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Wil Murray was born in Calgary, Canada in 1978; he studied painting at the Alberta College of Art and Design. He has exhibited across the world, including The National Gallery of Canada, East and Peggy Phelps Galleries(Claremont CA) and Staatsgalerie Prenzlauer Berg(Berlin) . In 2008 he recieved an honourable mention in the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting Competition for his painting "Sexe Maniac Maniac Maniac Maniac Maniac". He was most recently chosen by Amir Fattal for the Atelier project at The Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin. Murray also played in several notoriously loud and short-spoken experimental bands, including The American Deathfuckers and Black Black. He currently lives and works in Berlin. |
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Curriculum Vitae: Education 1997-2000 Alberta College of Art and Design: Painting/ Drawing Major
Solo and Split Exhibitions 2011 - "Last Summer I Will Build a 1:8 Scale Model Of Your Vagina" Staatsgalerie Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 2011 - "I Hate Your Language, You Hate Your Language" Skew Gallery, Calgary 2009 - "We Pet Your Cat To Death?", Galerie PUSH. Montreal 2009 - "This Haunted House Is Not A Haunted Home", Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver 2008 - "Why I Am Not A Painter". Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa 2008 - "GRREEDEN" with Justin Evans. Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary 2008 - "The Strange Space That Will keep Us Together": Belkin Satellite Gallery. Vancouver 2008 - "Brawl of The Beast" Exhibition: Bilton Centre, Red Deer 2007 – "Machines Molles" Exhibition: ArtPop 2007: Montreal 2007 – "Strawberry Alarmist Talk Radio" Exhibition: Loop Gallery. Toronto 2006 – "All Dressed Up Like A Little Man" Exhibition:Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa 2006 – "Mr. Soft Drink" Exhibition: Mile End Cultural Centre. Montréal 2005 – "Pink Pink Chancre Exhibition": New At Used Gallery. Vancouver 2005 – "Fated Feted Fatted Fetid Exhibition": Zeke’s Gallery. Montréal
Selected Group Exhibitions 2011 - Gout De La Peinture. Online Exhibition by Gallery UQAM, Montreal 2011 - PLAIN International Notebook Exhibition Curated by Guy Morag. Gymnasia Herzliya.Tel-Aviv, Israel 2011 - "Askew" Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Milwaukee 2011 - Funkhaus Atelier Project Exhibition 1. Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin 2011 – Art Chicago, Exhibiting with Skew Gallery, Chicago 2011 - Soft Core/ Hard Edge. Curated by Marianne Elder and David Pagel. Claremont University Gallery, Los Angeles 2011- PAPIER 11 Fair, Exhibiting with Galerie PUSH, Montreal 2011– Little Black Book The Drake Hotel, Toronto 2010 – Review/Preview Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver 2010 – The Triumph Of The Theraupeutic, Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa 2010 – "Pushing The Edge", Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver 2010 - Toronto Internatonal Art Fair exhibiting with Skew Gallery and Galerie PUSH, Toronto 2010 - "Soft Core/ Hard Edge". Art Gallery of Calgary. Curated by Marianne Elder & David Pagel 2010 - "Extreme Painting" Rene Blouin Gallery, Montreal 2010 - Rover Art Fair, Montreal 2009 - Aqua Art Miami. Exhibiting with Michael Gibson Gallery. Miami 2009 - "Vendu/Sold" Esse Magazine 25th Anniversary Auction. Musée Des Beaux Arts, Montreal 2009 - Toronto International Art Fair - Patrcik Mikail Gallery & PUSH Gallery. Toronto 2009 - "Microcosm" Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa 2008 - Celebrating 25! Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver 2008 - Magenta Carte Blanche: Vol.2 - Painting Exhibition. MOCCA, Toronto. Curated by David Liss and Clint Roenisch. 2008 - Toronto International Art Fair. Toronto 2008 - RBC Canadian Painting Touring Exhibition. National Gallery Of Canada, Ottawa; MACM, Montreal; The Rooms, St. John's; Museum London, London; Power Plant, Toronto; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver 2007 - Songs Of The Apocalypse Exhibition: Art Mur Gallery, Montreal. Curated by David Liss 2007 – 3rd Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition: Mile End Cultural Centre. Montreal 2007 – The NEW Exhibition: Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa 2006 – Spring Exhibition & Silent Auction: The Long Hall. Montréal 2006 – New Painters: Abstractions and Distractions Exhibition: Patrick Mikhail Gallery. Ottawa 2005 – RBC Canadian Painting Competition Touring Exhibition: MOCCA, Toronto; St. Mary’s University Gallery, Halifax; Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver; Galerie Sussex, Ottawa 2004 – 5 Painters Exhibition: Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
Curatorial Projects 2008 - "Painting: Thick and Thin" Exhibition. Illingworth Kerr Gallery and Glenbow Museum, Calgary
Publications 2011 - I Hate Your Language, You Hate Your Language Exhibtion Catalog, Skew Gallery 2010 - Extreme Painting. John Bentley Mays for Canadian Art Magazine, Summer 2010. Toronto 2010 - Simpleposie Essays and Pictures. Jennifer McMackon, Toronto 2009 - L'Excentrique, Le Punk, Et L'Estropié by Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf. Catalog text, Galerie PUSH 2009 – The Kidult Gender-Ender. One Hour Empire, Vol. 1 No. 2, Summer 2009. Toronto 2008 - Magenta Carte Blanche: Vol.2 - Painting. Introduction by Jane Urquhart 2008 - RBC Canadian Painting Comptetition: Ten Years. Introduction by Richard Rhodes 2008 - "The Strage Space That Keeps Us Together" Exhibition Catalog. Essay by Jacqueline Mabey 2007 - Machines Molles Exhibition Catalog by Marie-Douce St, Jacques: Artpop Montreal 2007 - Songs Of The Apocalypse Exhibition Catalog: Art Mur Gallery 2005 - Fated Feted Fatted Fetid Exhibition Catalog: Zeke’s Gallery 2005 - RBC Canadian Painting Competition Exhibition Catalog 2004 - 5 Painters Exhibition Catalog: Helen Pitt Gallery. 2004 - A Conversation with Wil Murray Transcribed interview with Jeremy Todd: Helen Pitt Gallery
Awards & Memberships 2011 - Artslant.com Juried Showcase Winner - Mixed Media 2010 - Funkhaus Atelier Project, Berlin 2008 - Honourable Mention, RBC Canadian Painting Competition 2008 - Recipient of Project Festival Grant, Calgary Arts Development Association 2008 - Recipient of Travel Grants from the Conseil Des Arts & Lettres Quebec 2008 - Chosen for Magenta Foundation's book "Carte Blanche Vol. 2: Painting" 2006 to 2007 - Member of The Loop Gallery Collective Toronto, ON 2005 - Eastern Finalist, RBC Canadian Painting Competition |
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