C.V.
DAVID SPRIGGS

Born in Manchester, England, 1978
Immigrated to Canada, 1992.
Lives and works in Montreal and Calgary, Canada.

-  Concordia University in Montreal. 2004-2007. Master Fine Arts in Sculpture

-  Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany.  April –August 2006. M.F.A. Public Art and New Artistic Strategies
 
-  Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. 1996 - 2000. Bachelor  of Visual Arts and Diploma of Visual Arts.
Painting , Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography.

-  Central St. Martins College  in London, England. January – June 1999.
                        Painting , Printmaking.

Solo Exhibitions

- 'Archaeology of Space', Rodman Hall Arts Centre, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, May 31 - September 7, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 31 at 2 p.m.

- David Spriggs, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, October, 2008.

- David Sprggs, Art Mur Gallery, Montreal, November, 2008.

Solo Exhibitions:

- 'Archaeology of Space', The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, January 26th to March 2nd, 2008. Curated by Joan Stebbins.

- ‘The Paradox of Power’, Art Mur, Montreal, April 26th – May 26th, 2007.

- ‘Escalator’, Concordia University, Montreal, 2006.

-  ‘The Aesthetics of Speed’, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, 2005.

- ‘Lucid Forms’, Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, 2002.  

Group Exhibitions

-' Abracadabra', ArtMur at Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, January 2008.

- Toronto International Art Fair 2007, October 25 - 29, Metro Toronto Convention Centre. ArtMur Gallery.

- ‘Haptic: CAFKA’, Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area, Kitchener City Hall, September 2007.

- 'Portraits d'artistes', Le Conseil des arts de Montréal, 'Artist Portraits', The Arts Council of Montreal.
Sept. 1 2007 to August 31, 2008.

- ‘Collision’, Art Mur, Montreal, March 2007.

-‘Art Fiction’, Art Mur, Montreal, 2006.

- ‘Mehrzweck Raum- Multipurpose Space’, Bauhaus Public Art and New Artistic 
    Strategies, Weimar, Germany, 2006.

-  Untitled Exhibition, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, 2005.

-  ‘Decalage’, Parisian Laundry, Montreal, 2005.

-  'The Bill Clinton Show', Locus Media Gallery, Broadway, New York,
    N.Y., 2003.
           
-  Toronto International Art Fair, Third Avenue Gallery Booth, Toronto, 2002.

- ‘Time On It’, HillSide Building, Vancouver, 2002.

- ‘Cross Pollination’, Palace Sessions, Vancouver, 2000.

- ‘Small Works’, Central St. Martins Gallery, London, 1999.

- ‘History & Tradition’, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, 1998.

- ‘Arts Touch’, Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, 1998.

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Artwork in the collection of:

- Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal/ The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Permanent Collection, Montreal.
'Abstract Object' artwork.

- Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec/ National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec

Art Bank Collection, The Prêt d’œuvres d’art collection, Quebec City.
'Perceptible Consciousness' artwork.

- Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant for Visual Art 2008 and 2005.

- B.C. Arts Council Award Grant for Visual Art. 2002 & 2003.

- Capital Campaign for a New Millennium Graduate Scholarship. Concordia
University. 2005

- Sheila & Marvin Kussner Student Contribution Graduate Scholarship Concordia
University. 2005.

- City of Calgary Public Art Program Artist Roster. Current.

- Pintura Artist Residency. Intercorp. Vancouver.  Selected for artist in residence to  
 showcase local artists. 2003.

- Arts Achievement Award at the annual Immigrants of Distinction Awards in Calgary. 
An award ceremony attended by over a thousand guests, such as the Mayor of Calgary,
representatives for the Premier of Alberta, key figures in Industry, and other prominent 
people. 1998.

- Fluor Daniel Engineering Scholarship, received a full tuition scholarship to attend
Emily CarrInstitute, based on academic achievement. 1996.

- Stone Sculptors Guild of North America Award.  Took part in an outdoor stone
sculpting symposium at Prince Edward Island Park for public viewing in Calgary. 1996.

- Daily Serving International Forum for Contemporary Art Website, Sculpture section, March 1st , 2008. www.dailyserving.com/sculpture
http://www.dailyserving.com/2008/03/david_spriggs.php

- City TV. Calgary. TV segment. Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Exposing young kids to the new possiblities available for art in town. 2 min 19sec. 2008.
http://www.citytv.com/calgary/yourcity_54047.aspx

- Canadian Art Website, image and text on home front page and full page special preview "See It: David Spriggs in Lethbridge, Southern Alberta Art Gallery..."
http://www.canadianart.ca/online/2008/01/24/david-spriggs/

- Canadian Art Magazine, Previews, David Spriggs,( image and notes on Archaeology of Space exhibition) Winter 2007, p21.

- Gallery, Joan Stebbins, Spring 2008, A publication of The Southern Alberta Art Gallery. David Spriggs/Derek Sullivan... , Image on front cover and
Feature article on Archaeology of Space Exhibition, p2.

- Border Crossings, Randall Anderson, David Spriggs, Issue #103, p 129 and 130, 2007.

- The Gazette, Montreal, Kathryn Greenaway, Council has tour down to a fine art, August 30, 2007,
(Arts Council of Montreal Artist Portrait) Arts page D3.

- Hour, Montreal, Picture This, (on the Paradox of Power Exhibit) May 17, 2007, p20.

- Montreal Mirror, Christine Redfern, Bombed Cars and Raging Bulls, (on the Paradox of Power Exhibit) May 17 - 23,
2007, p52.

- Ici Montreal Magazine,  Lyne Crevier, Estocade: Dans l’optique de David Spriggs,  
  deconstruction rime avec reconstruction,(On the Paradox of Power Exhibition)May 3- May 9th, 2007, p45.

- Spirale magazine, Lauren Vernet, Ici et Maintenant:Duchamp dans l’apres’coup. Decalage….
p12-15, March, 2006. (Decalage Exhibition)

-  The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, Janet Smith, Arts Notes, March 27- April 3, 2003, p57, (Pintura Artist Residency).  

-  The Vancouver Sun, Malcolm Parry, Third Avenue Gallery Creates Mysterious Magnetism,
             September 10, 2002, B3, (Lucid Forms Exhibit).

-  Where Vancouver magazine, Adranna Barton, Gallery Gadabout..., September 2002, p20, (Lucid Forms Exhibit).

-  Canadian Art Magazine, The List, Fall 2002, Vol. 19, #3, p44, (Lucid Forms Exhibit).

-  Westender, Vancouver, Mary Francis Hill, Poles, Cans, Gothic & Mylar, Sept 5-11, 2002, p21, (Lucid Forms Exhibit).
-  Vancouver Sun, Queue Magazine, Micheal Scott, Art Grads Pollinate Gastown, July 13-20, 2000, C23,(X-Pollination Exhibit).

-  Now T.V., Shaw Channel 10, Segment: Immigrants of Distinction, May, 1998.

-  Western Wheel, Okotoks, Cindy Nickerson, Artist Recieves Presigious Arts Achievement Award, June 10, 1998, p7.

-  Calgary Herald, Eva Ferguson & Dipiti Chakroavorty, Immigrants of Distinction, May 10, 1998, A9 & A13. (Achievement Award).

-  Calgary Herald, Achievement: Diversity shines..., May 9, 1998, B1 & B2, (Achievement Award).