‘The Gallerist’ by Andrew McKay 2008
Andrew McKay (Ottawa, Canada), “The Gallerist” 2008, Acrylic, Ink & Graphite on Wood Panel, 24 x 24 inches. Gift from the artist. Priceless.
See current gallery representation in Calgary for market value:
http://www.mastersgalleryltd.com/artists/andrew-james-mckay/artworks/fences–3
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I began my work in 2005 whilst living in Ottawa. Influenced by the street artists and reclusive painters I knew then, my greater practice has moved to explorations of the relation of component to whole. That is to say: What are the individual and specific details of the life we experience? How do we record and arrange those details to make a work which can tell of that experience? What are the compositions of our communities as far as the relation of the individual to the collective experience?
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EDUCATION:
2016-19, Emily Carr University of Art+Design — BFA, Visual Arts Studio Major
2014-15, University of Waterloo — BFA, Visual Arts Studio Major (partial completion)
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SELECTED SOLO:
APR2019. ‘EXTERIORS’ Vancouver, BC // Ground Floor Art Centre
APR2019. ‘EXTERIORS’ Vancouver, BC // Emily Carr Unversity of Art+Design (as BFA thesis)
AUG2017. ‘AGNOSIA’ Vancouver, BC // Masters Gallery Vancouver
JUNE-SEPT 2015. ‘Peony Studies’ Kitchener-Waterloo, ONT // (+collaborations with KW Region artists)
JUL-AUG 2013. ‘Internet People’ Kitchener-Waterloo, ONT
APR-MAY 2012. ‘Paintings’ Kitchener-Waterloo, ONT
SELECTED GROUP:
MAR-APR 2019. ‘FIELD OF VISION’ Vancouver, BC // Vancouver School Board Gallery
NOV-DEC 2018. ‘Figureworks’ Ottawa, ONT // Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts
OCT-NOV 2018. ‘FIELD OF VISION’ Los Angeles, CA // Monte Vista Projects
AUG2010. ‘Crowded House: New Canadian Portraiture’ Toronto, ONT // The Baitshop (curated with Julia Dickens)
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AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:
2019, Lieutenant Governor Medal
2019, BMO 1st ART! (nomination)
2019, Helen Pitt Bursary for Fine Arts
2018, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant recipient
2018, Brissenden Scholarship
2017, British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship
2017, Gordon and Marion Smith Scholarship
2017, Takao Tanabe Scholarship
2016, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant recipient
2016, Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship
2016, Marjorie and Howard Isman Award
2016, Opus Bursary
2016, Simons Foundation Bursary
2011, 1st Prize Emerging Artists’ Category, Federation of Canadian Artists, 70th Anniversary Show.
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AVAILABLE WORK:
Masters Gallery (Calgary)
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INTERVIEW/PRESS:
2019, Vancouver School Board // ‘District inaugurates new student art gallery’:
2016, with Kate Mothes for Young Space:
https://yngspc.com/artists/2016/11/andrew-james-mckay/
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
2019, Print Assistant for Diyan Achjadi (for, Coming Soon!), Emily Carr University of Art+Design
2019, Print Assistant for Adrian Stimson, Emily Carr University of Art+Design
2018, Visiting Artist, Kitsilano Secondary School
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COLLECTIONS:
MLT Aikins, Vancouver BC