contemporary visual artist
EDUCATION
Capilano University (Diploma, Studio Art)
Simon Fraser University (PDP)
University of Victoria (BA, MA, Art History)
Vancouver School of Art (Honours, Ceramics)
Ongoing: Workshops and courses
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EXHIBITIONS 2023
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July, August, September
Disruptive Narratives (Group)
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Lobby
Vancouver BC
May
Title: TBA (Group show)
Plaskett Gallery, Massey Eighth & Eighth
New Westminster BC
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March
From the Land: Plant Studies in Late Summer
Encore Cafe (Solo show)
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Burnaby BC
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February 2023 to Feb 23
Connected (Group show)
Centre Aisle Gallery
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Burnaby BC
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PAST EXHIBITIONS​
2022
Eastside Culture Crawl
November 10 - 20
Strangefellows Brewing Ltd.,
Ambiguous Identities II
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November 17-20 Open studios
Portside Studios
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May 12 to June 9
Port Moody Art Centre (4 artists)
PaperScapes
2425 St. Johns Street. Port Moody, BC
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April 29 to June 10
Art Talks (group)
Anvil Community Art Space, 3rd floor, Anvil Centre,
777 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC
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February 19 to March 27
Art Talks I (group)
Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC
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2021
Nov/December 2021 group exhibitions & fundraisers
Portside Studios, open studio
Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl
November 12, 13, 14, and 18, 19, 20, 21
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Firehall Theatre
280 East Cordova, Vancouver, BC
November 2 to 28, 2021
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Positively Petite (miniature show)
Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC
Nov 12 - Dec 16, 2021
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Anonymous Show
CityScape Art Gallery
335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver
and online Nov 25 - Dec 18, 2021
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Fort Art Gallery on-line auction
fundraiser/donation
Glover Road, Fort Langley, BC
Nov 18 to Dec 5, 2021
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May 28 to August 29, 2021
Growth Cycles: Observing Weeds and Wild Plants (solo)
Britannia Art Gallery
1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC, V5L 4X4
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January 16 to 30, 2021
STRIDE community Art Festival, Burnaby, BC
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2020
July 9 to September 8, group show, Beyond the Surface
Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Jewish Community Centre,
950 West 41st Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 2N7
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Online
Coquitlam Heritage
Port Moody Art Gallery
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
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​​2019
December Dec 4, 2019 to January 3, 2020
Extinction or Survival ?
Britannia Art Gallery. 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC
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November 27 to December 28, 2019
Mixed Media Artwork on Panel
The Gallery at the Cultch,
1985 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC
Artist Talk: December 11, 2019
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November, 2019, Displacement Show
Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl Preview Show (group),
Landmarks I, The Art Factory, Vancouver, BC
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November 14 - 17, Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl,
Studio exhibit, Portside Studios, 150 McLean Drive, Vancouver
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​2018
November 15 - 18, Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl
Studio exhibit, Portside Studios, McLean Drive, Vancouver
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The Gallery at the Cultch, Preview Show (group),
1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
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The Firehall Arts Centre, Preview Show (group),
280 East Cordova Street at Gore, Vancouver, BC
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September 7 to October 7, Exploring Form in Paint & Clay (solo)
Atrium Gallery, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC
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August 30 to October 29, Field Notes & Paper Diaries: Explorations in Paint & Paper (solo), Michael Wright Art Gallery, Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam, BC
September 14 to October 13, Journey of a Salmon, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC.
