The Act & Art of Writing - SPEECH - M.L.Holton, March, 2019

'THE ACT & ART OF WRITING' by M.L.Holton  
Pre-Recorded on Soundcloud
 WAAH 'Speaker's Series', Art Gallery of Hamilton, March, 2019 

New novel, TRILLIUM, e-book or paperback, on AMAZON.CA 
 ('The Frozen Goose', written, produced & directed, by MLHolton)

 Now available too, on Speakola, 
an eclectic collection of speeches throughout the ages.
One of my favourites, under the Arts/Culture banner, 
is a timely speech by UrsulaLeGuin ... 

Join Canadian Artist & Author, Margaret Lindsay Holton, for Lecture on 'The Act & Art of Writing' & BOOK LAUNCH of her new novel, TRILLIUM, at the Art Gallery of Hamilton

Book Cover  - TRILLIUM by M.L.Holton

' The Act & Art of Writing '

- With Special Guest, M.L.Holton

 (Part of the WAAH SPEAKER'S SERIES)

Award-winning Canadian author and artist, Margaret Lindsay Holton, is releasing her third novel - TRILLIUM. 

"Spanning a period of 250 years, three distinctly different young men arrive and strive within the burgeoning wine-making region of Niagara. Now available in e-book or paperback, this explosive generational family saga explores a number of on-going issues: land ownership, the often hidden origins of male toxicity, the development of female empowerment and the very real impact of cold hard cash."

Find out more about her epic new work  - TRILLIUM  - via the Facebook fanpage or follow along on Twitter - (hashtag: #landlustloot)

Join Margaret Lindsay Holton for an engaging lecture on 'The Act & Art of Writing'. Afterwards, enjoy a  FREE Screening of the critically acclaimed 25 minute WW1 Canadian film -  The Frozen Goose - written, directed and  produced by her in 2016.

M.L.Holton  is delighted to be an Invited Speaker in the popular 'Speakers Series' hosted by the Womens' Art Association of Hamilton. A book signing will occur at the end of this unique BOOK LAUNCH Event.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

123 King Street - Downtown Hamilton 

 Thursday - March 21st, 1-3pm

Price:  Non-members - $5 at the door. 

 (Please Note: Limited Seating / First Come, First Served)

Location Shot for The Frozen Goose, (2015) by M.L.Holton

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 -

It is with deep regret, due to circumstances beyond my control, that I must announce that the TRILLIUM book launch at the Art Gallery of Hamilton has been CANCELLED.**

My intended lecture about 'The Act & Art of Writing' can be found here > https://soundcloud.com/canadada/the-act-art-of-writing-by-mlholton/s-d2kGp

TRILLIUM, my third novel, released in January 2019 in e-book or paperback, can be found on Amazon.CA >https://amzn.to/2q0iEeL 

Alternate e-book formats - (Kobo, Indigo, Apple etc) - are here:  https://books2read.com/TRILLIUM

(The FROZEN GOOSE film & trailer, referenced in the lecture, can be seen here > https://thefrozengoose.vhx.tv/)

Margaret Lindsay Holton

Golden Horseshoe Artist & Author

CANADADA: TAKE TWO - CD Album, Spoken Word & Garageband Antics by Canadian Artist, M.L.Holton

Canadian Artist, MLHolton - Spoken Word & Garageband Antics

35 Tracks of Potent MLH Poetry fused with her Electropop Jive!

Yup, 65 minutes of SERIOUS FUN!

 Limited Sesqui-Centennial Release - ONLY 75 Copies! 
A SOUND CELEBRATION for CANADA's 150th. Hurry!

PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE!

LISTEN TO Additional SAMPLE TRACKS at CANADADA.BANDCAMP.COM

(You can pick up a copy over there too. And even become a VIP member!)  

RELEASED NOON, March 15th, 2017.

UPDATE: April 2nd, 2017 - "A rich musical adventure" that 'tickles' the ear"! - 
Super Review of the musical aspects of the CD,
 via Glen Brown, Founder & Editor of Greater Hamilton Musician 
UPDATE, June 29th, 2017 -and great review by Ryan McGreal, 
Editor-in-Chief of Raise the Hammer 

Signature Poem from 'Bush Chord', e-poetry book of 2006 ...

 

Bush Chord

Available in Bush Chord, 79 page poetry & pinhole e-book

pine poplar willow and punk wood
spit and spark
while bone hard elm birch apple and oak
hum harmonious
fine hard woods - good wood to burn
these wonder instruments pressure whistle
chattering, cheering, cackling
crackling within a hesitant cyclone of light
flickering flames
of sublime delight, warming slow, they give us life

parse this minor miracle of mega bio-physics
of holy fire drawn down
from primal sun
through leaves to rugged root shoots far flung
look here now
to this instant, brilliant burn
an intense unrehearsed liquid fire –
a sound symphony of sun struck lyres
complete and sacred
a rare but common gift

the honey musk smell of jumbled bush wood
burns deep into primal memory
     (remember those crisp sun-filled fall days
     of cutting, gathering, splitting, stacking,
     carrying, piling, drying, and cursing
     those back breaking loads?)

to get to this
this calm clear moment
listen

listen
to these bush chords
please

The Maggies - Oct 16th in #Hamont

I've been nominated. Don't stand a chance of winning, such great talent on deck. 

But nice to be 'in the running' ....
https://www.thespec.com/events/4900294--1st-annual-hamilton-independent-med/
 

ENGRAVED: Canadian Stories of WW1 - LAUNCH Oct 20th

Thrilled to be one of 20 authors in this timely collection of World War One. My tale is fictional, but it still addresses the never-ending horrors of war. Seen through the life and experience of children, my short story tells what is seldom told ...Also delighted to learn that my story is the 'closing story' of the collection.  It is a place of honor.

Pick up a copy via Different Drummer in Burlington 

or Bryan Prince in Hamilton, 

or order via Seraphim's distributor, The Book Band.

For other examples of my written works, please consider some of my photo-journalist items 

published in news blogs throughout the Golden Horseshoe Region of Southern Ontario, Canada.

OPEN INVITATION - The Great Lakes Garden Project

Hello all - I'm looking for the best gardens on - or overlooking - the Great Lakes. 

If you have one, or you know of one, please consider this 

OPEN INVITATION

Thanks. mlh

A new 'bi-weekly' MLH column & other freelance writing gigs

NB: My short story, The FROZEN GOOSE, has been made into a short film, watch it online here.  --- Plus, a new sesquicentennial project of spoken word & music, CANADADA: TAKE TWO, was released in the spring of 2017. Give a listen here. 

 

For other MLH published works see my Author's Page on Amazon. 
 ---
Published Stories by MLH
2012 

UPDATE: All former links to MLH stories on 'OurBurlington'
have been redirected to the re-named 'BURLINGTON GAZETTE'  front page.
To locate my following stories at that location, search via
'By Margaret Lindsay Holton' by-line. 

1. What's the Buzz? Tell me Whatsa happenin'

Title rewritten by blog editor.

Published in OurBurlington.org, March 8th, 2012

2. 'Lessons from Pre-Contact Culture: Cootes Paradise Revisited'

Published in Raise the Hammer, June 18^th, 2012

http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/1624/lessons_for_today_from_pre-contact_civilization_at_cootes_paradise

3. 'A Customer Service Connundrum'

Published OurBurlington  August 3rd, 2012

4. 'Men Really are Wonderful, even when Proud, Stubborn & a little bit Pig-Headed'

Published OurBurlington. August, 2012

5. 'Burlington's Forgotten Pier' – Title changed by blog editor

Published OurBurlington:: September 4th

6. 'Help Wanted: Public Art Seeks Burlington  Imagination: Apply Elsewhere.'

Title changed by editor …

Published in OurBurlngton

7. 'In the Age of the Internet, is the Burlington Public Library a Luxury we can No Longer Afford?' – 

Title changed by editor …

Published: September 27th 

8. 'Riding Horses: Chomping at the Bit'  - No title change.

Published: Oct 12th , 2012 - OurBurlington

9. 'Pythons' Pit is Fishing for Your Good Ideas: Rewards Offered

Title changed by editor …  

Published: Oct 26th, 2012, Our Burlington

10. ‘Not all Soup Bowls are Created Equal’

Title changed by editor …

Published, November 13^th, 2012 – OurBurlington

11. ‘Meetups Popping Up All around Burlington. Should City Hall host a‘Meetup?’

Title changed by editor – marginally. Editor failed to add supplied captions to images. sigh. 

… Published, Nov22^nd, 2012 - Our Burlington

12. ‘The RBG hosts the “Mechanical Botanical” Exuberance of Paul Busse. All aboard!’

Editor goofed on placement of photos ... 

Published, Dec 5th  - OurBurlington.org 

13. It certainly is a ‘Merry Christmas!’ on the world wide web … 

Published OurBurlington.org. Dec. 20^th, 2012

14. A quick dip in Lake Ontario at this time of year? Are you NUTS??? But, hey, Congrats!!    

Published OurBurlington.org, Dec 29th, 2012

2013

15.  'Burlington: Talking Turkey. Lots of Turkey. Really. I’m talking turkeys here … '

Title changed marginally ...

Published OurBurlington, Jan 14^th

16. Don't miss the Winter Market @ TERRA Greenhouse in North Burlington

Published OurBurlington, Jan 29th

17. Local artist, Steve Pilcher, in line to win an Academy Award 
with fellow Pixar/Disney artists & animators 
Published, then deleted from OurBurlington, within a week.
(Editor wouldn't make necessary editorial changes as requested by Pixar)  Read it here: 
http://canadadaphotography.blogspot.ca/2013/02/local-artist-steve-pilcher-in-line-to.html  

18. Harold Sikkema - Trickster? or Master in the Making?
Published on CanadadaPhotography, February 2013
-http://canadadaphotography.blogspot.ca/2013/02/harold-sikkema-trickster-or-master-in.html 

19. 'Stephani Vegh: Beating a Dead Horse? Or, Emerging from an Academic Chrysalis?'
Published on CanadadaPHOTOGRAPHY, March 18th, 2013. 
http://canadadaphotography.blogspot.ca/2013/03/stephanie-vegh-beating-dead-horse-or.html

20. 'The Artful Craft of Public Speaking ... '
Published in Raise the Hammer,April 1st
 http://raisethehammer.org/article/1814/the_artful_craft_of_public_speaking
and BurlingtonBeat.ca -March 29th, 2013

21. 'Hamilton Beach Community Cleans Up Its Patch of Our Planet'
Published in Raise the Hammer, April 29th, 2013
 http://raisethehammer.org/article/1838  

22. 'Baranga's on the Beach: this ain't no beach side 'hut' ...
Published in Raise the Hammer, May 16th, 2013
 http://raisethehammer.org/article/1855/  

23. Tall Ships coming into Hamilton Harbour - Black & White Photography
Published in Raise the Hammer, June 28th, 2013
 http://raisethehammer.org/blog/2735
and, in part, in the Burlington Gazette (formerly OurBurlington) 

24. Hamilton's Historical Beacon: A Lighthouse Well Worth Saving
Published in Raise the Hammer, August 26th, 2013
http://raisethehammer.org/article/1938
The Lighthouse Digest of Maine, USA is also running a 
condensed version of this story in their November, print issue. 

25. A Picnic on the High Level Bridge? Do We Dare? 
Published in Raise the Hammer, November 2nd, 2013
http://raisethehammer.org/article/1997

26. Forget Santa. Slam Poetry is Coming to Town!
Published in Raise the Hammer, December 18th, 2013
http://raisethehammer.org/article/2034

2014 

27.   Believe it or not, a well-crafted knot could save your life. 
Published in Raise the Hammer, (with video) February 7th, 2014 

28. Interview with Canadian Illustrator Tara Krebs: A Provocative Batterfly
Published in Raise the Hammer, March 28th, 2014

29. Location, Location, Location: Valley City in Dundas is Back. 
Published in Raise the Hammer, May 1st, 2014 
http://raisethehammer.org/article/2167

and in  The Hamilton Spectator - May 26th, 2014
and in Cambridge Times and Niagara This Week 

30. 'Lets Go Fly a Kite!
Published in Raise the Hammer, June 3rd, 2014 
http://raisethehammer.org/article/2203

31. Harold Dickert's Man Cave: Table Saw, Hand Tools & His Custom Made Guitars
(with VIDEO embed)
Published in Raise the Hammer, (with 14 min video )June 30th, 2014

and in The Hamilton Spectator, July 8/9th, 2014
as well as Cambridge Times, Niagara This Week and InsideHalton

32. A Whale of a Tale: The Scrimshaw Artistry of Dennis Sinclair (with VIDEO embed)
Published in Raise the Hammer, (with 9 min VIDEO), Oct 6th, 2014

33. A few thoughts on the recent municipal election ... 
With Less then 35% Voter Turnout - Did We Get What We Deserved?
Title changed by editor to 'Energy, Art & Cultural Engagement: Barry Lord with 34% voter turnout ... 
Published in Raise the Hammer, Nov. 7th, 2014

2015

34. Freelton Antique Mall: Eclectic, Exquisite & Eccentric 'Canadiana' 
Published in Raise the Hammer, (with 13:10 min VIDEO), Jan 15th, 2015

35. Sugaring Off! at Westfield Heritage Village (with VIDEO embed)
Published in Raise the Hammer, March 10th, 2015.

36. The Boob Tube: 3 Generations Talk TV
Published on Raise the Hammer, May 13th, 2015

37. The Frozen Goose Film Project: The DO's & DON'Ts of CROWDFUNDING 
Published on Raise the Hammer, September 10th, 2015

2016 

38. Words, Photos & Story-Telling: The Extreme Librarian  (with VIDEO embed)
Published on Raise the Hammer, May 20th, 2016 - 

39. Impressions of the Telling Tales Festival 2016  (with VIDEO embed)
Published on Riase the Hammer, October 5th, 2016

40. Studio of Metal-Worker, Doris Treleaven - 12 minute Documentary
Published on Raise the Hammer, October 7th, 2016  

2017 
41. Artist Frida Kahlo's Blood Bath Enshrined at Casa Azul
Published on Raise the Hammer, January 14th, 2017  

42. LAST FOLIO: Yuri Dojc - Exhibition Review at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
Published on Raise the Hammer, February 3rd, 2017

(Sidebar: Editor, Ryan McGreal, of Raise the Hammer, wrote great critical review of my latest musical offering, CANADADA:TAKE TWO - and published it on June 26th.

43. Book Review by M.L. Holton: All's Well by John Lefebvre
Published in Raise the Hammer, July 5th, 2017

44.  Book Review by M.L.Holton of  'CAST: Art & Objects'  
Published in Raise the Hammer, August 18th, 2017 

2020

45. Opinion by MLHolton - Arts Section - We'll Make It!
Published in Burington Gazette, May 5th, 2020 

 

2021

46. Creators Interview - MLHolton

Published on James Strecker Blog

 

 Recent book & CD production -  HERE
Back list of ACORN PRESS TITLES 

 

'CANADADA: A Painter's Nature' . . . . . . . . . LAUNCH - Feb 17th, I pm - Fischer Gallery - Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

'CANADADA: A Painter's Nature' will be available for view & purchase after my Talk/Slide presentation at the Art Gallery of Hamilton on February 17th, 2011. There are ONLY 25 Numbered Copies in this COLLECTOR'S FIRST EDITION - 70 pages of 160 full colour illustrations of just my oil paintings. Hard cover, trim size: 9x11 inches.

Price: $130 

First Come - First Served.

(STax, S&H Extra)

"MLH is a wholly original 'canajun' artist who relentlessly toils for 
her beloved 'Canadada'. Painter of signature 'naive-surreal-folk-abstracts', her 
very personalized vision is often touchingly bitter-sweet. ... 
Maud Lewis Meets Doris McCarthy. These works make you think ...
A novel interpreter of long-standing Canadian themes & memes, 
this mid-career artist, born & raised in Southern Ontario, 
is a good one to add to any evolving global collection 
of contemporary fine art. Affordable now." 

A.J. Whyte, Art Critic & Collector

To RESERVE yours TODAY, please contact  'here'. 

Remember, there are ONLY 25 copies  

in this COLLECTOR'S FIRST EDITION.
Numbered & Signed by MLH: 1-25. That's it!

(NB: As of  June 2016, there are 7 copies left ... ) 
 ISBN/CISS: 978-0-9691362-7-9 


RECENT BOOK PRODUCTIONS - HERE

MEMORY’S SHADOW: Pinhole & Photo-Collage Photography by Margaret LIndsay Holton

If you just can't get to Southern Ontario before August 19th, I strongly advise getting a copy of the book 'MEMORY'S SHADOW: Pinhole & Photo Collage Photography' (as seen above) by moi.

With 55 never-before-seen additional images, (and an incisive 'fore-word' by Canada's very own OUTSTANDING documentary film-maker, Peter Wintonick), this hardcover BOOK really is a NATIONAL TREASURE! 

 With only 50 copies available in this 'Collector's First Ediiton' - priced at just $160 (plus tax) - it's a steal! 

Excellent review by Jeff Mahoney of the Hamilton Spectator - here.

Order below with Paypal and/or your credit card. 

UPDATE: As of November 2013, only 24 copies remain.

Book & Print $210.00 Book ONLY $160.00 Print ONLY (8x10) $320.00

Need help with this purchase? Contact -
  mlhpro at hotmail dot com

Exhibition ENDS August 19^th, 2010.

Solo & Group Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions/Events

2020 - Hamilton Arts Week, June 15th 'broadcast' of CANADADA: TAKE TWO
2019 - Guest Lecturer, WAAH 'Speaker Series', Art Gallery of Hamilton
          TRILLIUM Book Launch, Different Drummer Books, Burlington
2018 - MLH Open Studio, Lake Ontario Beachfront, Hamilton Arts Week
          'Alumni of Influence' Award, University of Toronto, Toronto
2017 - 'SUN SHADOWS' Photography by MLH, Sovereign House, Oakville
          'TIME WARP' Photography by MLH, Defacto Gallery, Mulberry House, Hamilton
          'Arts Person of the Year Award' Winner, City of Burlington, Canada
          Listed as 'Famous Burlingtonian' on City of Burlington's Tourism website 
         * Plus, a uniquely Canadian sesquicentennial project - a new 35 track 
           spoken-word & garageband ditties album -  CANADADA:TAKE TWO
2016 -'The FROZEN GOOSE' (Film by MLH) World Premiere at Art Gallery of Burlington 
2015 - CARPE DIEM! 'Pop Up' Art Show & Sale, Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit, Hamilton Beach

2014 - MLH:SOLO - 'Pop Up' Art Show & Sale, Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit, Hamilton Beach
2011 - Guest Lecturer, (1 hour: talk, slides, book signing) Women's Art Assoc. of Hamilton @AGH  
2010 - 'MEMORY'S SHADOW' F.R.Perry Gallery, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, Ontario

2009 - 'SLOOOW Photography: Pinhole Photography by Margaret Lindsay Holton 
                Homer Watson Public Art Gallery, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

2008 - 'The Pinhole Peeper!' Rosedale Diner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2006 - ‘Holy Pinhole!’ JW Bush Photography Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

2005 - ‘From Sea to Shining Sea…’, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Canada

2003 - ‘Fading Farm Glory: Pinholes & Paintings’, Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton

2000 - ‘My Canadada’, (MLH Canadian Fine Furniture & Paintings), Pink House, Toronto

1999 - ‘The Gilded Beaver’ Art Exhibit & Book Launch,  
              Charles Pachter’s Moose Factory, Toronto

1998 - ‘Fine Handmade Canadian Furniture’, Bloor Cinema Art Gallery,Toronto

1997 - ‘Gone Native’ New Paintings - Royal Ontario Museum Members Lounge, Toronto
1996 - ‘The Living Legacy: 1970-1995’ Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario

1994 - ‘Furniture: Architects & Designers Originals’  
               The New Ballenford Bookstore, Toronto

1993 - ‘Eye-volution: Sketches, Drawings, Templates of a Furniture Designer’ 
               Royal Ontario Museum Members Lounge, Toronto

1992 - ‘Margaret Lindsay Holton Signature Series’ by Kaufman Ltd, IIDEX, Toronto
1991 - 'Tribal Love: Tribal Law' Artwork & Furniture, Heliconian Club, Yorkville
1990  - 'Round Up 90 Studio Tour', MLH Fine Furniture, Paintings & Pastels, Toronto

