JOE LIMA

Born: Azores, Portugal, 1963 / Living in Montreal since 1987

	^Education
	^1991	B.F.A. - Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
	^1983 to 1986	Diploma of Fine Arts - Fanshawe College, London, Ontario
	^April 1986 to August 1986	Apprentice for Walter Redinger - West Lorne, Ontario
	^Exhibitions
	^2010	Artnivores 2010 La Biennale De Sculpture- Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec
	^2010	Revisitar Arte Carmina - Galeria de Arte Contemporanea - Terceira, Açores Portugal
	^2008	Recent Acquisitions Museu de Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
	^2007	ilhéus e ilusoes - Joe Lima / Miguel Rebelo Carmina - Galeria de Arte Contemporanea - Terceira, Açores Portugal
		Pintores luso descendentes galeria Museu Nogueira da Silva - Braga, Portugal
	^2006	Joe Lima: Œvres Récentes - solo Quartier Libre Galerie d'art - Montreal, Quebec
		Rooms and Outer Places - solo Galerie St-Laurent + Hill - Ottawa, Ontario
	^2005	I AM - Self Portraits - A Tribute to Lynn Donaghue James Baird Gallery - St. John's, Newfoundland
		As Cores Miticas da Ilha Carmina Galeria de Arte Contemporâmea - Outeiro do Galhardo, Feteira, Terceira, Azores
		Joe Lima - The Uneasiness of Silence - solo Rodman Hall Arts Centre, Brock University - St. Catharine's, Ontario
		the uneasiness of silence paintings by Joe Lima - solo Cambridge Galleries – Cambridge, Ontario
	^2004	Ils sont 19 du quebec James Baird Gallery – St. John’s, Newfoundland
	^2004	That Obscure Object of Desire: A Group Exhibition of Visions of Delight, Fascination and Desire Cambridge Galleries – Cambridge, Ontario
	^2003	Sem Saudade – without regret Fifty Years of Portuguese in Canada Contemporary Art by Canadians of Portuguese Heritage NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario
	^2002	Gallery Artists at the Luz Galerie LUZ - Montreal, Quebec
	^2002	Sem Saudade – Contemporary Art by Canadians of Portuguese Heritage Cambridge Galleries - Cambridge, Ontario
	^2002	Exposition Enchantée Écomusée de fier monde - Montreal, Quebec
	^2001	Peinture/Painting: Joe Lima – solo Galerie LUZ - Montreal, Quebec
	^2000	The Fresco Paintings: Joe Lima - solo Galeria de Arte da Câmara Municipal - Ponta Delgada, Portugal
	^1999	Espace 414 – Recent Paintings: Joe Lima & Marie deSousa Centre D'Art Belgo – Montreal, Quebec
	^1998	11^o CIC LO DE CULTURA ACORIANA - solo Centro De Divulgacao Açoriana No Canada - Toronto, Ontario
	^1998	Exposition de faculté/Faculty Exhibition galerie Liane et Danny Taran - de Centre des Arts Saidye Bronfman Montreal, Quebec
	^1996	4710 St-Ambroise :Jean-Marie Delavalle, John Fox, Joe Lima, Louis Masson, Jean McEwen Didactart - Complexe du Canal Lachine, Montreal, Quebec
	^1995	Lush Galerie Articule - Montreal, Quebec
	^1994	Ouverture "Welcome Show" Galerie Articule - Montreal, Quebec
	^1994	Systems of Exchange: The Toronto/Montreal Exchange Arts Project May 1994, 205 Richmond 4^th, Toronto, Ontario June 1994, #110 - 10 Ontario, Montreal, Quebec
	^1994	Catalyst London Regional Art Gallery and Historical Museums - London, Ontario
	^1993	Les ateliers s'exposent Galerie Cobalt , Art Actuel - Montreal, Quebec
	^1992	Small Works, Big Artists Galerie Articule - Montreal, Quebec
	^1991	Small Formats Grant Gallery - Hamiltion, Ontario
	^1990 to 1991	Anarchitecture: The Inaccessible Dwelling Marsil Museum, St. Lambert (Quebec) Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke (Quebec)
	^1990	Wall Pieces - Joe Lima - solo Grant Gallery - Hamilton, Ontario
	^1989	Recent Work - Sculptures and Wall Pieces - solo Complexe du Canal Lachine, Yellow Gallery - Montreal, Quebec
	^1989	Series Kompakt La Galerie d'Art Lavalin - Montreal, Quebec
	^1989	First Annual Val David Arts Festival In association with Les Createurs Associés - Val David, Quebec
	^1988	Concordia University Art Gallery Montreal, Quebec
