Doris Anderson
Abstract Artist
Surrey, B.C., Canada
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
2021 Awarded The Finalist Certificate, Juried international competition for representation by Artativa Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A, in ART EXP0, PIER 39, New York, U.S.A, October 28 – 31st, 2021.
2021 Awarded Certificate of Participation, Juried international competition for representation by ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 30, Switzerland in INTERNATIONAL SWISS ART EXPO, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2021.
2020 Awarded Certificate of Participation, Juried international competition for representation by ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 30, Switzerland in INTERNATIONAL SWISS ART EXPO, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2020.
2019 Awarded the Certificate of Excellence, International competition, by CIRCLE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, New York, U.S.A.
LOCAL AWARD
2021 Awarded Second Place in the Post- Pandemic World Exhibition, by the SEMIAHMOO ARTS SOCIETY, Surrey, B.C., Canada, March 2021
INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 ” CHELSEA METAVERSE MASTERS” EXHIBIT, juried International Group Exhibition at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, International Fine Art Inc., 210 Eleventh Avenue (between 24th & 25th Street) Chelsea, New York, NY 10001, U.S.A.,
2021 ARTBOXPROJECT.30 at, Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Juried International Exhibition, August 24-26, Zurich, Switzerland
2020 ARTBOXPROJECT.20 at, Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Juried International Exhibition, August 20-24, Zurich, Switzerland
2017 UNITE FOR PEACE, International exhibition sponsored by The Peace Project, in California, U.S.A.
2015 HOME START TWITTER ART, International exhibition, Moss, Norway
2014 PEACE STARTS HERE, International exhibition sponsored by The Peace Project, California, U.S.A.
2014 PROJECT SMILES, International exhibition created by the Buro Proncji Kultury, Gdansk, Poland
2014 ROTARY GALA ART EXHIBITION, International juried exhibition sponsored by the Art Café International, St Petersburg, Florida, U.S. A.
2013 MEMORY, International exhibition sponsored by The Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C., Canada Exhibition finished January, 2014
2013 PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING, International exhibition sponsored by The Peace Project , California, U.S.A.
2013 PROJECT SMILES, International exhibition sponsored by The Buro Proncji Kltury, Gdansk, Poland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 DAYDREAMING, Solo exhibition, Art Wall at the Gallery, Central Plaza, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2019 GET SHORTY –Season 3, NETFLIX MOVIE PRODUCTION Single painting for Shorty Productions Canada Ltd., Boundary Road, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
2019 JOURNEY OF AWAKENING, Solo exhibition, Ocean Park Library, Surrey, Canada
2018 IMAGINE, University of British Columbia, U.B.C., Women’s Club of Vancouver, Solo Exhibition, Hycroft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2018 BREAKING FREE, Solo exhibition, Ocean Park Library, South Surrey, B.C.,Canada
2017 SIMIPLE PLEASURES & GRATITUDE, Solo exhibition, Ocean Park Library, Surrey, B.C. Canada
2016 ABSTRACTIONS, Solo exhibition, Langley City Family Practice, Langley, B.C.,Canada
2015 FREEDOM OF THE HEART, Solo exhibition, Good Day Sunshine Café, Surrey, B.C., Canada
GROUP ART EXHIBITIONS
2022 2022 ON THE EDGE, Juried, Federation of Canadian Artists, The Federation Gallery, 1241 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2022 SEMIAHMOO ARTS ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2021 WINTER SOLSTICE ONLINE EXHIBITION, Semiahmoo Arts Society, Surrey, B.C., Canada. https://semiahmooarts.com/doris-anderson-4/
2021 ART IN THE GARDEN, group exhibition, hosted by Caroline Baasch, September 25, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2021 POST-PANDEMIC WORLD, Juried, virtual exhibition, May 21 – June 20, https://semiahmooarts.com/doris-anderson-3/ Semiahmoo Arts Society, Surrey, B.C, Canada,
2021 MARCH 8, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, exhibition Semiahmoo Arts Society, Surrey, B.C. Canada, Virtual exhibition
2020 WINTER SOLSTICE, Semiahmoo Arts Society, online exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada December 19, 2020 to January 21, 2021
2020 FEARLESS FALL, Semiahmoo Arts Society, on line exhibition, South Surrey, B.C.,Canada November 24 to December 18, 2020
2020 RESILIENCE, Online exhibition, Semiahmoo Arts, South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2020 PERFECT VISION, exhibition, Semiahmoo Arts, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2020 SHADES OF BLUE, Fraser Valley Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists, Juried group exhibition, The ACT Gallery, Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada
2019 60TH ANNIVERSRY, GALA SHOW, Turnbull Gallery, juried exhibition, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2019 ART COUTURE Gallery, Juried exhibition, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2019 PENINSULA ART TOUR, South Surrey and White Rock Artist Open House, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2019 MIX, ART AT THE BEACH, Crescent Beach Pop-Up Gallery, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2019 BLENDING TRADITION AND INNOVATION, Fraser Valley Chapter,Federation of Canadian Artists. Juried group exhibition, Place des Arts Art Centre, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada
2019 ABSTRACTED, Federation of Canadian Artists, Juried group exhibition, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2019 SEMIAHMOO ARTS ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2018 Annual Fall Art Show and Sale, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre, Surrey, October 20 & 21
2018 PENINSULA ART TOUR, South Surrey and White Rock Artist Open House, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2018 PAYING HOMAGE TO THE PAST, Fraser Valley Artists, Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Juried group exhibition, Langley Centennial Museum, Langley, B.C., Canada.
2018 MIX, ART AT THE BEACH, Crescent Beach Pop-Up Gallery, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2018 MIX, Exterior Window Display, Semiahmoo Arts, South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2018 SPRING ART SHOW AND SALE, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2018 SEMIAHMOO ARTS ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Turnbull Gallery,South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2018 MIX, Group Show, Exterior Window Display, Semiahmoo Arts, South Surrey, Recreation &Arts Centre, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 WEST COAST PERSPECTIVES, South Surrey White Rock Art Society, Small Art Show, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST DAY ANONYMOUS ART SHOW, Juried show,100 Braid St. Studios, New Westminster, B.C., Canada October 25-29
2017 COAST CAPTIAL PLAYHOUSE, South Surrey White Rock Art Society, four group exhibitions 2017, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2017 ANNUAL FALL SHOW, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 PENINSULA ART TOUR, South Surrey and White Rock Artist’s Open House, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 PENINSULA MEDICAL CLINIC, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, four group exhibitions, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 ANNUAL SPRING SHOW, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society Group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 DIVERSIFIED ABSTRACTIONS, Ocean Park Library, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 SUMMER FEVER, Fraser Valley Artists, Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Juried group exhibition, Kariton Gallery, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
2017 PATTERNS OF WINTER, City of White Rock and Semiahmoo Arts Society, Juried group exhibition. White Rock Community Centre-Gallery, White Rock,B.C.,Canada
2016/17 WINTER EXHIBITION, Surrey Art Gallery, juried group exhibition, Fraser Valley Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists Surrey, B.C. Canada
2017 SEMIAHMOO ARTS ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Turnbull Gallery,South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2016 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST DAY FESTIVAL, juried group exhibition, Pop-up-Town Gallery, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2016 SUMMER EXHIBITON, Fraser Valley Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Juried group exhibition, O’Connor Art Gallery, Chilliwack, B.C. Canada
2016 THE THREE MUSKETEERS, The Good Day Sunshine Café, group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2016 6 DEGREES OF ART, Arts for Everyone, Semiahmoo Arts Society, White Rock, The Pop-Up-Town Gallery, White Rock, B.C. Canada
2016 PENNINSULA MEDICAL CLINIC, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, three group exhibitions, South Surrey, B.C. Canada
2016 TAKE FIVE, South Surrey White Rock Art Society, Small Art Show, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2016 COAST CAPTIAL PLAYHOUSE, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, three group exhibitions in 2016, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2016 PICNIC, Ocean Park Library, group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C.,
2016 ANNUAL SPRING SHOW, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2015 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST DAY FESTIVAL, with Semiahmoo Arts Society, Juried Group exhibition, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey, B.C., Canada .
2015 THE ART OF LIVING, White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society, Live Auction juried group exhibition, Victory Memorial Park, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2015 THE ELEMENTS, City of White Rock and Semiahmoo Art Society, juried group Exhibition, White rock Community Centre-Gallery, White Rock, B.C., Canada
2015 SOUTH SURREY LIBRARY, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2015 FALL ART SHOW, Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey and White Rock Art Society, group exhibition, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2014 GOOD VIBRATIONS: Music & Dance in Visual Art, Semiahmoo Arts, juried group exhibition, White Rock, B. C., Canada
2014 VISIBLE INSPIRATIONS, juried group exhibition, Ocean Park Natural Therapies South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2014 THE EMERGENCE ART SHOW, juried group exhibition, Murray Phillips’ Studio, Langley, B.C., Canada
GALLERIES
2021- present AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY, International Fine Art, Inc., 210 Eleventh Avenue (between 24th & 25th Street) Chelsea, New York, N.Y. 10001, U.S.A.