June, Clay 2018, Fraser Valley Potters Guild (group), Port Moody Art Gallery, Port Moody, BC
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April-June, From Life to Death (group) Anvil Community Gallery, New Westminster BC, Remembering Dad​
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May/June Solo Show, Office of MLA, Janet Rutledge, Burnaby BC
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June In the Blink of an Eye (group), Port Moody Art Gallery, Port Moody BC, Habitat in Decline: Urban Invasion
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March/April, Photobase: Re-imagined Memories (group) CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver BC, The Legacy
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March, Luminescence III (group), Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby BC
Ex Lumina
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2017
March, Luminescence II (group), Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby BC
Alternative Facts (diptych)
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May, Atmospheric: From Ashes to Art (4 person) Gallery of BC Ceramics, Granville Island, Vancouver BC
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June, Clay 2017 Fraser Valley Potters Guild (group), Maple Ridge Art Gallery Maple Ridge BC
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June/July, Fireworks (Ceramics, group) RSpace Gallery, Vancouver
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August, Ashes & Paint: Abstraction in Contemporary Ceramics and Painting (two-person), Gallery at Queens Park, New Westminster
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November, Art Rental and Art Rental Show, North Vancouver Community Arts Council, North Vancouver BC
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2016
March, Luminescence I (group), Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby BC
Reflections
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March Beyond the Surface (group), Unitarian Church, Vancouver BC, Marshland
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March, Holmberg House Hospice Permanent Collection
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Reach & Kariton galleries, Abbotsford BC, Genus Equisetum VI: Horsetail
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April, Piece Of Mind (group), Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver BC, Crevices
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June, Clay 2016, Fraser Valley Potters Guild (group), Gallery at Queens Park, New Westminster BC
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June/July, Naam Restaurant (one person), 2724 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Union Gospel Mission, Rotating show, one year loan, Vancouver BC
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July/August, Metaphoric Monarch (group), Fort Gallery, Fort Langley BC
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Art Party fundraiser (group), Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, North Vancouver BC
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December 2015/January 2016 (two-person), Exploring Structure
The Cultch Gallery, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC
2015
June, Clay 2015 Fraser Valley Potters Guild (group) Evergreen Art Gallery, Coquitlam, BC
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August/September Cross Currents: Investigations into Abstraction and Collaboration (three person)
Amelia Douglas Gallery, New Westminster, BC
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October, Art 4 Life (group), Port Moody Art Gallery, Port Moody, BC
Ceramics
Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC
Evergreen Art Gallery, Coquitlam, BC
Community Art Gallery, New Westminster, BC
Chilliwack Art Gallery, Chilliwack, BC
Bau-xi Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George, BC
Port Moody Art Gallery, Port Moody, BC
Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
​Detailed list of exhibitions on request
Permanent Collections
Douglas College, New Westminster, BC
Holmberg House Hospice, Abbotsford, BC
Union Gospel Mission, Vancouver, BC
Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC​
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Residencies, Awards, Interviews, Presentations
​2021-2022
Host, Monday Morning Art Talks, continuing
RNSG, Vancouver Foundation
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2020
Presenter, Catalyst Conference, Capilano University, November
Donor, Roulette, Eastside Culture Crawl
Panelist, Pivoting in the Pandemic, Eastside Culture Crawl, November
Interview, Zack Art Gallery, JCC, host, Hope Forstenzer
Host, Monday Morning Art Talks, Aug/Sept and Nov/Dec
RNSG, Vancouver Foundation
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2019
Britannia Community Visual Arts Award
DTES Visual Arts Award
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2018
​Leigh Square, Residency, July, August, September, Port Coquitlam, BC
Leigh Square, Residency, October, November, December
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Studio
Portside Artists' Cooperative
150 McLean Drive at Powell Streets,
Vancouver, BC.
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Publications/Press
2021 online Catalogue, Eastside Culture Crawl
2020 online Catalogue, Eastside Culture Crawl
2015 Catalogue: 'CrossCurrents', Amelia Douglas Gallery
2014 Catalogue: 'Gestures', Amelia Douglas Gallery
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https://www.gallerieswest.ca/events/dorothy-doherty-field-notes-paper-diaries-explorations-in-pa/
https://www.jewishindependent.ca/tag/dorothy-doherty/
https://westcoastcurated.com/artist-inspiration-dorothy-doherty/
https://www.tricitynews.com/entertainment/papers-from-the-past-1.23385178
http://theotherpress.ca/working-together-with-abstract-ideas/
http://theotherpress.ca/collaboration-and-culture-at-amelia-douglas-gallery/
http://ecuaa.ca/?portfolio=dorothy-doherty
http://montecristomagazine.com/magazine/summer-2011/art-school-graduation-exhibitions