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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Boat of Eternal Return Cove Street Arts, Portland, Maine, Oct 2022- Jan 2023
Stephanie Rayner Jackson Art Gallery, Jackson NH., October - November 2019
Boat of Eternal Return PAMA public art museum, Brampton, September 2015 - January 2016
The Eden Contract Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, February 1998
The Eden Contract North Bay Arts Centre, North Bay, December 1997
The Eden Contract Laurentian University Art Gallery, Sudbury, October 1997
The Skin of God Cambridge Public Art Gallery, Cambridge, March 1996
The Skin of God Latchem Public Art Gallery, Stouffville, January 1995
The Eden Contract Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, February 1994
The Skin of God Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, January 1993
Galileo’s Eyelid Galerie L’Imagier, Public Gallery, Ottawa, October 1992
Stephanie Rayner Peel Heritage Public Gallery, Brampton, November 1990
Stephanie Rayner New Works Quan-Scheider Gallery, Toronto, October 1989
Stephanie Rayner Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, May 1988
Uncommon Ground St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, October 1987
Stephanie Rayner Quan-Scheider Gallery, Toronto, May 1987
Uncommon Ground Brampton Public Art Gallery, Brampton, May 1986
Stephanie Rayner Quan-Scheider Gallery, Toronto, May 1985
Stephanie Rayner Works on Paper Brampton Public Art Gallery, Brampton, April 1983
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
Strong Women (curated) Fryeburg Cultural Center, Maine, 2020
Great and North (curated) Onsite Gallery, Toronto, 2018
Imago Mundi (curated) Venice, Italy, 2017
Exchange (curated) PAMA Pubic Art Museum Brampton, 2015
Converge (curated) Maine College of Art Portland Maine, September 2012
The Urban/Rural Divid (curated) Art Gallery of Mississauga, September 2011
Altered Books (curated) Portland Public Library, Portland , Maine, April 2011
Floating Worlds Luxun University of Art, Shenyang China, 2009
First Impressions MECA Maine College of Art, Portland, ME., November 2009
The Paper Mill (juried) John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, 2008
Contemporary Prints (curated) The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME., March 2008
Works on Paper (curated) The Chocolate Church Art Center, Bath, ME., September -December 2006
Book Arts (curated) Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine, December - April 2006
Shadow Box Portland Film Festival, Portland, Maine, January 2002
Raynerart Belleville Public Art Gallery, Belleville, April 1997
Re-Collection Art Gallery of Mississauga, curated from permanent collection, Mississauga, October 1996
Cono Sur Harbourfront, curated, Toronto, September 1995
Recent Acquisitions Peel Heritage Public Gallery, curated, Brampton, August 1999
The Print Mill John B. Aird Gallery, juried ,Toronto, August 1992
Medicine Hat Print Show (juried) Medicine hat Museum of Art,Alberta, January 1991
Open Studio 20th Anniversary Touring Show Liz Wylie, Curator, January 1991
Raynerart Peel Heritage Public Gallery, Brampton, November 1991
The Octagon Expedition Tony Urquart, Stephanie Rayner, Tony Onley, Gordon Rayner, Comox BC 1988
Innovation Technique National Symposium, juried, U of Toronto, Toronto, November 1987
Contemporary Printmaking Harbourfront Gallery, juried, Toronto, September 1987
Works on Paper Art Gallery of Ontario, juried, Toronto, May 1985
Works on Paper Art Gallery of Hamilton, curated, Hamilton, April 1982
Uncommon Ground Brampton Public Art Gallery Snaige Sileka and Stephanie Rayner, 1982
AWARDS
The Ashley Fellowship Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, 2015 -2016
Public Choice Premiere Award Brampton Public Art Gallery, 1995
Juror’s Award, Latcham Gallery, 1992
People’s Choice Premier Award, Latcham Gallery, 1992
People’s Choice Premier Award, Peel Heritage Gallery Premiere Award, 1991
Colour and Form Show Premiere Award, 1988
Colour and Form Show Premier Award, 1985
COLLECTIONS
The Institute for Theoretical Physics, Switzerland
PAMA, Permanent Collection, Brampton Ontario
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Permanent Collection Mississauga Ontario
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Permanent Collection Oshawa Ontario
Peel Heritage Gallery, Permanent Collection Brampton Ontario
Canadian Federal Government, Toronto Ontario
Trent University, Peterborough Ontario
CN Corporate Collection, Toronto Ontario
City of Brampton, Permanent Collection, Ontario
Board of Education, City of York, Permanent Collection, Toronto Ontario
Etobicoke Board of Education, Permanent Collection, Toronto Ontario
Peel Board of Education, Permanent Collection, Ontario
Price Waterhouse Collection, Toronto Ontario
Imperial Oil Collection, Toronto, Ontario
Ernst and Young Permanent Collection, Toronto
Cavelti and Associates, Permanent Collection, Toronto Ontario
Nancy and Richard Self, Permanent Collection Toronto Ontario
COMMISSIONS
Institute for Religion in an Age of Science, New Hampshire, Video & Installation
Beginning with the End, God, Science and Wolfhart Pannenberge, Open Court Publishers, Chicago, Cover
Extension Magazine Print and Drawing Council of Canada, Cover & Back Cover
St. Lawrence Centre/Cavelti Capital Management, Poster
Guardian Trust Company/Federation Ontario Naturalists, Poster
Canadian National Railways, Poster
Toronto Heart Foundation. “Hearts for Art”, Poster
CATALOGS
Boat of Eternal Return
Stephanie Rayner at PAMA
Brampton, Ontario
2015 - 2016
Imago Mundi - Out of the Bush Gardens
Toronto, Ontario, Venice, Italy
2015 - 2018
The Maine Print Project
Portland, Maine
2000
Cono Sur
Harbourfront
Toronto, Ontario
1996
The Eden Contract
Stephanie Rayner at The Mississauga Art Gallery
Mississauga, Ontario
1999
The Skin of God
Stephanie Rayner at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Oshawa, Ontario
1993
PUBLICATIONS
Exile Arts and Literary Magazine 42.3
2019
The Child Book
Prose poem and artwork special section
Claire Wilks...What the Hand Sees
2018
Essay: In France there is a line...
