Allan Harding MacKay
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, August 26, 1944
He presently lives and maintains a studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Email: ahmackay@outlook.com
Education
- Nova Scotia College of Art, Associate Diploma, Fine Art / Art Education Major, 1967
Solo Exhibitions
2018
- Banff Blue - Willock & Sax Gallery - Banff, Alberta
2015
- Back to Banff - Willock & Sax Gallery - Banff, Alberta
- Court Painter: Good to Go - Cube Gallery - Ottawa, Ontario
- Court Painter & The Political Elite - Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta
- Gift of Conscience - Penticton Art Gallery - Penticton, B.C.
2014
- Selina & The Horse Rescue - Art Gallery of Grande Prairie - Grande Prairie, Alberta
2013
- Selina & The Horse Rescue - MOCA Calgary - Calgary, Alberta
2009
- Summer Skies Kitchener - Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
- Transitive Space: The Afghanistan Series - Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- Countenances: Portrait Series - Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2008
- Observing the Observer: Survey: 25 Years - Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Prince Edward Island
2007
- Double Bind - Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
2004
- Source Derivations IX (Vasily Fedosenko) - University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2002
- Somalia Yellow: Allan Harding MacKay - Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Source/Derivations VIII: The Golden Lotus and Alice Unbound - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
- Source/Derivations VII (Smith & Hagen) - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
2000
- New Figurative Works - Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Yellowhead Series - Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1999
- "work In progress" - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1998
- Somalia Yellow Vignettes - Stride Gallery, Calgary Alberta
- Operation Deliverance, Portrait of a Mission - Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Ontario
1997
- Source Derivations V (Holgate) - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
- Works on paper - The Other Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
1996
- Mohammed Mountain Question: An Extended Drawing and Other Works - University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
1995
- Portrait + Hodler Series Drawings - Genereux Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Source Derivations IV (Rodin) - Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- Mohammed Mountain Question: An Extended Drawing - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
1994
- Somalia Series: Department of National Defense Collection - Victoria University, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Source Derivations III (Benner) - Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1993
- From Charlottetown to Mogadishu: Drawings and Works on Paper - Extension Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Question Proof: Artist Window Project - Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
1992
- Allan Harding MacKay, Five Families and Other Works 1985-1992 - Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Prince Edward Island
- Source Derivations II (Harris) - Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
1989
- Recent Work - Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Some Critical Countenances - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Source Derivations I (Thomson) - Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario
1988
- Recent Work - Grunwald/Watterson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Recent Work - Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
1987
- The Mohammed Mountain Question: An Extended Drawing - The New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1986
- Five Families - Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Prince Edward I
- Variations on Hodler - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
- Variations on Hodler - University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Selections from Variations on Hodler - Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- Recent Work - Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1985
- Beispiel/Example, Multi Media Installation - Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Mountain My Yes and other Densities - Multi Media Installation, Mercer Union, Toronto, Ontario
1984
- Aquarellen und Oel auf Papier - Galerie Kreutz, Nideau, Switzerland
- Aquarellen und Oel auf Papier - Galerie Engelhaus, Langnau, Switzerland
1982
- Book Works and Audio Tapes - Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Group Exhibitions
2015
- Bow Biennial - Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta
- Looking Back at You: Masks By Artists - Confederation Centre Art Gallery - P.E.I.
- Masterworks Now:New Acquisitions - Beaverbrook Art Gallery - Fredericton,N.B.
2014
- Made in Calgary - Nickel Museum - Calgary, Alberta
- If it Weren’t for the War - Tom Thomson Gallery - Owen Sound, Ontario
2009
- Kingston Portrait Competition, Travelling Exhibition - Kingston, Toronto, Windsor, Calgary
- A Brush With War - Canadian War Museum National Traveling Exhibition
2008
- Drawing Conclusions - McMichael Gallery, Kleinburg,On.
- Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War - Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga On.
