Education
1995 – Post-Graduate Computer Graphics Certificate, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
1991 – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
1989 – Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Exhibition Record (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
2023 – Insights 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2022 – Painting 2022/2023 (Online Exhibition), John B. Aird Gallery
2022 – *The Works of Steven Volpe, Museum of Dufferin, Mulmur, Ontario
2021 – Portraits of Resilience (Online Exhibition), Art Gallery of Ontario
2021 – The 148th Open Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts (Online Exhibition), Ontario Society of Artists
2020 – The 147th Open Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts (Online Exhibition), Ontario Society of Artists
2020 – Steven Volpe: Behind the Magic Curtain (Online Exhibition), Rodrigues Contemporary
2020 – Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works (Online Exhibition), Ontario Society of Artists
2020 – Dog Days (Online Exhibition), John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2020 – SSNAP Travelling Exhibition, Victoria Arts Council Gallery, Victoria, BC
2019 – SSNAP: The Salt Spring National Art Prize, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC
2019 – Insights 40th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2019 – Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Ontario Society of Artists, Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019 – The 146th Open Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Ontario Society of Artists, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019 – Taxonomic Kingdom: Group Exhibition, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018 – In the Mix (Showcasing Four Artists), Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2018 – GPAG Biannual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
2018 – Summer Series XI: 11th Annual Group Exhibition, Ingram Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018 – Society of Canadian Artists 50th Open International Juried Exhibition, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Ontario
2018 – Intersections: My World – My Community, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2018 – Visual Arts Mississauga 40th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2017 – In the Spotlight (New Paintings by Steven Volpe), Focus Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2017 – Insights 38th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2016 – Group Exhibition, The Bartlett Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2016 – Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Ontario Society of Artists, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Ontario
2016 – Insights 37th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2016 – Group Exhibition (April through September), Focus Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2016 – Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – Group Exhibition (December), Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal, Quebec
2015 – *Steven Volpe, Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal, Quebec
2015 – Order in Disorder, OSA Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – Group Exhibition, The Bartlett Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2015 – Visual Arts Mississauga 37th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2014 – Group Exhibition (December), Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal, Quebec
2014 – Kaleidoscope, Headwaters Arts Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2014 – Group Exhibition (August), Galerie d’Avignon, Montreal, Quebec
2013 – Harvest, Headwaters Arts Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2013 – Visual Arts Mississauga 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2012 – Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2012 – Headwaters Arts Select Members Show, Best Western Hotel, Orangeville, Ontario
2012 – Visual Arts Mississauga 34th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2011 – Pieces of Eight, Headwaters Arts’ Dam Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2011 – Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2011 – 8th Annual Art Auction, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2011 – 4th Annual Open Juried Show, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
2011 – Visual Arts Mississauga 33rd Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2010 – Headwaters Arts Winter Juried Show, The Dam Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2010 – Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2010 – A is for Art, conTEMPORARY Gallery, Fergus, Ontario
2010 – Headwaters Arts Festival Preview, The Dam Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2009 – *Paintings by Steven Volpe, S.A. Capital Growth Corp., Oakville, Ontario
2008 – 36th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Peel Heritage Complex, Brampton, Ontario
2008 – Visual Arts Mississauga 30th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2008 – Made to Measure, 28th Annual Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2008 – Juried Art Show, Laidlaw Hall, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
1990 – Robert Whale (1805-1887) and Works by Steven Volpe, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
1990 – Juried Art Exhibition, Peel Heritage Complex, Brampton, Ontario
1989 – *Paintings by Steven Volpe, The Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Representative Galleries
Ingram Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
http://ingramgallery.com/artists/steven-volpe/index.htm
Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
https://www.earlscourtart.com/collections/steven-volpe
Rodrigues Contemporary
https://www.artgalleryonline.ca/
Awards and Grants
2023 – People’s Choice Award for Birthday, Insights 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2021 – Visual Arts Mid-Career Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2019 – 2nd People’s Choice Award for Winter Gathering, SSNAP: The Salt Spring National Art Prize, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC
2019 – People’s Choice Award for Balzac’s Café, Insights 40th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2019 – Deserres Award for Balzac’s Cafe, The 146th Open Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Ontario Society of Artists, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019 – 3rd Place, CFA Artist of the Year Award 2018, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France