	^1987	Works of Contemporary Artists in London Centricity Gallery - London, Ontario
	^1987	Recent Work - Joe Lima - solo Centricity Gallery - London, Ontario
	^1986	Recent Drawing - Joe Lima - solo Centricity Gallery - London, Ontario
	^1986	Temporary City Gallery London, Ontario
	^1986	Arts 86 Macleans Building - Toronto, Ontario
	^1986	Arts 86 Ottawa City Hall - Ottawa, Ontario
	^1985	45^th Jury Exhibition Art Gallery of Windsor – Windsor, Ontario
	^Commissions & Collections
	^2009	Battat Contemporary 7245 Alexandra St, Suite 100 , Montreal (QC) H2R 2Y9
	^2008	Azulejos Public Art Piece for St-Laurent Blvd, Montreal (QC)
		*Private Collections Across Canada and Portugal
	^2007	Museu de Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
	^2006	Colart Collection, Montreal Quebec
	^2000	R.T.P. Ponta Delgada, Açores Portugal, B.C.A. Ponta Delgada, Açores Portugal Softvoyage Inc., Montreal, Quebec
	^2001	Installation Piece - Ray Davies Retrospective, Toronto, Ontario
	^1999 to 2000	Drawings (book) Tuina, techniques manuelles Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique
	^1987	Installation Piece - Ray Davies Performance London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
	^Grants	Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Practicing Artist's Project Grant - July, 1996
		Ontario Material Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council, 1987, 1988
^Bibliography		Carlos França, "A Decendência das Imagens," Exhibition catalogue - Museu nogueira da silva, Braga, Portugal, 15December2006-17February 2007 P2. Sofia Afonso, "Campos de visÃo," Exhibition catalogue - Museu nogueira da silva, Braga, Portugal, 15December2006-17February 2007 P1. Ivan Jurakic, “the uneasiness of silence,” Exhibition catalogue – Cambridge Galleries, Ontario, April 2, 2005. Liz Monteiro, “Portuguese heritage permeates Lima’s art,” The Record – Kitchener.Cambridge.Waterloo, Ontario, April 2, 2005 PC2. Teresa Ascençao, “Parades and “Saudades” An Interview with Joe Lima, A Montreal Visual Artist,” Sol Português – Toronto, Ontario, September 12, 2003 P10-11. Ramos, Hélder, “Sem Saudade: Uma conversa com Joe Lima,” Sol Português - Toronto, Ontario, May 10, 2002 P14. DeGroot, Martin, “Exhibit should help Portuguese gain community identity,” Kitchener-Waterloo Record - Kitchener, Ontario, May 28, 2002 B5. Camara, Anna, "The Concrete Ceiling - Class, culture & Toronto Portuguese," Fuse Magazine - Toronto, Ontario, April 2000 Volume 23 Number 1 P22. Freitas, Vamberto, "Joe Lima Expõe em Ponta Delgada," Correiro Dos Açores - Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 13 Sep 2000, P20. Vallacorba, Antonio, "Coisas do espirito e do coracao," A Voz de Portugal - Toronto, Ontario, 15 Oct 1997 P8. Paikowsky, Sandra, "Montreal, Five Painters at the Complexe du Canal," ETC Montreal, Revue De L'Art Actuel - Montreal, Quebec, Sept., Oct., Nov. 1996 P 32-34. Pringle, Allan, "Anarchitecture: the Inaccessible Dwelling," Exhibition catalogue, Marsil Museum - St. Lambert, Quebec, June 7, 1990. Trowell, Ian, "Centricity has boxing, gorillas and river settings," London Free Press, - London, Ontario, June 7, 1987, P-E6. Trowell, Ian, "Spectators create what they observe in Vanishing Arts," London Free Press, London, Ontario, October, 1986, P-D11. Taylor, Kate, "Representational Style at Fanshawe," London Free Press, London, Ontario, April 1986, P-E1.
^Lectures and Teaching
^2005, November 14-16		Lecture and Fresco Painting Workshop Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
^2005, November 17		Visiting Artist Lecture Fanshawe College, London Ontario
^2001, November		Fresco Painting Workshop Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
^1997		Fresco Painting Workshop Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Quebec
^1997, Oct.13 - Nov.15		Fresco Painting Workshop Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec