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JOAN BIRCHWOOD (1934 - 2004), CITY CO-OP, PHOTO COLLAGE ON PAPER; SIGNED, 12" x 11" - 30.5 x 27.9 cm.

JOAN BIRCHWOOD (1934 - 2004)CITY CO-OPPHOTO COLLAGE ON PAPER; SIGNED12" x 11" - 30.5 x 27.9 cm.Provenance:Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ONNote:JOAN BIRCHWOOD (1934 - 2004)Joan Birchwood was born in 1934 in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a major in design, and worked as an advertising copywriter. Throughout her career, Birchwood created numerous radio and television commercials and also wrote radio plays and TV specials.Birchwood's interests always laid in the artistic world. In 1988, she developed a concept of photomontage which she called "transformations", where she would use repeats of her images, combining them to create a visual experience that was completely different from the original single photograph. She had her first solo exhibition in 1989 at the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Jane Corkin Gallery, in Toronto. Birchwood's work continuously evolved throughout her career. In 1995, Birchwood did a series of photographs, entitled Oh Canada, symbolizing the ten provinces and reflecting the prevailing moods of the country: conviction, conflict, co-existence, division, indecision, independence, power, love, anticipation, separation, solidarity, uncertainty. The series was first exhibited at the Lonsdale Gallery in Toronto. Birchwood continued to exhibit throughout Canada and the United States, until her death in Toronto in 2004.Selected Private and Public CollectionsBackrest Center, Toronto, ONCanadian Music Center, Toronto, ONClaridge Collection, Montreal, QCHousehold Finance, Toronto, ONWinnipeg Art Gallery, MNSelected Solo Exhibitions1996Lynnwood Arts Center, Simcoe, ON1995Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON1992Feldenkrais Center, Toronto, ON1991Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON1990St. Lawrence Center, Toronto, ONSelected Group Exhibitions1996The Art Option, Markham, ONLonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ONArt Gallery of Ontario, Art To Go, ARtRental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ONArt Gallery of Ontario, Spring Exhibition, Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON1995Sotheby's Auction, Benefit; Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ONBarbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal, QCTeodora Gallery, Toronto, ONArt Gallery of Ontario, Spring Exhibition, Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON1994Ute Stench Gallery, Lennox, MassachusettsKoucky Gallery, Charlevoix, MichiganJane Corkin Gallery, Fifteenth Anniversary Show, Toronto, ONCove Gallery, Spring Show, Naples, FLArt Gallery of Ontario, Spring Exhibition, Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ONGibson Gallery, Spring Garden Exhibition, London, ON1993Communize Gallery, Key Biscayne, FL1992Canadian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Paris, FranceMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, QCArt Gallery of Ontario, Multiples Exhibition, Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON1991Linda Hayman Gallery, Boca Raton, FL1989Contemporary Canadian Photography, Hotel La Citadel, Montreal, QCJane Corking Gallery, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Toronto, ONArt Gallery of Ontario, Art Rental & Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON