BIOGRAPHY

Kelly Richardson was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Having studied fine and media arts, she received her undergraduate degree from the Ontario College of Art & Design (Canada) and her masters degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Canada) and Newcastle University (UK).

Her work been exhibited at various important museums and public institutions including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Art Gallery of Ontario and Centre Georges Pompidou. Richardson’s work was included in the Sundance Film Festival (2009 and again in 2011 as her work was selected to represent 5 years of New Frontiers at a special event opening the year's festival) the first Beijing 798 Biennale (2009), Busan Biennale (2008), Le Mois de la Photo a Montréal (2008), Gwangju Biennale (2004) .

Public collections of Kelly Richardson's work include the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo, USA), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, USA), Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (Montréal, Canada), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada) and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax, Canada). Richardson had the honour of being the featured artist at the Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards 2009, the 2009 fall issue of Canadian Art magazine included Kelly Richardson as one of '10 artists setting the pace of contemporary art' and Elle Canada listed Richardson in their Hot 100 for 2011. Richardson has participated in numerous artist residencies including most notably, Artpace (San Antonio).

An international, touring survey exhibition of her work is currently scheduled to begin in 2012 at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (UK), followed by the Grundy Art Gallery (UK), Towner (UK), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (USA) and Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver (Canada).

She lives and works in the north east of England.

REPRESENTATION
Birch Libralato, Toronto, Canada

EDUCATION
Newcastle University - MFA with distinction
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design - MFA, Media Arts program
Ontario College of Art and Design - AOCAD with honours
Sheridan College - Art Fundamentals Intensive Program - Diploma

SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS (* indicates publication, orange text links to related articles)
2014 Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver, Kelly Richardson (tba), curated by Nigel Prince, Vancouver, Canada *
2013 Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Kelly Richardson: Legion, curated by Holly Hughes, Buffalo, USA *
  Towner, Kelly Richardson: Legion, Eastbourne, UK *
  UWAG, Kelly Richardson (tba), curated by Ivan Jurakic, Waterloo, Canada
2012 Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kelly Richardson: Legion, curated by Alistair Robinson, Sunderland, UK *
  Pixel Palace, Mariner 9, joint exhibition with NGCA, curated by Dominic Smith, Newcastle, UK *
  Grundy Art Gallery, Kelly Richardson: Legion, Blackpool, UK *
2011 Artpace, Leviathan, curated by Heather Pesanti, San Antonio, Texas, USA * (review 1, review 2, review 3)
  SAAG, The Erudition, curated by Ryan Doherty, Lethbridge, Alberta *
  Yukon Art Centre, Kelly Richardson (tba), curated by Earl Miller, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
2010 Birch Libralato, The Erudition, Toronto, Canada (Toronto Star review)
  Diverseworks/Aurora Picture Show, Fotofest 2010 Biennial: Twilight Avenger, Houston, Texas, USA
2009 Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Kelly Richardson, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
  Screening, Kelly Richardson: Twilight Avenger, Philadelphia, USA
  126, Kelly Richardson: Twilight Avenger, Galway, Ireland
  Definitely Superior, Twilight Avenger, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2008 Pace Digital Gallery, Mark Napier and Kelly Richardson, curated by Jillian Macdonald, New York, NY, USA
  Birch Libralato, Twilight Avenger, Toronto, Canada (reviews: ARTFORUM, Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, Akimblog)
  HALLWALLS, The Edge of Everything, curated by John Massier, Buffalo, USA (catalogue essay) *
  KW|AG, Forest Park, curated by Crystal Mowry, Kitchener, Canada (catalogue interview) *
2007 Articule, Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2007:Replaying Narrative, curated by Marie Fraser, Montreal, Canada *
2006 Birch Libralato, Exiles of the Shattered Star, Toronto, Canada (Globe and Mail review, Toronto Star review)
2004 Arts Council England, howthedevil, Newcastle, UK
  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Photopolis Photo Biennial: Future Perfect, curated by Bob Bean, Halifax, Canada *
  Cornerhouse / BBC, Bigger Picture: howthedevil, Manchester, UK
  Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Wagons Roll, Chicago, USA
2002 Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto, Canada [2 person]
Hamilton Artist's Inc., Intersections, Hamilton, Canada [2 person]
2001 Floating Gallery, Picture This, Winnipeg, Canada
2000 Mercer Union Center for Contemporary Art, Kelly Richardson, Toronto, Canada *
Platform Gallery, Jello, Melbourne, Australia
Red Head Gallery Showcase, Birdhouse, curated by Jenifer Papararo, Toronto, Canada
1998 .in/attendant. Gallery, Mimic, Toronto, Canada

