JERRY ROPSON
POLLARDS POINT, NL - SACKVILLE, NB
SOLO PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS
2021 preface for a liturgy (blood ledger), Bonavista Biennale: Tonic of Wildness, Bonavista, NL
2019 water at the bottom of the ocean|rocks upon the shore, Coaker Heritage Foundation, Port Union, NL
2018 Turnip Republic, Dynasty Studio, Toronto, ON
2017 the distance between our outreached arms (deadflag), FOFA Gallery: York Vitrines, Montreal, QC
2017 to kiss a goat between the horns, The Rooms, Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2016 Rituals of Preservation, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2016 Golden Promise, Art Bar, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2015 Out on the Marsh…, OK Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival Struts Gallery–Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB
2015 as previously seen, The Living Is Easy, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2013 WE ARE HERE, Grenfell Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2012 by way of return, The Living is Easy, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2008 hollow cores, other findings and one last chance, Skol Centre des Arts Actuels, Montreal, QC
2007 Diasporic Vacations, The Lodge, Verdun, Montreal, QC
2006 Rec Center Romantic, Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Project Room, Montreal, QC
2005 Pathological, Galerie Nota Bene, Montreal, QC
2004 Your heart is a…My blood runs cold, Gallery Silencio, Montreal, QC
2002 Bite Down Hard, 388 Artspace, Siam Square, Bangkok, Thailand
2001 Hunting for Heroes, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 What the Ocean Remembers, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Online Exhibition, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2021 Word on the Street, The Cloud Factory, Corner Brook, NL
2019 FLOE, Bonavista Biennale, Bonavista Peninsula, NL
2018 Saltbox Contemporary Arts Festival, Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2018 Kelpies and Other Lifeforms, 2 Rooms Art Gallery & Museum, Duntara, NL
2017 Great and North, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Palazzo Loredan, Venice, Italy
2016 Make. Work. Department of Fine Arts Biannual Exhibition, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
2016 Land of Mirrors: Ongoing Experiments in Newfoundland, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2015 Two Solitudes, Université de Moncton and Mount Allison Faculty Exhibition, Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts, Sackville, NB
2015 black flag(s) for another island, Art in the Open, Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
2015 Out on the Marsh... OK Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery-Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB
2015 Folklore and Other Panics, The Rooms Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
2014 Everyday Magic, Public Intervention, Sackville, NB
2014 13 Artists, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2014 Dead Star, Thunder & Lightning Ltd. Sackville, NB
2013 Kitchen Party, KIAC: Dawson Daily News Print & Publishing Symposium, Dawson City, YK
2013 Boxed-In, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery & The Gallery of the Craft Council, St. John’s, NL
2012 Ornamental Branch, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2011 MAPD, Ok. Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery-Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB
2011 Playlists, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2010 Hook, Line & Sinker, Forrest City Gallery, London, ON
2010 Things that Drift Apart, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2009 Time After Timeline, 25th Anniversary Members Show, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2009 Kåt, A4 Gallery Box, Gothenburg, Sweden
2009 Wind from the East, Modern Fuel ARC, Kingston, ON
2009 what happens when nothing happens, Gallery Rotor, Valand School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden.
And FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC
2009 Wind from the East, Modern Fuel ARC, Kingston, ON
2008 Encantado, As a part of ‘Visual Arts Event Babel’. Festival Romerias de Mayo. Holguin, Cuba
2008 Choeur de Griffonage, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC
2008 Strata, MFA Group Exhibition, Espace Artefacto, Montreal, QC
2007 IGNITION, The Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2007 It’s A Wonderful Life, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
2007 Three’s Company: Season One, “MFA Gallery" Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2007 Compression, MFA Student Exhibition. Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, QC
2007 Winter Salon, The Lodge, Verdun, Montreal QC and Summer Salon in 2006
2007 Cyclop’s Library, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB
2007 Salon Ecarlate, Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery, Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH And in 2006 Maison de Culture de Frontenac, Montreal, QC
