"Roman Angel",  Rome, Italy

 

Biography/ C.V.

 

Canadian photographer Pamela Williams has exhibited across North America and in Italy. "In the Midst of Angels" is Williams' latest collection of cemetery photographs. "Last Kiss", her critically acclaimed second book of sensuous Italian figures, was nominated for the prestigious Roloff Beny Award in 2000. Her first book of romantic Parisian statues, "Death Divine" caught the eye of the media. Opening to rave reviews in 1995, her popular exhibits of European cemetery sculpture toured the continent for over a decade.

 

Williams' photographs appear on the covers of Timothy Findley's book, "Dust to Dust", Margaret Laurence's "Stone Angel", and Carole Corbeil's "In the Wings". Portfolios of her work have appeared in the "New Age Journal" and "Profiles Magazine". Her photographs were the subject of a half hour television special that aired on "Bravo" and "Vision Television".

 

Williams is known for the lively lectures she gives on her work. She has appeared on CBC' Radio's "Richardson's Roundup", "Fashion Television", and "Canada AM", among others. Her work is collected throughout North America.

 

Pamela Williams lives in Toronto and visits cemeteries around the world.

 

PAMELA WILLIAMS SELECTED RESUME

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2024/23/22 Terrace Gallery (Toronto)

2019/18/17  Terrace Gallery (Toronto)

2016 Button Arts Factory (Waterloo)

2015 Repose Gallery, Sebastopol, California; Terrace Gallery

2014  Terrace Gallery, Toronto

2013 Yorkminster Park Gallery; Sunderland Hall Gallery, Toronto

2012/11/10 Terrace Gallery, Toronto

2009 St. Thomas Public Art Centre; Cambridge Centre for the Arts

2008/07 Terrace Gallery, Toronto

2006 Gallery Arcturus, Toronto; Maison de la culture Maisonneuve, Montreal; Red Deer Museum, Alberta; Chapel Gallery, Saskatchewan

2005/04 Terrace Gallery, Toronto

2003 Woodstock Art Gallery, Ontario; Chapel Gallery, Saskatchewan

2002 Red Deer Museum, Alberta

2001 Simon Fraser Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia; Gallery Lambton, Sarnia

2000 Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, North York

1999 Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo; Resource Centre for the Arts, Newfoundland

1999 Gallery Arcturus, Toronto

1998 Kresge Art Museum, Michigan; John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

1998 McIntosh Gallery, London; Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga

1997 Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington; University of Waterloo, Waterloo

1997 Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Montreal; Illingworth Kerr Art Gallery, Calgary

1996 Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge; Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock

1996 Harcourt House Art Gallery, Edmonton; Centre for the Arts, Brock University, St. Catharines

1996 Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, North York

1996 Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto

1995 The Gallery, Scarborough College, U of T, Scarborough

1990 Canadian Cultural Centre in Rome, Italy

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2024/1997

2024/23/22 Arts & Letters CLub; Rosedale Art Fair; Queen West Art Crawl

2019/09 Rosedale Art Fair; Queen Street West Art Crawl; Toronto Outdoor Art Show; Ottawa New Art Festival; Guelph Art on the Street; Frostbite; Moose Show (CBC);  Gallery TPW; Word on the Street; Beaches Art & Crafts; Ontario College of Art Book Fair; Riverdale Art Walk; Nuit Blanche; Wayzgoose; Elora Art Show

08 Cabbagetown Art & Crafts; Deleon White Gallery; Scarborough Arts Centre; Etobicoke Arts Centre

07/97 Art Gallery of Ontario, City Hall Outdoor Art Exhibition;
Gallery Arcturus; Cabbagetown; BCE Place; 
National Ballet; Bau-Xi Gallery;
David Mirvish Books on Art;
Art Gallery of Peel; Old Mill ( Women's Day)

 

AWARDS:

2021/19/17 Canada Council , Artist Project Grant ( Explore & Create)

2008 Second Prize for Photography, Kempenfest

2001 "Craftsmen's Award" DEATH DIVINE re-release

2000 LAST KISS: nominated for the Roloff Beny Award; Donside European Awards: Honourable Mention

2000 Benny Award, Chicago

1999 LAST KISS: "Award of Excellence"; "Graphic Design", Unisource Litho Awards

1998 "Best Photography"; "Exhibition Award", Toronto Outdoor Art Show

1997 "Best Portrait", Honourable Mention, Toronto Outdoor Art Show

1996 DEATH DIVINE: Advertising & Design Club: Graphic Design, Photography, Catalogue;

Studio Magazine: Creativity, Printing; Unisource: Design.

