Shari Hatt

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Black Dogs: Series One: 1999-2002, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Liberace’s Closet, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Liberace’s Closet, The Eleanor London Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
2004 The Hunters, Raid Projects International, Los Angeles, California
  Dogs: 1999-2002 & The Hunters, Space Studios Gallery, London, England
2003 Dogs: 1999-2002, Curated by Joan Stebbins (hardcover book), The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
  Liberace’s Closet & 52 men in my bedroom, Galerie Trois Points, Montreal, Quebec
  Dogs: 1999-2002 (publication), The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario
  Dogs: 1999-2002, Curated by Robert Freeman, The Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario
2002 Shari Hatt, Curated by Carol Phillips, Plug In Institute for Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Dogs: 1999-2002, Curated by Renee Baert (publication), The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
   
 
2001 Dogs, Curated by Jon Tupper, The Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  Dogs, Curated by Brian Meehan (publication), Museum London, London, Ontario
2000 Dogs & 52 men in my bedroom, Curated by Brice Canyon, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  Dogs, Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998 Breast Wishes, Oboro, Montreal, Quebec
  Breast Wishes, (publication), Latitude 53 Society of Artists, Edmonton, Alberta
  Breast Wishes, (bookwork), The Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1997 Breast Wishes, (publication), Vu centre de la photographie, Quebec, Quebec
1996 The Jubilation of Eve, (publication), Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
  The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin’ Love Museum, Galerie 303, Montreal, Quebec
  The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin’ Love Museum, Grand Opening, Montreal, Quebec
1993 52 men in my bedroom, The Brenda Wallace Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
SELECTED GROUP & 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2007 Coney Island Circus Sideshow, in collaboration with L. M. MacMillan, The Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, New York
2006 Love on the Rocks (2 person exhibition: Liberace’s Closet paired with Laura Millard’s Ice Paintings) ,Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
2005 Fear Dust: Fallout of the Invasion: The Hunters, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002-5 1000 Hounds, a selection from Dogs: 1999-2002, Curated by Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth
  UBS/Paine Webber Art Gallery, New York, New York
  The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida
  The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Ohio
  The Ross Museum, Delaware, Ohio
  The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
  The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  The Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
  The Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
  The Keihan Gallery, Osaka, Japan
  The University of Maryland Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
  The Avampato Museum, Charleston, West Virginia
2004 the sneeze 80 x 80… a featur(ed) film: Bull, Curated by Peter Lloyd Lewis (publication), Gallery Gazon Rouge, Athens, Greece
2003 Dogs: 2001-2002: selected works, Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec
  The Atlantic Scene: selected works from Liberace’s Closet, The National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
2002 Art Throb: the Culture of Obsession: My Mother Looks Like Elvis, Curated by Jo-Anne Balcaen and Peter Hobbs (publication), Articule, Montreal, Quebec
2001 Boxed: Round 2: Holyfield, Curated by Melanie Townsend (publication),The London Regional Art & Historical Museum, London, Ontario
  Boxed: Holyfield, Curated by Melanie Townsend, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta
  Oasis: Woods, with Instant Coffee Urban Disco Trailer, Galerie Liane et Danny Taran, Montreal, Quebec
  The R & R Show: Liberace’s Closet, Curated by Jenifer Papararo, The Roundhouse, Toronto, Ontario
1999 Shopping: Piss Mountie & Jello Jesus, Curated by Peter Lloyd Lewis, The Other Gallery, Banff, Alberta
1996 Hamilton Collects Elvis: a selection from The All Elvis Hunka, Hunka Burnin’ Love Museum , The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
1994 The All Elvis Hunka, Hunka Burning Love Show: a selection from The All Elvis Hunka, Hunka Burnin’ Love Museum, Curated by Marilyn Houlbert, Tabula Rasa Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1993 Piéces d’identités, The Jubilation of Eve, (publication), Dazibao & la Centrale, Montreal, Quebec
COLLECTIONS
  • The Art Bank of the Canada Council, Ottawa, Ontario (2002 & 2003)
  • The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2006)
  • The Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario (2008)
  • The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta (2001 & 2002)
  • The National Gallery of Canada and The Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Ontario (2003)
  • The Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (2005)
  • The Cygnet Foundation, New York, New York (2001 & 2002)
  • The Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada (2000)
  • Museum London, London, Ontario (2001 & 2003)
  • The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida (2005)
  • Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario (2005 & 2006)
  • Numerous private collections
AWARDS
2005 Artistic Practice and Creation “A” Grant - Le conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2004 Artistic Practice and Creation “B” Grant - Le conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2003 The British International Residency Program - The Canada Council for the Arts & The Canadian High Commission, London, England
2002 Travel Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts and The Department of Canadian Heritage through the Interdepartmental Partnership with Official Language Communities
2001 The Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography - The Canada Council for the Arts
  Creation and Production Photography “B” Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts
2000 The Barbara Spohr Photography Award - The Banff Centre for the Arts
1999 Surface: Media and Visual Arts Program Scholarship - The Banff Centre for the Arts
1998 Celanese Internationalist Fellowship - The Canadian Bureau for International Education
  Emerging Artist Photography Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts
  Travel Grant - Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
  Photography Scholarship - The Saidye Bronfman School of the Arts
1997 New Works: Media and Visual Arts Program Scholarship - The Banff Centre for the Arts
1996 Lorne Abramowitz Photography Award - The Saidye Bronfman School of the Arts
1995 Short Term Photography Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts
  Photography Program Scholarship - The Banff Centre for the Arts
1994 Artistic Practice and Creation “B” Grant - Le conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
  Photography Program Scholarship - The Banff Centre for the Arts
1993 Explorations Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts
1992 First Prize: Photography Program - Concordia University
  The Concordia Bursary for Academic Achievement - Concordia University
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2005 Samantha Grice, Shari Hatt’s Dogs, The National Post
  Steve Appleford, Hunting for Masculinity, Los Angeles City Beat Magazine
2004 Nelson Henricks, Dogs, a SAAG Book
  Toby Rose, Shari Hatt, Dogs Quarterly Magazine
  Céline Tremblay, Chic Animal, Plaisirs de Vivre Magazine
2003 Catherine Osborne, Trendspotter, Elm Street Magazine
  Corrina Ghaznavi, Dogs, D'art Magazine
  Lyne Crevier, Sortie de Placard, Baz’Art, Ici Magazine
  Nancy Tousley, Dogs, The Calgary Herald
   
