CONTEMPORARY
HISTORICAL
MARK STEBBINS
MARK STEBBINS
Mark Stebbins is a visual artist based in London, Ontario, Canada. Working primarily in acrylic paint and ink, he creates dense, abstract compositions that combine references to the domains of craft, fine art and digital imaging. Areas of interest include data remanence, translation, corruption and glitch. His work has been exhibited in public, commercial and artist-run galleries across Canada and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Picture Elements at the Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario (2014); Geullichi at Galerie PICI, Seoul, South Korea, co-hosted by the Embassy of Canada to Korea (2013), and Glitch-alikes at Galerie BAC, Montreal, Quebec (2012). A large three-person exhibition, Making Methods, was organized by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario (2013) and toured to the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario (2014). Awards include Honourable Mention in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition (2010), Best in Exhibition and Best in Drawing at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (2010), Halifax Mayor’s Award of Distinction in Contemporary Visual Arts(2009) and Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Emerging Artist of the Year (2009). He has been awarded grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council. Stebbins’ work is featured in Canadian and international collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank, RBC Royal Bank of Canada and the Halifax Regional Municipality. He holds a BFA from Western University and an LL.B. from Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.
Mark Stebbins - Spatial Complex
acrylic on canvas, 2015, 18” x 18”
WORKS
acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017
acrylic on board, 7x5", 2016
Acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 6x6", 2017 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 12x9", 2016
acrylic on board, 7x5", 2014 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 10x8", 2015 (private collection)
acrylic on board, 16x12", 2014
acrylic on board, 8x8", 2014 (private collection)
EXHIBITION LIST
Mark Stebbins - Resonance
acrylic on panel, 2017, 6” x 6”
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2013. Project Grant (Visual Arts). Canada Council for the
Arts.
2013. Exhibition Assistance Grant. Ontario Arts Council.
2011. Purchase. Canada Council Art Bank. Ottawa, ON.
2010. Honourable Mention. 12th Annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
2010. Best in Show (award donor:TD Canada Trust).
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, ON.
2010. Best in Drawing Category (award donor: The Globe
and Mail). Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, ON.
2010. Third Prize. Biannual Juried Exhibition. Grimsby
Public Art Gallery. Grimsby, ON.
2010. Dr. W. Zurowski First Place Award for Outstanding
Artist. Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show and
Sale. Toronto, ON.
2010. First Place. Annual Juried Exhibition. Latcham
Gallery. Stouffville, ON.
2010. Uptapped! Emerging Artist Competition: among 12
emerging artists selected nationally for a free booth
at The Artist Project art fair. Toronto, ON.
2010. Third Prize. Drawing 2010. John B. Aird Gallery.
Toronto, ON.
2009. Jurors’ Choice Award. 1st Annual National Juried
Drawing Exhibition. White Water Gallery. North Bay.
2009. Nova Scotia Emerging Artist of the Year. Visual Arts
Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS.
2009. HRM Mayor’s Award of Distinction, Contemporary
Visual Arts (first place). Halifax Regional
Municipality, NS.
ART FAIRS
2015. Art Toronto, via Galerie BAC / CFA Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2014. Art Toronto, via Galerie BAC, Bigué Art Contemporain.
2014. Papier 14, via Galerie BAC, Montreal, QC.
2013. Art Toronto, via Galerie BAC, Toronto, ON.
2012. Art Toronto, via Galerie BAC, Toronto, ON.
2012. Papier 12, via Galerie BAC, Montreal, QC.
2011. Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Nathan Phillips Square.
2010. Art Toronto, via RBC Royal Bank (12th Annual RBC
Canadian Painting Competition). Toronto, ON.
2010. Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Nathan Phillips Square.
2010. Sunnyside Beach Art Show and Sale. Sunnyside Pavilion.
2010. The Artist Project. (Untapped! Emerging Artists
Competition). Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017. As Raindrops Become The Rain / Lorsque les gouttes deviennent pluie. Galerie Simon Blais. Montreal, QC.
2016 Among the Jaggies, Along the Seams. Wil Kucey Gallery.
Toronto
2014. Picture Elements. Latcham Gallery. Stouffville, ON.
Curated by Chai Duncan. Catalogue available.
