Bio
Born and raised in Winnipeg Mb Canada, Dan graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. In the early to mid nineties, he was a member of the Student Bolshevics Gallery group, who were known for their thematic based art shows. This rogue based gallery had no fixed address, as month long shows were set up in studio spaces, or short term warehouse locations. Although the original concept of the gallery was based on an open format whereby artists (familiar or unfamiliar) could exhibit their work in the gallery, it was apparent after a short while that there was a “core” group that became known as the Bolshevics. This group was infamous not only for their gallery “happenings”, but their antics within the art community as well.
Since 2006 he has exhibited his work in Winnipeg, Regina, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Highlights include a solo exhibition at Ace Art in 2007, as well as the Art Gallery of Regina in 2011. Recently he was part of a three person exhibition called “Sorta Pop!” at the Michael Gibson Gallery in London Ontario. Currently his work is part of a large touring group exhibition, which first showed at the National Arts Center in Ottawa under the title “Winter Kept Us Warm”, curated by Noam Gonick for Plug In ICA. This show will be part of a larger exhibition going to La Maison Rouge in Paris France, called “My Winnipeg”.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Manitoba, 1996
Deans Honour List
Awards
Gissur Eliason Memorial Painting Scholarship
Jack Hart Memorial Scholarship
Heinz Jordan Award for Painting
Liquitex Excellence in Art Student Grant
Manitoba Arts Council Travel Grant, 2011
Winnipeg Arts Council Travel Grant, 2011
Exhibitions
2014
Secrets From The Vault (Group Show), Gurevich Fine Art, Winnipeg
2013
Further Directions Necessary, Gurevich Fine Art @ McNally Robinson, Winnipeg
2012
My Winnipeg – Winter Kept Us Warm, Group Show, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg
Textiles, Solo Show, Golden City Fine Art, Winnipeg
50 Below, Two Person Show with Paul Zacharias
Dade Art and Design Lab, Calgary, Alberta
Winnipeg, Group Show, Antebellum Gallery, Hollywood, California
2011
Art Imitating Life Imitating Art, Solo Show, The Art Gallery of Regina
Winter Kept Us Warm, Group Show, National Arts Center, Ottawa
My Winnipeg, Touring Group Show
La Maison Rouge, Paris, France
Musee International Des Arts Modestes, Sete, France
Sorta Pop, Three Person Show, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
2010
Colourplay, Two Person Show with Takashi Iwasaki, Gallery Lacosse, Winnipeg
2009
Winter Warmer, Group Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg
2008
Graphic Visions, Group Show, The Art Gallery of Regina
Winter Warmer, Group Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg
The Drawn Collage, Solo Show, Semai Gallery, Winnipeg
2007
Winter Warmer, Group Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Art Imitating Life Imitating Art, Solo Show, Ace Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Square Foot V AWOL Gallery, Toronto
Desires Revealed, Group Show, Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles
2006
Fabulous Fakes, Pop Art with a Twist, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg
Square Foot IV AWOL Gallery, Toronto
Three Guys in a Truck, The Cream Gallery, Winnipeg
2005
Cappy Dick, The Annex Gallery, Winnipeg
2001
Le Mois De La Photocopie, Group of N, Montreal
1996
If the Shoe Fits Gerald, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg
1995
Garfunkle Popeye, One Night Event in Collaboration with S.O.F.A (Students Of Fine Arts), AGG (Artists Gallery Group) Venue VIII and the Macaroni Bar, Winnipeg
1994
Members Show, Main Access Gallery, Winnipeg
School of Music Show, University of Manitoba
1993
Solo Show, Off-Ice Gallery, University of Manitoba
1993
Student Group Show, Multi-Purpose Room, University of Manitoba
Computer Art Show, West End Cultural Center, Winnipeg
In Your Face (A Taste of Manitoba), Student Bolshevic Gallery, Winnipeg
Infest Manitoba, One Night Event in Collaboration with Stylus Magazine, Student Bolshevic Gallery and Venue VIII, Winnipeg
1992
God Damn Us Every One, Student Bolshevic Gallery, Winnipeg
Punished in Silk (Student Bolshevics) Student Bolshevic Gallery, Winnipeg
Hedge Manitoba, Waffle Shack Gallery, Winnipeg
Student Group Show
Multi-Purpose Room, University of Manitoba
1991
Springen in Frugen
Ace Art Outdoor Project in Association with the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and Student Bolshevics, Winnipeg
Ministry of Art (Student Bolshevics), Waffle Shack Gallery, Winnipeg
Lenins Furniture Show (Student Bolshevics), Student Bolshevic Gallery, Winnipeg
Book ‘em Dano (Student Bolshevics), Student Bolshevic Gallery, Winnipeg
Performances
1991
Engulfment (Mannlicher Carcano Audio Group)
Doug Harvey Retrospective, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg
Publications/Press Coverage
1992 “Storming the Ramparts with the Student Bolshevics” Article by Scott Ellis, Border Crossings.
1994 “Garfunkle Popeye Truly Art for Art’s Sake” Article by Chuck Molgat, Uptown Magazine.
2005 “Head of The Class”, Review of the Cappy Dick Show
In Uptown Magazine
2007
“The Art of Life”, Review of ‘Art Imitating Life Imitating Art’ by Kelly Nickle, The Uniter.
“The Proverbial Question: Did Art Imitate Life or…”, Review by Lorne Roberts, Winnipeg Free Press.
“Exhibitionism”, Article by Kenton Smith, Urbanite Magazine.
“Another Ace at Ace Art Inc.”, Review by Leah Werier, The Manitoban.
Cover of The Uniter, University of Winnipeg Newspaper.
2008
Cover of The Uniter, University of Winnipeg Newspaper.
“The Drawn Collage”, Review in Galleries West Magazine.
Media Coverage
1992
CKY News Hour, Coverage of the Punished in Silk Show
CBC Eye on the Arts with Robert Enright, Coverage of Infest Manitoba and the Student Bolshevics Gallery.
CKY News Hour, Coverage of the Hedge Manitoba Show.