Ron Bolt
Nature, A Personal View
RON BOLT
Nature, A Personal View
Loch Gallery is thrilled to present a new collection of paintings by Ron Bolt. Centred around the artist’s continual exploration of the Canadian wilderness, this latest series captures the complex interplay between light, water, and rugged shorelines. Through his deep engagement with the natural world, Bolt balances instinct with careful consideration, allowing each painting to evolve through reflection and response.
In his own words, Bolt describes his approach to the collection:
Three interconnected elements are necessary to create Art: Emotion, Intellect, Craft.
Questions arise. Why was I so emotionally excited by a particular interaction with the natural world? Can I remove or add elements to clarify that experience? How am I to deal with the changes and challenges that the image demands as it unfolds? I have been asking these questions for close to sixty years. That’s why artists never retire.
BUILDING THE FINEST ART COLLECTIONS IN CANADA
TORONTO WINNIPEG CALGARY
Cover: Ron Bolt, The Beginning of Another Day, 2025, oil on canvas, 40” x 40”
Opposite: Ron Bolt, And the Sea Stills Itself, 2026, oil on canvas, 28” x 50”
Ron Bolt, A Gathering Storm 2025, oil on board, 30” x 30”
Ron Bolt, Wave Mysterious 2026, oil on board, 24” x 36”
Ron Bolt, Sunshot Atlantic 2025, oil on board, 24” x 30”
Ron Bolt, Later that Same Evening (Lake of Bays) 2025, oil on board, 36” x 36”
Ron Bolt, In the Beginning 2025, oil on canvas, 36” x 40”
Ron Bolt, Morning Glory 2025, oil on canvas, 28.5” x 41.75”
Ron Bolt, Spring Melt 2025, oil on board, 24” x 48”
Ron Bolt, Nameless Hours, August 2023, oil on board, 36” x 36”
Ron Bolt, Coastal Carvings (California) 2025, oil on canvas, 36” x 50”
Ron Bolt, Falling Water North (Yukon) 2025, oil on board, 36” x 48”
Ron Bolt, The Dawn Comes up Like Thunder 2026, oil on board, 30” x 30”
Ron Bolt, Morning, Long Beach (Vancouver Island) 2025, oil on board, 24” x 48”
Ron Bolt, A Summer’s Afternoon (Georgian Bay) 2025, oil on board, 36” x 48”
Ron Bolt, Sundown (Lake of Bays) 2025, oil on board, 24” x 30”
Curriculum Vitae
RON BOLT, RCA
Born 1938, Toronto
EDUCATION
Royal Conservatory of Music, Associate Diploma, 1961
Ontario College of Art, 1958
Ryerson Polytechnic School, 1957
Northern Technical School, Toronto, Gold Medallist, 1955
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Past member of Ontario Society of Artists
Member, Toronto City Hall Arts Advisory Board, 1970
Artist in Residence, Hibb’s Cove, Nfld., 1971 & 1972
Visual Arts Ontario, Founding member, Board of Directors, 1975-81, 1985-86
Elected Royal Canadian Academy of Art 1985; Executive Council 1986-92, 199602; President, 2000-2002
Trustee, Art Gallery of Northumberland, 1989-90
Award, 1st Kochi Intl. Triennial Exhibi tion, Japan, 1990
Professional member, Arts and Letters Club, Toronto
Advisory Board, Cultural Centre, Cobourg, 1991
Awarded Government of Canada 125 Medal, 1992
Honourary Life Member: Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan; Art Gallery
of Northumberland; Station Gallery; Society of Canadian Artists
Over 80 one man exhibitions since 1965
Artist in Residence Program, Parks Canada, 2000
ARTS 2000 open competition, Canada
Trustee, Ntl. Portrait Gallery, Royal Ont ario Museum, 2001
Artist in Residence, St. Michael’s Print Shop, Nfld. 2001
Artist in Residence, Joshua Tree Ntl. Park, CA. USA, 2002
Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal, 2002
Awarded position on Yukon 3 Rivers Journey, 2003
Yukon 3 Rivers Journey, Ntl. Travelling Show, 2004
Awarded RCA Centennial Medallion, 2005
Selected “Carte Blanche, Vol.2-Painting”, fall, 2008
Queen Elizabeth Il Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
The Snake River Suite, Yukon, Canada, 2006
The Beat and the Still (limited edition art book) co-published with North Editions Ltd., 1990
The Inner Ocean, Merrit Publishing, 1980
Acrylics, Ontario Government, Depart ment of Culture & Recreation, 1976
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Canada Post $1 definitive stamp, Fundy
Ntl. Park, 1979
Royal Ontario Museum limited edition serigraph, 1980
Govt. of Ontario, Newmarket Court House mural, 1980
