Aidan Urquhart Print Biography
 
Exhibition History
 
Solo Shows
 
2007 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB. (June 30 – Sept 2)
2005 Gallery 96 ( two person), Stratford, ON (September 10 – October 15)
2004 McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario, London,On.(Jan.5-Feb.22)
2003 University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, On.(Sept.1-Oct.9)
2003 NAC-Niagara Artist’s Company, St. Catherines,On.(Jan.11-Feb.16)
2002 Hunter Gallery, Hamden, Connecticut, USA (May 2-June 2)
2001 Thielsen Gallery, London, On.(Sept.4-29)
2001 LOOP Gallery (2 Person), Toronto, ON. (May 24-June 16)
2001 700 Contemporary Art (2 Person), London, ON. (March 23-April 22)
2000 LOOP Gallery (2 Person), Toronto, ON. (April 29-May 27)
1999 Gallery 96, Stratford, ON. (September 2-26)
1999 The Forest City Gallery (2 Person), London, ON. March 19-April 24)
1998 Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB. (August 20-September 20)
1997 London Regional Art & Historical Museums, London, ON (Jan.16-Feb.23)
1996 Ground Zero: Public Forum for Installation, London, ON. (April 1-30)
1996 The Palace at 4 a.m., London, ON. (January 22-February3)
 
Group Shows
 
2006

University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2006 City of London-Open Air Public Art
2006 Museum London, Wonderland, London, ON
2003 Gallery 96, Stratford, On. (Mar.22-Apr.27)
2002 Gallery Stratford, Stratford, On. (Oct.6-Nov.3)
2002 Contemporary Art Forum: Kitchener 02, Kitchener, Ont. (Sept.21-29)
2002 Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, On. (June 14-Aug.18)
2002 The Roundhouse Centre, Vancouver, BC. (Feb.16-Mar.31)
2002 Queen’s Park Ontario-CC Art Bank Collections, Toronto, On. (Jan.30-Sept.30)
2001 Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, On. (Dec.1-Jan.12, 2002)
2001 ZYPR Gallery, Toronto, On. (Dec. 1-Jan.13, 2002)
2001 MJK-Art Consulting Space, Toronto, On. (Dec.1-22)
2001 MAI (Montreal arts interculturels), Montreal, Qc. (Nov.10-Dec15)
2001 Museum London, London, On. (Oct.12-Dec.2)
2000 LOOP Gallery, Toronto, ON. (December 2-25)
2000 Galleries @ The Galleries, London, ON. (October 14-November 25)
2000 Hunter Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., (October 6-21)
2000 LOOP Gallery (Inaugural Exhibition), Toronto, ON. (March 4-25)
1999 London Regional Art & Historical Museums, London, ON. (Nov.26-Jan 30)
1999 The Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge, ON. (July 9-August 9)
1999 Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB., (May 20-June 14)
1998 Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB. (December 17-January 23)
1998 ArtLab – The University of Western Ontario, London, ON. (Oct.22-Nov.8)
1998 Truck Gallery, Calgary,AB, (October 16-November 14)
1998 London Regional Art & Historical Museums, London, ON. (March 14-June8)
1998 Thielsen Gallery, London, ON. (February 21-March 25)
1998 The Union Gallery, Kingston, ON. (January 1-30)
1997 Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON., September 5-October 11)
1997 The Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON. (July 26-October 12)
1996 The Forest City Gallery, London, ON., (February 28-April 4)
1995 Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON. (December 1-20)
1995 The Forest Gallery, London, ON. (October 7-21)
1995 McIntosh Gallery,University of Western Ontario, London, ON,(June 15-July 30)
1994 The Palace at 4 a.m., London, ON. (December 12-24)
1994 London New Arts Festival Gallery, (2nd Annual), London, ON. (Sept.29-Oct.27)
 
Special Initiatives
 
2006 London , Ontario (March 1 – April 15)
**International Mail Art Project: "Adventure in London",
2007

London, Ontario
**International Mail Art "So What?"
2003 London, Ontario (March – December)
**National FaxArt project: The four Seasons-Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2002 London, Ontario (October 1 – December 30)
**National FaxArt project: “Incomplete Conversations”
2001 The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, B.C. (September 15 – October 15)
**International Mail Art Project, “Dress Up”
2001 Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, B.C. (July 19 – September 5)
**International Mail Art Project, “Zine Scene”
2001 Montreal, Quebec (July 31 – August 7)
**Self Directed International Mail Art Project:, “Adventure a Montreal”
2001 A Space Gallery – Windows, Toronto, Ontario (January13 – February 17)
**Photo-based installation, “Photographs of all that is right in the World”
2001 Rosenthal Gallery – Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC, U.S.A. (Nov.30 – Jan.11)
**International Mail Art Project:, “Shadows and Dreams”
2000 The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alb (October 23 – December 8)
** “Adventures in Banff - International Mail Art Project”
1999 A Space Gallery – Windows, Toronto, Ontario (November 2-30)
**Mixed media installation, “Visual Music in 4 Scores”
1999 Upland Studio, Nobel, Ontario (July 1-10)
University of Reykjavik, Iceland (August 5 – 7)
University of Windsor – School of Visual Arts, Windsor, Ontario (September 14-24)
**International Mail Art Project: “Notes to KANATA”
   
Published Works
 
The National Post (Published in Don Mills, Ontario, Canada)
(Written Article: “Feast for the Eyes”) Saturday, February 13, 1999

The London Free Press (Published in London, Ontario, Canada)
(Written Article: “Is the London art gallery fulfilling its mandate?” August 16,1999

Paradigm Magazine (Published in London, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 1, issue #2 (drawings), October 1997

White Water Journal (Published in North Bay, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 6, issue #1 (drawing) February/April 1996
Volume 6, issue #2 (drawing) May/July 1996
Volume 6, issue #3 (drawings) May/August 1997

Ink Magazine (Published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 2, issue #2 (drawings) January/February 1996

ECKS: The Creative Variable (Published in London, Ontario, Canada)
Issue #1 (drawings) February 1995
Issue #2 (drawings) June 1995
Issue #3 (drawings) December 1995
Issue #4 (drawings) December 1996

Symposium Arts Journal (Published in London, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 7, issue #2 (drawings) November 1994

ID Magazine (Published in Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 3, issue #3 (drawing) October 20 – November 3, 1994

Blender Magazine (Published in London, Ontario, Canada)
Volume 1, issue #1 (drawing) May 1994
Volume 1, issue #2 (drawings) June 1994
Volume 1, issue #3 (drawings) August 1994
Volume 1, issue #4 (drawings) September 1994
Volume 1, issue #5 (drawings) October 1994
Volume 1, issue #6 (drawings) December 1994
Volume 1, issue #7 (drawings) June 1995
 
Press
 
"The art of gentle subversion", Ian Gillespie, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, Aug.17, 2007
"The Faxe of Life", Leah Sandals, THE NATIONAL POST, Aug.9, 2007
"10 Spot", THE WINNIPEG SUN, June 28, 2007
"Modern Love", URBANITE (Winnipeg’s Downtown Lifestyle Magazine), Summer 2007
"At the crossroads of innocence, maturity", Lorne Roberts, THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, July 19, 2007
"Wonderland: Where the fun and fear collide", Robyn Israel, ARTSCAPE MAGAZINE, sept.2006
"Through the rabbit hole into wonderland", Matt McIntyre, SCENE MAGAZINE, July 20-Aug.2,2006
"Garage Assembly", Mary Ann Colihan, LONDON CITY LIFE MAGAZINE, June/July 2006
"Campus exhibit focuses on land, people and art", Robert Reid, KITCHENER/WATERLOO RECORD , January 21, 2006
"Influencing Art", Mary Baxter, SOUTHWEST LIFE, Winter 2005
"There’s no Place-like home (again)", Nicole Laidler, SCENE MAGAZINE, Jan.22-Feb.2004
"Locked Knowledge:, Aidan Urquhart", Virginia M. Eichhorn, ESPACE SCULPTURE Winter/Hiver 2003-2004 #66
"An artful play on words", Rob Reid, KITCHENER/WATERLOO RECORD, Sept.26,2003
"Locked Knowledge", Jesica Tao, IMPRINT – UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, Sept.12,2003
"Exhibition explores culture, exposes ‘the awful truth", THE GAZETTE – UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, Sept.10,2003
"Artist- run-culture section", (pg.11), Milada Kovacova, MIX MAGAZINE, Summer 2003
"Home is…Gallery 96 Exhibit Challenges stereotypes of home", Brian Shypula, THE BEACON HERALD, March 27,2003
Spectrum Preview: House: thinking my way home, THE ST. CATHERINES STANDARD, Jan.9,2003
"Aidan Urquhart is a Eunuch?", Donald D’ Haene, SCENE MAGAZINE, Nov.29-Dec.13,2001
"Disturbing the Pedestrians", Odessa Moll, BROKEN PENCIL MAGAZINE, Summer 2001, LOLA#16
"Saby & Urquhart & Compulsion", Sue Mei, SCENE MAGAZINE, May 3-16, 2001
"Alternative art finds its place in the world", Molly Duignan, THE UWO GAZETTE, Sept.28,2000
"The Short List of artists using currency in their work", Catherine Osborne, LOLA MAGAZINE, Spring 2000, LOLA #6
"Gallery Going", Gary Michael Dault, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Mar.18,2000
"Shotgun Reviews", (pg.84), Sylvia Curtis-Norcross, LOLA MAGAZINE, Winter 1999-2000, LOLA #5
"Mitchell? Nobody here from there: New Exhibit at LRAHM features playful, humourous, experimental works", Sandra Coulson, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, Nov.28,1999
"Artist-run-culture section", (pg.9), Simone Moir, MIX MAGAZINE, Summer/Fall Double Issue 1999
"Is the London art gallery fulfilling its mandate?", Meehan/Urquhart, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, Aug.16,1999
"Night Life", Phillip Bast, KITCHENER/WATERLOO RECORD, July 22,1999
"Fast Forward Section", Bryne McLaughlin, CANADIAN ART MAGAZINE, Spring1999
"Artists Fieldwork is part of themselves", Christina Vardanis, THE UWO GAZETTE, Nov.5,1998
"Biting the Hand that funds", Dave Teeuwen, FFWD MAGAZINE-Calgary, Alberta, Nov.,1998
"Examining the impact of the global Economy", Mikko Canini, THE CALGARY STRAIGHT, Oct.22-29, 1998
"Fast Forward Section", Bryne McLaughlin, CANADAIN ART MAGAZINE, Fall 1998
"Don’t worry, have various emotions", Magharita Reghelini, VUE WEEKLY-Edmonton, Alberta, Aug..27-Sept.2, 1998
"Collective process-collective childhood: Aidan Urquhart", Sylvia Curtiss-Norcross, SCENE MAGAZINE, July 30-Aug.13, 1998
"Uruquhart explores childhood at UWO", Sandra Coulson, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, July 9, 1998
"Celebration!", Sandra Coulson, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, Mar.20, 1998
"(EN) Gauging and Spunky", Gregory Klages, ID MAGAZINE, Sept.18-Oct.1, 1997
"London Ont sends us Spunk", Jeff Mahoney, THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR, Sept.20, 1997
"Songs of Innocence and Experience: Aidan Urquhart’s From Cradle to Grave", Avril Flanigan, SCENE MAGAZINE, Feb.6-13, 1997
"Posturing, Postering & Puking-Art Terrorists: Regional Rebels Chris Gardiner and Aidan Urquhart", Gregory Klages, ID MAGAZINE, Feb.6-19, 1997
"Drawing Portfolio 3: The power of the line", Avril Flanigan, SNENE MAGAZINE, Feb.13-20, 1997
"Public Order and a Shopping Emporium", Bart Gazzola, ID MAGAZINE, Sept.4-17, 1997
"Artist-run-culture Section", (pg.32), Jennifer Rudder, MIX MAGAZINE, Summer Issue, 1997
"Aidan Urquhart-Humourous and Questioning", Avril Flanigan, SCENE MAGAZINE, Feb.1-7, 1997
"Forest City Group Show-Diverse and Eclectic", Avril Flanigan, SCENE MAGAZINE, Mar.21-27, 1996
"Young artists experimenting", Joe Matayas, THE LONDON FREE PRESS, June 16, 1995
"Generating Opportunity-Five London artists join forces for a third series", Sean Hayden and Megan Shelstad, ID MAGAZINE, July 6-19, 1995
"Generating Voice 3", Jill Price, SCENE MAGAZINE, July 20-26, 1995
 
Catalogues
 
2007 "Lost Boy" ( Winnipeg Art Gallery) Mary Reid
2006

"Two Degrees of Separation" (Univeristy of Waterloo Art Gallery) Emily Berg
2005 "You Are Here" (Celebrate 150- The City of London/Museum London)
(Kirtley Jarvis and Sylvia Curtis-Norcross)
2004 HOME AGAIN (McIntosh Gallery – The University of Western Ontario)
ISBN 0-7714-2478-7 (Sylvia Curtis-Norcross and Madeline Lennon)
2003 Power to the People: Contemporary Art Forum (CAFKA-Kitchener and area)
ISBN 0-9730384-1-1 (Andrew Wright)
2002 Artists from Ontario:The Canada Council Art Bank Collection(Queen’s Park-Toronto),(Ted Fraser)
2001 Games Needles Play, (Museum London), ISBN 1-895800-63-3 (Johnenne Maddison)
1999 “Welcome to MITCHELL, (London Regional Art & Historical Museums)
ISBN 1-895800-74-9 (Andrew Hunter)
Oh Baby!, (The Cambridge Galleries), ISBN 0-9682857-5-9 (Gordon Hatt)
1998 Beal Art: 80 Years of Experiment, (London Regional Art & Historical Museums)
ISBN 1-8958000-48-X (Paddy O’Brien)
1997 Public Order: Southwest Triennial ’97, (Art Gallery of Windsor)
ISBN 0-919837-55-7 (Robin Metcalfe)
 
Residencies
 
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Artists-in-Residence, “Discovery”, Thematic Residency
Banff, Alberta, Canada (October 23 – December 8, 2000)

McIntosh Gallery – The University of Western Ontario, Artist-in-Residence
London, Ontario, Canada (July 9 – September 14, 1998)
 
Awards
 
2003 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
2002 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
2001 City of London, Ontario Arts Bursary Award
2001 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
2000 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
1999 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
1998 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibitions Assistance Grant
1998 City of London, Ontario. Arts Bursary Award
1997 Ontario Arts Council Exhibitions Assistance Grant
   
Gallery Representation
 
MJK-Art Consultant Toronto, Ontario. Canada.
Thielsen Gallery London, Ontario, Canada.
Hunter Gallery, Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.A.
 
Collections
 
*The Canada Council Art Bank/La Banque D’Oeuvres D’Art
*The McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario
* Winnipeg Art Gallery
*Private collections in both Canada and the United States