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AWOL Gallery Artist Statement AWOL Gallery Artist Artwork
Education
1993-1997 Ontario College of Art & Design (AOCAD Fine Art) (off-campus Florence program) Toronto, Ontario
1990-1992 George Brown College St. James Campus (Graphic Design Diploma) Toronto, Ontario
Solo Exhibitions
2006 How Do You Like Them Apples, XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 Stuffer, C1 Art Space, Toronto, ON
2003 The Deformative Years – Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON
2002 Heavy Heads -1080BUS, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001 Playoff - Queen Mother Cafe, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999 The Dumb Art Show- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1997 Sink- Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art Fairs
2006 AAF Contemporary Art Fair- AWOL Gallery, Pier 92 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- represented by Quiver Project, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
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
2003 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
Battle Royal- Art System, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001 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 , ON, Canada
1997 OCAD Arte Firenze- Vaughan Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto, ON, Canada

Matters of the Soul- John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

In Partenza- OCAD Florence Campus, Italy
1996 Minestrone- OCAD Florence Campus, Italy

Propeller 1- (founding members show) Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada

Propeller- 96 Spadina Ave. Suite 303, Toronto, ON, Canada
Juried Exhibitions
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

Inside Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2001 40th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON

Scarborough Arts Council “Odyssey”, Consilium Atrium, Scarborough, ON
2000 20th Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON

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, Art Bank, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Private collections in Canada, USA, UK, France and Italy
Work Related Experience
2004-2006 Co-Founder of C1 Art Space, Toronto, ON
1999-2005 Co- Founder and Co-Director of AWOL Gallery & Studios, Toronto, ON
1996-1999 Co-Founder of Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON
Publications
2005 “the grammar architect”, by Chris Eaton, Insomniac Press, Cover art
2003 “the Inactivist”, by Chris Eaton, Insomniac Press, Cover art
Reviews
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 installation 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 show at 1080 BUS), Eye Magazine (Volume 11, Issue 35), June 6, pg.66
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, pg.72
2000 Art on Air with Elizabeth Fearon, CKLN Radio 88.1FM (discussion about Blindness exhibition) 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 of The Dumb Art Show by Egon Von Bark, pg. 88

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 Huffa 14-05-98


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