Alexandra
Flood
Education
1987-
92
The Ontario College of Art, AOCA Fine
Arts Diploma, Medalist, Toronto, Ontario.
1988/89 Ontario
College of Art Independent Studies Program, Florence Italy.
1988/89 Fuji
Textiles School, Florence, Italy.
1990
National Academy School of Fine
Arts, New York, New York.
Solo
Exhibitions and Two Person Shows
2010
Inaugural, solo show, the Felt Rooms, London, England.
2009
Teaser, The Wyer Gallery, London, England.
2008
Tableaux, survey solo show (catalogue), The New Brunswick Museum, Saint
John, New Brunswick.
2007
Hair of the Dog, A.K. Collings Gallery, Port Hope, Ontario.
2006
Lustre, survey solo exhibition, Galerie Loise et Reuben Cohen,
Universite
de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick.
2006
Teaser, Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
2005 Sampler, survey solo show, Christina Parker Gallery, Saint Johns, Newfoundland.
2004 Ne’er Do Wells in Buccolia, sculpture installation, Struts Gallery- The Living is Easy summer members’ series, Sackville, New Brunswick.
2003
Minx, (publication), Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick.
2001
SUGAR, two person show with Installations by Linda Bartlett, (catalogue),
Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2000
GEM HOUR, (catalogue), Gallery Connexion, Fredericton,
1998
GEM HOUR, Gallery Sansaire, Vancouver, British Columbia.
1997
Becky, Stresswall Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
1993/1994
Recent Work, The Koffler Loggia
Gallery, High Junk Series -
1993
Cluster, Stiletto Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1992
BRIDE, Diodati Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2010
Monster, group exhibition, the West Vancouver Museum, British Columbia.
Curated by Darrin Morrison, sponsored by the Audain Foundation.
2009 New Brunswick Art Bank 40th Anniversary Travelling Exhibition, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, Struts Gallery Sackville New Brunswick,
and the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2009
Gallery Artists, the Wyer Gallery, London, England.
2008 Carte Blanche II Painting, The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, (hard cover book), curated by David Liss and Clint Roenisch, Toronto, Ontario.
2008
Mare Street Biennale, ArtistSpace (catalogue), London, England, curated
by Nemia Brooks.
2008
Amber One Foot Below, Paul Petro Special Projects Space, curated by
2008
Sensible, three person show with Jason Dunda and Carl D’alvia,
2008 Scope Hamptons, New York, presented by Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto.
2007 Aqua Miami Art Fair, Miami, presented by Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto.
2006
Bridge Miami Art Fair, presented by Galerie T40, Dusseldorf.
2006
Xmas Yard Sale, Galerie t40, Dusseldorf, Germany.
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, Presented by Galerie T40, Dusseldorf.
2005
Transit Atlantic Crossings, De Galerie Deutsche Werkstaetten Hellereau,
(catalogue), Dresden, Germany, curated by Colin Ardley.
2004 Vision, (catalogue), the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, curated by Liane McTavish.
2003 This is Atlantic Art, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick, curated by Curtis Colins.
1997
Browser, The Roundhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia, curated by Kitty
Scott and Andrew Renton.
1996 Sparky, 14 Pixley Street, London, England, Curated by Mark Ross.
1996 Whitechapel Open, 14 Pixley Street, London England.
1993/94
London Life Young Contemporaries, National group exhibition, the London
Regional Art Gallery and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, curated by Barry Lord.
1992 Fleury, Flood, Loncar and Stipl, Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario, curated by Kristine Zwidersky.
Catalogues
and Publications
2010
Monster, group show editions publication, published by the West Vancouver
Museum, British Columbia, curatorial text by Darrin Morrison.
2009
Tableaux, solo bilingual catalogue, published by the New Brunswick
Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, curatorial text by Peter Larocque.
2008
Carte Blanche Volume II Painting, a curatorial survey of contemporary
painting in Canada. Hard cover book, published by the Magenta Foundation.
Critical text by Clint Roenisch.
2006 New Brunswick Art Bank Acquisitions, bilingual group catalogue, published by the New Brunswick Art Bank, New Brunswick.
2005
Transit
Atlantic Crossings, group trilingual catalogue, essays by Colin Ardley and
Ingrid Mueller, published by ArtContact.
2004
Vision,
group bilingual catalogue, curatorial essay by Lianne McTavish, published by the
Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
2001 SUGAR, two person catalogue (with Linda Bartlett), published by Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, critical text by John Murchie.
2000
GEM HOUR, solo exhibition bilingual catalogue, published by Gallery
Connexion, critical text by Lianne McTavish.
2010
Not the same old song and dance, by Marsha Lederman, the Globe and Mail, Monster group show review, (Top Ten Cultural
Olympiad Events to see while in Vancouver). Arts section, January 22.
2010
Six to See: Vancouver’s Olympic Art Round Up, Canadian
Art Magazine, online review of Monster group show, February 11th,
2010.
2010
Monster: The Fear Inside, by Robin Laurence, Canadian
Art Magazine, online review, February 25.
2009
Tableaux, Canadian Art Magazine, solo exhibition review by Mandy
Ginson, Spring 2009 issue, page 102.
2008
A Group of More Than Seven, by Mark Medley, the National Post,
December 5th, page B8.
2008 Carte Blanche Vol II Painting Show, MOCCA, review by David Balzer, Eyeweekly Magazine, Toronto, Ontario.
2007 And Then There Were Three, Strathbutler Prize Shortlist 2007, by Karen Ruet, the Telegraph Journal, New Brunswick, April 7, Page 52.
2006
Transit Atlantic Crossings, by Simon Albiez, Vernissage
Magazine Germany, March 2006 issue, page 46.
2006
Resculpting Strathbutler – The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation promises
to build buzz with its shortlisted artists, by Grant Kerr, the Telegraph
Journal, April 22, page 12.
2003
Minx, solo exhibition review, Arts Atlantic Magazine, Fall 2003 issue,
page 52.
2000
Guiltless Pleasures, by Lianne McTavish, Border Crossings Magazine,
issue 75, page 77.
2000
Flood Level Rising, Cover feature by Ray Cronin, Arts Atlantic
Magazine, summer issue, page 36.
1996
4 Real – Alexandra Flood, by Michelle Stavrino, Blah Blah Blah
Raygun Magazine, London
England, August issue, page 51.
1993 Alexandra Flood’s Paintings Reveal Passions, by Diedre Hannah, NOW Magazine, Toronto, Ontario, December 15, page 43.
1993
Fine Form Flood, by Christopher Hume, the Toronto Star, April 23,
page F13.
1992
Tour-de-Force BRIDE Takes T.O. by Storm, by Christopher Hume, the Toronto
Star, April 23, page F13.
Awards
And Honours
2009,07,04,02
Sobey Art Award
Semifinalist, the Sobey Art Foundation, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2008
Miller Brittain Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts, the Government
of New Brunswick.
2007 Creation Grant the New Brunswick Arts Board.
2007 Strathbutler Award Shortlist Prize, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation, New Brunswick.
2006
Strathbutler Award Shortlist Prize, Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation, New
Brunswick.
2008, 04, 00 Creation Grant, the New Brunswick Arts Board.
1994
Delphina Studios Trust Spanish Residency Prize, the Delphina Entrecanales
Trust, London, England.
1993
Explorations Grant, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario.
1993
Ontario Arts Council Grant, Ontario.
1992 Graduation Medalist, the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario.
1990
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship, Montreal, Quebec.
Art
Metropole Archives, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
The
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The
New Brunswick Art Bank, New Brunswick.
University
of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Shiela
Hugh Mackay Collection, New Brunswick.