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John Abrams garnetabrams@sympatico.ca -e-mail www.johnabramsartist.com -web torontoniensis.calumet.yorku.ca/abrams.htm -web http://www.ccca.ca/artists/John_Abrams -ccca archive www.angellgallery.com/exhibits/abrams_052003.asp - Angell Gallery www.picassomio.com/JohnAbrams/en/ -web www.loopgallery.ca/current/artist_ja/artist_ja.html -web www.artistsincanada.com/php/article.php?id=248 -web www.artistsincanada.com/php/article.php?id=137 -web SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2005 Zsa Zsa Gallery. Toronto. 2004 T.A.A.F.I. (Toronto Alternative Art Fair International) Toronto. Drake Hotel Lobby & Cafe Install. 2004 Boltax Gallery. Shelter Island, NY Eyes Wide Shut curated by Mia Nielson. 2004 Loop. Toronto. Cry (with Howard Ross) 2003 The Canadian Communications Building Harbourfront Centre Toronto Organized by Pat McCauley York Quay Gallery. 2003 Amoureux. Canadian Communications Building Harbourfront Centre Toronto. Curator, Pat McCauley. 2003 From the Love Project. Angell Gallery. Toronto. 2002 From the Love Project. A Space Windows. (with Sandra Brewster)Toronto. 2002 A Space Windows. (with Sandra Brewster) Toronto. 2002 Amoureux Loop. Toronto. (with Jack Niven). www.loopgallery.ca/current/artist_ja/artist_ja.html 2001-02 Landmark (with Robert Houle). University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo. 2001-02 The Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. texts by curators: Carol Podedworny Stuart Reid. 2001-02 Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa. Landmark with Robert Houle. (cat.) texts by curators: Carol Podedworny Stuart Reid 2001 Loop. Toronto -- with Sybil Goldstein 2001 Kier Gallery. Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island 2001 ZSA ZSA Gallery. Toronto. curated by Andrew Harwood 2000 Kier Gallery. Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island 2000 Loop. Toronto -- with Jack Niven. Stream 1999 Akau Framing. Toronto. 1999 Tableau Vivant. Toronto. 1997 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Tableau. 1995-96 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Eastwick Gallery. Chicago. Criminals & Deities. 1993-94 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Eastwick Gallery. Chicago. Wild Life & Super Models. 1991-92 Niagara Artist Centre. St. Catherines. Garnet Press Gallery. Rethinking History. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005 Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Kingston ON. Recent Acquisitions. 2005 Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Torontoniensis Collective. 2004 Art Gallery of Windsor. Windsor ON, The Real Thing. Curated by James Patton. 2004 le-musee-divisioniste.org "My mission" curated by: Wilfred Agricola de Cologne http://www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/exhibitionhall/2003/self/mymission.htm 2004 Affordable Art Fair. Quiver Projects. New York, New York. 2004 The Art House and Doncaster Art Gallery and Museum, Doncaster South Yorkshire, UK, mediation, Curated by David Gilbert. Cat. http://www.morethan12.net/media%5Btion%5Dartists.htm 2003 Loop. Toronto. Collective Loop 2003 A Space. Toronto. Shelf Show II 2003 Affordable Art Fair. Quiver Projects, booth; New York, New York. 2003 Toronto International Art Fair. Angell Gallery. Toronto 2003 Art Gallery of Ontario - Art Rental & Sales Gallery. Toronto. Star Struck 2003 ZSA ZSA. Toronto. Michael Jackson Show Curated by Andrew Harwood and Lex Vaughn. 2003 Leo Kaymen Gallery. Toronto. C Magazine Auction 2003 University of Waterloo Art Gallery. Waterloo. Torontoniensis Collective. 2003 SPIN Gallery. Toronto. Valentine Show. Curated by Juno Yuon. 2003 Affordable Art Fair. Quiver Projects. New York, New York. 2002 Ne Plus Ultra. Toronto. The Drawing Show. Curated by Tiff Izsa. 2002 A Space. Toronto. Shelf Show. 2002 Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery. Owen Sound 2002 Edward Day Gallery. Toronto. Sea Worthy. curated by Kelly McCray 2002 Art With Heart - Casey House Art Auction - Art Galley of Ontario. Toronto 2002 Harbourfront Centre, York Quay Gallery. Toronto. Torontoniensis Collective. 