Steven Rhude Canadian Painter
stevenrhude13@gmail.com
Steven Rhude CV
Born - Noranda, Quebec, 1959
Media - Painting (oil), Drawing
Education - The Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario, 1979 - 83
One year off-campus program, Florence, Italy
Awards - Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation 1982
Selected Solo Shows
- Enduring Shapes, Fredericton Playhouse, Fredericton NB. 2024
- Enduring Shapes, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2024
- Avalon, Short Stories in Paint, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2024
- Official Portrait of Raymond E. Ivany with 13 preparatory studies, K.C. Irving Environmental Sciences building, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, 2022
- Seen and Unseen, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2022
-"Love and Landscape", Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS (November, 2020)
- "You Never Know", Fredericton Playhouse, Fredericton, NB (through Gallery 78)
- "You Never Know", Gallery 78, Fredericton NB, 2019
- Steven Rhude, Recent Work, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NFLD, 2019
- 'Whose Maud?', (with Laura Kenney) Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS, June, 2018
- Saving Maud (with Laura Kenney), Secord Gallery, Halifax, NS, September, 2017
- Painting as an Art, Harvest Galley, Wolfville, NS, May, 2017
- Abbozzo Gallery, Featured Artist project room, Toronto, Ont., 2015
- Emma Butler Gallery, St. John’s NL 2014
- Canadian Gothic, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS, 2013
- Steven Rhude: Finding Nova Scotia, Inverness County Centre for the
Arts, Inverness Cape Breton, 2013
- Intervention, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax NS., 2012
- Suspension, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2011
- Sunday Morning, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, 2011
- Declared Surplus, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, 2010 (solo)
- Temple of the Mind, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS. 2010
- Temple of the Mind, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, 2009
- Steven Rhude, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB 2009
- The Road Show, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS 2008
- Steven Rhude, Artimus Gallery, Chester, NS, 2008
- 10 Years, selected work, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS, 2007
- Recent Work, Halifax Club, Halifax, NS. 2006
- Hung out to Dry, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS, 2006
- Coastal Properties, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS, 2005
- Dreamport, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS, 2004
- Zwicker’s Gallery, Halifax, NS, 2000
- Zwicker’s Gallery, Halifax,NS,1997
- Zwicker’s Gallery, Halifax, NS. 1995
- Customs House, Pictou, ten year retrospective 1992
Group Shows
- Paper/Papier, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2024
- Solitude, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2024
- Allegory, Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS 2023
- Press, Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS, 2023
-Atlantic Canadian Vistas, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2023
- Figures and Portraits, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2023
-Spring, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL, 2023
-The Human Figure, Secord Gallery, Halifax, NS 2023
-On Paper, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2023
-Gallery Artists, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL 2022
- East Coast Vistas, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2022
- Spring, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John`s NL 2022
- Art Blanche, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB 2022
- On Paper: Print Show, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL, 2022
- Small Works: Landscape, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2021
- In Good Company, group show of portraits, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL 2021
- Close to Home, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2021
- From Olympia to the Miramichi, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2021
- Summer 2021, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB
- Spring Renewal, Emma Butler Gallery, St John's, NFLD
-Holding Still, Emma Butler Gallery, St John's NFLD, 2021
-Home for the Holidays, Emma Butler Gallery, St John's NFLD, 2020
-Vistas, Art from the Atlantic bubble, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB
-"Close to Home", Secord Gallery, Halifax, NS
-"Newfoundland Summer", Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NFLD
-"Natural Perspectives" Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2020
-"Press", Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS, 2020
-"Into the Blue" Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2020
-"Home", Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS, 2019
-"All Things Big and Small", Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's NL, 2019
- Canada's Ocean Playground, Harvest Gallery, with Laura Kenney, Wolfville, NS, 2018
- Relate, Report, Repeat, Halifax Archives, Halifax, NS 2017
- Emma Butler Gallery, 30th anniversary show, St. John's NL, 2017
- Figures, Gallery 78, Fredericton , NB, 2017
- Realism, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2017
- Canada 150, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, 2017
- Duly Noted, Works from the Permanent Collection, Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS, 2017
- Terroir, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2016 - 2017
- Realism Redoux, Secord Gallery, Halifax, NS 2015
- Forces and Vagaries, Fraser Cultural Centre, Nova Scotia, 2015
- Making Things Matter, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2015
- Capture, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, NS, 2015 - 2016
- Capture,2014, Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS, 2015
- Capture, 2014, Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS 2014, (group)
- “I’m a Lighthouse - It’s your call”, Two person show with Laura
Kenney, Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS 2014
- Capture, Nova Scotia Realism, St. Francis Xavier University Art
Gallery, Antigonish (group) 2014
- Across the Surface, Halifax Archives, Group, 2014
- Capture 2014, Nova Scotia Realism, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, 2014
- The Food Show (group), Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2013
- Toronto International Art Fair 2012, selected for ADAC Booth
- Nocturne at Night, Halifax Archives, Halifax, NS, 2012
- Our Friends and Neighbours, Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB, 2012
- Roberts Gallery Toronto, Artists Choice (group) 2012
- Toronto International Art Fair 2011, Roberts Gallery booth
- Field of Vision: The Maritime Landscape, Gallery 78,
Fredericton, NB (group) 2011
- Nocturne- Art at Night, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS. 2009
- Field of Vision, Gallery 78, NB 2009 (group)
- Picturing Landscape, Works from Permanent collection,
Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS (group) 2009
Selected Permanent Collections
Global Affairs Canada, Visual Arts Collection
Official portrait of Raymond E Ivany, 15th president of Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
Acadia University collection
Senator Iris Petten, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Post Philatelic Archive, four oil portraits of Margaret Atwood
Fortis, St. John's NL
Stewart McKelvey, Law, Halifax, NS
TD Canada Trust, Nova Scotia
Scotia Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax Bridge Commission, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Oakville Trafalger Memorial Hospital, Ontario
Acadia University Art Gallery
St Francis Xavier University Art Gallery
Marriott Hotels, Halifax Harbourfront, Halifax, NS.