2006 Flattering the Masters, The RCA Visual Gallery, LSPU Hall, St. John’s, NL
2006 Eye Level Re-shelving Initiative 2, Eye Level Gallery. Halifax, NS and in 2004.
2006 The End, Queensland University of Technology Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2006 The McCleave Gallery of Fine Art Lineage Tour, Canada, Australia, and Europe
2006 Extensions of our Hands, The Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax, NS
2005 Collected Books, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
2005 Cyclops’ Dreams: Artists’ Books, Comics & Zines, Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, BC
2005 Anniversaire Hi-5, La Central Galerie Powerhouse. Montreal, QC
2005 Stay Warm, Atelier Frankfurt Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 Ideas About Infinity, The Helen Pitt Gallery ARC. Vancouver, BC
2004 Performance Symposium: You Held My Hand When It Was Cold, Struts Gallery & Owens Gallery. Public work: Romancing the Cracks, and performance: Through my Teeth. Sackville, NB
2004 The Human Factor, Chapelle du Rahm, Luxembourg-City, Luxembourg
2004 Look Ma’ No Hands! VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2004 Self Publish or Perish, Open Space Arts Society, Victoria, BC
2003 Under Everything Walked Over, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2003 Cabane a Sucre, Pharmacie Esperanza, Montreal, QC
2002 Win, Lose or Draw, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC.
2002 Graffiti, exhibition with public works. Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
2002 Reception w/ Ajarn Kongkananda. SPAFA Gallery, SEAMEO Centre for Archaeology & Fine Arts, Bangkok, Thailand
SELECTED PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS & COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2019 the van out in the woods, Art in the Open, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PE
2019 signs of site, temporary text-based sign project, Bonavista Peninsula, NL
2019 Boyle Airport Contemporary Art Space, Instagram project, Boyle, AB
2016-19 Golden Promise, wall mural, Art Bar, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2013-14 black flag (for fogo island) Impermanent public sculpture/site, outside Joe Batt’s Arm, NL
2013 USED TO BE HERE A performance-lecture, Grenfell Gallery, Corner Brook, NL November 2014
2013 ... A TURN OR TWO I’LL WALK, TO STILL MY BEATING MIND, Kay Burns. Mondo Monde, New Media+: Sound art contribution. Sackville, NB
2012 Studio 360 An online video archive profiling six artists in their studios. Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
2011 MAPD , Ok. Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Fest, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts, Sackville, NB
2010 Black Flagged (romance-revisited), “to face the world, out on my own again” 15th Ann. Symposium of Art, Sackville, NB
2009 you are here/vous êtes ici An extension of “hollow cores, other findings…” SKOL, throughout Montreal, QC
2006 Woodhouse Sketches storytelling/wood-splitting event. William St. Studios, Montreal, QC
2005-06 Reward-draweR Public installation project disseminating: images, objects, and text. Montreal, QC
2004 Swimming Lessons with Paisley Kite Cross Country Trampoline. Co-designer & illustrator for the production which toured the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2023 Banff Centre, Visual Arts: Banff Artist in Residence - Summer, 2023
2018 2 Rooms Contemporary Art Projects, Duntara, NL
2016 Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2013 Fogo Island Arts Corporation, Artist Residency Program. Fogo Island, NL
2009 Banff Centre, Visual Arts Fall Thematic Residency, “The Wanderer”. Banff, AB
2008 St. Michael’s Printshop, Visiting Artist Program, St. John’s, NL