  Joseph Anderson, Dogs, The Lethbridge Insider
  Johanna Mizgala, Dogs, a Station Gallery Publication
  Susan Close, Shari Hatt, Border Crossings Magazine
  Héléne Samson, < du Regard Médical, article in Segments & Spécimens >, les editions j’ai vu
  Winner - On The Cover, The Canadian Magazine Competition: Arts and Culture Division: Tart Magazine
  Shari Hatt, colour cover photograph, interview and photographs in Tart Magazine
   
2002 Amy Karlinksy, Artist pays tribute to Liberace sartorial sense, review in the Winnipeg Free Press
  Vivian Tors, Best in Show, review in the Canadian Medical Association Journal
   
  Sanjay Mohanta, Dogs, Lola Magazine
  Kelly Martino, Beyond the Valley of Liberace, Uptown Magazine
   
  Lyne Crevier, Mythologies Sérielles, Vie des Arts Magazine
  Peter Hobbs, Art-Throb: Collecting, Fandom, and Obsession, an Articule Publication
  Patrick Nicastro, Un chien vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras, Voir Magazine
  Terence Dick, Shari Hatt, Canadian Art Magazine
  Renee Baert, Shari Hatt, an Ottawa Art Gallery Publication
  Nicolas Mavrikakis, Absolument kitsch, Voir Magazine
  Lyne Crevier, Serial Family, Ici Magazine
  Genevieve Paiement, Pulsating Passions, Montréal Mirror
  Henry Lehmann, Obsession and destiny rule the roost at Articule, The Montreal Gazette
2001 Photographer Hatt awarded $8,000 prize, the Mail Star
  Montrealer takes photography prize, the Globe and Mail
  Alison Cuddy, Dogs, a Museum London Publication
  Shari Hatt, My Mother Looks Like Elvis, four artist pages in YYZ Newspaper, Curated by Jenifer Papararo
  Stephen Osbourne, When Your Mama Looks Like Elvis, Geist Magazine
   
2000 Nancy Tousley, Hats Off to the Dogs, Border Crossings Magazine
  Jenifer Papararo, In Studio: Shari Hatt, Lola Magazine
  Shari Hatt, 17 reasons why people should take pictures of dogs, Artichoke Magazine
  Robin Lawrence, Dogs, Georgia Straight Magazine
  Lisa Smedman, Gallery goes to the Dogs, Vancouver Courier Magazine
  Mary Francis Hill, Dogs captures character of canines, The Westender
  Anne Severson, Dogs in the garden, Fast Forward Magazine
1999 Henry Lehmann, Art mags mostly pull their punches, The Montreal Gazette
1998 Margot Bouman, Shari Hatt’s Paradoxical Breast Wishes, ETC. Magazine
  Andrea Fitzpatrick, Shari Hatt, C Magazine
  Shari Hatt, Virgins for Choice Tessera Literary Journal
  Marnie Chivers, Breast Wishes Exhibit Shows Disturbing, Unresolved Issue, Open City Magazine
  Lindsay Stewart, Breast Wishes, Uptown Magazine
  Nancy Jakubic, Breast Wishes: a multimedia installation, Connect Magazine
  Shari Hatt, Breast Wishes a Floating Gallery Publication
  Maureen Fenniak, Breast Wishes, a Latitude 53 Publication
  Susan Forbes, Exhibit keeps abreast of a North American obsession, Vue Weekly Magazine
  Liane Faulder, Photo exhibit captures mixed message about breast size, The Edmonton Journal
  Shari Hatt, Etc. Magazine, (full colour cover photograph and two additional colour photos inside)
   
   
1997 Anne Golden, Pop Goes the Breast Surgery, Fuse Magazine
  Penny Cousineau, Breast Wishes, a Vu Centre de Diffusion et de Production de la Photographie Publication
   
   
1996 The Jubilation of Eve, photography section of The McClelland & Stewart Canadian Encyclopedia, authors: Katherine Tweedie and Penny Cousineau
  Lynn Beavis, Breast Wishes, Matriart Magazine
  Lucinda Catchlove, The Jubilation of Eve, a Stride Gallery Publication
   
1995 Lucinda Catchlove, Possessing Elvis, Hour Magazine
   
1994 Cathleen Skidmore, The Power of Low Art, Voice
  Shari Hatt, Virgins for Choice , Inversions Magazine
1993  
  Gaetan Gosselin & Monique Régimbald-Zéiber, Pieces d’identités, Dazibao/la Centrale Publication
   
  Marie-Michele Cron, Le téléscopage du Moi et l’Autre, le Devoir
  Joanne Latimer, Myself, My Art, Montréal Mirror
  Stéphane Aquin, Femmes d’Aujourd’Hui, Voir Magazine
  Joseé Vinette, Visions de Femmes, Montréal Campus