Curriculum Vitae
1944 Born in Surrey, England
EDUCATION
1961–64 • Croydon College of Art
1964–67 • St. Martins School of Art (Post Grad)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1977–to present • Professor of Sculpture at the University of Alberta
1974–78 • Taught post-graduate course at St. Martins School of Art
1971–78 • Taught at St. Martins School of Art
1968–74 • Taught at Norwich School of Art. Developed Sculpture Department towards successful application for diploma status.
1967 • Started working at Stockwell Depot. Organized annual exhibitions sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain throughout the seventies.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 • Peter Hide ‘New Works‘ Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2014 • Peter Hide, Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2011 • Peter Hide, ‘ Small Sculptures ‘. Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2009 • ‘Peter Hide at the Royal Alberta Museum’ monumental sculptures, Edmonton
2009 • Peter Hide Recent Sculptures, Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2007 • Scott Gallery, Peter Hide Small Sculpture, Edmonton
• Poussin Gallery, Peter Hide Sculpture, Survey of 3 Decades Canadian Works, London, England
2004 • ‘Ironbridge Trinity’, Museum of Steel Sculpture, Coalbrookdale Shrop. UK
2003 • New small sculptures, Marianne Scott Gallery
2002 • Sculpture in the Round, selection of small to medium size sculptures curated by Terry Fenton, Harcourt House Gallery
1998 • Peter Hide in Context, Retrospective Exhibition of 25 years work in UK and Canada.
1996 • F.A.B. Gallery, University of Alberta
1992 • Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton
1990 • ‘Monumental Sculptures of Peter Hide’, Millar Building, Edmonton organized by Kathleen Laverty
1990 • Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York
1989 • Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton
1988 • Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
1986 • Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton
• “Peter Hide in Canada”, ten year retrospective, Edmonton Art Gallery
1984 • Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton
• Clay Works Gallery, New York
• Alberta House, Mayfair, London, England
1982 • Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton
• Edmonton Art Gallery
1980 • Martin Gerard Gallery, Edmonton
1979 • Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England
• Ring House Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1978 • Edmonton Art Gallery
1976 • Serpentine Gallery, Hyde Park, London, England
1971 • Stockwell Depot, London, England
WORKSHOPS
2001 • Ironbridge Cast Iron Workshop, Shropshire, England
1993 • Philip Berman Workshop, Allentown, PA
1992 • Mashomack Workshop, Pine Plains, New York
1991 • Mashomack Workshop, Pine Plains, New York
1990 • Hardingham Sculpture Workshop, Norfolk, England
1990 • Triangle Workshop, invited artist, Pine Plains, Mashomack, New York
1989 • Emma Lake Artists Workshop, Saskatchewan, sculpture leader
1988 • Hardingham Sculpture Workshop, Norfolk, England
1987 • Triangle Workshop, Barcelona, Spain
1986 • Hardingham Sculpture Workshop, Norfolk, England
1985 • Triangle Workshop, sculpture leader, Pine Plains, Mashomack, New York
1985 • Medicine Hat Sculpture Workshop
1982 • Triangle Workshop, sculpture leader (inaugural year), Pine Plains, Mashomack, New York
1978 • Commonwealth Sculpture Symposium, Edmonton, Alberta
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 • ‘City Sculpture Projects 1972, Exhibition of maquettes for full scale versions, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK. My ‘Compression Pillar‘ was chosen for Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
2015 • ‘British Sculpture’ Winchester Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia
2015 • 21st Annual ECAS Exhibition Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton
2015 • Stockwell Depot, 1969–79, Curated by Samuel Cornish and David Waterworth, Greenwich University and Greenwich Hospital, London, UK.
