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AWOL Gallery Artist Statement AWOL Gallery Artist Artwork
Education
2001 Bachelor of Education, University of Western Ontario, London ON
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Visual Arts, Open University, British Columbia
1997 AOCAD Diploma, Ontario College of Art and Design, Drawing and PaintingToronto, ON, 1 year off-campus Florence program
1995 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Adrift, XeXe Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2005 Current, XeXe Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003 Somewhere in Between, Queen Mother, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002 Yorkville Public Library, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001 Remnant, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 Virtues and Vices, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON ,Canada
1998 Contemplation, Grazie Restaurant, Toronto, ON, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 Affordable Art Fair, AWOL Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A
2005 Square Foot, Project Spaceman, Brooklyn, NYC, U.S.A.

Toronto International Art Fair, XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

Affordable Art Fair, AWOL Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A
2004 Affordable Art Fair, Quiver Projects, New York, NY, U.S.A

Toronto International Art Fair, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

Chigago Art Source, Chicago, U.S.A
2003 Supernumerary, Fanny Larouche Artspace, Toronto, ON, Canada

Humanature, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A

Go Figure, Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Seconds, Kabat Wrobel Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002 Whole, AWOL Collective, 376 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Let’s Have A Dream, Spin Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001 Battle Royale, Art System, Toronto, ON, Canada

Standard, AWOL Collective, 376 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 Blindness, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999 2000 Years in Review, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

From A Hat, AWOL Gallery Inaugural Opening, Toronto, Canada

Partly Skimmed, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON Canada
1997 Arte Firenze, Vaughan Estate, Toronto, ON, Canada

In Partenza, Florence, Italy
1996 Minestrone, Florence, Italy
Juried Exhibitions
2005

44th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, ON, Canada

2004 43rd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, ON, Canada
2003 Ann Arbour Art Fair, Ann Arbour, Michigan, U.S.A

42ndToronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, ON, Canada

Identita`
, Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, ON , Canada
2002 Identita`, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON , Canada

41st Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001 40th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 39th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
1998 37th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
Comissions
2004 Perlis Elder Law Firm, Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.A
2003-4 Holopack International Corporation, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A
1997 Colio Winery Estate, Harrow,Ontario, Canada
1996 City Hall, Pentone, Catanzaro, Italy
Grants
2005 Visual Artist Grant ,Ontario Arts Council

Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2003 Visual Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
Collections
  Various Private and Corporate Collections across Canada, U.S.A. and Europe
Includes:
Holopack International, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A
Toyota Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chamber of Commerce, Lecce, Italy
Reviews
  Vaughan, R.M. Move Over Queen West, Art section, National Post,(June 2005), Toronto Section, p.16.

Altmayer, Darren, Great Outdoors, National Post, (July 10, 2004) vol.6, no.218, sec TO, p. 1

Osborne, Catherine, Painting Jamboree, National Post (December 2003)sec.T.O. p.9

Febbraro, Jennifer, A Reflection In Praise Of The Human Body, (September 21, 2003) vol.XLIX-no.256, p.13

Nurwisah, Ron, Best Bet: Square Foot, Eye Magazine( August 2003) vol.12, issue47, p.58

Whole, Mix Magazine, (Spring 2003) vol.28.4, p.10-11
Hirschmann, Thomas. Whole, Now Magazine,(November 2002) vol.22,issue1089,p.99

Von Bark, Egon. Shotgun Reviews: Remnant, Lola, (Winter 2001) issue 11, p.71

Vaughan, R.M. Good Ideas Come as Standard, Art section, Eye Weekly,(December 2001), vol. 11, issue 9, pp.47, 50. (AWOL Project)

Anderson, Phil. The Queen Street West Shifts, Artfocus, (August 2000), issue 69,pp. 13-16.

Ross, Judy. Chasing The Grapes, Leisure Ways, (June 1999), pp. 8-10


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