Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 Dear PM…le Lobe, Chicoutimi, QC
2005 Dear PM… Art Gallery of Calgary, AB
2003 Dear Jean… Art Gallery of Nova Scotia NS, curated by Ray Cronin; publication
2000 1-800… The Space, Saint John, NB
1999 A Painting Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
1997 Landmarks City of Saint John Gallery, Saint John, NB
1996 Rooftops Imperial Theatre, Saint John, NB
Group Exhibitions
2007
Subterfuge Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB, curated by Nisk Imbault, publication
2006
AWOL Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA, curated by Emily Jones
Transmission CNEAI (centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé) at Villa Arson, France, curated by Eric Mangion
Paysages Galerie Port-Maurice, St. Leonard, QC, curated by Caroline Loncol-Daigneault
Stump Speech Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS,
2005
TRAFIC Galerie L’Écart, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, curated by Nathalie de Blois and
Mathieu Beauséjour, publication
3rd Manif d’art Québec City, QC, curated by Patrice Loubier and André L. Paré, publication
Ideas about infinity Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver BC, Organised by Jo Cook
People/Places Galerie L’espace, Montréal QC, with Melissa Wheeler
2004
new work Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB
(self) publish or perish Open Space Arts Society, Victoria, BC, curated by Jo Cook
2003
Samplesize online exhibition, samplesize.ca, curated by Caroline Chan
Vous êtes ici! 21st Symposium d’art contemporain de Baie-St-Paul QC, curated by Gaston St-Pierre
2002
My Rolodex The Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON, curated by Luis Jacob
2001
Portraits: Unsettled Subjects Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
1999
Daily Letters to Jean Chrétien 2-person exhibition, eyelevelgallery, Halifax NS
Building a Sign Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, with Jeremiah Degrandpre
The Golden Years of J.G. MacKay The Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax, NS, curated by Cliff Eyland
Curated Exhibitions
2007-08 SHAPESHIFTERS series of group exhibitions, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication
2006 Kitchen Party group exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication
Inside/Out 2-person exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication
2005 You’re My Obsession group exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, text
2003 Raw/Beauty group exhibition, Saint John Arts Centre, NB, text
2002 We Build Excitement group exhibition, Khyber Centre for the Arts, NS, text
1999 when march denounces april as a saboteur
group exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS, text
Residencies
2009 le Lobe, Chicoutimi, QC
2005 TRAFIC Inter / nationale d’art actuel en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, l’ecart lieu de l’art actuel, Rouyn-Noranda, QC
2003 21st annual symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-St-Paul, QC
Education
1996-99 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary) NSCAD, NS
1992-94 UNBSJ, Saint John, NB (partial)
1991 honours Kennebecasis Valley High School, NB
Awards and Achievements
2003 National long list for the 2004 Sobey Art Award
1999 SUNSCAD Scholarship for Student Involvement
1998 Centennial Scholarship, NSCAD (x2)
1996 New Brunswick Student Arts Scholarship
Commissions, Collections, Affiliations
2008 juror, Mathieu da Costa Challenge
purchase by the NB Art Bank2007 juror, SOFI, Canada Council for the Arts
2007-08, editorial committee, decentre: concerning artist-run culture
2006 purchase by National Portrait Gallery of Canada (pending)
juror, NB Art Bank Aquisitions and NAP 2007 Canada Winter Games
online arts journalist, www.coalfish.ca, 03/29/06-04/26/06
member, CARFAC Maritimes
purchase by CNEAI, France
2005 duotone insert for Commons Service Group, Grenoble, France
2004 purchase by AGNS, Halifax, NS
2003 Artist page for Newartistcollective Magazine 1.1
Letter From…CBC Arts Canada 3 online article http://artscanada.cbc.ca/artsNow/
2002 Artist page for Fuse Magazine 25.3
Artist page for MIX Magazine 27.3
2001 Permanent mural for Mills Brothers Department Store, NS
2000 Cover art for a novel by Jarrod Edson, The Making of Harry Cossaboom.
100’mural for Art On The Edge, outdoor festival of contemporary art, Saint John, NB (destroyed)
1999 Mural for Off the Wall, a street festival of art in Saint John (destroyed)
1997 Permanent mural for the interior of the Kimball Building, Saint John.
Bibliography
2006 Mark Leger, CBC Maritime Magazine, online article, http://www.cbc.ca/maritimemagazine/
Chris Hand, Zeke’s Gallery, online interview, (destroyed)
Carmen Klassen, Mainstreet, CBC Radio One, interview, 17/01/06
Melissa Wheeler, “The Art Politic”, Maisonneuve, 08/06/05 www.maisonneuve.org
2005 Julia Dault, “Dear Paul…”, The National Post, 24/03/05, p. B6
Fast Forward Weekly, 07/04/06
2004 Darla Kitty, “Transitions”, radio interview, Artsmarts, CKDU 97.5 FM, 29/01/04
Dean Lisk, “Daily e-mails won’t stop with new prime minister”, The Daily News, HFX, p.24, 15/01/04
2003 Aaron Kennedy, “A Christmas Critter”, The Telegraph Journal (Saint John), A1,4, 3/12/03
Peggy MacKinnon, “Dear Jean”, review for Visual Arts News, 25.2
Valérie Cloutier, TV reportage, “Ce Soir”, CBC Radio Canada, 28/8/03
Michel Bois, “Baie-des-artistes”, Le Soleil, 16/8/03
Nathalie Côte, “Journal de mer”, Voir, 14/8/03
Jean-Claude Rochefort, “Baie-Saint-Paul, un journal dans l’aréna de l’art”, Le Devoir, 3/8/03
Jim Richards, radio interview, CFRB Newstalk 1010 9/7/03
Marilyn Smulders, “Jean Chrétien’s lonliest pen pal”, The Halifax Daily News, HFX, p. 29 29/5/03
Bernard St-Laurent, radio interview, CBC Sounds Like Canada 27/5/03
Elissa Barnard, “Dear Jean, how are you? I am fine”, The Sunday Herald, B2, 25/5/03
Richard Foot, “’Dear Jean’: Chrétien’s paint-stained pen pal”, The Ottawa Citizen, A6, 21/05/03
Shawna Richer, “Dear Jean, I’m doing just fine, how are you?” The Globe and Mail, R1, 21/5/03
Leah Sandals, “Mail Man”, The Coast, May 15-May 22 2003 p. 21
2002 Sally McKay, “That Guy Again”, interview, Lola #12, summer 2002. p. 58
2001 Ray Cronin,”Order now”, Canadian Art, vol. 18, #1, Spring 2001, p. 98
2000 Ray Cronin, “A limited time offer”, here, vol. 1, #6, 2000. p.6
Colin H. Smith, “Fine art for a K-Tel culture”, New Brunswick Reader, 11/11/00
Dan Walsh, “Every day, every day, every day I write”, The Coast, 24/2/00
1999 John Mazerolle , “Man of Letters”, New Brunswick Reader, pp.10-11 9/10/99
Susanne Hiller, “Canadiana of a different sort”, National Post, A-3 9/7/99
Dan Walsh, “Stamp of reproval”, The Coast, 4/7/99
1998 Sue McCluskey, “New exhibit takes art to the street”, Times Globe, 12/8/98
1997 Sue McCluskey, “Transience and Evolution”, Times Globe, B10, 14/8/97