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DAMON W. DOWBAK
R.R. #1 601 Simpson St.
Kaministiquia, Ont. Thunder Bay, Ont.
P0T 1X0 P7C 3J8
(807) 767-6981 (807) 622-6636
Born: Fort William, Ont. Canada, Canadian
Citizen
Education:
1972 - Graduate, Selkirk Collegiate and
Vocational Institute
Visual Arts, Photography
Self-taught: Drawing, Painting, Design, Graphics, Musician, Stained Glass Design and Fabrication including Painting, Acid Etching, Abrasive
Etching, Fusing Photography, Sculpture
1990 - Glass Painting Workshop - PATRICK REYNTIENS
1987 - Architectural Glass Design - JOHANNES SCHREITER
Employment:
1976 to present - Kleewyck Glass Studio - I am the owner and artist/designer of glass
art. I specialize in architectural works in both commercial and
residential settings. My works reflect the spirit of the northern landscape. I am a
multi-media artist specializing in glass design.
Selected Commissions:
1999 - St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church,
Thunder Bay, ON - Painted Leaded Glass - 14' x 8'
1999 - Hilldale Lutheran Church, Thunder
Bay, ON - Abrasive Etched and Leaded Glass. Approx 7' x 24'
1995 - SIMPSON ST. CLOCK TOWER, Thunder
Bay, ON
Steel, copper, cast concrete panels, glass. 24' h. x 5.5 dia.
City of Thunder Bay, Committee for Art in Public Spaces
Juried Competition (Northwestern Ontario)
1994 - Nipigon Tourist Information Centre,
Nipigon ON
Leaded Glass Panels - 2' x 10' w.
1993 - Old Fort William Visitors Centre
"KLEE-WAY-WIN, RETURN TO THE SOURCE", Thunder Bay, ON
1992 - Old Fort William Visitors Centre,
Thunder Bay, ON
ENTRANCE WINDOWS Abrasive etching
DISPLAY UNIT Bevelled glass
GLASS PANELS Painted and Etched
Walter Kuch and John Stephenson Architects
1992 - Saint Anthony's Roman Catholic
Church, Thunder Bay, ON
Rev. Richard Bezzegato
Walter Kuch and John Stephenson Architects
Stations of the Cross (14) Painted, Leaded Glass. ea. 36" x 24"
Nave Window Leaded Glass overall 40' w. x 9' h. x 8'
1992 - Church of the Holy Trinity and Saint
Jude, Thunder Bay, ON
Rev. Frank Moore
"The Dove, The Trinity, and Saint Jude"
Nave Window Painted, Leaded Glass
1991 - Sylvan Learning Centre - Thunder
Bay, ON
Leaded Glass Installation 4' x 4'
1991 - Quetico Centre Corporation - Atikokan, ON
Painted, leaded glass installation
- Great Blue Heron 6' x 6'
- Timber Wolf 32' x 32'
- River Otter 32' x 32'
1989 - "Rock and Water"
Provincial Government Building, Thunder Bay, ON
Installation : Acrylics on Canvas (12), Carved Acrylic Sheet, Zinc 27' x
7'
Ministry of Government Services, Northern Ontario Relocation Program
Juried Competition.
1981 - Fiddlehead Restaurant - Thunder Bay,
ON
Leaded Glass installation - 5' x 15' w.
Now located at the Calabria Restaurant - Thunder Bay, ON
1981 - Canada Games Complex, Thunder Bay, ON
Permanent Display Purchases - Paintings
- Mixed Media
Residential Commissions: available upon
request
Exhibitions and Installations:
1997 - Group Show - December Gallery,
Thunder Bay, ON
- Stained Glass panels, Fused glass plates
1997 - Group Show "Tweed Contemporary
Artists Series Exhibition
Exchange, Thunder Bay, ON / Duluth MN.
1989 - One Person Show, "Length of
Exposure Undetermined"
Definitely Superior Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
Painting, mixed media, photo collage
1988 - One Person Show, "New
Works"
Alma Gallery, 588 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
Painting, photo collage
1988 - One Person Show, "New Works"
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
Painting, photo collage
1987 - Two Person Show Nordstrom Foundation
Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
Paintings
1983 - One Person Show, "New
Works", Fiddlehead Restaurant
Paintings
Thunder Bay, ON
1982 - Artists North Group Show, National
Exhibition Centre, Thunder Bay
Paintings, Installation
1973 - One Person Show, Confederation
College, Thunder Bay, ON
Paintings, Photography
1971 - One Person Show, Confederation
College, Thunder Bay, ON
Paintings
Awards and Grants:
1999 - Individual Crafts Grant
Ontario Arts Council
1990 - Best of Show Honours Award
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
1989 - Creative Artists in the Schools
Lakehead Board of Education, Thunder Bay, ON
1988 - Material Assistance Grant
Ontario Arts Council
1988 - Creative Artists in the Schools
Ontario Arts Council
1983 - Material Assistance Grant
Ontario Arts Council
1980 - Honourable Mention
Juried Photography Show, Thunder Bay, ON
1979 - Honourable Mention
Juried Visual Arts Show, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay, ON
Kleewyck Stained
Glass Studio
601 Simpson Street
Thunder Bay, ON, CA
P7C 3J8
(807) 622-6636
contactus@Kleewyck.com
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