2007
- Hit or Miss, Drawing Show - Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
- Witness Series: Somalia Vignettes - Wall Drawing/Video, University of WaterlooArt Gallery, Ontario
2006
- Dark Matter - Confederation Centre Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, PEI
2005
- War: a contemporary look - Gallery Stratford, Stratford, On
2004
- Our River: Journey of the Bow - Glenbow Museum, Calgary
- Identities: Canadian Portraits - The McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, On
2003
- Gallery 2005 - Calgary Tower, Calgary, Alberta
- The Bigger Picture: Portraits from Ottawa - The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, On
2002
- Artists from Ontario - The Canada Council Art Bank, Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario
- Western Panic! - Art Gallery of Calgary, Alberta
2001
- Conflicts of Interest: Recent and Historical Sites of War - The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
- Recent Portraits - Art Placement, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Magnetic North (Canadian Experimental Video) Touring
- Walker Arts Centre, Minneapolis* Plug In, Winnipeg *Kenderdine Gallery, Saskatoon *University Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley *Art Gallery of Hamilton *Art Gallery of Calgary *Festival International du Film sur l’art, Montreal* Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge*The Power Plant,Toronto *Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge *Wexner Centre for the Arts, Columbus *Canadian Centre for Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
2000
- AIM for Arts, Federation of Canadian Artists - Vancouver, British Columbia
- Arts 2000 - Royal Academy of the Arts, Gallery Stratford, Ontario
- The Works Visual Arts Festival Exhibition - Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
- The Single Tree (In Canadian Art) - Museum London, London, Ontario
- Poetic Narratives, Thoughts on Canadian Film and VideoArt - Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario
1999
- Siting Conflict (War Zones Part 1) - Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver
- Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1998 - Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
- The Trail to Skoki, artists expedition - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
1998
- Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1998 - Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
- Fragile Electrons: Twenty years of collecting Video Art - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Drawing the Line: Sherwood Village Branch Librar - Regina, Saskatchewan
- Regrouping a Living Legacy - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
1995
- Hidden Values: Canadian Corporations Collect - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
1994
- Group Show - Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1993
- Reflecting Paradise, Expo 93 - Taejon, South Korea
1992
- Renderings: Drawing Invitational - Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Prince Edward Island
1992
- Cold City Invitational - Cold City Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1990
- National Drawing Invitational - Extension Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1989
- Book Works - A Space, Toronto, Ontario
1988
- Anthropos II - Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland
- Scripta manent - Galeria des arts Lavalin, Montreal, Quebec
- Eighty/Twenty: 100 Years of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1987
- Weihnachtsausstellung Bernischer Maler und Bildhauer - Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland
1986
- Group Drawing Exhibition, National Drawing Competition - Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia
1985
- Woman Laughing in a Pigment Storm (Audio Portrait) - Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia
1984
- Weihnachtsausstellung Bernischer Maler und Bildhauer - Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland
- Evidence of the Avant Grant Since 1957 - Art Metropole, Toronto, Ontario
1978
- Drawing Exhibition - Extension Services of the Edmonton art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1977
- Reeder/MacKay: Works on Paper - University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
1973
- Halifax/Vancouver Exchange - Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1969
- Young Artists as Young Artists as - Centennial Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Collaborations/ Commissions
- Numerous private portrait commissions over the years
2011 (due for completion)
- Pape Subway Modernization, Toronto, On.
2009
- Speakers Corner - Kitchener, Ontario
2008
- Speakers Corner - Kitchener, Ontario
- Activa Sports Complex - Kitchener, Ontario
2006
- Veterans Memorial Collaboration with Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Architects - Queens Park, Toronto, On.
