SIMON SCHNEIDERMAN
Toronto
1947 Born in a DP camp outside Munich
1947 Emigrated to Amsterdam
1952 Emigrated to Montreal
1966 Undergraduate studies at McGill University
1970 Moved to Toronto; actor in John Herbert's theatre company
1970 Wrote Television Play, “Yes, But Will You Love Me,” produced
by CBC
1970-72 Wrote and Produced radio and television commercials
1970-72 Wrote copy for newspaper and magazine advertisements
1972-74 Assistant Administrator, Unicorn Children's Theatre, London,
England
1974 Wrote sitcom scripts for Frankie Howard; King of Kensington;
comedy sketches for CBC Variety
1974 Wrote Hugh Garner short story adaptation for CBC Television
1974 Sold a children's radio play, "The Great Other Side" to CBC
1974-78 Attended Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto
1980 Called to the bar, began working as a trial lawyer
1980 Studied painting with Instructors (including John Michael Angel)
and part time at Ontario College of Art, Toronto
1997 Initiated animated film series, "Understanding the Law," with the
National Film Board. Educational films explaining legal subjects
to the public
1997-99 Wrote and Illustrated a comic strip called "Making Law for Law
Times"
EXHIBITIONS
2020 One of A Kind show (virtual)
2019 Solo Show, Artscape/Distillery
2019 Distillery Art Show
2018 Preoccupied With My Father, Parrott Gallery, Belleville Ontario, Exhibition
2018 The Artist Project
2017 The Artist Project
2016 Preoccupied With My Father, Ah! Gallery (Arts and Heritage)
Warkworth, Ontario, Exhibition
2016 Albany Club, Ontario Bar Association, Solo Show Toronto
2016 Augustus Jones Contemporary, Solo Show Toronto
2016 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2016 The Artist Project Toronto
2015 Spring Ahead, LA LA LA Gallery, Toronto Group Show
2015 The Artist Project Toronto
2015 Architectural Digest Home Show, New York NY
2014 Lipman Art Gallery, Grafton, Ontario, Solo Show
2014 Affordable Art Fair, New York NY
2014 Architectural Digest Home Show, New York NY
2014 Love Art Fair, Toronto
2013 Poetry Reading and Art Show at Type Books, Toronto
2013 Art Square Gallery Solo Show Toronto
2013 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2013 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto
2012 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto
2010 The Artist Project Toronto
2010 Preoccupied With My Father, Etty Hillesum Centre, Deventer, Netherlands, Exhibition.
2008 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto
2008 The Look Show, Gallery Lambton, Sarnia
2007 Legal Easel, Group Show, Law Society of Upper Canada
2007 It's About Time, Group Show, New Gallery Toronto for Artist's'
Health Centre Foundation
2007 Preoccupied With My Father, Miles Nadel Jewish Communty Centre, Toronto, Exhibition
2006 A Fragile Landscape, solo exhibition, Louise Lipman Contemporary Art gallery Toronto
2004 Preoccupied With My Father, Holy Blossom Temple Art Gallery,
Toronto, Exhibition
2003 Preoccupied With My Father, To Go, Toronto, Exhibition
2001 The Lawyer Art Show, To Go, Toronto
PUBLICATIONS
2020 “Mildred The Penguin Bird”, Illustrated Children’s book, self published.
2007 "Preoccupied With My Father," Graphic Memoir, published by ECW
Press
PRESENTATIONS: Exhibition and Lecture Re: Preoccupied With My Father
2018 The Parrott Gallery/Belleville, Ontario
2016 Ah! Gallery (Arts and Heritage) Warkworth, Ontario, Public Exhibition
2008 Leah Posluns Theatre, Koffler Centre for the Arts, Toronto
2008 American Jewish University; JBC Meet the Author; Los Angeles
2008 Beach Hebrew Institute of Toronto
2009 Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre,Holy Blossom
Synagogue Toronto
2010 Eti Hellesum Centre, Deventer, Netherlands
INTERVIEWS RE: Preoccupied With My Father
2007 Tapestry, Mary Hynes CBC Radio
2007 Metro Morning CBC Radio
2007 Ralph Benmergui Jazz FM
2008 Israel Today, Howard Adelman CTS Television