Page 123 isbn 978-155096-733-3
Printopolis
2018
Memories of Open Studio
Stephanie Rayner
Page 258 -262 isbn 978-0-09690485-3-4
ELQ Art and Literary Magazine 36.4
2015
Boat of Eternal Return
Prose poem and art by Stephanie Rayner
Cover and special colour section of art work
Medusa Art and Poetry Journal
2015
Midsummer
Poem by S. Rayner
I.R.A.S Red Book 2004
2004
The Wizard of Oz - Art, Science and Religion
Article by S. Rayner
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
New Canadian Encyclopedia
Article and art work
Printmaking by Stephanie Rayner
Canadian Travelers in Italy, Exile Editions
1989
Art Work, Galieleo's Eyelid by Stephanie Rayner
Exiles Exiles Volume 16 Number 2 & 3
1992
Photograph of Stephanie Rayner by John Reeves
Page 134
Exile Volume 14 Number 1
1989
Cover River Carpet
Pictorial essay by S. Rayner
MEDIA COVERAGE
Books and Journals
Exile, Irving Layton 100 Years
Organizations, People and Strategies in Astronomy, Vol.1, Dr Andre Heck, Springer Co. New York
Organizations, People and Strategies in Astronomy, Vol.4, Dr Andre Heck, Springer Co. New York
The Zygon Center for Religion and Science, Vol.4, “Stephanie Rayner: Art, Religion and Science”, Carol Albright
Beginning with the End...God, Science, and Wolfhart Pannenberg
Galelieo's Eyelid by Stephanie Rayner cover art, essay on Stephanie Rayner by Carol Albright
Exile Volume 16 Number 4, Special Issue. “Exile’s Exiles”
Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, Vol. 4 in Astrophysics and Space Sciences Library. Andre Heck, PhD,MEd
45 years of Heck in Professional Astronomy, J.Hube, Vedenngeist
The Eden Contract - A Synopsis of the Educational
Values of the Show and Lectures,
Stuart Reid
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
– First Impressions Portland Press Herald, art critic Bob Keyes
– The Maine Sunday Telegram, ”Celebrating The Print”
– The Bath Brunswick Times Record, “Stephanie Rayner/ The Print Project”
– Portland Press Herald, “Bridging Science and Religion”, Jen Fish
– Orion, “Stephanie Rayner: Art and Astronomy”, A.L. Nath
– Woman, “Creative Potential”, Amy Baskin
– The Mississauga News, “Eden Contract Examines Beauty of Myth” Sandy MacLean
– Mississauga Business Times, “The Eden Contract Renegotiated”
– Extension (The Print & Drawing Council of Canada), Vol. 3, No.4,”The Skin of God”, Claudia Mandler-McKnight 3 – The Toronto Star, “Oshawa Gallery Exhibit Fascinates with Scientific Abyss”, Christopher Hume
– The Ottawa Citizen, “Art Work Full of Meaningful Connections”, Visual Arts, Nancy Baele
– Art Word, “Drapes, Vines and a Shaman”, Mark Critoph
– Le Droit, Ottawa/Hull, “Heureuse Rencontre de la Technologie, de la Religionet de L’art”
– Le Regional, Aylmer, Quebec, “Un Exposition des Montages Extraordinaires”, Carol Perry
– Aylmer Bulletin, “Spiritual Art Born Out of Conflict Between Religion and Science”
– The Globe and Mail, “An Inventive Show”, Kate Taylor
– The Ottawa Citizen, “Mid-summer Day’s Dream”, Nancy Beale
– The Sunday Sun, “Prints to Treasure”, Liza Balfour-Bowen
– Winnipeg Free Press, “Technology Takes Curious Twist”, Randal McIlroy
– The Art Post, “Stephanie Rayner”, Tom Gotlebe
– The Burlington Post Artscape, “Impressive Show”, Lois Crawford
– The Toronto Star, “Art World Tough for Woman”, David Steen
– Brampton Times, “Rayner’s Art on Display”, Linda Reed
– Brampton Times, “Colletchist Content”, Vaughn Cocke
– Brampton Guardian, “Unusual Prints”, Peter Tyn
– Brampton Guardian, “Artist Laments Death of Myth”, Julius Xavier
– City & Country Home, “Prints Consort”, Sarah Yates
– Canadian Art, “Special Pleasure of Canadian Prints”, Gwen Warner
