Education
1997 Ontario College of Art & Design (AOCAD Fine Art, Florence program) Toronto, ON
Solo Exhibition
2009 - Perception : Reality, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2008 - Displayful- XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 - Concreature- XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 - How do you like them apples? – XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003 - The Deformative Years – Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON
2002 - Heavy Heads- 1080BUS, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999 - The Dumb Art Show- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1997 - Sink- Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Selected Art Fairs
2009 - Bridge NYC, Projects Gallery, New York, New York, USA
2008 - Bridge Miami, Projects Gallery, Miami, FL, USA
- AAF NYC , AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Red Dot New York, Projects Gallery, New York City, New York
- Glasgow Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- The London Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Palm Beach 3, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
2007 - Bridge Art Fair Miami Beach, AWOL Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Toronto International Art Fair, XEXE Gallery, Toronto Canada
- AAF Amsterdam , Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- AAF New York , AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- AAF London,Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Art DC, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Glasgow Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- The London Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Palm Beach Contemporary Art + Design, Rebeck Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Art Miami, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
2006 - Art London, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- AAF London, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
- Toronto International Art Fair, XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- AAF Contemporary Art Fair- AWOL Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
2005 - AAF Contemporary Art Fair- AWOL Gallery, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
2004 - AAF Contemporary Art Fair- Quiver Project, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
- Toronto International Art Fair, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003 - The Affordable Art Fair- Quiver Project, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 - Child's Play, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- TOAE Best of 2007- FCP Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 - Square Foot 07- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 - Square Foot 06- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005 - Something for Everyone ll- XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Square Foot NYC- Project Spaceman, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Square Foot 05- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Built for Speed- L’ Autre Gallerie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2004 - Hi Libido- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Square Foot 04- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Go Figure- Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Square Foot- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- BUY & SAVE AMERICA- The Natural Light Window, a collaboration by Dale Thompson & Ross Bonfanti , Toronto, ON , Canada
- Identita- Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 7 Seconds- AWOL Collective, Kabat Wrobel Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002 - Whole- AWOL Collective, 376 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON, Canada
- Identita- Glenhurst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON, Canada
- Pleasure- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Standard- AWOL Collective, 376 Dufferin St. Toronto, ON, Canada
- Leisure- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Ain’t No Picnic- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 - Blindness- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999 - From a Hat- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1998 - Truck Stop 12 (traveling art show in vans), Downtown Toronto parking lots
1997 - Matters of the Soul- John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1996 - Propeller- 96 Spadina Ave. Suite 303, Toronto, ON, Canada
Juried Exhibitions
2007 - 46thToronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2006 - 45th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2005 - 44th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2004 - 43rdToronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2003 - 42ndToronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2001 - 40th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2000 - 39th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
1999 - 37th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
Collections
- Canada Council for the Arts, ArtBank, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Private collections in Canada, USA, Europe and Asia
Work Related Experience
2004-2008 Co-Founder of C1 Art Space, Toronto, ON
1999-2008 Co- Founder and Co-Director of AWOL Gallery & Studios, Toronto, ON
Co-Founder of Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON
Reviews
2008 - “Affordable Art Fair cashes in on economic gloom” by Claudia Parsons, Reuters.com, News, Friday June 13/08
- “Art me up” Smart Art, by Allison Williams, Time Out New York, Home Section, pg 44-45, June 5-11/08
-“ Art for buyers without lots of Monet”, by Maxine Shen, New York Post, Thursday June 12, 2008 pg 65
-“Baby’s First Art Fair”, Red Dot/Art Now NYC, by Jacquelyn Lewis, ARTINFO.com, March 27,2008
2007 - The beautiful decay of fine art”, by Emily Lam, The Fulcrum, University of Ottawa Newspaper, Vol.68 Issue 12, Dec. 18, 2007
- In the picture: amazing art from $500”,by Eleanor Cowie, The Herald, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-18-07
- Cute Concrete Creatures” by Bjarke Madsen, Now Magazine, Culture in Toronto, Art Review April 12-18,2007, Vol 26 No.32
2006 - apples a la carte and fractured selves to go” by Anya Galkina, Show Magazine, (may / june) issue
- At The Galleries” by Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, (Sat. April 29/06) A&E H9
2005 - Big Picture 37” by RM Vaughan, National Post, (June 25, 2005) Toronto section
2004 - Great Outdoors” by Darren Altmayer, National Post, (July 10, 2004) vol.6, no.218, sec TO, p. 1
Signs of the Unexpected” by Bridget O’Brien, Korean Times, (April 24, 2004) p.12
2003 - “is it art” on Richardson’s Round up CBC Radio One Sept 30
- “A reflection in praise of the human body” by Jennifer Febbraro (Go Figure review), Tandam, Vol. XLIX, # 256, pg. 12-13, Sept. 21
- Whole Exhibition,Mix Independent Art and Culture Vol.28.4, pg.10
- “Bush Babies” by Murray Whyte (BUY & SAVE AMERICA review), The Toronto Star , Fri. Jan. 24/03 A&E pgC14
2002 - ”Arts-Half Baked” by Thomas Hirshmann (Whole show review), Now Magazine, issue 1089 vol.22 no.13, Nov. 28-Dec 4, pg99
- Best Bet by Joanne Huffa, Heavy Heads at 1080 BUS, Eye Magazine (Vol11, Iss 35), June 6
2001 - Toronto Living with Flavio Belli, Channel 10 Rogers Cable (Interview and review about Standard show) Dec. 3rd-7th
- “Arts- Picnic Picks” by Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, issue 998 vol.20, March, pg.69
- Lola Magazine (summer issue 9) Shotgun Reviews of Blindness exhibition by Egon Von Bark, p72
2000 - Art on Air with Elizabeth Fearon, CKLN Radio 88.1FM Nov. 23rd
1999 - ”Toronto’s Independant Art Scene” by Elizabeth Fearon (The Dumb Art Show), Artfocus Magazine (# 68 winter/spring issue) pg.26
- Lola Magazine ( fall/winter issue 5 ) Shotgun Reviews, The Dumb Art Show by Egon Von Bark,p88
- Lola Magazine (spring/summer issue) Shotgun Reviews of From A Hat by 5:17, pg.87
- Quick Stop Art Spot with Chandra Bulucon, CKLN Radio 88.1FM (discussion on alternative galleries: AWOL Gallery) April
1998 - Truck Stop 12 Art in Vans Collective, Mix Independent Art and Culture Vol. 24.3, pg.20
- Quick Stop Art Spot with Chandra Bulucon, CKLN Radio 88.1FM (discussion on alternative show, Truck Stop 12) Nov.
- Truck Stop 12 televised by City Pulse News, City TV, Oct. 11, 6pm
- Artists take their works to people friendly mall” by Miriam Sonati (review of Truck Stop 1) Globe & Mail, Oct. 12, Sec. A, pg.7
- Eye Openers Art News Eye Magazine, (Truck Stop 12) 10/8/98
- Eye Openers Art News Eye Magazine “Dirty Works” review by Joanne
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