Training
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario
Apprenticeships
Harold Town, Canadian Artist
William Ronald, Canadian Artist
Ramon Amor, Swiss-based Cuban Artist
Thaddaeus Szpelowitz, Canadian Artist
Jack Shadbolt, Canadian Artist
Artist in Residence
| 2002 – 2007 | International Summer Centre of the Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1998 – 2001 | Vancouver Summer School for the Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia |
Teaching
| 2006 – 2013 | Emily Carr University, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2006 – 2012 | Vancouver Training Institute – Residential Interior Decorating and Design Diploma Program (Perspective Drawing) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1998 – 2012 | Vancouver School Board (Figure Drawing/Drawing/Sculpting Workshops) Vancouver, B.C. North Vancouver School Board (Drawing/Painting Workshops) North Vancouver, B.C. North Vancouver Neighbourhood House (Painting Workshops) North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1998 – 2001 | Seymour Art Gallery (Painting/Drawing/Sculpture/Gallery Tours) North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1996 – 1999 | New York School of Art (Drawing/Sculpting), Brooklyn/Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. ELST Studios (Figure Drawing), Vancouver, B.C. Surrey School Board (Art Career Workshops), Surrey, British Columbia |
Competitions
2009 Second Runner-Up, Chicago Sculpture Competition, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1996 Top Ten Finalist; New York Sculpture Competition, New York, New York, USA
1995 Top Three Finalist; Los Angeles Sculpture Competition, Los Angeles, California, USA
1994 Top Ten Finalist; Philadelphia Sculpture Competition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1993 Second Place Finish; Chicago Sculpture Competition, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Awards
| 2002 | Davies International Art Award, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2000 – 2002 | Vancouver School Board, Outstanding Teaching Award in the Field of Art, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1999 | CoolStop: Best of the Cool Award for outstanding original Website design. CyberTeddy: Peoples Choice Award for Top 500 Website |
| 1998 – 2008 | Volunteer Vancouver Recognition Award; for donation of time and art supplies to Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1997 | Vancouver School Board Volunteer Award; for putting on art workshops at Vancouver Inner City Schools, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1996 -1998 | Volunteer Vancouver Recognition Award; for donation of time and art supplies to Vancouver’s sick, homeless and underprivileged children at the Children’s Hospital and various Vancouver Shelters, Vancouver, B.C |
Public Collections
| University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario West Vancouver Public Library, West Vancouver, B.C. Richmond Public Library, Richmond, British Columbia Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Ontario Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, B.C. Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria B.C. Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario Emily Carr Art College, Vancouver BC North Vancouver Public Library Vancouver School Board Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC Oakville Public Library, Ontario Mississauga Public Library, , Ontario Toronto Public Library, Ontario New York Public Library, New York City |
Commissions
| 1987 – 2013 | Commissioned for both Public and Private Pieces including Paintings (Oil/Acrylic/ Watercolour)/ Portraits/Sculpture/Pen and Ink/Design and Illustration |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2012 | Riverview Psychiatric Hospital, “The Dark & The Wounded”, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2011 | Canvas Lounge, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2010 | Round House Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2008 | Book Launch “Picard Watercolours”, Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia Performers Artist Lounge, Vancouver, British Columbia Anza Club, “The Cocktail Party Performance/Exhibition” Vancouver, British Columbia Moustache Café, North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2007 | Picard Studio’s Open House, Vancouver, B.C. Canvas Lounge, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2006 | Synlox Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia Moustache Café, North Vancouver, BC |
