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Dean Baldwin

Exhibition - Current

Dream Come True at Mulherin Pollard
July 8, 2010 - August 5, 2010

Exhibition - Past

Dean Baldwin " The Dork Porch" at the AGO
March 27th - May 23rd
Katharine Mulherin @VOLTA 5, BASEL-June 8th-13th
June 8th,2009 - June 13th, 2009
DECADE - 10 Years of KM Projects
September 18 - Oct 18, 2008
Never Been to Tehran
October 19 - Nov 16, 2007
Dean Baldwin impresses
September 29 - Dec 30, 2007
Nuit Blanche Events
September 26 - Sept 30, 2007
Flirtin' With Disaster
June 29, 7-10pm - July 21
Dean Baldwin - Artforum Review
April 30 - May 12, 2007
Dean Baldwin - Globe and Mail Review
April 28 - May 12, 2007
Attempt at an Inventory
April 20, 7-10pm - May 12, 2007
Dean Baldwin at Harbourfront Centre
March 16 - May 6, 2007
Nuit Blanche Events
September 29 - Oct 1, 2006

Dean Baldwin has been living and working in Toronto for years now.He attended York University in Toronto (BFA) and the University of Concordia in Montreal (MFA).

In 2009 he was awarded the Canada Council International Residency in London, UK.Also in 2009, he will direct Reverse Pedagogy 2, a 10 day residency held at the Palazzo Zen, in Venice, Italy.

Recent projects include, Sweet Dreams, curated by Barbara Fischer for Nuit Blanche at the JMB Gallery, Hart House, Toronto, Seducing Down the Door, curated by Dave Dyment for Mercer Union, and Never Been to Tehran, curated by Andrea Grover and Jon Rubin for venues in Iran, Turkey, Denmark, New Zealand, Germany and the US.

His work “Attempt at an Inventory” was recently published by MIT press in the Alphabet City Series “FOOD” edited by John Knechtel. His work has received reviews from The Globe and Mail, The National Post, ArtUS, Artforum, Voir, La Tribune, ICI, THIS, Now and Eye Magazines.



Artist CV
Education

1999-2003 MFA  Concordia University, Montreal, QC
1993-1997 BFA (Honours) York University, Toronto, ON

Exhibitions

Solo

2009 Attempt at an Inventory, Gallery Vu, Quebec City, Quebec
2008 Exit Poll Cocktail Toll, Chen Tamir, Curator, WhiteBox, New York City.
        The Missisauga Civic Office Project, Art Gallery of Missisauga, CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival
2007 Attempt at an Inventory, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto.
        The Cooked Book, Patrick MacCauley, Curator, Harbourfront Centre with Images Festival.
2005 Miscellaneous Parts, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2004      CBCRADIO 3: http://www.cbcradio3.com/issues/2004_04_30/index.cfm
2003 The Toronto Collections, Centre Des Arts Actuels SKOL, Montreal
        Attachments, Artist project for Kelly Mark’s “Samplesize.ca”
        THE FACEMAKER, Sophie Hackett, Curator, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto.
1997     Ephemeral, IDA Gallery, York University, Toronto
        Electroencephalogram, Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University


Group/Two person

2008 An Uncollaboration, with Erin MacMillian, The Other Gallery, Banff Centre, Alberta
        Sweet Dreams, Barbara Fischer, Curator, Hart House, University of Toronto
        Decade, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2007 Paul Butler’s Collage Party, Hart House, University of Toronto
        Eat me, CONTACT Photography Gallery, Toronto
        Night School, Nuit Blanche, Barbara Fischer, Curator, Hart House, University of Toronto
             Seducing Down the Door, Dave Dyment, Curator, Mercer Union, Toronto
             Flirtin’ with Disaster, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
        Other Moments, Katharine Mulherin & Kris Knight, Curators, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2006     The Itineratant Museum- Reshuffle, Art in General, New York City
        Placed, Patrick MacCauley, Curator, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
        My Secret City, Jessica Rose, Curator, NUIT BLANCE, City of Toronto
        Carte Blanche, Catherine Dean and MaryAnn Camilleri, Curators, Gladstone Hotel,Toronto
2005 Wallpaper, CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
        Off Grid, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
        Nothing from Nothing, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2004      House Hold, Gallery 44, Toronto
        Best of Bus I: Time, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2003 The Found & The Familiar: Snapshots in Contemporary Canadian Art, Sophie Hackett and Jennifer Rose Long, Curators,
        Gallery TPW, Toronto;  
        Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI;
        Art Gallery of St. Vincent’s University, Nova Scotia;
        Gallery Conexxion, St. John, New Brunswick; and
        Art Gallery of Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec
        Instant Gratification, Art Metropole, Toronto
2001 Performansi is Fotoautomata, MAS Gallery, Odzaci, Yugoslavia
        Spectacle Noir, Piscine St. Michel, Montreal
2000     Smile, Bourget Gallery, Montreal
             Offnen zei Haus, VA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal


Collections

Contemporary Art Foundation, MAS Gallery, Odzaci, Yugoslavia
Various Private Collections


