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ROULA PARTHENIOU
rparthen@rogers.com
link to a r t i s t -s t a t e m e n t
Education
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honors, University of Guelph.
Representation
MKG127
127 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions and
Project Spaces
2012 Upcoming project at Convenience Gallery, Toronto.
2011 Permutations, Truck Gallery, Calgary.
2010 Never Odd or Even, MKG127, Toronto.
2009 100 Variations, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York.
2009 Circular Logic, Cambridge Galleries, curated by Ivan
Jurakic, Cambridge.
2009 Remakes, YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto.
2009 Works, Works 1, Twice, collaboration with Micah Lexier,
*Queen Specific, curated by Joy Walker, Toronto.
2008 Bookstall, The News at Five, Toronto International Art
Fair, curated by Rick Rhodes, Toronto.
2008 100 Variations, MKG127, Toronto.
2005 Handmade Readymade, Satchel Gallery, curated by Anitra
Hamilton, Toronto.
2004 Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda and Two Notions of Necessity,
Luft Gallery, curated by Selena Cristo, Toronto.
2001 Shelf Life, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph.
Group Exhibitions
2012 Fakin' It, University of Cincinatti Art Gallery, curated
by Ryan Mulligan, Cincinatti, Ohio.
2012 Like Minded, Plug In ICA, curated by Micah Lexier, Winnipeg.
2012 Sediment, G Gallery, curated by Shane Krepavich, Toronto.
2011 Things Exist, Birch Libralato, Toronto.
2011 Ordinary Language, Modern Fuel Gallery, curated by Michael
Davidge, Kingston.
2011 Rubbish, Rubbish, Mount Saint Vincent University Gallery,
curated by Stephen Hancherow, Halifax.
2011 An Exchange with Sol Lewitt, MASS MoCA, curated by Regine
Basha, Massachusetts.
2011 Out of Print, Mercer Union, curated by Sarah Robayo-Sheridan,
Toronto.
2010 Out of Site, Nuit Blanche, Curated by Earl Miller, Toronto.
2010 A to B, MKG127, curated by Micah Lexier, Toronto.
2009 Fall In, Blackwood Gallery, curated by Christof Migone,
Mississauga.
2009 Infinite Egress, Surrey Art Gallery, curated by Jordan
Strom, Surrey.
2009 No Melatonin, site-specific installation at Studio Brilliantine
for Nuit Blanche, curated by Dave Dyment, Toronto.
2009 Literally, Artspeak, curated by Melanie O'Brian, Vancouver.
2008 Black Friday, Printed Matter, curated by Jay Sanders
and Olivia Shao, New York.
2008 The Form Itself, Priska C. Juschka
Fine Art, curated by Michael Bühler-Rose, New York.
2007 Intramural League, p|m gallery, curated by Kyle Bishop,
Toronto.
2007 Friendly Greeting, MKG127, Toronto.
2007 Happy Birthday, MKG127, Toronto.
2007 Boast of Quietness, HOUSEproject,curated by Sonya Sheil,
Dublin, Ireland.
2007 Scope Art Fair, The Other Gallery, New York.
2006 Aqua Art Miami, The Other Gallery, Miami.
2006 Toronto International Art Fair, The Other Gallery, Toronto.
2006 Exo Flash, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge.
2006 Gifts by Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto.
2006 2008, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2006 Four Men and a Woman, TAAFI, curated by John McLaughlin,
Drake Hotel, Toronto
2006 Art On Paper, The Weatherspoon Art Gallery, curated
by Xandra Eden, Greensborough, North Carolina.
2006 Halcyon Days, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2006 Store Front, National Gallery of Canada Library and
Archives, Ottawa.
2006 Stellar Living, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2005 Free Sample, Mount St. Vincent University Gallery, curated
by Kelly Mark, Halifax.
2004 Evidence of 30 Years, Art Metropole, Toronto.
2004 Better Living, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2003 Samplesize.ca, Online Gallery curated by Kelly Mark.
2002 If I Had a Hi-Fi, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2001 Mercer Living, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2001 Another Slide Show, The Art Gallery of Ontario/Instant
Coffee, Toronto.
2000- 2003 Gifts by Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto.
