Curriculum Vitae

David McEown
FRCGS CSPWC    AOCAD

 Education
• Graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU), Fine Arts, 1992.(AOCAD)

Awards/ Grants

• 2025  Doris McCarthy Award, Outstanding Achievment CSPWC, 100th Anniversary show, Roberts Gallery.

• 2018  A.J. Casson Medal, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 93rd annual juried exhibition • 2017  International Watercolour Society, Canada Chaper  1st Place National Winner
• 2011  Curry's Da Vinci Award, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 86th annual juried exhibition
• 2006  Woolfits Award, C.S.P.W.C. 81st annual juried exhibition
• 2005  A.J. Casson Medal, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 80th annual juried exhibition
• 2003  Trophy of Excellence, "5th Mexican Biennial", International Works, Mexico
• 2000  HK Holbein Best Watercolour Award, 39th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  
• 1999  Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 74th exhibition, Bobs and Peter Haworth Award
• 1999  Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
• 1996  Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 71st exhibition, Bobs and Peter Haworth Award
• 1994  Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
• 1992  David L Stevenson Scholarship, For Proficiency in Drawing and Painting

Selected Exhibitions

• CSPWC 100th Anniversary members show, Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Canada

• FCA Nature’s Trust juried show Vancouver, Canada

• 2019  C.S.P.W.C, 94th annual juried exhibition, Leighton Art Center, Calgary , Alberta, Canada

• 2018  THE 93rd ANNUAL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION OF THE CSPWC/SCPA John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto • 2018 Symphony in Watercolour International Watercolour Society Juried Show, Richmond Hill , Canada • 2017  THE 92nd ANNUAL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION OF THE CSPWC/SCPA John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto • 2015  THE 90TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION OF THE CSPWC/SCPA, Halifax Public archives. Nova Scotia • 2015 Polar Wonders, presentation McMichael Canadian art Collection, Kleinburg Ontario. • 2013 -14  "Art Mentorship Program" McMichael Canadian art Collection, Kleinburg Ontario.  
• 2013  "Western Steams #2",CSPWC, western show, Leigh Square Community Arts Village, BC  
• 2013  C.S.P.W.C, 88th annual juried exhibition, Leighton Art Center, Calgary , Alberta, Canada  
• 2012  "Art For an Oil Free Coast", Touring Group show , Bc, Alberta.  
• 2011  C.S.P.W.C, 86th annual juried exhibition, John B Aird Gallery Toronto, Ontario  
• 2010  "Reflections", CSPWC/SCPA 85th Anniversary, Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario  
• 2010  "Western Steams", CSPWC, western show, Leigh Square Community Arts Village, BC  
• 2009  C.S.P.W.C, 84th annual juried exhibition, Leighton Art Center, Calgary , Alberta, Canada  
• 2008  "North Pole to Antarctica", Royal Ontario Museum, Oct 30 presentation and art show  
• 2008  Heintzman House Invitational Art Show and Sale, Thornhill Ontario  
• 2007  Richmond Hill Studio Tour, Rouge Woods community Centre, Richmond Hill  
• 2006  C.S.P.W.C, 81st annual juried exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto  
• 2006  "Artist's Odysseys, The Arctic", Varley Art Gallery, Markham ON. juried exhibition  
• 2005  C.S.P.W.C, 80th annual juried exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto  
• 2005  "Endless Possibilities", Roberts Gallery, CSPWC 80th juried show, Toronto, Ontario  
• 2005  "Art of History", Alberta's Centennial, Num-ti-jah, Lodge, Banff, Alberta  
• 2004  "Painted Sound", Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, CSPWC Juried Show  
• 2004  43rd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (watercolours)  
• 2004  Richmond Hill Studio Tour and Art Sale (juried)  
• 2003  "Diploma Collection", C.S.P.W.C National Watercolour Collection , Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton  
• 2003  "Source", Celebration of U.N International Year of Fresh Water, Num-ti-jah, Lodge, Banff, Alberta  
• 2003  "5th Mexican Biennial", International Works, Museo Nacional de la Acuarela, Coyoacan, Mexico
• 2003  "In Case of Rapture: The Herbert O. Bunt Donation", Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, On. 
• 2003  42nd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (watercolours) 
• 2002  "Vital Waters", Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, The Art Gallery of Bancroft
• 2002  "Canadian Waters", Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
• 2001  40th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 
• 2001  "Southern Waters", C.S.P.W.C Exhibition, The Arts Centre Gallery in Leamington. On. 
• 2001  "Flood Waters", Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Wallace Studios, Toronto
• 2001  "Winter Season Art Show and Sale",The Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts,Toronto
• 2000  39th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 
• 2000  "A Brush with History", C.S.P.W.C, 75th Anniversary Exhibition, Art Gallery of Mississauga. 
• 2000  "Expressing Watercolour", C.S.P.W.C, Exhibition,Barber Gallery,Guelph,On. 
• 2000  "Watercolours", The Hummingbird Centre, The National Ballet Of Canada , Toronto
• 1999  "Canadian Spaces", The North American Centre of Oriental Arts, Toronto
• 1999  "Art Focus", The Galleria B.C.E Place, Toronto
• 1999  "The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 74rd annual exhibition", Aird Gallery, Toronto
• 1999  38th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 
• 1998  "The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 73rd annual exhibition", Aird Gallery, Toronto
• 1998  37th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 
• 1998  "Reverence Lost?", Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto
• 1997  "McMichael 7th Annual Art Sale, McMicheal Canadian Art Collection" Klienburg Ontario
• 1997  "The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 72nd annual exhibition", Etobikoke City Hall
• 1997  Solo Exhibition "Watercolours by David McEown", Richmond Hill Heritage Center
• 1997  "Taku Wilderness Art Auction", Vancouver Public Library
• 1997  "Worlds of Light", The Gibson, Toronto
• 1996  "The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour 71st annual exhibition", Aird Gallery, Toronto  
• 1996  "Give Light and Dreams", Epilepsy Ontario Art Auction, Winsor Arms, Toronto
• 1996  "Majestic Mountains", Libby's of Toronto
• 1995  Solo Exhibition "Forest Primeval", Landscapes, Balmy Beach Club, Toronto
• 1995  Solo Exhibition "Rainforest Edge", International Center, Toronto
• 1991  "Art For Preservation", Temagami, Ontario and Quebec, Market Gallery, Toronto)  
• 1988  Solo Exhibition "Artists Environment Forum", (A travelling exhibit of watercolours in Metropolitan Toronto Public Libraries) 
• 1988  28th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 
• 1987  26th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition  (watercolours) 

