Andrew Salgado
Page 1 | Biography
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Born: Regina, Canada 1982
Lives: London, England and Vancouver Canada
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2009: Graduated Master of Fine Arts. Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England.
2005: Graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Visual Arts with Film Studies Minor. University of British Columbia. (2001-2003 completed at University of Regina, Saskatchewan).
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2008: Boys’ Night Out: New Paintings (Sept) – Interurban Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2007: Queens & Cavalry (June) – Framemasters Gallery, Regina, Canada.
2006: Paintings with People (Nov) – Cumberland Gallery, Legislative Building, Regina, Canada.
2005: what i learned in university (Apr), with Jon Loewen – AMS Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
2004: Something Bittersweet (Aug) – 5th Parallel Gallery, Regina, Canada.
2003: Gods w/ Shoes (Sept) – Saskpower Gallery on the Roof. Regina, Canada
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2010: Vitrine Project - Atopia – Shortlisted. Solo exhibition, Atopia Gallery, Oslo, Norway.
2009: Chelsea Will Show You A Brighter Future (Sep) – MA Final Exhibition. London, UK.
2009: CologneOFF V International Video Festival (Nov) – TBA, Cologne, Germany.
2009: CHAOS (Oct – Jan 2010) – CHAOS G.A.S. Berlin, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
2009: Videoholica International Video Festival (Aug) – Varied Locations, Varna, Bulgaria
2009: Public Platform Inclusion (July-Aug) – Gallery Turn-Berlin, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
2009: Askew (Apr) – Fortescue Avenue Gallery, London, England
2009: Condensation (Apr) – Bodhi Gallery, London, England
2009: Chelsea MAFA Interim Exhibition – Chelsea College of Art, London, England
2009: NYAXE (Feb) – NYAXE Gallery, Palo Alto, California
2008: The Dead – Mountpleasant UBC Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
2007: New Portraits (June) - Kohon Designs Inc. Edmonton, Alberta
2006: New Paintings (Aug) – Framemasters Gallery, Regina, Canada
2005: La Jeux Francophonie Games V (December) - Niamey, Niger, Africa
2005: UBC BFA Graduation Exhibition – Tinseltown, Vancouver, Canada.
2004: One Lonely Night – AMS Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
2004: We the City – Bishop’s Court Gallery, Regina, Canada.
2004: NonFiction – Hut M18, Vancouver, Canada.
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Andrew grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, and graduated in 2005 from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honours degree in studio painting and art theory. He currently focuses his work on large scale, obsessively detailed oil and acrylic paintings and pencil drawings. Since 2000, his art has been featured in public and private exhibitions and collections throughout North America, including the United States and Mexico, and in 2005, he was the sole painter selected to represent Canada in the internationally renowned Francophonie Games, held in Niger, Africa. Such credentials have earned him a reputation as one of Canada's most promising young artists. In 2009, Andrew will complete a Master of Fine Arts at the internationally renowned Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, England.
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2008: Saskatchewan Youth Award, for achievement in various sectors.
2007: Nominated, Mayor's Arts and Business Awards, for Promising Young Artist Award.
2006: Invited as outstanding young Canadian artist for luncheon with Canada’s Governor General.
2005 Sole Canadian painter chosen to represent Canadian painting for Games V La Francophonie Games in Niamey, Niger, Africa. http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ai-ia/fi-if/jdlf_e.cfm
2005: Nominated, Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Arts Award, Regina, Canada.
2003-2005: Scholastic Bursary and Entrance Scholarship for University of British Columbia.
2001-2003: Dean’s List student at the University of Regina. Received various scholarships.
2001: Received top mark from Princeton University for Advanced Placement artistic concentration.
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2009: Contributor and collaborator: Beers Lambert Consulting. www.beerslambert.com
2009: Chelsea College of Art MFA Final Exhibition curator.
2008: Curator and gallery director, Interurban Gallery Vancouver Canada.
2008: Ocanku Duta Amani. On-reserve Aboriginal research project. Qu’Appelle Valley, Canada.
2005: UBC TREK. Coordinator, designer, and liaison for inner-city mural. Vancouver, Canada.
2005: Sole Canadian painter selected from nation-wide pool to represent Canadian painting in 5th Francophonie Games. Niamey, Africa. http://pch.gc.ca/progs/ai-ia/fi-if/jdlf_e.cfm.
2005: Exhibition Committee Curator. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2005: Created on-site learning modules for Indigenous persons artisania. Panama City, Panama.
2004: Arts Society Contributor. University of British Columbia. Vancouver, Canada.
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2009: Paint Your Black Heart Red. Published in collaboration with Beers Lambert Gallery.
2009: “Knowledge Translation Case.” Published Partnerships & Citizen Engagement Casebook.
2008: “Prose and Contemporary Art.” Lecture, University of Regina for English Dean Lynn Wells.
2006: “Is Plagiarism Creating an Opportunity?” published in peer-reviewed journal with Dr. Sandra Bassendowski, http://bepress.com/ijnes/vol2/iss1/art3/
2005: “Plender’s Masterpiece” www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/olivia_plender_articles.htm
2004: Multidisciplinary Research Conference, peer-reviewed presentations on “Postmodern Condition” and “Death of the Museum Space”. University of British Columbia, Canada.
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