WIL MURRAY- CV
 

 

 

Education

1997-2000 Alberta College of Art and Design: Painting/ Drawing Major

 

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions

2011 - I Hate Your Language You Hate Your Language . Skew Gallery, Calgary

2010 - Extreme Painting. with Kim Dorland. Rene Blouin Gallery, Montreal

2009 - We Pet Your Cat To Death?. Galerie PUSH. Montréal

2009 - This Haunted House Is Not A Haunted Home. Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver

2008 - Why I Am Not A Painter. Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa

2008 - GRREEDEN. with Justin Evans. Presented at Sled Island Festival, curated by Wayne Baerwaldt

            Illingworth Kerr Gallery. Calgary

2008 - The Strange Space That Will Keep Us Together. Belkin Satellite Gallery. Vancouver

2008 - The Brawl Of The Beast. Bilton Centre For Contemporary Art, Red Deer

2007 - Machines Molles. ArtPop 2007 Notman House, Montréal

2007 - Strawberry Alarmist Talk Radio. Loop Gallery. Toronto

2006 - All Dressed Up Like A Little Man. Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa

2006 - Mr. Soft Drink. Mile End Cultural Centre. Montréal

2005 - Fated Feted Fatted Fetid. Zeke's Gallery. Montréal

 

Group Exhibitions

2010 - The Triumph Of The Theraupeutic , Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa

2010 - Pushing The Edge , Diane Farris Gallery. Vancouver

2010 - Soft Core/ Hard Edge . Curated by Marianne Elder and David Pagel. Art Gallery of Calgary

2009 - Scope Miami Art Fair , Exhibiting with Michael Gibson Gallery

2009 - SILVER Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver

2009 - Esse Magazine 25th Anniversary Exhibition & Auction. Musée Des Beaux Arts De Montréal

2009 - Art Toronto International Art Fair. Presented by Patrick Mikhail Gallery and Galerie PUSH. Toronto

2009 - Microcosm Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa

2008 - Celebrating 25! Diane Farris Gallery, Vanouver

2008 - Magenta Carte Blanche, Vol. 2: Painting Exhibition . Curated by David Liss & Clint Roenisch
Museum Of Contemporary            Canadian Art, Toronto

2008/2009 - RBC Painting Competition Touring Exhibition: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Musée d'Art Contemporain de            Montréal; Power Plant Gallery, Toronto; Museum London; The Rooms, St. John's; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; Art             Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver

2008 - Portrayal . Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver

2007 - Songs of The Apocalypse. Curated by David Liss . Art Mûr Gallery, Montréal

2007 - 3rd Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition . Mile End Cultural Centre. Montréal

2006 - Spring Exhibition & Silent Auction . The Long Hall. Montréal

2006 - New Painters: Abstractions and Distractions . Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa

2005 - RBC Canadian Painting Competition Touring Exhibition: MOCCA, Toronto; St. Mary's University Gallery, Halifax; Bau-Xi            Gallery, Vancouver; Galerie Sussex, Ottawa

2004 - 5 Painters Exhibition. Curated by Jeremy Todd. Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver

 

Curatorial Projects

2008 - Painting: Thick and Thin Exhibition . Illingworth Kerr Gallery & Glenbow Museum, Calgary

Awards, Grants & Memberships

2008 - Honourable Mention, RBC Painting Competition

2008 - Project Grant, Calgary Arts Development Association

2008 - Travel Grant, Conseils Des Arts & Des Lettres De Quebec

2006 to 2007 - Member of The Loop Gallery Collective Toronto

2005 - Eastern Finalist, RBC Painting Competition

Collections

-RBC Collection. Toronto, ON

-Bilton Centre For Contemporary Art Permanent Collection. Red Deer

-Kenworth Moffet Collection. Stamford, CN

-Rogers Insurance Collection. Calgary

 

Publications

2010 - Soft Core/ Hard Edge Exhibition Catalog

2010 - Simpleposie Essays and Pictures by Jennifer McMackon. Toronto

2009 - L'Excentrique, Le Punk et L'Estropié by Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, "We Pet Your Cat To Death?" Exhibition Catalog

2008 - Carte Blanche, Vol. 2: Painting . Essay by Clint Roenisch. The Magenta Foundation, Toronto.

2008 - RBC Painting Competition: Ten Years Book

2008 - The Strange Space That Will Keep Us Together Exhibition Catalog . Essay by Jacqueline Mabey

2007 - Machines Molles Exhibition Catalog . Essay by Marie-Douce St. Jacques

2004 - 5 Painters Exhibition Catalog . by Jeremy Todd & Erin Sheehan. Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver.

2004 - A Conversation with Wil Murray by Jeremy Todd. Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver

 

 

Bibliography

2010 - That's A Bit Extreme, Isn't It? by John Intini. Maclean's Magazine, August 5th, 2010

2010 - The Big Takeover by Stacey DeWolfe. Montreal Mirror, July 22nd 2010

2010 - Extreme Painting by John Bentley Mays. Canadian Art Magazine, Summer 2010. Toronto

2009 - Well Hung: 2009 Year In Review by Stacey DeWolfe. The Mirror. December 24, 2009. Montreal

2009 - How to navigate the Toronto International Art Fair In Four Steps by Leah Sandals. National Post, October 24 2009

2009 - Qui Est Le Vrai Marc Séguin? by Jocelyne Lepage, La Presse. September 26th, 2009

2009 - Jim Dine - In Very Few Words by Christine Redfern. The Gazette, September 19th, 2009. Montreal

2009 - The Beautiful Truth by Robyn Fadden. The Hour, September 17th, 2009. Montreal

2009 - Wil Murray: Maximalist Mayhem by Leah Sandals. Canadian Art Online September 10th, 2009

2009 - The Kidult Gender-Ender One Hour Empire, Vol. 1 No. 2, Summer 2009. Toronto

2008 - Curatorial Celebrations? Try Inventory Stockpiles by Sarah Milroy for The Globe and Mail.November 22nd, 2008. Toronto

2008 - Tenth Annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition Magazine of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montreal. Volume 19,            Number 2 - Fall 2008

2008 -The Second-Runner Up Takes The Prize For Most Absurdly Named Painting by Mark Medle, The National Post.           September 26th, 2008

2008 - Questions & Artists: Frontier Myth-Making by Leah Sandals for The National Post. August, 2008

2008 - Wil Murray at Illingworth Kerr Gallery by Kim Neudorf. Shotgun-Review.ca, Calgary

2007 - "Balade en Enfer" Exhibition Review of Songs of The Apocalypse by Marie-Eve Charron. Le Devoir, Montréal

2007 - "Strawberry Alarmist Talk Radio" Exhibition Review by Gary Michael Dault. Globe & Mail, Toronto

 


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