Andrew Harwood

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Sailor, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
2007 The Canadian Musical Terrorist Series, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2006 The Canadian Musical Terrorist Series, The Levine Gallery, Los Angles, CA
  Bikes, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
  Biker, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
2005 The Easy Rider Room, The Gladstone Hotel Artist-Designed Rooms, Toronto, ON
2004
  • Trucker, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
2003
  • Last Spike, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
2001
  • the 88 suite, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
  • the 88 suite, Solo Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2000
  • expo, Sis Boom Bah Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998
  • Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
1997
  • Janitor Cologne Wieners and Mops, 488 Queen St., W., Toronto, ON
  • Zsa Zsa 999/1001, In/Attendant Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993
  • Crates, The Kensington Cafe, Toronto, ON
1991
  • Gender Is Shoes, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Selected Collective, Group Collaborative Exhibitions
2006 Tina B. - The Prague Contemporary Art Festival, Prague, C.R.
2006 Defend the Sugar Bush, with Allyson Mitchell, The Levine Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 the 88 suite, OMNI Art Fair, Miami, FL
2004
  • Trucker, Young Artists' Biennale, Vrsac, Serbia, curated by Ingrid Mayrhofer
  • Sinbad In The Rented World, curated by Philip Monk, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto
  • Drive, Skew Gallery Calgary, AL, works form Trucker
2003
  • The Great White North, Scope, Miami, USA, curated by Natalie Kovacs
  • The Great White North, Scope, Los Angeles, USA, curated by Natalie Kovacs
  • Summer group show, Paul Petro, Toronto, ON
2002
  • Doculomo, curated by Pamila Matharu, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
2001
  • Probe, collaboration with Jewel Goodwyn, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Probe, Art Space, Peterborough, ON
  • I Believe In the Good of Life, West Wing Art Space, Toronto, ON
  • Status/Anti-Status, West Wing Art Space, Toronto, ON
  • Probe, Niagara Artists' Company, St. Catherine's, ON
  • Breakfast of Champeens, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
  • I Hate You, curated by Peter Kingstone, Bus Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000
  • Probe, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
  • Real Man, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
  • Art Fag 2000, The Images Festival of Independent Film and Video, Toronto, ON
1999
  • Unisex House of Bangs, Zsa Zsa, 962 Queen St., West, Toronto, ON
1997
  • Queer Looking/Queer Acting, Curated by Robin Metcalfe, Mount St. Vincent University Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • My Own Private Expo Hostess, The 401 Richmond Building's Artsweek, 401 Richmond St., W. Toronto, ON
  • Costume Drama, Images Festival, Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON
  • Costume Drama, "Dirty Babette's Strange Attractor", The 360, Toronto, ON
1994
  • Dreaming of You, Garnet Press Gallery, Toronto, ON
1993
  • Flora Borealis, studio show, Flora Borealis Collective, Toronto, ON
1992
  • The Politics of Gender, The Niagara Artists' Company, St. Catharine's, ON
1991
  • Conflict and Contradiction: End of the Millennium, curated by Kil-Young Yoo, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
1990
  • The Male Gaze, The Photo Gallery, The Nova Scotia Photographers' Co-operative, Halifax, NS - Collaboration with Robert Barnett
  • Sculpture Garden, Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Curation
2007 Folk Off!, Irreverent group show about folk art, Thrush Holmes Empire, Toronto
  Allyson Mitchell, David Grenier Daryl Vocat, Thrush Holmes Empire, Toronto, On
2006 Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, co-curated with John McLachlin and Will Munro, Toronto, ON
  Looking for Love In All the Right Places, Artists: Laura Carton and Allison Ruttan, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
  Jingle, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2004
  • Hooters, 10 artists respond to the theme of owls, Zsa Zsa, Toronto
2003
  • TransMissions, Co-Curated with petra Chevier, Artist: Alec Butler, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002
  • Crafts!, Crafts!, Crafts!, Zsa Zsa, Crafts by over 50 Toronto artist
  • Play Tonic, Artists: Janet Morton and Ed Pien, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • Big Cindy, 12 video artist compile portrait of small town lesbian, Studio show Toronto, ON