2018 – Award of Merit for Pirotecnia, Society of Canadian Artists 50th Open International Juried Exhibition, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, Ontario
2017 – Insights Award for Vigil, Insights 38th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Wellington County Museum & Archives, Elora, Ontario
2016 – Visual Arts Mid-Career Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2016 – Laura Ciruls Painting Award for Mid-Career Artists, Ontario Arts Foundation
2015 – Ontario Society of Artists Juried Membership Designation
2015 – 3rd Place for Girl with Name Tag, VAM 37th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2014 – Invited Artist, Kaleidoscope, Headwaters Arts Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2013 – Invited Artist, Harvest, Headwaters Arts Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton Village, Caledon, Ontario
2013 – Invited Artist, Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2013 – 2nd Place for Self Portrait with Accomplices, VAM 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2012 – Artists’ Choice Award, Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2012 – Jurors’ Award, Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2012 – Visual Arts Emerging Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2011 – Invited Artist, Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2011 – Best in Show for Libra, 4th Annual Open Juried Show, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
2011 – 1st Place for Anthem, VAM 33rd Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2010 – Best in Show for At the Bar No. 1, Headwaters Arts Winter Juried Show, The Dam Gallery, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton, Ontario
2010 – Jurors’ Award, Headwaters Arts Festival, SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education, Caledon, Ontario
2010 – Visual Arts Emerging Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2008 – 3rd Prize DeSerres Award for The Conversation, VAM 30th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2008 – Visual Arts Emerging Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council
Collections
Colart Collection, Montreal, QC
Ellen Davidson (Founder/Owner EDpr; Former Programming Manager at Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
Honourable J. Garth Turner (Former MP, Author, Lecturer, Business Advisor), Toronto, ON
Hope Smith (Senior Communications Consultant; Member, Board of Directors, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB
Jordan Grant (President at Seaton Group, Chairman at BluMetric Environmental Inc.), Toronto, ON
Mandeville Holdings, Inc., Hamilton, ON
Marilyn Field (Founder of DAREarts Foundation; Windrush Estate Winery Partner), Palgrave, ON
Marlatt Insurance, Oakville, ON
Sing Tao Daily Newspaper, Toronto, ON
Publications
1. Ellie Eberlee, “The Active Imagination”, In The Hills, Volume 28 Number 3 (Autumn 2021): 82. https://www.inthehills.ca/2021/09/the-active-imagination/
2. Debra Usher, “Painting Live Theatre”, Arabella Art, Architecture & Design (February, 2021): 87. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=61763&i=693938&p=88
3. Regina Haggo, “In a Steven Volpe painting, nothing is quite as it seems”, The Hamilton Spectator (October, 2020). https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/art/opinion/2020/10/10/in-a-steven-volpe-painting-nothing-is-quite-as-it-seems.html
4. Constance Scrafield, “Steven Volpe a master at producing “thought provoking” paintings”, Caledon Citizen (September, 2019). http://caledoncitizen.com/?p=31309
5. 101.5 myFM Orangeville Today, “Local artist’s oil painting on display at Salt Spring Island National Exhibition” (September, 2019). https://www.orangevilletoday.ca/2019/09/24/local-artists-oil-canvas-painting-on-display-at-salt-spring-island-national-exhibition/
6. Tarah Aylward, “New and Noteworthy | At Ingram: Steven Volpe”, Ingram Art News (Spring 2019). https://www.ingramgallery.com/gallery/ingram_art_news/index.html
7. Circle Foundation, “Canadian Painter, Steven Volpe, Accepts the CFA Artist of the Year Award, Vimeo (March 2019). https://vimeo.com/320708506
8. Tarah Aylward, “On the Walls | At Ingram: Steven Volpe”, Ingram Art News (Summer 2018). https://www.ingramgallery.com/gallery/ingram_art_news/2018.html
9. Tarah Aylward, “New and Noteworthy | At Ingram: Steven Volpe”, Ingram Art News (Spring 2018). http://www.ingramgallery.com/gallery/ingram_art_news/index.html
10. Regina Haggo, “Watching the Watchers”, The Hamilton Spectator, (July 22, 2017). https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/7461751-regina-haggo-watching-the-watchers/
11. [Unattributed], “Steven Volpe, Painter”, In the Studio Interview, TorontoART.ca, (September, 2016).
12. Chris Halliday, “‘Disorder and chaos’ help Orangeville artist secure Ontario arts award”, orangeville.com (January, 2016). https://www.orangeville.com/whatson-story/6242703–disorder-and-chaos-help-orangeville-artist-secure-ontario-arts-award/
13. [Unattributed], “Steven Volpe Receives 2016 Laura Ciruls Painting Award”, OAF News (January, 2016). http://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/news/114
14. Rogers TV (Dufferin-Caledon Cable 63), Brushed By Art (May, 2015)
15. Donato Cianci, “Steven Volpe”, Canvassing the Artists (September, 2013). http://www.ucsart.com/content/canvassing-artists-24
16. [Unattributed], “Must see”, In the Hills (Vol. 20/No. 3): 14
17. Stephen Smith, “Steven Volpe”, Post-Modern Times: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art History (Vol. 1/No. 1): 60
18. Mike Douglas, “Beyond Canvas”, Mississauga Life (March/April, 2013): 80
19. Lindsay Papp, “Orangeville artist places second at juried show”, Orangeville Citizen (February 7, 2013): 5
20. Colleen Munro, “35 Years of Juried Art at AGM”, The Medium (January 27, 2013). http://mediumutm.ca/arts/35-years-of-juried-art-at-agm
21. [Unattributed], “Strokes of Genuis”, Mississauga Life – Spirit of the City (February, 2013).
22. Joseph Chin, “Orangeville artist lauded at Mississauga exhibit”, Mississauga News (January 24, 2013): 16
23. Julia Le, “Juried show honours best works”, Mississauga News (January 19, 2011). https://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/3161384-juried-show-honours-best-works/
24. [Unattributed], “905 Art Chat”, Art Gallery of Mississauga (January 21, 2011). https://artgalleryofmississauga.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/steven-volpe-anthem-1st-place/
25. Estée Klar, “Works by Steven Volpe”, Brush Up, Volume 3 number 1 (January/February 1990): 2