ADRIAN NORVID
Born 1959, London England
Lives and works in Montreal, Quebec
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Studio Art, York University, Toronto, ON, 1986
B.F.A. Honors, Music, York University, Toronto, ON, 1983
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 FOFA Gallery, The Bejesus, Concordia University, Montreal
2015 Assembly, Opus Chokeus, Montreal
2014 ODD Gallery, Mr. Fizz’s Knocking Shop, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, DawsonCity, Yukon
2013 Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery (Sightings Satellite Exhibition),You Are So Dead Fly, Concordia University, Montreal
2013 Galerie Julia Garnatz, Shit House, Koln, Germany
2012 McIntosh Gallery, Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out of Towners, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
2012 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out of Towners,Oshawa, Ont
2012 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Finkola High/TheCantankerous Krank, Montreal,QC
2011 The Rooms, Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out ofTowners, St. Johns, Newfoundland
2010 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Wrongo, Montreal, QC
2009 Galerie Julia Garnatz, Dummkopf, Koln, Germany
2009 Art Gallery ofWindsor, Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out of Towners,Windsor, ON
2007 Musee de Joliette, Sit Your Sorry Asses Down, Joliette, QC
2006 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Woodie Hoodie, Montreal, Q
2005 AXE NEO 7, Losers Weepers, Hull, QC
2005 Galerie B-312, Hodgepodge Lodge, Montréal, QC
2005 AKA Gallery, Scruffy Wuffy, Saskatoon, SK
2003 Zypr Gallery, I Want To See The Bloody Monkey, Toronto, ON
2002 Centre Culturel de Verdun, Panda Panda, Montréal, QC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Molinari Foundation, Time, Lines, Drawings from Concordia, Montreal, QC
2017 Galerie Clarke, HB no 6/Hors Page, Montreal QC
2016 Musee national du Quebec, Installations – On A Large Scale, Quebec City, QC
2015 Art Pop, Pop Montreal Festival, Montreal, QC
2015 Francoise Besson Gallery, Faire de sa vie une oeuvre d'art, Lyon, France
2015 L’Oeil De Poisson, Bruissements et pétarades / Rustle and backfire Quebec City, Quebec
2014 Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Speculations, Risquer L’Interpretation, Montreal QC
2013 L’Ecart, Bruissements et pétarades / Rustle and backfire Rouyn-Noranda, QC
2012 Maison de la culture Frontenac, Collectionner, Montreal, QC
2011 Articule, Les Faussaires, Montreal, QC
2011 Maison De La Culture NDG, Les 20 ans de laGalerie B-312, Montreal, QC
2011 Galerie Battat, Choses simples : Works from the Battat Collection.Montreal,
2011 Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal, Deja – The Collection on Display, Montreal, QC
2011 The Solo Project Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2011 Galerie Liliane Rodriguez, Dessin a Dessein, Montreal, QC
2010 Galerie Joyce Yahouda, Extreme Painting, Montreal, QC
2010 Galerie Julia Garnatz, Three Ring Binder, Koln, Germany
2010 Galerie Julia Garnatz, Positionen, Koln, Germany
2009 Jessica Bradley Art and Projects, Good NightIrene (with Jason Mclean), Toronto, ON
2009 Art Pop, Pop Montreal Festival, Montreal, QC
2008 Art Pop, Pop Montreal Festival, Montreal, QC
2008 Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal, Quebec Triennial, Montreal, QC
2006 Jessica Bradley Art and Projects, Habitat, Toronto, ON
2006 Elora Center For The Arts, Road Show, Elora,ON
2006 Le Centred’exposition de Baie-Saint-Paul, Baie-Sainte-Paul, QC
2005 Jessica Bradley Art and Projects, Other Worlds, Toronto, ON Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Concordia University, Montréal, QC
RESIDENCIES
2017 Oberfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
2015 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
2005 Symposium Internationale d’Art deBaie-Saint-Paul, Baie St.-Paul,QC
2004 Gushul Studio, Blairmore, AB
PERFORMANCES
2017 Fofa Gallery, Lord Muck in Opus Chokeus. Montreal, QC
2017 Munich Comic Festival, Snapschuss, Munich, Germany
2017 Galerie Clarke, Hard Sell, Montreal, QC
2016 Musee national du Quebec, Hard Sell, Quebec City, QC
2015 L’Oeil De Poisson, Garbage Pile, Quebec City, QC
2015 Assembly, Lord Muck in Opus Chokeus, Montreal, QC
2014 ODD Gallery, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, A Young Person’s Guide to Rubbish, Dawson City, Yukon
2013 Gallery Julia Garnatz, Stinkin’ Lincoln, Koln, Germany
2012 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, The Cantankerous Krank, Montreal, QC
2011 The Rooms, The Cantankerous Krank: The Thralldom of the Trill and other Musical Notsoniceties. St Johns, Newfoundland.
