INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010
Biennial of Medalists, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1970
8th Biennale Exhibition, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1965
5th Biennal Exhibition of Canadian Paintings, Commonwealth Institute, London, England, 1963
1st International Biennale of Modern Christian Art, Salzburg, Austria, 1958 Primera Bienal Interamericana de Pintura y Grabado, Mexico City, Mexico, 1958

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Gerald Trottier, Faces and Figures, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, November 2010 Gerald Trottier,
Preston Square, Ottawa, Ontario, September 2009
Gerald Trottier, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, November 2008
Pilgrim’s Progress: The Life and Art of Gerald Trottier, Carleton University Art Gallery, November 2006 – January 2007
Reflections: The Self-Portraits of Gerald Trottier, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 2002
Gerald Trottier: Recent Works/Oeuvres récentes, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, 1991
Gerald Trottier, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, 1984
The Pilgrimage: Gerald Trottier’s Easter Series, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, 1983
The Easter Series, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1981
Landscapes, Wells Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1975
Gerald Trottier, Wells Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1972
Trottier: Self Portraits, Travelling exhibition organized by Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1971-72
Gerald Trottier, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario 1967
Gerald Trottier, Lofthouse Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967
Gerald Trottier, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario 1967
Gerald Trottier, Blue Barn Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1963
Gerald Trottier, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1953
Gerald Trottier, Little Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 1952
Gerald Trottier, 2ndAnnual ShowofWatercolours, LittleGallery,Ottawa,Ontario 1951
Gerald Trottier, Canadian Repertory Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario, 1951
An Exhibition of watercolours, Little Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1950

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Embarrassment of Riches, The Collection in Focus, Carleton University Art Gallery, May to September 2012
Art and a Harp, Exhibition of eight Ottawa artists, Irish Ambassador’s Residence, October 2011
Depiction, Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I., May 28 to October 2, 2011
Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Thielsen Gallery, Ontario, August 15 to September 10, 2008
Love, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, April 2007
Canadiana, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, February 2 – 25, 2007
Mirror Image, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 10 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
Woolfit and Gerald Trottier: Gerald Trottier – The Idea Made Visual (Arts Student League Drawings), Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, September 2005
Outline in Black, Group Drawing Exhibition, Thielsen Gallery, London, Ontario, November 2004
Local Scene: 2003 Acquisitions 2003, City Hall Art Gallery, City of Ottawa, 2004
First View: Recent Acquisitions, Carleton University Art Gallery, 2003
PIX, selected works from the collection of University of Western Ontario’s McIntosh Gallery, 2003
History of Art and Artists of Ottawa and surroundings - Part Three 1946-1970, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1995
Twelve Ottawa Painters, Ottawa Art Gallery, 1990
Artists and Portraits, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, 1989
Aspects of Contemporary Realism, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, 1987
Contemporary Spirituality Exhibition, Galerie L’Imagier, Aylmer, Quebec, 1985
Regionalism in London: Art in the 60s, John Boyle, Jack Chambers, Greg Curnoe, Brian Dibb, Murray Favro, Beverly Lambert-Kelly, Ron Martin, David Rabinowitch, Royden Rabinowitch, Walter Redinger, Larry Russell, Gerald Trottier, Tony Urquhart, Bernice Vincent and Ed Zelenak McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, 1983
Glass Art Works, Wells Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1975
Exhibition of Former Artists in Residence, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1975
Survey Exhibition No. 1, Visual Arts Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 1974-75
16th Annual Exhibition of Canadian Painting and Sculpture, National Council of Jewish Women, Ottawa, Ontario,1973
Portraits of Painters Exhibition, Woodstock, Ontario, 1973 Self-Portraits, Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit, April 4 - 23, 1972
Survey exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec, 1968
Two-Person exhibition with Tony Urquhart, Sarnia Public Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario, 1968
Retrospective of Ottawa Born Artists, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967
87th Annual Exhibition of Royal Canadian Academy, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1966
Group exhibition, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1964
84th Annual Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1964
Group exhibition, Gallerie Camille Hébert, Montreal, Quebec, 1963
Group exhibition, Canadian Religious Art, The Jewish Seminary, Regis College, Willowdale, Ontario, 1963
6th Annual Exhibition of the National Council of Jewish Women, Ottawa, Ontario, 1963
15th Annual Canadian Contemporary Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1963
National Gallery: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, National Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
4th Annual Exhibition of Canadian Art, National Council of Jewish Women, Ottawa, Ontario, 1961
4th Biennal exhibition of Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1960
Group exhibition, Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1960
Group exhibition, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1960
Group exhibition, Arts and Crafts Shop, Kingston, Ontario, 1959
25th Anniversary Exhibition of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art, Touring exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1958
Group exhibition, Canadian Society of Graphic Arts, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver British Colombia, 1958
Joint exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, 1957
2nd Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1957
Group exhibition, National Council of Jewish Women, Montreal, Quebec, 1957
Group exhibition, Blue Barn Gallery, Bells Corners, Ontario, 1957
85th Annual Exhibition of Ontario Society of Artists, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, 1957
32nd Annual Exhibition of Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 1957
Group exhibition, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, 1957
Group exhibition, Canadian Society of Graphic Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, 1956
Co-exhibition, Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, and Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1955
Group exhibition, Canadian Society of Graphic Art,National Gallery of Canada,Ottawa,1955
Co-exhibition tour with Jean Dallaire, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, and Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1955
Group exhibition, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario, 1952
Group exhibition, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1951
67th Annual Spring Exhibition, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1950
73rd Annual Arts Students League Exhibition, New York City, New York, 1949
Group exhibition, Water Colour Society, Washington, DC, 1949
Group exhibition (Naval Art Show), Grenville Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1944-45

