Roy Hartling (1954-2020) earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, California, in 1977; in 1978 he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the College of Art and Design, in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and was awarded his Master of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal in 1981.

Hartling was living in Montreal, where he taught at Dawson College. He worked primarily in back and white, making occasional forays into colour. His photographs bespeak his great attention to fine printing and attention to light and tonality. In his recent work he takes advantage of contemporary technology and brings to that medium all his traditional concerns for the printing process. His photographs can be found in numerous important private and public collections including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, The Canada Council Art Bank in the nation’s capital, and the Photographer’s Gallery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Education:

1981 Master of Fine Arts, Concordia University (Montreal, QC)

1978 Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Art and Design (Halifax, NS)

1976-77 Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, CA)

Exhibition highlights:

2008 Talkin' Turkey: Photographs from Istanbul, 2005- 2007, St. Francis Xavier University Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS

2006 Istanbul – At the crossroads ~ A la croisée des chemins, HollingerCollins Contemporary Art, Montreal, QC

2004 Group show, HollingerCollins, Contemporary Art, Montreal, QC.

2003 Streets of St. Pete’s - Photographs of St. Petersburg, Russia; Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal, QC

2003 Streets of St. Pete’s - Photographs of St. Petersburg, Russia; Eleanor London Public Library, Montreal, QC

1999 hvaerteg – An exhibition of painting and photography; Centre de Diffusion, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal,

1999 QC Annual Holiday Exhibit of Gallery Artists; Galerie Mistral, Montreal, QC

1999 Small Pleasures; Galerie Mistral, Montreal, QC

1989 Dawson Institute of Photography Faculty Exhibition; Rhopiaki Epauli, Rhodes, Greece

1987 Alumni Photography Exhibition; Anna Leowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS

1982 Transparent Romantic; Great George Street Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI

1980 Halifax Photographers; Optica Centre for Contemporary Art, Montreal, QC Points de vue; La chambre blanche Art Gallery, Québec, QC

1976 Fairview Photographers; Anna Leownes Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS

Awards and Grants:

1980 Short Term Grant, Canada Council (Ottawa, ON)

1980 Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University (Montreal, QC)

1979 Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University (Montreal, QC)

Bibliography:

Protée, Théorie et pratiques sémiotiques, Vol. 24, numéro 2, automne 1996

Vice Versa Magazine, November/December Issue, 2004

Rubicon Arts Review, McGill University, Issue 2

Vie des Arts, No. 194, Printemps 2004

Art documentation & Works published:

1978–2001
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Concordia Art Gallery
Discussion Magazine
National Museum of Man
Parachute
Magazine
Vanguard Magazine

Collections:

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS

Banque d’oeuvres d’art du conseil des arts du Canada, Ottawa, ON

BCF – Montréal

National Museum of Man

Photographer’s Gallery, Saskatoon, SK