Selected Publications and Film Documentaries

•  "Polar Times", full feature , American Polar Society May 2025

•  Artists Magazine, "Polar Adventures", 8 page feature, December 2020

•  Watercolour Artist, "26 Best Watermedia Paintings of the year", Feb 2019  • “Antarctic Impressions”, Can Geo Travel Magazine, Spring Summer 2018 • PleinAir Magazine, “A State of Mindfulness with watercolour”, April May 2016, Volume 5, Issue 2 • Outdoor Painter "What he Learned at the Poles", Jan 2017
•  Antartique, Passe-moi Les Jumelles, RTS, Swiss Radio Television  
•  Mount Robson, Spiral Road of Art., by Jane Lytton Gooch , Rocky mountain Books  
•  Art for an Oil Free Coast, Published by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, 2012  
•  "Bow Lake, Wellspring of Art", by Jane Lytton Gooch  
•  Artists Magazine.com, "Painting at the End of the Earth" web Blog, Antarctica, Nov 2006-April 07  
•  Watercolour Magic, "26 Best Watermedia Paintings of 2006", Feb 2007  
•  "Being In the Zone, Letting the Landscape Paint Itself", Feature article in - International Artist Magazine Oct/November, Issue 51.  
•  "International Artist Magazine", April /May 2006 CSPWC award winners  
•  "Num-ti-jah Celebrates Water",  Rocky Mountain Outlook, May 22, 2003  
•  "Artist wins Second Grant",  The Liberal, 1999  
•  "Artist Profile",  Shaw Cable, Video, 1997  
•  "The Temagami 49",  (Featuring watercolours of the vanishing old growth pine ecosystems) Borealis Spring, 1991  

Selected Collections

• Royal Collection Windsor Castle, CSPWC Royal collection Trust 2025

• Alectra
• Peel Regional Gallery
• Agnes Etherington Art Centre
• Town of Richmond Hill
• Rogers Cable
• Sunoco
• Bayer Inc
• Eurasian Concepts
• Num-Ti-Jah Lodge

Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS)

• Member of the Explorers Club
• Elected Member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour   (CSPWC)
• A director of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, 2002-07  

Teaching

• McMichael Canadian art collection, Masterclasses- Colour and landscape exploration 2013-2025

•  Painting and drawing workshops aboard cruise Expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic from 2005 to 2025  
•  Royal Ontario Museum, Watercolour, 2002-2009  
•  Visual Art, Watercolour and drawing, Town of Richmond Hill, Recreation and Culture, 1999-2008  
•  Federation of Canadian Artists  
•  White Mountain Academy of the Arts, Elliot Lake Ontario
•  Toronto Watercolour Society  
•  Society of Canadian Artists  
•  Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, Presentations, AGM  
•  Algoma School of Landscape Arts, Landscape painting and wilderness guide, 1990-1995  

Artist Residencies
•  Mentor at the McMichael Canadian art collection in partnership with the York Region Arts Council summer -autumn 2012
•  Annual Arctic and Antarctic artist in residencies aboard expedition ships from 2005 to 2025
•  Numtijah Lodge, Bow Lake, Banff, 2002, 03, 04, 09
•  Algoma School of Landscape Arts