Art Metropole

Zin Taylor
b. 1978 in Calgary, Canada
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium

Solo Exhibitions
2012
The Ceremony and The Spirit (with Roe Ethridge) – La Loge – Brussels, Belgium

Art Statements – Art Basel – Basel, Switzerland

The Story of Stripes and Dots (chapter 2) – Jessica Bradley – Toronto, Canada

The Story of Stripes and Dots (chapter 1) – MuHKA – Antwerp, Belgium

2011
The Flute of Sub – The Artist’s Institute – New York, USA

Growth – KIOSK – Gent, Belgium

The Instruments – ABC Berlin – Berlin, Germany

The Five Arms of Supportico – Supportico Lopez – Berlin, Germany

The Units – Ursula Blickle Stiftung – Kraichtal, Germany

The Voids – Galerie Vidal Cuglietta – Brussels, Belgium

2010
The Nine Fingers of Malakoff – Pavilion Projects / Les Maison des Arts de Malakoff – Malakoff, France

The Bakery of Blok (first arrangement) – Front Room – Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, St Louis, USA

2009
The Bakery of Blok and the Three Forms of Unit – Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA

The Bakery of Blok – Jessica Bradley, Toronto, Canada

2008
The Crystal Ship – BELvue Museum, Brussels, Belgium / Etablissement d’en Face Projects, Brussels, Belgium

2007
The Flute of Sub – Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin, Germany

Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-net Station in Dawson City, Yukon – Etablissement d’en Face Projects, Brussels, Belgium

Who Named the Days? – Jessica Bradley, Toronto, Canada

Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-net Station in Dawson City, Yukon – YYZ Artist-Outlet, Toronto, Canada

Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-net Station in Dawson City, Yukon – Presentation House, Vancouver, Canada

2005
Nub – Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, Canada

The Spiders – Collaborative project with Damian Moppett – Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

2003
The Flower Called Nowhere – Artspace, Peterborough, Canada

Group Exhibitions
2012
Stoppages – Hessel Museum of Art – Bard College, USA

Manufacture – Centre PasquArt – Biel, Switzerland

2011
Ex-Libris – Galerie VidalCuglietta – Brussels, Belgium

We Don’t Need To Need to Do This – MOT International – London, United Kingdom

Melanchotopia – Witte de With, Rotterdam – The Netherlands

2010
Architectooralooral – 1857, Oslo, Norway

Triumphant Carrot: The Persistence of Still Life – Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

2009
The Archeologists – Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Germany

Dream Machines: Objects and Physical Phenomena (A Reciprocal Love Story) – Beaubourg, Brussels, Belgium

Transformers – Jessica Bradley, Toronto, Canada

Architecture of Survival – Komplot, Brussels, Belgium

2007
Ideas of North – Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi – Berlin, Germany

18:Beckett – Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Canada

2006
Habitat – Jessica Bradley, Toronto, Canada

18:Beckett – Blackwood Gallery, Toronto, Canada

Poster Project – Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto, Canada

Du cot̩ de Jessica Bradley Art + Projects РGalerie Ren̩ Blouin, Montreal, Canada

2005
Arm in Arm – Collaborative project with Allison Hrabluik – Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada. October-November.

Dedicated to you but you weren’t listening – Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Can ada

2004
What the World’s Like With The Words We Like – Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

Switch – University at Buffalo Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA

Publish or Perish – Open Space Gallery, Victoria, Canada

New Toronto Artists in Adelaide – Downtown Art Space, Adelaide, Australia

2003
Soundtracks: Re-Play (Touring 2003 – 2005) – Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa – MacKenzie Gallery, Regina – Interaccess Gallery, Toronto – Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton

2001
Secondhand – Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

Blue Calgary Sky – Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Essays
2007
18:Becket, essay by Seamus Keally

Put Your Eye in your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-Net Station in Dawson City Yukon by Greg Elgstrand, YYZine, Spring Issue, 2007. (publication)

2005
Dedicated to you but you weren’t listening, essay by Reid Shier.

2003
Soundtracks: Re-Play, essay by Barbara Fischer. (Publication forthcoming)

2003
Flower Called Nowhere, essay by Damian Moppett. (Publication)

Screenings
2008
Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-net Station in Dawson City, Yukon, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, ON.
Screening as part of Am I Repeating Yourself? Affectionate Homages and Hostile Takeovers, Part 1, June 25.

Put Your Eye in Your Mouth: a conversational documentary recording Martin Kippenberger’s Metro-net Station in Dawson City, Yukon, Pavilion Projects, Montreal, PQ, June 28. Screening, talk, and poster launch.