Screenings/ Performances/ Artist Projects in Print
2006 Make Your Own Bus, Art Gallery of York University Performance
Bus, Toronto.
2003 I’d Like To Coin the Phrase ‘Urgentle’,
Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto.
2003 The Money Movies, Splice This! Super 8 Festival, Toronto.
2003 Old is the New New, Fuse Magazine, The Future Issue,
Toronto.
2001 AMTV, Art Metropole, Toronto.
Publications/ Press
Lost and Found, by Murray White, The Toronto Star,
Section E7, Thurs Nov 3, 2011.
Artist File: Book Club, by Betty Ann Jordan, House &
Home,Volume 33 No. 10, October 2011
Beyond the Coffee Table, by Betty Ann Jordan, FASHION Magazine,
Summer 2011.
Artist Interview, by Vasileios Dofoudis, OZON Magazine,
No.87, May 2011.
Artist Profile, Juxtapoze, No.124, May 2011.
Review:Out of Print, by Bill Clarke, Art News, Volume 110, No. 4,
April 2011.
The Painted Book, by Peter Terzian, Print Magazine,
February 2010.
Roula Partheniou: Circular Logic, by Jen Hutton, Magenta
Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February 2010
Deconstructing Gravity: Many ways to become airborne,
by Leah Sandals, The Globe and Mail, R12, Sat, Nov 7, 2009.
Circular Logic, by Ivan Jurakic, brochure essay written on
the occasion of show at Cambridge Galleries, Sept 2009.
Gallery Going: Micah Lexier & Roula Partheniou at Queen Specific,
by Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R8, Sat Feb 28, 2009.
A Question of Form, by Tyler Coburn, Rhizome.org, Online
Reviews, Sept 17, 2008.
Artist Profile by Brian Joseph Davis, Contemporary Magazine,
Issue 96, United Kingdom, July 2008.
Changing the Rules of the Game, by Aileen Burns , Canadian
Art Magazine, Online Reviews, Thurs Jun 12, 2008.
Gallery Going: And you thought a cube was just a cube, by
Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R21, Sat Apr 26, 2008.
Gallery Going: Happy Birthday at MKG 127, by Gary Michael
Dault, The Globe and Mail, R12,Sat July 21, 2007.
Surprises Unceasing, by Michele Natale, The News & Observer,
Greensboro, N. Carolina, Fri Jan 19, 2007.
Taciturntablism, by Christof Migone, Lieux et non-lieux de
l'art actuel, Editions Esse, Montreal, 2005.
Get Your Free Sample, by Scott Dunlop, The Chronicle Herald,
Halifax, F3, Tues,Apr 5, 2005.
Sure Thing: Free Sample, by Jane Kansas, The Coast, Halifax,
Mar 24 to Mar 31, 2005.
Free Sample, group catalogue published by Mount Saint Vincent
University, Halifax, 2005.
Gallery Going: Roula Partheniou at Luft Gallery, by Gary
Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, R13, Sat Sept 25, 2004.
Now that’s a present future: Inside the city art scene with
Catherine Osborne, National Post, PT08, Sat Dec 6 2003.
Grants/ Awards
2011 OAC Exhibition Assistance.
2009 Canada Council Project Grant.
2009 Toronto Arts Council Grants to Visual/Media Artists, Emerging
Artist Grant.
2009 OAC Exhibition Assistance.
2008 Ontario Arts Council Grants to Visual Artists, Emerging Artist.
2008 OAC Exhibition Assistance.
2007 Canada Council Project Grant.
2007 Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts, Emerging Artist Nominee Bursary.
2005 Canada Council Grants to Visual Artists, Emerging Artist.
2005 Ontario Arts Council Grants to Visual Artists, Emerging Artist.
2004 Toronto Arts Council Grants to Visual/Media Artists, Emerging
Artist.
2001 MFA Award of Excellence, University of Guelph.
2001 Faculty Award, University of Guelph.
2001 Placed 2nd, 3rd, and 6th place in the Annual Juried Art Show,
University of Guelph.
2000 Marlene Pike Memorial Award, University of Guelph.
2000 Dimensions Prize, University of Guelph.
Related Work Experience
2001 to 2004 Art Metropole, Administration/Programming.