Graham Metson: Biography
Born in London, England in 1934, Graham Metson has been an exhibiting artist for over 50 years. His work has been represented by prestigious galleries throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. He has been the visiting artist to over 28 American universities and has taught at 5 universities in Canada and the United States. In 2009, Metson was honoured by a 50 year retrospective of his work at the Gibberd Gallery in Harlow, England. Metson has been written about in numerous publications and is part of many public collections. He now lives and works in Prince Edward County.
Solo Exhibitions
1962
1964
1966
1967
1968
1970
1972
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Kunst der Zeit Gallery, Dresden, East Germany
Heals Art Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
Moyan Gallery, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Zaydler Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Spectrum Gallery, New York City, NY
Zaydler Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
Ohio State University Art Gallery, Columbus, OH
Evanston Art Centre, Chicago, OH
Institute of Contemporary Art, London, England, United Kingdom
Mezzanine Gallery, N.S.C.A.D., Halifax, NS
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Vehicule Art, Montreal, QC
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS
Confederation Centre .Charlottetown, PEI
Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto, ON
Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto, ON
Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto, ON
Public Gallery, Halifax, NS
Dresden Gallery, Halifax, NS
Memorial University of Newfoundland Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Galerie Daniel, Montreal, QC
Open Space, Victoria, BC
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Playhouse Gallery, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom
Lake Galleries, Toronto, ON
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
KANADIAN KAPERS, photomontage 1972-1988, Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, NB
KANADIAN KAPERS, photomontage 1972-1988, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB
KANADIAN KAPERS, photomontage 1972-1988, Great George St. Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Recent Paintings, Galerie GAUM Univ.de Moncton, Moncton, NB
Recent Paintings, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
Recent Paintings, Memorial University of Newfoundland Art Gallery, St John’s, NL
IMMOLATION recent figuration by Graham Metson, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
IMMOLATION recent figuration by Graham Metson, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
IMMOLATION recent figuration by Graham Metson, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
IMMOLATION recent figuration by Graham Metson, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
Speculative Fictions: Metson Photomontage 1955-1995, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Han Art, Montreal, QC
Edward Monaghan Fine Art, Ottawa, ON
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Han Art, Montreal, QC
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Kalioka Verberra, Elusive Cosmos, Emanae, Galerie Montcalm, Ville de Gatineau, QC
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Han Art, Montreal, QC
Virginia Miller Gallery, Ocean Gables, FL
Ménage Voyage, Han Art, Montreal, QC
The Play of Light and Matter, Victoria Boyce Gallery, Tucson, AZ
DeNovo presents Graham Metson, Gallery DeNovo, Ketchum, ID
Prince Arthur Fine Art, Toronto, ON
Studio 21, Halifax, NS
GOWNS, Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL
JAZZ, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Improvisational Colour, DeNovo, Ketchum, ID
Metson Explosion of Colour, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
New Paintings, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Conversations Overheard, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
Han Art Gallery, Montreal, QC
Recent Figuration, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
Metrospective, Galeries D'art D'Outremont, Montreal, QC
Metrospective, Montcalm Musee, Gatineau, QC
Metrospective, Gibberd Gallery Civic Centre, Harlow Essex, United Kingdom
Metrospective, John M. Parrott Art Gallery in partnership with the Oeno Gallery, Belleville, ON
Group Exhibitions
1963
1966
1967
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1970
1971
1974
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1982
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Spring Exhibition, Bradford City Art Gallery, England, United Kingdom
Art and Satire, The Partisan, London, England, United Kingdom
British Drawings, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Artistes Britanniques Contemporains, Musee d’Art, Lyon, France
Imago, Galerie La Case d’Art, Paris, France
Collage1900-Today, Grosvenor Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
Art Today, Surrey University, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Pax 67, Werkstate Museum, Breman, West Germany.
2nd Minnesota Print and Drawing Exhibition, 1st Prize, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Art Park, Organized by University of Ohio, Athens, OH
Metson, Campbell, Moore, Interchurch Centre. N.Y.C., New York City, NY
Novax 15, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
An Illustrated Journal, International travelling exhibition, Organized by National Gallery of Canada
Dalhousie Drawing Show, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Painting Now 76 -77, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
Gibson, Hancock, Metson, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
INNOVA ....National Touring Show, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
News from Nova Scotia, Seven Nova Scotia Artists, Toronto, ON
First International Exhibition, Miniature Art, Del Ballo Gallery, Toronto, ON
Fifth Biennale, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Art Against Aids, John A Schwietzer Gallery, Montreal, QC
With Introspection, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB
Tribute to Warhol, Galerie 13, Montreal, QC
Thomas More Annual Invitational, Montreal, QC
80--20 One Hundred Years of Nova Scotia College of Art, Halifax, NS
INCORPORATIONS, La Galerie D’Art Lavalin, Montreal, QC
Thomas More Annual Invitational, Montreal, QC
Feu vert sur la Collection Lavalin, Galerie d`Art de University de Moncton, Moncton, NB
Les Ateliers s’exposent, Organized by Cobalt Art Actuel
L’ecole de Montreal, Maison de la Culture, Quebec
As the Spirit Moves, Saw Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Return to Exceptional Pass, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB
Concordia University Arts Faculty Show, Montreal, QC
Ceccobelli, Lenaro, Metson, Rosengarten, Zhu Lan, La Galerie Madelaine, Lacerte, QC
Portraiture-L’art du Portrait, Han Art, Montreal, QC
Memories and Testimonies, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Memories and Testimonies, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Memories and Testimonies, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Memories and Testimonies, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
Memories and Testimonies, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
Rock, Paper, Scissors!, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
Contemporary Methods, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
3rd Anniversary Exhibition, Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
Salty or Sweet: Figure As Muse, Oneo Gallery, Prince Edward County, ON
Public Collections
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
Canada Council Art Bank
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Central Trust
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
Cote St. Luke Public Library, Cote St. Luke, QC
Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Dalhousie, NS
Dofosco Corporation
Essex University, U.K.
Esso Resources
GAUM Univ. of Moncton, Moncton, NB
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, U.S.A
Harlow Development Corporation, Essex, U.K.
Interiors International, U.K. and U.S.A.
Knoll International, U.K. and U.S.A.
Lavalin Corporation
Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, U.K.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Musee du Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Museum of Modern Art, Skopje, Yugoslavia
Nova Scotia Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia Art Bank
Readers Digest
Saint Mary’s Art Gallery St. Mary’s Univiversity, Halifax, NS
Sussex University, Sussex, U.K.
Teleglobe Canada
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Unitel Corporation
V.B.K.D, Berlin, Germany
University of London, London, U.K.
University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI
Select Media and Publications
2002
2004
2005
2007
Claude Bouchard, Graham Metson, catalogue essay, Kalioka Verberra.
Metson’s Moving Pictures, review by Elissa Bernard
Review by Elissa Bernard, The Halifax Herald, Halifax, NS
Review by Janet Davies, Graham Metson Painter, County Magazine, Picton ON
Review by Carlyn Moulton, Graham Metson, Express
Review by Norm Bolen, Living with Metson’s