BIO
ANNETTE DYON
Annette Dyon is a Canadian painter whose work spans decades of exploration into form, figure, and landscape. A graduate with distinction from the University of Guelph (Honours B.A. Fine Art) and trained as an art and elementary educator through the University of Toronto, Dyon has cultivated a practice that bridges technical mastery with imaginative interpretation.
Her career has been marked by a significant exhibition history, from early showings in Toronto’s Nancy Poole Studio and the Arcadia Gallery in the 1980s, to more recent solo exhibitions such as A Selection of Paintings (Side Door Gallery, Georgetown, 2017) and Mostly Mannequins (Whitestone Gallery, Guelph, 2008). Her signature Mannequins series has appeared in Toronto, Guelph, and beyond, examining the boundary between object and subject with striking immediacy.
Over the years, Dyon’s paintings have been featured in many group exhibitions across Ontario, including at the Art Gallery of Guelph, Wellington County Museum, Elora Centre for the Arts, and Propeller Gallery in Toronto. She has participated in many of the Hills of Erin Studio tours from her farm studio in Hillsburgh, Ontario. Her work has toured nationally through the Niagara Artists Centre and been included in juried and catalogued exhibitions.
Whether painting abstracts, landscapes or figures, Annette Dyon brings passion, technical expertise and originality to her canvas.
Education:
Honours B.A. Fine Art, with Distinction, University of Guelph
B.Ed. Art and Elementary Education, University of Toronto
Visual Arts Specialist
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 Side Door Gallery, Georgetown
A Selection of Paintings
2008 Whitestone Gallery, Guelph
Mostly Mannequins
2007 Hugh’s Room, Toronto
Mannequins
2006 Manhattan’s Music Club, Guelph
Mannequins and Models
2005 Queen Mother Cafe, Toronto
Mannequins
2003 Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Guelph
1990 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
Rural Red
1987 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
Taking Stock
1987 Arcadia Gallery, Toronto
The Edge of Control
1982 Burnhamthorpe Library, Mississauga
Changes
1981 Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
At the Farm: Multiple Interpretations of
an Image
Group and Juried Exhibitions:
2026-Insights Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, Elora
2025 Colborne Street Gallery, Fenelon Falls
2014-24 Studio work, private showings and
commissions
2013 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2013 Headwaters Art Gallery, Alton Mill
Harvest
2013 Art in the Church, Belfountain
The Nature of Erin
2012 Melville White Church, Belfountain
Doors Open
2012 Dam Gallery, Alton
2011 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2011 Ebar, GSA Juried Show, Guelph
2010 Barber Gallery, Guelph
CWEN Twenty Ten
2010 Barber Gallery, Guelph
Moveable Feast
2010 Nyoto, Kenya Fundraiser, Guelph
2009 Alma Gallery, Guelph
Bread and Roses
2009 Propeller Gallery, Toronto
Encore Show
2009 Propeller Gallery, Toronto
Unabridge, Unabashed, Unbastardized
2009 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2008 Whitestone Gallery, Guelph
2008 Propeller Gallery, Toronto
Salon Show
2008 Burdette Gallery, Orton
2008 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2007 Propeller Gallery, Toronto
Salon Show
2007 People’s Art Collective, Guelph
Go Figurative
2006 Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora
Mentors and Makers
2004 Norval United Church, Norval
Celebrating the Credit River
2004 Kor Gallery, Kitchener
The Art of Love
2003 Headwaters Festival, Alton
The Art of War and Peace
2003 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2003 Wellington County Museum, Elora
Insights
2002 Kor Gallery, Kitchener
Small Works
2002 Headwaters Art Festival, Alton
Disappearing Landscapes
2001 Headwaters Art Festival, Dufferin
2001 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
2000 Headwaters Art Festival, Dufferin
2000 Hills of Erin Studio Tour, Hillsburgh
1991 Wellington County Museum, Elora
Insights
1991 Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph
Viewpoints
1990 Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph
1990 Barber Gallery, Guelph
OSA Juried Exhibition
1990 Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catherines
Cross Ties (National tour: Toronto,
Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Halifax, St. Catharines)
1989 Barber Gallery, Guelph
1988 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
Invitational
1987 Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge
Personal Vision in Landscape (catalogued)
1987 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
New Directions
1987 Arcadia Gallery, Toronto
Site Specific
1987 Arcadia Gallery, Toronto
Winter Solstice
1987 Artspace, Peterborough
Traditional Subjects of the Artist, Tri-City Cultural Exchange: Kingston, Ottawa,
Peterborough
1986 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
The Folding Image
1986 Arcadia Gallery, Toronto
1986 Artspace, Peterborough
New Faces (catalogued)
1986 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
Gallery Expansion Exhibition
1985 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
The Artist’s Own - An Extension of Style
1984 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
Miniatures
1983 Nancy Poole Studio, Toronto
New Artists
1982 University of Guelph, Guelph
Alumni Art Show
1981 Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph and the Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington
Realism - Structure and Illusion (catalogued)
1980 Arts Etobicoke Juried Show, Etobicoke
1980 Menas Gallery, Toronto
1978 OISE, Toronto
Teacher as Artist
1976 University of Guelph, Guelph
1975 Toronto Outdoor Art Show, Toronto
1975 Kiwanis Festival of the Arts, Toronto
Grants and Awards:
1986 Materials Assistance, OAC
1982 Best in Show, University of Guelph Alumni Show
1982 Best in Show, Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show
1980 Best in Show, Best Painting, Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show
1980 Best Drawing, Bloor West Village Businessmen’s Assoc., Toronto
1978 Purchase Award, University of Toronto Art Collection
1976 Painting Award, University of Guelph
1976 Purchase Award, University of Guelph
1975 Honorable Mention, Toronto Outdoor Art Show
1975 Most Promising Newcomer, Kiwanis Festival, Toronto
Rentals:
1984-5 Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto
1982-84 Canadian Standards Association
Other:
1980-81 Illustrator/Cartoonist, OSSTF Education Forum Magazine
1977 Display Artist and illustrator, North York Public Libraries
Purchases and Commissions:
1975 to present - numerous private and corporate purchases and commissions in Canada