– Canadian Business, “Prints”
– Brampton Guardian, “Show United by Sky Symbolism”, Peter Tyn
TELEVISION
Accolades, Channel 10, Interview
Belle Art, French CBC, Interview
Art, TVO, Interview
The Octagon Expedition, CBC, Documentary
Canada AM, TVO, Debate: Bateman & Stephanie Rayner. Prints vs Reproductions
March 2012 2012 Oct. 2004 Oct. 2004 2003
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Nov 15 2009 Aug 20 2006 Oct 5, 2005 March 12, 2005 Sept. 2003 Spring, 2000 Feb. 24, 1994 April 23, 1994 Summer 1993 January 28 1993 Nov. 1, 1992 Fall 1992 Oct. 30, 1992 Nov. 4, 1992 Oct. 21, 1992 Aug. 21, 1992 July 6, 1992 Dec. 2, 1990 May 14, 1988 Sept. 1987 Nov. 7, 1986 April 8, 1986 March 26, 1986 April 14, 1986 April 18, 1986 April 16, 1986 Dec. 1985 Winter 1985 June 1984 April 13, 1983
1994 1992 1990 1988 1987
TEACHING
Jackson School of Art, 2020, Jackson, Mass.
Haliburton School of the Arts, 1995 -2019, Haliburton , Ontario.
Maine College of Art, 2000-2012, Portland, Maine
Ohio Watercolor Society,2010, Dayton, Ohio
Haystack School of the The Arts, 2002,2011 , Deer Isle, Maine
Sir Sanford Fleming College, Haliburton, Ontario 1995-2012
Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton Ont. 1995-2012
Ohio Water Colour Society, Cleveland, Ohio 2010
The Chocolate Church Arts center, Bath, Maine 2006
Cawthra Park School for the Arts, Toronto 2005
Nielson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario
Luxun Academy of Art, 2009, Shen Yang, China
Portland School Board, Special Project – Visual Arts Teachers
Chocolate Church Art Center, 2006, Bath, Maine
Haystack Mountain School of the Arts, Deer Isle, Maine 2002 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario 2001-2005
Southampton Art School,1995-2007, Southampton, Ontario.
O.I.S.E. Visual Art Special Project,2001-2005, Toronto, Ontario
Special Project, Toronto 2000-2007 Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine
Havergal Special Art Mentorship Program,1997, Toronto, Ontario
Havergal College, Special OAC Mentorship Program, Toronto 2000 Bishop Strachan College, OAC Program, Toronto 1999 Special Projects Grant
North Bay Arts Centre, North Bay, Ontario 1997-1998 Laurentian University Art Gallery, Sudbury, Ontario
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Havergal College, Toronto, Ontario 1997 Bishop Strachan College, Toronto 1996 Southampton Art School, Southampton, Ontario 1995-2007 Bloor Collegiate, Toronto 1995 Lakeshore Collegiate, Etobicoke, Ontario
Art at the Boyne, Toronto School Board Special Project, Toronto 1994-1997 Mississauga Art Gallery, Special Projects Grant - Lectures to 14 schools,
Peel Board of Education, Mississauga, Ontario
Cawthra Park School for the Arts, Toronto 1993 Loretto Abbey, C.A.I. S. Grant, Toronto, Ontario
Walden Art Camp, C.A.I.S. Grant, Scarborough School Board, Toronto, Ontario
Special Projects Grant: Robert McLaughlin Gallery: Lectures and workshops to 15 high schools, Oshawa, Ontario
Metro Toronto Secondary School Board, Lecture Series to O.A.C. students at 8 schools, Toronto
Cawthra Park School of the Arts,1993-2006, Mississauga, Ontario
Scarlet Heights Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Loretto College, C.A.I.S. Grant, Toronto, Ontario
Loretto Abbey, Toronto. Ontario
Art at the Boyne, Toronto School Board Special Project, Toronto, Ontario
Several school boards and camps throughout Ontario (names supplied on request)
MEMBERSHIPS
Open Studio, Vice-President
Open Studio, Head of Visiting Artist Program Visual Arts Ontario
1992 1991
1990 1980s
1989-92
1989-92 1990-2000