2014 • Borden Park. Outdoor exhibition organized by the Edmonton Arts Council, 3 monumental sculptures, 2 year installation
2014 • ‘Celebrating Art in Alberta’ , AGA, Edmonton
2013 • Peter Hide with Walter Early, ‘ Protesting Time ‘ Megan Piper Gallery, Fitzrovia, London, UK
2013 • 20th Annual ECAS exhibition. Enterprise Square, Edmonton
2012 • Peter Hide with painter Douglas Abercrombie, Poussin Gallery, London, UK
2012 • 19th Annual ECAS exhibition, Commonsense Gallery Edmonton
2011 • 18th Annual ECAS exhibition
2011 • ‘United Enemies : The Problem of Sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s, curated by Jon Wood, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK
2010 • ‘Abstract and Nature’ , Cont. exhibition Sculpture at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, UK
2009 • 17th Annual ECAS exhibition, Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton
2008 • 16th Annual ECAS exhibition, Commonsense Gallery, Edmonton
• Annual ECAS exhibitions 2003 through 2009
2008 • ‘Seeing Through Modernism’, the U of A Connection, FAB Gallery, U of A
2008 • ‘Seeing Through Modernism’ , 1970 -1985, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2008 • ‘Lambton II, Five Years Later’, Lambton Junction Gallery, Edmonton
2007 • 15th Annual ECAS exhibition, Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton
2007 • Graphic Interventions on the Photographic Surface, Henry Moore Institute, curated by Jon Wood
• ‘flat’, the Art Gallery of Alberta, curated by Marcus Miller
• St. Martin’s Sculptors, Poussin Gallery, London, UK
2006 • ECAS Annual Exhibits 03, 04, 05, 06
• ‘Big Things Four’, monumental sculpture at the Provincial Museum
• Scott Gallery 10 Year Anniversary Show
2005 • Sculpture in the Age of Aquarius selected from the Arts Council collection of GB by Jon Wood and the Henry Moore Foundation
• ‘Big Things Four’, monumental sculpture at the Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
• ‘Building a Collection’, curated by Anne Whitelaw, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
• Sculpture in the Age of Aquarius, selected from the Arts Council Collection of G.B. by Jon Wood of the Henry Moore Foundation
• ‘Building a Collection’, curated by Anne Whitelaw, Edmonton Art Gallery
2004 • ‘Ironbridge Trinity’ Museum of Steel Sculpture, Coalbrookdale Shrop., UK
• Big Things 3, monumental sculptures at the Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
• ‘Form-Space-Concept-Metaphor’, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
• ‘Gems From the Collection’ Alberta & Int. Modernists, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
• ‘Form-Space-Concept-Metaphor’, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
• ‘Gems from the Collection’, Alberta & Int. Modernists, Edmonton Art Gallery
2003 • Eleven Exhibitionists, Transalta Art Barns, Edmonton, Alberta
• Big Things Outdoor Sculpture at the Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
• 11th Annual ECAS Exhibition, Great West Saddlery Building, Edmonton, Alberta
• A and D Index, Art and Design Staff Show, FAB Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
• British Contemporary Sculpture at Canterbury, Great Britain
• Big Things Sculpture and the Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
• “Sculpture in the Close 2003, Jesus College Cambridge, Great Britain
• Monumental Sculpture at Jesus College, Cambridge, Great Britain
• Thinking Big: Concepts for the Twenty First Century Sculpture, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
2002 • 10th Annual ECAS Exhibition, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, curated by Kenworth Moffett
• Big Things, exhibition of monumental sculpture, Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
• Colour and Line, Lambton Junction Gallery
• Mendel Art Gallery, three sculpture monumental group formed in grounds of Mendel Gallery. Installation of Happy Outlook and Odalisque ’83, are added to outside display of Heart of Balzac, forming a survey of Sculpture from ’83 to ’93, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Big Things Sculpture at the Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 • Sculpture in the Round, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
• 9th Annual ECAS Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta
• Big Things, Provincial Museum, Edmonton, Alberta
2000 • 8th Annual ECAS Exhibition
• Installation of three sculptures at the Centre for Sculpture Bretton Hall. These works were made as visiting Artist at Leeds University and are on semi-permanent load, United Kingdom
1999 • 7th Annual ECAS Exhibition, Bus Barns
• Sculpture at Shaw Plaza, Edmonton Convention Center
• Ironbridge Museum of Steel Sculpture, Shropshire, England installation of monumental sculpture ‘Night Tower’
• Summer 99 Station Plaza Sculpture Walk, Trenton NJ, USA
1998 • Peter Hide in Context, retrospective exhibition of 25 years work in the United Kingdom and Canada
• 6th Annual ECAS Exhibition, Bus Barns
1996 • Alberta Biennial, Edmonton Art Gallery & Glenbow Museum, Calgary
1995 • Sculpture by Invitation, Law Court Plaza, organized by ECAS, June to October
• Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, one year install, 1995 to 1996
• Hardingham Sculpture, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, June August
1994 • 2nd Annual ECAS. Show, City Centre Gallery, Sept. to October
• ‘Works from the Perman Atelier’ , Uranus College, Collegeville, PA, USA, June September
1993 • Inaugural Exhibition of Edmonton Contemporary Art Society, City Centre Building, Sept. Oct.