2007 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Associate Artist: Residency, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2005 Terra Nova National Park, Artist in Residence, The Rooms and Parks Canada, Terra Nova, NL
2004 Struts Gallery, Open Studio Residency, Sackville, NB
EDUCATION
2009 MFA, Studio Arts: Fibres, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2001 BFA: Visual Arts, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, NL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-22 Mount Allison University, Department of Fine Arts, Associate Professor, Sackville, NB
2015-18 Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, President: Board of Directors, Sackville, NB
2010-16 Mount Allison University, Department of Fine Arts, Assistant Professor Sackville, NB
2011-14 A Handmade Assembly, Committee Member & “Heart & Pocket Revue” coordinator (2012), Struts Gallery, Faucet Media Arts Centre & Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
2011-14 SappyFest: Board of Directors, Sackville, NB
2008-09 Concordia University, Department of Studio Arts, Part-time Professor (Drawing). Montreal, QC
2006-08 Concordia University, Department of Studio Arts, Teaching Assistant (Drawing, Painting, ArtX). Montreal, QC
2005-06 Visual Arts Centre, Art Teacher (drawing, bookmaking, sculpture and misc.). Montreal, QC
2001-02 Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, (SEAMEO-SPAFA) Project Intern in Visual Arts. Performance Art and Public-practices. Bangkok, Thailand
GRANTS & AWARDS
2016-17 Canada Council for the Arts: Visual Art, Project Grant
2016-17 Artsnb, New Brunswick Arts Board, Creation Grant
2016-17 Majorie Young Bell, Sabbatical Leave Grant, Mount Allison University
2016 Sobey Art Award: Atlantic Longlist Artist
2015 Artsnb Career Development: Arts by Invitation Grant
2013 ArtsNb Career Development: Artist in Residence Grant
2011 CultureWorks Development Grant, Mount Allison University
2007 Canada Council for the Arts: Visual Arts, Travel Grant
2006 J.A. DeSeve Entrance Fellowship, Graduate Award, Concordia University
2006 Council des Arts et des Lettres de Quebec: Visual Arts, Research & Creation Grant
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council: Visual Arts, Production Grant
2000 St. Michael’s Printshop, Don Wright Print Scholarship/Residency, St. John’s, NL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
-McVeigh, Jennifer, “Bonavista Biennale”, Border Crossings, January, 22
- FUTURE POSSIBLE, An Art History of newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms|Gooselane Editions, 2021
-Frappier, Valérie, “The Rural Complex: Aligning Site, Place and Idea at the Bonavista Biennale” Canadianart.ca, October 17.19
-Duncan, Daisy, “Exploring Space, Sound and Sculpture” The Concordian, Montreal, QC November 21.17
-Power, Craig Francis, “The Myth of Home”, Visual Arts News, Halifax, NS, Fall 2017
-Smart, Penelope, “The Devil and Jerry Ropson”, Canadian Art, June 15. 17
-Baron Cadloff, Emily, “Sackville artist up for prestigious Canadian art award”, Salon Focus, Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB, May 14.16
-Moore, Lisa, “What Is The New Newfoundland Dream?”, CanadianArt.ca February 26.16
- Morgan, Jennifer, “The Rooms’ Exhibit, Folklore and Other Panics”, The Overcast, St. John’s, NL February 10.15
- Hill, Lizzy, “Folklore and Other Panics at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery”, National Gallery of Canada Magazine, Ottawa, ON February 09.15
- O’Brien, Todd, “Where folklore and contemporary art meet”, CBC News, Newfoundland-Labrador, St. John’s, NL, January 24.15
- Maddison, Kaylee, “Everyday Phenomena”, Visual Arts News, Halifax, NS, Fall 14