ARTIST TALKS
2016 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2014 ODD Gallery, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon
2013 Performance, Stinkin’Lincoln, Gallery Julia Garnatz, Koln, Germany
2013 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NewBrunswick
2012 McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
2012 Artist Talk, University of Brandon, Brandon, Manitoba
2011 The Rooms, St Johns, Newfoundland.
2006 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2005 Symposium Internationale d’Art de Baie-Saint-Paul, Baie St.-Paul,QC
2005 AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
COLLECTIONS
Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery of Concordia University
Colart Collection
Battat Collection
Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal
Musee du Quebec
GRANTS
2017 Conseil des artset des letters du Quebec, Comic artist Oberfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
2015 Conseil des artset des letters du Quebec A Grant Research/Creation
2014 Canada Council Travel Grant: ODD Gallery,Dawson, Klondike
2012 Conseil des arts et des letters du Quebec A Grant Research/Creation
2011 Concordia University Professional Development Grant: Die Orgel Buch Von
Herr Krank – Pilot Project
2009 Concordia University PD Grant: Travel and Research/Production Southwest USA
2009 Conseil des arts et des letters du Quebec A Grant Research/Creation
2007 Conseil des arts et des letters du Quebec B Grant Research/Creation
2005 Conseil des arts et des letters du QuebecB Grant Research /Creation
2004 Concordia University Professional Development Grant: Residency, Southern Alberta
2003 Concordia University PD Grant: Travel and Research, Prague, CK
2002 Concordia University PD Grant: Artistic Research and Production
2001 Concordia University PD Grant: Travel and Research, Southern England
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Installations. A Grande echelle, On A Large Scale. Musee Natiopnal des beaux-arts du Quebec, 2017
Warner, Nick, review of “Mr. Fizz’s Knocking Shop” at ODD Gallery, Dawson City, C Magazine, issue 124, Winter 2014 “Strata”
HB Magazine, No. 1 Drawing, January 2013
Clement, Eric “Le Monde a part de Herr Krank” Review of Finkola High/TheCantankerous Krank, La Presse, 25 Fevrier 2012, Arts 21
Norvid, Adrian, “Nogoodniks” , Artists book, Drawn and Quarterly, Montreal,2011
Norvid, Adrian, “Concerning an Application For Inclusion and Preferment” Artist’s text,
Cover and interior illustrations, Grain, Fall2010, Saskatoon
Norvid, Adrian, Three Ring Binder, illustration as part of “Wei Nott”, Cologne ContemporariesCatalogue, Koln, Germany
Milroy, Sarah, “Texting, texting. One, two, three” Review of Goodnight Irene at Jessica Bradley Art and Projects, Toronto, The Globe and Mail, February 5, 2009, p. R2,
Milroy, Sarah, “Is Montreal the Real Art Capital of Canada?”, The Globe and Mail, 30 May 2008
Carson, Andrea, ”Quebec Triennial” Review, Art Review, Issue 25, September 2008
“Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed”, catalogue of Quebec Triennial '2008, Musee D’Art Contemporain De Montreal
Mavrikakis, Nicolas, “L'affaire est dans le sac”, Review of Woodie Hoodie at Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Montreal, Voir, p. 50, 07 Decembre, 2006
Anderson, Randall, Review of Hodgepodge Lodge at Galerie B312, Montreal, Border Crossings, Issue N0. 94 May 2005, pg.103,
Delgado, Jerome, "Fictions Pop," Review of Hodgepodge Lodge at Galerie B312, Montreal, La Presse, March 6, 2005, pg. 12 Arts et Spectacles
Lamarche, Bernard, "Entrerdans l'univers des artistes," Le Devoir, p. E4, Le Samedi 20Aout, 2005
Lavoie, Brigitte, "Dans les coulisses de la création,"Journal L'Hebdo Charlevoisien, Le 20 Aout, 2005, p.9
Milroy, Sarah, "Other Worlds," Review of Jessica Bradley Art and Projects Drawing exhibition, The Globe and Mail, July 22, 2005, p. R25
Norvid, Adrian, Hodgepodge Lodge, exhibition brochure, Galerie B 312, Montréal, QC
ACADEMIC AFFILIATION
Concordia University, Instructor of Drawing, 1988 - 2016
Dawson College, Instructor of Drawing, 1988 - 1989
University of Manitoba, Instructor of Drawing,1987 – 1988
York University, Instructor of Drawing, 1986 - 1987
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