AWARDS

Allied Arts Award for contribution to the Arts in Architecture, presented by the
Architectural Institute of Canada, 1967
Artist-in-residence, University of Western Ontario, 1965-67
Senior Fellowship Grant, Canada Council, 1962
Canada Post grant to study in Holland and Munich Postal museums and the Brussels World Fair,1958
Canada Council Arts Grant to study new stained-glass techniques in Germany and contemporary styles of churches in Germany, Holland and Switzerland, 1958
Second Prize in Monsanto 1957Canadian Art Competition, 1957
Canada Foundation Scholarship to study art techniques and the design of exhibits in Europe (Brighton, Munich, Geneva and Lyon), 1953

COLLECTIONS

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Alberta Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba University College, Toronto, Ontario
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
Lethbridge College, Lethbridge, Alberta City of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Museum London, London, Ontario University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Mitel Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
Sakto Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
Metropolitan Life Insurance, Ottawa, Ontario
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Colombia

COMMISSIONS

Re-created the Way of the Cross (formerly the Stations of the Cross) (4’ X 20’ X 5’), St. Basil’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario, 1995-96
Painted mural (24’ X 7’) of the City of Ottawa, Sakto Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, 1989-90
Portrait of Robert Siskind, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1987
Created liturgical appointments for the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lord, Ottawa, 1984
Mitel Corporation - Three-dimensional mural (4’ X 110’) for Phase 1V, Mitel building, Kanata, Ontario, 1984
Portrait of Chancellor Allyn Taylor, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1980
Designed and supervised fabrication of “Genies en Herbe” trophy for CBOFT-TV,
Radio-Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1973
Portrait of Dr. Harold Warwick, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1973
Mosaic murals, Main Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa, Ontario, 1972-73
Portrait of Dr. Albert Trueman, University Chancellor, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1971
Designed and supervised construction for tabernacle for St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Windsor, Ontario, 1970
Outdoor mural (cast cement) for Standard Life Building, Ottawa, Ontario, 1970
Designed and fabricated a Weathervane and Lighting stand for the Bandstand, Vincent
Massey Park, National Capital Commission, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967
Mosaic mural for the Ontario Provincial Legislature Building, The MacDonald Block at Queen’s Block, Toronto, Ontario, 1966-68
Designed and created interior appointments for St. Maurice Church, Ottawa, Ontario, 1964
Designed and fabricated a bronze mace for York University, Toronto, 1964
Designed and executed interior appointments and brazed-bronze (7 ton) on steel sculpture, cupola the Chapel for the Sisters of Notre-Dame Convent, Ottawa, Ontario, 1963-66
Completed Mosaic Mural, granite altar and venetiian glass stained glass windows St. Mary’s College, Mallorytown, Ontario, 1962
Life-size (7’) bronze Corpus for Blessed Sacrament, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962
Awarded commission in National Competition to design and complete large mosaic mural (10’ X 168’), Henry Marshall Tory Life-Sciences Building, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, 1961-62
Designed and fabricated Liturgical appointments (cross, altar, candlesticks, baptismal font) for St. Ignatius Church, Ottawa, Ontario, 1961
Designed and created interior appointments (Baptismal Font, Baptistery Gate, Main Altar, Alter candlesticks, Tabernacle, Cast-Bronze Corpus, Pascal Candlestick, Vigil Lights, Waterfonts) and painted the Stations of the Cross for St. Basil’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario, 1959-61
Co-designed postage stamp commemorating opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, 1959
Designed 3 Canadian commemorative postal stamps in 1 year (a record at that time), 1958
Designed covers of Canadian Art Magazine, (Autumn Issue - 1956, Issue 1 - 1959, Special Issue of Graphic Design, Spring Issue 1960)
Painted Last Supper Mural, St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Ontario, 1950-53
General Clark’s Stand Against the British at Corn Island (painted mural), Arts Students
League, New York, 1948
Battle of Ortona, (painted mural 8’by 48) Prince of Wales Armories Heritage Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, 1945-47

