Artist Bio
Danielle Cole is a Toronto based artist who creates playful collages through an assembly of original vintage graphics. Her work often explores the absurdity of domestic roles and the need for material goods. Her work has been in several magazines including editorial work in Today’s Parent. Toronto Life featured her work in 2022 in an article titled: How you can become an art collector. Her work has been on display in the Toronto transit system, the City of Hamilton’s utility boxes, STEPS hoardings surrounding building developments in Toronto and Collective Arts beer cans. Her work has been acquired by the Doug and Laurie Kanyer collection which focuses exclusively on collage. She has been selected by TO history museums program to create site specific art collaboratively with local youth which will be on display at the Mackenzie House Museum. Danielle’s art has found homes in New Zealand, LA, San Francisco, Scotland, Halifax, and Hamilton
My work is available for show and for sale. Many pieces are available in limited edition archival prints. Please feel free contact me.
STEPS Public Art - large scale commissions for condo development HERE
Instagram: @girlsanddinosaurs
CV
Selected exhibitions
2023 My house too, student art mentorship and art show through TOhistorymuseum, Mackenzie House Museum, Toronto
2023 Off the wall, group show , Propeller Gallery, 30 Abell St, Toronto
2023 Postcards from the edge, Visual AIDS benefit, Berry Campbell Gallery, NYC
2023 Cut the crab, international collage artist group show, Helsinki
2023 After Image, curated work by 12 established represented and self represented artists at The Artist Project
2023 The Artist project, 300 top contemporary artists at the Better Living Centre Toronto
2023 Mythical Landcape: Secrets of the Vale group show, Knoxville MOMA 2023
2022 Mythical Landcape: Secrets of the Vale group show, MERZ Gallery, Queen's Rd, Sanquhar, UK
2022 TOAF, Toronto City Hall
2022 The Artist Project, Queen Elizabeth building CNE
2022 Echoes, juried show by WAAC, Dignam Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Ave.
2022 Gladstone House lounge Jan -April, 1214 Queen St. W
2022 FROM THE INSIDE (LOOKING OUT), group show United Contemporary Gallery1444 Dupont St.
2022 Gladstone house exhibition of work on second floor, 1214 Queen St W,
2022 Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream, group show, Knoxville Museum of Art
2021 Empty columns Are a Place to Dream, commission/group show, Birr Ireland
2021 Riverdale outdoor art show 872 Queen Street East
2021 TOAF 60th edition, selected artist for the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2021 Medium show, Art interiors, 446 Spadina Rd
2021 Curbside pick-up, group show at United Contemporary Gallery, 1444 Dupont St.
2020 27th annual festival of smalls, Art interiors, 446 Spadina Rd
2020 Kolaj Fest International Online Fundraiser & show
2020 TOAF 59th edition, selected artist for the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2020 Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Show and Sale
2020 The Artist project, 300 top contemporary artists at the Better Living Centre Toronto
2020 The Auto Show, group show at United Contemporary Gallery, 1444 Dupont St.
2020 Artist project at The Fix, 10 artists selected from Artist Project on display in Yorkville Village
2020 Schwitters’ Army, group show, MERZ Gallery, Queen's Rd, Sanquhar, UK
2020 Cut, Paste, Resist, group show at the University of New Brunswick
2020 Postcards from the edge, Visual AIDS benefit, 39 Walker St, Tribeca, NYC
2019 Off the wall, fundraiser and auction, Propeller Art Gallery, 30 Abell St
2019 Small Cures, art auction and fundraiser for cancer survivors, 639 Queen St W.
2019 The Artist project, 300 top contemporary artists at the Better Living Centre Toronto
2019 Postcards from the edge, Visual AIDS benefit, 39 Walker St, Tribeca, NYC
2018-19 Life on the Line, is a mental health awareness campaign on the TTC that is raising awareness, visibility and funds for the CMHA
2018 Life on the line, twenty artists works selected for fundraiser for CMHA in partnership with the TTC, No foundation gallery, 1082 Queen St W.
