1994     -Diversity in Action, Harcourt House Public Art Gallery,

Edmonton

            -Calgary’s Civic Art Collection: Selected Works from the Last

 Quarter Century, City Hall, Calgary

-What’s in a Name? Muttart Gallery, Calgary

1993     -Survey of Western Canadian Art, Galerie Pallas, Prague,

Czech Republic

-Imprint, Manitoba Printmakers’ Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

-Collaboration: Squeeze and Stretch, Muttart Gallery, Calgary

1992     -Fusion International, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum, Japan

-Vessels of Vision, “The Works,” Manulife Place, Edmonton

1991     -Alberta Vision, Tokyo, Japan (Canadian Embassy inaugural

 exhibition/traveling)

-Art Around Here: Avenues of Acquaintance, Nickle Arts Museum,

 Calgary

-The Figure, Drawn, The Burnaby Art Gallery, Vancouver

-Top Notch, Harcourt House, Edmonton

1990     -Views from Alberta, Edmonton Art Gallery (traveling)

            -The Human Condition, Edmonton Art Gallery

1989     -Alberta Drawings: A Selection of Recent Work, Edmonton Art Gallery

-Towards a New Canadian Mythology, ‘The Works’, Edmonton

-Alberta Women Artists, ‘The Works’, Edmonton

1988     -A Celebration of Excellence, President’s Inaugural Exhibition,

 Mezzanine Gallery, U of C

-Visions of Alberta, Muttart Public Art Gallery, Calgary

-Women at ‘The Works’, Manulife Place, Edmonton

-Art is Our Game, Olympic exhibition, Gulf Canada Gallery,  Calgary (traveling)

-Athletics and the Artist, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta

1986     -The Arts in a Multi-Cultural Setting, Indian International Centre,

New Delhi, India and Visva-Bharati University,

West Bengal, India (traveling)

ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITIONS:

1988 to 1997     -University of Calgary Faculty Exhibitions,

Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary

1988 to 2001     -Alberta College of Art & Design Faculty Exhibitions,

Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary

SELECTED AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS

visual art and public performance:

2005     -Herstory: USA, Seattle, Washington (keynote, U.S. national

            war bride presentation)

2004     -Herstory, International Women Educators, Calgary

-Herstory, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan War Bride Reunion, Saskatoon        

            -Herstory, Royal Canadian Legion

2003     -Herstory: Alberta, Alberta War Bride Reunion (keynote)            -Herstory: Alberta, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton

            -Herstory, Alberta College of Art & Design (Lecture Hall),

             Calgary

2002     -Herstory: New Zealand, (ArtCity public lecture series)

             Glenbow Museum, Calgary

1998     -Articulations, performative dialogue with poet Fred Wah for

             Canada Book Day, Muttart Public Art Gallery, Calgary

1997     -ImageNations, performative dialogue with poet Fred Wah,

             international exhibition of visual poetry, FAB Gallery,

             University of Alberta, Edmonton      

 AWARDS:

-Global Television & YWCA, Woman of Vision Award in the category of Arts,

 Entertainment & Culture, July 2006

-Alberta Centennial Purchase, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 2006

-Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA), inducted 2006

-Lieutenant Governor’s Celebration of the Arts Pin, presented by Dr. Lynda Haverstock, Saskatchewan, 2005

-Visual Arts Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts 2005, 2004,

2003, 2001

-Impresario Award, Calgary Region Arts Foundation, 2003

-Distinguished Alumni Award of Excellence, 75th Anniversary, Alberta

College of Art and Design,  Board of Directors, 2002

-Multi-Disciplinary Arts Award, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 1997

-Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 1994, 1992, 1991

-Visual Arts Project Grant, Government of Alberta, 1990, 1989

-Endowment Award, Celebration of Women in The Arts, Edmonton, 1988

-Visual Arts Project Grant, Alberta Culture, 1988

-The Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship, 1987

-Province of Alberta Prize, Minister of Advanced Education, 1985

-Alberta College of Art Travel Scholarship (Fine Arts recipient), 1984

(London, England to study the figure in post-secondary art institutions: Spade, The Royal College of Art, The Royal Academy of Art)

-Louise McKinley Post-Secondary Scholarship, Alberta Heritage Fund, 1985 & 1983

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

-Guest Lecture, History 2133, U of S (Social History during WW II), March 1, 2006