2005
- Painting Commission for opening of Canadian War Museum
2002
- Somalia Yellow Theatre Performance with One Yellow Rabbit, Calgary Alberta
2001
- Miasma: Spectacles of Fantasy, 18 min video - Myra Davis/ Gudren Gut and The Banff Centre for the Arts
- Skoki Vignettes 17 min video - The Banff Centre for the Arts /The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
2000
- In the Spirit of Jon, 19 min video - Banff Centre for the Arts/The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Somalia Project cont… - Descant literary journal#108, photo/text project
1999
- "WATER" - Blackflash magazine, photo/text artist project Insert, April Issue
- Maya - CD ROM cover art for music by Donald Rubinstein
- Somalia Yellow Blood, video Allan Harding MacKay/Musics Donald Rubinstein
1998
- "Borrow a corpse for the Souls return" - Descant literary journal, photo/text project, Volume 29 #4
- Somalia Yellow - performance with One Yellow Rabbit Theatre ensemble as part of High Performance Rodeo, Calgary, Alberta
- Elsewhereless - opera by Atom Egoyan and Rodney Sharman, designer Philip Barker, selected Somalia Yellow Vignettes are integrated into opera set, performed in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver
- The Somalia Series (Abattoir) 1997 - three 4-colour photos based lithographs commissioned by Velvet Antler Editions, The Banff Centre for the Arts
1994
- Somalia Series - etching/aquatint, Georgian College, Barrie Ontario
1993
- Artist cover project - Arts Atlantic, winter
Grants/ Awards
2009
- Kingston Portrait Competition - 1st Honorable Mention Award
- Shared Peoples Choice Award - Toronto
2008
- Kitchener Waterloo Visual Arts Award
- Royal Canadian Academy Inductee
2002
- Canada Council Established Artist Grant
2000
- Canada Council Travel Grant
1999
- Canada Council for the Arts Senior Grant
- Silver Apple Award - National Educational Media Network, Oakland California for video "Somalia Yellow Vignettes"
1998
- Canada Council for the Arts Senior Grant
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant
- ROSIE - best experimental video "Somalia Yellow Vignettes", Alberta Motion Pictures Industry Association
1997
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts Video Grant
1995
- Ontario Arts Council Artist Grant
1992
- Ontario Arts Council Artist Grant
1991
- Canada Council Travel Grant
1986
- Canada Council Arts Grant B
1985
- Canada Council Short Term Grant
1984
- Canada Council Arts Grant B
1983
- Canada Council Arts Grant B
1979
- Canada Council Project Grant
Collections
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
- Art Gallery of Peterborough
- Art Gallery of Windsor
- Art Metropole (National Gallery of Canada)
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery
- Canada Council Art Bank
- Canadian Embassy, Berne, Switzerland
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Canadian War Museum
- City of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
- City of Calgary Regional Arts Foundation
- Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum
- Department of National Defense
- Donald Sobey Collection
- Dunlop Art Gallery
- Edmonton Art Gallery
- Georgian College
- Glenbow Museum
- Government of Ontario Art Collection
- Guaranty Trust
- Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House
- Kanton Berne, Berne, Switzerland
- Kelowna Art Gallery
- Lantic Sugar
- MacKenzie Art Gallery
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection
- Mendel Art Gallery
- National Gallery of Canada
- Prudential Insurance of America
- Saskatchewan Arts Board
- The Royal Military College of Canada
- Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery
- Toronto Dominion Bank
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Toronto
- Walter Phillips Gallery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Private Collections in Canada and Switzerland
Visiting/ Resident Artist
2009/10
- Gibralter Point Residency - Toronto Island
2009
- Curating Difficult Knowledge - Concordia University, Montreal PQ
2008
- Symposium: Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War - Blackwood Gallery, On
2007
- Symposium: Memory and Monument - Grand Prairie Community College, Alberta
- Presentation: Double Bind - Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, On.
- Presentation: Render: Observer Series - University of Waterloo, On.
2001
- Banff Centre for the Arts - Resident Artist, Banff Alberta
2001
- Alberta College of Art&Design - Calgary, Alberta
1999
- Banff Centre for the Arts, Resident Artist - Banf, Alberta
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - Halifax, Nova Scotia
1998
- Banff Centre for the Arts, Resident Artis - Banff, Alberta
1997
- Banff Centre for the Arts, Resident Artist - Banff, Alberta
- Georgian College, Art Department - Barrie, Ontario
- University of Calgary, Art Department - Calgary, Alberta
1996
- University of Lethbridge - Lethbridge, Alberta
