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Gillian Frise
Gillian Frise is a Canadian painter working with the natural world, dreams, and transformation.
ArtistToronto, ON, CanadaJoined 2026
About
Born in Toronto, ON, Canada
Artist statement
No artist statement yet.
Details
- Based in
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Works in
- Visual Arts, Installations, Multimedia
- Education
- M. Ed., OISE, University of Toronto
Affiliations
Recent CV
2025
Art Toronto, The Drey Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2025
gallery b., Castine, ME, United States, Group
2024
Come Out a Lion, The Drey Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Solo
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1997
M. Ed., Counselling Psychology, OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
1992
B.A. Honours, Cultural Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Come Out a Lion, The Drey Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2023
The Original Mother, She is You, Wychwood Barns / ArtHubs, Toronto, ON, Canada
2023
This Burning Liquid Being That I Am, The Drey Gallery, Scarborough, ON, Canada
2022
Woman in the Woods, Show Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2013
Wake Up You Sleepy Heads, (((Parentheses))) Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada
2008
New Watercolours, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002–2003
New Drawings, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2023–2025
Art Toronto, The Drey Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2024–2025
gallery b., Castine, ME, United States
2024
Pictorial Coherence, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY, United States
2019
Never Better, Show Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2013
Misfits, (((Parentheses))) Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada
2011
TeddyFest, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009
Let's not pretend it's real, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009
Stuff, books, tins, toys and things, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007
Group Show, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture, Dawson City, YT, Canada
2006–2007
Group Show, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005
TAFFI, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005
Wake me up before September ends, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1997
Nylons, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1996
Mach II, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1996
Sparkle Dogs, Free Parking, Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards, Grants & Fellowships
2007
Artist Residency, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture, Dawson, YT, Canada
Bibliography
2020
Di Rica Cerbarano, Vogue Italia, Print
2002
Betty Ann Jordan, Art in July, Toronto Life, Print
2001
Lola Egon Von Bark, Shot Gun Reviews, Online
1999
Cameron Baily, Now Magazine, Print