2002 Songs from the Waterfront 2002 SPIN Gallery. Toronto. Winter Group 2002 Angel Gallery. Toronto. Winter Group 2002 SPIN Gallery. Toronto. LET'S HAVE A DREAM, curated by tomolennon 2001-02 University of Queensland Art Museum in Brisbane Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro curated by Ihor Holubizky 2001 West Wing Art Gallery. Toronto. Dead Teenagers Curated by Paul P, Ingrid Z and Karen Azoulay 2001 Spin. Toronto. Mini Me 2001 Mercer Union. Toronto. A Love Story 2001 Torontoniensis Collective. Torontoniensis West Wing Art Gallery. Toronto. 2001 A Space. Toronto. Pearlessence. 2000 Torontoniensis Collective. Toronto. No Fun Without You Too!(brochure) 2000 Loop . Toronto. Inaugural 2000 Spin . Toronto. Go Figure. 2000 Loop. Toronto. One Plus One. 2000 The National Gallery of Canada. Permanent Collection. 2000 Spin. Toronto. Mini Me 1999 Personal Grounds. Toronto. 439 King St. West/Formally Mercer Union. Curated by Elizabeth Fearon. (publication). 1999 Torontoniensis Collective. Toronto. No Fun Without You. (brochure) 1998-99 MacDonald Stewart Art Centre. Guelph. A Sense of Time and Place. 1998-99 Oboro. Montreal. Benevolence. curated by: Cheryl Sim. 1997 Sherry Frumkin Gallery. Santa Monica. Absolute Los Angeles International Invitational. (brochure) 1997 Art Gallery of North York. North York. Recent Acquisitions. 1996 Art Gallery of North York. North York. The Boat Show. curated by: Glen E. Cumming. 1996 Mercer Union. Toronto. Ghost Writer 2. curated by: Mary Anne Barkhouse. (catalogue) 1996 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Snow. 1994 Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Oshawa. Recent Acquisitions. 1994 Gallery Oscar. Toronto. A Baker's Dozen. 1994 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Dreaming of You. 1993 La Esmeralda Gallery. Mexico City. The Urban and the Urbane. 1993 Hall Walls. Buffalo, New York. Would You Go Out With Me?. curated by: Sara Kellner.(brochure) 1993 Eastwick Gallery. Chicago. Outings. 1992 Mercer Union. Toronto. Rethinking History. curated by: Carol Podedworny. brochure) 1992 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Five Sheets to the Wind. curated by: Carla Garnet MURAL PROJECTS 2003 The Cameron Public House. Toronto. from the continuing series: Criminals & Deities (Laxmi falls back to sleep) 2003 The Cameron Public House. Toronto. from the continuing series: Criminals & Deities (Laxmi awakens) 1999 The Cameron Public House. Toronto. from the continuing series: Criminals & Deities (Laxmi asleep) 1998 The Cameron Public House. Toronto. from the continuing series: Wild Life & Super Models (Streisand and Trudeau). 1995 The Cameron Public House. Toronto. from the continuing series: Criminals & Deities (Radharoni). 1995 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Two Ericks. 1993 O'Hare Airport - New International Terminal. Chicago. Sister City Mural Project. 1993 Eastwick Gallery. Chicago. Deer/Jackson. 1990 Garnet Press Gallery. Toronto. Late Nature. REVIEWS 2004 Hamptons Cottages & Gardens. Big-Screen Inspiration at Boltax. Pg 91. 2004 Shelter Island Reporter. Pop culture at Boltax. Pg B5. 2004 The Suffolk Times. Art Beat. Pg 8A. 2004 Globe and Mail. John Abrams and Howard Ross at Loop By Gary Michael Dault, Saturday, May 1, Page R17 Globe and Mail. John Abrams and Howard Ross at Loop By Gary Michael Dault 2004 Shefield Today; Media(tion) an exhibition in Doncaster looking at the ways in which we are affected by the media. http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=85&ArticleID=745551 2003 Globe and Mail. Dec 20; O come all ye rich (and shameless) collectors. RM Vaughan. Pg. R8. 2003 Imprint, Waterloo News Paper. T Fine art and the politics of dissent Torontoniensis Collective at UWAG Jenna 2003 Holko.October 31, 2003 Volume 26 - Issue 16. University of Waterloo Gazette. Volume 44 #5. Politics, sex and death are themes of exhibit. Linda Howe. Nov 5 2003 Globe and Mail. Aug 31 Gallery Going: John Abrams at Canada Quay, Harbourfront Centre. Gary Michael Dault., R11. John Abrams at Canada Quay, Harbourfront Centre. Gary Michael Dault 2003 CBC RADIO Arts Report with Avril Beniot on Angell Gallery Abrams’ Exhibition Amoureux 2002 Globe and Mail. December 21. The Drawing Show at Ne Plus Ultra. Gary Michael Dault. R9. 