Brendan Fernandes

Brendan Fernandes (born December 29, 1979) is a Kenyan-born Canadian artist of Goan descent who specialized in performance and sculpture.[1] He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario. He also completed the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.[2][3] His work was exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as well as the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Hamilton and Andy Warhol Museum.[4][5][6][7]

Exhibitions

Awards and recognition

Fernandes is a recipient of several awards and nominations. He was a finalist for the Sobey Art Award in 2010 and on the list from 2013 till date.[8][9][10] In 2007 he was named Artist of the Year by the South Asian Visual Arts Collective.[11] He awarded residencies by The Canada Council, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the Gyeonggi Creation Center at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Korea[12][13][14] ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany,[15] and a Robert Rauschenberg Residency Fellowship.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Brendan Fernandes". The National Gallery of Canada. The National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brendan Fernandes: The Nature of Culture". Canadian Art, April 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bio". Brendan Fernandes. Brendan Fernandes. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "From Hiz Hands". Art in General. Art in General. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brendan Fernandes". Brendan Fernandes - National Gallery of Canada. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 Exhibition Archives". The Art Gallery of Hamilton. The Art Gallery of Hamilton. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Markonish, Denise (2012). Oh Canada. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262018357. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sobey Finalists 2010: Brendan Fernandes". Canadian Art Magazine. Canadian Art Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Past Winners". Sobey Art Award. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Past Winners". Sobey Art Award. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "SAVAC Annual Awards". SAVAC. South Asian Visual Artist Collective. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Past recipients". Canada Council for the Arts. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lower Manhattan Cultural Council". Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Residency Studio". Gyeonggi Creation Centre. Gyeonggi Creation Center. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Artist-in-Residence Programm II". ZKM. ZKM. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Past Residents". The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.