Lianne Todd is a watercolour and digital artist living in Otterville, Ontario.
Lianne strives to capture a moment, a place or an idea and to lure the viewer in. Her watercolours vary between traditional and non-traditional, both in application and in subject matter. They are usually vivid reflections of nature and its patterns. She welcomes you to view their wide variety at her home gallery in Otterville. She also accepts commissions.
Lianne was the president of the Artists of Oxford artist network in Oxford County from March 2012 to December 2014. From April 2014 to January 2017 she was one of three representatives for IWS Canada, the national branch of the International Watercolor Society. She also served as Deputy Press Secretary – English language, for the IWS. She is featured in their 2014 Watercolor of the World Catalogue, which she helped edit. From January 2017 to December 2018 Lianne was Publicity Director for IWS Canada.
Contact Info: naturaliart@yahoo.ca (519)879-9903
Lianne’s gallery is open by chance or appointment after 1 p.m. most days. If you are making a special trip, please call to make sure she is home. If you are passing through, please call (number is on the sign out front) from your cell phone to check if she’s home, or just knock on the door.
Artist’s Statement:
My paintings reflect my attachment to the land, my interest in science, my childhood on the farm, summers on lakes in northern Ontario, hikes through the woods, crisp winter days, flowers in the garden, music, pets, and my two children. They are images of the places, people, and patterns of nature that I love. Often the quality of light strikes me at certain moments and my goal is to capture that in my paintings. I also like combining various images within a painting to express a certain idea or explore a topic. The fractal nature of the universe fascinates me. My recent travels have provided me with even more inspiration. My hope, for all of my paintings, is to transfer my appreciation of the subject to the viewer.
Partial List of Collector Locations:
Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON; Oxford, OH; St. Louis, MO; Sausalito, CA; Fort Worth, TX; Calgary, AB; Victoria BC; Kingston, ON; Toronto, ON; Ilderton, ON; Norwich, ON; London, ON; Tillsonburg, ON; Woodstock, ON; Guelph, ON; Ingersoll, ON; Lambeth, ON; Delaware, ON; Kitchener, ON; Burgessville, ON; Thamesford, ON; Bright, ON; Otterville, ON; Elliot Lake, ON; Germany
Art Awards:
Jack Richeson Company Gold Watercolor Award for Excellence of Achievement, for “Dancers in the Sun”, at the Saint Louis Watercolor Society’s annual membership exhibition, Big Splash 2004.
Honourable Mention, for “Morning on Rock Lake”, at the Saint Louis Watercolor Society’s annual juried exhibition, A Brush With Color 2003
Formal Education:
University of Guelph, Botany Department Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Master of Science. Specialization in plant physiology. Thesis title: The role and regulation of storage proteins in the bark of temperate tree species.
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Honours Bachelor of Science. Biology major, Chemistry minor.
Additional Education (Art):
Creating “WOW” in Watercolour. One Day Workshop at Studio Six, Markham, ON. 2009. Instructor: Tom Lynch.
Watercolor: Beyond the Norm (Watercolor on Gesso Surfaces). 2004 Saint Louis Watercolor Society sponsored workshop. Instructor: Don Getz, AWS.
Watercolor (en plein air). Two day workshop in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, 2002. Instructor: Carol Jessen.
Advanced Watercolor Painting, St. Louis Community College, Fall 2001-Spring 2002. Instructor: Edward J. Thias.
Intermediate to Advanced Watercolor, CraftSummer 1998, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Instructor: Sue Archer, AWS, NWS.
The Making of a Children’s Book, CraftSummer 1997, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Instructor: Richard Rosenbloom.
Past Exhibits:
2018, September 28 – October 27. A Symphony in Watercolour. International Art Exhibition presented by IWS Canada, a branch of the International Watercolour Society, in Richmond Hill, ON.
2018, July 11-August 10. Square Foot Show 2018. Presented by Westland Gallery, London, ON.
2008-2018. 1st weekend of May. Annual ‘Oxford Studio Tour’ – presented by Oxford Studio Tour Committee and the Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre. A juried studio tour featuring the studios of established artists in Oxford County, ON.
2005-2017. 3rd weekend of November. Annual ‘Welcome Back to Otterville’ – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2017, September 2. Woodstock Pavlo and Art in the Park celebrating Canada 150. Presented by Oxford Creative Connections Inc.
2017, July 27 -31. Bridges Math Art Informal Exhibition. Presented by University of Waterloo. gallery.bridgesmathart.org
2017, June 12-24. ‘Canadiana’ – An Artists of Oxford Group exhibit celebrating Canada 150. The ARTS Project, London, ON.
2017, March 11-April 2. Paint Ontario. Art competition, exhibition & sale. Presented by the Grand Bend Art Centre at Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON.
2016, September 10-11. Halls Creek Festival of Creativity. Juried outdoor show at Centennial Park, Ingersoll, ON. Presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc.
2016, July 13 – August 12. Square Foot Show. Group show presented by Westland Gallery, London, ON.
2016, Feb. 7 – Mar. 6. Group show with Artists of Oxford. Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre
2015, November 21-25. First Tirana International Watercolor Biennale, presented by International Watercolor Society of Albania, the Cultural Association VIZart, and the Albanian Ministry of Culture. Palace of Congresses, Tirana, Albania.
2015, September 12-13. Halls Creek Festival of Creativity. Juried outdoor show at Centennial Park, Ingersoll, ON. Presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc.
2015, July 16 – September 15. Art at the Inn. Bruce Hartley, Heather MacIntosh, and Lianne Todd, presented by Oxford Creative Connection, Inc. in the gallery at the Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll, ON.
2015, July 19. Off the Wall!…and Off the Vine Art Show. Sparta, ON. Presented by the Association of Port Stanley Artists. Juried outdoor
show at Quai du Vin Estate Winery.
2015, March 6 – April 7. A Fractal Universe. Solo exhibit. Tillsonburg, ON. Changing Exhibit Gallery, Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre.
2014, July. The Fractal Nature of Our Universe. Solo show at The ARTS Project, London, ON. Funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario, is gratefully acknowledged.
2014, July. Oxford County Exhibition. Group show for Arts Country participants of the Oxford Studio Tour. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ON.
2014, May – July. Phases. Exhibit by the Artists of Oxford membership. Juried and curated by Sheila Perry. Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON.
2014, February – March. Oxford County. Group exhibit by the Artists of Oxford membership. Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2014. February – March. Arts Country Gallery 4 County Group Show. Represented Oxford Studio Tour along with selected other artists, in exhibit of art from the four counties of Arts Country. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ON.
2013, November. 17th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2013, June – July. Art at the Inn. Lianne Todd and Sue Goossens, presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. in the gallery at the Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll, ON.
2013, May – June. Arts Country Gallery Oxford Studio Tour exhibit. Group show for Arts Country participants of the Oxford Studio Tour. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ON.
2013, April – May. Arts Country Gallery Grand Opening Exhibit. Represented Oxford Studio Tour, along with two other artists, in exhibit of art from the five counties of Arts Country. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Port Dover, ON.
2013, April – May. Art at the Inn. The Artists of Oxford. Group exhibit presented by Oxford Creative Connections Inc. in the gallery at the Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll, ON. Exhibit continued at Community Employment Services, Woodstock, ON, May – June, and at Woodstock Hospital, June – July.
2012, November. 16th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2012, October – December. 2nd Annual 50/50 Fundraising Exhibition and Sale. Group show at Community Gallery at Woodstock Art Gallery. Woodstock, ON.
2012, July. Oxford Summer Arts Festival – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried outdoor and indoor arts festival featuring individual artist’s booths, authors, and musicians, all form Oxford County. Ingersoll, ON. Elmhurst Inn and Spa.
2012, April 20 – May 19. Water, Purely Interpreted. Cambridge Centre for the Arts. Group show by Artists of Oxford. Cambridge Centre for the Arts juried the group in to exhibit via submissions of exhibiting artists.
2011, November. 15th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2011, November. 4th Annual Oxford Creates – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried indoor arts festival featuring individual artists’ booths, authors, and musicians, all from Oxford County. Huntingford, ON. Craigowan -Oxford Golf and Country Club.
2011, September to November. Visual Elements: A New Era. 53rdJuried Exhibition presented by the City of Woodstock, ON for the first time at the new Woodstock Art Gallery.
2011, September to October. Expressions – presented by the Artists of Oxford. Membership show. Tillsonburg, ON. Changing Exhibit Gallery, Station Arts Centre
2011, July. Summer Arts Festival – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried outdoor and indoor arts festival featuring individual artists’ booths, authors, and musicians, all from Oxford County. Ingersoll, ON. Elmhurst Inn and Spa.
2010, November. 14th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2010, November. 3rd Annual Oxford Creates – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried indoor arts festival featuring individual artists’ booths, authors, and musicians, all from Oxford County. Huntingford, ON. Craigowan -Oxford Golf and Country Club.
