Carol Knowlton-Dority
Visual Artist, B.A., B.Ed.
416-223-5197
email: carol@carolknowlton-dority.com

Knowlton-Dority aspires to be open to new and sometimes surprising thoughts which develop as she considers her part in the human experience. Creating visual art is a way of reviewing and reflecting upon these ideas. She has welcomed opportunities to engage in dialogue and explore ideas at Brock University and the University or Toronto.

Part of her practice as a Visual Artist includes opportunity to be involved in educational and community experiences. As President of Mural Routes, Knowlton-Dority is part of a vital team whose purpose is to educate, engage and enhance communities through the creation of mural and public art. As well, she has developed projects for, and in conjunction with, groups such as Fairlawn Community Centre, Youth Without Shelter and Delisle Youth Centre.

Knowlton-Dority has enjoyed a variety of opportunities to bring children and visual arts together; as a classroom teacher in both public and private school settings, and as an art educator for the Toronto District School Board, The Bishop Strachan School, Branksome Hall and organizations such as City of Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto Special Events, DiscoverAbility and the RedEye Studio Gallery in the Distillery District. She created and implemented in two Ontario District School Boards, Journey Into Peace: A Bullying Prevention Program Through Visual Arts [ link » ]

Knowlton-Dority is also active in the arts community through Mural Routes, the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Visual Arts Ontario.

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS/COMMISSIONS
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• Sacred Expressions, published by Anglican Church of Canada 2007 - details »
  
  
• Off the Wall, published by Mural Routes 2004-2005, surface and symbol, published by Scarborough Arts Council, 2005 [Mural Routes website » / Scarborough Arts Council website »]
  
  
• Ferment: Christianity in Transition, published by The Anglican Centre for Theological Dialogue, Special Edition 2004
  
  
• Image and Artist Statement, Spring/Summer 2003, Article and 5 images, Winter 2002, Image and Artist Statement
  
  
• Toronto Moose Prints, 2000, Graydon Hall Designer Showcase Catalogue, 2000, The BSS Magazine, Fall 1999, produced by The Bishop Strachan School - details on Moose in the City here »
  

ARTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• President of Mural Routes: since 2005: Not-for-Profit organization which promotes the development of Murals in Canada. www.muralroutes.com
  
  
• Royal Conservatory of Music, Resonant Learning Symposium Speaker: Transforming Conflict: Crossing Cultural Boundaries in Arts Education (2007)
  
  
• Art & Theology Committee, University of Toronto
  
  
• Meditation and Art Committee, Nalanda College, University of Toronto
  
  
• Member of Visual Arts Ontario website »