Artist Bio

Jacqueline Ward is a Toronto visual artist who was born in Birmingham England, and moved to Canada in 1981.Her art education include studies at the Bournville School of Art, England, Sheridan College, Ontario College of Art, York University ande The Open Studio in Toronto.

Her paintings are executed in a variety of media, incorporating non-traditional materials in a dynamic exploration of texture and theme. She has continued to explore the processes and possibilities of art-making, with print and drawing media. Her subject matter combines the abstract with the representational, bringing an interpretive quality to the universal themes of humanity.

EXHIBITIONS

2009 Cultural Expressions Gallery 2011 Ajax, Ontario	1999 Human Rights Through the Arts Canadian Human Rights Commission City Hall, Toronto
2006 Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery Toronto, Ontario	1998 From Four Corners Group Show Anik Press and Association of Art and Books for Children Parkdale Library Toronto
2005 Barbados on the Water Festival Harbourfront Centre Toronto	1998 Human Rights Through the Arts Canadian Human Rights Commission City Hall, Toronto
2002 Through Her Eyes,Through Her Spirit Spadina House Museum Toronto	1999 Exquisite Harmony Group Show Elaine Tennyson Gallery Yorkville, Toronto
2001 Beginnings Group Show Kathleen Gormley Gallery Markham, Ontario	1998 Solidarity Part II Group Show Black Paint Gallery Toronto
2000 Justice Group Show Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall, Toronto	1997 First Impressions Group Show Kukulu Gallery, Toronto

"My work documents the struggles inherent to humanity, while seeking to highlight that which exists beyond mainstream consciousness and imagery, particularly of the African diaspora. I aim to celebrate the spirit of resistance with images which give visibility to the invisible while challenging dominant aesthetics..”