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DEAN DREVER

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 Big Guns, Udell Contemporary, Calgary

2004 If It Ain’t White It Ain’t Right, Edmonton Art Gallery

2003 Drever Fever, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

2002 New Work, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2001 New Work, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

1998 New Work, The Auburn Saloon, Calgary

1997 Earn This, Plus 15 – The New Gallery, Calgary

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2007  Christmas 2007 featuring Dean Drever – Big Guns,  Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

2005  Toronto International Art Fair, Douglas Udell Gallery/The Other Gallery, Toronto

          S.S.K.A.A.(SomeSeriousKickAssArt), The Spoke Club, Toronto
          Summer Fling, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto

          Spring Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
          another other, Cooper Gallery, Dundee, Scotland

2004  Featured Artist Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

          Featured Artist Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

          Toronto International Art Fair, Douglas Udell Gallery/The Other Gallery, Toronto

          Making It Like A Man, Mackenzie Art Centre, Regina

2003  Toronto International Art Fair, Douglas Udell Gallery/The Other Gallery, Toronto
          Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
          Summer Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
          Spring Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2002  Transcendent Squares, Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina

          Gallery Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

          Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

          Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art, Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary

          Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton

          Canada Darling, Burnished Chariot Gallery, New London, Connecticut
          Benefit Silent Auction, White Columns, New York

2001  Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
          Spring Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2000  Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

          Spring Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver

1999  Fall Show, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

1998  New Abstraction-Picture Windows, Bankers Hall/Artweek'98, Calgary
          Salon Show, The Auburn Saloon, Calgary

1997  Silent Auction: Benefit for the Stride Gallery, The Stride Gallery, Calgary

1996  Pushy with Paul Butler, ACAD, Calgary
          Mother Earth: Important To All, Banff Center Gallery, Calgary

1995  Hear My Heart Song, Triangle Gallery, Calgary
          Faces Of Family Pride, The Works Festival, Edmonton

 

CURATORIAL

2005   Leave It To Drever, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2002   Superb Executions & Great Hangings, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2001   Extra Necessities, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2000   Fresh Meat, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

AWARDS

Nominated For The Mayor’s Luncheon For Business And The Arts (Edmonton)

Enbridge Emerging Artist Award

Short-Listed For The Sobey Art Foundation Award 2004

Student Choice Award 1997

Alberta College Of Art And Design

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2005   Gilbert Bouchard. "Art with a ‘wow’ factor: Edmonton artist brings together his favourite cutting-edge                works." Edmonton Journal,  February 4.

2004   Olenka Melnyk. "Rebel With a Cause." Edmonton Journal,  September 5

          "Lustre Lust." Border Crossings, v. 23, no. 3, Issue 91, August.
           Gilbert Bouchard "Racial obsession with 'whiteness' a study in contrasts." Edmonton Journal,  July 23
           Gamal Abdel-Shehid. “Skin on Glass: No race is supreme in If It Ain’t White, It Ain’t Right.” Vue Weekly.

           Jack Anderson. "The 'guy' culture examined." Leader Post,  June 16.
           Greg Beatty. “Making it like a Man!” Artichoke, v.16 no.3.

2003   Gilbert Bouchard. “The language of violence.” Ed-Magazine, Edmonton Journal Supplement,                              November 20.
           Jack Anderson. “Work may look familiar, but meanings are new.” Leader Post, January 24.

2002   James Trainor. “Canada Darling.” Border Crossings, v.21 no4 Is. 84, November.
           David Garneau. “The Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 2002.” Border Crossings, v.21 no4 Is. 84,                  November.
           Robert Enright. “2002 Alberta Biennial.” AlbertaViews, September/October.
           William Zimmer. “Alternative Offerings, Fresh From Halifax.” The New York Times, July 7.
           Gilbert Bouchard. "Visualizing violence: Dean Drever's solo show challenges viewers to look within."                  Edmonton Journal,  March 8.
           Jacqueline Janelle. “Chain Reaction: Hard-hitting images.” See Magazine, February 28 -  March 6.

           Gilbert Bouchard, Special to The Journal. "Artists chosen for exhibit with unconventional premise.”                    Edmonton Journal,  February 1.

2001   Alan Kellogg. "Make room for newer additions: The Udell spotlights artworks a young crowd can relate              to and afford." Edmonton Journal,  July 4.
           Jason Ainsworth. “God Has Forsaken You: Vancouver Galleries.” The Nerve Magazine, v.2 No.2,                          March/April.
           Mary Francis Hill. “Shmoozing yourself is a touch slog.” Westender, January 25-31.

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