Francis Muscat
Artist Summary
Francis Muscat: Creative three-dimentional glass sculptures.
Full Biography
FRANCIS MUSCAT
BORN OCTOBER 5 1955, BIRKIRKARA, MALTA, EUROPE
STUDIES
1990 METAL FABRICATING FOR SCULPTORS O.C.A. TORONTO, ONTARIO
1981 KILN FIRED GLASS O.C.A. TORONTO, ONTARIO
1978 DRAWING THREE SCHOOLS OF ART, TORONTO, ONTARIO
1975 DESIGN GEORGIAN COLLEGE , BARRIE, ONTARIO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 “WHEN TREE FALLS” PENTIMENTO FINE ARTS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2010 “MEN AND HOUSES” PENTIMENTO FINE ARTS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2005 “20 YEARS OF GLASS” KENT FARNDALE GALLERY, PORT PERRY, ONT.
“SEA SONGS” MATERIAL MATTERS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2002 “CROSSMEDIA” THE STATION GALLERY, WHITBY, ONTRIO
1997 “SPONTANEOUS CIRCULARITY” LATCHAM GALLERY, STOUFVILLE, ONT.
1994 “RECENT WORKS” KENT FARNDALE GALLERY, PORT PERRY, ONTARIO
1979 “RECENT PAINTINGS” MISSISSAUGA LIBRARY GALLERY, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 “HEART, MIND AND HANDS” PROPELLOR GALLERY TORONTO ONTARIO
2012 “SALON” PENTIMENTO FINE ARTS GALLERY TORONTO ONTARIO
“HEART, MIND AND HANDS” AURORA CULTURAL CENTRE AURORA ONTARIO
2010 “HEART, MIND AND HANDS” PENTIMENTO FINE ARTS GALLERY
TORONTO, ONTARIO.
“GLASS FACTOR” LUMNARIES IN THE CANADIAN GLASS ART SCENE.
THE CANADIAN CLAY AND GLASS GALLERY WATERLOO, ONT.
“STUDIO GLASS” COLLECTION ANNA ET JOE MENDEL COLLECTION
THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
2009 “HEART, MIND AND HANDS” JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY TORONTO, ONTARIO
2008 “URBAN INSTINCTS” WATER STREET GALLERY DOUGLAS, MICHIGAN, U.S.A.
2008 “LYNNE MCILLVRIDE EVANS / FRANCIS MUSCAT» MAGIC DOOR GALERY
SUNDERLAND ONTARIO
2008 “BEST OF 2007 EXHIBITION” T.O.A.E. FIRST CANADIAN PLACE TORONTO, ONTARIO
2008 O.S.A. GTA PARTNERSHIP EXHIBITIONS PENTIMENTO GALLERY TORONTO, ONTARIO
TOWN SQUARE GALLERY OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
2008 SOFA PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, & NEW YORK OPTION ART
2007 SOFA CHICAGO OPTION ART, CHICAGO ILL., USA
“KIWI SCULPTURE GARDEN PROJECT” EDWARD DAY GALLERY / KIWI GARDENS
PERTH, ONTARIO
2006 “ MEMBERS EXHIBITION” ONTARIO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY
2005 “METAMORPHOSIS” ONTARIO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY
O.S.A. 131 JURIED ART EXHIBITION JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2004 JUDAICA 2004” A SHOW OF HANDS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
“TRUE NORTH” 20 MASTERS OF CANADIAN GLASS ART
JAMES CORCORAN FINE ARTS, CLEVELAND, OHIO
2003 “NEW WORKS 2003” MATERIAL MATTERS, TORONTO, ONTARIO
“G.A.A.C. MEMBERS EXHIBITION” HARBOURFRONT, ONTARIO
2002 “ART AS RITUAL” JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2000 “30 IN 2000” STATION GALLERY, WHITBY, ONTARIO.
1996 “SHELTER” – LYNNE MCILVRIDE EVANS / FRANCIS MUSCAT
STATION GALLERY WHITBY ONTARIO
“JURIED CRAFT EXHIBITION” ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA,.