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (* indicates publication, orange text links to related articles)
2012 Le Fresnoy, Visions Fugitives, curated by Pascale Pronnier and Marie-Therese Champesme, Tourcoing, France
  Kulturhuset Stockholm, Supertemporal, curated by Paul Young and Estelle af Malmborg, Stockholm, Sweden
  Edel Assanti, Immortal Nature, curated by Gordon Cheung, London, UK
  The Rooms, New Romantics, curated by Bruce Johnson, Newfoundland, Canada
2011 Albright-Knox, Videosphere: A New Generation, curated by Holly Hughes, Buffalo, New York, USA
  CaixaForum, The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image - Dreams, organised by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, curated by Kerry Brougher and Kelly Gordon, Barcelona, Spain *
  Young Projects, The Savage Transparence, curated by Paul Young, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Nuit Blanche, The Erudition, curated by Farah Yusuf for OCAD, Toronto, Canada
2010 White Box, THE WASTE LAND, curated by Raul Zamudio, New York, New York , USA
  SAW Gallery, Art Star 4 Video Art Biennial, Ottawa, Canada *
  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Last Frontier, curated by Sarah Fillmore, Halifax, NS, Canada (Canadian Art review, Akimblog review)
  Art Gallery of Ontario, Sculpture on Time: Major works. New Acquisitions, Toronto, Canada
  Islip Art Museum, Site Specifics '10, curated by Karen Shaw, Long Island, New York, USA *
  Birch Libralato, Essential Works Show V 1989-2009, Toronto, Canada
2009 Sundance Film Festival, New Frontier on Main, curated by Shari Frilot, Utah, USA *
  Beijing 798 Biennale, Constellations, curated by Raul Zamudio, Beijing, China *
  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Forces of Nature, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Confederation Centre of the Arts, Other Worlds, curated by Ihor Holubizsky, P.E.I, Canada *
  Cambridge Galleries, Sobey Art Award: Ontario Shortlist, curated by Ivan Jurakic, Canada
  Ed Video, Year of Darwin, curated by Scott McGovern, Guelph, Canada *
  Blackwood Gallery, Nuit Blanche: Drop Out, curated by Christof Migone, Toronto, Canada
2008 Busan Biennale, Expenditure, South Korea *
  Kulturzentrum K4, Out of Darkness, curated by Paul Rooney, Nurnberg, Germany
  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image - Part 1: Dreams, curated by Kerry Brougher and Kelly Gordon, Washington, USA *
2007 Berwick Film and Media Festival, Film on Film, curated by Iain Pate and Rebecca Shatwell, Berwick, UK *
  Urban Screens Manchester, Otherworldly, curated by Michelle Kasprzak, Manchester, UK
  The Big Screen/Federation Square, curated by Michelle Kasprzak, Melbourne, Australia
2006 Tank TV, Video Calendar, tank.tv
Castlefield Gallery, Beta Test: Purescreens 16, curated by Sophia Crilly, Manchester, UK
The Nunnery, Visions at the Nunnery, London, UK
2005 Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Thinking the Unthinkable - or - Against Nature, curated by Alistair Robinson, Sunderland, UK *
Berwick International Film Festival / The Big M, Crossing Borders, curated by Marcus Coates, Berwick, UK
Out of Darkness, series of screenings throughout the UK, curated by Paul Rooney, UK
Andreas Koch - Temporary, Berlin, Germany
  MSVU Art Gallery, Free Sample, curated by Kelly Mark, Halifax, Nova Scotia *
2004 Gwangju Biennale: A grain of dust, a drop of water, curated by Yongwoo Lee, Kerry Brougher and Milena Kalinovska (for the Americas), Gwangju, South Korea *
  An Tuireann Arts Centre, DRIFT, curated by Iliyana Nedkova, initiated by New Media Scotland, Isle of Skye, Scotland
  The Museum of Voivodina , DRIFT, curated by Iliyana Nedkova, initiated by New Media Scotland, Isle of Skye, Scotland
  SESC Vila Mariana, Imagens que voce jamais verá na TV, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Stills Gallery / Edinburgh Film Festival, DRIFT, curated by Iliyana Nedkova, initiated by New Media Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Chaingmai University Art Museum, Switch Media Festival "Supernatural", Bangkok, Thailand *
  Robert Birch Gallery, Worts: Another Dimension, Toronto, Canada
2003 Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Canada
2002 Art Gallery of Ontario, Provisional Worlds, curated by Jessica Bradley, Toronto, Canada *
  Islip Art Museum, Accumulations, Long Island, curated by Karen Shaw, New York, USA *
  Pompidou Centre, Polyphonix 40, Paris, France
2001 Art Gallery of Ontario, Video Primer, curated by Michelle Jacques, Toronto, Canada *
  Huashan Art District, Orange Marble, curated by Manray Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan (Taipei Times) *
2000 Smack Mellon, White Hot, curated by Regine Basha and Moukhtar Kocach, Brooklyn, New York
  Galerie SKOL, Companie, curated by Sally McKay & Daniel Olson, Montreal, Quebec *
1999 HALLWALLS, Phenotypology, curated by Maureen McQuillan, Buffalo, New York *
  Robert Birch Gallery, here, curated by Michelle Jacques, Toronto, Canada
  Cold City Gallery, Video Survey, curated by Pamela Meredith, Toronto, Canada
  YYZ Artists' Outlet, XXYYZ, Toronto, Canada
  Koffler Center for the Arts, Loggia Gallery, Edge of Everything, curated by John Massier, North York, Canada
  Cold City Gallery, Invitational, Toronto, Canada

