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David Silverberg

 

  • born in 1936 in Montréal, Québec
  • parents both from Ciechanowa, Poland. Father left in 1922, mother in 1929
  • B.A., McGill University (1953-57), studied with William Hayter at Atelier 17, Paris, France (etching and engraving, 1957-58), with M. Camis at École des Beaux Arts, Paris, France (engraving, 1957-58), and at the Institut des Arts décoratifs et de bâtiments, Grenoble, France (lithography, 1958-59)

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Printmaker David Silverberg has been concerned with a variety of subjects, in particular nature, erotica, scenes from the many countries he visited and Jewish themes, as in his illustrations for The Song of Songs and The Psalms of David (1967). In an interview with Nancy Bauer in 1980, the artist describes how Judaism generally affects his art, for as a Jewish man he is constantly preoccupied with the commandment, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." He enjoys the resistance of metal in the engraving process perhaps because it reflects the tension between the artist and this ancient belief. In his prints, realism is countered by incredible fantasy, and an often complicated overlapping of imagery lends depth and forces the eye to linger as it tries to identify everything within the frame. His works "demonstrate the artists eclectic interests and his alert, precise, often whimsical sensibility. Narrative images, they are created by a story-teller who aims to tell his tale with skill, joy, and intelligence" (James Burnett, 1988). Silverberg studied art as a boy under Arthur Lismer at the Art Association of Montréal and went to Paris to study printmaking with William Hayter in 1957. As well as printmaking, Silverberg has worked in batik, ceramics, and photography, and designed the sets for the DancEast production of The Nutcracker. In 1984 he was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy, and in 1986 was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, England. He has travelled in almost eighty countries, spending time in China, where he was invited by the government in 1991 and 1992 to travel, teach, and exhibit. Throughout his long career Silverberg has taught printmaking at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1963 to 1995), leaving in 1995 to become an artist-in-residence at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Visit his website at: http://plato.acadiau.ca/silverberg

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1994 Gallery at City Hall, Moncton, New Brunswick

Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

 

1993 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

Art Gallery, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1992 Williamson House Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario

Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland

Xijiang Artists Exhibition Hall, Urum Qu, China

Gansu Painters Centre, Langzhou, China

Hubei Fine Arts Academy, Wuhan, China

Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China

 

1991 Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

Moncton Public Library, Moncton, New Brunswick

Hollis Art Galleries, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Kesslers, Highland Park, Illinois

Shenzhen Fine Art Research Institute, Shenzhen, China

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

Yunana Painting Academy, Kunming, China

Dali Bai Nation Culture Bureau, Dali, China

Villa of Painters, Sichun Fine Arts Academy, Chong-quing, China

The Fine Arts Academy, Chengdu, China

Canadian Studies Centre, Sichun University, China

Xi'an Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China

Xi'an Fine Arts Academy, Xi'an, China

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

Official Residence of Canadian Ambassador to China, Beijing, China

Zhejing Fine Arts Academy, Hangzhou, China

Shanghai Fine Arts Academy, Shanghai, China

 

1990 Carriage House Gallery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Art Gallery, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

 

1989 David Silverberg: Mount Allison Years, 1963-1989
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

Ellen's Creek Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Galerie Atelier J. Lukacs, Montréal, Québec

Manuge Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1988 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Karney-Daniels Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Images Art Gallery, New York, New York

Kesslers, Chicago, Illinois

 

1987 The Village Square Art Gallery, Carp, Ontario

Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

Holland College School of Visual Arts Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Galerie Atelier J. Lukacs, Montréal, Québec

Les Psaumes
Sheraton Centre, Montréal, Québec

Carriage House Gallery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Manuge Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1986 Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

Studio 14 Gallery, Moncton, New Brunswick

Academia das Artes, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal

Oficina da Cultura, Almada, Portugal

Palacio don Manuel, Evora, Portugal

Solar da Praca de Santa Maria, Obidos, Portugal

Cooperative de Gravadores Portugueses Gravura, Lisboa, Portugal

 

1985 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

Carriage House Gallery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Images Art Gallery, New York, New York

Embaixada do Canada, Lisboa, Portugal

 

1984 The Moncton Museum, Moncton, New Brunswick

Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Atelier Lukacs, Montréal, Québec

 

1983 Atelier Lukacs, Toronto, Ontario

Manuge Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1982 University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

The Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland

Atelier Lukacs, Montréal, Québec

Carriage House Gallery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Riichi Gallery, Osaka, Japan

Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

 

1981 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Morrison Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

