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Margaret Lindsay Holton : Other Publications


Solo Exhibitions

2017 TIME WARP: Pinhole+ Photography by mlh, DeFacto Gallery - Mulberry Street Cafe, Hamilton
2017 'Pinhole & Photo Passion: Art on the Bluffs', Sovereign House Museum, Bronte Historical Society
2016 'The Frozen Goose' film, World Premiere, Art Gallery of Burlington, Ontario
2015 'CARPE DIEM!' paintings - Hamilton Beach Rescue, Hamilton Beaches, Ontario
2014 'MLH:SOLO' paintings & photos - Hamilton Beach Rescue, Hamilton Beaches, Ontario
2011 'Guest Lecturer' Women's Art Association of Hamilton, Hamilton Art Gallery, 60 Slides, I hour
2010 'Memory's Shadow: Pinhole & Photo Collage Photography' by mlh, F.R. Perry Gallery, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario (Exhibition Catalogue by David Macfarlane)
2009 'SLoooooow Photography', Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener
2008 The Pinhole Peeper!' Pinhole Photographic works at The Rosedale Diner, Toronto May-July 1st. See also: Canadada Photography
2008 'CONTACT 2008: Peeping Pinholer', Rosedale Diner, Toronto
2008 'About Face', Pencil & Photo Portraits (with Ewout deGelder), Village Gallery, Waterdown, Ontario
2006 'Holy Pinhole!', JW Bush Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, spring
2005 'From Sea to Shining Sea', Fireside Lounge, Burlington Art Centre - confirmed
2003 'Fading Farm Glory: Pinholes & Paintings', Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton
2000 'My Canadada', Solo show in tandem with visiting Furniture Society Symposium, The Pink House Gallery, Toronto
1999 'The Gilded Beaver' Art Exhibit & Book Launch, Moose Factory, Toronto
1998 'Fine Handmade Canadian Furniture', Slide Presentation in advance of screening Bloor Cinema Art Gallery, Festival Cinemas, Toronto
1997 'Gone Native' Recent Oil Paintings (February-May) Royal Ontario Museum Members Lounge, Toronto
1996 'The Living Legacy: 1970-1995' (Furniture Exhibition with my Father) Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1994 Furniture: Architects & Designers Originals' The New Ballenford Bookstore, Toronto, Canada. Canadian book launch & MLH furniture display
1993 'Eye-volution: Sketches, Drawings, Templates of a Furniture Designer' Royal Ontario Museum Members Lounge, Toronto
1992 'Margaret Lindsay Holton Signature Series' by Kaufman Ltd, IIDEX, Toronto
1991 'Tribal Love: Tribal Law' Artwork & Furniture, Heliconian Club, Yorkville, Ontario
1990 'Round-up 90 Studio Tour', Toronto, Ontario