• Sculpture by Invitation, Law Court Plaza, organized by E.A.G.
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge Mass., USA, July to October
• Lorraine Kessler Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York, August and September
1992 • Forty Years of British Sculpture, E.A.G.
• New Displays 92 Recent acquisitions of the Tate Gallery, London, U.K.
• Sculpture by Invitation, Law Court Plaza, organized by E.A.G.
1991 • Sculpture by Invitation, Law Court Plaza, organized by E.A.G.
1990 • Top Gallant Farm (Andre Emmerich), Pawling, New York
• 3D Hardingham Sculpture Workshop Show, Hardingham
• 9th Triangle Workshop Show, Pine Plains, New York, July
• “Sculpture by Invitation”, Law Court Plaza, Edmonton, June Oct. 90
1989 • Faculty Show, Fine Arts Building Gallery, November 1989, U of A
• “New Acquisitions”, Edmonton Art Gallery, June July 8
• Emma Lake Artists Workshop Show, Saskatchewan
• “Sculpture by Invitation”, Law Court Plaza, Edmonton, June Oct. 89
• Calgary Contemporary Art Society, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, April Oct. 89
• The Tate Gallery “New Acquisitions”, May 89
• “Alberta Drawings”, E.A.G., April
• “Exotic Steel”, Fine Arts Building Gallery, March 89
1988 • The Miller Building Show, Edmonton Studio Show, December 1988
• Faculty Show, Fine Arts Building Gallery, October 1988, U of A
• 2nd Hardingham Sculpture Workshop Show, Norfolk, England, August 88
• “Sculpture by Invitation”, Law Court Plaza, Edmonton
• Virginia Christopher Gallery, Calgary
• Top Gallant Farm (Andre Emmerich), Pawling, New York
1987 • “Sculpture by Invitation”, Law Court Plaza, Edmonton
• Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto
• Triangle Workshop Exhibition, Casa de la Carritat, Barcelona
• Studio Watch, selected by Valentin Tatransky, Edmonton Art Gallery
1986 • “Sculpture by Invitation”, Law Court Plaza, Edmonton
• 1st Hardingham Sculpture Workshop Exhibition, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich England
• Triangle U.K., Smith’s Gallery, Covent Garden, London, England
1985 • Medicine Hat Sculpture Symposium, Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Comino Foundation Collection, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
• “4th Triangle Workshop”, Pine Plains, New York
• “Sculpture City”, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
• University of Alberta Faculty Show, Edmonton Art Gallery
1984 • The MFA Hines Contemporary Art Collection, Boston
• Edmonton Contemporary Art, Centre Club, Edmonton
1983 • “Edmonton Steel”, Beaver House Gallery, Edmonton
• “Group 83” Summerfest, Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton
• “2nd Triangle Workshop Show”, Pine Plains, Mashomack, New York
• “Kaleidoscope 83”, Sun Life Building, Edmonton
• Peter Hide and John Foster, Kenwood House, London, England
1982 • Martin Gerard Gallery Show
• “Seven Sculptors”, Edmonton steel sculptors
1981 • Hett Gallery; installation of one major piece outside the gallery
• “Sculpture 81”, Halifax, N.S., Group show of monumental works, selected by Karen Wilkin
1980 • Sculpture at Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, England
• Martin Gerard Gallery, Opening Show, Edmonton
• “Eight Sculptors”, touring exhibition in Alberta and Saskatchewan organized by
• Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Gallery One, Toronto
• “Alberta Now”, Edmonton Art Gallery
1979 • “Certain Traditions”, Anglo Canadian Tour, U.K.
