Janine Hall short biography 

Since graduating art school in Calgary at which was then the Alberta College of Art in 1987, I have consistently worked to develop my skills in representational painting and drawing which are the only disciplines I work in.  Portraiture is a large component of my studio practice but not the only one as I enjoy most genres of painting, including landscape and still life. After balancing domestic family and creative studio life in Calgary for most of my adult life I have relocated to a smaller centre in a nature setting in the interior of British Columbia and enjoy a very quiet life devoted to my art practice, contemplation and perpetual study.  

For any questions about me, my work or commissioning work of any kind please contact me at janinehallartist@gmail.com or Norberg Hall here

 

 

 

Education

2003   Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting

1987   Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Diploma in Painting

 

Solo Exhibitions

2025  REAL Janine Hall  Headbones Gallery Vernon, BC           

2021   up front w/ Janine Hall Norberg Hall Calgary, AB

2008   Janine Hall Spirit Weiss Gallery Calgary, AB

2006   Janine Hall   Mezzanine Gallery the University of Calgary, AB

1993    Mystix Medicine Hat Cultural Centre, Medicine Hat, AB  

1988   Janine Hall The New Gallery, Calgary Rotation Series, AB  

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024  Valley View Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC

2023  upfront w/ pages Norberg Hall Gallery, AB

2023  Hither and Yon Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC

2023  States of Being Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC

2021  Group Exhibition Norberg Hall Calgary, AB

2020  Anniversary Exhibition /10 Years Later Norberg Hall Calgary, AB

2019  together but apart /Summer Group Exhibition Norberg Hall Calgary, AB

2017-2018  The Kingston Prize: Canada's National Portrait Competition  Gananoque | The Firehall Theatre; Brampton | Peel Art Gallery; Toronto | Artport Gallery at Harbourfront Centre  

2014  Portraiture Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, BC

2013  + One | Summer Group Exhibition Jarvis Hall Fine Art, Calgary,

2011-2012- The Kingston Prize: Canada's National Portrait Competition  The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto ONT; La Galerie d'art Desjardins, Drummondville, QC; Firehall Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse Gananoque, ON 

2011  Traditions Illuminated: Celebrating the Halls Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB   

2010  Kelowna Collects The Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2010  National Exhibition of the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists Bisset Art Gallery, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB  

2010  Chroma The Weiss Gallery, Calgary AB  

2008  Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists National Open Exhibition Exhibition Alliance Française Gallery, Calgary,AB

2007  Grand 1850-2007 The Weiss Gallery, Calgary, AB

2007  Kingston Prize for Contemporary Canadian Portraiture

Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON

2006  Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists Annual Juried Exhibition Red Deer & District Museum, Red Deer, AB  

2005  Kingston Prize for Contemporary Canadian Portraiture Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ONT

2004  Calgary Annual Exhibition Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists Masters Gallery, Calgary, AB

1994  South of 9 East of 23Medicine Hat Cultural Centre, Medicine Hat, AB

1987  Calgary Graduating Student Exhibition Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB

 

Competitions

2017  finalist, Kingston Prize Canada’s Portrait Prize

2011  finalist, Kingston Prize Canada’s Portrait Prize

2007  finalist, Kingston Prize Canada’s Portrait Prize

2005  finalist, Kingston Prize Canada’s Portrait Prize

2008  Founders Award for Best Portrait, Canadian Institute of Portrait Artist National Open Exhibition

2005  Elected to senior membership in the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists

2004  Best oil portrait award and third best in show Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists Annual exhibition

 

Collections

1992   Alberta Foundation for the Arts

1988 to present   numerous private portrait commissions