Christopher Webb - Director
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Christopher Webb is proud to serve as the Curator/Director of the Gallery side of PAVIA. A creative, passionate and successful entrepreneur since 2000, along with his partner Victoria Foulger, Webb is co-owner and creator of PAVIA Gallery - Espresso Bar & Cafe.
Over the years, he has delivered lectures and inspirational presentations to more than 500 groups and organizations across North America on topics including Creativity, Arts & Entrepreneurship, and Portfolio Development and How to be a Professional Artist. He has a strong history of event planning and organizing fundraising initiatives for various organizations. He is a professional, dedicated, results oriented leader with over 16 years of experience working with public, private and not-for-profit organizations.
Webb is also visual artist. His artwork can be found in public and private collections across Europe and North America. He is an active member of the arts community and in 2006 was named the President of Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS – representing Nova Scotia’s artists.) He is a founding member of Nova Scotia Cultural Action Network (NSCAN). He has also served as a Member of the Board of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. He recently has taken on the curatorial role at Pavia Gallery.
Webb also leads Art & Cultural Excursions every spring to Italy with his partner Victoria Foulger. Webb currently resides with his family in Herring Cove, Nova Scotia.
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C.V.
b. Halifax, Nova Scotia - 1976
Selected Exhibition : Solo
2013 New Works, Pavia Gallery, Herring Cove, NS
2008 Christopher Webb. Erosion. 2008, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008 Reproduction Reclamation Recollection, Corridor Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2006 A Virtual Tour of Italy, Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005 Sermons, Secord Gallery (at Pier 21 Historic Site) – Painting/Performance
2003 Recent Work, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2002 Halifax, Amantea, Italia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Selected Exhibition : Group
2013 Pavia Gallery Artists, Pavia Gallery, Herring Cove, NS
2011 Gallery Artists, Pavia Gallery, Herring Cove, NS
2010 Journey – Four VANS Members, Corridor Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2010 Skin, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2009 Selected Artists, Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009 Where There’s Smoke – Hall, Ravindra, Webb, Secord Gallery
2009 A Touch of Rouge, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2008 Journeys, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS (W. Boucher, A. Syliboy)
2008 Regeneration, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2008 F.A.S.S., Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Mondo Italiano, Kipling Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 Letters from Darwin, Exeter Phoenix Gallery, Exeter, England
2007 New Works, Artera Fine Art, New York, New York
2007 Exceptional Craft, Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Let the border,if any,be simple, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Center, Sackville, NB
2007 Bedford Row Mural Project , Art Gallery of Nova Scotia/HRM, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 F.A.S.S., Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2007 Secret Art, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, Nova Scotia
2007 Art in a Box, Visual Arts Nova Scotia / Via Rail Station, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2006 Artisti Tricolore, The Rotunda Gallery, Scarborough, Ontario
2006 L.O.V.e. Project, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – Painting/Video Installation
2006 Summer Group Show, Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2006 Group Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2006 5 Featured Artists, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2005 Gallery Artists, Secord Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005 Group Show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2005 Bang!, MOeD Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2004 Pre-Shrunk, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2004 Experience Project, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – Video Installation
2004 Recent Works, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Sales & Rental, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Collections
Halifax City Hall, Halifax, NS Halifax Port Authority, Halifax, NS
Dr. Darryl Bruce, Halifax, NS Louis Mattar, Calgary, Alberta
Nova Scotia Legislature, Halifax, NS Dr. John Hamm, Stellarton, NS
Office of the Premier of Nova Scotia Penny Mosher Hustins, Chester, NS
Commune di Valenzano, Valenzano, Italy Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS
Peter Keleghan, Toronto, Ontario Margaret Hayden, Halifax, NS
Fekete Associates Inc., Calgary, Alberta Dr. Ronald Landes, Dartmouth, NS
McGinty Law, Halifax, NS John Young, QC, Halifax, NS
Midwestern Auto Group, Dubln, Ohio Merrick, Jamieson, Sterns,…Halifax,NS
Awards / Grants
2008 Travel Grant – Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage
2006 Significant Contribution to Arts – Italian/Canadian Cultural Society, Scarborough, Ont
2005 Creation Grant – Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage
Activities
2000 – Present Lecturer on Topic of ‘Creativity’ and ‘Arts & Entrepreneurship’ (Over 450 presentations across North America)
2009 – 2011 Board Member: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2009 – 2011 Acquisitions Committee: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2009 – 2011 Past President: Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS)
2007 Juror: Grants to Organizations, NS Department of Tourism, Heritage, Culture
2007 Founder/Committee Chair: 1st Annual Visual Arts Nova Scotia Awards
2007 – 2009 P.A.IN.T.S. Artist (Professional Artists in the Schools)
2006 – 2009 President: Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS)
2005 – 2006 Finance Committee Chairperson: VANS
2005 Jury Member: Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
2005 Guest Lecturer: Discovery Science Awards, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005 Presenter: "Over/Underexposed – Marketing Yourself’’ – VANS
2004,5,9,10,13 Guest Lecturer: Mount Saint Vincent University
2004 – 2011 Instructor: Oil Painting
Education
2001 - Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS
1997 - Saint Mary’s University - Political Science, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Associations
Canadian Artists Representation (CARFAC)
Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS)