Curriculum Vitae ( Arts )

PERSONAL

Born: Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Education: B.A. (Art History & English) University of Saskatchewan

Profile: An independent artist, writer, editor, learning facilitator and professional cultural worker

Languages: English and French – Spoken and Written

ARTS

Selected Solo and 2-Person Exhibitions & Presentations

2018 – Uillinn Art Centre, Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. “Storied Landscapes” presentation & talk in association with the exhibition: “Coming Home -Art and The Great Hunger”

2016 – Uillinn Art Centre, Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. “Gardening the Planet”: presentation & talk in association with the exhibition: ” Et si s’etait trompe – What If We Got It Wrong?”

2013 – Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (10/20/20)

2009 – (March) Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2007 – Platform: Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 person, with Maeghan Hill-Carroll, curated by Petra Halkes

2006 – Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2004 – Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1999 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon

1997 – Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 1999 – Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s Newfoundland
( 2 person, with Marlene Creates )

1988 – Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 1987 – Biblioteque Municipale, Mont Joli, P.Q.

1986 – Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Saskatoon 1985 – Gallery 101, Ottawa

• Northern Life and Northern Exhibition Centre, Fort Smith, N.W.T.
• Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert, B.C.

1984 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon

• Niagara Artists Centre, Niagara

1982 – The Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina

• Open Space Gallery, Victoria
• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

1980 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon 1978 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon 1977 – Prairie Light Gallery, Saskatoon

1976 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon 1974 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2022 – Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. “Road Trip”
2020 – Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Sk. ( “Next Year Country”)
2008 – Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba ( “Subconscious City”)
2005 – Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Ont.
– Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta 2001 – Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, England
1996 – Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Ont. 1994 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Sk.
1990 – McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ont. 1989 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1986 – Coburg Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1984 -Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alta.

• SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ont.

1982 – The Photography Gallery, La Jolla, Ca., U.S.A

• Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, Ont.
• Shell Canada Gallery, Calgary, Alta.

1980 – Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto, Ont. 1978 – Neikrug Galleries, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
1976 – University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alta.

• Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.

1975 -Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ont.

Selected Publications And Papers:

2018 – The North End Revisited – Photographs by John Paskievitch. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, Issue No. 145 Vol. 37, No. 1. Winnipeg Manitoba
2015 – William Eakin. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, Issue No. 133 Vol. 34, No. 1. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2013 – Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. Foote. Border Crossings – A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 127 Vol. 32, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba
2012 – AMoon or a Button: Michael Dumontier. Border Crossings -A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 122 Vol. 31, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2011 – after dusk-Anna von Gwinner & Markus Schadel. Border Crossings -A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 119 Vol. 30, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2010 – David Wityk. Border Crossings -A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 116 Vol. 29, No. 4. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2009 – Agrarian Worlds: Colette Balcaen and Tim Schouten. Border Crossings – A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 111, Vol. 28, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2008 – I Am My Family: Photographic Memories and Fictions, by Rafael Goldchain. Border Crossings – A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 108, Vol. 27, No. 4. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2007 – Gardening the Planet – paper, presented at Global Photographies, a conference at Institute of Arts & Design Technolo_gy, Dublin, Ireland.
2007 – Lisa Stinner. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, Issue No. 103, Vol. 26, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2007 – Peter Maccallum. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, Issue No. 102, Vol. 26, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba
2006 – Saskatchewan: Uncommon Views . Border Crossings -A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 99, Vol. 25, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2001 – Local Histories – paper & exhibition presented at Between Nature, a conference at Lancaster University, England.
1994 – Pearyland, by Barry Lopez with photography by Richard Holden. Outside Outside Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
1989 – Landscape: 150 Years After. Blackflash Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, 1989. P.G. Press Inc.. Saskatoon, Sask. Canada.
1984 – Tourist. Blackflash, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer, 1984. P.G. Press Inc., Saskatoon, Sask. Canada.

Commissions:

C.B.C., Radio Canada Building, Regina Saskatchewan.
The Canadian Development Bank, Montreal.

Public Collections:

The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
The Department of External Affairs, Government of C3nada, Ottawa
The National Archives of Canada, Ottawa
The Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton, Ottawa
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa
The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
The Norman MacKenzie Gallery, Regina
The Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina
The Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
Air Canada Collection, Montreal
Collection of The Canadian Development Bank, Montreal
The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden

Awards and Grants:

2020 – Canada Council for the Arts – Explore and Create: Research and Creation Grant
2020 – Winnipeg Arts Council – Individual Artist Grant
2018 – Winnipeg Arts Council – Professional Development Grant
2018 – Canada Council for the Arts – Arts Abroad Grant
2016 – Winnipeg Arts Council – Professional Development Grant
2016– Manitoba Arts Council – Professional Development Grant
2008 – Winnipeg Arts Council – Individual Artist Grant
2006 – Winnipeg Arts Council – Individual Artist Grant
2004 – Manitoba Arts Council – Creation/Production
2003 -Canada Council for the Arts – Creation/Production
1998 – Canada Council for the Arts – Creation/Production
1998 – Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton
1989 – Ontario Arts Council Senior Artist Grant
1980 – Canada Council Grant, Project Cost
1976 – Canada Council Grant, Type ‘B’

Selected Bibliography:

2007 – Framing/Unframing: Landscapes by Maegan Hill-Carroll + Richard Holden
Curatorial essay by Petra Halkes. Platform Centre for Photographic+ Digital Arts.

2007 – Richard Holden by Cristabel Wiebe. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, IssueNo. 102, Vol. 26, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba.

2004 – Richard Holden by Cliff Eyland. Border Crossings -Amagazine of the Arts, Issue No. 90, Vol. 23, No. 1. Winnipeg Manitoba.

1999 -A Response to Continental Edge, by John Conway. Interplay, A Forum for Critical Dialogue, Vol. 2. No.1. The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask.

1990 – The Landscape: Eight Canadian Photographers, by David Barbour.
Catalogue of an exhibition organized by The McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.

1982 – Richard Holden: Arctic Photographs, by Michael Parke-Taylor. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Memberships:

Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
Manitoba Printmakers Association

Related Activities:

1971- Founding member of The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon ( Now re-named PAVED )

Teaching:

2013- Lecturer: The History of Photography, School of Art, University of Manitoba

Public Presentations:

• On television, radio and at public receptions – numerous presentations on the arts and arts-relatedissues.
• Guest lectures at the Universities of Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Manitoba and presentations at the Lancaster University, U.K. and the Institute of Arts & Design Technology, Dublin, Republic of Eire.

International Experience:

Work exhibited in Spain, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Sweden and the U.S.A.
Project work carried out in the U.S.A., Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, the U. K. and the Republic of Eire.

Website:

http://richardholden.ca

Work Related History

Positions Held:

Related Administrative Experience (Volunteer)

Board Member, Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon

President, Fort Garry Lions Football Club, Winnipeg