MEMBERSHIPS AND ADJUDICATION

Committee member for the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Direct Purchase Art Program, Ottawa, Ontario, 1994
Committee member for Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Transart Committee (focusing on displaying art in public transit stations), Ottawa, Ontario, 1992-96
Juror and Committee member of Art in Public Places Program, City of Ottawa, Ottawa, 1986-87
Founding Member of the Organizing Committee and Multi-Jurist (on four sub- committees) for the First Survey Exhibition, Survey 75, in the City of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 1975
Judge in Ottawa Municipal “Artarama Show and Auction”, 1967
Group organizer and Juror for University of Western Ontario’s First Arts Festival, (including a “Happening”), London, Ontario, 1966
Vice-President and Founding Member of 20/20 Gallery, London, Ontario, 1966
Founding Committee Member of Fine Arts Department at University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1966
Adjudicator, Canada Council “Arts Awards”, 1963-64
Founding member of Carleton University’s art collection (precursor to Carleton University Art Gallery), Ottawa, Ontario, 1961
Art Auction Fundraiser of Ottawa, Committee for World Refugee Year, 1960
Consultant, Artistic Engraving, The Canadian Bank Note Company, 1957-60
Elected member of Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 1958
Elected member of Canadian Society of Graphic Art, 1956
Founding member of The Guild Studio, Ottawa, Ontario, 1955
Founding member of Ottawa Municipal Arts Centre (now the Ottawa Art Gallery), Ontario, 1953
Life membership to Arts Students League of New York, New York, 1952

TEACHING

Associate Professor, School of Architecture, “Drawing and Theory of Human Scale in Architecture”, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, 1981-87
Lecturer, “The Pilgrimage: The Easter Series ” McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, 1983
Life Drawing classes, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, 1981-84
Institute of Scenography in Television and Film, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, 1981-82
Life Drawing classes, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver, British Colombia, 1977-80
Life Drawing, Ottawa Municipal Recreation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968-69
Visual Art Workshop, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968
Lecturer, University of Western Ontario, 1967
Lecturer, Department of Fine arts and Religion, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1967
Creative Drawing, University of Western Ontario Continuing Education Department, London, Ontario, 1966
Art classes, Fisher Park High School, Ottawa, Ontario, 1957
Open-Air painting and figure drawing, Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario, 1955
Art Classes, Ottawa Municipal Arts Centre, 1953-59
Drawing and painting classes, Fisher Park High School, Ottawa, Ontario 1952-53
Drawing and painting classes, Ottawa Tech High School, Ottawa, Ontario, 1950-52

EMPLOYMENT

Curator of CBC British Columbia permanent art collections, 1979
Design Director, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1976-1980
Curator, McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, 1965-67
Design Director, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, 1960-65
Consultant, Artistic Engraving, Canadian Bank Note, Ottawa, Ontario, 1957-60
Design Department, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, Ontario, 1958-60
Head of Artistic Division of Information Services, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, 1949-58