- Power, Rebecca, “We Are Here and Strangely Familiar”, Western Star, Corner Brook, NL, Dec 12. 13
- Crocker, Dianne, “Artist collaborate with others in exhibits”, Western Star, Corner Brook, NL, Nov 15. 13
- Balsom, Erika, “A Report on Fogo Island”, BorderCrossings, Vol. 32, No. 4, Issue 128
- Dobias, Gillain, “Fogo Island- Pt 2: Architecture”, MONOCLE: monocle.com, London, UK Nov 13
- Gallant, Vanessa, “Sackville celebrates handmade art”, Here Magazine, Saint John, NB, Vol. 14 Iss. 42, Oct 13
- Pinchin, Sarah, “Raconteur returns to the Rock”, Salon Focus, Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB, Jun 01. 13
- Brewer, Jonna, CBC Radio Moncton. Interview, Information Morning: “A Sweetest Little Event” Feb 12. 13
- Landry, Mike, “13 Going On 30”, Salon, Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB Nov 17. 12
- Brewer, Jonna, CBC Radio Moncton. Interview, Information Morning: “Mentoring and Making Art” Sept 14. 12
- Landry, Mike, “Handmade and Homemade” Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB Mar 26. 11
- Paletten, "Kåt A4” Exhibition text, images and magazine insert, Gothenburg, Sweden, Fall-Winter 09/10
- Malo/Mennerdahl, “What Happens When…”, Exhibition Catalogue, Gothenburg, Sweden, Spring 09
- Terry, Andrea, “From Whence You Came” Exhibition text, Modern Fuel ARC, Kingston, ON Oct 09
- Canadian Art, “Wind From The East”, ‘Preview’, Exhibition Preview and credited image. Spring 09
- Hall, Ally, “Montreal Metamorphosis” The Journal, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Mar 19. 09
- Fadden, Robyn, “Ocean Scene” The Hour.ca (web exclusive) Montreal, QC Nov 6. 08
- Rubin, Mikael, “Close Readings, Close Quarters” The McGill Daily, Montreal, QC Nov 06. 08
- Ho, Stacey, “Hollow Cores…” Things of Desire: Contemporary Art Blog, www.thingsofdesire.ca, Oct 23.08
- Clintberg, Mark, “Jerry Ropson SKOL”, official exhibition text, Montreal, QC Oct 09
- Chen, Sijia, “Pumpkinseed Fish and Other Curiosities”, The Concordian, Montreal, QC Apr 08.08
- Régimbal, Christopher, exhibition catalogue essay, Strata, Montreal, QC Apr 08
- Owens Art Gallery, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, exhibition catalogue, Sackville, NB 2008
- Oslen, Chris, “A Mishmash of Insight”, The Link, Montreal, QC Mar 08
- Clintberg, Mark, “Tell It Like It Was”, exhibition catalogue essay, Compression, Montreal, QC Mar 07
- Carter Flinn, Sue, AKIMBLOG, www.akimbo.biz/akimblog/ Oct 12. 06
- Antle, Angela, CBC Radio NL. Interview, Weekend Arts Magazine: “Ropson chops in Montreal” Aug 25. 06
- Hunter, Andrew, “Getting Beyond his Obsession with Woodpiles” www.warriormagazine.org Aug 23.06
- Le Voir, “Bingo Bazar”, Announcement and credited image. Montreal, QC Dec 05
- The Hour, “Rec Centre Romantic”, exhibition announcement, Montreal, QC Jan 06
- Sackville Tribune-Post. “Struts Gallery Welcomes Newfoundland Artist”, Sackville, NB Sept 04
- McGinn, Dave, Review, “Swimming Lessons…” Eye Weekly, Toronto, ON July 08.04
- Furlong, Mac, CBC Radio NL. Interview, Weekend Arts Magazine: “Under Everything Walked Over” Nov 03
- Art Connection, Bangkok Contemporary Art Map, cover image and text. Feb 02
- King, Katherine, CBC Radio NL. Interview, Weekend Arts Magazine: “Young Nfld Artist in Bangkok” Dec 01
SELECTED EVENTS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Sometimes They Come Back and other things I may have seen, Struts Gallery Open Studio Publication, Sackville NB, April 2019
Atlantic Vernacular, ArtsLink NB, Interdisciplinary Arts Panel, Saint Andrews, NB, October 2018
Maker-Maker, Vinyl Sticker Workshop, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB November 2017
The Sweetest Little Thing, Struts ARC. & Owens Art Gallery, annual art fundraiser. Sackville, NB 2005-16
