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Norman Toynton

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2017 Dadiani Fine Art, London
  • 2009 A.P.T. Gallery, London
  • 1993 Stux Gallery, New York
  • 1991 Ohio State University Gallery, Columbus
  • 1988 Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
  • 1987 Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
  • 1986 Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
  • Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
  • 1985 Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
  • 1983 Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • 1982 Stux Gallery, Boston
  • 1981 Stux Gallery, Boston
  • 1979 Williams College Museum, Williamstown, Massachusetts
  • 1977 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
  • 1976 Whitechapel Gallery, London
  • 1971 University of Montana Gallery, Missoula

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2015 APT Gallery, London: “Construction Industry”
  • 2013 Yorkshire Sculpture Park: “Tom Hudson: Transition”
  • 2012 Art Space Gallery, London: “Transition”
  • 2012 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
  • 2012 The Politics of Loneliness, Kastellorizo, Greece
  • 2011 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
  • 2010 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
  • 2007 Museum Stuki, Lodz, Poland: “Swinging London”
  • 1996 Sound Shore Gallery, Cross River, New York: “Messages from the Interior’
  • 1995 Blondie’s Contemporary Art, New York; “Hand Eye Intellect”
  • Sound Shore Gallery; Cross River, New York; “New Abstraction”
  • Peabody’s Art Factory. Columbus, Ohio: “In Memorium”
  • 1994 Stux Gallery, New York: “Reveiation ’94”
  • Blondie’s Contemporary Art, New York; ‘ ‘Spellbound 11, “Love and Hate”
  • 1993 Barbican Art Gallery, London: “The Sixties Art Scene in London”
  • 1992 Sound Shore Gallery, Stamford, CT: “Abstraction in the 90’s”
  • Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio; Prints
  • 1991 Hunter College Gallery, New York: “Physicalities”
  • 1989 Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York: “Small and Stellar”
  • Stux Gallery, New York: Invitational
  • Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
  • Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
  • 1987 DIA Art Foundation, New York: “Art Against AIDS”, curated by Klaus Kertes
  • John Good Gallery, New York: “Rigor”
  • Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
  • Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
  • Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
  • 1986 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; “Selected 20th Century Paintings”
  • Ruth Segal Gallery, New York: “Materials”
  • Stux Gallery, New York: Invitational
  • Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
  • 1985 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University: “Selections from the Permanent Collection”
  • 1983 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence: Invitational
  • Stux Gallery, Boston
  • 1982 Stux Gallery, Boston
  • 1980 Brooklyn Museum; “American Drawing in Black and White”
  • 1979 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University: “Possibilities”
  • 1978 Atlantic Gallery. Boston
  • 1977 Atlantic Gallery, Boston
  • 1971 University of Montana Gallery, Missoula: “Post Cards”
  • 1970 Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford
  • Ohio State University Gallery: “Dimensions/Boundaries”
  • Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany: “Raume und Environmenten”
  • Richard DeMarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • 1968 Belfast Museum, Belfast, Ireland: “’56 Group”
  • Lignano, Italy: Lignano Biennale
  • 1967 ICA London, Touring Exhibition: “The New Scene”
  • Brighton Art Gallery, Brighton: “British Drawing Today”
  • The Arts Council of Great Britain: “Young Britain”
  • National Museum of Wales: Cardiff: “Contemporary Prints”
  • National Museum of Wales: Cardiff: “12th Open Exhibition”
  • Centre dei Mobile, Premio Lissone, Italy
  • 1966 Zwemmer Gallery, London: “Essays in Narrative”
  • Galeria Milano, Milan, Italy: “London under Forty”
  • Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff: “Undefined Situation”
  • 1965 Chateau de La Sarraz, Switzerland: “Prix Chateau de la Sarraz”
  • Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea: “Five Creative Statements”
  • Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff: “Trendsand Trendsetters”
  • 1964 City Art Gallery, Leicester: “Cross Section”
  • London Galleries, Leeds University: “About Round”
  • 1964 Denison Hall, London: First London Happening with Carolee Schneemann
  • 1963 Cartwright Museum, Bradford: Spring Exhibition
  • 1962 Grabowski Gallery, London: “Image in Progress”
  • 1961 RBA Galleries, London: “Young Contemporaries”
  • 1961 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool: “John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition”
  • 1960 RBA Galleries, London: “Young Contemporaries”
  • 1959 Royal Academy of Art, London: Summer Exhibition
  • 1958 Royal Academy of Art, London: Summer Exhibition
  • 1958 RBA Galleries, London: “London Group”
  • 1958 RBA Galleries, London: “Young Contemporaries”

Selected Bibliography

  • 1996 New York Times, Sunday, May 12th. “Messages, Abstractly and Realistically”, Vivien Raynor
  • 1991 College Art Association Journal, Fall. Invitational Artists’ Issue. “Painting & Pegboard”
  • 1989 ArtForum, September. “Abstract Jestures”, Kenneth Baker
  • Cover, June. Interview
  • 1988 Art New England, May. Review, Eugene Narrett
  • Boston Phoenix. March 11. Review, David Bonetti
  • 1987 The Nation December 26. Critics’ Year-End Choices, Arthur Danto
  • Artnews, January. Review, David Bonetti
  • 1986 The Nation December 27. Critics’ Year-End Choices, Arthur Dan+o
  • Boston Herald, September 26. Review, Nancy Stapen
  • Boston Phoenix. September 16, Review, David Bonetti
  • Art New England, November. Review, Eugene Narrett
  • 1984 Artnews, November. “19 Artists the Critics are Watching”
  • 1983 Art in America. October. Review, Kenneth Baker
  • 1982 Boston Phoenix. May 18. “Pegging Reality”
  • 1981 ArtForum, September. “Norman Toynton’s Grounds for Painting”, Kenneth Baker
  • Art in America, Summer. Review, Michael Leja
  • Art New England. February. Review, Nancy Stapen
  • 1977 Boston Globe. November 16. Review, Robert Taylor
  • Boston After Dark. December. “Pegboard King”
  • 1976 London Times, February 8. “Norman Toynton at the Whitechapel”
  • Observer, February 6. Review
  • 1970 Ohio Lantern, February 12. Review, Frank Johnston
  • 1969 Leverkusner Rundschau, February 27. Review
  • Design 252. December. “When Attitudes Become Toys”
  • 1968 Irish Times. November 16. “The Municipal Gallery, Wales”
  • 1966 Pop Art. Praeger, New York. Lucy Lippard
  • Art International. May. “London Letter”, Norbert Lynton
  • London Sunday Times. March 6. Review
  • 1965 Daily Telegraph, September 15. “The Imagery of Youth”
  • Metro 7. “Will you be my Gorgonzola Baby”, Jascia Reichardt

Catalogues

  • 2012 Transition. Michael Richardson Gallery, London
  • 2007 Swinging London. Museum Stuki. Lodz, Poland
  • 1987 Norman Toynton. Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York. Essay by Lucy Flint-Gohlke
  • Art Against Aids. Preface, Elizabeth Taylor
  • 1986 Norman Toynton. Rose Art Museum. Essay by Carl Belz
  • 1977 Norman Toynton. Institute of Contemporary Art. Essay by Gene Baro
  • 1976 Whitechapel Gallery, London.
  • 1969 Raume and Environmenten. Museum Schloss Morsbroich. Leverkusen, Germany
  • 1962 Image in Progress, London. Essay by Jascia Reichardt

Selected Collections

  • JP Morgan Chase, New York
  • Warner Communications, New York
  • Museum Narodowe, Warsaw, Poland
  • Arthur Anderson, Chicago
  • Pria Harmon Collection, Boston
  • Alfonso Ossorio Collection, East Hampton
  • Lignano Museum, Italy
  • Nottingham City Museum
  • National Library of Wales
  • Bradford Museum
  • Ohio State University
  • Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
  • Williams College Art Museum

Visiting Artist Appointments

  • Royal College of Art
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Ohio State University
  • Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Vermont
  • Williams College
  • Minneapolis College of Art
  • California State University, PA
  • Corcoran Institute, Washington, DC
  • Illinois State University
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Denver
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Montana
  • Ontario College of Art, Toronto
  • Leeds College of Art
  • Portsmouth College of Art

Teaching Appointments

  • 1973-81: Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Chairman, Fine Arts Department
  • 1970-72: University of Victoria, British Columbia. Chairman, Fine Arts Department
  • 1969-70: Ohio State University. Artist in Residence
  • 1964-69: Cardiff College of Art, Wales. Lecturer
  • 1963-64: Leicester College of Art. Lecturer
  • 1962-63: Croydon College of Art. Lecturer

Fellowships and Awards

  • Pollock-Krasner Grant
  • Gottlieb Award
  • Lignano Biennale Prize, Italy
  • Priz chateau dc la Sarraz, Switzerland