Ron Bolt – James Miller – Mark Thompson: New Paintings

Christina Parker Gallery is pleased to present Ron Bolt, James Miller, Mark Thompson: New Paintings, an exhibition of new work by three esteemed painters. Showcasing a remarkable new collection of work by each of these visionary artists, the exhibition celebrates distinct and powerful expressions of land, sea and light.

The exhibition will be on view in the gallery beginning November 8 and will continue until November 30. There will be an artist reception on Friday, November 8 from 6–8pm, with music provided by Boyd Chubbs.

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Ron Bolt

Ron Bolt (RCA) was born in Toronto in 1938. His career spans over 60 years. As a painter and printmaker, he has held over 75 solo exhibitions in public and commercial galleries in Canada and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the United States, Mexico, England, Japan and China. His commissions include government murals, several books and numerous corporate and private installations. His paintings, prints and limited edition books are in the collections of museums, public galleries and major libraries in Canada and abroad.

Ron Bolt was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1986, and served as its 27th President from 2000 to 2002. He was awarded the Canada 125 Medal in 1992, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in 2003 and the RCA’s Centennial Medallion in 2005.

Bolt’s love of Newfoundland and Labrador began in the summer of 1971 when he spent 3 weeks in Hibb’s Cove working with the Outport Arts Foundation teaching art to children. Since then he has returned to the province many times, including as artist in residence at Gros Morne National Park and as a participant in the Visiting Artists Program at St. Michael’s Printshop.

Ron Bolt’s CV

Ron Bolt Brochure

James Miller

James Miller was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. His studies include the Fine Arts program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1974-1975, the Fine Arts program at John Abbot College in Montreal from 1978–1979 and at A.O.C.A from 1979–1983. Miller has exhibited in solo exhibitions in St. John’s, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Boston and across Canada.

Work by James Miller is part of public collections such as the Provincial Art Bank of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Memorial University Permanent Collection, the Municipal Collection of the City of St. John’s, the Canada Council Art Bank, and the Government of Scotland. It can also be found in corporate and private collections across Canada, the United States and the UK.

James Miller’s CV

James Miller Brochure

Mark Thompson

Born in the Fenlands of Eastern England (1972), Mark Thompson went on to study painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His early memories of the land informed his studies, and he continues to explore the inextricable link between landscape and memory in his current body of work. After completing his degree in 1997, he won first the Duveen and then the Rootstein Hopkins travel scholarships, which took him to Iceland, Norway and Finland. Mark’s experiences in these harsh Nordic landscapes inspired his first solo exhibition at the Proud Galleries in London (1999). Since that first show, Mark has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the Gilchrist Fisher Landscape Painting Award and the Villiers David Award.

Mark’s paintings have been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe and America – notably with solo shows at the M. K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Art in Lithuania, the Hordaland International Art Gallery in Norway, and the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, USA. His work is represented in public and private collections, including the Government Art Collection of Great Britain and Microsoft collections. In December 2019 he participated in the Pouch Cove Foundation residency, an experience that he cites as changing the course of his life. Mark now lives and works in Newfoundland, and has recently exhibited his work in Germany and Norway.

Mark Thompson’s CV

Mark Thompson Brochure