| 2005 | Picard Studio’s; Open House, Vancouver, B.C. An Evening of Art Continues…, Interior Solutions, West Vancouver, B.C. An Evening of Art with James Picard, Yaletown, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2004 | Outdoor Art Exhibit, North Vancouver, B.C. Winspear Theatre, Live Painting, Edmonton, Alberta “Off the Canvas” Documentary Screening, Victoria, B.C. Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2003 | Gallery 1529 , Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2002 | The Anza Club, Vancouver, B.C. Bukowski’s, Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2001 | On The Canvas: Ringside Impressions’, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2000 | “I, Pick Art” Live Music tribute performance, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver, B.C. “Just Singin’ Around” Live Music Performance/Christine Duncan/Sam Masich, Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1999 | Style Box, Vancouver, British Columbia The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia The Blinding Light Cinema, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1998 | Private Residence Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997 | Oktavia Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1996 | Quay Gallery, Gibsons, British Columbia |
| 1992 | Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1989 | AIDS: Struggle for Awareness, Community Arts Council, Vancouver, British Columbia Station Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1988 | Galerie Evan, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1987 | Springbank Visual Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario |
| 1986 | Hamilton Artists’ Inc., Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1985 | Springbank Visual Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario |
Group Exhibitions
| 2011 | Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia Face the World “Gala”, Point Grey. Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2010 | Gallery Gachet, “Bouquet of Hope”, Vancouver, British Columbia Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2009 | MapleRidge Art Gallery, Maple Ridge, British Columbia Shadbolt Centre of the Arts, Burnaby, British Columbia NorthShore Neighbourhood House, North Vancouver, British Columbia Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Westbrook Fine Art Gallery, London, England |
| 2008 | Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Westbrook Fine Art Gallery, London, England Seymour Quay Gallery, “James Picard and his Students” North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2007 | Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Westbrook Fine Art, London, England Seymour Quay Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia Seymour Art Gallery, “Dream Exhibition”, North Vancouver, British Columbia RM Fine Art, London, England |
| 2006 | Picard Studios Annual Childrens Charity Fundraiser, Vancouver, British Columbia Seymour Quay Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia Saatchi Gallery, London, England Blank Canvas Collabration Project, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia Euphorbia 2006, White Rock, B.C. Toronto Art Expo, Toronto, Ontario Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Qualicum Bay Seaside Gallery, Qualicum Bay, British Columbia RM Fine Art, London, England |
| 2005 | EastSide Culture Crawl, Vancouver, B.C. Arbico Exhibition; Ballet Tucson, Tucson, Arizona USA Robert Miller Gallery, New York, New York USA Revival Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Self Portrait Exhibition Place des Arts, Coquitlam, British Columbia RM Fine Art, London, England Werx Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2004 | Ferry Building, West Vancouver, B.C. Seymour Art Gallery, Art for Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. RM Fine Art, London, England Royal College of Art, London, England International Plaza Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Qualicum Bay Seaside Gallery, Qualicum Bay, British Columbia The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2003 | Pier 92, NYC Art Fair, Manhattan, New York, USA Qualicum Bay Seaside Gallery, Qualicum Bay, British Columbia Seymour Art Gallery, Art For Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia London ArtFair, Battersea Park, London, England Royal College of Art, London, England Gallery 1529, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C. The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2002 | Gallery 1529, Vancouver, B.C. Pier 92, Manhattan, New York, USA Silent Charity Auction, Media Club, Vancouver, B.C The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2001 | Seymour Art Gallery, Art For Kids Exhibition, North Vancouver, British Columbia Artropolis 2001, Vancouver, British Columbia The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2000 | Seymour Art Gallery, ‘Design for Living Exhibition’, North Vancouver, B.C The Werx Gallery “Picasso, Picard and the Plumber”, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1999 | The Werx Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1998 | Live Painting, Opening of the Commemorative Varley Trail, North Vancouver, British Columbia ELST Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia Zheeclay Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997 | Open Art Gallery, Warehouse Exhibition, Richmond, British Columbia VTV Studios (Baton Broadcasting), Vancouver, British Columbia Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