Group Shows/Auctions/Screenings/Jury/Other 
2018    Group Show (3 artists) with Pinhole Photos by MLH, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas
2017   '12th Hamilton Film Festival', The Frozen Goose - 'Ontario Shorts!', Hamilton
          150SOFF Screenings & Awards, (filmmaker), Factory Media Centre, Hamilton 
         'MLH Studio Visit', Art Bus Studio Tours, arranged by Hamilton Arts Council
          24th Art-in-the-Workplace Exhibit, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
          'Bush Chord' performed by Vox Humana Chamber Choir, 'National Anthems', Victoria. B.C.
           (Composer Tobin Stokes re-interprets MLH poem, Canada-Publication Rights assigned in 2019)
          'Made in Canada' GALA - Art Gallery of Hamilton Fundraising Auction, Hamilton
          'Arts Person of the Year', Winner of K.W. Irmisch Arts Award, Best of Burlington
          Profiled in Portfolio II, Artists in the Studios by Jeff Tessier, HAL Spring Edition
          Ode to My Postal Code, Performance Dub Fest, Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton
2016   'Winter's Palette', Painted Works, Cotton Factory, Hamilton
         '164th Rockton World's Fair' Rockton, Ontario (2nd prize, Open Art Class)
          'Fine Art Society of Milton' FASM Fall Studio Tour, Guest of Halton Hills Studio
          '21st Art-in-the-Workplace Exhibit, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
         'Artworks Oakville - Juried', Queen Elizabeth Cultural Centre, Oakville
         'WAAH 120th Anniversary Juried Gala Exhibition', Art Gallery of Hamilton
          JUROR - 'Country Heritage Museum' - Inaugural Art-in-the-Park, Milton, Ontario
          JUROR - 'Burlington Public Art Programme' Sport Sculptures, Burlington
2015   'Celebrate the Season! FASM Members Show & Sale, Holcim Gallery, Milton 
         '10th Annual Hamilton Film Festival, Hamilton Ontario, (Documentary Shorts) 
          'Robert W. Service: The People's Poet', Review inc. video embed, for Brick Books of Canada
          '8th Annual Hamilton Music & Film Festival'  Hamilton
          'Exhibit 18' Art in the Workplace, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton 
          'OFFA Photo Fest' Oakville Festivals of Film & Arts, Oakville
          'CULTURE DAYS CANADA' 'Ping Pong & Poetry with MLH', Burlington Hive, Burlington
          'World's Smallest Film Festival @ Niagara Integrated Film Festival, St.Catharines, Ontario 
          'From Heart to Hand', FASM Members Show, Holcim Gallery, Milton 
          'PANAM MURAL for the Mattamy Velodrome' 80 panels by regional art contributors, Milton
          '34th Annual Orchid Show & Art Sale, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington/Hamilton
          'Artists of Halton & Peel Counties', Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, Halton County
2014 - 'Canadian Authors Association' Public Reading, Nathanial Hughson Art Gallery, Hamilton 
          'Deck the Wall', WAAH On-Line Xmas Auction, November - February, 2015
          'Spirit of Sport' Public Art Steering Committee, Pan Am Games Org, City of Burlington
          'Made by Hand' Fall Expo - International Centre, Mississauga, Oct 18th/19th
           'FASM Studio Tour' (Pinholes & Demo by MLH), Fine Art Society of Milton, Oct 4/5th 
          'Doors Open' Burlington, Author Signing, Different Drummer Books, Burlington, Sept 27th,10-12
          'Culture Days' Burlington, Filmmaker's Alliance of Burlington, Participant, Sept 27th.1-3pm
          'Exhibit 15' Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, Aug-Nov

           Infinite Daydreams: Reflections on the Sublime Imaginary, Art Gallery of Burlington, Summer

           44th Annual Spring Auction, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
           Grimsby Art Gallery, Spring Auction, Grimsby, Ontario
           Members Show, Fine Art Society of Milton, Holcim Gallery, Milton - April
           Black History Month Group Show, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington - February
           'Water, Water, Everywhere', B Town Sound Studios, Burlington - Feb 6th           
2013  - 'Smith's 75th Anniversary Celebration Photography Contest' - 3rd Prize, Burlington     
          'Womens Art Association of Hamilton On-Line Exhibit', Hamilton
          'Exhibit 12: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
          'Rhythm & Colour',  Hamilton Conservation for the Arts, Hamilton

                 'Exhibit 10: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton          
          '35 ONLINE@ Burlington Art Centre', Auction Fundraiser for BAC, Burlington
2012 -  'Bay Area Restoration Council', Fundraiser (BARC) Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
           'Exhibit 7: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
           'Fund-raising Spring Auction', Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario
          ‘Mayor’s Cabaret’, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington
          ‘SUPER AUCTION Fundraiser’, Sotheby’s of Canada & Art Gallery of Hamilton
          ‘Capture Oakville 2012', Oakville Camera Club, City Hall, Oakville, Ontario
2011 - 'Silent Auction', Fundraiser: Bay Area Restoration Council
                  - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Hamilton

          'Small is Beautiful', The Print Studio, Hamilton, Ontario

          '115th WAAH Annual Juried Exhibition',  Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario

          'Exhibit 5: Art in the Workplace', McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton

           'Fund-raising Spring Auction', Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario

          'Art Gallery of Hamilton' SPRING ART SALE', Hamilton  

          'Photo-Op 2011', John B.Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada

          'Women's Art Association of Hamilton' @ 'Women's Art Assoc. of Canada' Toronto

          'Vista & Views'  Members Show, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton

2010 - 'Burst! Spring Art Sale', Hamilton Art Gallery, April 29th -May 2nd.

          'Lens Perspective', Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton Beach 

          'Silent Auction', Fundraiser: Bay Area Restoration Council 

2009 - 'Gala Fundraising Auction', Georgian Bay Land Trust, Toronto, Canada, (Nov).

          'Gala Fundraising Auction- Carnevale!', Art Gallery of Hamilton, Canada, (May)

          'Contrasts: Hand Processed & Digital Photography by ..'  
           Rainer Wenzl and DIGITAL WORKS by mlh, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, Canada

          ‘113^th Annual Juried Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) Art Show’,
           Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario

2008 - 'About Face: Pencil & Photo Portraits' with Ewout de Gelder, 
                Village Gallery, Waterdown, Ontario, Canada (Sept-Oct)

         ‘Afloat’, Group Show, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario (May)

          OCAD Mystery WODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario (November)

          Group Show, The Blue Angel Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario (December)

         ‘112^th Annual Juried WAAH Art Show’, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, 

         ‘Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction’, North Carolina, U.S.A.