2001
  • Thin Lizzie, Large group-show featuring over 50 artists on the theme "Some Lesbians and their heterosexual female admirers." Zsa Zsa, Toronto, ON
2000
  • The Lonely Lisgar Street Performance Festival, Co-curated with Judy Chung, Janis Demkiw and Anda Kubis, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
  • Spring Break, Large group-show featuring over 50 artists on the theme "Some gay men and their heterosexual male admirers," Zsa Zsa, Toronto, ON
1998
  • Epilogue, Co-curated with Rochelle Holt and Roberta Forsyth, A Space Gallery, Toronto. Artists: Lillian Allen, Jillian MacDonald, Stella Meades, Mia Wienberg
1997
  • Buffet (All You Can Eat!), A Space Gallery, Toronto, Artists: Deanna Bowen, Ken Chu, Sandra Haar, Sue Lloyd, Kate Monro, John McLachlin, Carl Trehan
1991
  • Dyslexic Culture: Some Lesbian and Gay Artists in Halifax, 00 Gallery, Halifax, NS
1990
  • A Unified Communication Theory, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS
Publicity
  • The Globe and Mail, Biker, Sarah Milroy, March 2006, Inside Jam, Sun TV, interview Bikes, MOOCA exhibition, March 2006, Now Magazine, Aug 2005, Adieu Zsa Zsa!, Kevin Temple: The National Post, Aug 2005, Goodbye Zsa Zsa, R.M. Vaughan: Xtra!, DIY Dahlings!, Aug. 2005, Stephanie Rogerson: The Globe and Mail, Aug 2005, Farewell Zsa Zsa, Gary Michael Dault: The National Post, June 2005, The Gladstone Hotel Artists’ Rooms, R.M. Vaughan: The National Post, Nov 2004, Trucks, R. M Vaughan: Now Magazine, Sept 2004, TAAFI, cover and article, Kevin Temple: Art City, Winter 2004, Profile by R.M. Vaughan: Xtra!, Feb 2004, Trucker, Daryl Vocat,: Canadian Art, Winter 2004: Zedtv, Oct 2003 & Zedtv website: Canadian Art, Last Spike, Sept 2003, V. MacDonnell: Toronto Life, June, 2003, Zsa Zsa, Mark Pupo: Contemporary, Last Spike, January, 2003, London, England: CBC Radio, March 2002, Probe, Edmonton, AB: The Chat Room, Talk TV, Panelist, Jan 2002, The Globe and Mail, The Popularity of Outsider Art, R.M. Vaughan, Nov 20, 2002, Lola, the 88 suite, Spring 2002, photo & review by Sara Nind, The West End Revue, the 88 suite, photo & review Dec 2001, Jen Rashleigh Toronto Life, the 88 suite, Dec 2001, Betty Ann Jordan, The National Post, Society Page, Oct 11, 2001
Published Writing
1996
  • Fuse Magazine, "Where's The Fruit?", review exhibition, Koeffler Centre for the Arts, curated by John Massier
2003
  • C International Contemporary Art, "Art Chicago 2003, The Art Industrial Complex", Review
2004
  • C Magazine, Andrew J. Paterson, review
  • Xtra!, A. A. Bronson, Guntar Kravis, reviews
Lectures and Public Speaking
2007 Artist-Run Centres and Collectives, Fundraising and Artist-Run Cullture,Annual Conference, Toronto
2005 University of Waterloo, Fair Cruelty, Curator’s talk, Waterloo, ON
2004
  • Canadian Art “School Hop”, Toronto and region high school groups, tour of the 401 Richmond Building
2003
  • Ed Video, Guelph, ON, "Emerging Video Curators Workshop"
2002
  • Canadian Art “School Hop”, 4 Toronto and region high school groups, tour of the 401 Richmond Building
  • Luft Gallery, “Artist, Curator, Critic”, with R.M. Vaughan & Katherine Mulherin
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Trans Artists Panel for Youth, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, ON
  • Latitude 53, Probe, Artist's Talk, Edmonton, Alberta
2000
  • Visual Arts Ontario and The Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, " The A to Z's of Hanging"
1999
  • Toronto Youth Services and Art Starts - Gay and Lesbian Youth, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, ON
  • The Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, "How to Approach a Gallery"
1998
  • The Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, "Brown Bag Lunch Series"
1997
  • A Space, Curator's Talk, Ryerson Media Arts students, Buffet (All You Can Eat!)
  • A Space and the Mayworks Festival of the Arts and Labour, "Artist-Run Survival", moderator
1992
  • Panel Discussion: The Politics of Gender, Niagara Artists’ Co., St. Catharine's, ON
  • Landscape Architecture Student Conference, "Explorations in the Ideas of Nature and Advertising" (LABASH), University of Texas, Arlington, Texas.
Grants and Awards
2004
  • Ontario Arts Council - Project Grant
2001
  • Ontario Arts Council - Project Grant
1998
  • Ontario Arts Council - Project Grant
1993
  • Ontario Arts Council - Project Grant
Affiliations
  • Founding and active member of the Queen West Gallery District
  • Memberships at A Space Gallery, Mercer Union, YYZ Artists' Outlet, The Power Plant
  • Current General Manger of C Magazine