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Jason Dunda
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born 1972, Toronto
lives and works in Chicago

Education
1999 to 2001 Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1991 to 1995 Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts, York University, Toronto

Solo Exhibitions
2009          “No substantial advantage to mankind,” Kasia Kay Art Projects, Chicago
2008          Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2006          “A Little Present For Friends and Friendly People: In the Form of a Miscellaneous Discourse by a Poor
                                   Illiterate Mechanic,” Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2004          “Things That Look Like Other Things,” Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto

Group Exhibitions (selected)
2010          Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco
                  “Isolated Fictions,” AS220, Providence RI; Fluxspace, Philadelphia
2009           “Paul Who?” Slow, Chicago
                  “Artists Run Chicago,” Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
2008          “Introduction: Future Dialogues,” Dean Project, New York
                  TAG Gallery, Nashville
                  “Exporting Pop: A Western Fantasy,” Dean Project, New York; Kuwait Art Foundation, Kuwait City
                  Locket Gallery, Chicago
2007          “Deborah Boardman: Studio Practice,” Koscielak Gallery, Chicago (guest artist)
                  “O Pathetic Fallacy,” Green Lantern, Chicago
2006          “Wanted,” Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
                  “You Don’t Wanna Miss This Shit,” Drake Hotel, Toronto
2005          “Experiment 400/5,” Gallery 400, Chicago (co-curator)
2004          “Here and Back,” James Baird Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
                  “Small Victories,” Modest Contemporary Art Projects, Chicago
2003          “The Summer Show,” Gallery 312, Chicago
                  “Splat Boom Pow! The Influence of Comics in Contemporary Art,” Contemporary Arts Museum,
                  Houston; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus;
                                  Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Oslo, Norway

Academic Appointments
2005 – present          Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
                                   First Year Program, Arts Administration and Policy Department
                                   Non-degree: faculty representative, admissions department, instructor, Early College Program

Bibliography (selected)
August-September 2009. New American Paintings.
“The North Georgia Gazette,” Green Lantern Press, 2009.
August-September 2007. New American Paintings, pp. 44-47.
June-August 2004. Spaid, Sue. “Splat Boom Pow!” artUS, p. 47.
June 5, 2004. Dault, Gary Michael. “More than meets the eye in artist’s alternate world.” The Globe and Mail, p.R16
May 29, 2004. Osborne, Catherine. “Art under the topiary.” The National Post.
March 21, 2004. Keller, Julia. “How Supergirl influenced art galleries, world peace.” The Chicago Tribune
August 8, 2003. Camper, Fred. “Critic’s Choice.” The Chicago Reader

Grants and Awards
2007          Community Arts Assistance Program grant, City of Chicago
1999          Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Grant
Ontario Arts Council Individual Visual Arts Grant
Toronto Arts Council Level I Visual Arts Grant

Residencies
2009           Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
2007           Roger Brown House, New Buffalo, Michigan

Collections (selected)
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Andreas Brüning, Düsseldorf
David Cherone, Chicago
John Corbett, Chicago
Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto
Suzanne Martineau, Chicago
Todd Oldham, New York
Shannon Stratton, Chicago

Artist Talks
2010          Moderator, Comics Symposium of Chicago
2006          Gallery 400, Chicago
2003          Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
                  Gallery 312, Chicago

 

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