2021- present ATTRACTIVE DISTRACTION FRAMING AND GALLERY, 1377 Johnston d., White Rock, B.C. Canada. http://www.adfg.ca
2019 – present ART COUTURE GALLERY, 14819 Marine Dr., White Rock, B.C., Canada
ON LINE GALLERIES
2021 NFT GALLERY https://opensea.io/collection/dz-scarcity
2019 Federation of Canadian Artists, Abstracted juried exhibition,https://artists.ca/show/2019_abstracted/3/drama_queen/0/0
2013 Doris Anderson’s portfolio at: http://www.dorizartist.com
EDUCATION
2018 Mentorship retreat & Workshop, Group workshop taught by taught by Professional Artist and Art Educator, Suzanne Northcott, Naramata, B.C., Canada
2012- 2018 PRIVATE TUTORIAL; Creative & Professional Development with Laara WilliamSen, International Profession Painter and Art Educator, South Surrey, B.C., Canada
2018 Private workshop, “Encaustics, Hot Wax”, Lyn Whitford, professional artist, Art Educator, Ascot Lodge and Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
2018 Group Art workshop, “Inspiration, Creativity, Expression, Story Workshop”, Suzanne Northcott, Professional Artist and Art Educator, at Phoenix Art Studios, Steveston, B.C. Canada
2017 PAINTING ABSTRACTS IN MIXED MEDIA, Group Art Workshop, Barry Rafuse, professional artist and art educator, at Dene Croft Studios, NorthVancouver, B.C., Canada
2017 INTUITIVE PAINTING WORKSHOP, Group Art Workshop, Jenn Williamson, Professional Artist and Art Educator, Pacific Community Church, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2016 AN EYE INTO ABSTRACTION, Group Art Workshop, Blu Smith, professional artist and Art Educator, at the Newton Cultural Centre, B.C., Canada
2015-2016 GROUP PAINTING CLASSES, Murray Phillips, Canadian Landscape Artist and Art Educator, Gallery 204, Langley, B.C., Canada
ASSOCIATIONS
2021 – present SURREY ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION, Surrey, B.C., Canada
2017 – present THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, Vancouver, B.C.
2016 – present THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS, Vancouver, Juried, active member
2016 – present THE SEMIAHMOO ARTS SOCIETY, active member, Surrey
2015-2020 THE SOUTH SURREY AND WHITE ROCK ART SOCIETY, Surrey
2015 – present FRASER VALLEY CHAPTER of the Federation of Canadian Artists Juried active member, Langley, B.C.
REVIEWS
2021 Abstract Painter dives into NFT market, June 24, 2021, Page A38, Alex Browne https://issuu.com/blackpress/docs/i20210624020300969/38
2019 Doris Anderson, Peace Arch News, March 6, page A15, author Alex Browne,
2018 Doris Anderson Paintings, Library paintings, Peace Arch News, January 24, page A17, author Alex Browne
2018 Doris Anderson Paintings, BREAKING FREE, Library paintings, Peace Arch News, January 17, page A23, author Alex Browne
2017 SIMPLE PLEASURES AND GRATITUDE, Library Paintings, Peace Arch News page A24, October 25, author Alex Browne
2017 DIVERSIFIED ABSTRACTIONS, Peace Arch News, author Alex Browne,April 21, 2017.
2016 ART TRIO, Peace Arch News, author Alex Browne, Oct. 19, 2016
2016 TAKE FIVE provides a break for art lovers, Peace Arch News, author Alex Browne, August 19, 2016
2015 7 SIMPLE STEPS TO STARTING YOUR MILLION DOLLAR ART COLLECTION ON ANY BUDGET, Sherri Cheung, review article published by VANCITYBUZZ September 08, 2015, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
2015 LONGTIME ENTHUSIAST finds freedom in art, Peace Arch News, author Alex Browne, May 13, 2015
PUBLICATIONS
2020 Crypto Fiat BlockChain Blog, by author Maurice Cardinal, http://cryptofiatblog.com/cryptoblock-exchanges-poised-to-drive-art-sales/ Published on-line November 13, 2020 at https://twitter.com/IntlArtistDay/status/
2017 HARVEST OF NEW MILLENNIUM Book featured two of my paintings in VOLUME 10, pages 9 & 10, by Rochak Publishing Inc. 2017, Isbn0974-0023, India
EXPERIENCE AS AN ART EDUCATOR
2019 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, Abstract Art Course, Discover and experience your creativity in painting. Semi private instruction with Art Educator, Doris Anderson, November 19 – December 10 at the Art Couture Gallery, Marine Drive, White Rock, B.C. Canada.
Doris Anderson’s artworks are held in the permanent collection of Biuro Proneji Kultury, Gdansk, Poland and in private collections in Canada, U.S.A., Germany, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and China.
For further information please contact
Doris Anderson,
Abstract Artist
at 1-778-241-6926 or email: doris@dorizartist.com