 

PHOTOS ON BOOK COVERS / CD'S:

2013 "Rozz Williams - Sleeping Dogs" CD, Cult Music (USA)

2007 "Angel Notebook", Luciano Jacobelli; "Lifting the Stone", Susan McCaslin

2006 "Nineteenth Century Women Poets", Emma Mason

2004 "Stone Angel", Margaret Laurence

2002 Hugh McKenna, "The Centre Won't Hold", CD (Ireland)

2000 "Dragon's Cry", Tessa McWatt

2000 Daniel Taylor,"Lie Down Poor Heart" CD, Dorion (USA)

2000 Claire Gignac, "Les Chants d'Eros", CD, Dorion (USA)

1998 "Stone Angel", Margaret Laurence; "The Heart Is Its Own Reason", Natalee Capel

1998 Rap POW's, "Cell Block A", CD (Dexter) Vancouver

1997 "Dust to Dust", Timothy Findley; "In the Wings", Carole Corbeil

 

MEDIA APPEARANCES / INTERVIEWS / DOCUMENTARIES on her work:

2013 Parisian Fields (Paris Blog, Nov 2013)

2006 Fashion T.V. (documentary) ; Free Style, CBC Radio

2004 CBC Sunday Morning News, CBC Television

2002/2001 Richardson's Roundup, CBC Radio

2000 This Morning, CBC Radio; TLN; Tandem; Toronto Star

1999 City Pulse TV; Chinese TV; Now

1998 Vision Television, 30 min. special on Pamela Williams Photography; CFPL-TV London

1997 Arts National; Rough Cuts; Home Run; Sunday Arts

1996 Fashion TV (documentary); Media TV; Bravo News; Much Music Fax; Canada AM; Eye on Toronto; Big Life;

CFCN TV; CBC Radio Gabereau Show; CJRT Radio; CIUT Radio; CJSR Radio; Access Alberta; The Edge

 

LECTURES:

2019/2018 Terrace Gallery

2017 St. Elizabeth S.S. ; Terrace Gallery

2016 Terrace Gallery; Don Mills Library

2015 Don Mills Library; Terrace Gallery

2014 Terrace Gallery;  Don Mills Public Library

2013/12/11/10 Sir Oliver Mowat C.I., Northern District Public Library; Don Mills Public Library

2009 Cambridge Centre for the Arts; Northern District Public Library; Don Mills Public Library; Sir Oliver Mowat C.I.;  Mississauga Camera Club; Inglenook S.S.

2008 George Brown College; George Vanier S.S.; St. Elizabeth S.S.; Terrace Gallery

2007 Women's Day, Old Mill

2006 Cardinal Carter School of the Arts; Rosedale School of the Arts; St. Elizabeth S.S.; Fenelon Falls S. S.; Brampton S.S.; Thornlee S.S.;

2005 Burlington Art Centre (On Publishing) & Artist's Talk; Rosedale School of the Arts; Inglenook S.S.

2004 George Brown College; Toronto Art Club

2003 Photo Educator's Forum (Ryerson); Grand River C.I.

2002 Photo Educator's Forum; Beaches Camera Club, Toronto

2001 Simon Fraser University; Lion's Gate Camera Club; Gallery Lambton

2000 Toronto Camera Club

1999 Queen City Camera Club, Toronto

1998 McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London; Beal School of the Arts, London

1997 Art Gallery of Peel; Toronto Camera Club; University of Waterloo; Stewart Hall Art Gallery; Alberta College of Art & Design

1996 University of Lethbridge; Grant MacEwan College; Brock University; Inglenook; Cardinal Carter; Fenelon Falls

1995 Hart House, University of Toronto; Scarborough College

94/86 Indiana University of Pennsylvannia, USA; Parsons Paris School of Design, France; Canadian Cultural Centre in Rome, Italy; Instituto di Superior Fotografia, Italy; School voor Fotographie en Fotonica, Netherlands; Harrow College of Higher Education, England

 

PUBLICATIONS:

2019  Evelyn's Stories (Writing)

2017  Yorkminister Park Gallery Ten Year Catalogue

2016  Vine Journal; Factory Worker Media

2013 Parisian Fields (Paris Blog, Nov)

2009 Artscape

2008 Artsforum

2006 Toronto Star

2005 In the Midst of Angels

2003 Woodstock Sentinel Review

2001 Sarnia Record

2000 Toronto Star; Now; Tandem; Xtra

1999 Last Kiss; Now

1998 London Free Press; London Gazette; Scene Magazine; ID

1997 New Age Journal; Montreal Gazette; Kitchener Record; Canadian Art Magazine

1996 Maclean's Magazine; Toronto Star; Toronto Sun; Globe & Mail; Profiles Magazine; Brock Press; Sentinel;

The Catholic Register; Now; Town Crier; Post; Tandem; Voice; Verb; The Standard; See; Niagara Falls Review

1995 Death Divine book

94/90 Globe & Mail; Rotunda; Canadian Consumer Magazine; La Repubblica; Il Tempo; Women's Daybook

 

COLLECTIONS:

Museum of Civilzation, Ottawa; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa; City of Pointe Claire, Quebec;

Private Collections: Toronto, Edmonton, London, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Naples, Florida


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