1995
- University of Toronto, Symposium "Combat Artists" - Hart House, Toronto, Ontario
1994
- University of Toronto, Peace Conference, "Pearson’s Unfinished Agenda" - Toronto, Ontario
- United Nations "Agenda for Peace Conference" - St. John, New Brunswick
- Georgian College, Art Department - Barrie, Ontario
- University of Lethbridge - Lethbridge, Alberta
1993
- Canadian War Artist, under contract with Department of National Defense, Operations Deliverance and Cordo - Somalia
1992
- Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum - Resident Artist
1991
- Queens University Art Department - Kingston, Ontario
1990
- Wells Mountain Arts - Wells, British Columbia
1986
- Alberta College of Art - Calgary, Alberta
- Leighton Artist Colony, Resident Artist - Banff, Alberta
1985
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Mendel Art Gallery - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Catalogue/ Essays
2008
- Andrew Hunter/John Will :Obseving the Observer - Confederation Centre Art Gallery
2007
- Camilla Gibb, Terry Copp: Double Bind - Wilfred Laurier University
2004
- Podedworny, Carol, Source Derivations IX (Fedosenko) - University of Waterloo
2002
- McCabe, Shauna, documentation>art::life::art - Confederation Centre Art Gallery
- Heath, Terrance, Allan Harding MacKay: Source Derivations VI - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Cronin, Ray Habit Filter: Allan Harding MacKay’s Source Derivation’s VII (Smith and Hagan) - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1999
- Stacey, Robert Source Derivations, Allan Harding MacKay
- Revisiting the Sources, Heath, Terrence. Sorrow, Testimony, Anger, Interrogation - Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
1998
- Evenden, Kirsten, Source/Derivations (Walter J. Phillips) - The Glenbow Museum, Calgary Alberta
- Will, John. Somalia Yellow Vignettes - Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1997
- Gustavison, Sue and Hill, Lynn. Source Derivations V - McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
1989
- Gault, Townsend Charlotte. Some Critical Countenances - Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1986
- Brown, Elizabeth. Variations on Hodler: Recent Paintings by Allan MacKay - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
- Ferguson, Bruce. Five Families - Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1982
- Mays, John Bentley. A Book of Not Knowing When We Grow Up or Die and of Only Knowing a Little Bit - Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Bibliography
- Numerous radio and television media interviews are not listed
2009
- Star Portraits - Bravo TV Series
- Dalton, Melinda "Sleeker Speakers Corner still retains memories of old one" - The Record, Kitchener
2002
- Hunter, Colin "Local artist captures war on canvas" - The Record, Kitchener, Torstar News Services
2000
- Robertson, Patricia "Tied to the Mast" - Calgary Straight, Calgary
- Zickefoose, Sherri, "MacKay In line for top prize" - The Banff Craig and Canyon, Banff
- Westra, Monique, "Art Instigator: a strong curator, a sensitive artist" - FFWD (fast Forward), Calgary
- Dault, Gary Michael, "Size Matters: gallery going" - The Globe and Mail, national edition, Toronto
1999
- Gustafsen Paula "War Zones" - Artichoke, Vol 11 No. 2 Summer
- Smulders, Marilyn "Derivational Art" - Daily News, Halifax
- Laviolette, Mary Beth "Art exhibit presents new vision of the Rockies" - Calgary Herald, Calgary
- Laviolette, Mary Beth "The Trail to Skoki Expedition" - The Craig, Banff
1998
- Dafoe, Chris. Theatre review "Incisive look at war and art", "Lassoing talent for High Performance Rodeo" - Globe and Mail, Toronto
- Murrow, Martin. "Somalia Yellow, Artist explores Canada’s role in war torn country" - Calgary Herald, Calgary
- Murrow Martin. "Rodeo show puts war artist on the spot" - Calgary Herald, Calgary
- Bachusky, Johnnie. "Somalia through an artist’s eyes" - Entertainment, The Toronto Star, Toronto
- Bachunsky, Johnnie. "War artist captures strong images in his sights" - Summit Up, The Crag and Canyon, Banff
- Bachusky, Johnnie. "Banff war artist honored with Rosie Award" - The Crag and Canyon, Banff
- Miles, Kirk. "High Performance Rodeo Reviews" - Vox magazine, Calgary
- Gesell, Paul. "Art exhibit remembers Somalia" - Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa
1997
- Hanna, Deirdre. "Contact 97 tops years bountiful visual harvest" - Top 10 Toronto exhibitions of 1997, Now Magazine, Toronto
- Mays, John Bentley. "McMichael shows miss the mark" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
1995
- Hume, Christopher. "War Artist Sees Dark Side" - The Toronto Star, Toronto
- Girling, Oliver. "Tomorrow and the Day After That" - Eye Magazine, Toronto
- Vaughn, R.M. "Allan Harding MacKay: From Charlottetown to Mogadishu" - Arts Atlantic, 50, Charlottetown
1994
- Heath, Terrence. "Walking to Mogadishu" - Border Crossings, Winnipeg
