LIBBY WEIR

Libby Weir is a professional artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Masters of Visual Art from the University of Alberta. She has been actively pursuing her art career in Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for more than 25 years and has an active exhibition record, nationally and internationally.

She has participated in a number of internationally renowned artist workshops including Emma Lake (Saskatchewan) and Sheffield Lake (Ontario) and has twice been the guest artist at the Thapong International Artists’ Workshop, Botswana, Africa. She has worked as an art instructor for universities, communities and arts organizations, including Sessional Instructor in the Department of Aboriginal & Visual Arts, Faculty of Arts at Brandon University, Manitoba.  

In 2006, Libby was the recipient of the Manitoba Foundation for the Arts, Above & Beyond Award  for the quality of her art education programming in rural and remote schools throughout Manitoba. 

Weir’s work is included in the collections of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Government of Manitoba, the Mendel Art Gallery, the Saskatchewan Art Board, the University of Alberta, the National Museum of Botswana (Africa) and in numerous corporate and private collections.  

Libby has returned to Jasper with her family after having lived and worked in rural Manitoba near Riding Mountain National Park for 12 years.  

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2008

Changing Colors, Jasper Artists’ Guild - Showcase Gallery, Jasper, Alberta

2007 

Aurora Series, Brandon University Library, Brandon, Manitoba

Wind, Water & Waves, Wasagaming Community Arts Gallery, Wasagaming, Manitoba.

2005           

Time Frame. Wasagaming Community Arts Gallery, Wasagaming, Manitoba

2003           

Umbria, Italy Series. Elissa Cristall Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Changing Colours. The Upstairs Gallery.  Winnipeg, Manitoba.

2001

Deep Within, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba.  Brandon, Manitoba.

2000

Spirit of Manitoba, The Upstairs Gallery. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Libby Weir: Manitoba Discovery Series, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Winter Threshold, Wasagaming Community Arts, Wasagaming, Manitoba.

1998           

Manitoba Winter, Manawaka Gallery.  Neepawa, Manitoba

1997

Light of Four Seasons, Little Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

1996           

Kalahari Desert Exhibition, Margaret Harvey Gallery, University of Hertfordshire, England

1995

Northern Lights (Mixed Media), Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Libby Weir Paintings (Watercolors), Prince Albert National Park, Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan.

1994

Weir Paintings (Watercolors), Grace Campbell Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Libby Weir Paintings (Mixed Media), Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

‘Pukaskwa’  Libby Weir Paintings, Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2010

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

2009

Fire & Ice, Jasper Artists’ Guild, Jasper, Alberta

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

2007

Paragon Lofts, Brandon, Manitoba

15th Annual Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

Prairie Jaunt. Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba.

AlleyJaunt – local art in local garages. Alleyjaunt Collective, Toronto, Ontario.

Farewell Exhibition, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia.

2006

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

2005

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

Painting Alberta. FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta        

2004

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

Feature Artist, Arts West Juried Arts Show, Russell, Manitoba.

Instructors’ Exhibition, Gallery of Southwest Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba.

2003

Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

2002

10th Annual Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta.          

1999

A Park For People And Nature, BCUE Gallery, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York.                  

Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society Exhibition, Bus Barns, Edmonton, Alberta.

1998

Manitoba Workshop 1998, Wasagaming Community Arts, Wasagaming, Manitoba.

Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society Exhibition, Bus Barns, Edmonton, Alberta.

1997

Annual Members Show, Main Access Gallery. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society Exhibition, Bus Barns, Edmonton, Alberta.

1995

Thapong International Artists’ Exhibition.  National Museum of Botswana, Africa.

1993

Studio Series, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

1991

Sixth Annual Art for All (Group Exhibition and Auction), Edmonton Art Gallery. Alberta.

1990

Polarities: North-South and in Between, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta.

AWARDS:

2006

Above & Beyond Award for the Arts, Manitoba Foundation for the Arts, Manitoba - in recognition of quality of arts education programming in rural & remote schools in Manitoba.

1998

Manitoba Arts Council Visual Arts Grant “B”, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1995

Rockefeller Foundation Travel Grant, New York, USA  - to attend Thapong International Workshop, Botswana, Africa.

1994

Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grants (2), Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

1991

Visual Art Study Grant. Alberta Culture & Heritage, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba Culture, Heritage & Citizenship, Government of Manitoba, Canada.

Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

National Museum of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

CARFAC (Manitoba)

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Jasper Artists’ Guild, Jasper, Alberta

Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society, Edmonton, Alberta

Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba

Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, Manitoba (MAWA)

Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists, Edmonton, Alberta

Thapong Visual Arts Centre, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa