residence, Bermuda Masterworks Foundation, Bermuda

1995        Featured cover artist, Reader’s Digest Magazine, Canada

1987        Ontario Arts Council ‘Exhibition Assistance’ grant

1984        Commissioned portrait of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and sons

1983        Featured cover artist, Canadian Medical Association Journal

Publications and Reviews

2010       Ottawa Morning interview, Kathleen Petty, CBC Radio, Ottawa, ON

2010       Local painter one of two Canadians…, EMC, Smiths Falls, ON

2010       On display in Chicago, Desmond Devoy, Canadian Gazette, Carleton Place, ON 

2009       Capturing the Island’s Intimate…, Rene Hill, The Royal Gazette, Bermuda

2009       Artist in Residence Captures…, Helen Jardine, The Bermuda Sun

2009       Interview, Susan Johnston, CKCU radio, Ottawa, ON    

2009       Artist helps Raise Funds for Mothers in Africa, The Citizen, Ottawa, ON

2008       The Kingston Prize, Julian Brown, The Queens Quarterly, Kingston, ON

2007        Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture, (catalogue), Gananoque, ON

2007       From a Grand Tour to The Call of the Wild, The Humm, Almonte, ON

2005       Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture, (catalogue), Gananoque, ON

2005       The Art of Adrian Baker, Sally Hansen, The Humm, Almonte, ON

2004       Connecting in Carleton Place, Carolyn Ciccoritti, The Humm, Almonte, ON

2000       Local Artist Recalls…, Lianne Lahaie, The Canadian, Carleton Place, ON

1999       More Murals Unveiled for Downtown, The Gazette, Almonte, ON

1996       Former Oakville Artist Features…, The Beaver, Oakville, ON

1990       Drawing on a Blank Wall, The Citizen, Ottawa, ON

1990       Ten Studios From Area…, The Record News, Almonte, ON

1989       Local Artist Draws on Fame, Lois Tuffin, The Canadian, Carleton Place, ON

1987       What’s On, Nancy Baele, The Citizen, Ottawa, ON

1987       Radio Noon, Mary Cook, CBC Radio Interview, Ottawa, ON

1987       Quebec Artist is Featured, The Sunday Herald, Carp, ON

1986       First Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, (catalogue), Toronto, ON

1985       Festival of the Arts Juried Arts Exhibition, (catalogue), Ottawa, ON

1984       Painterly Gifts…, The Review, Ottawa, ON

1983       A Source of Art Presents, (brochure), Ottawa, ON

Other Professional Activities 

- Juror for gallery exhibitions, on selection committee for art bursaries.  

- Portraits, murals, and other commissioned artwork for private clients

- Teaching workshops & classes for artists in her studio, Appleton, ON.

- Teaching of secondary school equivalency art program for Rideau Valley Home

  Educators Association, Ottawa.

- Assistant Art Director, Harbourfront Corporation, Toronto.

Donations 

- Donation of artwork to numerous charitable organizations including White Ribbon

  Alliance for Safe Motherhood (Ottawa), Carleton Place and Almonte Art Bursary

  fundraisers, ‘School box’ fundraiser for Nicaragua (Almonte), Ethiopian Relief

  fundraiser (Ottawa), Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (Ottawa),

  Saw Gallery (Ottawa).

- Volunteer teaching of art workshops for aboriginal teens from Kashechewan, Ottawa.

- Donation of murals for non-profit groups including Human Rights Day events (Victoria

  BC, & Carleton Place, ON), St. Mary’s Elementary school (Carleton Place),

  Canoe Club (Carleton Place).

Affiliations

Member, Arts Carleton Place

Member, Canadian Arts Representation of Ontario

Member, Visual Arts Ontario