| ANDREW WRIGHT |
www.andrewwright.ca |
| Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2009 | Peak Gallery, Toronto |
| 2008 | Survey | PREFIX Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto. Curated by Chantal Rousseau (w/text) |
| 2007 | Water's Edge | Peak Gallery, Toronto (CONTACT feature exhibition) Passages | Cambridge Galleries, Andrew Wright & Lisa Klapstock (two person exhibition), Cambridge, Canada Blind Man's Bluff | Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Canada (cat.) |
| 2005 | Photographs | Peak Gallery, Toronto |
| 2004 | Blind Man's Bluff | Art Gallery of Calgary, Canada University of California, Berkeley | Worth Ryder Gallery, San Francisco, CA Skies | Presentation House, Vancouver, Canada. Curated by Helga Pakesaar. Blind Man's Bluff | Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Canada Branching Out: Sylvia Safdie and Andrew Wright (two person show) | Roam Contemporary, New York Skies: New Studio Work | Peak Gallery, Toronto Blind Man's Bluff | Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Canada. Organized by and circulated by KW|AG. Curated by Allan Mackay. Catalogue essay by Robert Enright. |
| 2003 | Blind Man's Bluff and Other Fictions | Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave. Toronto. Brochure essay by Virginia M. Eichhorn |
| 2002 | Home & Garden | Oakville Galleries, Toronto (Oakville), Canada. Curated by Marnie Fleming. Brochure essay by Kim Simon. |
| 2001 | 148 Clouds | Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Canada boygirl (two person exhibition with Melissa Day) | ballroom studios. Kitchener, Canada |
| 2000 | In Camera: The View from Here | Gallery 101, Ottawa, Canada. Brochure essay by Jen Budney. The Red Head Gallery | Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1999 | The Plausible Impossibility of the Here & Now (Moving Picture) | Cambridge Library & Gallery, Preston Branch. Brochure essay by Gordon Hatt. Panorama | Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Canada |
| 1997 | The Metaphysics of Presence | Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre. Chatham, Canada. Brochure essay by A. Wright. Troubling Vision | Art Gallery of Windsor & Common Ground Gallery. Windsor (Detroit), Canada. MFA Thesis Exhibiton. Essay by A. Wright |
| 1996 | New Work | Lebel Art Gallery, University of Windsor, Canada. |
| Group Exhibitions |
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| 2008 | Death by Chocolate! | OnLine Exhibition w/ Stefan Rose: www.deathbychocolate.org |
| 2007 | WintergARTen–Vogelfrei 7- | Art Discoveries in Private Gardens, Darmstadt, Germany Image & Apparatus | Museum London: Andrew Wright, Dianne Bos, Donald Lawrence, & Arnold Koroshegyi (cat.) KW|AG3 Biennial | Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Canada AAHLUMINIEX | Art Gallery of Mississauga, Canada Flourish | University of Windsor Alumni Works by: Andrew Wright, Suvi Kuisma, Mark Laliberte, Alana Bartol, Windsor, Canada Toronto International Art Fair | Metro Toronto Convention Centre (cat.) |
| 2006 | Photo Miami | International Contemporary Art Fair For Photo-Based Art, Video & New Media Toronto International Art Fair | Metro Toronto Convention Centre (cat.). Equinox | Tom Dean, Layla Curtis, Andrew Wright, Valerie Salez and Hannah Jickling, Max Streicher | Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto. Two Degrees of Separation | University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Canada (cat.) Cluster V | Peak Gallery, Toronto. |
| 2005 | ARCO | Madrid International Art Fair, Madrid, Spain (cat.) Toronto International Art Fair | Metro Toronto Convention Centre (cat.). |
| 2004 | Toronto International Art Fair | Metro Toronto Convention Centre (cat.) By Chance or By Design | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
| 2003 | Toronto International Art Fair | Metro Toronto Convention Centre (cat.) Cluster III | Peak Gallery, 23 Morrow Ave. Toronto Lucida | Hamilton Artist's Inc., Canada (brochure essay by Andrew Szatmari) In The Light Of: Six Contemporary Artists Explore the Legacy of William Henry Fox Talbot | Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Brochure essay by Dianne Bos. |
| 2001 | Commute | ARC Gallery, Chicago. The New Spirit of Ontario | Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Queenspark, Toronto. (brochure) Chronicles | Edward Day Gallery, Toronto |
