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Shaan Syed
 
 		Shaan Syed
*1975 CDN

lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Education
1995-1998 Concordia University / major in Painting and Drawing / Montreal
1998-1999 AOAC Honours, Ontario College of Art and Design / Toronto

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2002 Zsa Zsa Gallery / A Day in the Life… / Toronto
2001 SPIN Gallery / Teen Dreams / Toronto
2000 Propeller Center for the Visual Arts / The Broken Skateboard Series… / Toronto

Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2003 Grunt Gallery / Vancouver
2002 K3 Project Space / Expect Relevance / Zurich
2002 Harbourfront Centre / Toronto
2001 York Quay Gallery II / ALIENnation / Toronto
2001 ASpace Gallery / In-Between / Toronto
2001 Mercer Union / A Love Story / Toronto
2000 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts / Eros / Toronto
1999 Isart gallery / Sense-Art Pops Isart / Montreal
1997 Espace 522 / My Brave, Brave Heart / Montreal
1997 Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay / Hope / Montreal
1995 Artkore/Isart / Que es Diva? / Montreal

Publications (Selection)
2002 Canadian Art Magazine Fall '02 / Canadian Art Auction Images
2002 NOW Magazine Feb 14-20 / review of A Day In The Life… / SiSi Penaloza
2001 National Post Nov. 3 / ”Searching for Jane” / Shinan Govani
2001 Toronto Star Oct 20 / ”Art By Numbers” / Daphne Gordon
2001 MIX Magazine / Artist-Run Culture Section / Artist Statement for The Marguerita Project.
2001 Toronto Star Aug 16 / preview of ”AlienNATION” by Judy Stoffman / Toronto
2001 XTRA No427/ ”Shaan Syed’s Tricks of Memory” Cover story by Kim Fullerton/ Toronto
2000 Lola 8 / 3 ”shotgun reviews”
2000 XTRA! No 414 / ”Vulnerable Bodies of Autumn” by Kim Fullerton / Toronto
2000 Quixotica #7/”The Art of Being Inconspicuously Conspicuous” by Selena Cristo / Toronto
2000 The Globe and Mail April 22/short review of ”Go Figure” by Gary Michael Dault / Toronto
2000 Trade Magazine Spring '00 / full page profile by Mark Pupo / Toronto
2000 Trikone Magazine Vo.15 #1 / half page spread of new work / San Jose, CA.
1998 Volute Magazine Vo.10 / full-length review of Sense Art Pops Isart / Montreal
1998 Montreal Hour, April 23 '99 / Carl Wilson’s Arts Page for Sense Art Pops Isart/ Montreal
1997 Montreal Hour, Oct. 2 '97 / ”Sense Art’s Sneaky Feelings” by Carl Wilson / Montreal
1995 Ottawa Xpress, Aug 2 '95 / Paragraph in ”Ottawa Buzz” / Ottawa
1995 Capital XTRA! April '95 / preview by Andrew Griffin in the ”Art Fag” column / Ottawa


SHAAN SYED has work in private collections in Sydney Australia, Madeira Portugal, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Boston, Oklahoma City, Plattsburgh, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.