ANDREW WRIGHT

www.andrewwright.ca
Solo Exhibitions

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

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

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

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

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 PresenceARTFOCUS 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

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
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