-Arts Juror, Alberta Heritage Scholarships, Edmonton, (annual)

-International Baccalaureate Examiner, Visual Arts (Wales, UK), 2004

-Juror, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, (2002 & 2004)

-President, Burns Visual Arts Society of Calgary, 2003 - 2005

-Visiting Artist Lecture, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, 2003

-Advisory Board Member Red Deer College, 2001 to present

-Faculty, Alberta College of Art& Design, (Drawing, Anatomy, & Senior

Seminar) 1988 - 2002

-Education Chair, Alberta Society of Artists, 1997 - 2005

-Visiting Artist Lecture, Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina, Sask., 2002

-Visiting Artist Workshop, Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina, Sask., 2002

-Visiting Artist (Painting), Nelson, New Zealand, 2002

Sessional Faculty, University of Calgary (Drawing, Painting & Independent Studies)1988 - 1998

-Visiting Artist, Red Deer College, 1999

-Juror (Multi-Disciplinary), Alberta Foundation for the Arts,

Edmonton (1998)

-Guest Instructor, Arctic College (Nunatta Campus), Iqaluit, N.T.

1994 & 1992

-Co-curator: “3 Chapters in Continuing Stories,” Triangle Gallery

of the Visual Arts, Calgary

-Guest Curator: “Recovery,” The New Gallery, Calgary, 1991

DOCUMENTATION, PUBLISHED REVIEWS:

-Kokott, A., Plywood provides canvas to portray war brides’ travails, Calgary Herald, July 4, 2006, B3

-Global TV feature (for “Woman of Vision” with host Angela Kokott), Calgary,

 July 3, 2006

-Hughes, L., War Brides in Saskatchewan, Prairies North, [Regina/Norquay] Summer 2006, pp 9 - 10

-Nemetz, A., One Way Passage to Pier 21, The Chronicle Herald, [Halifax, NS], July 1, 2006, p. C12

-Butler, C., War Brides Stand Shoulder to Shoulder in Bev Tosh Exhibit, Western Canada’s Honour Magazine, [Calgary, AB], Spring 2006, pp 10 -11

-CBC TV (with Wayne Rostad), On the Road Again, airing Fall 2006

-Sharpe, C., The Wake of a War Bride, 24-min. documentary video, 2006

-Edwards Stacy, J., Brides on a Shelf, The Telegram, [St. John’s, Newfoundland], May 12, 2006 p. B1

-Global TV News, Saskatoon, May 6, 2006

-Polachic, D., One-Way Passage: Exhibit pays tribute to Canadian war brides, Saskatoon Sun, [Saskatoon, SK.], April 30, 2006 p. 3

-CBC News, Saskatoon, March 8, 2006,

-CTV News (interview), Saskatoon, March 6, 2006,

-Pavlin, J., Art exhibit tells war brides’ stories, Star Phoenix [Saskatoon, SK.],

Mar. 6, 2006 p. A4

-CBC Radio, Saskatoon, SK. March 5, 2006

-Global TV News, Saskatoon, March 4, 2006

-Bly, David, Second World War tore families apart …, Calgary Herald, Feb. 19, 2006, p. B6

-CBC TV News, interview with Mike Vernon, aired Feb. 8, 2006 (Calgary), & CBC NewsWorld (National), Feb. 9, 2006

-Priegert, P., Bev Tosh, Galleries West, Spring 2006, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 28

-Laviolette, M-B, An Alberta Chronicle: Adventures in Recent and Contemporary Art, Altitude Publishing, 2005, pp. 437-438

-Shaw TV interview with Lara Hurrell, aired Sept. 23 & 30, 2005, Calgary

-CHBC Radio (interview), Kelowna, BC, August 9, 2005

-CHBC TV, Okanagan Now (with S.Dawson), Kelowna, BC, July 31, 2005

-CKOV Radio (interview), Kelowna, BC, July 29, 2005

-Turnbull, G., Romanced Away, News Showcase (Capital News), [Kelowna], July 14-20, Cover & p. 3

-Priegert, P., Poignant evocation of war-bride story, eVent visual arts [Kelowna], July 6, 2005, p. 5

-Baecker, M., An emotion-filled opening, The Daily Courier, [Kelowna, BC], June 28, 2005, A12

-CTV National News interview, Ottawa, May 7, 2005.