| 2000 | Braziers International Artist’s Workshop | Oxfordshire, UK. (catalogue) Wave of the Future | Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum, Kitchener, Ontario. Search | Open Studio, Toronto. Bonanza! | University of Western Ontario Faculty Exhibition. ARTLAB, London, Ontario, Canada. Redrospective: 10 years of The Red Head Gallery | Toronto. Catalogue essay by Jenifer Papararo. |
| 1999 | Welcome to Mitchell: 1999 Southwest Triennial | London Regional Art & Historical Museum, London, Canada. Curator: Andrew Hunter. (catalogue) PROOF6 | Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto. (brochure) Toronto: Under 40 | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Eleventh Annual Miniature Exhibition | Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario. |
| 1998 | Technological Bottom-Feeders | Niagara Artist’s Company, St. Catharines, Ontario. Curators: Christopher McNamara & Bryan Konefsky. Catalogue essay by curators Undefining Sculpture | Detroit Artist’s Market, Detroit. (catalogue) Technological Bottom-Feeders | Artcite Inc., Windsor, Canada Little Things | Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada. Interior Landscapes | Reflecting Studio, Kitchener City Hall, Canada. |
| 1997 | Public Order: 1997 Southwest Triennial | Art Gallery of Windsor, Canada. Curator: Robin Metcalfe. Catalogue essay by Robin Metcalfe. |
| 1996 | Artseen IV: Exhibition of New & Experimental Work | Artcite Inc., Windsor, Canada. Media City II Exhibition of Film & Video Works | Artcite Inc., Windsor, Canada. |
| Education |
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| 1995-1997 | Master of Fine Arts, University of Windsor, Canada. Concentrations in Sculpture, Photography, and Installation. |
| 1990-1994 | Bachelor of Arts Specialist Degree in Art & Art History, University of Toronto. Graduated with distinction, Dean’s Honour List, Faculty Scholar |
| 1990-1994 | Diploma in Studio Art, Sheridan College, Oakville. |
| Publications |
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| 2007-08 | Wright, Andrew | Falling Water, Photographic Commission for Prefix Photo Magazine (issue 16) |
| 2007 | Wright, Andrew (ed.) | Peace of Mind, Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener.04 | Catalogue (contributing editor), ISBN: |
| 2004 | Wright, Andrew | Probing Into The Distance, Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener.03 | Catalogue (forward), ISBN: 0-9730384-2-X |
| 2004 | Wright, Andrew | 'Outdoorsy': Melissa Doherty @ Red Head Gallery | Exhibition Brochure, February |
| 2003 | Wright, Andrew | 'Power to the People': Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area.02 | Catalogue, ISBN 0-9730384-1-1 |
| 2002 | Wright, Andrew (ed.) | '…and then we take berlin', Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener.01 | Catalogue |
| 2002 | Wright, Andrew | Proto-Painting: Melissa Day at Red Head Gallery | Exhibition Brochure, June |
| 2002 | Wright, Andrew | Image reproduced for the Canadian Art Magazine Christmas Card, November |
| 2001 | Wright, Andrew | And the Green Grass Grows All Around | Joseph Bergel at ballroom studios. Review in LOLA Contemporary Art Magazine, issue #9. |
| 2001 | Wright, Andrew | Nocturne | Jay Johnson at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Shotgun review in LOLA Contemporary Art Magazine, issue #8. |
| 1999 | Wright, Andrew | Non-Stop | Mandy Barber, at the Pekao Gallery. LOLA, Contemporary Art Magazine, Spring, issue #4. |
| 1998 | Wright, Andrew. “Flowers, Showers, & Curtain Calls” | Surface/Tension | Rachelle Viader Knowles at the Art Gallery of Windsor, LOLA Contemporary Art Magazine, issue #3. |
| Collections |
Royal Bank of Canada Canada Council Art Bank Concord Adex Development Corporation Ernst & Young The City of Kitchener Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Private Collections |
| Biblography |
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| June 21, 2007 | Sandals, Leah. Commencing Countdown, Engines On. National Post |
| March 2007 | Preview, Canadian Art, Spring 2007, Vol.24 , No. 1 |
| March 25, 2006 | Goddard, Peter, Student Uprising; Universities give notice of serious artistic intentions. Toronto Star |
| January 2006 | Podedworny, Carol, Two Degrees of Separation, Exhibition catalogue. |
