Don Pentz, RCA, Peer Gallery

Geology and archeology are themes that have always intrigued Pentz, and one sees these influences in the textured surfaces of his recent acrylic paintings. The images contain hints of landscape, stained objects, crumbling walls, earth stratification, weathered surfaces, or scars and gouges that tease at the imagination. (Click to see more of Don's work).

Along with using a moody and evocative range of colours, Pentz exploits the accident by means of staining, scraping, wiping and re-painting. "I simply try to work in a way that allows things to happen," he says. Don Pentz received his MFA from the university of Regina, Saskatchewan and he has been exhibiting since 1967.

The following is a selection from his past achievements:

Awards
2002 Elected to the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
2002 Nova Scotia Arts Council "Creation" grant
2000 Canada Council "Travel" Grant
1980 Canada Council Grant
1979 Twining Scholarship, Banff School of Fine Arts
1978 Nova Scotia Talent Trust
1978 Arts Award, Saskatchewan Arts Board
1976 Elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (R.C.A.)

Collections
Canada Council Art Bank
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
St. Mary's University
Mount St. Vincent University
Mount Allison University
Sun Life of Canada
Teleglobe Canada
Bowater Mersey Pulp 7 Paper
Fraser Co. Pulp & Paper
Coopers & Lybrand
Osaka Foundation of Culture
Maritime Tel & Tel
Maritime Broadcasting Corp
Nova Scotia Bank
Imperial (ESSO) Oil
Husky Oil
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, P.E.I.
University of Regina
St. Francis Xavier University
Trans-Maritime Quebec Pipeline
Royal Bank of Canada
Parks Canada
N.S. Dept. of Natural Resources
The Great Eastern Corporation Ltd.
Acadia University
Irving Ltd.

Solo Exhibitions
2001 - Trinity Galleries, St. John, N.B.
2000 - Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont, U.S.A.
2000 - Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, N.S.
2000 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1999 - Kejimkujik National Park, N.S.
1998 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1995 - Moorings Gallery, Mahone Bay, N.S.
1991 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1989 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1989 - La Galerie Continentale, Montreal, QC.
1987 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1986 - Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, N.S.
1986 - DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater, N.S.
1986 - Atlantic Salmon Federation, Montreal, QC.
1985 - Gallery 1667, Halifax, N.S.
1984 - Gallery 1667, Halifax, N.S.
1981 - Dresden Galleries, Halifax,N.S.
1980 - Dresden Galleries, Halifax, N.S.
1980 - Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, N.S.
1979 - Norman Mac Kenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask.
1979 - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax

Group Exhibitions
2000 - Trinity Galleries, St.John, N.B.
1999 - Trinity Galleries, St. John, N.B.
1999 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1998 - Visual Arts Nova Scotia, DesBriay Museum, Bridgewater, N.S.
1996 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S. "Far and Wide", Visual Arts, Nova Scotia
Gallery '78, Fredericton, N.B.
American Museum of Fly Fishing, Vermont
1990 - Osaka Triennial '90, Osaka, Japan
1990 - Atlantic Waterfowl Festival, Sackville, N.B.
1990 - Miramichi Salmon Museum, N.B.
1989 - Studio 21, Halifax, N.S.
1989 - "Atque Ars", Sackville, N.B.
1988 - Studio 21, Halifax,N.S.
1988 - Bowater's "Wild Life Exhibition", Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax, N.S.
1988 - Lunenburg Art Gallery, Fish Exhib", Lunenburg, N.S.
1987 - Windsor Wi l d l i fe Exhibition, N.S.
1986 - Conclave '86, N.B.
1986 - Visual Arts Nova Scotia, "10 Years”, N.S.
1985 - "The Art of Interpretation", ParksCanada, Halifax, N.S.
1984 - Fraser Cultural Centre, N.S.
1984 - R.C.A. '84, Holland College, P. E . I .
1984 - "Ars Scara", Halifax, N.S.
1984 - University of Regina,"Anniversary Show", Regina, Sask.
1982 - Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg,N.S
1982 - Dresden Galleries, Halifax, N.S.
1980 - Nova Scotia Art Bank, N.S.
1980 - University of Moncton, N.B.
1980 "Emerging Canadian Artists", Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1980 - Shell Canada, “Atlantic Artists", Calgary, Alberta
1980 - Pascal Gallery, Toronto, ON.
1979 - Rosemont Gallery, Regina, Sask.
1979 - Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, (Young Artists of the Prairies)

Don is represented by:
Trinity Galleries, St. John, NB
Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, NB
Peer Gallery, Lunenburg, NS

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Don Pentz
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Studio: 190 Pentz Rd., Pleasantville
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