DAVID SPRIGGS

DAVID SPRIGGS
Solo Exhibitions:
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'RED', Trafačka Gallery
Prague, Czech Republic
Mar. - Apr. 2012
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'Holocene', Neutral Ground
Regina, Saskatchewan
May 2012
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'4 Colour Separation', Art Mûr Gallery
Montreal, Quebec
Mar. 2012
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'Vision', Espace Virtuel
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Jan. 20 - Feb. 27, 2011
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‘Stratachrome’ Galerie de l’UQAM. Université du Québec à Montréal
Curator : Marie-Eve Beaupré
Montreal, Quebec.
Sept. 9 - Oct.9, 2010
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'The Threshold of Form', Leo Kamen Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Nov. 22 - Dec 30,2008
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'The Emergence of Perception' , Art Mûr Gallery
Montreal, Quebec
Nov. 15 - Dec 20, 2008
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'Archaeology of Space', Rodman Hall Arts Centre, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario
2008
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'Archaeology of Space', The Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Lethbridge, Alberta
2008
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‘The Paradox of Power’, Art Mûr
Montreal, Quebec
2007
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'Escalator’, Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec
2006
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‘The Aesthetics of Speed’, Leo Kamen Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
2005
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‘Lucid Forms’, Third Avenue Gallery
Vancouver, British
Columbia
2002
Kitchener/Waterloo,
Ontario
Sept. 16 - Jan. 8, 2011
Prague, Czech Republic
May 19 - Sept. 11, 2011
New York. NY
March 5 - 6, 2011
Montreal, Quebec
Feb. 26 - Mar. 13, 2011
Group Exhibitions:
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'The Limits', KWAG, Curator: Crystal Mowry
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‘Prague Biennial 5’. Curator : Marius Tanasescu
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'Extreme Gestures: A Showcase of Contemporary Art from Montréal',
Cultural Services of the Quebec Government Office in New York and
the Québec Association of Contemporary Art Galleries - AGAC..
Curator: Denise Markonish of the MassMoCA
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'Art Souterrian', Place Ville-Marie
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‘Raining Stars’, Louis Vuitton Gallery, Curator: Jonathan Thompson
Macau
Sept 9. – Dec. 9. 2010
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‘La terre est bleue comme une orange’
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.
Curator : Stéphane Aquin
Montreal, Quebec
Sept.1, 2010 - Mar. 7, 2011
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ArtPrize 2010, Grand Rapids Art Museum,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sept. 22 - Oct 10, 2010
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‘Perdre le Nord’,. Quebec. Curator : Marie-Eve Beaupré
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Sept. 3 -5, 2010
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'Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions for the Future' ,
Director: Hoor Al Qasimi, Artistic Director: Jack Persekian
Curators: Isabel Carlos, Tarek Abou El Fetouh
Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates
Mar. 16 - May 16, 2009
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'XIIe Sommet de la Francophonie/ 12th Francophonie Summit'.
Leaders Lounge.
Québec City, Quebec
October 17 - 19, 2008
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'Toronto International Art Fair', Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Art
Mûr Gallery,
Montreal, Quebec
2011-10-09-07
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'Abracadabra', Art Mûr at Edward Day Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario
2008
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‘Haptic: CAFKA Biennial’,
Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area, City Hall
Kitchener, Ontario
2007
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'Portraits d'artistes', Travelling exhibit at various Montreal venues.
Le Conseil des arts de Montréal, The Arts Council of Montreal
Montreal, Qubec
2007-2009
Education
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Concordia University in Montreal
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Sculpture
2004-2007
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Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver
Bachelor of Visual Arts (B.F.A.) Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography
1996-2000
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Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
Public Art and New Artistic Strategies. M.F.A. Student Residency
2006
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Central St. Martins College, London, England
Painting, Printmaking. B.F.A. Student Exchange
1999
Museum Collections
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Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal/ The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Permanent Collection, Montreal, Quebec. 'Abstract Object' artwork.
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Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec/ National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec
Art Bank Collection, prêt d’œuvres d’art collection, Quebec City, Quebec. 'Perceptible Consciousness' and ‘Dark
Matter’ artworks
Awards & Achievements
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Canada Council for the Arts Grant for NY Residency Unlimited Program
2012
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Canada Council for the Arts. Grant for Visual Art
2010
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Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Grant for Visual Art
2009
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Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Grant for Visual Art
2008 & 2005
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British Columbia Arts Council. Grant for Visual Art
2002 & 2003
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Immigrants of Distinction Arts and Culture Award
Calgary Immigrant Aid Society, Alberta
1998
Media and Publications
Selected Publications and Catalogues:
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D’Amico, Stephanie Anne. St-Jean Aubre, Anne-Marie. '4 Colour Separation'. Invitation. Art Mûr
publication
2012
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Prague Biennale 5. Prague Biennale Photo 2. Giancarlo Politi, Editor Nicola Trezzi. Prague.
2010
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Beaupré, Marie-Eve. Déry, Louise. Stratachrome: David Spriggs. Catalogue Publication.
Galerie de l’UQAM Press.
2010
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'Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions for the Future', Books 1 and 2, Bidoun Press, UAE
2009
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Manning, Erin. ‘Relationscapes: Movement, Art, Philosophy’
Interlude: Of Force Fields and Rhythm Contours—David Spriggs's Animate Sculptures
MIT Press, Technologies of Lived Abstraction series, pp.143-153
2009
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‘David Spriggs: Archeology of Space’ Catalogue Publication.
