Edward Burtynsky Catalogue
Edward Burtynsky
Solo Exhibitions
1982
"Landscapes and Greenhouses," Ryerson Photographic Arts Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1984
"Earthworks," A Moment in Time Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1985
"Earthworks," Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery. Kitchener, Canada. 
 
"Landscapes," Gallery 252. Hamilton, Canada. 
 
1986
"Landscapes," Toronto Image Works Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1987
"Mines and Railcuts," Laurence Miller Gallery. New York, New York. 
 
"Recent Landscapes," Scaramouche Restaurant. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1992
"Breaking Ground," Produced by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. 
Alberni Valley Museum. Port Alberni, Canada.
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery. Victoria, Canada.
Cambridge Public Library and Art Gallery. Cambridge, Canada.
Lacham Gallery. Stouffville, Canada.
Galerie d'Art de Matane. Matane, Canada.
The Gallery/Stratford. Stratford, Canada.
Alberta College of Art Gallery. Calgary, Canada.
Biblioteque Municipale de Mont-Joli. Mont-Joli, Canada.
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Banff, Canada.
Cedarbrae District Library. Scarborough, Canada.
Floating Gallery. Winnipeg, Canada.
Toronto Photographers Workshop. Toronto, Canada.
Art Gallery of Hamilton. Hamilton, Canada. 
 
1993
"The Stone Quarries," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1994
"The Carrara Marble Quarries," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1995
"Quarries," Laurence Miller Gallery. New York, New York. 
 
1996
"Tailings," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
1998
"Urban Mines," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
"Urban Mines and Tailings," Laurence Miller Gallery. New York, New York. 
 
"In the Wake of Progress: Quarries, Tailings and Urban Mines," Paul Kuhn Fine Arts. Calgary, Canada. 
 
1999
"In the Wake of Progress," Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. 
 
Robert Klein Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts. 
 
2000
"Visions and Views: The Architecture of Borromini in the Photographs of Edward Burtynsky," Canadian Centre for Architecture. Montreal, Canada. 
Winnepeg Art Gallery. Winnepeg, Canada. 
 
"Oil Refineries," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky Photographs," McMaster Museum of Art. Hamilton, Canada. 
 
Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. 
 
2001
"Shipbreaking," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
"Shipbreaking," Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. March 1-April 28, 2001. 
 
"Survey Show," Burlington Art Centre. Burlington, Canada. 
 
Flowers East. London, United Kingdom. 
 
2002
"Eight Large Photographs," Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
"Shipbreaking: The Second Voyage," Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. May 2-June 29, 2002. 
 
"Rajasthan New Work," Flowers Central. London, England. 
 
"Rock of Ages: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky," Elgin Community College. Elgin, Illinois. 
 
"Works from Two Decades 1981-2001: A Gift to the Collection,"
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Kitchener, Canada. 

Prairie Art Gallery. Grand Prairie, Canada.

Paul Kuhn Gallery. Calgary, Canada. 
 
Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. January 19-March 9, 2002. 
 
2003
Pauli, Lori, curator.  "Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky," The National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. 
The Finnish Museum of Photography at Cable Factory. Helsinki, Finland.
Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, Canada.
Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal. Montreal, Canada.
Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University. Stanford, California. June 29-September 18, 2005.
Brooklyn Museum of Art. Brooklyn, New York. October 6-January 15, 2006. 
 
"In the Wake of Progress: Images of the Industrial Landscape," Canadian Embassy in conjunction with Library of Congress. Washington, District of Columbia. 
 
"Billboard," Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, New York. 
 
"Landmarks," Oakville Galleries, Centennial Square. Oakville, Canada. 
 
"Before the Flood," Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. September 11-November 1, 2003. 
Mira Godard Gallery. Toronto, Canada.
Flowers East. London, United Kingdom. 
 
"Oil Fields," Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. January 11-February 8, 2003. 
 
2004
"Asian Quarries," Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Toronto, Canada. 
 
"Before the Flood," Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. January 2-31, 2004. 
 
