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Mina Totino (born 1949) is a Canadian painter currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] Totino's work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Berlin.[1] She first came to prominence in the 1985 Young Romantics exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Totino's work is informed by contemporary criticism, especially literary and film criticism that have analyzed the position of the imaginary spectator.[2]

Life and education

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Mina Totino was born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.[1] She obtained her BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1982.[1]

Solo exhibitions

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  • Mina Totino: Flirt, Monica Reyes Gallery, 2023[3]
  • Twisting, Mónica Reyes Gallery, 2020[4]
  • Charles H. Scott Gallery, 2010[5][6]
  • Mina Totino, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, 1997[7][8]
  • Mina Totino – PAINTINGS, Contemporary Art Gallery, 1994[9]

Group exhibitions

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  • The Eyes Have Walls: Nicole Ondre and Mina Totino, West Vancouver Art Museum, 2020[10]
  • Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2017[11]
  • Readymades, Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, 2016[12]
  • Young Romantics, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1995[13]

Curatorial work

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In 2014, Mina Totino curated Persian Rose Chartreuse Muse Vancouver Grey at Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC.[14] The exhibition proved significant in marking shifting attitudes and discussions around painting and abstraction.[14]

Writings

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Mina Totino has an artist book, I Look Up, Volume One, 1997 – 2000, co-published by Charles H. Scott Gallery and Publication Studio Vancouver.[5]

Awards

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Mina Totino alongside Skeena Reece received the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation VIVA awards on April 11, 2014.[15]

Collections

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Mina Totino's work is found in the collections of the Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

Publications

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  • Catherine M. Soussloff. Mina Totino: Colour Figurations in Mina Totino's Monochromes. Vancouver: Monica Reyes Gallery, 2023
  • Scott Watson, et al. Mina Totino. Vancouver: Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, 1997

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Herzog Wins Audain, Reece & Totino Scoop Viva Awards". Canadian Art. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Mina Totino". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. ^ "Mina Totino". MÓNICA REYES GALLERY. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  4. ^ Wadsley, Helena (2020-07-26). "Mina Totino". Galleries West. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  5. ^ a b "Exhibitions: Mina Totino". Charles H. Scott Gallery. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ Laurence, Robin (24 August 2010). "Mina Totino and Derek Root exhibitions reveal lively abstraction in Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ Gagnon, Monika Kin. "Mina Totino." Review of Mina Totino by Mina Totino. Parachute 88, 1997, pp. 68.
  8. ^ "Mina Totino". Belkin Art Gallery. 1997. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. ^ Watson, Scott. "Mina Totino." Review. Canadian Art, Summer 1994. Accessed March 15, 2017. http://canadianart.ca/issues/summer-1994/
  10. ^ "The Eyes Have Walls: Nicole Ondre and Mina Totino | West Vancouver Art Museum". westvancouverartmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  11. ^ Laurence, Robin (7 December 2016). "Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures sparks delight in dark times". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Past - Readymades". Gordon Smith Gallery. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ Grahauer, Curtis (8 June 2015). "The Young Romantics are well represented in SFU's art collection". The Peak. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b Turner, Michael (9 April 2014). "A Look at Painting as Journey in Vancouver". Canadian Art. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. ^ Parry, Malcolm (18 April 2014). "Town Talk: Over-achieving, but modest, photog finds praise a bit unrecognizable". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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