Curriculum Vitae
Art Education
- 1965
- Northern Secondary School
- 1966-67
- Central Technical School
- 1967-69
- Ontario Colllege of Art
- 1973
- Three Schools of Art
- 1974-75
- Ontario College of Art
Group Exhibitions
- 1966, 67
- Toronto Public Libraries, Bloor & Gladstone Branch, Toronto
- 1973
- 12th Annual Art Show, Toronto City Hall, Toronto
- 1973-82
- Gallery Artists, Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1974
- "Works on Paper". Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1974
- 14th Annual Calgary Graphics Show, Alberta College of Art, Calgary
- 1976
- "Drawings and Sculpture", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
- 1977
- "Ontario Now", Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
- 1977
- "The Toronto Show", London Regional Gallery, London, ON
- 1977
- "Aspects of Abstraction", Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1978
- "Sculpture", Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1978
- "Performance", Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto
- 1980
- "Survey 1", Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1981
- "Personal Mythologies", Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford
- 1981, 82
- "White Art", Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto
- 1982
- Gallery Artists, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto
- 2001
- "Drawing 2001", John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
- 2002
- "Art as Ritual", John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
Solo Exhibitions
- 1976
- "New Constructions", Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1981
- "Constructions, Paintings & Drawings", Aggregation Gallery, Toronto
- 1982
- "Recent Works", Forest City Gallery, London, ON
- 1997
- "Drawing Life", Here & Now Gallery, Toronto
- 2004
- "John Borg: gouache", O'Connor Gallery, Toronto
- 2005
- "John Borg: gouache", O'Connor Gallery, Toronto
- 2008
- "John Borg: New Works on Paper", O'Connor Gallery, Toronto
Awards & Grants
- 1974
- Purchase Award, 14th Annual Calgary Graphics Show, Calgary
- 1975-78
- Ontario Arts Council Grant
- 1976
- Canada Council Project Cost Grant
Commission
- "Logos"
- wall sculpture, anodized aluminum tubing and glass prisms, The Catholic Education Centre, Toronto
Bibliography
- 1974
- Gary Michael Dault, "Small Works on Paper", The Toronto Star, Sept. 6
- 1974
- Margaret Hogan, "Works on Paper", The Globe & Mail, Sept. 21
- 1974
- John Allison Forbes, "The Gallery Graphics Exhibition", artscanada, Dec.
- 1976
- James Purdie, "John Borg", The Globe & Mail, Feb. 14
- 1976
- Penelope Glasser, "New Talent at Toronto Galleries, John Borg", Artsmagazine, May/June
- 1977
- Judy Malone, "Toronto Art Show Reflects City's Importance", London Free Press, Dec. 3
- 1978
- James Purdie, "Sculpture's Extravaganza-Delighted Public Reaction", The Globe & Mail, June 3
- 1981
- Lynne Peterson, "Contrasts on Content of Two Art Exhibitions in City", The Brantford Expositor, Jan. 10
- 1981
- Anna Babinska, "John Borg", Vanguard, May
- 1982
- Visual Arts Ontario, "Art in Architecture: art for the built environment in the province of Ontario", May
- 2002
- Joseph Muscat, "Art as Ritual", L-Ahbar, April
- 2002
- "Out in the City", Xtra, Nov.
- 2005
- RM Vaughan, "Art's hectic, wild and in your face", National Post, Oct. 1
Work
- 1978-94
- Assistant scenic artist, The National Ballet of Canada
- 1994-08
- Resident Scenic Artist, The National Ballet of Canada