2010, September to October. Cloth & Paint, Needle & Brush – Contemporary Art inspired by Historic Quilts – presented by Annandale National Historic Site and the Station Arts Centre. Artists were challenged to create pieces inspired by historic quilts. Tillsonburg, ON. Annandale National Historic Site and Station Arts Centre’s Changing Exhibit Gallery.
2010, March. Point of View. Solo exhibit. Tillsonburg, ON. Changing Exhibit Gallery, Station Arts Centre.
2009, November. 13th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2009, November. 2nd Annual Oxford Creates – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried indoor arts festival featuring individual artists’ booths, authors, and musicians, all from Oxford County. Huntingford, ON. Craigowan -Oxford Golf and Country Club.
2009, September- November. Wilde-ly Inspired – presented by Annandale National Historic Site and the Station Arts Centre. Artists were challenged to create pieces inspired by the decor of historic Annandale House, the Aesthetic movement, and Oscar Wilde. Tillsonburg, ON. Annandale National Historic Site.
2008, November. 12th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2008, November. 1st Annual Oxford Creates – presented by Oxford Creative Connections, Inc. A juried indoor arts festival featuring individual artists’ booths, authors, and musicians, all from Oxford County. Huntingford, ON. Craigowan -Oxford Golf and Country Club.
2007, July. Art on the Street – presented by the Guelph Downtown Board of Management. A juried art festival featuring artists’ individual booths on the streets of downtown Guelph, ON.
2007, July. Art in the Park – coordinated by Sue Goossens and township of Norwich. A one-day exhibit of local artists in the Otterville Park Pavillion to help celebrate Otterville’s Bicentennial. Otterville, ON.
2007, November. 11th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2007, August. OPS Conserves – presented by the Ontario Public Service. A juried show with the theme of conservation. Toronto, ON. John B. Aird Gallery.
2006, November. 10th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2006, August. OPS Conserves – presented by the Ontario Public Service. A juried show with the theme of conservation. Toronto, ON. John B. Aird Gallery.
2006, July. Art on the Street – presented by the Guelph Downtown Board of Management. A juried outdoor art festival featuring artists’ individual booths on the streets of downtown Guelph, ON.
2005, November. 9th Annual Welcome Back to Otterville – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. A studio tour featuring the studios of local artists. Otterville, ON.
2005, June. Otterville Presents – presented by the Otterville Art Show Committee. An art festival featuring local artists. Otterville, ON. Woodlawn community centre and Train Station Museum.
2004, November. Wet and Wild: Watercolor – presented by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild. An exhibit juried by Judi Betts. St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Artists’ Guild.
2004, August. Salon: Guild Members’ Show – presented by the St. Louis Artists’ Guild. St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Artists’ Guild.
2004, August. Big Splash – presented by the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. Membership show. Winner of Juror’s Choice Award. Juried for awards by John Troy. St. Peter’s, MO. St. Peter’s Community and Arts Center.
2004, May. Awash in Watercolor – presented by the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. Show juried by Don Getz. St. Louis, MO. Creative Art Gallery.
2003, August. Big Splash – presented by the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. Membership show. Juried for awards by Ted Wood. St. Peter’s, MO. St. Peter’s Community and Arts Center.
2003, June. A Brush With Color – presented by the Saint Louis Watercolor Society. Honorable mention. Show Juried by Gerald Brommer. St. Louis, MO. Creative Art Gallery.
Teaching Experience (Art):
2011, October to November. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes for Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2011, July – present. Private watercolour lessons for one adult student in my home gallery.
2011, July. Watercolour painting for youth. One-day camp at Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2011, April. Watercolour Painting on Gessoed Paper. One day workshop for Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre. Ingersoll, ON.
2011, March to June. Watercolour painting for youth. Various locations for a total of 20.5 hours including 4H group meetings and public schools in Tillsonburg area.
2011, March. March Break Madness camp for children. One day of the week long camp teaching watercolour painting. Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre., Tillsonburg, ON.
2011, January to February. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes for Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2010, November. Creating the illusion of Light and Depth in Paintings. One day workshop for Brant Visual Artists’ Guild. Saint George, ON.
2010, October to November. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes for Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2010, January to February. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes for Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2009, July to August. Private art lessons for one adult student in my home gallery.
2009, February to March. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes fro Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2008, October to November. Beginner Watercolours. Six two-hour classes for Station Arts Centre. Tillsonburg, ON.
2008, October. Watercolour Painting on Gessoed Paper. One day workshop for Brant Visual Artists’ Guild. Saint George, ON.
2008, July. Beginner Watercolours. Tillsonburg Community Living, Tillsonburg, ON.
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