Andrew Salgado

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Regina, Canada 1982
Lives: London, England and Vancouver Canada

Education
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).



Solo Exhibitions
2012 The Acquaintance (Dec 2012–Jan 2013) – Art Gallery of Regina, Canada.
2012 Title TBA (Date Forthcoming) – Elliott Louis Gallery. Vancouver, Canada.
2011 Title TBA (Date Forthcoming) – Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art, London, UK.
2011 Title TBA (November) – Tache Gallery. New York, New York.
2010 Paint Your Black Heart Red (Jan) – Atopia Galerei, Oslo, Norway.
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, Regina, Canada.


Group Exhibitions
2011 Title TBA (Forthcoming) – Location TBA. Rome, Italy.
2011 Golden (June-July) – Le Petit Mort Gallery. Ottawa, Canada.
2011 Janus Youth (June) – Griffin Rayne Gallery. London, UK.
2011 I Am Solitary: London (March) – Beers.Lambert for Gift 10 Vyner. London, UK.
2011 Peripheral Vision (Jan) - Sydney College of Arts Biennial. Sydney, Australia.
2010 Art of Giving (Oct) – Saatchi Gallery, London UK. (Shortlisted)
2010 Art For Life (Oct) – Vancouver, Canada.
2010 Venezuela Biennale for Contemporary Art (Oct) – Merida, Venezuela.
2010 I Am Solitary... (Sept) – Beers.Lambert for Surface Gallery, Nottingham UK.
2010 How Is This Glass? (Sept) – Heller Gallery. New York City, New York.
2010 Emergence (Aug-Sept) – Elliott Louis Gallery. Vancouver, Canada.
2010 UNTAPPED Art Fair Toronto (March) – Emerging Artist Award. Toronto, Canada.
2010 Cortauld’s East Wing Academy Hang (Jan-Jun 2011) – Somerset House, London.
2010 Gstaad Film Festival (March 12 & 13) – Gstaad, Switzerland.
2009 Gift (Dec–Jan) – Gift. 10 Vyner Street. London, UK
2009 Tate the Biscuit (Dec) – Shoreditch, London, UK
2009 Art for Life Auction (Nov) – Vancouver, Canada
2009 GLAAD Art Auction (Nov) – New York, New York
2009 Affordable Art Fair – Recent Graduates (Oct) – Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
2009 Chelsea Will Show You A Brighter Future (Sep) – MA Final Exhibition. London, UK
2009 CHAOS (Oct–Jan 2010) – CHAOS G.A.S. Berlin, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
2009 Videoholica Biennale for International Video Art (Aug) – Varna, Bulgaria
2009 Public Platform Inclusion (July-Aug) – Gallery Turn-Berlin, 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, Canada
2006 Paintings with People (July) – Cumberland Art Gallery, Regina, Canada
2005 The 5th Games of the International Francophonie (December) - Niger, Africa
2005 UBC BFA Graduation Exhibition – Tinseltown, Vancouver, Canada




Grants/Awards
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
2011 Award. The Courvoisier Future 500. London, England.
2011 Residency. Full Funding. Valparaiso Artist In Residence. Almeria, Spain
2011 Residency. Partial Funding. Fiskars AIR. Onoma, Finland.
2011 Residency. Partial Funding. Vermont Studio Centre. Vermont, USA.
2010 Residency. Full Funding. Compeung Creative Village. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2010 Residency. 6-Month Studio Placement. Berlin, Germany.
2010 The Courtauld Institute of the Arts: East Wing IX Academy Hang. London, UK.
2010 Award. Emerging Artist. UNTAPPED Art Fair Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
2010 Shortlist. Fringe MK Painting Prize. Milton Keynes, England.
2010 Shortlist. Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Award. Canada.
2008 Award. Saskatchewan Youth Award. Canada.
2007 Shortlist. Lieutenant Governor's Arts Award. Canada.


Projects
2011 Contributor. Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art. www.beerslambert.com
2010 Assistant curator. I Am Solitary I Am An Army. Surface Gallery. Nottingham, England.
2010 Juror. War & The Body. With City University. London, England.
2009 Seminar Leader. (MFA Level). Chelsea College of Art, London England.
2008 Assistant curator. Interurban Gallery. Vancouver Canada.


Publications
PUBLICATIONS / LECTURES
2012 “Theorizing Masculinity and Sexuality: Marginalization, Narcissism, and the Sexual Body.”
Theory. A Visual Reader. Chicago Institute of the Arts. Chicago, USA.
2011 Untitled Painting Publication. Forthcoming. Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art.
Adrian Glynn: Bruise. Album cover and liner notes.
2010 “Explicit Paint in Art History.” Lecture. International Journal of Arts & Sciences, Central
Connecticut State University, USA. Presented: Bad Hofgastein, Austria.
A Painted Man. Critical Essay. Daniel Weinberg. Vermont University Press.
Validation of Art…Contemporary Artists. Interview. Sara Forsythe. Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
2009 Paint Your Black Heart Red. Published portfolio and theory. Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art.
2008 “Prose and Contemporary Art.” Lecture. University of Regina. Department of English.
2005 “Plender’s Masterpiece.” Critical Essay. The Saatchi Gallery Online.
2004 “Postmodern Condition” / “Death of the Museum Space”. Peer-reviewed presentation.
Multidisciplinary Research Conference. University of British Columbia, Canada.
PRESS
2011 Channel 4 (UK): The Science of Art.
METRO. Tuesday March 8. Free Newspaper. London, England.
Idol Magazine.
Future Perfect. Beautiful/Decay Publication.
Park Magazine. Issue #2. Cover and Feature Article. Publication. Porto, Portugal.
Art Holes. www.artholes.com
2010 “Andrew Salgado Captures Gritty City in Portraits.” Review. Kevin Griffin. The Vancouver Sun.
Paint Your Black Heart Red. Radio Interview. Sheila Coles. Canada Broadcast Corp.
Nottingham Post. Exhibition Review. Mark Patterson.
Beautiful Decay. Online Review.
2009 “Andrew Salgado.” Cover/Feature. David Semeniuk. Skewed Magazine. Canada.
2008 “Portrait of the Artist as a Bloody Man.” Feature. Tony Correia. Xtra! West. Canada.
“SWARM 08 Ft. Andrew Salgado.” Beyond Robson. Review. Jennifer Perutka. Canada.
“Getting a Buzz at Swarm.” Georgia Straight. Featured Review. Vancouver, Canada.
“Rumors of SWARM’s Death…” Westender. Review. Vancouver, Canada.