Barbara Guy Long works with landscape architects and garden

designers to create willow wattle weaving installations.

EDUCATION

1979-1990     Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas . Fine Art.

1973-1974     Algonquin College, Ottawa. Print Making.

1970     Sheridan College, Oakville. Fine Art

1969-70     Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa. Fine Art.

AWARDS

1996    Signe Eaton Award, Royal Winter Fair. (Awarded for “The Gourmet Garden”: garden design by Nickie Eaton, structure design by Barbara Guy Long and Gail Hermick.)

1994    Award of Excellence, Designer Craft Exhibition, Hamilton Arts Council.

GRANTS

1992    Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Grant. $1000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994-2005    Freelance garden structure, wattle design and willow art.

1994-2006    Rosseau Gallery, Director. Gallery administration and exhibition programming.

1985-1989    Associate Designer/ Project Manager. Wilshire House Interior design, Toronto.

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COMMISSIONS (Willow Wattle Art)

2005    Toronto: Mark Hartley Landscape Architects. 15’ x 14’woven panels.

2004    Orangeville: 199 Broadway. Exterior woven structure.

2003    Hockley Valley: The Plantsman, David Warburton. 50’ woven panels; wattle herb garden.

2003    Guelph: Spark of Brilliance. “The Living Room” (Ignatious Farms and Retreat). 20’ x 20’ round woven living willow structure.

2003    Toronto: Mark Hartley Landscape Architects. 50’ woven fencing.

2002     Caledon: The Plantsman, David Warburton. Patterned willow door panels; exterior façade.

2002    Hockley Valley: Barbara Moses. Woven panel garden entrance.

2002    Toronto: Mark Hartley Landscape Architects. Exterior fencing.

2002    Rockliffe Park: Marti Todd. Woven retaining walls.

2001    Caledon: The Plantsman, David Warburton. Bronfman garden: arbours, entrances, fencing.

2001    Cedar Springs: P. Godfrey. Woven panels.

2001    Cambridge: J. Pollock. Large woven edging and plant retainer.

2001    Erin: J. Gardener. Arbour, fencing, furniture.

2000    Creemore: Marci Lipman. 3’ x 16’ woven structure.

1999    Toronto: Dorothea Lovett Dickson, Landscape Architects. Entrance gates.

1999    Toronto: T. Mueller. 300’ woven panels.

1999    Caledon: The Plantsman, David Warburton. i) Bronfman garden: arbours, entrances, fencing; ii) Warburton residence: cedar gables.

1999     Belfountain: C. Dexter. Woven panels.

1998    E. Martin. Arbours, potting shed, woven panels.

1998    Caledon: L. Kapos. Woven arbour.

1998    Aliston: B. Nettleton. Roof peak panels.

1998    Belfountain: Belfountain Arts. Woven fencing.

1997    Belfountain: Belfountain Arts. Woven fencing.

1999    Caledon: Robert Ogilvie. Major ongoing garden project: fencing, arbours, edging, shutters, potting shed, etc.

1999    Caledon: A. Ward. Arbours and fencing.

1999    Metro Toronto Zoo / Boundfield Construction. Willow habitat for hyena area.

EXHIBITIONS  (Willow Wattle)

2004    “The Living Room”: AGOG, Guelph.

1999    “The Gourmet Garden.” Royal Winter Fair.

EXHIBITIONS (Painting)

1993    “View Points” Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery (Guelph). Juried group show. Large work, acrylic on paper.

1993    Carnegie Gallery, Dundas/ On the Edge. Group Show, “Red Hill Valley.”

1992    Hamilton Public Library. Group Show, “Beverly Swamp.”

1991    Carl Davis Gallery, Ottawa. Solo show. Large works, acrylic on paper

1991    Brampton Fine Arts, Brampton.  Juried exhibition. Large works, acrylic on canvas.

1990    Broadway Gallery, Hamilton, Group exhibition.

1989    McMaster Medical Centre Gallery, Hamilton. Solo exhibition. Large works, acrylic on canvas.

1989    Carnegie Gallery, Dundas. Group exhibition.

1989    Burlington Fine Arts, Burlington. Juried exhibition.

1989    CKOC, Hamilton. Juried exhibition.

1989    Hamilton Spectator Exhibition. Juried exhibition.

1988    Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton. Juried exhibition.

1988    Hamilton Place Noble, Hamilton. Group exhibition.

MEDIA COVERAGE

i. Print

2005    Wright, Christie. “English Country Charm.” Style at Home (May, 2005): 116-122. Photos and text.

2004    AGOG (AGOG Visual and Media Arts Celebration). Exhibition Catalogue (October, 2004): 18.

2003    Barclay, Vaughn, “Willow Living Room. Rises in the grove.” Guelph Mercury, Oct 24. (Feature profile).

    Rosenberg, Judith. “The Living Room.” Brain Waves. (Spring/Summer 2003).

2003    Wanek,Catherine. The New Strawbale Home. (Gibbs Smith Press). Photos.

2002    Schouten, Dick. “Pulling back from a plastic world.” Guelph Mercury (Sept. 11. 2002): B5. (Feature profile).

Gardening Life

2001    Tessler, Martin. “Come to Life”.  Gardening Life  (June/July 2001): 56. (photo).

2000    Lanthier, Kateri. “The Cutting Edge.” Canadian House and Home (summer, 2000): 38-39 (photos).

2000    Andrew Byers, ed. Ask the Expert. “Gardens, Gates and Fences: True Stories.” Montreal: Readers Digest:173.

1998    Rafelman, Rachel. “The family farm.”Canadian House and Home (October, 1998):  87-88 (photos).

1997    Hastings, Nancy Jane. “Wattle edging.” Gardening Life  (Fall/Winter 1997): 50 (photo).

1995    Stephens, Lorina. “Artist at play: Barbara Long.”In the Hills 2.2. (1995): 12, 25. (Feature and photos).

Bixley, Brian. “A portrait of a kitchen garden.” In the Hills, 2.3 (1995): 16-17 (photos.)

1993    Benedetti, Paul.” Art for Earth’s sake.” Hamilton Spectator, Feb. 16 (feature and photos).

1992    Benedetti, Paul. “Nature’s beauty gets impressive treatment.” Hamilton Spectator, May 2. (Photos).

ii. Video

2003     “Spark of Brilliance”

1997     “Garden Architecture”

1997    Sue Warden, “Craft Scapes,” Life Network

PAINTINGS (PUBLISHED IMAGES

1995    “Dancing on the Edge.” (acrylic on paper. 65x101.75 cm, 1992). On the Edge: Artistic Visions of a Shrinking Landscape, ed. Catherine Gibbon. Erin: Boston Mills Press, 1995:

1994    “Powerline Road.” (acrylic on paper, 26” x 40”).    Cuesta: The Niagara Escarpment Magazine. (1994): 8