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| Born 1946 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Education 1970 Bachelor of Education Degree, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1968 Honors Degree in Art, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1967 Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1964 Graduated from Bedford Road Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1991 Attended the Tapong International Artists' Workshop, Kanye, Botswana (guest) 1990 Attended the Triangle Artist's Workshop, Pine Plains, New York (participant) 1980 (Moffett and Hughto); 1981 (Bannard and McLean); 1982 (Boxer and Wolfe); 1984 (Scott and Tatransky); 1985 (Harmon and Wilkin); 1988 (Multiple Guest) Attended the Emma Lake Artists' workshops: 1970 (Steiner); 1977 (Caro); 1979 2005 Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 2002 Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 2000 Art Placement, Inc. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1999 Swift Current National Exhibition Centre, Swift Current, Saskatchewan 1993 Bugera/Kmet Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 1991 Gallery On Whyte, Edmonton, Alberta 1990 Frances Morrison Public Library, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, Alberta 1989 Galerie Elca London, Montreal, Quebec Gallery On Whyte, Edmonton, Alberta 1987 Canadian Art Galleries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta 1986 Wade Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1984 Canadian Art Galleries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta 1982 Martin Gerard Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Canadian Art Galleries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta The Mendel Art Gallery (Robert Christie - Five Years), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (this exhibition toured to Southern Alberta, Lethbridge, Alberta) 1981 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan 1980 Gallery One, Toronto, Ontario Saskatoon Public Library Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Red Deer College Art Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta Canadian Art Galleries Ltd., Calgary, Alberta 1978 The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 1975 Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1973 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery (Student Gallery), Regina, Saskatchewan 1972 Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1971 Marquis Hall Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2005 “Spell”, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK (toured to Oshawa and Chatham, ON) 2005 “Three Generations” - William Perehudoff, Robert Christie and Jonathan Forrest, APT Gallery, London, England 2004 “Three Generations” - William Perehudoff, Robert Christie and Jonathan Forrest, The Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. (colour catalogue available), May, 2004 2000 Flowers East, "Artists' Choice", London, England 1996 Virginia Christopher Galleries, "Haynes/Christie", Calgary, Alberta 1993-2002 Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society, Annual Members Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta 1992 Mashomack Artists' Workshop Exhibition, Pine Plains, New York, USA 1991 The Mendel Art Gallery, "Bentham/Christie", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1989 The Mendel Art Gallery, "Emma Lake: The Flat Side of the Landscape", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1988 The Mendel Art Gallery, "Talking Through Time", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1986 Gallery One, "Clarke, Keller, Reynolds and Christie", Toronto, Ontario Gordon Snelgrove Art Gallery, "Buchanan and Christie", University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1982 The Edmonton Art Gallery, "The Threshold of Color", Edmonton, Alberta The Edmonton Art Gallery, "Selections from the Westbourne Collection", Edmonton, Alberta Gallery One, "Christie and Keller", Toronto, Ontario 1981 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, "The Heritage of Jack Bush", Oshawa, Ontario Toured 1980 Mendel Art Gallery, "Sask. Open: A Juried Biennial", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1979 Gallery One, "Three Prairie Artists: Clarke, Christie, Haynes", Toronto, Ontario 1978 Art Gallery of Ontario Extension Services and the Edmonton Art Gallery, "Seven Prairie Painters", Edmonton, Alberta - Toured Thomas Gallery, "Six Saskatoon Artists", Winnipeg, Manitoba 1977 Canadian Art Galleries Ltd., "A Selection of works by Bush, Perehudoff and Christie", Calgary, Alberta The Edmonton Art Gallery, "New Abstract Art", Edmonton, Alberta 1976 National Gallery of Canada, "Abstraction West: Emma Lake and After", Ottawa, Ontario - Toured Canada 1975 Art Gallery of Hamilton, "9 Out of 10: A Survey of Contemporary Canadian Art", Hamilton, Ontario, -Toured Downstairs Gallery, "Christie, Clarke, Peacock", Edmonton, Alberta The Edmonton Art Gallery, "Abstract Works on Paper", Edmonton, Alberta -Toured Mendel Art Gallery, "Major Saskatchewan Artists", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Toured Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, "Color Now", Regina, Saskatchewan 1974 The Edmonton Art Gallery, "Canada X Ten", - Toured Canada The Edmonton Art Gallery, "Prairie '74", Edmonton, Alberta Espace 5, "Western Artists", Montreal, Quebec 1972 Mendel Art Gallery, "Drawings by Eight Painters", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Regina Public Library Art Gallery, "A June Show", Regina, Saskatchewan 1971 The Edmonton Art Gallery, "West "71", Edmonton, Alberta 1969 Mendel Art Gallery, "Saskatoon - "The New Scene", Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, "Saskatoon - Thirteen Artists", Regina, Saskatchewan Bouchard, Gilbert: “Christie’s world of colour continues to expand”, The Edmonton Journal, June 24, 2005, G6. Carpenter, Ken: "The Heritage of Jack Bush: A Tribute", Oshawa, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, (1981) Carpenter, Ken: "Robert Christie - Five Years", Saskatoon, The Mendel Art Gallery, 1982 Julia Dault, "At the Galleries", National Post, April 15, 2004 (review of “Three Generations”) Evison, David: “A Tale of Two Cities”, NY Arts, May/June 2005, Vol. 10, No. 5/6 Fenton, Terry: "High Culture in Prairie Canada." ARTnews, 73, No.7 (1974), pp. 27-29 Fenton, Terry: "Abstraction West: Emma Lake and After", Journal, No. 11, Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, 1976 McLean, John: "Robert Christie at Galerie Elca London", Artpost, 34, Fall, 1989, Vol. 7, No. 1 Nasgaard, Roald: "Prairie '74 and Sculpture Alberta '74", The Edmonton Art Gallery,Summer,1974, ARTSCANADA, 31, Nos. 3 and 5 (1974), pp. 107-110 Michael Parke-Taylor, "Robert Christie, New Paintings", Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Norman Mackenzie Gallery, 1981 (exhibition catalogue) Richards, Jean: "Canada X Ten, the Work of Youth", The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, January, 1974 Robertson, Sheila: "Similar, Yet Remarkably Distinct", The Saskatoon Star Phoenix, June 22, 1991 Russell, Nancy: "Accent on Art", The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Feb. 1975 Tousley, Nancy: "Robert Christie Paintings", The Calgary Herald, 1982 Tousley, Nancy: "Robert Christie - New Work", The Calgary Herald, Nov. 1983 Wilkin, Karen: "The Prairies: A Limited View". The Canadian Forum, 54,No. 647 (1975), 37-39 Wilkin, Karen: "Rugged Individuals With No Urge to Roam", ARTnews, 78, No. 2 (1979), 84-88 Wylie, Liz: "Robert Christie at Gallery One", May 17-June 5. ARTMAGAZINE, 12, No. 50, (1980), pp. 47-48 "Watercolor Painting in Saskatchewan, 1905-1980". Saskatoon. The Mendel Art Gallery, 1980 "Douglas Bentham: Six Steel Sculptures, 1978". Saskatoon. The Mendel Art Gallery, 1979 "A Survey of Training Needs for Art Gallery Personnel". For the Western Canada Art Association, 1979 "Curatorial Statement". In Prairie Suite, Exhibition catalogue by Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon.Shoestring Gallery, 1979 "An Introduction to the Paintings by Bill Perehudoff". In William Perehudoff, Exhibition catalogue by the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Calgary: Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977 "Perehudoff and Knowles". ARTSWEST, 1, No. 5 (1976), pp. 16-19 "An Introduction to the Sculpture of Douglas Bentham". In Douglas Bentham, 'Enclosures and Opens' 1975-76. Exhibition catalogue by the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto,Ontario: Art Gallery of York University, 1976 |