-Brandon, Dr. L., CBC Radio One, Ottawa, May 4, 2005. Painting posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Web site.

-Sharpe, Colleen, One-Way Passage: in the wake of a war bride, NUTV documentary video, 2005

-Sanders, Harry M., Honouring War Brides..., Sentinal Legion: A Voice For The Alberta-Northwest Territories Command, Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall 2004,  front cover, pp. 8 - 15

-Sanders, Harry M., Honouring War Brides: A Calgary artist’s tribute,

Legacy Magazine [Edmonton], Winter 2003, pp. 22 - 28

-Robertson, P., Return of the Figure, Galleries West Magazine [Calgary], Fall 2002, pp. 12-13

-Livermore, I., War Brides weave fragments of memory, High River Times, Nov.18, 2002, pp. 22-23

-Ashbee, K., Perfect Vision, Canadian House and Home, Toronto, Ont. Feb. 2002, pp. 60 & 61.

-Moriarty, A., Brush with the Past, feature (front page) article/image in The Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand, Jan. 22, 2002

-Brush with the Past, (as above), Christchurch Star newspaper, Christchurch, New Zealand

-Moriarty, A., Painters focus on figure, The Nelson Mail, Nelson,

New Zealand, Jan. 23, 2002, p. 20

-Art News New Zealand, Spring 2001, p. 69

-Zimon, K., Our Visual Heritage, University of Calgary Emeritus Association, lecture Nov. 8, 2000, reprinted and feature image in the LAR: Emeritus Association Newsletter, Winter 2000/1,7.2., p.3

-Zimon, K., The Alberta Society of Artists: The First Seventy Years, University of Calgary Press, 2000, pp. 69, 103, 104, Pl. 42b.

-Westra, M., Figuring Out a Beautiful Body of Work, Artichoke Magazine: writings about the visual arts, [Calgary], Summer 2000

-MacDonnell, Dr. C., ARTiculations series with poet Fred Wah featured on cover and centerfold

(with documentation) of the Canadian Society for Education Through Art, 2000

-Westra, M., Figuring Out a Beautiful Body of Work, Fast Forward Magazine, [Calgary], Oct. 28, 1999, p.25

-Laviolette, M-B, Overdue Retrospective Pays Tribute to Mystic Artist, Calgary Herald, Sept. 25, 1999, p. ES13

-Tousley, N., Galleries: Critic’s Pick, Calgary Herald Entertainment Guide, Sept.16,1999,HL26

-Severson, A., Bev Tosh: Figuratively Speaking, Vie des Arts, Montreal, Fall 1999

-Severson, A., Bev Tosh, ArtWalk Magazine (feature artist), Calgary Sept. 1999, cover & pp. 18-19

-CBC News televised ARTiculations & public performance for Canada Book Day, April 23,1998

-Tosh, B., Heavy Water: Lidiya’s Story, (feature article), Artichoke Magazine: writings about the visual arts, [Calgary], Spring 1997, Vol. 9 Number 1, pp18-21

-St. Petersburg Television interview, May 1993, Russia

-Vaseleeva, O., The Expression of Tosh Canvases, Ob Regional News/Russia, No.42, 05/29/93

-Gustafson, P., Questions of Value (review),  Artichoke Magazine: writings about the visual arts, [Calgary], Spring/Summer 1992, Vol. 4 Number 1, pp. 28-29

-Adams, R., Bev Tosh: Surfacing, Visual Arts Newsletter, [Edmonton], July 1991, vol. 13, p. 5

-White, R., Bev Tosh Hits the Water..., Muttart Newsletter, [Calgary], Mar/Apr. 1989

-Abercrombie, N., In Search of Alberta Art,  Visual Arts Newsletter, [Edmonton], Mar 1988, p. 24

-Oil on Water, MFA Thesis, University of Calgary, 1987

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Canadian Pacific Corp.                         

Esso Resources Canada Ltd.

Olga Havel Foundation, Prague             

Rapport, Toronto

Alberta Art Foundation                         

British Petroleum Corporation

Calgary Allied Arts Foundation                   

City of Nizhnevartovsk, Russia             

University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton                   

Gulf Canada Resources

Talisman Energy                                              

Lethbridge Regional Hospital

Norcen Energy Resources                                

Cold Lake Regional Hospital

Foothills Hospital, Calgary

Sun Oil Ltd.                                                     

Husky Oil

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