2002 Globe and Mail. December 14. Have yourself an arty little Christmas. R.M. Vaughan. R7. 2002 Globe and Mail. August 10th and 17th. Critics Pick's Visual Arts. Sara Milroy. 2002 Globe and Mail. August 10, Landlocked Exhibit Gets it's Sea Legs. Gary Michael Dault. 2002 Canadian Art Magazine Summer Issue. Robert Houle John Abrams at The Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery. Owen Sound . Corinna Ghaznavi. pages 87-88 2002 Lola # 12 Summer. Toronto. John Abrams Blue Angel at Zsa Zsa. Xandra Eden. pg. 70 2002 Landmark: Robert Houle & John Abrams featured in review on TVO - Studio Two Fri. Feb. 22nd at 8 pm and 11:30 pm. 2001 Lola #10 Fall. The Man Issue. Toronto. Qtips . . . and all that crap Tory Healy. pg. 53 2001 West End Revue. Toronto. Circling Around Canadian and International art; Patriotism & nudity Tiff Izsa. Vol 2 Issue 2 2001 University of Waterloo Gazette. Social commentary, colour link UW art gallery exhibits Linda Howe. Vol 42 #9. 2001 The Record. Kitchener. Waterloo. Cambridge. Examining identity in a divided world, Robert Reid. Sat Nov 10 pg E2. 2001 The Liberty Gleaner. Toronto. Liberty Landmark, the Cameron turns 20 this month Kirsten McCarthy Vol 2 #2 Oct 21 2001 What's On Queen. Toronto. Murals on Queen John Abrams Yvonee Desjardins Dec/Jan 2002 pgs 10-12. 2001 Globe & Mail. More Fun by the Torontoniensis Collective. Gary Michael Dault. Sat. May 27. pg. r12 2000 Globe & Mail. Go Figure at SPIN. Gary Michael Dault. Sat. April 22. pg. r12 2000 XTRA!. Fresh art market. Kim Fullerton. May 4. pg 24 arts. 2000 Globe & Mail. Inaugural Exhibition at Loop . 2000 Gary Michael Dault. Sat. Mar. 18 pg r13 2000 The BUZZ. Charlottetown. P.E.I. Peter Richards. July. pg 24 2000 Toronto Star. Art by Numbers. Soo Kim. Sat. Oct. 21.pg. J8 2000 Eye Magazine. Galleries . pg 67 1999 Globe & Mail. John Abrams at the Cameron House. Gary Michael Dault. Sat. Dec. 11 pg. R14. 1999 Globe & Mail. Meditations on the vitality of life, the certainty of death. Gary Michael Dault. Sat. May 22 pg. C6. 1999 Globe & Mail. Personal Grounds at 431 King Street West. Gary Michael Dault Sat. Sept 18. pg. C15. PUBLICATIONS 2002 KISS MACHINE 5 Cars and Religion. Excerpt from Criminals and Deities. John Abrams 2002 Torontoniensis: Songs from the Waterfront Website: torontoniensis.calumet.yorku.ca/abrams.htm 2001 University of Waterloo Art Gallery and Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery. Landmark (cat) 2000 Torontoniensis. More Fun (brochure). Loop. Inaugural (brochure) 1999 Personal Grounds Elizabeth Fearon.(brochure). Torontoniensis. No Fun Without You (brochure) 1998 Mercer Union. Ghostwriter ISBN: 0-921527-05-5 (cat) 1997 Tableau Garnet Press Gallery (brochure). Abrams/Eyre/Grossmann/Husar at: Absolute Los Angeles International Garnet Press/Sherry Frumkin (brochure) 1994 Flower/zine (a collaboration with Ann Mc Farmland & Tom Dean). AFFILIATIONS 2002-present Board of Directors - A Space Artist Run Centre. Toronto. 2000-present Founding Member - Loop Gallery. Toronto. 1998-present Core Member - Torontoniensis Collective. Toronto. GRANTS & AWARDS 1990, 1996 & 1999, 2002, 2003 Canada Council, B Grants. 1992 & 1993 Canada Council, Project Grants. COLLECTIONS The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. The Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa. Art Gallery of Windsor. Windsor ON. Agnes Etherington, Kingston. University of Toronto Art Gallery, Toronto. MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph. Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa. Shadow Play Productions, Los Angeles, Toronto. Genest Murray DesBrisay Lamek, Barristers & Solicitors, Toronto. Fab. Ottawa, Toronto. Empire Pubs, Toronto. O’Hare Airport International Terminal, Chicago. Eastwick Gallery, Chicago. Union League, Chicago. Pearson Garnet Press Ltd., Toronto. Robin T. Anthony Fine Art Services, Toronto. Paul Bain Entertainment Law, Toronto. ZSA Legal Recruitment, Toronto. Drake Hotel, Toronto. Various private collections in Canada, United States, British Virgin Islands, Australia, Germany and Sweden. |