Canadian Artist from London, Ontario
A Little About Me
DARCY JAY MCVICAR
64 Thackerey Place
London, Ontario, N6G 3E7
(519) 474-4449
EDUCATION
2024 - Spanish , Additional art courses - Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2018 – 2023 Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art) – University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
2017 Video Game Design – Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada
RESIDENCY
2024 Two Cent Press, Serrazanoa, Italy - Mezzotint
2023 LAV Artist Residency, Granada, Spain - Acrylic, Watercolour
2023 Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Island, Maine, USA - Wood Sculpture and Fabrication
EXHIBITION WORK
SOLO (SELECTED)
2024 Italian Lobsters / Lagostina, Two Cent Press Studio, Serrazanoa, Italy
2023 You are my Lobster, Forever and Ever, Lav Studio, Granada, Spain
2022 Avengers Assemble, Vitrine, John Labatt Visual Art Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
GROUP (SELECTED)
2023 Coopering by Design, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Island, Maine, USA
2023 BL:UE, John Labatt Visual Art Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2023 Annual Juried Exhibition, John Labatt Visual Art Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada ** Winner - Art History Department - Book Award **
2023 SONGS - Society of Neuroscience Graduate Students (upcoming), Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2021 SONGS - Society of Neuroscience Graduate Students, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2021 International Student Week Art Exhibit, University College, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2019 Annual Juried Exhibition, John Labatt Visual Art Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
2018 Lyrics, John Labatt Visual Art Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
COLLECTIONS PUBLIC (SELECTED)
2023 Stetten Museum, Department of Health and Human Services, National institute of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
2020 Department of Philosophy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (Watercolour)
COMMISSIONS CORPORATE (SELECTED)
2023 Northwest London Veterinary Clinic, London, Ontario, Canada. Painting (Interior)
2022 The Nicholas Ramdeyall Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Painting (Interior)
2022 Andy's Auto Wreckers, London, Ontario, Canada. Painting (Interior)
2022 Shelby's Restaurant, London, Ontario, Canada. Painting (Interior)
2021 Red Lobster Restaurants of Canada, London, Ontario, Canada. Paintings x6 (Interior)
PUBLICATIONS
“BL:UE" , Practicum Class – Western University, Self Published, 2023
“Warhol / Red Glasses.” Glamour, AETERNA Volume 2, (2022): Visual Arts Supporters Association, page 29, acrylic painting.
“47 Years” Twenty-Four Seven, ICONOCLAST Collective, Volume 11, (Fall 2021), page 4, watercolour painting.
“Ronald Looking at Expansion” Star Dust, ICONOCLAST Collective, Volume 10, (Spring 2021), page 4, watercolour painting.
“Minnesota Riots”, (Un)Heard, ICONOCLAST Collective, Volume 11, (Fall 2020), page 4-5, watercolour painting.
“Oh Look, a Book”, Unrest, Nuit Violette, (2020), 12am – 1pm, cyanotype print. (Online)
AWARDS
2023 Practicum Student of the Year 2023, Nominated from Peer Group, The University of Western
Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2022 – 2023 Department Representative for Visual Arts, AHSC Arts and Humanities Student Council, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Darcy McVicar is an artist from London, Ontario, Canada. He graduated with Honours in May 2023 from the University of Western Ontario with a BFA (Visual Arts). Darcy specializes in creating original Watercolour, Acrylic and Oil painting. Darcy also works with original sculptures, installation pieces, cyanotype, screen prints and multiples. Darcy does commission work for original paintings including portraits.