Essays by: Marie-Eve Beaupré, Mark Clintberg, Gordon Hatt, Charles Stankievech
Southern Alberta Art Gallery and Brock University Rodman Hall Arts Centre. 64 pages.
2008
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Beaupré, Marie-Eve. Clintberg, Mark. 'Emergence of Perception' Invitation. Art Mûr Publication
2008
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Stebbins, Joan. 'David Spriggs:Archaeology of Space'
Gallery.The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Spring. Exhibition Booklet.
2008
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'Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF)', Catalogue Art, Art Mûr, p.71, 2008, p.69, 2007
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‘Weimar Day Today: 13 Artistic Interventions in Weimar’, Bauhaus University Press. p.41
2007
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Belisle, Jean-Francois. Hickey, Andria. 'The Paradox of Power' Invitation. Art Mûr Publication.
2006
2007/08
Selected Periodicals and Media:
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D'Argento, Lara. 'David Spriggs-Red'. (Interview on exhibition Red)
Artyčok.TV [international research, media and digital archive of the contemporary art]
http://artycok.tv/lang/en-us/13801/david-spriggs-red
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Moravce , Ondřeje. 'David Spriggs exhibits in Trafacka Materialized Colour' [David Spriggs vystavuje v
Trafačce zhmotněnou barvu] (Interview on exhibition Red)
Czech TV. [Ceskatelevize].
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/kultura/171397-david-spriggs-vystavuje-v-trafacce-zhmotnenou-barvu/
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Kovarova, Danica, 'Animated Art'
Dolcevita, Czech Republic, p.127
April, 2012
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Art + Antiques, Czech Republic, No 4. p75
April, 2012
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Campbell, James. 'David Spriggs' (Review: Stratachrome)
Canadian Art, magazine, p. 146
Winter 2010/11
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Fadden, Robyn. ‘Colour Theory’. (Review: Stratachrome)
Hour, magazine, Montreal. P 14. Article also online:
http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=20463
Sept. 16, 2010
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McLaughlin, Bryne. ‘David Spriggs: Thinking Green’ . (Review: Stratachrome)
Canadian Art, http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2010/09/14/david_spriggs/
Sept. 14, 2010
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Charron, Marie-Eve. Dans l’épaisseur de l’image. (Review : Stratachrome)
Le Devoir, De Visu, E7
Sept. 12, 2010
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Catching, Rebecca. ‘Sharjah Biennial 9’, Flash Art News (Review: Sharjah Biennial 9)
Flash Art, International Edition, magazine, p84, Vol. XLII, No. 266
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Catching, Rebecca. ‘Expectations for a Future’, (Review: Sharjah Biennial 9)
Broadsheet: Contemporary Visual Art and Culture, Australia Vol. 38 #2, p. 141
2009
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Thomson, Jonathan. 'New Strategies for Exciting Art' (Review: Sharjah Biennial 9)
Asian Art News, magazine, Volume 19. No. 3, pp.84-88
May - June 2009
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McElroy, Gil. 'Toronto: David Spriggs, Leo Kamen Gallery' (Review: The Threshold of Form)
Sculpture, magazine, Vol. 28, #5, pp.75-6
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'New Way's of Seeing', (Cover Story on Sharjah Biennial 9)
The National, newspaper magazine, United Arab Emirates
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'Mémoire, histoire, point de vue' (Review: Sharjah Biennial 9))
Le Monde.Fr. Le Monde French online, http://lunettesrouges.blog.lemonde.fr/2009/03/
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Belisle, Jean-Francois. 'David Spriggs: Toronto, Montreal and Sharjah'
(Review: The Threshold of Form, Emergence of Perception, and Sharjah Biennial 9)
Art Papers, magazine, pp.46-7
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Dault, Gary Michel.' David Spriggs at Leo Kamen Gallery' (Review: The Threshold of Form)
The Globe & Mail, newspaper, Canada
Dec. 13 , 2008
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Goddard, Peter. 'The Threshold of Form' (Review)
Toronto Star, newspaper, Canada, E8
Dec. 18 , 2008
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Eller, Erin. 'Depth Perception: David Spriggs at Art Mûr' (Review: Emergence of Perception)
MAG Mass Art Guide, p.12 , Canada
Landry, Mike. ‘The Threshold of Form’ (Review)
May, 2012
April 7th. 2012
May – June 2009
June, 2009
March 14, 2009
Mar. 31 , 2009
Jan. - Feb. 2009
November, 2008
November 20-26, 2008
Things of Desire, Canada’s Alternative Art Weekly, Volume 1 Number 14
http://thingsofdesire.ca/2008/11/20/the-threshold-of-form/
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Depalma, Kristen. ' The Space Architect' (Review: Archaeology of Space)
Pulse Niagra, newspaper magazine, Vol. 22 No. 30
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'See It: David Spriggs in Lethbridge, Southern Alberta Art Gallery...'
Canadian Art, (website article on Archaeology of Space)
http://www.canadianart.ca/online/2008/01/24/david-spriggs/
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Crevier, Lyne. 'Estocade: Dans l’optique de David Spriggs; deconstruction rime avec reconstruction'
(Review: The Paradox of Power)
Ici, Montreal, newspaper magazine, p.45
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Anderson, Randall. 'David Spriggs' (Review: The Paradox of Power)
Border Crossings, magazine, Issue #103, pp.129-130
Jul. 3 , 2008
2007
May, 2007
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