JOHN GREER
JOHN GREER

Catalogues/ Books (selection)

  • John Greer, Selected Sculpture 2012; by Vanessa Paschakarnis; 2012
  • John Greer Art Up On Life, Works 1968 - 1997; by Vanessa Paschakarnis; 2011 
  • Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, 2009; The Canada Council for the Arts
  • Pictured, image & object in canadian sculpture, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, March 2008
  • John Greer, “Cultural Reflections”, 2006, Gallery Page and Strange, Halifax, NS
  • The Atlantic Stone Carving Symposium, Inverness County Centre for the arts, 2005
  • The Sculpture Reference, Arthur Williams, Sculpture Books Publishing, 2004
  • Treasures of the National Gallery of Canada, David Franklin, Yale University Press, 2003
  • Yongsan Family Park Sculpture Garden, Laurence Geoffrey’s Limited, 2001
  • John Greer “Monument to Canadian Aid Workers”, 2001
  • The Beaverbrook Art Gallery Collection, Selected Works, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, October 2000
  • Canadian Art from Its Beginnings to 2000, Anne Newlands, Firefly Books, July 2000
  • John Greer “Black Seeds”, Glendon Gallery, York University 1998
  • “Skulptura Montreal 95”, Espace 1995
  • “Subject/ Matter”, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 1992
  • John Greer “Civilization”, by Cliff Eyland,  Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum 1992
  • “The Embodied Viewer”, Glenbow Museum 1991
  • John Greer “Reconciliation”, Southern Alberta Art Gallery 1990
  • “John Greer Sculptural Objective”, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 1981
  • “The Isaacs Gallery at the Owens Art Gallery” 1974
  • “Investigations”, Owens Art Gallery 1974

 (please see also panel to the left for specific reviews in text form)

 

Reviews... partial listing

 

  • National Gallery of Canada Magazine; John Greer: Reconciling image and object by Ray Cronin; 2019
  • Greer View Mirror - Review by Ray Cronin; Sculpture Magazine; 21018
  • John Greer goes retroActive by Virgil Hammock for Vie des Arts
  • Out of Time, The creative logic of John Greer, by Adria Young
  • John Greer - Staging Civilization, by John K. Grande; Feature article in Sculpture Magazine
  • John Greer APPREHENSION - APPRÉHENSION at Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, review for Sculpture Magazine by John K. Grande
  • The Concept of Reflection, Patrick Iberi in conversation with John GreerMaple Tree Literary Supplement, January 2011
  • Sculpture Magazine, July/August 2010, John Greer at Galerie Samuel Lallouz, p.77-78
  • John Greer, Transitional Understandings, Canadian Art, january 2010
  • Nova Scotians win arts awards, by E. Barnard, The Chronicle Herald, NS March 25, 2009
  • John Greer wins the Governor General's Award, by Sue Carter Flinn, Art Attack, The Coast, March 26th, 2009
  • Moriyama, Greer win Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, CBC News, March 24th, 2009
  • Objectify yourself in Greer’s figures, by E. Barnard, The Chronicle Herald, 2006-09-27
  • The Washington Post, On Exhibit, August 8, 2003
  • The Washington Post, July 2003
  • The Washington Post, June 2003
  • International Herald Tribune by Ines Choi, October 4th, 2001
  • News Coverage TV, Korea: YTN, Living Channel TV, Kangnam Cable TV
  • Harper’s Bazaar, Korea, November 2001
  • Vogue Korea; 11/2001
  • Dong-Ah Ilbo (newspaper), 9/21/2001
  • Kookmin Newspaper 9/20/2001
  • Chosun Ilbo (newspaper); 9/21/2001
  • Kookmin Newspaper 9/22/2001
  • Madame Figaro Korea; 11/2001 Maison Korea; 11/2001
  • Marie Claire Korea; 11/2001
  • The Art MAgazine Wolgan Misool; 10/2001 
  • News Coverage, Reflection: CBC News, National 28/6/2001 TV + Radio
  • Ottawa Citizen, Reflection, Monument for Canadian Aid Workers, 29/6/2001
  • Toronto Life, February,Pg. 30, Donald Brackett 1997
  • North Toronto Post, February, Pg. 19 1997
  • Now Magazine Toronto, January 16-22, Pg. 46, Nathalie-Roze Fischer 1997
  • Now Magazine Toronto, January 9-15, Vol. 16, Number 19 1997
  • Art in America, October, Pg. 127-128. Anne McPherson 1996
  • The Chronicle-Herald NS, feature, March 24, Gordon MacDonald 1995
  • Arts Atlantic, No. 43, Pg. 22 & 23, Robin Metcalfe 1992
  • Espace, Vol. 7, No. 2, Pg. 14 & 17 1991
  • Le Droit, Ottawa 1987
  • Citizen, Ottawa, Nancy Baele 1987
  • Vanguard, Sept/Oct, Ron Shuebrook 1987
  • Arts Atlantic 29, Summer/Fall, Robert Pope 1987
  • State-of-the-Arts, C.B.C. national radio 1987
  • Toronto Globe and Mail, John Bently Mays 1984
  • Parachute, Ian Carr-Harris 1982
  • Arts Atlantic, Joan Murray 1982
  • Vanguard, Gemey Kelly 1982
  • Arts Atlantic, “The Sculptor Objecting”, feature article, Patrick Condon Laurette 1982
  • Vanguard, “Emphatic Witness”, Ron Shuebrook 1981
  • Arts Magazine, March, Karl MacKeeman 1977
  • London Free Press, April, Judy Malone 1977
  • Arts Magazine, Spring, Julia Healy 1976
  • Arts Canada, Spring, Gary Dault 1975
  • Open Letter, “John Greer-Eye Ear”, Coach House Press, Toronto ON Victor Coleman 1972

You can contact me directly here:

 john@artistjohngreer.com

Bus Shelter in Halifax with retroActive poster!
Thinking Back to Gertrude and Henrie, 2015
Installation View retroActive with Threshold, 2015; Civilization, 1990/91; PaperMoney, 2012
Wait of Water by John Greer, 2014 Bay of Fundy Detail of Wait of Water, October 9th, 2014; retroActive tied up, tide down, looking back across the bay where the piece was first realized in 1972
National Gallery of Canada : THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE
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