| 1996 | Galerie Pignon, Paris, France Oktavia Gallery “EROS Show”(September), Vancouver, British Columbia Oktavia Gallery “Synaesthesis Show”(May), Vancouver, British Columbia Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia Music West Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1996 | Argovia Gallery, Whistler, British Columbia |
| 1995 | Soho New Art Exposition, New York, New York, USA |
| 1993 | New York Art Competition, New York, New York, USA Sodarco: Montreal International Art Competition, Montreal, Quebec |
| 1992 | Flame of Hope: AIDS Benefit, West End Community Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1991 | Artists Against AIDS Benefit, Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1990 | Street Art Works, North Vancouver City Hall Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia Artropolis ’90, The Roundhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia Street Art Works: Art Works Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1990 | Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta Vancouver Art Gallery, Rental Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Painters & Players Production, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1988 | Station Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Galerie Evan, Toronto, Ontario International New York Art Competition, New York, New York, USA |
| 1987 | Start Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario Brack Gallery, Toronto, Ontario International New York Art Competition, New York, New York, USA Edios Drayman Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1987 | 26th Outdoor Art Competition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, Ontario Discovery 3, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| 1985 | Hamilton Artists’ Inc., Hamilton, Ontario |
Media
| 2011 | An Afternoon with James Picard by Kevan Sung, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2010 | Maple Ridge News, (September 15), Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
| 2009 | Culture Review, New York, New York |
| 2008 | Chicago Art News, (December 15) Chicago, Illinois ArtNews Canada, Toronto, Ontario Opus Newsletter, Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver Sun (March 8) Vancouver, British Columbia North Shore News (January 16) North Vancouver, British Columbia North Shore News (January 11)) North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2007 | The Artists Magazine, Ottawa, Ontario Opus Newsletter (Issue #227) Vancouver, B.C. GrabNews (Edition Two, July 2007), Vancouver, British Columbia GrabNews (Edition One, June 2007), Vancouver, British Columbia The Edmontonians Magazine, (May 2007), Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2006 | NorthShore News, (August 4) North Vancouver, British Columbia CBC Radio 690 AM, “On the Coast” (July 25) Interviewed by Trevor Hughes, Vancouver, B.C. CBC Radio 690 AM, North By NorthWest; Interviewed by Maria Bartlett, Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Courier Newspaper, (Vol.16 No.28) July 14, Vancouver, British Columbia CBC Radio 105.7 FM, (July 11) “The Arts Report; Interviewed by Trevor Hughes, Vancouver, B.C. CBC Radio 690 AM, (July 10) “On the Coast; Interviewed by Trevor Hughes, Vancouver, B.C. Arts Alive Magazine (Volume 11 No. 4) , North Vancouver, British Columbia NorthShore News (July 7), North Vancouver, British Columbia The Outlook Newspaper, North Vancouver, British Columbia Opus Newsletter, Vancouver, British Columbia North Shore News (April 2) North Vancouver, British Columbia City-TV Six O’clock News, Arts Report, Toronto, Ontario Artsnews Journal and website, March, Toronto, Ontario Metro Newspaper, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2005 | CBC Television, B-Connected Series, Vancouver, British Columbia Westender Newspaper, Vancouver, British Columbia LA Style Magazine, Los Angeles, California |
| 2004 | CBC National Arts Report (June 14) Adrienne Lamb Interview Toronto, Ontario CBC RadioAM (June 14; Arts and Culture Interview with Adrienne Lamb) Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Journal, (June 11; Interview with Bill Rankin) Edmonton, Alberta See Magazine, (June 10-16;Issue #550) Edmonton, Alberta The Edmonton Sun Newspaper (June 11) Edmonton, Alberta ArtsAlive Magazine, (May/June issue Article by Geoff Hoile) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Courier Newspaper (April 14) Urban Landscape, Vancouver, B.C. CBC Arts News Report (Article by Trevor Hughes), Toronto, Ontario City TV Community Events (March 29 – April 12) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Courier Newspaper (April 1), Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM The Arts Report, Interview with Trevor Hughes (March 31) Vancouver,B.C. The North Shore News, (February 29), North Vancouver, B.C. CTV National Television ‘The Vicki Gabereau Show” (February 16), Vancouver,B.C. The North Shore News, (January 30), North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2003 | Kulture/Berlin Magazine, Berlin Germany ArtWorld Magazine Fall Edition Toronto, Ontario CBC 690 AM ‘The Early Edition’ (July 2) Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM ‘The Afternoon