Press
2009
Border Crossings, How Zin Taylor Fits The Practice of Contemporary Sculpture by EC Woodley, Issue 112, Winter 2009
C magazine, Zin Taylor at Jessica Bradley Art + Pojects by Dan Adler, Issue 103, Autumn 2009
Flash Art, 100 Emerging Artists, October, 2009
Artfagcity.com, Zin Taylor’s The Bakery of Blok at Miguel Abreu Gallery by Karen Archey, August, 2009
Artforum.com, Critic’s Pick, The Bakery of Blok and the Three Forms of Unit by Michael Paulson, July, 2009
Time Out New York, Zin Taylor, “The Bakery of Blok and the Three Forms of Unit” by Nana Asfour, Issue 721 : Jul 23–29, 2009

2007
Artforum, Idea of North by Jennifer Allen, April, 2007
Artforum.com, Critic’s Pick, Who Named the Days? By Dan Adler, March, 2007
C Magazine, Idea of North by Doreen Mende, Summer 2007

2005
Puerto Rico Herald, Exploring Collaboration by Sarah Milroy, April 5, 2005.
National Post, Art that entertains. Now there’s a concept by RM Vaughn, Pg. 8 – 9, April 9, 2005.
The Globe and Mail, Exploring Collaboration by Sarah Milroy, Pg. R3, April 5, 2005

2004
The Globe and Mail, Talk of the Town by Tralee Pearce, Pg. M6, May 8, 2004.
db Magazine #322, Various Canadian Artist review by James Strickland, Jan 28 – Feb 10, 2004.
Now Regarding Music, CBC Radio 3.com, January 16 – 22, 2004.

2003
Eye Magazine, We Got Art by David Balzer, January 25, 2003.
Eye Magazine, The Art of Noise by Denise Benson, October 30, 2003.
Jack Magazine, The Flower Called Nowhere, August 2003.
Broken Pencil Magazine #22, PHTCPY #2 review by Janis Demkiw, Pg. 93 – 94, 2003.
Edmonton Journal, Soundtracks: Various artists by Gilbert A. Bouchard, Pg. 8, July 5th, 2003.

Professional
2012
Artist Panel – Centre PasquArt – Biel, Switzerland

2011
Artist Talk – Witte de With – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Artist Talk – KIOSK – Gent, Belgium
Artist Talk – The Model – Sligo, Ireland

2010
Artist talk – Apent Forum – Oslo Art Academy – Norway, September

2009
Programming Board, Etablissement d’en face projects – Brussels, Belgium
Artist Talk – Hogeschool Sint-Lukas – Brussel, Belgium

2008
Artist talk – Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Instructor – Collage – Summer Semester – University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Visiting Lecturer – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada

2007
Visiting Lecturer – University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Scottish Sculpture Workshop Residency – Lumsden, Scotland
Instructor – Extended Media 1 – Winter Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada
Panel Discussion – Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Visiting Lecturer – History of Photographic Media – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada

2006
Instructor – Special topics in Sculpture – Fall Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada
Instructor – Extended Media 1 – Fall Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada

2005
Visiting Lecturer – Special Topics in Sculpture – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada
Media Convergences Instructor – Winter Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada
Panel Discussion – Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Artist Talk – Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Speakerlab Workshop – Contemporary Art Gallery – Vancouver, Canada

2004
Media Convergences Instructor – Fall Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada
Visiting Lecturer – Dundas Valley School of Art – Dundas Valley, Canada
Technician for Media Convergences – Winter Semester – University of Guelph – Guelph, Canada

2003
Speakerlab Workshop – Catch da Flave Community Radio Station, Regent Park – Toronto, Canada
Speakerlab Workshop – Interaccess Artist-run Centre, Toronto, Canada
Technician for Media Convergences – Fall Semester – University of Guelph
Artist Talk – Artspace – Peterborough, Canada
Artist Talk – Edmonton Art Gallery – Edmonton, Canada
Speakerlab Workshop – Art Metropole – Toronto, Canada

Education
2005 MFA – University of Guelph
2000 BFA – Alberta College of Art and Design

Awards
2011 Canada Council Artist Travel Grant
2009 Canada Council Artist Grant
2008 Canada Council Artist Travel Grant
2007 OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant Canada Council Artist Travel Grant
2006 TAC Emerging Artist Grant
2005 OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
2003 Steamwhistle Contemporary Art Award, Best Group Show
2001 Canada Council Artist Travel Grant 2001
2000 Stanford Perrot Innovative Project Grant