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Curriculum Vitae
Solo exhibitions:
2022 The Great Refusal, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Rich Dark Soil, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada
2018 Jay Senetchko: A Painter’s Process, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 The Course of a Distant Empire, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 The Best of Life (A Selection), Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2015 The Best of Life, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013 Industry and the Sleepwatchers, Site-specific Installation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Systems, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Apologia, Pera Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Still, Jacana Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 New Work, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2006 Drawing from Beneath the Surface, Elliot Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003 Wettenschauung, Gallery 83, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Phantoms in the Front Yard Figurative Collective Projects:
2021 Little Things, The Kube, Gibsons, BC, Canada
2019 We Were the Places We Wanted to Go, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA, USA
2019 Phantoms in the Front Yard, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada
2018 Where’s Warhol Mural, Ontario and 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Bad People (Portraits of the Punished), Hot Art Wet City Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Space, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Over the Counter Culture, Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Unreliable Narrator, East Vancouver Cultural Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Public Dreams Private Myths, Meccanica Exhibition Space, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Everyone I’ve Never Known, The Burrard Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Phantoms, Leigh Community Center, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
2013 Shed, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013 Bloodlines, Waterfall Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 In Other Words, Hot Art Wet City Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 M(use), Gallery Fukai, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 On Great Men, Beatty St. Pop-up Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Uniform, Pera Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Select group exhibitions:
2022 Figureworks, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, ON, Canada (juried)
2022 Group Show, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove, BC, Canada
2020/1 Small Scale Right Hemisphere, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020 What are You Working On?, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Return of the 100 Amigos, El Kartel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Vancouver Mural Festival Exhibition: Year 4, 33 Acres Exhibition Space, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Au Naturel, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Astoria, OR, USA (juried)
2018 Large and in Charge, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB, Canada
2018 Unseated, Parker Projects, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Vancouver Mural Festival Exhibition: Year 3, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Luminescence III, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada (juried)
2017 Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (juried)
2017 Westcoast Figurative, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC, Canada
2016 Found, Goldmoss Satellite, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Into the Wild, Goldmoss Satellite, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Corvus and Wolf, Goldmoss Satellite, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 The Kingston Prize, La Galerie d’Art Desjardins, Drummondville, ON, Canada (juried)
2015 The Kingston Prize, Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, NB, Canada (juried)
2015 The Kingston Prize, Firehall Theater, Gananoque, QC, Canada (juried)
2015 Salt Spring National Art Prize (juried), Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
2015 Concurrent, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Summer Mix, Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Summer Mix, Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Thru the Trap Door, On Main Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Aerial, Goldmoss Gallery, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada
2013 The Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (juried)
2013 The Kingston Prize, Firehall Theater, Gananoque, QC, Canada (juried)
2013 Anonymous Drawings, Galerie Nord/Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany (juried)
2013 Anonymous Drawings, Galerie Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig, Germany (juried)
2013 Anonymous Drawings, TAC Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands (juried)
2012 Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (juried)
2012 Summer Show, Blackheath Gallery, London, UK
2012 GZ-ArtBasel, Saalbau Rhypark am Rhein, Basel, Switzerland (juried)
2012 The Kingston Prize, La Galerie d’Art Desjardins, Drummondville, ON, Canada (juried)
2011 The Kingston Prize, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada (juried)
2011 Group Show, Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB, Canada
2011 Figuratively Speaking, Blackheath Gallery, London, UK
2011 Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (juried)
2010 Mirror Mirror, Gallery Atsui, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 The Drawing Room, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009 10 x 10, Gallery Atsui, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008 Kitsch Biennale, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany (juried)
2007 Grand, The Weiss Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2007 The Kingston Prize, Kingston, ON, Canada (juried)
2007 Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada (juried)
2006 Perspectives, Elliot Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 Figurative Show, Front Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2003 Sensualite, Bfly Atelier, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002 Neo-indifference with Gideon Flitt, Bfly Atelier, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002 SWARM, Gallery 83, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002 Something Happened, Gallery 83, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Awards:
2019 3rd Place Award, Au Naturel, Royal Nebeker Gallery, Astoria, OR, USA
2018 Manifest Grand Jury Finalist for Season 13, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2017 4th Place - Landscape with Life, American Art Awards, www.americanartawards.com
2013 Honourable mention, The Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
2012 1st place award, Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 2nd place award, Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007 2nd place award, Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Donations:
2022 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2022 Art for Life, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019 Art for Life, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Pivots and Spins, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Splash, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 Art for Life, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Art for Life, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 Unite with Art, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 Art for Life, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 Unite with Art, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007 The Middle, private exhibition for BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 Odd Pieces, private exhibition for BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 Move, private exhibition for BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004 Shift, private exhibition for BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Education:
2006 Odd Nerdrum apprenticeship
20-03 Gideon Flitt apprenticeship
2001 Vancouver Film School, Diploma of Classical Animation
1997 Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction, University of Alberta
Writing:
2018 Sunshine in a Cloudy Age, Exhibition Text, Sunshine Frere at Seymour Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Eagle Versus Seagull, Essay
2015 Art Isn’t that Important, Essay
2014 Dangerous Individuals, Essay
2010 Originality is Boring, Essay
Teaching Experience, Panels:
2019 Juror, Ferry Building Gallery Annual Call for Entry, West Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Speaker, Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver, Parker Projects, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Speaker, THRIVE, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Speaker, Artist Talk: The Course of a Distant Empire, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Speaker, Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Panelist, Concurrent Panel Discussion, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Juror, Opus Art Supplies Outdoor Painting Competition, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Instructor, Craftsy Online Education - Colours in Bloom, Denver, CO, USA
2014 Instructor, Craftsy Online Education - Paint and Palette Essentials, Denver, CO, USA
2010 Juror, Airs, Canadian Federation of Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020-2021 Painting Instructor, Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020-2021 Life Drawing instructor, Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019-2021 Perspective instructor, Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2019-2021 Composition instructor, Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021-present Life Drawing instructor, Bow Valley College Centre for Entertainment Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2021-present Perspective instructor, Bow Valley College Centre for Entertainment Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2021-present Composition instructor, Bow Valley College Centre for Entertainment Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2021-present Colour Theory instructor, Bow Valley College Centre for Entertainment Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2014-present Colour Theory instructor, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002-present Composition instructor, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002-present Art History instructor, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2001-present Life Drawing instructor, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2001-present Perspective instructor, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Press:
2022, May 25. Kong, Yani. Jay Senetchko - Living in a Time of Crisis. Galleries West. Link
2022, May 19. Cammack, Kimberly R. “The Great Refusal”, by Artist Jay Senetchko. Marthafield. Link
2022, May 12. Staff. “The Great Refusal”, by Artist Jay Senetchko. Art For Your Cause. Link
2022, May 5. Staff. “The Great Refusal”, by Artist Jay Senetchko. Booooooom. Link
2022, April 29, Wright, Dani. This Artist is Donating Half of the Proceeds from hi Latest Show to Support Ukraine. Vancouver Magazine. Link
2019, January 17. Staff. Deer Lake Gallery gears up for another busy year. Rich Dark Soil, a new solo show by Jay Senetchko, kicks off the year with an opening this weekend. Burnaby Now, Burnaby, BC.
2018, December 15. Staff. Jay Senetchko holds solo show at Deer Lake Gallery. Burnaby Now, Burnaby, BC. link
2018, November 21. Sproule, Michelle. The Scout List, Volume 499, Scout Magazine. link
2018, November-January. Jay Senetchko: A Painter’s Process. Preview Magazine, Vancouver, BC. link
2018, Novmeber 14. Wadsley, Helena. Unseating the Male Gaze. Galleries West. link
2018, September 25. Brignole, Marisa; Fuentes, Francisco. For a group of Vancouver artists, this collaborative mural shattered their fortress of solitude. CBC. link
2018 August 11. Seeber, Elisia. The meaning behind Vancouver Mural Festival Artworks. Vancouver Courier. link
2018, August 12. Duggan, Evan. Feature: Vancouver artists transform neighbourhood into giant work of art. Xinhuanet News. link
2018, August 5. Staff. South Delta artist taking part in Vancouver Mural Festival project. Delta Optimist. link
2018, July 29. Correia, Cory. Artist collective mixes pop culture with Surrealism for Vancouver Mural Festival. CBC. link
2018, July 5. Janet Smith. The Gift that keeps on giving. Artists Tiko Kerr and Jay Senetchko play with art history, high tech, and the spirit of Kits in a new mural for the Khatsahlano Street Party. The Georgia Straight, Volume 52, Number 2634.