2005
"China," Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. October 6-November 5, 2005. 
Robert Koch Gallery. San Fransisco, California. September 5-October 29, 2005.
Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Toronto, Canada. September 29-October 22, 2005. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky," Torch Gallery. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 
 
"Next in the Gallery: Edward Burtynsky," Herron Gallery, Indiana University/Purdue University. Indianapolis, Indiana. 
 
"Oil Fields," Paul Kuhn Gallery. Alberta, Canada. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: New Works from China Series," Flowers East. London, United Kingdom. October 20-November 20, 2005. 
 
"Manufactured Landscapes," Brooklyn Museum of Art. Brooklyn, New York, USA. 

-Museum of Photographic Arts. San Diego, California, USA
-Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Art, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. 
 
2005-2008
Brown, David, curator.  "Edward Burtynsky: The China Series," Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 22, 2005-January 2006. 
Boca Raton Art Museum. Boca Raton, Florida. April 17-June 18, 2006.
Presentation House Gallery. Vancouver, Canada. September 16-November 5, 2006.
Tufts University Art Gallery. Medford, Massachusetts. January 19-April 1, 2007
Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. August 24-October 8, 2007.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. June 26-September 7, 2008. 
 
2006
"Shipyards - Building & Breaking," Galerie Stefan Röpke. Cologne, Germany. September 9 - October 10, 2006. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Eight China Works," The Barbara Krakow Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts. September 9-October 8, 2006. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Quarries," Paul Kuhn Gallery. Calgary, Alberta. September 16-October 7, 2006. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: The Edmonton Art Gallery Gift," Edmonton Art Gallery. Edmonton, Alberta. 
 
"New China Works," ART45. Montreal, Quebec. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: China's Industrial Revolution," Paul Kuhn Gallery. Calgary, Alberta. 
 
"PhotoEspana," Centro Cultural de la Villa. Madrid, Spain. 

Galeria Toni Tàpies. Barcelona, Spain. 
 
2006-2007
Krajobrazu, Fabryka, curator.  "Edward Burtynsky / China FotoFo Month of Photography," Palace of Art. Bratislava, Slovakia. November 2-December 3, 2006. 
Yours Gallery. Warsaw, Poland. December 2, 2006-January 31, 2007. 
 
2007
"Edward Burtynsky," Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. June 2-30, 2007. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: New Quarries," Charles Cowles Gallery. New York, New York. November 1-December 1, 2007. 
Robert Koch Gallery. San Francisco, California. September 29-November 24, 2007. 
 
2008
"New Quarries," Flowers East Gallery. London, United Kingdom. January 8-February 2, 2008. 
 
"In Pursuit of Progress," Winnipeg Art Gallery. Winnipeg, Canada. January 26-April 12, 2008. 
 
"Australian Minescapes," Western Australian Maritime Museum. Fremantle, Australia. March 28-April 27, 2008. 
 
"Iberia Quarries," Galería Arnés y Röpke. Madrid, Spain. May 30-July 31, 2008. 
 
"New Quarries," Galeria Toni Tapies. Barcelona, Spain. May 29-July 11, 2008. 
 
"Material World," Queen's University. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. June 28-October 29, 2008. 
 
2009
"Burtynsky Australian Mines," Flowers East Gallery. London, United Kingdom. January 9-February 7, 2009. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Uneasy Beauty," Surrey Art Gallery. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. January 17-March 22, 2009. 
 
"Australia - Edward Burtynsky," Art45. Montreal, Canada. January 30-February 28, 2009. 
 
"Burtynsky Australian Mines," Gallerie Stefan Roepke. Köln, Germany. January 30-March 13, 2009. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: The Residual Landscapes," Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Banff, Alberta, Canada. February 6-April 26, 2009. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Quarries," Sidney Cooper Gallery, Christ Church University. Canterbury, United Kingdom. April 18-May 9, 2009. 
 
"Manufactured Landscapes," Museum of Science. Boston, Massachusetts. April 18-September 7, 2009. 
 
"Australian Minescapes," Australian Centre for Photography. Melbourne, Australia. July 16-August 22, 2009. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery. New York, New York. October 1-November 28, 2009. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Toronto, Canada. October 8-October 31, 2009. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Adamson Gallery. Washington, D.C. October 15-November 11, 2009. 
 
