Richard Holden is an artist and cultural worker living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has a B.A. in Art History and English from the University of Saskatchewan. Holden has worked in various arts-related roles over 40 years, including as an artist, writer, educator, and administrator. He has exhibited his photography nationally and internationally since the 1970s and received numerous grants and awards for his work.

1. Richard Holden – Curriculum Vitae ( Arts )
Born: Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Education: B.A. (Art History & English) University of Saskatchewan
Profile
An independent artist, writer, editor, learning facilitator and professional cultural worker with experience in
arts practice, strategic planning, program research, analysis, design, budgeting, implementation and
evaluation
Languages
English and French – Spoken and Written
Work Related History
Positions Held: Self-employed, professional artist & writer 2002 - 2015
Program Officer - Visual Arts 1999 - 2002
Manitoba Arts Council
Self-employed, professional artist 1997 - 1999
Development Coordinator 1995 - 1997
Strategic Initiatives Unit
Canada Council for the Arts
Head - Explorations Program Transition Team 1995
Canada Council for the Arts
Program Officer - Explorations Program 1983 - 1995
Canada Council for the Arts
Director, Audio Visual Department 1981 - 1983
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Writer, Educational Media Producer 1972 - 1981
University of Saskatchewan
Related Administrative Experience ( Volunteer )
Board Member, Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
President, Fort Garry Lions Football Club, Winnipeg
Board Member, Football Manitoba
Selected Solo 2009 - Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
and 2-Person 2007 - Platform: Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Exhibitions: (2 person, with Maeghan Hill-Carroll, curated by Petra Halkes)
2006 - Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004 - <SITE>Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999 - Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s Newfoundland
(2 person, with Marlene Creates)
1999 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1997 - Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
1988 - Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1987 - Biblioteque Municipale, Mont Joli, P.Q.
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2. Richard Holden – Curriculum Vitae ( Arts ) cont’d.
Selected Solo 1986 - Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Saskatoon
and 2-Person 1985 - Gallery 101, Ottawa
Exhibitions: - Northern Life and Northern Exhibition Centre, Fort Smith, N.W.T.
(cont'd) - Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert, B.C.
1984 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
- Niagara Artists Centre, Niagara
1982 - The Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina
- Open Space Gallery, Victoria
- Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1980 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1978 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1977 - Prairie Light Gallery, Saskatoon
1976 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1974 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
Selected Group 2008 - Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba ( “Subconscious City” )
Exhibitions: 2005 - Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Ont.
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
2001 - Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, England
1996 - Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Ont.
1994 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1990 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ont.
1989 - The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1986 - Coburg Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
1984 - Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alta.
- SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ont.
1982 - The Photography Gallery, La Jolla, Ca., U.S.A
- Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, Ont.
- Shell Canada Gallery, Calgary, Alta.
1980 - Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto, Ont.
1978 - Neikrug Galleries, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
1976 - University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alta.
- Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.
1975 - Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ont.
Selected 2015 - William Eakin. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 133 Vol.
Publications 34, No. 1. Winnipeg Manitoba.
And Papers: 2013 - Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L. B. Foote.
Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 127 Vol. 32, No. 3.
Winnipeg Manitoba
2012 - A Moon or a Button: Michael Dumontier. Border Crossings - A magazine of
the Arts, Issue No. 122 Vol. 31, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2011 - after dusk – Anna von Gwinner Markus Schädel. Border Crossings - A
magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 119 Vol. 30, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2010 - David Wityk. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 116
Vol. 29, No. 4. Winnipeg Manitoba.
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3. Richard Holden – Curriculum Vitae ( Arts ) cont’d.
Selected 2009 - Agrarian Worlds: Colette Balcaen and Tim Schouten. Border Crossings - A
Publications magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 111, Vol. 28, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
And Papers: 2008 - I Am My Family: Photographic Memories and Fictions, by Rafael
(cont'd) Goldchain. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 108,
Vol. 27, No. 4. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2007 - Gardening the Planet – paper, presented at Global Photographies, a
conference at Institute of Arts Design Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
2007 - Lisa Stinner. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 103,
Vol. 26, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2007 - Peter MacCallum. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts, Issue No. 102,
Vol. 26, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba
2006 - Saskatchewan: Uncommon Views . Border Crossings - A magazine of the
Arts, Issue No. 99, Vol. 25, No. 3. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2001 - Local Histories - paper exhibition presented at Between Nature, a
conference at Lancaster University, England.
1994 - Pearyland, by Barry Lopez with photography by Richard Holden. Outside
Outside Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
1989 - Landscape: 150 Years After. Blackflash Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, 1989. P.G. Press
Inc.. Saskatoon, Sask. Canada.
1984 - Tourist. Blackflash, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer, 1984. P.G. Press Inc., Saskatoon,
Sask. Canada.
Commissions: C.B.C., Radio Canada Building, Regina Saskatchewan.
The Canadian Development Bank, Montréal.
Public The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Collections: The Canadian Museum Of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
The Department of External Affairs, Government of Canada, Ottawa
The National Archives of Canada, Ottawa
The Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton, Ottawa
Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa
The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
The Norman MacKenzie Gallery, Regina
The Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina
The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
Air Canada Collection, Montreal
Collection of The Canadian Development Bank, Montreal
The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden
Awards 2008 - Winnipeg Arts Council - Individual Artist Grant
and Grants: 2006 - Winnipeg Arts Council - Individual Artist Grant
2004 - Manitoba Arts Council - Creation/Production
2003 - Canada Council for the Arts - Creation/Production
1998 - Canada Council for the Arts - Creation/Production
1998 - Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton
1989 - Ontario Arts Council Senior Artist Grant
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4. Richard Holden – Curriculum Vitae ( Arts ) cont’d.
Awards 1980 - Canada Council Grant, Project Cost
and Grants: 1976 - Canada Council Grant, Type ‘B’
(cont'd)
Selected 2007 - Framing/Unframing: Landscapes by Maegan Hill-Carroll + Richard Holden
Bibliography: by Petra Halkes. Curatorial essay. Platform Centre for Photographic +
Digital Arts
2007 - Richard Holden by Cristabel Wiebe. Border Crossings - A magazine of the
Arts Issue No. 102, Vol. 26, No. 2. Winnipeg Manitoba.
2004 - Richard Holden by Cliff Eyland. Border Crossings - A magazine of the Arts
Issue No. 90, Vol. 23, No. 1. Winnipeg Manitoba.
1999 - A Response to Continental Edge, by John Conway. Interplay, A Forum for
Critical Dialogue, Vol. 2. No.1. The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask.
1990 - The Landscape: Eight Canadian Photographers, by David Barbour.
Catalogue of an exhibition organized by The McMichael Canadian Collection,
Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.
1982 - Richard Holden: Arctic Photographs, by Michael Parke-Taylor. Catalogue
of an exhibition organized by the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Memberships: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
Manitoba Printmakers Association
Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts
Related 1971 - Founding member of The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
Activities: ( Now re-named PAVED )
Teaching: 2013 - Lecturer: The History of Photography, School of Art, University of Manitoba
Public - On television, radio and at public receptions, numerous presentations
Presentations: on the arts and arts-related issues.
- Guest lectures at the Universities of Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Manitoba and
presentations at the Lancaster University, U.K. and the Institute of Arts Design
Technology, Dublin, Republic of Eire.
International Work exhibited in Spain, England, Sweden and the U.S.A.
Experience: Project work carried out in the U.S.A., Germany, The Netherlands, France,
Spain, the U. K. and the Republic of Eire.
Website: http://richardholden.ca/homepage/
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