Louise Markus
15A Sullivan’s Loop,
P.O. Box 694
Pouch Cove, NL, A0A 3L0
709-335-7658
louisemarkus@gmail.com
www.louisemarkus.com
Education
1999 -2001 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
1980 -1995 Concordia University, Bachelor of Arts – Honours in Literature & Creative Writing
Group Exhibitions
2018 11th Annual Contemporary Juried Art Exhibition, Kirkland Lake Museum
2016 (Oct) 5th Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art, Irving Arts Center, Texas
2016 (Aug) Bonavista Artwalk, Ryan’s Premises, Bonavista, NL
2014 (Dec) “Mummers” Christmas Exhibition, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s NL
2014 (April) “Splash” Spring Exhibition, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s NL
2014 (May/June) “Islam Contemporary”, Ellington-White Contemporary, Fayetteville, North Carolina
2014 (March/April) “Islam Contemporary”, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina
2013 (December) “Colour and Light”, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2013 (July) “Islam Contemporary”, Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
2012 (May) City Youth Now – Spring Silent Auction, San Francisco, CA
2012 (March) "Spring Show", Art Explosions, San Francisco, California
2011 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) "Art in the Yard", Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
2010 (Dec. "Baked", Art Basel Miami, Florida
2009-10 (Nov.) "Lucky You" II & III, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
2008-9 (Jan.) "Dania Beach Art & Antiques Festival", Dania Beach, Florida
2007 (Nov.) "Hawthorne Revisited", Hawthorne Historical Museum & Cultural Center, Florida
2007 (Jul.) "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Nathan Philips Square, Toronto
2007 (Feb.) "CINETEX", L’Usine 106U, Montreal, Quebec
2006 (Nov.) "Kaleidoscope", Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2005 (Sept) "I AM" – Self Portraits, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
2005 (Jul.) "Montreal En Arts", Montreal, Quebec
2004 (Dec.) "Le Store", Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
2004-6 (Jul.) "Artist Market", Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
2004 (Apr.) "CO2", Art en Majuscule, Montreal
2004 (Sept.) "Burnt", The Long Hall, Montreal
2004 (Sept.) "Tabernacle!", Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal
2003 (Sept.) "Variable", Art Forecast, Montreal,
2003 (Sept.) "Tabernacle!", Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal
2003 (Feb.) "Sauterie", Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
2002-3 (May) "Mama Jam" I & II, Roy Street Collective, Montreal
2001 (Oct.) "From the Ashes", C.U.A.N.D.O, Manhattan, New York, USA
2001 (Jan.) "Akopalypse", Roy Street Collective, Montreal
2001 (Apr.) "Kopulation", Roy Street Collective, Montreal
Solo Exhibitions
2015 (Nov) “Pages from the Book of Avalon”, self-produced, pop-up show at historic “South Beach” building
221 Duckworth St., St. John’s, NL
2012 (July) "Pages from the Book of Istanbul", Kabine Nadire, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 (July) "Florida, Newfoundland & Montreal" La Lumiere du Mile End, Montreal
2006 (Sept.) "Kingdom on the Rock", Target Marketing, St. John’s Newfoundland
2005 (Sept.) Junction Art Fest, Juried Exhibition Toronto, Ontario
Commissions
2018 Come Play with Me, Business and Arts, NL
2002 Carnaval Carmagnole, Melbourne, Quebec
2003-12 Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Qc & Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
2000 American Chemical Society, Boston Convention Center, Boston, Mass. USA
1999 American Chemical Society, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
2010 - “Home Portraits” commissioned portraits of houses for private clients
Awards
2018 NL Arts Project Grant, New Found Contemplative
2016 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council travel grant
2015 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council Project Grant – paintings for “Pages from the Book of Avalon”
2015 City of St. John’s Grants to Artists
2013 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council Project Grant - collages for “Pages from the Book of Avalon”
2012 Halka Art Project Artist Residency, Istanbul
2005- 06 Pouch Cove Artist Residency, Newfoundland
2005 Junction Art Fest, Honorable Mention, People's Choice Award, Juried Exhibition Toronto
Teaching Workshops
2014 College of the North Atlantic, Artist Talk, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2012 Halka Art Project, Junk Workshop, Istanbul
2009 - Painting in Acrylic Workshops - private groups of 4- 6 people, Montreal & Pouch Cove, NL
2011 Painting in Acrylic Workshops at Place Kensington Seniors Residence, Montreal
2003-5 Tabernacle! Roy Street Collective & Journées de la Culture, Montreal, Qc
2001 Santropol Roulant, Junk Workshop
Collections
Newfoundland & Labrador Art Bank Procurement Program for the provincial art museum, The Rooms: 2014, 2015, 2017