Round-table Artists Panel, “Land of Mirrors, Critical Refractions Through Storytelling”, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
Guest Lecture, “Cabinets of Wonder Symposium”, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB October 2015
“Featured Fall Artist”, and Artist Pages, Visual Arts News, Halifax, NS Fall Issue, 2014
Guest Lecture, “Ritual & Myth” for Dr. Anne Koval’s Art History class, FINH 3071: Contemporary Art Since 1970, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB October 2014
Visiting Artist Presentation and Lecture, "Atlantic Canadian Art..." Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore, India July 14
Guest Lecture, "Community-Based Research" Sociology 3501: Communities, Mount Allison University, March, 14
Host, “BAKED HAM: Storytelling Edition”, Community Speakers Series, Sackville, NB Feb 14
A Handmade Assembly: Closing Address, in collaboration with John Murchie, Sackville, NB Oct 26. 13
Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Fogo Island Arts, Fogo Island Inn, June 06. 13
Primp My Nest, Gala-Fundraiser: Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL June 13
Handmade Study Break: Sticker Shock: Vinyl Sticker Workshop, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB Nov 12
13 Going on 30: Struts Gallery 30th Anniversary, Poster Project and Fundraiser, Sackville, NB Nov 12
Opening Address/Performance, “I used to be a performance artist…” for APAGA, AGM Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB June 11
Presenter and participant, “A Handmade Assembly” Struts Gallery, Sackville NB, Apr 11
Storyteller, “BAKED HAM: Storytelling Edition”, Community Speakers Series, Sackville, NB Jan 11
Moderator, “Why This Still Matters?” Round-table, Ann. Symposium of Art. Struts Gallery & Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB, Oct 10
Silver Soirée, 25th Anniversary Event: Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL Nov 09
Ceramic Stiletto, Anne Trondsen: Set-decorator for “Video-art sitcom’. Banff Centre, Oct 09
Visiting Artist, Drawing class w/ Tia Halliday, Concordia University, Studio Arts Dept., March 09
St. Michael’s Print Shop, Playing Cards (2 Clubs)+(Joker: 2002), St. John’s, NL 08
ANXIETY ZINE, contributed "anxiety drawing", Montreal, QC 08
Visiting Artist, Drawing w/ Shawna McLeod, Concordia University, Studio Arts Dept. March 08
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Postcard Design: “Florida Fauna Checklist” New Smyrna Beach, FL 07-08
Silence is not (always) a good medicine. Drawing collaboration w/ Kit Malo. galerie sharon ramsey, Montreal, QC 07
Pivot: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Visual Culture: Image, text and insert. Montreal, QC 2007
The Sweetest Little Thing, Struts ARC. & Owens Art Gallery, annual art fundraiser. Sackville, NB 2005-14
Bingo Bazar, Galerie Joyce Yahouda, Montreal, QC 2005
Distroboto. A vending machine distributing artists’ books, zines and small objects. In this case, ”Bats Want My Girlfriend” & “…make bad lovers.” Montreal, QC 2004-05
The Drawing Centre, Slide Registry Program. New York, NY 2004-13
Drawings from the top bunk. An “artist project” displayed at www.samplesize.ca, 2004
Expozine, Annual Small Press, comic and zine fair, Montreal, QC 2003-2007
COLLECTIONS
The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre Permanent Collection, Banff, AB
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Permanent Collection, St. John’s, NL
SEAMEO-SPAFA Permanent Collection, Bangkok, Thailand
Memorial University of Newfoundland Permanent Collection, St. John’s, NL
St. Michael’s Print Shop Collection, St. John’s, NL
Memorial University: Grenfell Campus Working Print Collection, Corner Brook, NL
Private collections throughout Canada, as well as in Europe and Asia