2009-2010
"Burtynsky: Oil," Huis Marseille. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. November 28, 2009-February 28, 2010. 
 
"Australian Minescapes," Western Australian Museum. Geralton, Australia. December 4, 2009-February 14, 2010. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Torch Gallery. Amsterdam, Netherlands. December 5, 2009-January 9, 2010. 
 
2009-2012
"Burtynsky: Oil," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. October 3-December 13, 2009. 
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. May 7-August 15, 2010. 
 
2010
"Photographs - Edward Burtynsky," Telus World of Science. Calgary, Alberta. January 16-May 16, 2010. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Min(d)ing the Landscape," Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College. Collegeville, Pennsylvania. January 22-April 11, 2010. 
 
"Australian Minescapes," Sovereign Hill Gold Museum. Ballarat, Australia. March 8-June 20, 2010. 
 
"Australian Minescapes," Brisbane Powerhouse. Brisbane, Australia. August 4-September 25, 2010. 
 
"Pentimento: Edward Burtynsky," Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery. New York, New York. September 9-October 16, 2010. 
 
"Gulf Oil Spill and Pentimento," Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Toronto, Canada. September 16-October 9, 2010. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky," Sundaram Tagore Gallery. Hong Kong, China. September 21-October 23, 2010. 
 
"Gulf Oil Spill," Art45. Montreal, Canada. October 9-November 13, 2010. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Making and Breaking," Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. October 23-December 12, 2010. 
 
"Oil," Galeria Arnés y Röpke. Madrid, Spain. February 18-May 15, 2010. 
 
2010-2011
"Burtynsky: Oil," Art Gallery of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. September 18, 2010-January 2, 2011. 
 
2011
"Edward Burtynsky: Gulf Oil Spill and Pentimento," Flowers Cork Street. London, United Kingdom. January 12-February 5, 2011. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: L'Uomo e la Terra. Luci e Ombre," Centro Culturale di Milano. Milan, Italy. January 25-March 27, 2011. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Altana Kulturstiftung. Bad Homburg, Germany. February 3-April 3, 2011. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Fotografiska Museet. Stockholm, Sweden. April 21-June 26, 2011. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," Ryerson University in association with the Institute for Contemporary Culture, Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. April 9-August 21, 2011. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: El hombre y la tierra. Luces y sombras," Sala Municipal de Exposiciones de San Benito. Valladolid, Spain. June 2-July 10, 2011. 
 
2011-2012
"Edward Burtynsky: L'home I La Terra, Llums I Ombres," Centre d'Art, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain. September 22, 2011-February 2, 2012. 
 
"Burtynsky: Oil," McCord Museum. Montréal, Quebec, Canada. October 7, 2011-January 8, 2012. 
 
2011-2013
"Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime," Shaw Gallery, Weber State University. Ogden, Utah. August 29-November 29. 2011. 
University of Wyoming Art Museum. Laramie, Wyoming. January 29-May 7, 2012.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Nashville, Tennessee. May 25-September 1, 2012
Nicolaysen Art Museum. Casper, Wyoming. September 28, 2012-January 6, 2013. 
 
2012
"Edward Burtynsky: Encounters," Glenbow Museum. Calgary, Canada. January 21-May 6, 2012. 
 
"Monegros - Dryland Farming," Flowers Gallery. London, United Kingdom. May 23-June 23, 2012. 
 
"Edward Burtynsky: Shipbreaking," South Seaport Museum. New York, New York. January 25–May 28, 2012. 
 
2012-2013
"Burtynsky: Oil," The Photographers' Gallery. London, United Kingdom. May 19-July 1, 2012. 
Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, Nevada. June 9-September 23, 2012.
C/C Berlin. Berlin, Germany. July 27-September 9, 2012.
Taubman Museum. Roanoke, Virginia. October 20, 2012-January 8, 2013.
Canadian Museum of Nature. Ottawa, Canada. June 4-September 2, 2013. 
 
"Nature Transformed: Edward Burtynsky's Vermont Quarry Photographs in Context," Hood Museum, Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. April 21-August 19, 2012. 
Middlebury College Museum of Art. Middlebury, Vermont. February 8 - April 21, 2013. 
 
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