About

CURRICULUM VITAE

John P. Hoyt       Pinzl.Studio@gmail.com        www.johnhoyt.ca

Completed Academic Degrees:

  • PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Alberta, 1990
  • MFA, Studio Art, University of California, (Davis) 1972
  • MSPH, Biostatistics, Loma Linda University, 1970
  • BA, French, Loma Linda University, 1969

Academic Appointments:

  • Professor, Canadian University College, 1995-retired in 2019, Art and Education
  • Associate Professor, Canadian University College, 1980-1995, Art
  • Teacher, Gitwe College, Rwanda, Africa, 1973-1979, Secondary Physics and Chemistry
  • Sessional Instructor, University of California (Davis campus), 1971-1972

Languages / Multicultural Experience:

  • Fluent in French; I have studied numerous other languages including German, Spanish, Italian (Milan 2011) and Swahili (Nairobi 1976).
  • Recent travel includes Germany/France (2013), Greece (2011 and 2012), Italy, Croatia, Finland, and Russia (2008-2010 and earlier).
  • Member: Firestick Living History Society. Actives include yearly reenactments of a portion of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion as well as crafting replica firearms for use in the reenactments.

Art Shows:

  • Crucible. Group show. Burman University Library, Lacombe, Alberta. Jan. 2026
  • Hit and Run.  Group show. Gallery La Petite Mort, Ottawa, ON.  March 2014.
  • Mystic Pill.  Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON. November 2012.
  • Political Acts.  Group show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON. July 2012.
  • Group show, Angell Gallery, Toronto.  March-April 2011.
  • New Arrivals, group show.  The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary, AB, April 2008
  • Unusual Suspects, group show, Gallery One, Toronto, ON. March 2004.
  • End of Lease, group show, Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, 2004.
  • Ten, group show, Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, September 2003.
  • Perpetual Bond, group show. Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, September 2002.
  • Figured, group show. Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, September 2001.
  • Perceptions, group show. Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, September 2000.
  • Lost Saints, Forgotten Angels, solo show. Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB, November 1999.

Et Cetera . . . . . . . . .  

Honours and Grants:

  • Visual Arts Project Grant: Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Funding awarded for work on the Mystery Play painting series, May 1996.
  • Artist of the Year Award: Red Deer and District Allied Arts Council, April 1994.
  • J. P. Taylor Award for Excellence in Art: Medici Art Foundation, October 1993.
  • Seed Grant for on-going artistic endeavour: Canadian Union College Committee for Research and Publication: 1989 to present (monetary award renewed on a yearly basis).

      Interviews and Publications:

  • “John Hoyt: Creative Combustion.”  Outlooks (Alberta Arts and Entertainment weekly), July 2000.
  • “Private Religion, Private Hell.”  Cover article, Alberta Report, December 13, 1993.
  • Interview. Arts Alberta, CKUA, broadcast April 26 and 27, 1992.
  • Interview and discussion of paintings. Dialogue, CKRD TV, November 5, 1982.
  • “Cracking Nuts or Peeling Onions?” Lead article for a series entitled “The Many Faces of God.” Spectrum Oct. 1993: 14.
  • Unpublished dissertation: Line and Labyrinth: A Study of Temporality and the Curriculum.  Presented to the Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta, September 1990.
  • Numerous other articles and reviews may be found in my portfolio, including items from the Edmonton Journal, Red Deer Advocate, Arts Bridge, and Artichoke.