Group Shows/Auctions

2017 'Summer Group Show', Art in the Workplace, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton (mlh painting)
2016 'Winter's Palette' WAAH at The Cotton Factory, Hamilton
2016 FASM 'Studio Tour', (Pinholes & Demo by MLH), Fine Art Society of Milton, Milton
2016 'WAAH' Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
2016 164th Rockton's World Fall Fair, 2nd prize winner 'Open Art Class' - Rockton, Ontario
2016 'Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
2016 'Art in Oakville', Juried Show, Queen Elizabeth Art Centre, Oakville
2015 '10th Annual Hamilton Film Fest' Documentary, Short Category, Hamilton
2015 '8th Annual Hamilton Music & Film Fest' Documentary, Short Category, Hamilton
2015 'Fine Arts Society of Milton - Member Show', Holcim Gallery, Milton
2015 'Pan Am Games Mural Artist' Participant, Milton Velodrome, Milton (& published book)
2015 'Exhibit 18: Art in the Workplace' McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
2015 'Orchid Show & Art Exhibit', Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
2015 'FASM Studio Tour' (Pinholes & Demo by MLH), Fine Art Society of Milton
2015 'Artists of Halton-Peel', Juried Show, Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, Oakville
2015 'Culture Days Canada' Ping Pong & Poetry with MLH, Burlington Hive, Burlington
2015 'Niagara Film Festival', Documentary Short, Under 3 min Video Category, Niagara
2015 'Oakville Film & Art Festival' , MLH Photo, Oakville 2014
2015 'Deck the Wall', Women's Art Assoc of Hamilton Xmas Auction, November to February
2015 'Public Reading', Canadian Authors Association, Nathanial Hughson Gallery, Hamilton
2015 'Made by Hand' via Original Art Shoppe,- International Centre - Fall Expo, Mississauga
2015 'FASM Studio Tour' (Pinholes & Demo by MLH), Fine Art Society of Milton
2015 'Doors Open' Burlington, Author Signing, Different Drummer Books, Burlington
2015 'Exhibit 15: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
2015 44th Annual Spring Auction, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
2015 Grimsby Art Gallery, Spring Auction, Grimsby, Ontario
2015 Fine Art Society of Milton, Members Show, Holcim Gallery, Milton
2015 Black History Month Group Show, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
2015 'Water, Water, Everywhere', B Town Sound Studios, Burlington
2013 'Womens Art Association of Hamilton On-Line Exhibit', Hamilton
2013 'Exhibit 12: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
2013 'Rhythm & Colour', Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton
2013 'Exhibit 10: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
2013 '35 ONLINE@ Art Gallery of Burlington', Auction Fundraiser for BAC, Burlington
2012 'Bay Area Restoration Council', Fundraiser, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (February)
2012 'Exhibit 8: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton (March-July)
2012 'Fundraising Spring Auction', Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario (April)
2012 'Mayor's Cabaret & Auction' Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington
2012 (SUPER Gala Fundraiser', Sotheby's of Canada & Art Gallery of Hamilton (pinhole)
2012 'Capture Oakville', Oakville City Hall, Oakville (November, 2012)
2012 'Exhibit 10: Art in the Workplace' McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton (Nov-Jan, '13)
2012 'WAAH Group Show', The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario (Fall)
2011 'Guest Lecturer', Women's Art Association of Hamilton, Hamilton Art Gallery.
2011 'Exhibit 7: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton (Dec-March)
2011 '115th Annual Juried WAAH Show', Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario (Feb-Mar)
2011 'Exhibit 5: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton (March-July)
2011 'Bay Area Restoration Council', Fundraiser, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (February)
2011 'Small is Beautiful', The Print Studio, Hamilton (April)
2011 'Fundraising Spring Auction', Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario (April)
2011 'Spring Auction/Fundraiser', Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton (May)
2011 'Photo-Op 2011' CONTACT, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto (May)
2011 'Women's Art Association of Hamilton in Toronto - Group Show', Toronto (June-Aug)
2011 'Vistas & Views', Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton (Sept-Oct)
2010 'OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario (November)
2010 'Hamilton Art Gallery - BURST! - Spring Sale', Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton
2010 'Bay Area Restoration Council', Fundraiser, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Ontario (Spring)
2010 'Lens Perspective', Sunrise Gallery, Group Show, Hamilton Beach, (Spring)
2009 OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario (November)
2009 'Georgian Bay Land Trust', Fine Art Photography Auction, Toronto, Ontario (Fall)
2009 'Fundraising Auction for the AGH hosted by WAAH', Art Gallery of Hamilton, (Fall)
2009 'Grimsby Art Gallery Fundraising Auction', Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby Ontario
2009 'Art Gallery of Hamilton Fundraising Gala, "Carnavale!"' Hamilton, Ontario (May)
2009 'Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction', North Carolina, U.S.A.
2009 '113th Annual Juried WAAH Art Show', Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario (May)
2008 OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario (November)
2008 WAAH Group Show, The Blue Angel Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario (November)
2008 'Afloat', Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario (May)
2008 'Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction', North Carolina, U.S.A. (June)
2008 112th Annual Juried Show, Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH), Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton
2008 'Afloat', Group Show, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2007 'CONTACT 2007', Photography Showcase. 2-MLH Pinholes inc., Oakville Venue, Ontario
2007 Oakville Arts Council & Artworks 8th Annual Juried Art Show', Oakville, Ontario
2007 'Bruce Trail Association Fundraising Gala', Hart House, Toronto, Ontario
2007 'Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada
2006 OCAD Mystery Art Auction, November, Toronto, Ontario
2006 'In your Face: 10,000 Postcard Portraits' Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario, Canada
2006 Ojibway Club Group Art Show, Pointe au Baril, Ontario
2006 University of Toronto Alumni Book Fair, Spring
2006 'Furniture Society of America Annual Fine Furniture FunRaising Auction', North Carolina
2005 CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
2004 Flamborough 'Open House' Studio Tour, Flamborough Township, Ontario
2004 Ojibway Club Group Art Show, Pointe au Baril, Ontario
2004 Kaleidoscope 2004, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
2004 CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
2003 'Toronto -Artists' Inspiration' Praxis Gallery, Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
2003 Burlington Art Centre Foundation Gala Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Ontario
2003 Women's Art Association of Hamilton, Select Juried Show Royal Botanical Gardens
2003 Flamborough 'Open House' Studio Tour, Flamborough Township, Ontario - Fall
2003 CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario - Spring
2003 Royal Botanical Gardens, Women's Art Association of Hamilton, Select Show
2002 Burlington Fine Art Association, Juried Fall Show, Burlington Art Centre
2003 'Salon des Refuses', Summer, Woodstock Art Gallery, Ontario
2002 Women's Art Association of Hamilton, Juried Spring Show, Hamilton Art Gallery
2002 CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
2001 McMichael 11th Autumn Art Sale, McMichael Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario
2001 Hillfield-Strathallan 150th Anniversary Fundraiser, Liuna Station, Hamilton
2001 WAAH - Juried Summer Group Show, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2001 Merrill Lynch Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre
2000 'Shades of Blue-2000' Upper Canada College, Toronto
2000 'The Women's Art Association of Canada' - Group Show-Spring, Toronto
2000 '20@2000,' Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario - Summer
2000
/1999
'Ontario College of Art & Design/Canadian Antique Dealers Association' Auction Galas, Toronto
2000
/1999
'The Women's Art Association of Canada' Group Show- Autumn, Toronto
1998
1997
'Wild in the City' Evergreen Foundation, Toronto
1997 'Spirits of Power' A Space, Toronto
1997 'Stools Paradise' Women's Art Association, Toronto
1996 'Design the Perfect Chair for Barbie' (Competition Finalist) International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York City (toured to Vitra Design Museum, Germany)
1995 'The Foundation for the Hospital for Sick Children', Sotheby's of Canada
1995 'Ojibway Club Group Art Show', Pointe au Baril, Ontario
1994 'Fund Raiser' Street Kids International, Toronto
(1994) Via licensed manufacturers MLH Furniture Designs were introduced at:
The Verona Furniture Show, Verona, Italy
The Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy
The Cologne Furniture Exhibition, Cologne, Germany
The Chicago Casual Furniture Show, Chicago, U.S.A.
1992 'Colmin Fine Art Auction', Markham, Ontario
1990 'Hamilton Art Gallery Fair' Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario
1988 'Dundurn Castle Summer Craft Show', Hamilton, Ontario


