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Education
1979-1981            Ontario College of Art & Design
                              Specialization: Fine art Drawing and Painting

Professional Experience
2002-present      Painting
1995-2002           President of Lorimer Studios Inc., mural painting
1989-1995            Freelance design and illustration for various clients
1985-1989            Senior Exhibit Designer, Exhibits International, Toronto, Ontario
1982-1985            Exhibit Designer, Geron Associates, Toronto, Ontario

Exhibitions
2011                       Solo Exhibition "Omo: A Lost World" Artspace Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
2010                      Solo Exhibition “City2Sunrise: A Journey Through Asia” Arthouse, Sydney, Australia
2010                      Solo Exhibition "City2Sunrise: A Journey Through Asia" Gallery Artplus, Belleville, Ontario
2009                      Group Show, Gallery West (formerly EZ Gallery) Nashville, Tennessee
2009                      Solo Exhibition “Landscapes of Solitude” Gallery Artplus,Belleville, Ontario
2008                      Art Auction, Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
1999                       West Edge Artist Collective, Lorimer Studios, Toronto, Ontario

Private/Corporate Commissions
Abbey Grill Restaurants, Oakville, Ontario
Boghossian Legal Professional Corp., Toronto, Ontario
Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Flamboro Downs Casino, Flamboro, Ontario
Hard Rock Café, Niagara Falls, Ontario
                               Ottawa, Ontario
Jill McIntosh, Toronto, Ontario
Labatt Breweries, Toronto, Ontario
Lori Toledano, Toronto, Ontario
Mackay and Wong, Toronto, Ontario
McGinnis Landing Restaurants
                               London, Ontario
                               Fredericton, New Brunswick
Metro Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario
Montreal Forum, Montreal, Québec
O’Charley’s Restaurants
                               Nashville, Tennessee
                               Cincinnati, Ohio
                               Columbus, Ohio
                               Atlanta, Georgia
                               Raleigh, North Carolina
                               Chattanooga, Tennessee
                               Memphis, Tennessee
                               Indianapolis, Indiana
                               Birmingham, Alabama
                               Hattiesburg, Mississippi
                               Mobile, Alabama
                               Jackson, Mississippi
                               Panama City, Florida
                               Montgomery, Alabama
                               Gulfport, Mississippi
                               Augusta, Georgia
                               Dayton, Ohio
                               Roanoke, Virginia
                               Owensboro, Kentucky
                               Jacksonville, North Carolina
                               Lawrenceville, Georgia
Wildhorse Saloon, Opryland-Gaylord Entertainment, Nashville, Tennessee
Oliver’s Restaurants, Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Center, Toronto, Ontario
Whole Foods, Yorkville Toronto, Ontario
Winnipeg Casino, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Awards
1979                      Art Gallery of Ontario Scholarship

Bibliography
2010                      “City 2 Sunrise – A Journey Through Asia”, Belleville Intelligencer, Belleville, Ontario
2009                      “First solo art show at Gallery Artplus”, Belleville Intelligencer, Belleville, Ontario
1999                      “West-end group of artists brushing up for fundraiser”, Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario
1996                      “Painting the big picture” Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario
1991                       “Glimpse of the future” Toronto Sun, Toronto, Ontario





© Brian Lorimer 2011