louisemarkus@gmail.com
Resumé
Education
2001 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
1995 Concordia University, Bachelor of Arts – Honors in Literature & Creative Writing
Group Exhibitions
2007 Hawthorne Revisited, Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center, Florida.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, juried, Nathan Philips Square,Toronto.
CINETEX, L’Usine 106U, Montreal, Quebec
2006 Kaleidoscope, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2005 I AM – Self Portraits, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.
Junction Art Fest, Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Montreal En Arts, juried, Montreal, Quebec
2004 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Le Store, Montreal, Quebec.
Artist Market, Roy Street Collective, Plateau
Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec.
CO2, Art en Majuscule, Montreal Quebec.Burnt,
The Long Hall, Montreal, Quebec .
Tabernacle!, Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Quebec
2003 Variable – Art Forecast, Montreal, Quebec. Tabernacle!, Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture Montreal, Quebec. Sauterie, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
2002 Mama Jam I & II, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec
2001 From the Ashes, C.U.A.N.D.O, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Art Show, William Street, Montreal, Quebec
Trade Show I & ll, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Kingdom on the Rock, St. John’s Newfoundland
2002 Reverenz, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Upcoming Exhibitions
2010 Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida
Commissions
2003 Carnaval Carmagnole, Melbourne, Quebec
2004 Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Qc & Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
2000 American Chemical Society, Boston Convention Center, Boston, Mass. USA
1999 American Chemical Society, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
1999 Triloka Records, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Awards
2005 & 2006 Pouch Cove Artist Residency
Collections
Hawthorne Historical Museum
Nights Publications, Montreal
Enchin Fur, Toronto, Ontario
Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Pouch Cove Foundation
Target Marketing - Newfoundland
Private Collections in Canada and USA
Representation
Bakehouse Art Complex - Miami, Florida
Red Ochre Gallery – St John’s, Newfoundland
Usine 106U – Montreal, Quebec
Grace Café Galleries – Dania Beach, Florida
Reviews
2006 CBC Television, “Here & Now”, producer Deanne Fleet. The Telegram, “Kingdom of Art” Karla Hayward
2004 Mcgill Daily, vol. 94 no.8 “A Blender Made to Function Post-Cataclysm” Devin McDougal
Montreal Mirror, vol.19, no 52, “Roy Madness” Mathew Woodley
Bust Magazine, issue 28, “Montreal, Canada”
Special Project
2001 - Roy Street Collective
Co-founder and coordinator / curator of Roy Street Collective, a renegade multi-disciplinary art collective based in Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal Quebec. Producer of such successful shows as Mamajam I & II, an appropriation of Mother’s Day featuring theatre and visual art, “Bats” a Halloween event featuring circus performers, cabaret, art exhibit and installations, and “Tabernacle!”, an art & architecture show and workshop for Quebec’s Journée de la Culture. Teacher of art workshops for children and adults. Installation artist for the collective’s display cases.
Resumé
Education
2001 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
1995 Concordia University, Bachelor of Arts – Honors in Literature & Creative Writing
Group Exhibitions
2007 Hawthorne Revisited, Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center, Florida.
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, juried, Nathan Philips Square,Toronto.
CINETEX, L’Usine 106U, Montreal, Quebec
2006 Kaleidoscope, Red Ochre Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
2005 I AM – Self Portraits, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.
Junction Art Fest, Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2005 Montreal En Arts, juried, Montreal, Quebec
2004 Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Le Store, Montreal, Quebec.
Artist Market, Roy Street Collective, Plateau
Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec.
CO2, Art en Majuscule, Montreal Quebec.Burnt,
The Long Hall, Montreal, Quebec .
Tabernacle!, Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Quebec
2003 Variable – Art Forecast, Montreal, Quebec. Tabernacle!, Journées de la Culture, Fresh Fruit & Architecture Montreal, Quebec. Sauterie, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
2002 Mama Jam I & II, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec
2001 From the Ashes, C.U.A.N.D.O, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Art Show, William Street, Montreal, Quebec
Trade Show I & ll, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Kingdom on the Rock, St. John’s Newfoundland
2002 Reverenz, Roy Street Collective, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Upcoming Exhibitions
2010 Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida
Commissions
2003 Carnaval Carmagnole, Melbourne, Quebec
2004 Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal, Qc & Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
2000 American Chemical Society, Boston Convention Center, Boston, Mass. USA
1999 American Chemical Society, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
1999 Triloka Records, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Awards
2005 & 2006 Pouch Cove Artist Residency
Collections
Hawthorne Historical Museum
Nights Publications, Montreal
Enchin Fur, Toronto, Ontario
Fresh Fruit & Architecture, Montreal – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Pouch Cove Foundation
Target Marketing - Newfoundland
Private Collections in Canada and USA
Representation
Bakehouse Art Complex - Miami, Florida
Red Ochre Gallery – St John’s, Newfoundland
Usine 106U – Montreal, Quebec
Grace Café Galleries – Dania Beach, Florida
Reviews
2006 CBC Television, “Here & Now”, producer Deanne Fleet. The Telegram, “Kingdom of Art” Karla Hayward
2004 Mcgill Daily, vol. 94 no.8 “A Blender Made to Function Post-Cataclysm” Devin McDougal
Montreal Mirror, vol.19, no 52, “Roy Madness” Mathew Woodley
Bust Magazine, issue 28, “Montreal, Canada”
Special Project
2001 - Roy Street Collective
Co-founder and coordinator / curator of Roy Street Collective, a renegade multi-disciplinary art collective based in Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal Quebec. Producer of such successful shows as Mamajam I & II, an appropriation of Mother’s Day featuring theatre and visual art, “Bats” a Halloween event featuring circus performers, cabaret, art exhibit and installations, and “Tabernacle!”, an art & architecture show and workshop for Quebec’s Journée de la Culture. Teacher of art workshops for children and adults. Installation artist for the collective’s display cases.