DAN HUDSON – Curriculum Vitae

 

 

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Dan Hudson is a Canadian artist living in Berlin, Germany. He received a BFA in Visual Art at York University (Toronto, Canada) and studied anthropology at UCSD (California, USA). Hudson’s art practice includes painting, sculpture, photography, video, sound and multimedia. Hudson has received numerous awards for his art and his exhibitions have garnered much critical attention. His work has been shown internationally and is represented in the collections of museums, public galleries and private collections throughout North America and Europe.

 
While working as an artist, Hudson also conducted a highly successful career as an adventure photographer with more than 60 international cover shots as well as thousands of images in major publications around the world. Adventure photography assignments involving extreme mountain sports in some of the wildest places on the planet brings a unique perspective to Hudson’s art practice. He connects an intimacy with nature to everyday life in contemporary culture. Hudson’s art deals with concepts of “time” and reflects on the nature of existence.
 
 
AWARDS

2011    Public Choice Award - NordArt, Büdelsdorf, Germany

2011    Honourable Mention - Film/Video Montecatini Cinema 2011 - Milano, Italy

2011    Special Mention - Asolo International Art Film Festival - Venice, Italy

2010    Grand Jury Award - Edmonton International Film Festival - Edmonton, Alberta

2010    Audience Choice Award - FrontDoc Rencontres Documentaries 2011 - D’Aosta, Italy

 

 

 

GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS

2011    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2010    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2010    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Purchase Award

2009    Canada Council Grant, ACDI

2009    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2009    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Purchase Award

2006    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2004    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2003    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Project Grant

2000    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Purchase Award

1997    Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Purchase Award

1994    Canada Council, B Grant

1993    Canada Council, Short Term Grant

1992    Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Grant

1992    Canada Council, Travel Grant

1992    Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance

1990    Canada Council, Project Grant

1990    Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance

1989    Ontario Arts Council, Short Term Grant

1988    Canada Council, Project Grant

1988    Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance

1987    Art Bank Purchase

1987    Ontario Arts Council, Project Grant

1986    Canada Council, Short Term Grant

1984    Program Scholarship – The Banff Centre

1984    Heinz Jordan Memorial Scholarship – York University

1983    Carl Diar Visual Arts Scholarship – York University

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011     Art Gallery of Calgary, Media Gallery - Calgary, Alberta

2007     Skew Gallery - Calgary, Alberta

2006     Summit Gallery of Fine Art - Banff, Alberta

2004     Skew Gallery – Calgary, Alberta

1997     The James Baird Gallery - St. John’s, Newfoundland

1996     Open Space - Victoria, British Columbia

1995     The James Baird Gallery - St. John's, Newfoundland

1994     The Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta

1994     Art Gallery of Alberta - Edmonton, Alberta

1994     Project Gallery - Vancouver, British Columbia

1993     The Paul Kuhn Gallery - Calgary, Alberta

1993     The MacLaren Art Centre - Barrie, Ontario

1992     Art Gallery of Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo, Ontario

1991     Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, U of T – Toronto, Ontario

1991     The Jerrard Gallery - Toronto, Ontario

1990     The Robert McLaughlin Gallery - Oshawa, Ontario

1989     The Welch Gallery - Ottawa, Ontario

1988     Grunwald Gallery - Toronto, Ontario

1988     The Welch Gallery - Ottawa, Ontario

1988     Mercer Union - Toronto, Ontario

1987     The Welch Gallery - Ottawa, Ontario

1987     Artcite - Windsor, Ontario

1984     The Orbit Art Room - Toronto, Ontario

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012     SCA Project Gallery – Pomona, CA - Patterns, Seasons & Uprisings

2011     Manifest Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio - Observed

2011     Grimmuseum - Berlin, Germany - FITAX1500

2011     Berliner Liste Fair for Contemporary Art – Berlin, Germany

2011     A Trans Pavillion – Berlin, Germany - Call/response participation for Backtrack by Gwen MacGregor & Sandra Rechico

2011     Jarvis Hall Fine Art – Calgary, Alberta - Bring the Noise

2011     Funkhaus Atelier Project – Berlin, Germany

2011     NordArt 2011 – Büdelsdorf, Germany

2011     The Private Space Gallery – Barcelona, Spain - Jour de Fête

2011     Virtual Kunstraum Online Gallery – Berlin, Germany - The Hours

2011     Takt Open Studios - Berlin, Germany

2011     Meinblau Gallery – Berlin, Germany - International Director’s Lounge

2010     The Whyte Museum – Banff, Alberta - Grizzly!

2010     Visual Voice Gallery – Montreal, Quebec - Freedom Sparks International Video Art

2010     Rodos International Visual Arts Festival – Rodos Island, Greece - Ecofilms

2009     The Edge Gallery – Canmore, Alberta - Summer’s Edge

2008     The Whyte Museum – Banff, Alberta - Out There

2008     Alberta Society of Artists, Travelling Exhibition Program - Expedition

2007     Bau-Xi Gallery - Toronto, Ontario

2007     Robert Kidd Gallery - Detroit, Michigan

2005     Summit Gallery - Banff, Alberta

2005     Robert Kidd Gallery - Detroit, Michigan

2004     Skew Gallery - Calgary, Alberta - Drive

2004     The Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta - Elemental Inspiration

2000     Walter Phillips Gallery - Banff, Alberta - First Descent

2000     Bellevue Art Museum - Washington, USA - First Descent

1991     James Baird Gallery - Newfoundland - Dan Hudson & Brent McIntosh

1998     The Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador - Painters Newfoundland

1998     The Southern Alberta Art Gallery - Lethbridge, Alberta - Painters Newfoundland

1995     Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta  - Call of the Wild

1994     The Yukon Arts Centre - Whitehorse, Yukon - The Kluane Exhibition

1994     The McMichael Gallery - Kleinburg, Ontario - The Kluane Exhibition

1994     Parry Sound Museum and Gallery - Parry Sound, Ontario - The Georgian Bay Work- John Hartman, Dan Hudson,Tim Zuck

1994     Hee Ro Art Gallery - Pusan, Korea  - Korean Canadian Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art

1994     Baik Gallery - Seoul, Korea  - Korean Canadian Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art

1994     Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto – Toronto, Ontario - Korean Canadian Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art

1994     The Edmonton Art Gallery - Edmonton, Alberta - Return to Paradise

1994     Home Oil Office Tower (Temporary Site) – Calgary, Alberta  - Return to Paradise

1994     The Nickel Art Museum, University of Calgary – Calgary, Alberta  - New Economy

1994     The Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta  - Reframing The Landscape

1993     Southern Alberta Art Gallery – Lethbridge, Alberta  - Literary Illusions, touring exhibition

1993     Paul Kuhn Fine Arts - Calgary, Alberta - Drawings

1992     The McMichael Gallery - Kleinburg, Ontario - Legal Perspective

1992     Southern Alberta Art Gallery - Lethbridge, Alberta  - McIntyre Ranch Project Exhibition

1992     The Robert McLaughlin Gallery - Oshawa, Ontario - Echoes of Tom Thompson

1992     The Tom Thomson Gallery - Owen Sound, Ontario - Echoes of Tom Thompson

1992     Kitchener\Waterloo Gallery - Ontario - View From The Chesterfield

1992     The Market Gallery - Toronto, Ontario - Toronto: City Seen\City Scenes

1991     Southern Alberta Art Gallery - Lethbridge, Alberta - Oldman River Expedition

1990     Grunwald Gallery - Toronto, Ontario - friENDS

1990     Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery - Medicine Hat, Alberta - Water

1989     Bridge Art Museum (temporary site) - Lethbridge, Alberta - Chronicle

1989     Grunwald & Watterson Gallery - Toronto, Ontario - Four Gallery Artists

1989     The Welch Gallery - Ottawa, Ontario - The Welch Gallery 10th Anniversary Exhibition

1988     Grunwald Gallery -Toronto, Ontario - Summer Exhibition

1988     Nova Gallery (temporary site) - Calgary, Alberta - Nova Realities

1986     Off Centre Centre - Calgary, Alberta - Exposure

1985     Gallery Oboro - Montreal, Quebec - Red Cloud

1985     A.R.C - Toronto, Ontario - Interior Rites and Rituals

 

 

FILM FESTIVALS
2011    24th Festival Les Instants Video - Vitrolle, France 
2011    CologneOff VII  - Cologne, Germany; Beirut, Lebanon, Riga, Latvia, Mexico City, Mexico

2011    Festival Loop/Screen - Barcelona, Spain - Off Loop Fair

2011    FilmVideo Montecatini Cinema 2011 – Italy

2011    Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film & Video Festival – Arizona, USA

2011    Grimsby Institute – Grimsby, UK - Lightworks Festival

2011    Moves International Festival of Movement on Screen – Liverpool, UK

2010    Edmonton International Film Festival – Edmonton, Alberta

2010    Asolo International Art Festival - Venice, Italy

2010    Concorto Film Festival – Milano, Italy

2010    Tabor International Film Festival - Tabor, Croatia            

2010    FrontDoc – Aosta, Italy -  Rencontres Documentaires de la Vallée d’Aoste – 2010

 

 
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS

2010    The Edge Gallery - Canmore, Alberta - Lines: Ski & Snowboard Photography

2003    The Whyte Museum - Banff, Alberta  - Extreme Exposure

 

 

EDUCATION

1981 – 82    UCSD, University of California, San Diego (California, USA)

1978 – 84    BFA Visual Arts, York University (Toronto, Ontario)

 

 

ARTIST RESIDENCIES / PROJECTS

2011     TAKT Residency - Berlin, Germany

1998     Pouch Cove, Newfoundland - Part of Painters NFLD

1998     Pouch Cove Newfoundland

1994     Icefields Expedition, Whyte Museum, Alberta

1993     Kluane Expedition, Yukon

1992     McIntyre Ranch Project, Alberta

1991     Old Man River Expedition, Alberta

1984     The Banff Centre Visual Arts - Banff, Alberta - Art Studio Residency

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REVIEWS, SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Dan Hudson’s News, Weather & Sports; Canada Exhibition Reviews, 2010, by Richard White

Oh Snap! Swerve Magazine, May 2009, by Harry Vandervlist

A Different Angle - Dan Hudson; Snowboard Magazine 2005, by John Erben

Art of Life: Paintings & Photography of Dan Hudson; Snowboard Journal, 2004, by Ewan Morrison

Swerve (03-18-2005), Kevin Brooker

SB Journal (winter 2004), Ewan Morrison

SBC Magazine (Spring 2000), Elise Adams

New Economy, The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, 1994, Katherine Ylitalo

Calgary Herald (September 9, 1994), Nancy Tousley

The Georgia Straight -Vancouver(March 17, 1994) Paula Gustafson

Calgary Herald (July 2, 1993), Nancy Tousley

Artichoke (Spring\Summer ‘92), Jeremy Perkins

Vie Des Arts (Hiver 1991‑1992), Pierre Karch

View From The Chesterfield; Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery, 1992, Ron Shuebrook  

Art Post Magazine (Summer issue ‘91), Joan Murray

NOW Magazine –Toronto (April 18-24, 1991), Deirdre Hanna

Workseen (December ‘90‑January ‘91), Linda Jansma

The Toronto Star (October 11, 1990), Paul Irish

Art Carleton; Carleton University Press, 1989, Roger J Mesley, Roger                                  

The Toronto Star (November 11, 1988), Christopher Hume

NOW Magazine –Toronto (July 14‑20, 1988), Connie Hitzeroth

The Globe and Mail (July 9, 1988), John Bentley Mays

 

 

REVEIWS, GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

Exhibition catalogue - Call of the Wild (1995), Daina Augatitis

Art Impressions: Kluane Expedition (Spring ‘95), Janet McNaught

The McMichael News: Kluane Exhibition (Winter ‘94), Jean Blodgett

Calgary Herald  (June 20, 1994), Jeff Adams 

Exhibition catalogue - Legal Perspective (1992), Susan Gustavison

Text - City Scenes (1992), Gillian Reddyhoff

Borealis Magazine   (Spring ‘92), Paula Gustafson

Artichoke (Fall\Winter ’91), Mary‑Beth Laviolette

The Globe and Mail (May 3, 1991), Kate Taylor

The Toronto Star (April 12, 1991), Christopher Hume

The Calgary Herald (July 7, 1990), Paula Gustafson

The Calgary Herald (March 21, 1986), Nancy Tousley

The Globe and Mail (May 9, 1985), John Bentley Mays

The Toronto Star (May 3, 1985), Christopher Hume

 

 

PUBLICATIONS – PHOTO JOURNALISM

National Geographic (USA), Time (USA), Life (USA), Rolling Stone (USA), Vanity Fair (USA), Elle (USA), Maxium (USA), FMH (USA), Men’s Journal (USA), Outside (USA), Playboy (USA), Snowboarder (USA), Runner’s World (USA), Velo News (USA), Couloir (USA), Pleasure (Germany), Playboard (Germany), Rider (France), Hula (Finland), Fall Line (UK), Powder (USA), Powder (Japan), Freerun (Japan), Snowboarder (Japan), Bike (USA), Transworld Snowboarding (USA), Frequency (USA) Explore (Canada), SBC (Canada), Skier (Canada), New York Times (USA), Los Angeles Times (USA), The Times of London (UK), National Post (Canada), Globe & Mail (Canada)