• BIOGRAPHY •

 

Andreas Rutkauskas is originally from Winnipeg, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Manitoba in 2003. In 2007 he completed his Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University, and currently lives and works in Montréal.

His recent photographs are concerned with the popularization or development of remote Canadian landscapes, and the role of the artist in this changing natural environment.

 

• CV •

 

EDUCATION


MFA, Photography, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, 2007

BFA, Photography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, 2003


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2010     Virtually There, Projex-Mtl, Montréal, QC

2009     Suburb Beautiful, Galerie Projex-Mtl, Montréal, QC

2008     Peak, Galerie Projex-Mtl, Montréal, QC

2007     A Typological Survey of Canadian Suburbs, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, QC

             Peak, Galerie Art Mur, Montréal, QC


GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2010     Before and After (part of Scotiabank's Contact photography festival), Launch Projects, Toronto, ON

             Virtually There, Art Souterrain, Part of the Montréal High Lights Festival

2009     Entre + Deux, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal, QC

             Monumental, Galerie Projex-Mtl, Montréal, QC

             1+1=1, Espacio Mexico, Montréal, QC

2008     Modular Nature, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

             Papier 08 Contemporary Art Fair, Westmount Square, Montréal, QC

             Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF)

2006     Imaging a Global Culture (part of the Contact festival), Toronto Image Works, Toronto, ON

             Photo de la Francophonie, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

2004     Forced Air, Alternative Space, Montréal, QC

2003     University of Manitoba Thesis Show, Platform: Centre for Photographic Arts, Winnipeg, MB

             Reservations for All (juried), Ace Art Inc. Winnipeg, MB

             Thesis 2003 (juried), Gallery 1.1.1. Winnipeg, MB

             Visual Suspects, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, MB


GRANTS & AWARDS


2009     Evelyn Wood Memorial Scholarship, The Banff Centre

             Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Research and Creation

2008     Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Travel Grant

2005     Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques Project Grant

2003     Best in Show, Manitoba Printmakers' Association


ARTICLES


Kozinska, Dorota, Exhibition Review. ARTnews. Vol. 108, Number 6, June 2009

Crevier, Lyne "Spleen Urbain." ICI. Vol. 12, Number 25, Apr. 9 - Apr. 15 2009

Hatt, Gordon "Modular Nature." Brush Up. Fall and Winter 2008

Crevier, Lyne "Au Sommet." ICI. Vol. 11 , Number 21, Feb. 28 - Mar. 5 2008

Invitation. Vol. 2, No. 6, Avril - Mai 2007

Martino, Kelly "Worth Thousands of Words." Uptown. March 13, 2003


RESIDENCIES


2009     The Banff Centre, Thematic Residency: The Wanderer

             Gushul Studio, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. Hosted by The University of Lethbridge