Jazz Festival Canada, Hawthorne Historical Museum, Nights Publications, Enchin Fur, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Pouch Cove Foundation, Target Marketing, Private Collections in Canada and USA
Representation
Red Ochre Gallery – St John’s, Newfoundland
BAC – Miami, Florida
Grace Café & Galleries – Dania Beach , Florida
Usine 106U – Montreal, Quebec
Bibliography
2017 Home & Cabin, spring edition, "37 Newfoundland and Labrador Artists you Should Know"
2013 The Telegram, “Group exhibit a Feast for the Senses”, Joan Sullivan, Dec.2, 2013
2012 “Pages From the Book of Istanbul”, citizensofculture.net, Istanbul, Turkey, July, 2012
“Pages From the Book of Istanbul”, culture360.org, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2012
2008 South Florida Gallery Guide, winter edition
2006 CBC Television, “Here & Now”, producer Deanne Fleet, Sept.19
The Telegram, “Kingdom of Art” Karla Hayward, Friday, Sept. 22, vol. 128, No. 159
2004 Mcgill Daily, “A Blender Made to Function Post-Cataclysm” Devin McDougal, vol. 94 no.8
Montreal Mirror, “Roy Madness” Mathew Woodley, vol.19, no 52
Bust Magazine, “Montreal, Canada”, issue 28
Metro, "La Relève Sort Ses Griffes" vol.4 No.177, November 2004
Montreal Mirror, "Artshole" Feb, 7 2004
2003 Montreal Mirror, "Mamajam", Mathew Woodley, May 2003,
Montreal Mirror, "Play House", Mathew Woodley, Sept. 2003
Voire, Cahier V, "Architecture punk-rock", Nov. 8. 2003
Voire, Cahier Guide, "Roy Street Collective" Shirine Saad, Dec.18, 2003
2002 The Hour, Brief, "Cabaret to Make You Batty" Eric Shinn, Oct. 25, 2002
Montreal Mirror, "Flying Circus" Chris Barry, Oct.25, 2002
Special Projects
2016 Board member Craft Council Clay Studio NL
2016 - “Shed a Lil Light” is a series of ceramic sheds as candle holders and incense burners
2015 – 2017 visual arts editor at Riddle Fence, a Newfoundland & Labrador arts and culture journal
2015 jury member for Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council visual arts project grants
2010 - www.65chevypickup.com, a blog about the adventures of artist, Louise Markus &
architect, Grant Genova in the art and architecture world.
2001-09 Roy Street Collective - Co-founder, coordinator, curator, graphic designer of Roy Street Collective, a
multi-disciplinary art collective based in Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec.
Art & architecture workshops for children and adults. Installation artist for the collective’s
display cases. www.roystreetcollective.com
15A Sullivan’s Loop,
P.O. Box 694
Pouch Cove, NL, A0A 3L0
709-335-7658
louisemarkus@gmail.com
www.louisemarkus.com
Education
1999 -2001 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
1980 -1995 Concordia University, Bachelor of Arts – Honours in Literature & Creative Writing
Group Exhibitions
2018 11th Annual Contemporary Juried Art Exhibition, Kirkland Lake Museum
2016 (Oct) 5th Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art, Irving Arts Center, Texas
2016 (Aug) Bonavista Artwalk, Ryan’s Premises, Bonavista, NL
2014 (Dec) “Mummers” Christmas Exhibition, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s NL
2014 (April) “Splash” Spring Exhibition, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s NL
2014 (May/June) “Islam Contemporary”, Ellington-White Contemporary, Fayetteville, North Carolina
2014 (March/April) “Islam Contemporary”, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina
2013 (December) “Colour and Light”, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, NL
2013 (July) “Islam Contemporary”, Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
2012 (May) City Youth Now – Spring Silent Auction, San Francisco, CA
2012 (March) "Spring Show", Art Explosions, San Francisco, California
2011 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) "Art in the Yard", Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
2010 (Dec. "Baked", Art Basel Miami, Florida
2009-10 (Nov.) "Lucky You" II & III, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
2008-9 (Jan.) "Dania Beach Art & Antiques Festival", Dania Beach, Florida
2007 (Nov.) "Hawthorne Revisited", Hawthorne Historical Museum & Cultural Center, Florida
2007 (Jul.) "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Nathan Philips Square, Toronto
2007 (Feb.) "CINETEX", L’Usine 106U, Montreal, Quebec
2006 (Nov.) "Kaleidoscope", Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2005 (Sept) "I AM" – Self Portraits, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
2005 (Jul.) "Montreal En Arts", Montreal, Quebec
2004 (Dec.) "Le Store", Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
2004-6 (Jul.) "Artist Market", Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
2004 (Apr.) "CO2", Art en Majuscule, Montreal
2004 (Sept.) "Burnt", The Long Hall, Montreal
2004 (Sept.) "Tabernacle!", Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal
2003 (Sept.) "Variable", Art Forecast, Montreal,
2003 (Sept.) "Tabernacle!", Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal
2003 (Feb.) "Sauterie", Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
2002-3 (May) "Mama Jam" I & II, Roy Street Collective, Montreal
2001 (Oct.) "From the Ashes", C.U.A.N.D.O, Manhattan, New York, USA
2001 (Jan.) "Akopalypse", Roy Street Collective, Montreal
2001 (Apr.) "Kopulation", Roy Street Collective, Montreal
Solo Exhibitions
2015 (Nov) “Pages from the Book of Avalon”, self-produced, pop-up show at historic “South Beach” building
221 Duckworth St., St. John’s, NL
2012 (July) "Pages from the Book of Istanbul", Kabine Nadire, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 (July) "Florida, Newfoundland & Montreal" La Lumiere du Mile End, Montreal
2006 (Sept.) "Kingdom on the Rock", Target Marketing, St. John’s Newfoundland
2005 (Sept.) Junction Art Fest, Juried Exhibition Toronto, Ontario
Commissions
2018 Come Play with Me, Business and Arts, NL
2002 Carnaval Carmagnole, Melbourne, Quebec
2003-12 Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Qc & Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
2000 American Chemical Society, Boston Convention Center, Boston, Mass. USA
1999 American Chemical Society, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
2010 - “Home Portraits” commissioned portraits of houses for private clients
Awards
2018 NL Arts Project Grant, New Found Contemplative
2016 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council travel grant
2015 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council Project Grant – paintings for “Pages from the Book of Avalon”
2015 City of St. John’s Grants to Artists
2013 Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council Project Grant - collages for “Pages from the Book of Avalon”
2012 Halka Art Project Artist Residency, Istanbul
2005- 06 Pouch Cove Artist Residency, Newfoundland
2005 Junction Art Fest, Honorable Mention, People's Choice Award, Juried Exhibition Toronto
Teaching Workshops
2014 College of the North Atlantic, Artist Talk, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2012 Halka Art Project, Junk Workshop, Istanbul
2009 - Painting in Acrylic Workshops - private groups of 4- 6 people, Montreal & Pouch Cove, NL
2011 Painting in Acrylic Workshops at Place Kensington Seniors Residence, Montreal
2003-5 Tabernacle! Roy Street Collective & Journées de la Culture, Montreal, Qc
2001 Santropol Roulant, Junk Workshop
Collections
Newfoundland & Labrador Art Bank Procurement Program for the provincial art museum, The Rooms: 2014, 2015, 2017
Jazz Festival Canada, Hawthorne Historical Museum, Nights Publications, Enchin Fur, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Pouch Cove Foundation, Target Marketing, Private Collections in Canada and USA
Representation
Red Ochre Gallery – St John’s, Newfoundland
BAC – Miami, Florida
Grace Café & Galleries – Dania Beach , Florida
Usine 106U – Montreal, Quebec
Bibliography
2017 Home & Cabin, spring edition, "37 Newfoundland and Labrador Artists you Should Know"
2013 The Telegram, “Group exhibit a Feast for the Senses”, Joan Sullivan, Dec.2, 2013
2012 “Pages From the Book of Istanbul”, citizensofculture.net, Istanbul, Turkey, July, 2012
“Pages From the Book of Istanbul”, culture360.org, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2012
2008 South Florida Gallery Guide, winter edition
2006 CBC Television, “Here & Now”, producer Deanne Fleet, Sept.19
The Telegram, “Kingdom of Art” Karla Hayward, Friday, Sept. 22, vol. 128, No. 159
2004 Mcgill Daily, “A Blender Made to Function Post-Cataclysm” Devin McDougal, vol. 94 no.8
Montreal Mirror, “Roy Madness” Mathew Woodley, vol.19, no 52
Bust Magazine, “Montreal, Canada”, issue 28
Metro, "La Relève Sort Ses Griffes" vol.4 No.177, November 2004
Montreal Mirror, "Artshole" Feb, 7 2004
2003 Montreal Mirror, "Mamajam", Mathew Woodley, May 2003,
Montreal Mirror, "Play House", Mathew Woodley, Sept. 2003
Voire, Cahier V, "Architecture punk-rock", Nov. 8. 2003
Voire, Cahier Guide, "Roy Street Collective" Shirine Saad, Dec.18, 2003
2002 The Hour, Brief, "Cabaret to Make You Batty" Eric Shinn, Oct. 25, 2002
Montreal Mirror, "Flying Circus" Chris Barry, Oct.25, 2002
Special Projects
2016 Board member Craft Council Clay Studio NL
2016 - “Shed a Lil Light” is a series of ceramic sheds as candle holders and incense burners
2015 – 2017 visual arts editor at Riddle Fence, a Newfoundland & Labrador arts and culture journal
2015 jury member for Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council visual arts project grants
2010 - www.65chevypickup.com, a blog about the adventures of artist, Louise Markus &
architect, Grant Genova in the art and architecture world.
2001-09 Roy Street Collective - Co-founder, coordinator, curator, graphic designer of Roy Street Collective, a
multi-disciplinary art collective based in Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec.
Art & architecture workshops for children and adults. Installation artist for the collective’s
display cases. www.roystreetcollective.com