2018 In the round, group show, Proof gallery, 15 Case Goods Lane, Distillery district
2018 #TOcares, group show about gun violence, Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD
2018 Kolaj fest New Orleans, Antenna Gallery Kolaj fest show, 3718 Saint Claude Ave
2018 Collage garden, group show and installation, 6BC Botanical Garden, NYC
2017-18 Collective Arts Brewing, Series 8 beer cans and bottles featuring my work
2017-18 PIBO charity fundraiser founded by Graeme Gibson and Margret Atwood- select work auctioned
2017 ArtHere -1/15 winners to have work appear in NewAd spaces nationally
2017 Collage Garden, group show and installation, Leidschendam, Netherlands
2017 In the Round yearly group show Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
2017 Course of an Empire, solo show at Unlovable Gallery, 1430 Dundas St W
2017 Clipped Wings, solo show select works Yorkville library, 22 Yorkville Ave.
2017 Out of the Frame(work), group show, Narwhal Gallery, 2104 Dundas St W.
2016 Clipped Wings, solo show, Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
2016 Surface II, group exhibit of up and coming Toronto artists, Artscape Sandbox, 301 Adelaide St W.
2016 Collagism: A Survey of Contemporary Collage Museum Strathroy-Caradoc,
2016 Pride Hashtag Gallery 830 Dundas St W.
2016 No Subject Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W.
2015-14 In the Round yearly group show Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
2015 Timeraiser, group show and fundraising gala, Power Plant 231 Queens Quay W.
2015 ArtHere -1/15 winners to have work appear in media space across Canada
2015 Bees & Birds Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
2015 GAL Show (Girls Art League) 1261 Dundas St. W.
2015 Hop-up Show Gallery on Wade Unit 302-87 Wade Ave.
2014 Girls and Dinosaurs solo show, Super Jet International, 346 Dupont St.
2010-13 Square Foot Show AWOL Gallery yearly group show, 78 Ossington Ave
2002 TIO, Toronto 10 Emerging Artist show, Surface Night Club, 12 Brant Street
2002 Spring Fever, Swizzle Gallery, 1162 College Street
2001 Spread a Little Beauty, 12 Brant St., art show in support of local Women’s shelters
2000 Ready to Wear, a members show at A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. West
1998 Contact'98, photo-based work Victor Comas Vitrines, A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. West
1997 Toys, A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. West
1997 Narcissism & Angst, solo show, Student Centre Gallery York University, 4700 Keele
Publications
2023 The Varsity U of T Newspaper, Exploring the creative experience with artists Danielle Cole and Martin Murphy, Sophie Ramsey
2023 Folklore of the Upper Nithsdale, Published by Maison Kasini Canada & Kolaj Institute
2022 How you can become an art collector with the help of this contemporary art fair, Toronto Life
2021 Empty columns Are a Place to Dream, published by Kolaj magazine and the Kanyer Foundation
2021 Collage Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage by Laurie Kanyer
2021 The Jealous Curator – curation for TOAF 2020 Today’s Parent Magazine Nov/Dec. issue. “Christmas will be okay,” editorial art
2020 Noah Gano director of Angell Gallery selection for The Collectors Project an on-line curations for The Artist Project – release date upcoming
2020 Kolai issue #29 article - community collage-kits and responding to the pandemic
2020 TOAF – work selected from over 300 artists by The Jealous Curator 2019
2019 BlogTO, (Feb. 22, 2019) ‘Top 35 artists to look for at The Artist Project’
2019 Toronto Guardian (Feb. 20, 2019)‘A Day in the Life with Toronto artist Danielle Cole’
2019 Studio visit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-w6ruPjsGc&t=8s by The Artist Project
2018 Brut, independent UK magazine, Layer Issue #3, June 2018
2018 Papercut mag, Venus vs Mars issue, July 2018
2018 Kolaj Magazine, May 12 Special Edition, “We must find our allies.”
2017 Annual 2017 Collage Collective Co, 100 best collage artists of 2017
2017 Jealous curator (Danielle Krysa) on-line blog and Instagram feature of my work
2017 Cicada wheels interview and feature – on-line blog featuring women’s art and a love of motorcycles
2017 Code On-line magazine from Madrid feature story about my Pile-on series
2017 Akin on-line review of Course of an Empire
2017 Art Cult Zine Fall 2017 Issue, print and on-line publication, feature article
2017 Emboss magazine, women artists issue August 2017, feature article
2017 Create Magazine, www.create-magazine.com Studio Sunday feature June 25
2017 Peripheral Review, Toronto and Vancouver art scene review, April 2017
2017 Annual 2016 Collage Collective Co, 100 best collage artists of 2016
2016 Downtime on-line publication interview, sydneycollagesociety.com, Dec. issue
2016 Kolaj Magazine, back cover and article, vol. 16, Summer 2016
Collections
2020 MERZ gallery, Queen's Rd, Sanquhar, UK
2019 Doug and Laurie Kanyer art collection www.kanyerartcollection.com
2018 Earl’s restaurant, Mississauga, Square
Artwork Available
Liss Gallery, lissgallery,com, Toronto, ON
Art interiors gallery, artinteriors.ca, Toronto, ON
United Contemporary Gallery, unitedcontemporary.com Toronto, ON
STEPS artist, stepspublicart.org Public art on hoarding city of Toronto
Metropolitan Gallery, www.metropolitangallery.net, Austin, Texas
JCO’s gallery, www.jcosplace.com, Los Gatos, California
Commission
2021 City of Hamilton Public Arts projects – traffic signal box wrap
2020 Today’s Parent Magazine Nov/Dec. issue. “Christmas will be okay,” editorial art
2020 Greenwich village stacked townhomes community Sheppard West commissioned 51 hoarding panels - representation by The PATCH project
Artist talks | workshops | Residency
2024 TDSB CREATES – invited to run an collage workshops for Toronto Secondary teachers
2023 TO history museum artist program and art show at Mackenzie House museum, Toronto
Creating a 5 week workshop combining collage and responding to the histories and materials available at Mackenzie house
culminating in a group show
2022 Collage residency, Sanquhar Scotland
2021 Empty columns Are a Place to Dream, discussion via zoom Birr, Ireland with 12 international artists about the work/process
2021 Collage zoom workshop hosted by United Contemporary galley
2020 Kolaj Institute fundraiser and artist talk live on-line
2020 Kolaj Fest – Tales from the Bayou artists story telling live on-line
2020 Deserre’s sponsored artist talk at The Artist Project
2019 Collage Workshop, Centre for Culture, arts, media and education, 918 Bathurst
2018 Kolaj festival 2018, New Orleans, presentation about collage and promotion
2015-18 Collage workshops ‘Get School’d series,’ Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W.
2016-17 Forge: Surrealist workshop, AKIN Collective, 87 Wade Ave
2016 Midwinter collage workshop, Prelinger Library, 301 8th Street, San Francisco
2016 Toronto independent gallery artist talk, Artscape Sandbox, 301 Adelaide St W.
2016 Collage interactive drop-in, Gravenfeather Gallery, Nuit Blanche Toronto
2016 Artist talk, fall gallery crawl, Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
2014-15 Collage workshops Gravenfeather Gallery, 906 Queen St W.
Community engagement
2020 CareWear is initiative to directly support Canadian health care organizations. Donation of a design for their t-shirts series #1
2010-15 Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation art instruction and leadership
Organized trips for high school art students to visit Bloorview to create artwork with elementary students with disabilities
Development of adaptable art curriculum for elementary students with multiple disabilities and special needs
2013 Volunteered at CAMH Art Smarts initiative
Developing and delivering art activities for summer program at CAMH (Centre for addiction and mental health) with teen patients
2008 Volunteered at Street Haven Women’s Shelter teaching art to residents