Show’ (June 24) Vancouver, B.C. CityTV, CityPulse News Entertainment , 11:00 News (March 6), Vancouver, B.C. CityTV Entertainment Report, Six O’Clock News (March 4), Vancouver, B.C. Bravo Television Canadian Premiere, James Picard: Off The Canvas (Jan. 26/Feb. 9) Eastern Arts & Culture Magazine, Movie Review, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2002 | ArText Magazine, Toronto, Ontario The Georgia Straight (Volume 36, Number 1821) Nov.14 Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM ‘The Afternoon Show’ (November 13) Vancouver, B.C. CBC 105.7 FM ‘The Arts Report”- Trevor Hughes (November 13) Vancouver, B.C. James Picard: Off the Canvas; Documentary Film , Vancouver, B.C. The North Shore News, (January 18) North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2001 | The North Shore News, (November 23) North Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM ‘The Arts Report’ – Paul Grant (September 20) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Sun, Queue Magazine (September 12) Vancouver, B.C. The North Shore News (September 12) North Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Courier Newspaper (Volume 92, Number 72 September 9) Vancouver, B.C. The WestEnder Newspaper, (August 30 – Sept. 5), Vancouver, B.C. University Of Victoria Master’s Program Taped Interview, (June) Victoria, B.C. Arts Alive Magazine (Volume 7 Number 1) March/April, North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2000 | The Vancouver Sun , Queue Magazine (December 7) Vancouver, B.C. The Georgia Straight (Volume 34, Number 1720) Arts Notes Dec. 7 Vancouver, B.C. CBC Television, Canada Now News Hour “State of the Arts” (Dec. 7) Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM “The Arts Report” – Paul Grant (December 7) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Courier Newspaper (Volume 91 No. 97 December 6) Vancouver, B.C. The Georgia Straight ( Volume 34, Number 1719) November 30, Vancouver, B.C. CFRO 102.7 FM –The Indie Power Hour , Vancouver, B.C. Education Canada (Summer Edition) Toronto, Ontario CBC French Television, (Channel 7) National Broadcast 6 o’clock News (July 31) Arts Alive Magazine (Vol.6 Number 3) July/August, North Vancouver, B.C. The Georgia Straight (Volume 34, number 1687) Thursday April 20, Vancouver, B.C. The WestEnder Newspaper (April 20-26), Visual Arts: What’s On, Vancouver, B.C. Montreal Television, (Channel 68) National Broadcast, April 2. CBC French Television , Courants Du Pacifique (April 2 & 3), Vancouver, B.C. The WestEnder Newspaper (February 3) , Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1999 | The West End Times (Volume 9, Issue 51) Friday December 17, Vancouver, B.C. CBC Television, Broadcast One News Hour, “State of the Arts” (July 7 ) Vancouver B.C. The Vancouver Sun (July 3) Vancouver, British Columbia ‘Daytime Live’ Rogers Community Television, Burnaby, British Columbia CBC 690 AM The Arts Report – Paul Grant (February 15), Vancouver, B.C. The Courier Newspaper (Vol.90, No.13, February 14, 1999), Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Echo (Vol. 81, No.44, February 10), Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1998 | ‘Moving On’ CBC Television Show (June) Toronto, Ontario Modern Art Magazine-Investor’s File (Spring/Summer) New York, New York The Courier Newspaper (Vol. 89, No. 40, May 20) Vancouver, B.C. Gabereau Live-VTV Live Talk Show (May 6) Vancouver, B.C. CBC 690 AM The Arts Report – Paul Grant (April 16) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Echo (Vol. 80, No.52, April 8) Vancouver, B.C. CNIB NewsLink Magazine (Vol. 19, Issue 1, February) Vancouver, B.C The Opus Newsletter (February) Vancouver, B.C. Artworld (Winter 97/98) New York, New York ArtNotes: Writings on the Visual Arts in Canada (Premiere Edition) Toronto, Ontario |
| 1997 | The Vancouver Echo (Vol. 80, No.34, December 3) Vancouver, B.C. CBC 105.7 FM The Arts Report (Friday November 21) Vancouver, B.C. Artichoke Magazine (Spring/Summer) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Sun (June 23) Vancouver, B.C. The Richmond Art Gallery News (Summer) Richmond, B.C. Richmond Review (August 23) Richmond, B.C. The Times Educational News: (Vol.II, No.6, June) Vancouver, British Columbia Canadian Art Magazine (Spring) Toronto, Ontario Preview Magazine (February/March) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Sun (March 19) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1992 | CFRO 102.7 FM – The Friday Rationale (Interview) Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C. The Western News, Vancouver, B.C. The Vancouver Echo, Vancouver, B.C. Angles Magazine, Vancouver, B.C |
| 1992 | The WestEnder Newspaper, Vancouver, B.C. Plus Magazine, Vancouver, B.C. CBC 105.7 FM – The Almanac (Interview) Vancouver, B.C. CFRO 102.7 FM – Pidgeon Park (Interview) Vancouver, B.C. CFRO 102.7 FM – The Coming Out Show (Interview) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1989 | Mouth Magazine (Premier Issue) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 1988 | Yorkville Magazine, Toronto, Ontario / Slate Magazine, Toronto, Ontario |
