Mina Totino

Mina Totino (born 1949) is a Canadian painter currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] Totino's work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Berlin.[1] She first came to prominence in the 1985 Young Romantics exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Totino's work is informed by contemporary criticism, especially literary and film criticism that have analyzed the position of the imaginary spectator.

Life and education

Mina Totino was born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.[1] She obtained her BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1982.[1]

Solo Exhibitions
  • Charles H. Scott Gallery, 2010[2][3]
  • Mina Totino, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, 1997[4][5]
  • Mina Totino – PAINTINGS, Contemporary Art Gallery, 1994[6]

Group Exhibitions
  • Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2017[7]
  • Readymades, Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, 2016[8]
  • Young Romantics, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1995[9]

Curatorial Work

In 2014, Mina Totino curated Persian Rose Chartreuse Muse Vancouver Grey at Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC.[10] The exhibition proved significant in marking shifting attitudes and discussions around painting and abstraction.[10]

Writings

Mina Totino has an artist book, I Look Up, Volume One, 1997 – 2000, co-published by Charles H. Scott Gallery and Publication Studio Vancouver.[2]

Awards

Mina Totino alongside Skeena Reece received the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation VIVA awards on April 11, 2014.[11]

Collections

Mina Totino's work is found in the collections of the Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

References
  1. "Herzog Wins Audain, Reece & Totino Scoop Viva Awards - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. "Mina Totino -- Charles H. Scott Gallery". chscott.ecuad.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. Laurence, Robin (2010-08-24). "Mina Totino and Derek Root exhibitions reveal lively abstraction in Vancouver". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. Gagnon, Monika Kin. "Mina Totino." Review of Mina Totino by Mina Totino. Parachute 88, 1997, pp. 68.
  5. "Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery | Mina Totino". belkin.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  6. Watson, Scott. "Mina Totino." Review. Canadian Art, Summer 1994. Accessed March 15, 2017. http://canadianart.ca/issues/summer-1994/
  7. Laurence, Robin (2016-12-07). "Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures sparks delight in dark times". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  8. "Past - Gordon Smith Gallery". www3.gordonsmithgallery.ca.
  9. Grahauer, Curtis (2015-06-08). "The Young Romantics are well represented in SFU's art collection". The Peak. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  10. Turner, Michael. "A Look at Painting as Journey in Vancouver - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  11. Parry, Malcolm. "Town Talk: Over-achieving, but modest, photog finds praise a bit unrecognizable". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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