2007 - OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario

         ‘CONTACT 2007’: Photography Showcase. 2-MLH pinhole works Oakville, Ontario

         ‘Oakville Arts Council & Artworks 8^th Annual Juried Art Show’, Oakville

         ‘Bruce Trail Association Fundraising Gala’, Hart House, Toronto, Ontario

         ‘Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction, Victoria, B.C.

2006 - OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, November, Toronto, Ontario

         ‘In your Face: 10,000 Postcard Portraits’ Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario, Canada

          Furniture Society Annual Fundraiser Auction, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

          Ojibway Club Group Art Show, Pointe au Baril, Ontario 

          University of Toronto Alumni Book Fair, Toronto, Ontario

2005 - OCAD Mystery WHODUNIT Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario

2004 - Flamborough ‘Open House’ Studio Tour, Flamborough Township, Ontario

         Ojibway Club Group Art Show, Pointe au Baril, Ontario

         Kaleidoscope 2004, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

         CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

2003 -‘Toronto-Artists Inspiration’ Praxis Gallery, Toronto

         Flamborough ‘Open House’ Studio Tour, Flamborough, Ontario

         Burlington Art Centre Foundation Gala Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Ontario

         CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

         Women’s Art Association of Hamilton, Select Juried Show Royal Botanical Gardens

2002 - Burlington Fine Art Association, Juried Fall Show, Burlington Art Centre, Ontario

        ‘Salon des Refuses’, Juried Summer Show Woodstock Art Gallery, Ontario

         Women’s Art Association of Hamilton, Juried Spring Show, Hamilton Art Gallery

         CIBC Wood Gundy Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

2001- McMichael 11th Autumn Art Sale, McMichael Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario

         Hillfield-Strathallan 150th Anniversary Fundraiser, Liuna Station, Hamilton

         WAAH - Juried Summer Show, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario

         Merrill Lynch Art Auction, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario

2000 - ‘Shades of Blue - 2000’ Upper Canada College, Toronto

         The Women’s Art Association of Canada - Group Show-Spring, Toronto

         ‘20@2000’, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario - Summer

2000/1999 - ‘OCAD/Canadian Antique Dealers Association’ Auction Galas, Toronto

          The Women’s Art Association of Canada Group Show- Autumn, Toronto

1998/1997 - ‘Wild in the City I & II’ Evergreen Foundation, Toronto

1997 - ‘Spirits of Power’ A Space, Toronto 
          ‘Stools Paradise’ Women’s Art Association, Toronto

1996 - ‘Design the Perfect Chair for Barbie’ (Competition Finalist)
          International Contemporary Furniture Fair, N.Y, N.Y. USA- 
          then on to Vitra Design Museum, Germany

1995 - The Foundation for the Hospital for Sick Children, Sotheby’s of Canada

          Ojibway Club Group Art Show, Pointe au Baril, Ontario

1994 -‘Fund Raiser’ Street Kids International, CBC Building, Toronto

          Via licensed manufacturers MLH Furniture Designs were introduced at:

               - The Verona Furniture Show, Verona, ITALY 
               - The Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, ITALY
               - The Koln Furniture Exhibition, Cologne, GERMANY
               - The Chicago Casual Furniture Show, Chicago, U.S.A.

1992 - ‘Colmin Fine Art Auction’, Markham, Ontario

1990 - ‘Hamilton Art Gallery Fair’ Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario

1988 - ‘Dundurn Castle Summer Craft Show’, Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario 

---- Member of the Hamilton Arts Council, The Arts & Culture Council of Burlington, The Fine Art Society of Milton, Filmmaker's Alliance of Burlington, The Women's Art Association of Hamilton, SOCAN and Access Copyright.

ACORN PRESS CANADA & MLH Productions 

ISBN/CISS – Registered with National Library of Canada

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TRILLIUM by MLHolton 

Finalist for the 26th Annual Hamilton Literary Awards

Spanning a period of 250 years, three distinct families evolve in Golden Horseshoe wine-making region of southern Ontario. Expect highs, lows, good, bad ... and everything in-between ... in this third novel from Canadian artist, Margaret Lindsay Holton,

ISBN 978-0-9921272-8-2 - 340 pgs, paperback or ebook
Now Available on Amazon! 