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
BMO, Canada
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC , USA
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

SELECTED CATALOGUES / EXHIBITION BROCHURES (orange text links to related articles)
Hughes, Holly, catalogue essay for solo publication to accompany international tour, 2012-2014 (upcoming)
Robinson, Alistair, catalogue essay for solo publication to accompany international tour, 2012-2014 (upcoming)
Hughes, Holly, brochure for "Videosphere: A New Generation" at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, July 1-October , 2011
St-Laurent, Stefan, catalogue essay for "Art Star 4 Video Art Biennial", Ottawa, Canada, October 29-November 6, 2010
Zamudio, Raul, catalogue text for "Beijing 798 Biennale", Beijing, China, August 10 - September 28, 2009
Jun, Seung-Bo, catalogue essay for "Busan Biennale 2008", Busan, South Korea, Sept 6 - Nov 15, 2008
Gordon, Kelly and Kerry Brougher, catalogue essay for "The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Moving Image", Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Feb. 14 - May 14, 2008
Massier, John, catalogue essay for "The Edge of Everything" (featured in the Forest Park catalogue and The Edge of Everything exhibition brochure). January 11 - March 23, 2008
Mowry, Crystal, catalogue interview for "Forest Park" at the KW|AG, Kitchener, Canada, January 11 - March 23, 2008
Fraser, Marie , catalogue essay for "Replaying Narrative, Le Mois de la Photo a Montreal", Montreal, Quebec, Sept - Oct, 2007
Corsano, Otino, catalogue interview for "Free Sample" at the MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada, March - April, 2005
Robinson, Alistair, brochure essay for "Thinking the Unthinkable" at the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, UK, February - April, 2005
Kalinovska, Milena, catalogue essay for the Gwangju Biennale, September - November, 2004
Shapiro, Beverly, "Kelly Richardson: Gwangju Biennale", exhibition catalogue essay for the Gwangju Biennale, September - November, 2004
Bean, Robert, "The Future Perfect: Geneologies of the Film-still", exhibition catalogue for the Photopolis Photo Biennial: Future Perfect, September - October, 2004
Bradley, Jessica, "Provisional Worlds", exhibition catalogue for the Art Gallery of Ontario. November, 2002 - March, 2003
Shaw, Karen, "Accumulations", exhibition catalogue for Islip Art Museum. Septemer - November, 2002
Hsu, Manray, "Orange Marble". exhibition brochure for Orange Marble. February, 2001
Jacques, Michelle. "Video Primer", exhibition brochure for the Art Gallery of Ontario. April 7, 2001 - March 24, 2001
Massier, John. "Kelly Richardson", Mercer Union exhibition brochure. May 25 - June 28, 2000
McQuillan, Maureen. "Phenotypeology", exhibition brochure for Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. April, 1999