Tapestry designs, Elte Carpets, exhibited
Stratford Festival Theatre, Ontario 1982
Sheraton Hotels International, 1985
Adaron, Raleigh, N.C., USA, 1986
Minto Place, Ottawa, Ontario 1989
CN, Toronto 1991 / Telesat, Ottawa, 1991
Microsoft, Toronto, 1991
Govt. of Ontario, Laurentian University mural, Sudbury, Ontario, 1992
Northern Telecom, private print edition, 1992
Govt. of Canada, Canada House, Syd ney, Australia, 1992
Bimcor, Division of BCE, Toronto 1992
Profile Art Inc., 2 print editions 1997
YMCA Donor Wall 1999
Richardson Partners Financial Ltd, 2004/05
SELECTED PUBLIC SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Travelling exhibits: 1979-80 and 1995-97
Art Galleries of Hamilton and Windsor, Ontario
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, P.E.I.
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Mount Allison University, New Brunswick
Arts & Culture Centre, Newfoundland
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador
Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Ontario
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Ontario, 1976
Art Gallery of Northumberland, 1978, 1990, 1994
Whitby Arts Centre and Gallery Stratford, Ontario
Library and Art Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario
Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, 1977
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 1975
University of Guelph, Ontario, 1972
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., 1984
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario, 1995 and 1988
Royal Canadian Academy Galleries, Toronto, 1990
Constructing Wonder, Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, 2023
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL SHOWS
International Union Tourist & Cultural Association, Istanbul, Turkey, 1979
Canadian Printmakers: Bronx Museum, New York, travelled throughout USA and Mexico, 1982
International Biennial Print Exhibit, Taipei Museum of Fine Art, Republic of China, 1985 and 1987
39th North American Print Exh., Boston, USA, 1987
3rd Biennial Exh. of Prints, Wakayama, Japan, 1989
Canadian Art Fair ‘94, Nagoya, Japan
Pollock House, Glasgow, 1998
Tate West, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, 2000
Art Institute of Shen Zhen, China, 2000
Contemporary Art Museum, Guang Zho, China, 2000
Liu Hai Su Art Museum, Shanghai, China, 2000
What is Realism? curated by Edward
Lucie-Smith at Albemarle Gallery, Lon don, England, July/Aug, 2005
Albemarle Gallery, London, England, Nov. 2006 - 2009, June 2013
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Canada Council Art Bank
Government of Ontario - National Library of Canada
Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library
National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
McGill University, Rare Books Library
Queen’s University, Kingston - York University, Toronto
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec University of Guelph - University of Toronto University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Ontario, E.P. Taylor
Research Library
Art Gallery of Algoma - Art Gallery of Hamilton
Art Gallery of Northumberland
Art Gallery of Peterborough - The Gallery
Stratford
Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Air Canada - Teleglobe - National Library
Hungary
Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador
Canadian Airlines - Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
Toronto Dominion Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
Citibank, Canada
Toronto Stock Exchange
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Shell Canada Limited
Imperial Oil Limited
Xerox Corporation
Dow Chemical of Canada Ltd.
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Hudson’s Bay Company - London Life Insurance Co.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Price Waterhouse Limited - BMO Nesbitt Burns
International Business Machines
Canada Limited
Shaw Communications - The Globe & Mail
James Richardson & Sons Limited
McMaster Museum of Art
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton
Back Cover: Ron Bolt, Morning, Long Beach (Vancouver Island), 2025, oil on board, 24” x 48”
