curriculum vitae
Blair Brennan
Born in August 1959, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Sacra Privata: Works on Paper by Blair Brennan, SNAP Gallery (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists), Edmonton *
2000 About the Author, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton *
1995 Similia Similibus Curentur, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art, Calgary *
1991/92 Rex Mundi: Wrestling with the Angel, a travelling exhibition organized for the Provincial Extension Programme by the Edmonton Art Gallery
1991 Cave Canum, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary *
1990 Wormwood, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1988 Three Things I Know About Magic, The Works Visual Arts Festival, Ordo Templi Orientis, Nephthys Lodge, Edmonton *
1984 Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton
* Catalogue, brochure or other publication
COLLABORATIVE INSTALLATION/PERFORMANCE PROJECTS WITH BRIAN WEBB
1993 Magic / Magick / Miracles, Gallery 101 Artist’s Centre, Ottawa, Ontario *
Also performed: 1994, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
1995, Dancemakers Studio, Toronto
1995, Dancers' Studio West, Calgary
1992 (I wanted to know) The Exact Dimensions of Heaven, Locations, Latitude 53 Gallery and the Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton *
Also performed: 1993, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
1991 Victories Over Us / Defeat at our Hands, fACTS, The Works: Artist Interchange, Edmonton
Also performed: 1993, The Fire Hall Arts Centre, Vancouver
1992, La Quinzaine De La Performance, Optica - Un Centre D'art Contemporain, Montreal
1991 Crowns, Thorns and Pillows, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
Also performed: 1992, Freedom Within the Margins: The Poetics of Multiculturalism on the Prairies (an interdisciplinary conference on the politics of exclusion, Calgary
1991, The Fire Hall Arts Centre, Vancouver
1991, Dancers' Studio West, Calgary
1989 Wrestling, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
Also performed: 1990, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
1988 Bone White Time, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
Also performed: 1990, ACTS, The Works, Edmonton *
1989, Rooms With a View, The Edmonton Art Gallery
1989, Brian Webb Dance Company, Edmonton
1989, Dancers' Studio West, Calgary
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 BIMPE VII (the Seventh edition of the Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition), organized and circulated by New Leaf Editions, Vancouver, B.C.
2012 Just Draw, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton
2012 30th Anniversary Exhibition, SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists), Edmonton
2012 Locating Spirituality & From Objects to Icons, SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists), Edmonton
2012 Curiosities: a fast & dirty project, Various locations, Edmonton
* Collaboration with Jack Brink
2012 The Body in Question(s) / Le corps en question(s), Galerie de L’UQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal
* Collaboration with Sean Caulfield, Royden Mills and Brian Webb
2012 Arrows and Bullets Comb My Hair: Blair Brennan, Richard Boulet and Patrick J. Reed, Gallery @ 501, Sherwood Park, Alberta
2010 On Your Marks, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
* Collaboration with Kris Lindskoog
2010 Hugly Mangry Killdren: Blair Brennan, Sarah van Slotan and Andre Williamson, TRUCK contemporary art in Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2010 On Your Marks, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
2009 The Office Show, an office building, Edmonton
2008 Graphic Visions, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
2008 Rock City Dirt City, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
2007 Too Many Words, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2007 New Alchemists: Catherine Burgess and Blair Brennan, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton *
2007 The Apartment Show, an apartment building, Edmonton
2006 Wordsmiths, Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario *
2004/2005 DRAW, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
2004 Making it Like a Man, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
2002/2003 The Uncanny: Experiments in Cyborg Culture, Edmonton, Art Gallery (only)
(Organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery)
2002/2003 Pulse: Northern Alberta Drawing Exhibition, Travelling throughout Alberta, premier exhibition, Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
2002 Reverence: Concepts of the Sacred in Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
2002 Bodily Pleasures: An Exhibition Exploring Perceptual Experiences, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
2001 Abattoirs by Artists, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2001 an Art Odyssey, Recent Acquisitions to the Contemporary Collection, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
2001 Sculpture -- The Works 2001, The Works Visual Arts Festival for Art Expo 2001, Edmonton Centre West, Edmonton *
2000 Mechanics of Vision: Drawing in Alberta, Extension Centre Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
2000 Doing Time: Exploring the Politics of Imprisonment, Adelaide - McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2000 Fetish Object, S.N.A.P. Gallery, Edmonton
2000 Deadly Silence, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
2000 KOINONIA: The Last Supper, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
2000 113 Degrees West: In the Cross Hairs, Selected Works by Members of the Department of Art and Design, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1999 The End of The World As We Know It, Art Week, The Barron Building, Calgary, Alberta