 

1980 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Gallery One, Moncton, New Brunswick

Amnesty International
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Picture Hook Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

West-End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

Robertson Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

Gallery Deux Têtes, Toronto, Ontario

Manuge Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1978 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Morrison Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick

Gallery Pascal, Toronto, Ontario

Elca London, Montréal, Québec

John Leech Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

 

1977 New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick

Manuge Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1976 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Gallery One, Moncton, New Brunswick

Picture Hook Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Gallery Doris Pascal, Toronto, Ontario

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

 

1975 Restigouche Art Society, Campbellton, New Brunswick

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Morrison Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick

Elca London, Montréal, Québec

Nova Scotia School of Technology Architecture School, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Neate Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

John Leech Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

 

1974 Gallery One, Moncton, New Brunswick

Theatre New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick

Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

 

1973 Morrison Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick

Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Artists Proof Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1972 Waddington Galleries, Montréal, Québec

Trapecio Gallery, Lima, Peru

Universidad Nacional Ingenieria, Lima, Peru

Art Centre, Lima, Peru

 

1970 University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick

Morrison Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick

Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

 

1969 Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta

Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

The Arts and Cultural Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland

Confederation Art Gallery and  Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Waddington Galleries, Montréal, Québec

 

1968 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Neate Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Yoseido Galleries, Tokyo, Japan

Taidenshi Hongo, Kyoto, Japan

 

1967 Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta

Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Waddington Galleries, Montréal, Québec

Sabersky Galleries, Los Angeles, California

Yoseido Galleries, Tokyo, Japan

Yamada Galleries, Kyoto, Japan

Winblad Gallery, San Francisco, California

Akao Gallery, Osaka, Japan

 

1966 New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick

The Print Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia

Confederation Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

 

1965 Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland

Waddington Galleries, Montréal, Québec

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Schumacher Gallery, Munich, West Germany

Lichtenfels Gallery, Vienna, Austria

 

1964 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick

Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Elca London, Montréal, Québec

Zwicker Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mercury Gallery, London, England

 

1963 Beth-El Synagogue, Montréal, Québec

Elca London, Montréal, Québec

Waddington Galleries, Montréal, Québec

 

1962 House of Prints, Toronto, Ontario

Glendale Gallery, St. Augustine, Québec

 

1961 House of Prints, Toronto, Ontario

Upstairs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario

North York Public Library, North York, Ontario

University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Ontario

Etobicoke Library, Etobicoke, Ontario

Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton, Ontario

Queen's University Library, Kingston, Ontario

Corstorphine Gallery, Montréal, Québec

Jewish Public Library, Montréal, Québec

Waddington Gallery, Montréal, Québec

Little Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

1960 Upstairs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Norton Gallery, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Québec

 

1959 Galerie Atelier, Lyons, France

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1989 Island Nature Trust, Prince Edward Island

RCS Netherwood, Rothesay, New Brunswick

Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre, St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, New Brunswick

Atque Ars: Art from Mount Allison University, 1854-1989
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Halifax World Trade Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

1988 International Chess Tournament, Saint John, New Brunswick

Reflections of Summer
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Royal Canadian Academy, Toronto, Ontario

Upfront: Art on Atlantic Bookcovers
Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington

Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

Kipawa Arts Centre, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1987 Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Francesca Anderson Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.

Carriage House, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

 

1986 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Graphics from the UNB Collection
The Art Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1985 West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick

 

1984 Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1983 Summer in New Brunswick Exhibition
New Brunswick

Art Expo
Toronto, Ontario

Convocation Exhibit
University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick

 

1981 Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

 

1980 The Art of Mount Allison University
Moncton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick Artists
St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Spring Invitational
Fredericton, New Brunswick

The Train
The Art Centre, Sackville, New Brunswick

 

1979 The First Four Years
Manuge, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The New Brunswick Artists
Yukon Territorial Building

New Brunswick Artists Speaking with Children
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick

 

1976 Jewish Experience in the Art of the Twentieth Century
Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Recent Atlantic Graphics
Beaverbrook Art Gallery Extension Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1975 Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

Wallack Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

 

1974 Acquisition Exhibition
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1972 Tenth Anniversary Exhibition
Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Nine New Brunswick Artists
Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Artistes du Nouveau Brunswick
Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick

 

1971 Instituto Cultural Peruano Norte Americano, Arequipa, Peru

Instituto Cultural Peruano Norte Americano, Cuzco, Peru

Galeria pardo Heeren, Lima, Peru

Man and His World
Montréal, Québec

Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec

I.L. Peretz School, Calgary, Alberta

Jewish Peoples Schools, Montréal, Québec

 

