Activities
Tony Bloom
Activities
Tony Bloom
Tony Bloom
Works at Stonecrop Studios, his studios split between Canmore, Alberta and Victoria, BC, producing sculpture in a range of scales from hand-held to monumental, in metal, clay, and other media.
Activities
- 2020
- Unveiled Altered Ground, winner of nation-wide sculpture competition. The sculpture is 3.35m (11 ft) hgt x 7.3m (24 ft) diameter base and speaks to the geology and morphology of the mountain environment — as well as musical notation and tabulation, pinball games, etc. Corten steel, stainless steel, cast bronze, local rock, and plant material. Town of Canmore.
- 2020
- Silver Seed installed in forecourt of the Jasper Park Bowl Grandstand, Edmonton, Alberta. Architectural grade aluminum; 1.5m (5ft) diameter.
- 2016
- Group show and talk on my work at Centre MATERIA, Quebec City, Quebec
- 2014
- Under the Gibbous Moon; outdoor performance piece with Landbuoy sculptures, in conjunction with Alberta Public Art Network conference.
- 2014
- Panel discussion leader: artist/administrator interface in public art; Alberta Public Art Network conference
- 2014
- Sound of the Sculpture performance piece; in Grande Prairie’s Canada Day parade representing Art Gallery of Grande Prairie; awarded first prize
- 2014
- Landbuoys/Song of the Sculpture; solo exhibition and performance piece at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie, Alberta
- 2013
- Threshold; sculptural gates; 24 m (58 ft) wide; City of Lethbridge, Alberta
- 2013
- Song of the Sculpture, pop-up performance piece, Elevation Place, Canmore
- 2013
- Landbuoys/Song of the Sculpture; solo exhibition and performance piece at the Whyte Museum Gallery, Banff
- 2012
- Five on Five; short presentation at Alberta Public Art Summit, Calgary
- 2011
- Fanfare, wall sculpture ; Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta
- 2010
- Currency Globe sculpture sited at AIMCo head offices, Edmonton, Alberta
- 2008
- Toh Tactic sculpture; Burlington Library, Washington
- 2007
- AlphaBall Too; Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
- 2006
- River Fragments; sculpture for Sun Life Plaza; Calgary, Alberta
- 2005
- Crenellated Habitat; stainless steel public art work for City of Calgary
- 2004
- Eosphere; plaza sculpture for the Museum of the Earth Ocean Sciences Department at the University of British Columbia. Richard Findley Landscape Architect Inc was the project lead.
- 2002
- Exhibition and talk on my work and sources at the Boardgames in Academia V Conference; Barcelona, Spain
- 2002
- AlphaBall, steel sculpture for the plaza of the New Westminster Public Library, New Westminster, British Columbia. Richard Findley Landscape Architect Inc was the project lead.
- 1998
- Guest speaker: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Conference
- 1997
- Canada/Greece Ceramic Sculpture Exchange; 6 weeks of studio work in Greece and Crete, culminating in exhibitions in Athens and Rethymnon, Crete
- 1996
- Urban Gateways, City of Ottawa; national ideas competition looking at a reworking of the approaches to Parliament Hill. I was invited to participate by team leader Doug Carlyle, Landscape Architect. The approach our collaboration developed was awarded 3rd prize.
- 1994
- Alberta-Saskatchewan Border Sculpture; Lloydminster; 4 spires 100′ high; the work comprises interpretive, ceremonial, and civic components. This was a Doug Carlyle, Carlyle and Associates project. My involvement was to collaborate on the concept and design of the sculptural components of the steel spires and ceramic plaques.
- 1994
- Water Spheres; 9 spheres up to 2 meters in diameter as entrance feature to bio-filtration marsh, City of Burnaby, British Colombia. Durante Kreuk Partners, prime consultants.
- 1993
- WaterWork; 5 ton water-driven kinetic sculpture for BC Hydro head office, Vancouver, British Columbia. Durante Kreuk Partners, prime consultants.