1995 “WORKS IN GLASS” DEFO GALLERY, TORONTO, ONTARIO
1994 “HOLIDAY COLLECTION” ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL
1994 G.A.A.C. MEMBERS EXIBITION C2G2 GALLERY WATERLOO, ON
“GLASS, HOT AND COLD” FRANCIS MUSCAT+ BRAD COPPING
RUSSEL GALLERY, LINDSEY, ONTARIO.
1993 ”ART FOR EARTH SAKE” STATION GALLERY, WHITBY, ONTARIO
“PLAYFUL IMAGINATION” IN THE MAKING GALLERY, TORONTO, ONT.
1991 “BOYAJIEV – BROCK – MUSCAT” THE GLASS ART GALLERY, TORONTO
SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS
2009 BEST SCULPTURE UXBRIDGE CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS
2007 BEST IN MEDIUM TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION
2005 BEST IN SHOW 131 O.S.A. JURIED ART EXHIBITION
2003 BEST IN SHOW 11th ANNUAL COMMUNITY ART COMPETITION THE STATION GALLERY
2002 PROTÉGÉ HONOURS AWARD ARTS TORONTO
SECOND PRIZE JURIED CRAFT SHOW CLEVELAND JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
1994 FIRST PRIZE DUPONT ART COMPETITION THE STATION GALLERY
1992 BEST SCULPTURE TORONTO INDOOR ART EXHIBITION
PUBLIC / PRIVATE COMMISSIONS / COLLECTIONS
2013 LAND PLAN DEVELOPMENTS GLASS SCULPTURE COMMISSION
FOREST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, FORT WORTH TEXAS
2013 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL TRUMP TOWER TORONTO ONTARIO
MUSCAT/FREEMAN COMMISSION
2012 EVERGREEN BRICKWORKS DESIGN BY NATURE TORONTO ONTARIO
MUSCAT/FREEMAN INSTALLATION
BRANT PARK RESIDENCE SALES CENTRE SCULPTURE TORONTO ONTARIO
MUSCAT/FREEMAN INSTALLATION
HOWARD PARK RESIDENCE SALES CENTRE SCULPTURE TORONTO, ONTARIO
MUSCAT/FREEMAN INSTALLATION
2010 JOANN AND JURGEN LORENZEN ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION
ALBERTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PURCHASE
2009 WILD ONION RESTAURANT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION
UXBRIDGE CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM
2008 BRENT SWANIK PRIVATE WINDOW COMMISSION
2007 MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS DONATION FROM MENDEL COLLECTION
2005 STATION GALLERY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION “BEYOND KNOWING”
MAGIC DOOR GALLERY WINDOW COMMISSION
2004 ROLAND ESTRABILLO SCULPTURED RECEPTION DESK ANCASTER, ONTARIO
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
2002 ROBERT CLARDGE / RUDOLPH COMACHO PRIVATE INDOOR SCULPTURE
2001 RONALD HOLBROOK AND ASSOCIATES GARDEN SCULPTURE TORONTO ONTARIO
1997 HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION RICK GALLOP AWARD
ATTENBOROUGH LANDSCAPE LTD. PRIVATE GARDEN SCULPTURE
1999 NEIL TURNBULL LTD. PRIVATE GARDEN SCULPTURE TORONTO ONTARIO
1996 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ROSE WOLFE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
1995 MIDLAND WALWYN CORPORATE AWARDS
MARKSON BOROOAH HODSON ARCHITECTS STAINED GLASS WINDOW
1994 ETOBICOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
Artist’s Statement
In 1980 I enrolled in the Kiln Fired Glass course at O.C.A. It was then that I knew this material is what I want to be working with and conquer. There I learned the technical aspects of warm glass.
Upon further discoveries, I wanted to start to build with glass. I knew that working in three dimensions was more gratifying for me so I needed to learn about adhesives and the structural integrity of glass.
Glass for me was the primary material to use. I started to combine it with metals, wood, stone and other material and discovered that glass begs to be partnered with other materials.
Francis Muscat