1970 Parliament Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Sarnia, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia

 

1969 Five Kyoto Artists 5 University Tour
(travelling throughout the United States)

 

1968 Asahi Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Printmakers Society, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Exhibition Hall, Kyoto, Japan

Camp Boiberique, New York

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

 

1967 Kyoto Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan

Atlantic Provinces Pavilion, Expo '67, Montréal, Québec

Pavilion of Judaism, Expo '67, Montréal, Québec

Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Canadian Printers
Pascal Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Beth Tzedec Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario

 

1966 Badgastein, Austria

Poughkeepsie Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York

Princeton Jewish Center, Princeton, New Jersey

Holy Blossom Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario

Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

 

1965 Centennial Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Eight New Talents in Printmaking
Associated American Artists, New York, New York

 

1963 Spring Art Exhibition and Auction
Montréal, Québec

 

1962 Y.M.H.A., Montréal Québec

Galerie 1640, Montréal, Québec

 

1961 Spring Art Exhibition and Auction
Montréal, Québec

National Library Conference, Cleveland, Ohio

Festival of Arts Auction
Montréal, Québec

Galerie 1640, Montréal, Québec

Galerie Libre, Montréal, Québec

Spring Show
Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

 

1960 Spring Show
Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

 



COLLECTIONS

Art Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Art Bank of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario
Bibliothèque de la ville de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Bocal Management Limited, Calgary, Alberta
Canadian National Railways
C.I.L. Collection, North York, Ontario
Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Halifax, Nova Scotia
École des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Ernst and Young Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Esso Resources Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Etobicoke Public Library, Etobicoke, Ontario
Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Government of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick
Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton, Ontario
Helena Rubinstein Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Husky Oil of Canada Limited, Calgary, Alberta
Jewish Public Library, Montréal, Québec
London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
McGill University, Montréal, Québec
Mount Allison University Library, Sackville, New Brunswick
Municipal Library, Regina, Saskatchewan
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Québec
National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
New Brunswick Museum, Fredericton, New Brunswick
North York Public Library, North York, Ontario
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
Park Synagogue, Cleveland, Ohio
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Renison College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Toronto Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario
Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
University of Tacna, Peru
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Vincent Price Collection
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
York University, Toronto, Ontario

 



BIBLIOGRAPHY

Barham, Maeve. "David Silverberg, an affectionate and mystical view of the world." Uptowner (July 1983): n.p.

Bauer, Nancy. "A visit with David Silverberg." ArtsAtlantic 2, no. 4 (Summer 1980): 32-35.

Bentley, Allen. "David Silverberg recent engravings." ArtsAtlantic 9, no. 4 (Winter 1990): 16-18.

Bentley, T. Keilor. New Brunswick Artists Speaking with Children. Sackville, New Brunswick: Owens Art Gallery, 1979.

Blagrave, Sheila. "David Silverberg. Mount Allison Years, 1963-1989. Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University." ArtsAtlantic 10, no. 1 (1990): 29.

Burnett, J. A. "The remarkable art of David Silverberg." Atlantic Insight (February 1985): 24-27.

---. Silverberg. Sackville, New Brunswick: Tribune Press Ltd., 1988.

Cymbal, Marie. "Erotic art comes out of the closet." Financial Post Moneywise Magazine (May 1986): n.p.

Gallant, Michèle, and Greg Cook. Upfront: Art on Atlantic Bookcovers. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, 1987.

Gersovitz, Sarah. "David Silverberg." ArtsAtlantic 39, no.3 (Fall 1989): 34.

Graphics from the UNB Collection. Fredericton, New Brunswick: The Art Centre, University of New Brunswick, 1986.

Gratian, A. Campbell. "David Silverberg master image-maker celebrates life." Dimensions (February 1984): n.p.

Kelley, Gemey, et al. Atque Ars: Art from Mount Allison University, 1854-1989. Sackville, New Brunswick: Owens Art Gallery, 1989.

"Key images, 1959-1992: prints by David Silverberg." ArtsAtlantic 12, no. 3 (1993): 14-15.

"Painted into a corner will artists counter the tax blitz of Revenue Canada with fight or flight?" Financial Post Magazine (June 1984): 64-65+.

Thorpe, Michael. "Gull in a Storm (for David Silverberg)." Antigonish Review 73 (1988): 120.

Wood, Chris. "The artist and the tax man." Maclean's (24 June 1985): 8b.

 

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