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Alex Ruston [b. 1990. Toronto. Canada]

alexrustonart@gmail.com 

Education:

2012 Bachelor of Arts [Honours]

Major in Studio Art

The University of Guelph, Ontario

Exhibitions:

For Everything a Season. November/December 2018. Simcoe St. Common. Collingwood. 

Beautiful Moments. March 2019. Curiosity House. Creemore. Solo Show.

At last, Spring. May/June 2019. The Tremont. Collingwood. Solo Show.

Clerkson Award Finalist’s Show. June 2019. Press Gallery. Collingwood. Group Show.

If I Could Turn Back Time. July/August 2019. Art Crush. Collingwood. Solo Show.

Square Foot + Big Ideas. December 2019. Paula White Diamond Gallery. Waterloo. Group Show.

Art in the Community. January-February 2020. B.M.F.A Collingwood.

The Monster Project. March 2020. Press Gallery. Collingwood. Group Show.

The Spirit of Spring. April 2020. Paula White Diamond Gallery.[online]. Group Show.

Big Ideas. October 2020. Paula White Diamond Gallery.[online]. Group Show.

Square Foot Show. November 2020. Paula White Diamond Gallery.[online] Group Show. 

Art Fairs and Festivals:

Collingwood Art and Music Festival. Simcoe Street, Collingwood. June 29 2019.

Toronto Outdoor Art Show. Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. July 12-14 2019. 

Collingwood Art Crawl. Art Crush, Collingwood. September 21 2019.

The Artist Project. The Better Living Centre, Toronto. February 20-23 2020.

Awards:

University of Guelph Juried Art Show. 2012. Drawing Area Award.

Finalist of the Murray Jacob Clerkson Award. 2019. B.M.F.A

Collections:

Work held in private homes across Canada.

Other:

Art for Change Auction [held in memory of Peter Ruston]. Each year a portion of the proceeds is donated to support The Canadian Cancer Society. In 2020’s auction the total donated amount was shared with The Canadian Red Cross Covid-19 relief fund.

April 21-23 2019

April 21-23 2020

May 21-23 2021