Selected Articles & Photographic Publications

2008 Night Crawlers Guide to Nuit Blanche, Sarah Milroy, The Globe and Mail, 04/10/08.
        It Ain’t Over Till The Pink Haired Divas Sing, Laura Serra, The Globe and Mail, 02/10/08.
        All You Can Eat, Jesse Kinos-Goodin, THIS magazine, Jan-Feb 2008.
2007 FOOD, Alphabet City, MIT press, Editor John Knechtel
        Critics Picks, Dan Adler, ARTFORUM, April 25
        Dean Baldwin, Nadja Sayej, ArtUS, Issue 19, Summer 2007
        The Kitchen Sink Diaries, Stephanie Gibson, Magenta Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3.
        York Quay Double Play, Stephanie Rogerson, Now Magazine, December 21-27
        Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, April 28
2006     Carte Blanche, Catalogue, Magenta Foundation Publishing for the Arts.
2005     Wallpaper that isn't Boring to Look At, Julia Dault, National Post, May 12
        SKOL 2003 2004, The Toronto Collections, Joceline Chabot, 2005.
2004 Motel Musings, Catherine Farquharson, Now Magazine, Oct 14, VOL. 24 No. 7.
        By chance beauty, aye there's the rub, Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, April 17
        Beauty in Routine, Thomas Hirschmann, Now Magazine, April 7
        Dean Baldwin, David Balzer, Eye Candy, Eye Magazine, March 18
        Souvenirs Retrouves, Elise Gigure, Voir, January 15-21
        Dix Regards sur la Photo Instantanee, Steve Bergeron, La Tribune, January 15
2003      Diaries of Minutiae, Julia Dault, The National Post, December 4
              Papillonner, Lyne Crevier, ICI Magazine, Montreal, Vol. 7 No. 10, December
             The Facemaker, Mix Magazine, Sophie Hackett. Artist run culture. pg. 12-13, 18
             Collections & Collecting, Panel Discussion with James Macnutt, Robert McKaskell and John Murchie on the exhibition, The
             Found & the Familiar: Snapshots in Contemporary Canadian Art, at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown,
             PEI, Necessary Fictions and the Quiet Victory of Sheer Persistence, Exhibition Essay for The Found and the Familiar,
             Sophie Hackett      
2001     The Professor & the Graduate, Radio Series, Interview with Bill Richardson, For Richardson’s Round-up, CBC Radio Canada
1997     Between the Actual & the Illusory, Diane Borsato, Excalibur, York University


Awards/Residencies/Artist Talks/Related Information

2009       Canada Council, London SPACE Studio, International Residencies Program
               Reverse Pedagogy, Season Two, Palazzo Zen, Venice, Italy
2008       Reverse Pedagogy, Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
               Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant
               Saturday Playlist, The Powerplant, Saturday, July 19th, Toronto
2007       Toronto Urban Film Festival Award
2005       Ontario Arts Council Grant
               Toronto Art Council Grant  

Executive Director, Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation 2005-2009
Board of Directors, Gallery TPW, Toronto 2003-2006

Hotel Room Installation and Performance, “Fort Bar” The Drake Hotel, 5th Anniversary Gala
Artist Talk, University of Toronto, 2009
Set Design, Trampoline Hall Lecture Series, 2009
Artist Talk, University of Guelph, 2008
Sunday Scene Artists in Coversation, with Kristan Horton and Kelly Mark, Power Plant Toronto, December 17th, 2006






Artists & Works Available

Dean Baldwin

Dean Baldwin - Yesterday's Jagermeister (edition of 20)

Yesterday's Jagermeister (edition of 20)

digital print

20 x 16 in.  
$2000 Framed

Dean Baldwin - Attempt at an Inventory of the Liquid and Solid Foodstuffs Ingurgitated by Me in the Course of the Year Two Thousand and Six (After Perec)" Installation of 2042 Digital C-Prints

Attempt at an Inventory of the Liquid and Solid Foodstuffs Ingurgitated by Me in the Course of the Year Two Thousand and Six (After Perec)" Installation of 2042 Digital C-Prints

Photography


Dean Baldwin - Dean Baldwin-The Tuxedo Shower (After Cary Grant)

Dean Baldwin-The Tuxedo Shower (After Cary Grant)

Digital Light Jet Print

50 x 40 in.  

Dean Baldwin - Dean Baldwin-Gladstone Hotel

Dean Baldwin-Gladstone Hotel

Photography

60 x 48 in.  

Dean Baldwin - Detail from Snoozebutton

Detail from Snoozebutton

Photography


Dean Baldwin - Food I Left In The Fridge Too Long

Food I Left In The Fridge Too Long

Photography


Dean Baldwin - installation shot

installation shot


Dean Baldwin - Dean Baldwin-Mini Bar

Dean Baldwin-Mini Bar

Installation


Dean Baldwin - Algonquin Tiki Hut installed at University of Toronto

Algonquin Tiki Hut installed at University of Toronto

Mixed Media


Dean Baldwin -


Dean Baldwin - Minibar

Minibar

Mixed Media

96 x 96 x 84 in.  

Dean Baldwin - The Dork Porch (opening reception) at Young Gallery (Art Gallery of Ontario) inaugural exhibition of the series "Toronto Now"

The Dork Porch (opening reception) at Young Gallery (Art Gallery of Ontario) inaugural exhibition of the series "Toronto Now"

Installation Detail


Dean Baldwin - Dean Baldwin: Grand Trunk Railroad Portable Cocktail Bar #5  with works by Lisa Neighbour, Bruce Wilhelm and Michael Harrington

Dean Baldwin: Grand Trunk Railroad Portable Cocktail Bar #5 with works by Lisa Neighbour, Bruce Wilhelm and Michael Harrington


Dean Baldwin - Dream Come True installation shot

Dream Come True installation shot


Dean Baldwin -  Dean Baldwin: Gary, in Muskoka, Ontario 2010

Dean Baldwin: Gary, in Muskoka, Ontario 2010

digital print

18 x 22 in.  



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