2018, July 4. Janet Smith. Artists Tiko Kerr and Jay Senetchko bring a Gift that keeps on giving to Khatsahlano fest. The Georgia Straight. link
2018, May 7. Staff. Art Advice: “If You Can’t Make it Good Make it Big. If You Can’t Make it Big Make it Red." CBC Arts. link
2018, April 25. Monteiro, Vitoria. You Need to Explore this Hidden Art Studio in Mount Pleasant. Vancouver Is Awesome, Vancouver, BC. link
2018, March 16. MacLellan, Julie. Storyteller Ponders Life’s Questions. Burnaby Now, Burnaby, BC.
2018, March 12. MacLellan, Julie. Luminescence III: Meet the Artists - Jay Senetchko. Burnaby Now, Burnaby, BC. link
2018, March 12. MacLellan, Julie. Luminescence III Set to Light up the Night at Deer Lake Gallery. Burnaby Now, Burnaby, BC. link
2018, January 18. Griffin, Kevin. Art Seen: Paintings by Jay Senetchko explore eternal recurrence at Winsor Gallery. Vancouver Sun. link
2018, January 11. Staff. “The Course of a Distant Empire”, by Artist Jay Senetchko. Booooooom. link
2017, November 17. Connor, Shawn. Darkness, Light and Colour. Westcoast Homes and Design, Vancouver, BC. link
2017, November 22. Sproule, Michelle. The Scout List, Volume 448, Scout Magazine. link
2017, October 23. Bierdz, Thomas. Best American Galleries Name World’s Best “Landscapes With Life”: Tun, McCartin, Shuai, Senetchko and Benveniste. Huffington Post. link
2017, September. Goldstein, Laura. A Cathedral of Art. Westcoast Homes and Design, Vancouver, BC. link
2017, March 5. Staff. Offbeat Vancouver Gallery Hot Art Wet City Closing at End of Month. CBC News. link
2017, February 2. Baker, Rafferty. Whither Now Main Street? Vancouver’s Changing Mount Pleasant. CBC News. link
2016, August 23. Hormans, David. See how the Vancouver Mural Festival has transformed the city. CBC News. link
2016, August 8. Sanders, Rachel. Young Artists Switch the Script on Public Art in Vancouver. CBC News. link
2016, May 4. Staff. Artist Spotlight: Jay Senetchko. Booooooom. link
2013, September 26. Testado, Justine. Artist Jay Senetchko Builds Full-Scale Farmhouse as an Extension of His Paintings, Archinect. link
2013, September 6. Morrison, Andrew. Honour Bound - Artist Jay Senetchko's Upcoming Installation to Benefit Sole Food, Scout Magazine. link
2011, April/May. Johnson, Mia. Jay Senetchko: Systems, Preview Magazine, Vancouver, BC.
2006, May 16. Bouchard, Gilbert. For Senetchko Thinking Outside the Box Makes Perfect Sense, The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB.
Publications:
2018, March. Supernatural, episode 1319 - LaVeau Gallery. Warner Brothers Television, Burnaby, BC.
2017, December 27/. Kliner, Dion. Jay Senetchko: A Tale of Two Empires, Two Coats of Paint. link
2017, November/December. Frere, Sunshine. Tangled Hierarchies, Artists on Art Online. link
2017, October. Supernatural, episode 1308 - Cambridge Museum. Warner Brothers Television, Burnaby, BC.
2017, June. Frere, Sunshine. Tangled Hierarchies, Vancouver.
2014, December. Wong, Paul; Erickson, Rick. Through the Trap Door, Vancouver.
2014, February. Kang, Yachu. The Sparkle of Art, Artist Magazine, Taiwan.
2013, November. Scott, Richard; Lundgren, Per. The Nerdrum School: The Master and his Students, Orfeus Publishing, Norway.
2011, September. Senetchko, Jay; Kliner, Dion. Jay Senetchko: 2006-2010. Classic Printing, Vancouver
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