• 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