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Ona Alisauskas 1951 Born, Toronto, Ontario 1973 Graduated, Ontario College of Art, Drawing & Painting 1974-83 Staff Artist, Mississauga Library System 1983 Graduated, International Summer School of Computer Graphics, Sheridan College 1984 Designer, Research and Development, Sheridan College 1984 Managing Director, Colour and Form Society, Mississauga 1993 Graduated, Faculty of Education, University of Toronto 1994-99 Teacher, Visual Art, Peel Board of Education 1999-2001 Instructor, Web Production, Humber College 2001-Current Artist & Instructor, Northwind Studio 2003 Elected member of the Ontario Society of Artists 2005 Elected member of the Canadian Socety of Painters in Watercolour Group Exhibitions 1972,73 Aurora Annual Juried Exhibition 1974,75,76,77,78,80,84 Peel Museum and Art Gallery, Brampton 1974,75 Award Winner's Exhibition, Peel Museum and Art Gallery 1977,78 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Juried Exhibition 1978,79 Valhalla Inn, Toronto 1979 Colour and Form Society Annual Juried Exhibition 1984 Fairways Gallery, Mississauga 1993, 94, 95, 99 Oakville Art Society 1996, 97, 99, 2000 High County Studio Tour, Orangeville 2002, 03, 04, 05, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts Juried Show 2004 OSA Exhibition: Lieutenant Governor's Suite, Queen's Park 2007 FROM THE STUDIOS OF: Collective Works from the Ontario Socety of Artists Solo Exhibitions 1974, 75, 76, 78,80,81, 82 The Gallery, Central Library, Mississauga 1976 Valhalla Inn, Toronto 1987 Burnhamthorpe District Library 1991 Oakville Art Society 2003 POWER, WORK, YOUTH: Collingwood Public Library 2006 LUCENT: The Arts Centre, Collingwood Awards 1972 First (portraiture) Aurora Annual Juried Art Exhibition 1974 First (experimental) Peel Museum and Art Gallery 1976 Best In Show (purchase award) Peel Museum and Art Gallery 1977 Honourable Mention Visual Arts Mississauga 1984 First (experimental) Visual Arts Mississauga 1990 People's Choice (pottery) Oakville Art Society 2003 People's Choice Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts Juried Show 2003 Hon. Mention Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts Juried Show Commissions 1974 Mural, Ermellini Contracting, Mississauga 1983 Mural, Medallion Film Laboratory, Toronto 1985 Mural, Medallion Film Laboratory, Toronto Computer Graphic Exhibitions 1983 Video Culture:The People’s Choice Awards, Harbourfront 1983 Digicon, Vancouver 1985 Japan Graphic Designers Association Annual Convention, Tokyo (via satellite transmission)

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