Typeface Designs


  • 1992-02 'CANADA' typeface, design filed with Library of Congress, U.S.A
  • 1987 'GATO' typeface, unlicensed, hand-drawn templates
  • 1980 'LINDSAY' typeface, licensed to Letraset-U.K.: ITC, N.Y.: Esselte, Sweden: 1980's, URW++, Elsner & Flake and Linotype, Germany - digitized 1990's.

Artwork/Furnishings in Select Public & Private Collections


  • Robert Dirstein Interior Design, Toronto
  • Brian Gluckstein Design, Toronto
  • The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
  • Virginia Froman, Toronto
  • David Crombie, Waterfront Trust, Toronto
  • Egidio Sellaro, Pianezze, Italy
  • The Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies - Library Reception, Toronto
  • George & Martha Butterfield. Toronto
  • Garth & Pearl Drabinsky, Toronto
  • Spencer Luk, Toronto
  • Aleyk Dadson, Kingston
  • John Irving & Janet Turnbull, Toronto
  • Rosamund Ivey, Toronto & Caledon Hills & New York
  • Ian & Kiki Delaney, Toronto
  • Andre Ledoux, New York (deceased)
  • Ms. Jan Wallace, Waterdown
  • Douglas Heingington, Toronto
  • Sally & Malcolm Basing, London, England
  • Kaufman Furniture, Collingwood
  • Mary Suzanne Lamont, Toronto
  • Charles Pachter, Toronto
  • Artmetropole, Toronto
  • Paul Harper, Toronto
  • Barbara Klunder, Toronto/Vancouver
  • Lea Hansen, Toronto
  • Steve & Ali DeNure, Toronto/Lindsay, Ontario
  • Jane & Joe Paul III, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
  • Gordon H. Eberts, Toronto
  • Harold Sifton, Toronto
  • June Sifton, Toronto
  • Stanley Ho, Toronto & Hong Kong
  • Janet & Jay Gould, Toronto
  • David C.W. Macdonald, Toronto
  • J.F.Brennan Design/Build, (Private), Toronto
  • Fred & Sue Dalley, Toronto
  • Brian & Terry Boake, Toronto
  • Heather Reisman & Gerry Schwartz, Toronto
  • Tara Pain-Rollands, Collingwood
  • Julie DiLorenzo, Toronto
  • Kiki Delaney, Toronto
  • Gay Gooderham, Toronto/Caledon
  • Loudon & Adrienne Owen, Toronto
  • Josephine Breyfogle, Toronto
  • John & Eleanor Engelman, Toronto
  • Ethel Birkenshaw, Toronto
  • The Masterworks Foundation, Bermuda
  • Dr. Maini, Oakville, Ontario
  • Gillian & William Cooper, Oakville, Ontario
  • Jane & Joe Paul III, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A
  • etc.

Margaret Lindsay Holton's works copyright © to the author.


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