1999 Incontri Internazionali Di Stampa, Stampa Del Tintoretto, Venice, Italy
1998/1999 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1998/1999, The Glenbow, Calgary, Alberta and The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton*
1998 Experiment: Anonymous, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1997 Mr. Jones: Recent Work by Daryl Rydman, Jim Macgregor and Blair Brennan, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton
1996 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1996, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton and The Glenbow, Calgary, Alberta *
1995 Vital Passages, The Works '95, Commerce Place, Edmonton
1994 Collecting Edmonton: A Passion Show, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton*
1994 Men in Relation, The Photographers Gallery and AKA Artists' Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1994 Drawing +, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia *
1993 Suburban Legacies I: Fabricating the Cocoon, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton *
1993 Local Stories, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1993 Root Cellar, The Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
1992 Exposition Des Traces, Optica -- Un Centre D'Art Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec
1992 New Works from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1992 Reoccurring Patterns, Art Evo Gallery, City Centre Building, Edmonton
1991 The Technician's Show, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1990 Alchemy, a travelling exhibition organized for the Provincial Extension Programme by the Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1990 Ritual and Magic, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989 Rooms With a View: Ian Carr-Harris, Shelagh Keely and Blair Brennan, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1989 Alberta Drawings, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1989 Astecs: Works by the technical staff of the Department of Art and Design, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton *
1989 Construction - Deconstruction, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton *
1988 Multiple Associations: Five Alberta Artists, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta *
1988 Suspects: Alternatives in Edmonton, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1988 Technicalities: works by the technical staff of the Department of Art and Design, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton *
1987 Edmonton: 1987 Installations, Latitude 53 Gallery, Royal Lepage Building, Edmonton
1987 Contemporary Edmonton Art, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1986 Sculpture By Invitation, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Law Courts Building, Edmonton
1985 Points North, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge*
1985 Sculpture City, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton*
1985 Discoveries: New Talent & New Work, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1985 Outdoor Sculpture Group Exhibition, Woltjen/Udell Gallery, Edmonton
1984 Select: Work Recently Acquired by the Alberta Art Foundation, Beaver House Gallery, Edmonton
1983 Ten 83: An Alberta Art Foundation Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
1983 Canadian Contemporary Art, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
1983 Masquerade, Ring House Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1983 Edmonton Steel, Beaver House Gallery, Edmonton
1981 BFA '81, SUB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
1980 Latitude Presents, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
SPECIAL PROJECTS, GRANTS, AWARDS, LECTURES, VISITING ARTIST APPOINTMENTS, TEACHING EXPERIENCE ETC.
2008 Initial review of applicant college, ACAD (Alberta College of art and Design ) application to NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art & Design) and AUCC Trade Reader /Peer review (manuscript assessment), University of Alberta Press
2007 Focus Group Participant, MacEwan Fine Art program, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton
2006 Guest Artist Lecture, U of A, Department of Art and Design Graduate Students
2006 Guest Artist Lecture, MacEwan Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton
2005 Sessional Instructor, U of A, Department of Art and Design Senior Installation Art Course
2004 Guest Artist Lecture, U of A, Department of Art and Design Senior Drawing Course
2004 Guest Artist Lecture, U of A, Department of Art and Design Graduate Students
2004 Guest Artist Lecture, U of A, Department of Art and Design Installation Art Course
2003 Visiting Artist, Text in Art Workshop, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
2001 Visiting Artist, Text in Art Workshop, AKA Artists= Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2000 Visiting Artist, Department of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
1999 Edmonton Arts Council, Helen Collinson (Edmonton Artist's Trust Fund) Award
1994 Visiting Artist (Canada Council Visiting Artist Program), Stride Gallery, Calgary
1992 Received Canada Council "B" Grant in the Interdisciplinary Work and Performance Art Program (In conjunction with Brian Webb)
1990 Received Alberta Culture, Visual Art Project Grant
1989/90 Guest Artist, Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP), Edmonton
1982 Attended Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
1982 Received Alberta Culture, Visual Art Project Grant
ART WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
The Canada Council Art Bank
The Art Gallery of Alberta (formerly The Edmonton Art Gallery)
The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton
The University of Alberta, Edmonton
The Winnipeg Art Gallery