- 1990
- The Oliver Convergence, City of Edmonton, Alberta; Work includes 4 steel spires up to 33′ and 20′ waterfall; steel fountain 20′ high, bronze text, and hedgerows. Doug Carlyle project lead.
- 1983-88
- Member: Arts Festival Board, XV Winter Olympics
- 1985-87
- Board of Directors, Mineside Arts Complex, Canmore
- 1985,87
- Guest Artist, Johnson Atelier, Princeton, New Jersey
- 1986
- Poetry/Percussion collaboration with Jon Whyte, Banff, Alberta
- 1979-80
- Curated “Measure for Measure”, an exploration of contemporary musical instrument makers in Canada. Blair Ketcheson, collaborator. Based on original research, project included a magazine, exhibitions and festivals that toured Canada.
- 1980
- Percussionist with Evelyn Roth performance piece, Whyte Museum, Banff
- 1978
- World Craft Council Headquarters, WCC Biennial; Kyoto, Japan
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2016
- RÉcréation. La matière en jeu, exhibition at Centre MATERIA, Quebec City, Quebec
- 2014
- Looking Forward 2 Looking Back; 2 person exhibition with John Borrowman, Elevation Gallery, Canmore in conjunction with Stonecrop Studios’ 40th anniversary celebration
- 2014
- Landbuoys; solo exhibition; Art Gallery of Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie, Alberta; included Song of the Sculpture performance piece with Steve Bloom
- 2013
- Landbuoys; solo exhibition; Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta; included Song of the Sculpture performance piece with percussionist Steve Bloom
- 2012
- Thinking Big; group show; ACC and AGC galleries; Edmonton and Calgary
- 2012
- Off the Wall; Canmore Art Guild Gallery, group show; Canmore, Alberta
- 2008
- Chasing Sparks; solo exhibition, Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
- 2002
- Covalent Games, solo show; Universitaries de Treball Social, Barcelona, Spain
- 2001
- Reconvergence; City of Red Deer Cultural Centre Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta
- 2001
- Convergence/Divergence; 2 person show with Ed Bamling; Stony Plain Gallery
- 1999
- Canadian Content; American Craft Museum store, NYC
- 1997
- Canada/Greece Exchange; Athens, National Museum
- 1996
- Complex Context, Whyte Museum Gallery; Banff, Alberta
- 1994
- Opus; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa
- 1993
- Worth Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
- 1992
- NIH Galleries, Washington, D.C.
- 1991
- Sun Cities Art Museum, Sun City, Arizona
- 1990
- Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal
- 1989
- New Art Forms, Chicago, Illinois
- 1988
- Going for Gold, Calgary, Alberta, XV Winter Olympics
- 1986
- International Ceramics Exhibition, Mino, Japan
- 1986
- Artists Society International, San Francisco
- 1984
- International Academy of Ceramics, Washington
- 1978
- Artisan 78, Canadian Craft Council
- 1978
- London/Banff Exchange
- 1978
- Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Alberta
- 1978
- Ontario/Alberta Exchange, travelling exhibition
- 1977
- Essential Elements, Centre des Arts Visuels, Montreal
- 1974
- Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, Vancouver, B.C.
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS OR COLLECTIONS
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Alberta Treasury Branches, Amoco Oil, ATCO Resources, BC Hydro Authority, The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff Springs Hotel, The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Crafts Council, Canadian Utilities Ltd., CBC Calgary, City of Burnaby, British Columbia, City of Calgary, Alberta, City of Edmonton, Alberta, City of Lethbridge, City of Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, City of New Westminster, British Columbia, Claridge Collection, Esso Resources Calgary, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ICG Resources, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, International Academy of Ceramics, Lancaster Building, Calgary; Massey Foundation, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta; Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, Placer Cego Resources Ltd.; Public Library, City of Burlington, Washington; Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Riveredge Foundation, Syncrude Resources, Town of Canmore, Alberta, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin.