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Tim Haley Bio


?To define Art is to negate Art?
-Tim Haley-


Los Angeles, California, 1945 ?
American-born, Canada-based painter, sculptor and printmaker, Tim Haley is a mid-career artist working in various FIGURATIVE styles.
?To Define Art is to Negate Art?. Tim Haley
Trained at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, he was also the owner of Objets d?Art Fine Arts Gallery, in addition to being a sculptor of Bronze, Steel, Wood and Stone, a painter in Oils, Acrylics and Watercolours, a Fine Art Printmaker, Photographer and Goldsmith. He also owned and operated the Vancouver Island Bronze Arts Foundry, the only commercial bronze arts foundry on Vancouver Island at that time. Tim and his wife Sekai now own and operate ?Simply Timeless? a Jewellery and Fashion Boutique set on Fourth Street in Down Town Courtenay, B.C.
Tim began his interest in art at the age of eight under the tutelage of his Great Aunt who was a Watercolourist. In high school he was inspired by his art teacher to take up art as a possible profession which in turn was his decision to do so. Living in Nova Scotia, Tim found a lack of jobs and began working in Silver and Lapidary to produce jewellery for tourism. He and his family moved to Connecticut in the United States in the late 1960?s where he worked as a goldsmith on a production line building watch cases. At this time he became interested in carving ivory. He later moved briefly to Boston where he worked for a master goldsmith. In 1969 Tim found himself in Toronto working as head designer and Model maker for the largest Jewellery charm manufacturer in Canada ?Rembrandt Charms?. His ivory carving became more and more advanced to the point where in 1978, he was commissioned by the Bishop of the diocese of Los Angelis to create a bishop?s crosier out of ivory, gold and yew wood. He started to collect art in the late 1970?s. It was because of this that he got interested in the techniques of printmaking as this is what he was predominately collecting. Because of his sculpture, in the later part of the 1990?s, Tim was invited to participate in three different international invitational out of doors sculptural exhibits in Holland and Belgium. He was the only Canadian representative to these worldwide showings. Tim is a firm believer in ?By the seat of his pants?.
He has exhibited in Canada, United States and Europe. His work is in collections in Canada, United States, Philippines, and Zimbabwe and in many countries throughout Europe including England, Nederland?s, Belgium, Spain and Scandinavia.

A most recent selected list of his EXHIBITIONS is as follows:
2009- ?Spinal Tap Needle Show?, Stone Hunter Gallery, Courtenay, B.C. Group Show
2008- ?Merkin and Codpiece Show?, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, B.C. Group Show
2002 -?The Print as a Fine Art Form?, Provincial Museum, Courtenay, B.C.
2000 -Kunsthandel Wersch Galerij, Heerlen, Nederland
1999 -Vancouver East Cultural Centre Gallery, Art & Artists of the 20th Century, Vancouver, B.C.
-Comox Valley Art Gallery, 25th Anniversary Exhibit, Courtenay, B.C.
-Insitu Kunst, International Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, Borgloon, Belgium
-Beeld 99, International Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, Sittard, Nederland
-Kunst Groen, International Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, Sint. Truiden, Belgium
-Kunst en Kultuur "Bernice", Luyks Gestel, Nederland
-C.V.A.G., International Invitational 2-D Exhibit, Courtenay, B.C.
1998 -Courtenay Provincial Museum, one man show, Courtenay, B.C.
-The Eye Gallery, group show, Courtenay, B.C.
-Luna Gallery, two man show, Sittard, Nederland
1997 -Medicine Hat Provincial Art Gallery, one man show, Medicine Hat, Alberta
-L.M. Arts, one man show, Zonhoven, Belgium
-Zoutkist, one man show, St. Truiden, Belgium
-Sculptors Guild of Vancouver Island Group Show, Bamberton, B.C.
-Comox Valley Community Arts Council Gallery, "2+2", Four Person Show, Courtenay, B.C.
-Objets d'Art Fine Arts Gallery, Four Person Show, Courtenay, B.C.
-The Wilsdon Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, B.C.
-The Old School House Gallery, one man show, Qualicum, B.C.
Lectures:
2011- ?The Fine Art of Print Making?, Comox Valley Art Gallery
2002- ?The Art of the Print?, Provincial Museum, Courtenay, B.C.
2002- ?Art History?, Provincial Museum, Courtenay, B.C. ___________
IN THE WORDS OF THE ARTIST:
?My work (art) reflects the process of moving from one stage of life to another. There is laughter, joy, deep mourning, anguish and celebration of life. Although my work is but a by-product of my life, it is a bridge of understanding from one person to another, and therein lies its significance.?

All Works displayed on this page unless otherwise posted are pieces created by the master's hands of Tim Haley.