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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS 2008 Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB 2006 Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB The Bookshelf Ebar Art Space, Guelph, ON 2004 The Bookshelf Ebar Art Space, Guelph, ON Black Mustard, Guelph, ON 2000 Planet Bean, Guelph, ON 1997 University of Guelph, Zavitz Hall Gallery, Guelph, ON SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS 2010 Upcoming: Monster Truck, Dublin Couleurs d'Irlande, Artspace Group Show, Galerie du Faouedic - Lorient - France
2009 Public Platform inclusion; Turn-Berlin,Berlin, Germany This must be the place; Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin, Ireland
2005 Dialogo; Museo Regional, Cultural Ministry of Iquique, Iquique, Chile A Random Gathering of Creative Sorts II; Catch 23 Gallery & The Bookshelf Ebar Art Space, Guelph, ON
2004 A Random Gathering of Creative Sorts I; The Bookshelf Ebar Art Art Space Guelph, ON
2003 Guelph abstraction 2.0; The Bookshelf Ebar Art Art Space Guelph, ON
2002 Day Sleeper; Ed Video, Guelph, ON
JURIED EXHIBITS
2007 Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
2001 Toys; Art-in-Guelph Gallery, Guelph, ON
1997 University of Guelph, Zavitz Hall, Guelph, ON
2007 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON 2006 International ExpoArt Festival Montreal, QC 2005 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON 2002 Junction Arts Festival, Toronto, ON |
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 I work structurally and impulsively, creating conflicts in both picture plains and viewer-space relationships. Roughly hewing out environments inspired by physical communities, structure, motion and colour.
I try to foster an artistic style that speaks within the range of abstract expressionism, pop culture, and urban and/or rural environments.
I intentionally expose the process, enabling the viewer to see how the work was realised, how it was constructed. I want to reveal the narrative found in each piece.
I try to find a fine balance between cohesion and unruly visual overload.
I want to make referential work that engages the viewer intellectually, aesthetically and historically without falling into pastiche.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 2009 Art Parlour, 2007 Toronto Features-Nuit Blanche 2007, Dwight Friesen, CBC Would you like some art with that? Guelph Mercury, Saturday, April 14, 2007 2005 We find human nature, and ourselves, reflected in portraits, Vaughn Barclay Guelph Mercury, Friday, November 18 2005 2004 Old family slides inspires Guelph Mercury, Friday, November 26, 2004 2000 Growing with Art, Noel Webb Echo Weekly, November 02-08, 2000
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
2009 Board member/ Curator 126 Artist-run Gallery Galway, Ireland Member; Artspace Studios Collective Galway, Ireland GALLERY REPRESENTATION Axis Contemporary Art 107, 100 – 7 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB |
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