Beacon Securities, Halifax, NS.
City of Moncton, New Brunswick
Bergengren Credit Union, Antigonish, NS
The Pace Group, Halifax, NS
Wagner and Associates, Halifax, NS.
North Eastern Pipelines Inc., Halifax, NS.
Newport Partners Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Pioneer Investments, Boston
Cambrian Chemicals Inc., Oakville Ontario
Private and corporate collections in Canada, USA, Germany, UK,
Switzerland, Netherlands and South Africa
Reviews/publications
-Folklore Portraits, The Ballad (curse) of Betsy Publicover, The Canadian Art Junkie, J. Walters 2023
-The Newfoundland Quarterly (Water Taxi painting), Winter edition, 2022/23
-The Grapevine, Anna Horsnell interview - Love and Landscape, 2020
- Newfoundland Quarterly, Interview, 2020
-Remembering the Alms House, Chronicle Herald, September 8, 2020
-Remembering the Alms House, The Telegram, September 8, 2020
-Think you know the story of Maud Lewis? Laura Kenins, CBC, March 01, 2019
- Acadia Art Gallery's new show is Whose Maud?, Wendy Elliot, Kings County Register, July, 2018
- Acadia Gallery Hosts 'Whose Maud' Exhibition, Heather Desveaux, Chronicle Herald, June, 2018
- Saving Maud, Chronicle Herald, Elisa Barnard, Sepmber, 2017
- O' Canada, Brett Lockwood, https://ocanadablog.com/
-Simply the Best: Our Arts & Life honour roll for 2014, Chronicle Herald, PLANS recognized.
-Rugs, paintings shine light on architecture of coastal beacons, Chronicle Herald, Elissa Barnard,November, 2014
-Questions on Canvas, Tara Bradbury, The Telegram, NL, July 23, 2014
-An assembler of place, Truro Daily News, July, 2014, Truro Daily News, J. Guinan
-'Realistic' artwork to be featured in Truro in September, Truro Daily News,
Janice Guinan, July 3, 2014
-Visions of Reality, Chronicle Herald, Elisa Barnard, April, 2014
-Artists get real in Truro, Cape Breton exhibits, Chronicle Herald, Elisa Barnard, Sept., 2014
-‘Realism up for Grabs’, Ellisa Barnard, Chronicle Herald, January,
18th, 2013, Dalhousie group show
-Capture, 2014, CBC Information Morning, January 20th, Dalhousie, group show
-‘The Real World’, Paula Bugden, Halifax Magazine, 2012
-‘Natalie’s Glasses’, Review by Keith McPherson, CM Magazine,
Volume XVIII Number 23, February 17, 2012
-‘NS. Painter brings vision to realism of everyday life.’
Ellisa Barnard, Chronicle Herald, Nov. 13th, 2011
-‘Putting images to words.” Jenna Conter, Metro News, Nov. 2, 2011
-‘An artistic statement from Steven Rhude’ CBC radio, Dec. 23, 2010
-‘Rhude’s paintings take us away’ Megan Power, Chronicle Herald
The Nova Scotian /Books, Mach 6, 2011
-‘Steven Rhude; Declared Surplus’ The Coast, Halifax, Holly Gordon, Sept, 24th, 2010
-‘Many delightful layers to Natalie’s Glasses’, Pam Sword, editor The
Chronicle Herald , Dec., 2011
-‘Rhude defends a Canadian icon.’ Ellisa Barnard, Chronicle Herald, Oct., 9, 2011
-‘A Place called away’ Noted artist launches new book, Robert Hirtle
Bridgewater Bulletin, Nov. 30, 2010
-‘Rhude a fish out of water’ Dean Lisk, Metro News, Halifax. Sept. 6, 2007
- ‘Fishing village makes a splash - Art about Canso’ Dean Lisk, Daily
News, Halifax, Sept.2, 2006
-‘Rhude examines fishery’ Ellisa Barnard, Chronicle Herald Oct, 15, 2006
-‘Rhude Awakening’ Ellisa Barnard, Chronicle Herald, May 1, 2004
-‘Rhude tempers realism with bold romance’ Ellisa Barnard,
Chronicle Herald, May 1, 1997
Public Talks
Red Sofa Series with Laura Kenney, Acadia University, Anna Robbins
Whose Maud?, Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS
Using Art History in Art, with Professor Laurie Dalton, Acadia University Art History Class, 2018
Saving Maud, with Laura Kenney and Lance Woolaver, Secord Gallery, 2017
Post Cod, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 2016
The Figure in Realism, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth Branch, NS, 2016
Panel Discussion on Realism, Acadia University Art Gallery, 2015
Panel Discussion on Realism, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, 2014
Lighthouse paintings, Harvest Gallery, Wolfville, NS 2014
Mark Rothko, Halifax Memorial Library, Halifax, NS, 2013
Temple of the Mind, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, 2010
Art and Regionalism, Lunenburg Academy, Lunenburg, NS, 2011
Lighthouse/Darkhouse; The New Outsider, Maritime Museum of
the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, 2011
Gallery Representation
Emma Butler Gallery, St. John’s, NL
Gallery 78, Fredericton New Brunswick
Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Address: 25 Grandview Drive,
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W7
Tel. 902.300. 5903