2013. Geullichi. Galerie PICI, Seoul, South Korea. Co-hosted by
the Embassy of Canada in Korea as part of “Celebration 2013: Year of Canada in Korea.”
2012. Glitch-alikes. Galerie BAC, Montreal, QC.
2010. Lacunae. Edward Day Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2009. <-o-o-o->. Eyelevel Gallery. Halifax, NS. (part of
Eyelevel Gallery’s 35 Days of Non-organized Art project).
THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2014. Making Methods: Becky Ip, Samantha Mogelonsky, Mark
Stebbins. Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery. Sarnia, ON.
Catalogue available. (June 6 to August 10, 2014).
2013. Making Methods: Becky Ip, Samantha Mogelonsky, Mark
Stebbins. Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Oshawa, ON.
Curated by Linda Jansma. Catalogue available.
2012. ———- : Hyang Cho, Eleanor King, Mark Stebbins. OCAD
University Graduate Gallery. Toronto, ON. Curated by
Jennifer Simaitis. Catalogue available.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017. Particules bleues. Galerie Simon Blais. Montreal, QC.
2016. Plexus. DNA Artspace. London, ON.
2016. Keepers. Forest City Gallery. London, ON.
2015. In Kind. Forest City Gallery. London, ON.
2016. Repeat After Me. First Canadian Place Gallery. Toronto,
ON. Curated by Kelly McCray.
2014. 7 Toronto Painters. Galerie BAC, Bigué Art Contemporain.
Montreal, QC.
2014. OSA Artist Choice. Ontario Society of Artists. Papermill
Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2013. Peinture Extrême. Galerie BAC, Bigué Art Contemporain.
Montreal, QC.
2011. Transitional Movement. Wynick/Tuck Gallery. Toronto,
2011. Group exhibition. Galerie BAC, Bigué Art Contemporain.
Montreal, QC.
2011. 50 Years of Art: Looking Back at the Future (Toronto
Outdoor Art Exhibition Retrospective). First Canadian
Place Gallery. Toronto, ON. Curated by Jennifer Rudder.
2011. Launch Exhibition. Meghan Fish Contemporary Art +
Projects. Halifax, NS.
2011. Annual Juried Exhibition. Latcham Gallery. Stouffville, ON.
2011. Drawing 2011. John B. Aird Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2011. Best of 2010: Award Winners from the 49th Toronto
Outdoor Art Exhibition. First Canadian Place Gallery.
2010. RBC Canadian Painting Competition. National exhibition
tour. The Power Plant, Toronto, ON; Dalhousie Art
Gallery, Halifax, NS; Art Gallery of Northumberland,
Cobourg, ON; Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
2010. Insomnia (A Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Event). Red Head
Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2010. Summer Salon 4. First Canadian Place Gallery. Toront
2010. Biannual Juried Exhibition. Grimsby Public Art Gallery.
Grimsby, ON.
2010. Annual Juried Exhibition. Latcham Gallery. Stouffville
2010. Recall. Corridor Gallery, Centennial College. Scarborough
Arts Council. Toronto, ON.
2010. Drawing 2010. John B. Aird Gallery. Toronto, ON.
2009. 1st Annual National Juried Drawing Exhibition. White
Water Gallery. North Bay, ON. (catalogue available)
2009. We Only Come Out At Night: Eyelevel Members’
Exhibition. Eyelevel Gallery. Halifax, NS.
2009. Mayor’s Award of Distinction, Contemporary Visual Arts:
Exhibition of Shortlisted Candidates. Halifax Hall, HRM
City Hall. Halifax, NS.
2009. The New Drawing Show. Khyber Institute of Contemporary
Art. Halifax, NS
2008. 55th Staff, Student, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition.
Dalhousie Art Gallery. Halifax, NS.
COLLECTIONS
RBC Royal Bank of Canada.
Halifax Regional Municipality.
Canada Council Art Bank
University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Arts Student Council.
Private Canadian and international collections.
TIME WILL TELL OUR STORY
SOCIAL MEDIA
WIL KUCEY GALLERY
1183 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M6J1X3
416-532-8467
Director: Wil Kucey
Gallery Manager: Vinna Ly