- Cole, Sally. "City Cenotaph Inspires Artist in Unique Project" - The Guardian, Charlottetown
- Stacey, Robert. "Occasions and Frameworks for Finding: Allan Harding MacKay, From Charlottetown to Mogadishu" - Extension Gallery Journal, Toronto
1993
- Day, Jim. "Artist Painting Troops Pictures for Canadians" - Pembroke Observer, Pembroke
- Robertson, Captain Jamie. "Art is...Camels and APC’s" - Sentinal, Ottawa
- Taylor, Kate. "Portraits of the Peacemakers" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
- Fletcher, Marla. "Canada War Art: Allan MacKay" - Legion Magazine, Ottawa
- Heath, Terrence. "Always There's Returning" - Convergence, Newsletter of Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, vol. 2, no. 2, winter 1993
1992
- MacKay, Mary. "Allan Harding MacKay: New Artist in Residence" - The Guardian, Charlottetown
- Genereux, Linda. "Allan Harding MacKay, University of Toronto" - Review, Artforum, New York
- Convergence, Newsletter of Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, vol. 2, no. 1, fall
- Chee, Roxanne. "Familiar Land" - Varsity Review, University of Toronto
- Taylor, Kate. "Art About, ‘Taking a peep at a perfect icon’" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
- Heath, Terrence. "Review: Allan Harding MacKay" - C Magazine, summer, Toronto
1991
- Taylor, Kate. "Art About, Cold City Invitational" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
- Genereux, Linda. "Changing Perspectives in Art Making" - The Canadian House and Home, Toronto
1990
- Stacey, Robert. "Allan Harding MacKay, Grunwald Gallery" - Arts Atlantic, 37, 1989, Charlottetown
- Dahlin, Karina. "The Art of Collecting" - University of Toronto Magazine, Toronto
- Downton, Dawn Rae. "Allan Harding MacKay, Coming Back is in Accord with Keeping Still" - Arts Atlantic, 36, Charlottetown
1989
- Canadian Press. "MacKay finally finds gallery big enough" - The Journal Pioneer
- Carlson, Tim. "Rolling Out: Canadian Art Scene" - The Daily News, Halifax
- Downton, Down Rae. "Focus, Allan Harding MacKay" - Canadian Art, summer, Toronto
- Carlson, Tim. "Rolling Out: Canadian art scene" - The Daily News, Halifax
- Garvey, Susan Gibson. "Faces, names, words, some critical countenances" - Vanguard, summer, Vancouver
- Canadian Press. "Long on Art" - The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa
- Ellis, Shirley. "Exhibit Continues" - The Mail Star, Halifax
- Holubizky, Ihor. "Allan MacKay, Erika Rothenberg, Cathy Daley, Jenny Holzer" - Actualities/Expositions, Montreal
- Eyland, Cliff. "Some Critical Countenances, with MacKay and Townsend Gault" - Arts Atlantic, 35, Charlottetown
- "Extended Effort" - The Mail Star, Halifax
- Canadian Press. "May be work's first and last showing" - Chronicle Journal, Thunder Bay
- Canadian Press. "Toronto artist finds home in king-sized drawing" - The Daily Mercury, Guelph
- Weder, Adele. "Shred it and don't ask any questions" - Financial Times, Toronto
- "Gallery unrolls longest show yet" - The Chronicle Herald, Halifax
- Canadian Press. "Nova Scotia exhibit may be works first and last" - London Free Press, London
1988
- Grande, John K. "Writing on the Wall" - Montreal Mirror, Montreal
- Hickey, Gloria. "Allan Harding MacKay, Grunwald and Watterson" - Arts Atlantic, 32, Charlottetown
- Mays, John Bentley. "Sensual Paintings Recall Twilight of the Romantics" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
- "Im Weissen Saal des Kunstmuseums Bern (Anthropos II)" - Der Bund, Berne, Switzerland
- Adeyemi, Ester. "Selbstbildnisse stellen sich selber in Frage" - Berner Zeitung, Berne, Switzerland
- La Salle, Luanne. "Allan Harding MacKay at Susan Whitney Gallery" - The Leader Post, Regina
1987
- Dault, Gary Michael. "Allan Harding MacKay and Julie Voyce" - Toronto Life, Toronto
- Laudert, Markus. "Nichts Herausragendes dafuer markante Schwerpunkte" - Berner Zeitung, Berne, Switzerland
- Tousley, Nancy. "Landscapes, nature seen as mirror of present and past" - The Calgary Herald, Calgary
- "Allan MacKay, Whitney Gallery" - Canadian Art, winter, Toronto
- Mays, John Bentley. "Allan Harding MacKay, Recent Paintings" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
1986
- McNeil, Keith, "City native remembers youth, friends in special portraits" - The Guardian, Charlottetown
- Winfield, D.A. "He puts a good face on it..." - Banff Crag and Canyon, Banff
- Etter, Barbara. "Ode to C.P. wins first" - Kelowna Herald, Kelowna
- MacKeeman, Karl. "Five Families" - Arts Atlantic, summer, Charlottetown
- Mays, John Bentley. "Preview Art Galleries" - Toronto Life, Toronto
- "National Drawing Finalists Exhibit" - Kelowna Herald, Kelowna
1985
- Gault, Charlotte Townsend. "Allan Harding MacKay, Eye Level Gallery" - Vanguard, fall, Vancouver
- Mays, John Bentley. "Wisdom from an artist reborn" - The Globe and Mail, Toronto
1984
- "Allan Harding MacKay im Kreuz in Nidau" - Der Bund, Berne, Switzerland