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Michael Antkowiak Page 1 \| 2 \| Biography
Born: Warsaw, Poland Lives: Toronto, Canada, and New York City, USA

Education 2001- 2003 MFA New York Academy of Art. New York City, USA Painting Major. 1996 - 2001 Associate of the Ontario College of Art and Design Toronto, Canada.
Solo Exhibitions 2014 MONADS, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2011 PD CONNER�S PLACE, Howard Park Institute, Toronto, ON. 2009 TWO WEEKS OF INTRODUCTIONS, Board of Directors Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
Group Exhibitions 2014 THE GLASS HOUSE Helen & Arch Brown Centre for the Visual Arts, Georgian College, Barrie, ON. PROJECT 31, OCAD University, Toronto, ON. 2013 BY THE DOZEN, Telephonebooth Gallery, Toronto, ON. 2012 PIXEL PUSHER, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON. 60 PAINTERS, Humber College, Etobicoke, ON. THE GLASS HOUSE, WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON. 2011 SINGLE FARE, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY. 2010 SICK LOVE, Catherine Slip (Curated by Gillian Sneed), New York, NY. 2009 REBIRTH, Pearl Gallery, Burlington, VT. WISH YOU WERE HERE, Gladstone Hotel, Katherine Mulherin Gallery, Toronto, Canada. PULSE NEW YORK Contemporary Art Fair, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. 2008 MEDIUM COOL (Michael Antkowiak and Joy Episalla), Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. NEXT: EXHIBITION OF EMERGING ART, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. PULSE NEW YORK Contemporary Art Fair, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada. 2007 THE LAST SEDUCTION: SURRENDER TO BEAUTY, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. STRUCK: NEW PAINTINGS BY NEW PAINTERS (Curated with Richard Hull), Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. NYAA SUMMER EXHIBITION (Curated with Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville, and Vincent Desiderio.), New York Academy of Art, NY. ART CHICAGO, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. PALM BEACH 3 Contemporary Art Fair Galerie de Bellefeuille (Montreal), Palm Beach, USA. ART 2007 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada. MINIATURE GRANDEUR, Window Gallery, LIC Queens, NY. 2006 QUEENS INTERNATIONAL: Everything All At Once, Queens Museum of Art, NY. ART 2006, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Galerie de Bellefeuille Montreal, Canada. GRAVEYARD SHIFT, Headquarters Gallery, New York, NY. 2004 NIGHT OF 1000 DRAWINGS, Artist�s Space, New York, NY. 2003 TAKE HOME A NUDE, Sotheby�s, New York, NY. NEW TRADITIONS: THE FIGURE IN CONTEXT, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
Bibliography Abichandani, Jaishri, �Reterritorializing Queens�, Queens Biennial Vol. 3 Illustrated Exhibition Catalog, 2006. Eller, Alicia, 'Art Season Kick-off', Centerstage Chicago, September 12, 2007. Donnellan, Terence, �A Passport To Creativity�, Ins & Outs Long Island City New York, Fall 2006. Kinkley, Jonathan, 'Medium Cool', Tine Out Chicago, issue 162, April 3, 2008. Lowenstein, Kate. 'Qeens International: Everything All at Once', Time Out New York, Issue 589, January 11-17, 2007. Salsbuty, Britany L. 'Opening of the Art Season: The West Loop', Cultural Chicago, September 12, 2007. Schwendener, Martha, Art Review: �Art From Everywhere, All From Queens�, The New York Times, December 15, 2006.
Grants/Awards 2014 Non-Tenured Award for Excellence in Teaching, OCAD University, Toronto, ON. 2013 Vermont Studio Centre, Residency and Fellowship, Johnson, VT, USA. Toronto Arts Council Visual Artist�s Grant Level 2, Toronto, Canda. 2011 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist�s Grant, Toronto, Canada. 2009 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist�s Grant, Toronto, Canada. Pouch Cove Foundation Residency, Pouch Cove, NewFoundland, Canada. 2003 Prince of Wales Foundation Scholarship and Residence, Normandy, France. 2002 Academic Merit Grant, New York Academy of Art, New York, USA. 2001 The Goldfish Award (Painting) Polish Canadian Women�s Federation. Toronto, Canada. Eric Freifeld Award, Eric Freifeld Foundation., Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada. John Alfsen Painting Award, Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada.

Publications 2014 Project 31, Auction Catalogue, OCAD University, Toronto, ON. 2012 60 Painters, Exhibition Catalogue, Lakeshore Arts, Toronto, ON. 2007 The Last Seduction - A Welcome Surrender to Beauty, Illustrated Exhibition Catalog (with forward by Carrie Secrist in dialogue with Dave Hickey). Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Il. �Art 2007�, Illustrated Exhibition Catalog, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada. 2006 Queens International: Everything All at Once, Queens Biennial Vol. 3 Illustrated Exhibition Catalog with introduction by Tom Finkelpearl, Queens Museum of Art, New York. �Art 2006�, Illustrated Exhibition Catalog, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada.

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