Ross Bonfanti
Curriculum Vitae
Ontario College of Art & Design (AOCAD Fine Art) Toronto, Ontario
George Brown College St. James Campus (Graphic Design)
Toronto, Ontario
SoloExhibitions
2008
'Displayful' XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada (April)
2007
'Concreature' XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006
'How do you like them apples?' XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003
The Deformative Years - Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON
2002
Heavy Heads- 1080BUS, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001
Playoff- Queen Mother Cafe, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999
The Dumb Art Show- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1997
Sink-Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada
SelectedGroup Exhibitions
2008
'Child's Play' Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
'TOAE Best of 2007' FCP Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007
'Square Foot 07' AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006
ArtLondon, Chelsea, London
2004
Toronto International Art Fair, AWOL Gallery,Toronto, ON, Canada
HiLibido- Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003
Go Figure-Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto,ON, Canada
Square Foot-AWOL Gallery, Toronto ON, Canada
BUY & SAVE AMERICA-The Natural Light Window, a collaboration by Dale Thompson & Ross Bonfanti, Toronto,ON, Canada
Identita-Joseph D. Carrier Gallery , Toronto,ON, Canada
7 Seconds-AWOL Collective, Kabat WrobelGallery, Toronto,ON, Canada
2002
Whole-AWOL Collective,376 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON, Canada
Identita-Glenhurst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON, Canada
Pleasure-Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
BattleRoyal-Art System, Toronto, ON, Canada
Standard-AWOL Collective, 376 Dufferin St. Toronto, ON, Canada
Leisure-Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
2001
Ain't No Picnic- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000
Blindness-AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1999
From a Hat- AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
1998
Truck Stop 12 (traveling art show in vans), Downtown Toronto parking lots, ON, Canada
1997
OCADArte Firenze- Vaughan Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto
Matters of the Soul- John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
In Partenza- OCAD Florence Campus, Italy
1996
Minestrone-OCAD Florence Campus, Italy
Propeller 1- (founding members show) Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Propeller-96 Spadina Ave. Suite 303, Toronto, ON, Canada
Juried Exhibitions
2007
46th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2006
45th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2005
44th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2004
43rd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, Canada
2003
42nd Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
1st Inside Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto,ON
2001
40th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
2000
39th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
1999
37th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
Art Fairs
2008
AAF NYC , AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Red Dot New York, Projects Gallery, New York City, New York
Glasgow Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
The London Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
Palm Beach 3, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
2007
Bridge Art Fair Miami Beach, AWOL Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Toronto International Art Fair, XEXE Gallery, Toronto Canada
AAF Amsterdam , Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
Art Santa Fe, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
AAF New York , AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
AAF London, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England, Art DC, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England, Glasgow Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
The London Art Fair, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
Palm Beach Contemporary Art + Design, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
Art Miami, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
2006
Art London, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
AAF London, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England
Toronto International Art Fair, XEXE Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
AAF Contemporary Art Fair- AWOL Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair- AWOL Gallery, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
2004
AAF Contemporary Art Fair- Quiver Project, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
Toronto International Art Fair, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003
The Affordable Art Fair- Quiver Project, Pier 92 New York City, NY, USA
Reviews
2008
"Affordable Art Fair cashes in on economic gloom" by Claudia Parsons, Reuters.com, News, Friday June 13/08
"Art me up" Smart Art, by Allison Williams, Time Out New York, Home Section, pg 44-45, June 5-11/08
"Art for buyers without lots of Money", by Maxine Shen, New York Post, Thursday June 12, 2008 pg 65
"Baby's First Art Fair", Red Dot/Art Now NYC, by Jacquelyn Lewis, ARTINFO.com, March 27,2008
2007
"The beautiful decay of fine art", by Emily Lam, The Fulcrum, University of Ottawa Newspaper, Vol.68 Issue 12, Dec. 18, 2007
"In the picture: amazing art from $500",by Eleanor Cowie, The Herald, Glasgow, Scotland, 4-18-07
"Cute Concrete Creatures" by Bjarke Madsen, Now Magazine, Culture in Toronto, Art Review
April 12-18,2007, Vol 26 No.32
2006
"Apples a la carte and fractured selves to go" by Anya Galkina, Show Magazine, (May / June) issue
"At The Galleries" by Peter Goddard, Toronto Star, (Sat. April 29/06) A&E H9
2005
"Big Picture 37" by RM Vaughan, National Post, (June 25, 2005) Toronto section
2004
"Great Outdoors" by Darren Altmayer, National Post, (July 10, 2004) vol.6, no.218, sec TO, p. 1
"Signs of the Unexpected" by Bridget O'Brien, Korean Times, (April 24, 2004) p.12
2003
"The Inactivist", by Chris Eaton, Publicationby Insomniac Press, Cover art
Collections
Canada Council for the Arts, ArtBank, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Private collections in Canada, USA, Europe and Asia
Work Related Experience
2004-2008
Co-Founder of C1 Art Space, Toronto, ON
1999-2008
Co- Founder and Co-Director of AWOL Gallery & Studios, Toronto, ON
1996-1999
Co-Founder of Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON