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DATE OF BIRTH:

1959 Rotterdam, the Netherlands

EDUCATION:

1984-1989 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

SOLO/2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (selection):

2009

RCA Visual, St. John's, NFLD

2008

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, YU
Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC
George Billis Gallery, LA
Niagara Arts Centre, Niagara Falls, ON

2007

Handheld Landscape, AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
HO, Hartcourt House, Edmonton, AB
Not to scale, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006

AXENEO7, Gatineau, QC
Artspace, Peterborough, ON
Birch Libralato Gallery, Toronto (CONTACT 2006)
Galerie VU, Quebec City
Skew gallery, Calgary, AB

2005

Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna , BC
PLATFORM, Winnipeg, MB
Eye Level, Halifax, NS
Artcite, Windsor, ON

2004

Robert Birch gallery, Toronto (CONTACT 2004)

2002

VIA Rail station, Montreal
Lee Ka-Sing Gallery, Toronto
Dazibao Gallery, Montreal

2001

Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto

2000

2 from Canada, CEPA, Buffalo, N.Y.

1999

Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto

1997

Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto

1996

Art Cite, Windsor, Canada
Birganart Gallery, Toronto

1995

Napier University, Edinburgh (Fotofeis '95)
La Chambre Blanche, Quebec City

1994

Desmet, Amsterdam

1993

BIRGANART Gallery, Toronto

1992

Capi Lux, Amsterdam

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection):

2007

Denver International Airport, Denver, CO

2006

Super models, Open Space, Victoria, BC
Art with Heart, Toronto
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO

2005

Focused, PCN, Seattle, WA
Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL
Beyond/in Western NY, CEPA, Buffalo, NY
Neverlands, Montreal (Le Mois de la photo)
Recent acquisitions, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Toronto
Escaping: Fugitive Geography , Drake Hotel, Toronto
Part/Object, St. Francis College, Chicago,IL
Art with Heart, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto

2004

Drive, Skew Gallery, Calgary
Connect the dots, CBC Radio 3 tour, across Canada

2002

the Home Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

2001

Argument, Spin Gallery, Toronto

2000

Documenting Eye, Art Cite, Detroit Focus 2000
Intersections, Toronto, Montreal

1999

Persistent Documents, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo

1998

Persistent Documents, The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Urban Spaces, Berlage Instituut, Amsterdam

1997

Plastic Fantastic, E3 Gallery, New York
Contact '97, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto CEPA, Buffalo, N.Y.

1996

Eastern Edge, St. Johns, NFLD

1996

Floating Gallery, Winnipeg

1995

Beauty #2, The Power Plant, Toronto
Le Mois de la Photo, Montreal
Beauty #2, The Power Plant, Toronto
Feeding the Fire, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON

1994

The Family, Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
CEPA, Buffalo, NY
Fifth Anniversary , Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
Toronto after dark, Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives, Toronto Feeding the Fire, Floating Gallery, Winnipeg
Feeding the Fire , Modern Fuel, Kingston, Ontario

1993

Birganart Gallery, Toronto

1992

Round-Up '92, Toronto

1991

Gallery 44, Latent Images, Toronto
Round-Up '91, Toronto

1989

Amsterdam Foto '89: Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France

GRANTS/AWARDS (selection):

2004

Canada Arts Council Travel Grant
Toronto Arts council, Project Grant
Ontario Arts Council, Project Grant

2002

The Netherlands Council for the Arts, Project Grant

1995

The Banff Centre for the Arts Photography program
Canada Council B Grant
Ontario Arts Council B Grant

1994

Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
Canada Council Short Term Grant

1993

Ontario Arts Council B Grant
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

1992

Canada Council B Grant

1989

The Netherlands Council for the Arts, Early Career Award
Kodak Award, Netherlands

PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS (selection):

2007

See Magazine, Edmonton: Keeping it unreal
The Edmonton Journal: Photographer challenges reality in newest exhibit
Time Out Chicago, Not to Scale
Galleries West: Handheld Landscape
Galleries West Magazine: First Impressions

2006

Ciel Variable Magazine, review by Sylvain Campeau
Seesaw Magazine: ModelWorld
PHOTOGRAPHY NOW: 100 Portfolios on DVD, Wright University
SuperModels, catalogue by Open Space
Not To Scale: catalogue by AXENEO7
Calgary Herald: Lilliput, Canada
Globe and Mail: Real Life rendered make believe

2005

Image and Imagination: catalogue Mois de la Photo
Atlanta Review: Take me back
Winnipeg Free Press: Mysterious photos….
Chicago Reader: Ceci n'est pas un Truckstop
Beyond/in Western NY, catalogue Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Beyond Magazine: Small
Photo Pictorial: HO

2004

Canadian Art Magazine: National Capital
Subject Matters: new photographic realism by Blake Fitzpatrick
Macleans's Magazine: Master of Illusion
the Globe and Mail: Contact 2004
Fotopost 21: Contact 2004

2003

Home Show (catalogue by James Patten, WAG)

2002

the Globe and Mail: Home is where the art is
Prefix Photo Magazine
Now Magazine, Toronto: Guns and Toys: Rineke Dijkstra and Toni Hafkenscheid

2001

Argument (catalogue by P. Elaine Sharpe)

2000

Canadian Art Magazine

1998

FOTO, Holland

1996

Border Crossings, Canada

1995

Beauty #2, Toronto (catalogue by Philip Monk)
Le Mois de la Photographie a Montreal (catalogue)
Fotofeis 95, Edinburgh

1994

Black flash: Burning Desires, Saskatoon
Alliances: The family, CMCP, Ottawa
Parallelogramme: La Fabrication des sexes.

COLLECTIONS (selection):

Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography (CMCP), Ottawa
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) Art Rental Program, Toronto
Kodak France
Kodak Netherlands
University of Toronto
CEPA, Buffalo, N.Y.