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Biography |
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1998 |
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Recipient of the Mills Prize for Painting -Concordia University |
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1999 |
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BFA Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec Studio Arts. |
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2001 |
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Grant: Conseil des Arts et Lettres du |
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2002 |
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The Slade School of Art London, United Kingdom. |
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2004 |
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The Irene Pijoan Memorial Award for Painting –The San Francisco Art Institute MFA Painting Prize |
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2004 |
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International Student Grant, SFAI |
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2005 |
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MFA The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. |
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2006 |
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Grant: The Canada Council for the Arts-travel grant |
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2008 |
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Grant: The Canada Council for the Arts |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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Mel Davis ‘Sea and Sky’ New Paintings, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (solo) |
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2008 |
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"To Be Looked at…" An exhibition of work by gallery and invited artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (group) |
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2008 |
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Close Calls, Headlands Center For The Arts, Sausalito, CA (group) |
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2007 |
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‘In Light: Tom Benson, Mel Davis, Andrew Graham, Howard Smith’ Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (group) |
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2007 |
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Aqua Art Fair/ NavtaSchulz Gallery, Miami, FL (group) |
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2007 |
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Making Peace, Three Walls, Chicago, IL (group) |
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2007 |
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2x2, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA (group) |
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2007 |
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Some’ A changing selection of work by Gallery and Invited Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (group) |
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2007 |
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Polyptychs, COCA, Seattle, WA (group) |
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2007 |
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Ripples, The Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA (group) |
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2007 |
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Artists for Artists-Playwrights Workshop, Saidye Bronfman Center, Montreal, Quebec (group) |
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2007 |
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The Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA (group) |
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2006 |
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Bridge Miami Art Fair/NavtaSchulz Gallery, Miami, FL (group) |
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2006 |
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Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA (group) |
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2006 |
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Drawn, The Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland CA (group) |
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2006 |
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The Shape of Things, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Chicago IL. (group) |
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2006 |
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Inscape- Oakland Art Gallery, (juried exhibition) Oakland, CA. (group) |
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2006 |
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Mel Davis - Paintings, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley CA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Mel Davis - New Paintings, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Chicago, Il (solo) |
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2006 |
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Berkeley Art Center 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition (juror:Paule Anglim), Berkeley CA (group) |
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2006 |
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Berkeley Civic Center Exhibition,(juried exhibition) Berkeley, CA (group) |
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2006 |
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Fresh Paint 2006, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Chicago, IL. (group) |
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2005 |
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Abstraction is Dead-Long Live Abstraction, Blue Tangerine, San Francisco CA (group) |
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2005 |
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New Directions 05’- (juried exhibition),The Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (group) |
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2005 |
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Black Market Auction- The Independent School of Art, San Francisco CA (group) |
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2005 |
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The Water Street Gallery, Princeton, WI (group) |
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2005 |
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Contemporary Abstracts (juror: Kenneth Baker), Alameda Center For The Arts, Alameda CA (group) |
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2005 |
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San Francisco Art Institute Vernissage Fort Mason San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2005 |
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San Francisco Art Institute Auction Somarts San Francisco,CA (group) |
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2004 |
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Snow Day, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2004 |
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Gen Art Emerge- (jurors: Paule Anglim, Squeak Carnwath), The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2004 |
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2004 SFAI+CCA- (juried exhibition), Playspace, San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2004 |
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The Transitional Object, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2004 |
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Suspensions Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2003 |
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MFA Continuing Swell Gallery San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2003 |
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Fresh Swell Gallery San Francisco, CA (group) |
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2002 |
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Collective Visions McClure Gallery Montreal, Quebec (group) |
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2002 |
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1st anniversary Sandra Goldie Gallery Montreal, Quebec (group) |
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2001 |
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New Works Sandra Goldie Gallery Montreal, Quebec (group) |
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2000 |
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paint-or-die Montreal, Quebec www.paint-or-die.com (group) |
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2000 |
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Denim Dreams, Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal,Quebec (group) |
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2000 |
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Les Femmeuses-(juried exhibition), Pratt and Whitney, Longueil,Quebec (group) |
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2000 |
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encyclopediapractica, Galerie Art Műr Montreal,Quebec (group) |
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Literature |
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2008 |
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Carte Blanche Vol 2. Painting, Magenta Foundation, Toronto, Ontario |
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2007 |
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Making Peace catalog, James Elkins, Threewalls, Chicago, IL,10/01/07 |
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2007 |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer- The Arts: “Some apt words for some work in Larry Becker’s summer show, ‘Some’”, Edith Newall, 07/10/07 |
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2007 |
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Contemporary Art-Rachel S. Rosen. February 4th, 2007 |
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2007 |
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www.sanfranciscoartmagazine.com-Art Review: Seeking Out Quality Contemporary Art-Rachel S. Rosen. February 4th, 2007 |
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2006 - 2007 |
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Art in America 2006-2007 2376 p.132 |
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2006 |
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The San Francisco Chronicle-August 17,2006. 96 hours. |
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2006 |
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Chicago Tribune- Art Review: An Old Way Of Playing With Light, New Results- Alan G. Artner, May 19, 2006 |
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2006 |
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Time Out Chicago- Issue number 61 2006 |
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2006 |
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bridge art fair Miami 06 catalog |
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2006 |
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The San Francisco Chronicle-Art Review: Inscape-Kenneth Baker August 19,2006 |
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2005 |
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Abstraction is Dead-Long Live Abstraction catalog-Jonathan Keats 2005 |
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2005 |
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Alameda Sun 07/28/05 |
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2005 |
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Artweek 03/01/05 |
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2005 |
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San Francisco Art Institute MFA Catalog 05/20/05 |
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2004 |
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New American Paintings-Pacific Coast Edition 12/01/04 |
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2004 |
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Gen Art Catalog-Ariane McLean 11/01/2004 |
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2002 |
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The Westmount Examiner 01/06/2002 |
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2001 |
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The Montreal Gazette 06/23/ 2001 |
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2000 |
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The Montreal Mirror 12/14/ 2000 |
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2000 |
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The Montreal Gazette 11/18/ 2000 |
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2000 |
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Paint-or-die catalog -Jody Pauline Patterson 2000 |
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2000 |
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The Montreal Gazette 10/16/ 2000 |
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2000 |
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Les Femmeuses Catalogue-Pratt and Whitney 2000 |
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