| Born in Calgary Currently Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of British Columbia & Vancouver General Hospital Professor, Department of Pathology University of British Columbia & Vancouver General Hospital Member Provost’s Committee on University of Art, University of British Columbia Art Gallery, 1998 Chairman, 2001-02 and 2005-06 Member, Vancouver Hospital Foundation Art Committee, 1998 Vice-President, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Foundation Board, 1996-98 Director, Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver, 1989-96 |
| Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Courses taken: 1995-6 National Academy of Design, School of Fine Arts, New York, NY 1995-6 The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY 1995 The New York Academy of Art, New York |
| 2010 Dreamscapes, The Zack Gallery, Vancouver 2006 Sacred Places: Culture, Colour and Craft, Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore 1997 Paintings and Drawings by Jack Rootman, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, Australia 1993 Vancouver: Time & Place, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver 1992 Landscape - Loved/Imagined, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver 1991 West Coast Textures, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver 1990 Textures, Faculty Club, University of British Columbia 1989 Island Images, House of Taylor, Mayne Island |
| 2010 Representations, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver 2010 Artist Council Exhibition, Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs, CA 2008 Medical Alumni Art Show, The ARTS House, Singapore 2008 Singapore National Eye Centre International Meeting Art Show, SunTek City Centre, Singapore 2006 Group Show, UBC Medicine and Dentistry Art Show 2000 HENG Artland Gallery, Singapore 2000 Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 1998 From BC Waters, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1998 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition 1998 Alumni Show - University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1998 Fall Juried Show - Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1998 Black & White Theme Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, Oct 1998 Art Show - American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA 1998 Quartet, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1997 Faces & Figures”, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1997 Fall Flavours, Federation of Canadian Artists 1996 Student Show , Art Students League of New York, New York, NY 1996 Student Show , National Academy of Design, New York, NY 1994 International Exhibition , Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, WA 1993 Small Picture Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1992 Travelling Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1992 Summer Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1992 Winter Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1991 Winter Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1991 Fiftieth Anniversary Show, Federation of Canadian Artists 1991 Summer Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver 1986 Whatcom County Art Show, Washington State 1987 Whatcom County Art Show, Washington State 1988 Images West, VGH Foundation Gallery, Vancouver 1989 Zack Gallery, Vancouver |
| 2011 Admitted to the Pastel Society of America 1998 Canadian Who’s Who, directory listing 1998 Lester Jones Anatomy Award - for significant contribution to the understanding of orbital anatomy 1998 Golfo Tsakumas Award 1995 Marquis’ International Who’s Who 1995 Marquis’ Who’s Who in Science 1992 Marquis’ Who’s Who in America |