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Solo Exhibitions

2004 Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
1999 “Aural Portraits”, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa
1995 Wallack Galleries, Ottawa
1993 Wallack Galleries, Ottawa
1990 Starkman Fine Arts Gallery, Hamilton & Madison Gallery, Toronto
1989 Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal & Galerie L’Autre Equivoque, Ottawa
1988 Madison Gallery, Toronto & Four Seasons Gallery, Quebec City
1987 Madison Gallery, Toronto
1986 Madison Gallery, Toronto & Galerie Francis Alexandre, Vanier, Ont.
1981 Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ont.
1980 Galerie Bernard des Roches, Montreal & Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto
1979 Robertson Galleries, Ottawa
1978 Nancy Poole’s Studio, Toronto & University of Guelph, Guelph
1977 Robertson Gallery, Ottawa & Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto
1976 Robertson Gallery, Ottawa
1975 Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto & Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston
1974 Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto & Robertson Gallery, Ottawa
1973 Canada House Gallery, London & Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto
1972 Calgary Galleries, Calgary & Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston
1971 Robertson Gallery, Ottawa & Calgary Galleries, Calgary
1970 Robertson Gallery, Ottawa
1969 Gotham Book-Mart Gallery, New York, USA

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Group Exhibitions

2000 “Traces”, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montréal
1992 Salon Biennal de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
and Landmark Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1991 Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal, Quebec
1990 Starkman Fine Arts Gallery, Hamilton
1985 Miami, Florida
1976 “A Horse Show”, Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1974 Institute of Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas &
“Drawing Rediscovered”, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, Quebec
1973 Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto (sponsored by Greenpeace Foundation)
“Art ‘74”, Beth Tzedek Synagogue, Toronto and Landmark Gallery,
New York
1967 Landmark Gallery, New York
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Awards

Awarded “Honorary Mention” at the Paris Biennale in 1992.
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Other

In 1965 John Eaton illustrated "Fairy Tales" by E. E. Cummings.

His drawings have been used for multi-media poetry and dance recitals at
Lincoln Center, Donnell Library and Cubicolo Off-Broadway Theatre, New York.

Assisted with the murals in the Pan-Am Building, New York, N.Y. and completed a series of murals in the dance studio of High Mowing School, Wilton, N.H. 1971.
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Bibliography

Parcours, Robert Bernier, “Par nature… “, 2002-03
Parcours, Dorota Kozinska, “By Nature Possessed “, 2002-03
Parcours, Dorota Kozinska, “Tumulte Picturial” , 2000
The Ottawa Citizen, Nancy Baele, “Dark dreamscapes show
artist taking a new direction”, May 13, 1993
Magazin Art, Jeanne Erlewyn, “Conceptual Artist”, 1991
Le Collectionneur, Guy Robert, “John Eaton et ses fabuleux messagers”, 1989
Art in America, “John Eaton”, 1984
Le Nu dans l’art au Québec, 1982
Ottawa Magazine, Susan Hallett, “Five artists on the rise”, 1981
The Canadian Art Investors Guide, Valerie Knowles,
“Eaton – A Distinctive Visionary Artist”, 1980
Ottawa Revue, Ted Gale, “ Eaton at Robertson Gallery:
A visionary artist who deserves to be better known”, 1979
Vie des Arts, Susan Hallett, “La Nature et l’énergie”, 1979
Vie des Arts, Pierre-E. Chassé, “John Eaton à Rupert-en-Québec”, 1971
The Canadian Establishment
American Art Magazine
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Public and Private Collections

Alcan
Art Gallery of Ontario
Bank of Canada, Head Office, Ottawa
Budge Crawley (Film maker)
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Canadian Consulate, Cleveland, Ohio
City Gate International, Ottawa
City of Ottawa Art Collection
PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers) CA
Exxon, USA
Gaëtan Morin Éditeur, Boucherville
Governor General’s Residence, Ottawa
Hascot, Zurich
High Mowing School (Waldorf Steiner), NH, USA
John and Mary Robertson, Ottawa
Johnston, Buchan and Dalfen Law Firm
Judge Sir Raymond Jack (High Court of England)
Kathleen Fennick (past curator National Gallery, Ottawa)
La Presse
Lester B. Pearson
M. Roger Landry, La Presse, Montréal
Madame André Paradis, Vie des Arts Magazine
Me Lang Michener, Barristers and Solicitors, Ottawa
Medico InvestmentMr. Gerald Bronfman
National Council of Canada, Art Bank
Opinion Search, Ottawa
Pat and Vera Lafferty
Peter Jennings (ABC News)
Presidents Club, Pan Am Building, New York City
Price Water House, USA
Public Archives of Canada
Reader’s Digest
Rideau Club, Ottawa
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Reisman
Sandoz Canada, Montréal
Senator Joyce Fairbairn, Alberta
Thomson Tremblay
Weston Foods