• “Style in the Seventies”, U.K. traveling exhibition, organized by Artscribe magazine
• Stockwell Depot 12th Annual, London, England
• Sculpture at Norwich Triennial Festival, Norfolk, England
1978-80 • “Certain Traditions”, Anglo Canadian touring exhibition organized by the British Council in conjunction with the Canada Council
1978 • Twelve Sculptures at West Surrey, Farnham, Surrey
1977 • “A Free Hand”, Arts Council Touring Show selected by William Packer
• St. Martins on the South Bank, London, organized by Frank Martin
• Summer Show, Redfern Gallery, London
• Silver Jubilee Exhibition at Battersea Park, London
1975 • Sculpture at the Royal Exchange, selected by William Pye for the City of London festival
• “The Condition of Sculpture”, Hayward Gallery, London, selected by William Tucker
1975-79 • Sculpture and Painting, Group Shows, Stockwell Depot
1974 • New Sculpture, Stockwell Depot
1973 • Sculpture at Marble Hill House, Twickenham, England
• Two Man Show at Stockwell Depot with Richard James
1972 • Sculpture in Holland Park, Kensington and Chelsea Arts Council, London
• Two Man Show at Stockwell Depot with Richard James
1970 • Two Man Show at Stockwell Depot with Roland Brener
• “Some Recent Art in Britain”, Leeds City Art Gallery
• Stockwell traveling exhibition Oslo and Gothenburg, organized by Nigel Greenwood
1969 • “New Sculpture”, Arts Council touring exhibition of sculpture from Stockwell
• Stockwell Depot 2, London
1968 • “Prospect 68”, Dusseldorf
• “Survey 68”, Caden Arts Centre, London
• “Seven Sculptors from St. Martins”, Stockwell Depot
1966 • Grabowski Gallery, London
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
• University of Lethbridge
• Nickle Art Gallery, University of Calgary
• Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton, on loan from Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• Philip Berman Atelier, Allentown, PEN USA
• The Tate Gallery, London, 2 acquisitions, 1970 & 1988
• The Arts Council of Great Britain
• Greater London Council, Marble Hill Park
• Leicestershire Education Authority
• Norfolk Contemporary Art Society, Norwich
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• Art Gallery of Alberta
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• University of Alberta
• City of Red Deer Red Deer College
• Glenbow Institute, Calgary
• City of Edmonton Principal Plaza
• Comino Foundation
• City of Medicine Hat, Alberta
• Hines M.F.A. Collection, Boston
• Canada Council Art Bank
• MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
• Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston, Ontario
• Westburne Collection, Burlington, Ontario
• Four Seasons Head Office, Don Mills, Ontario (Toronto)
• City of Barcelona, Museum of Modern Art, Spain
• Kitchener Art Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
• The Foundation of Kajikawa, Kyoto, Japan
• Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Ontario
• The Art Gallery of Algoma, Ontario
• University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
• Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Leheigh Valley Hospital, PA, USA
• The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario
• Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan
• Confederation of the Arts Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
• Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.
• Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Ontario
• Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
AWARDS
1997 • McCalla Professorship, University of Alberta
1994 • Canada Council A Grant
ONGOING DISPLAYS
• ‘Plainsong’ . Monumental sculpture on loan to Churchill College, Cambridge, U
PUBLICATIONS
2017 • Book, ‘ Peter Hide: A Sculptor’s Life ‘ with contributions from Piri Halasz, Samuel Cornish, Jon Wood, Yetske Sybesma, Peter Hide, Terry Fenton and Russell Bingham. Published by Hadios Press.
2017 • Monograph ‘ Peter Hide: Standing Sculpture’ by Samuel Cornish. Published by Sansom & Company, London, UK
2015 • Artist’s Lives ‘, Interview with Cathy Courtney, British Library, London, UK