CD - CANADADA:TAKE TWO
65 minutes / 35 tracks
Spoken Word & Garageband Ditties
A Sound Celebration for Canada's Sesquicentennial
by Canadian Artist, M.L.Holton
ISBN: 978-0-9921272-5-1
Give a listen - HERE.

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The Frozen Goose - DVD - (25 min)
(with Blooper & Behind-the-Scenes Reel!)
Celebrated Canadian Short Story of WW1 
Written & Directed by M.L.Holton 

Collector's Limited First Edition
Available SEPT, 2016. 
UPDATE: SOLD OUT.
Watch On-line: HERE.

Summer Haze

Piano Improv on century-old Bell Upright
Music CD, slim jewel case 4/4, 7 tracks -
Buy ON-LINE  - $20 (tax, S&H, extra)
Copyright protected with IRSC / UPC
Published by Acorn Press Canada
ISBN: 978-0-9921272-1-3 / UPC: 703610196735

First Release: September, 2014 - 100 copies
Performed by Margaret Lindsay Holton
Member of SOCAN / CARFAC

Josephine's Garden 

- The Great Lakes Garden Project - Book 1

by Margaret Lindsay Holton 

Publication Date: Fall, 2013 - Collector's First Edition of 25

AVAILABLE - (Only 17 left) Contact the artist
ISBN: 0-9921272-0-6  - Hardcover

MLH Productions/Acorn Press Canada 

Page Count: 44  - Trim Size: 9x11 - Price - $120

WHITE OUT: Photo Erasures

An Art Book by Margaret Lindsay Holton 
(NB: The cover is pure black. This is a sample of the work in the book)

AVAILABLE - Contact the artist
ISBN: 978-0-9691362-9-3  

Acorn Press Canada, Spring 2013- Hardcover

Page Count: 24  - Trim Size: 6x8 Price - $40  

CANADADA: A Painter’s Nature

by Margaret Lindsay Holton

ISBN: 978-0-9691362-7-9  

AVAILABLE - (Only 9 left) Contact the artist

Acorn Press Canada, 2011–Collector's First Edition of 25

Page Count: 70  - Trim Size: 9x11 - Hardcover

Price: $130 

MEMORY'S SHADOW: Pinhole & Photo Collage Photography 

by Margaret Lindsay Holton

ISBN 978-0-9691362-6-2  

AVAILABLE - (Only 27 left) Contact the artist

Acorn Press Canada, 2010 –Collector's First Edition of 50

Page Count: 84 - Trim Size: 9x11 - Hardcover

Price: $160

 
Bush Chord’ New Poems & Pinhole Photographs 
By Margaret Lindsay Holton 

SOLD OUT

ISBN:0-9691362-4-2 / CISS logbook: ISBN 978-0-9691362-4-8   
Acorn Press Canada, 2006

Page Count: 38 - Trim Size: 6x9 - Softcover

* RE-ISSUED in 2012 as an E-Book
  (ISBN: 978-0-9691362-8-6 ) via Amazon.ca  Price: $9.00
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The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous

 By Margaret Lindsay Holton

ISBN: 0-9691362-2-6 / CISS logbook: ISBN 978-0-9691362-2-4  

AVAILABLE - Contact the artist - or Order via Amazon

(Winner of The Hamilton Arts Council Best Fiction Award 1999)

Acorn Press Canada, 1999 - Collector's First Edition of 800

Page Count: 218 - Trim Size: 6x9 - Softcover
Price: $79.95

  

 


On Top of Mount Nemo

By Margaret Lindsay Holton

ISBN:0-9691362-3-4 / CISS logbook: ISBN 978-0-9691362-3-1  

SOLD OUT

Acorn Press Canada, 2002 . 
Page Count: 86 - Trim Size: 6x9 - Softcover

Economic Sex

by (pen name) Ali Janna Whyte'

Published by Coach House Press, Toronto (now defunct)

ISBN:0-88910-279-1 / 0889102791  

OUT OF PRINT

 (Available in the Rare book section at the National Library under

The Nicky Drumbolis Collection of Coach House Press)

Page Count:: 226  - Trim Size: 6x9  - Softcover

Spirit of Toronto: 1834-1984

Compiled & Edited by Margaret Lindsay Holton

ISBN:0-9691362-0-X  / CISS logbook: ISBN 978-0-9691362-0-0)  

SOLD OUT

Published by Image Publishing, Toronto/Hamilton (now defunct)

Page Count: 220 Trim Size: 6x9 - Hardcover

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