Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking
Born: Owen Sound, Ontario 1950
Studied: University of Guelph, Fine Art, graduated 1972
Lives: Portaupique, Nova Scotia
Selected Exhibitions of Paintings (Group)
- Truro Arts Society - Truro NS. - 1980 -2011
- Canadian Nature Federation National Tour - 1984-1986
- MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax - 1988 & 1992
- Society of Canadian Artists, Toronto,ON - 1988 & 1990
- Chez Nous, Chez Vous - Neptune Theatre in Halifax 2001 with Denise Comeau
- Stone, Paint and Clay - Neptune Theatre, Halifax with Heather Lawson and Krista Wells - 2001
- Women Painters in the Nova Scotia Art Bank - Province House, Halifax 2002
- Colores del Pueblo - Frigliana, Spain March 2002
- Colores del Pueblo - The Sign of the Whale Gallery May 2002 with Denise Comeau
- Colores del Pueblo - Alderney Landing Gallery, Dartmouth, NS. July 2002 with Denise Comeau
- Deux Visions/The Two Views - Art Sales and Rental 2002 with Denise Comeau
- Six Women, Six Diverse Art Forms, MacDonald Museum, Middleton Nova Scotia 2004
- Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, “Long Island, Nova Scotia”, 2011
- McCarthy Gallery, Truro, “Elizabeth Bishop Centenary Exhibitions”, 2011
Selected Exhibition of Paintings (Solo)
- MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, NS - 1982
- Gallery 1889, Tatamagouche, NS - 1983 & 1987
- Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB - 1985
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS - 1989
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - Tour 1989 - 1990
- Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON - 1984 & 1990
- Division Street Church, Owen Sound, ON - 1996
-Art and Jules, Halifax, N.S. “Ariba/Abajo”- 2009
-Art Sales and Rental, Halifax, N.S. “Home”- 2011
Special Awards
- Eight paintings for the NS Cultural Federation - 1981
- Painting chosen for the cover of the 1985 Nova Scotia telephone book
- Chosen by Domtar to be one of fourteen Canadian Artists featured in their 1990 Calendar Agenda
-Women of Excellence Award, 2009
Selected Publications
- “The Brook and the Woodcutter“, NS Dept. of Natural Resources 1979
- “The Man who Couldn't Stop Sneezing,” NS Dept. of Natural Resources 1982
- Joy Laking Calendars 1998 through 2005
- International Artists Magazine, August 2000
-“Following the Vision (Six Nova Scotia Artists)” Robert Pope Foundation 2007
-“Otro Arte” , Academia Nacional De Bellas Artes(Bolivia), 2009
-“From Land and Sea” Nimbus Publishing 2010
Collections
- Nova Scotia Art Bank: Lily - 1984, Farewell to Summer - 1987
- Permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Brigitte's Window - 1984
Affiliations
- Society of Canadian Artists
- Canadian Artists Representation
- Visual Arts Nova Scotia
Boards
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
- Victims of Family Violence
- Elizabeth Bishop Society
- Robert Pope Foundation
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Society of Canadian Artists