| November, 2005 | Enright, Robert, The Artful Doubter, Catalogue from the exhibition Blind Man’s Bluff, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery ISBN: 0-9731926-5-8 ***Winner OAAG Award, Multi-Media, 2006*** |
| May 13, 2004 | Sanderson, Vicky, Budget No Barrier With Art Gallery's Rental Program, Toronto Star |
| April 24, 2004 | Dault, Gary Michael, Floating Around, Looking at Things. Gallery Going, Globe & Mail. |
| April 8, 2004 | Temple, Kevin, No-Tricks Photography, NOW Magazine, Vol. 23 No. 32 |
| March 2004 | Fast Forward, Canadian Art, Spring 2004, Vol. 21, No. 1 |
| Jan. 10, 2004 | Reid, Robert, Local Artist's Movie to be Screened at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, The Record |
| Sept., 2003 | Toronto International Art Fair Preview: 'Fresh Avant Garde' Canadian Art, Fall 2003, Vol. 20, No.3 |
| June 14, 2003 | Dault, Gary Michael, A Movie, Experience, At One Remove. Gallery Going, Globe & Mail. |
| June 12, 2003 | Hirschmann, Thomas, Sensory Deception: Two Shows Play Tricks with Sight and Sound, NOW Magazine, Vol. 22 No. 41 |
| May 24, 2003 | Reid, Robert, Video Sheds Funky New Light on Blind Man's Bluff, The Record |
| Feb. 2003 | Horowitz, Risa, Andrew Wright , Border Crossings, No 85. February 2003 |
| Jan 11, 2003 | Hujer, Elaine, A Garden of Illuminated Delights, Hamilton Spectator |
| Dec. 2002 | Larsen, Anna-Marie, Andrew Wright, Canadian Art, Winter 2002, Vol.19, No.4 |
| Dec 2, 2002 | MacBride, Craig, Artist Sheds Light on Home and Garden, Oakville Beaver |
| Nov. 2002 | Simon, Kim, Home and Garden, Exhibition Brochure, Oakville Galleries |
| June, 2002 | Wright, Andrew, Suburbs, MIX Magazine, v28.1, Summer (artist project pages) |
| May, 2002 | McKay, Sally, Mises-en-scène, Lola Contemporary Art Magazine, issue #12 |
| May, 2002 | Hamilton, Anitra, Mises-en-scène, Lola Contemporary Art Magazine, issue #12 |
| May 3, 2001 | Bergel, Joseph, Boy+Girl=BoyGirl. Echo Magazine, May 3-9 issue. |
| Jan. 22, 2000 | Outhit, Jeff. “But Is It Art? The Sculptures That Adorn Our Public Spaces Provoke Delight and Outrage”,The Record. |
| June 17, 2000 | Dault, Gary Michael, Search. Gallery Going, Globe & Mail. |
| Nov, 2000 | Reynolds, Abigail, Serious Play. AN Magazine (Artists’ Newsletter), London, UK. |
| Dec. 13, 1999 | Outhit, Jeff. “New Sculpture Reflects Risks of Firefighting”,The Record. |
| Nov. 29, 1999 | Coulson, Sandra.“Mitchell? No One Here from There: New Exhibit at LRAHM features playful, humorous, experimental work”,London Free Press. |
| July 17, 1999 | Reid, Robert. “Exhibitions Capture Emotions From Birth to Death”,The Record. |
| May 4, 1999 | Bisch, Greg. “Floating Their Ideas”,The Record. |
| Winter, 1998 | Hill, Darryl. “Audible Gestures: The Metaphysics of Presence” ARTFOCUS Magazine. |
| June 26, 1998 | Pearson, Craig. “New Art Shows Concentrate on Scale, Perspective”, Windsor Star. |
| July 31, 1997 | Pearson, Craig. “Triennial Explores Theme of Commodity, Control ”,Windsor Star. |
| Awards |
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| Sobey Art Award Semi-finalist: 2007 | |
| Sobey Art Award Nominations: 2003, 2005 | |
| OAAG (Ontario Association of Art Galleries) Award, Multi-Media, for the publication Blind Man’s Bluff: 2006 | |
| Ontario Volunteer Award, Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat: 2004 | |
| Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant. Years Awarded: 2007, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1997 | |
| Ernst & Young Great Canadian Printmaking Competition: Winner: 2001 | |
| Canada Council Creation/Production Grant to Professional Emerging Artists. Years Awarded: 2003, 2001, 1998 | |
| Ontario Art Council Mid-Career Grant to Professsional Visual Artists: 2001 | |
| Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant to Professional Visual Artists. Years Awarded: 1999, 2000 | |
| Canada Council Travel Grant: 2000 | |
| Finalist Selection 97, Annika Sundvik Gallery, New York City: 1997 | |
| University of Windsor Summer Research Scholarship: 1997 | |
| University of Windsor Tuition Scholarship: 1997 | |
| Paul W. Fox Award, University of Toronto: 1993 | |
| Margaret Laidlaw Scholarship, University of Toronto: 1993 | |
| Hammerson Canada Inc. Scholarship, University of Toronto: 1992 | |
| D.L. Stevenson Award in Painting, University of Toronto: 1991 | |
| Kingston Arts Council Award: 1990 |