2. Similarities in the Oral and Art Traditions of Mexican, Celtic, First Nations, and Viking-influenced Art In this lecture, Scott MacLeod discusses some of the similarities that exist in Mexican, Celtic, First Nations and Viking art and archeology. As an artist MacLeod has traveled and experienced some of the oral and art-making traditions in these cultures. Upon doing so he discovered that long before the written word art, mythology, music, and poetry played a critical role in sustaining these specific traditional cultures. In this lecture he emphasizes the fact that there is no pure race, and tries to illustrate how cultures intermingled then and how they continue to intermingle now. As part of the lecture MacLeod will discuss the influence of these four cultures and traditions on the exhibitions he created between 1987 and 2003. 

Websites: 

Celtic Art: http://www.macleod9.com/hunger/index.htm 

Viking Art:http://www.macleod9.com/ancestral/index.htm 

Duration: 45 minutes, 15 minute question period Cost: $250.00

3. The Lachine Canal Past and Present; This lecture deals with Scott MacLeod's exhibition of paintings, drawings and photographs on the historic Lachine Canal. This collection was sponsored by PeterMcAuslan and is presently in the Annex (visitor centre) of the McAuslan Brewery(5080 Rue St. Ambroise). It is a long-term project and exhibition, which also contains historical storyboards of the buildings, businesses, bridges, boats and locks of the Lachine Canal region. MacLeod's aim in this exhibition was to examine the Lachine Canal through a comparative artistic study of its former glory to the present day. This lecture is offered as a personal guided tour to historical societies and groups of 10 to 30 people. The tours are in both English and French. 

Website: 

Lachine Canal: http://www.macleod9.com/lachine/index.htm  

Duration: 45 minutes, 15 minute question period. 

Cost: $6.00 per person. Minimum 15 people, maximum 30 people. 

A cash bar can be made available for groups between 20 and 30 people.

TESTIMONIALS:

Consultation for Students: "I just wanted you to know that I received my acceptance to McGill in Architecture. I know that I couldn't have done it without you and I truly appreciate all the time that you gave to me as well as all the great ideas that we used in the construction of my portfolio. Thanks to your private courses (which I know I was lucky to be a part of). I was able to construct a well-rounded and complete portfolio, which I'm sure played a HUGE part in getting me accepted to McGill." 

Valerie Zollman 
Student of Architecture, McGill University 

Consultation for Artists: "I just wanted to thank you for the consultation you gave me regarding my future as a photographer. Your fifteen years of experience and education as an artist gave me the tools and resources I needed in order to research potential residencies, grants, and organize my portfolio in the best manner. In a brief consultation, I have all the information I need to start the research in the field of photography, which will keep me busy for some time. Also, your experience in the art milieu helped me better understand what the contemporary themes are, and what I need to doing order to get my work out in the real world." 

Norma Nixon, Photographer
Toronto, Ontario

Gallery Presentation: "Scott MacLeod exhibited his Viking-related art at the Swedish American Museum from June 13th to September 31st, 2002. It was a very well received exhibit with good attendance. Scott came to Chicago for the opening and gave a short talk about his research and art. He also gave a much appreciated gallery talk a couple of days after the opening. Scott has gained a wealth of knowledge about the Vikings but what is so remarkable is that he has an ability to relate it to young people and make them excited. Scott has a very special way of engaging people in his projects." 

Kerstin B. Lane 
Consul General for Sweden in Chicago 
and Executive Director for the Swedish American Museum Center in Chicago 

Hi Scott,

I've been accepted at Dalhousie University, in Architecture! It was a last

minute decision that I took to come here. I was planning to go to

Universite Laval which I got an early response but finally decided to come

to Halifax because of the co-op program.

I wanted to thank you for all the help that you gave me for the portfolio,

you were a great mentor and teacher. If you need a copy of the portfolio, I

am more than happy to send it to you. Let's keep in touch!

Thank you again for everything,

Jenny Mecksavanh

Student of Architecture, Dalhousie University

CREDENTIALS:

Scott MacLeod received an Attestation of Collegial Studies from the Ministry of Education of the Province of Quebec in Fine Arts from John Abbott College, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialization in Printmaking from Concordia University in Montreal. 

He has been a professional artist since 1987. He has organized and curated international exhibitions, worked in art collectives, self-financed, promoted and launched his own projects and career. 

Scott MacLeod is an award-winning international artist with more than a 100 exhibitions to his name. His work has been exhibited in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The United States, Canada, and The Czech Republic. His work is in many corporate collections and museums. 

COLLECTIONS:

Air Canada, Associazione Café Mozart, Atelier de l'Ile, Atelier de Réalisations Graphiques de Québec, Avocats Micheline Hughes, Avmor Collection, Bibliothèque Gabrielle Roy, Clarige, Clark Valuations Services. Ltd., CP Hotels, Dr. Jane Goodall, Ex Aurum, Éducatour, Galeria Praxis, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Guinness Brewery, Ivey Collection, John Fulton Gallery, Leonard Cohen, Liberal Arts College, Concordia University, London Life, Lotto Quebec, Musée de Québec, Museo de la Estampe, National Gallery Ottawa, Omnisource Communications, Pak 2000 Inc., Pratt and Whitney, Reader's Digest, Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, S.O.M.A.R.T., Symposium Int. De La Nouvelle Peinture, Baie-Saint Paul, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Velan Valves Inc. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Y.M.C.A., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 


GRANTS:

• St. Andrew's Society of Montreal academic grant to study at Concordia UniversityCanada Council Travel Grant to do research on his Ancestral Homes exhibition in Norway 

• Saint Patrick Society of Montreal grant for research on his Irish Famine exhibition The Great Hunger,  

• A William Blair Bruce Fine Art Travel Scholarship to do research on his Ancestral Homes exhibition in Norway 

• Canada Council Explorations for his Black '47 theatre installation on the Irish famine 

• An Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation grant to take photographs in Florence and to study master drawings and prints at the Uffizi Print and Drawing Room in Florence 

• Quebec Government Artistic Practice Grant to exhibit in Mexico City

• Tevie and Arliss Millar Scholarship to attend The Banff Centre School of Fine Art  

RESIDENCES:

Scott has attended several international art residency programs:  

• The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation: Scott MacLeod is a fellow of the foundation and has attended two painting residencies at the foundation's residences in Taos, New Mexico. U.S.A. 

• Baie-Saint-Paul '2000 le Symposium de la Nouvelle Peinture', painting symposium in Baie Saint Paul, Quebec, Canada, to produce a large work for their collection

• The Art Gallery of St.-Thomas and Elgin for a painting residency in St-Thomas, Ontario, Canada

• The Banff Center For The Arts, for the studio arts program 

• The Leighton Artist Colony for a painting and printmaking residency in Banff, Alberta, Canada 

• The Santa Reparata Graphic Art Center to do a series of photographs in Florence, Italy

• The Uffizi Print and Drawing Room to copy master drawings and prints in Florence, Italy

• La Sociedad Mexicana de Artes Plasticas (S.O.M.A.R.T.), to study muralism, exhibit and engage in an painting exchange between Canadian, Mexican and El Salvadorian artists in Mexico City, Mexico

• L' Atelier de Réalisations Graphiques de Québec for a lithography residency in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 

• Most importantly, Scott MacLeod has made his living exclusively from his art since 1987.  

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