SELECTED REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS
zingmagazine, "INTERVIEW: Kelly Richardson", interview with Devon Dikeou for zingchats, September, 2011
Canadian Art Magazine, "The Erudition (I)", Shannon Anderson, Summer issue, 2011
...might be good, "International Artist-in-Residence" [review featuring Leviathan], Lana Shafer, April 15, 2011
Glasstire, "Artpace 11.1: It's in the water" [review featuring Leviathan], Dan R. Goddard, April 12, 2011
Plaza de Armas, "Landscape, catfight, and another musical" [review featuring Leviathan], Sarah Fisch, March 25, 2011
Canadian Art Magazine, "The Last Frontier: Natural Histories" [review featuring The Erudition], Adam O'Reilly, January 13, 2011
Akimblog, "The Last Frontier" [review featuring The Erudition], Sue Carter Flinn, January 11, 2011
Toronto Star, "Whyte: The world rendered as an alien landscape", Murray White, December 22, 2010
Canadian Art Magazine, "Kelly Richardson: The Radiant Real" [feature article], David Jager, Fall issue, 2009
Now Magazine, "Year in Review: Top 10 Art Shows", David Jager, December 22-29, 2008
Vie Des Arts, "Busan Biennale 2008", [review of Busan Biennale featuring the work of Kelly Richardson], Melissa Lam, Winter issue, 2008
ARTFORUM, "Kelly Richardson: Birch Libralato", [review of Twlight Avenger at Birch Libralato], Dan Adler, November issue, 2008
Akimblog, "Kelly Richardson at Birch Libralato" [review of Twilight Avenger at Birch Libralato], Terence Dick, August 13, 2008
Now Magazine, "Nature's calling: Kelly Richardson questions what's real" [review of Twilight Avenger at Birch Libralato], David Jager, August 7, 2008
The Globe and Mail, "The Twilight Avenger is not what he seems" [review of Twilight Avenger at Birch Libralato], Gary Michael Dault, August 9, 2008
Border Crossings, "Landscape x 4: Geoffrey James, Alex Cameron, Jennifer Stead, Kelly Richardson", Petra Halkes, Issue No. 106, Summer, 2008
The Washington Diplomat, "Demented but Rewarding" [review of The Cinema Effect at the Hirshhorn Museum], Michael Coleman, April 20, 2008
The Washington Times, "Cinematic Visions" [review of The Cinema Effect at the Hirshhorn Museum], February 23, 2008
Afterimage, "Tell me a story" [review of 10th Mois de la Photo a Montreal], Lisa Hunter, vol 35, no. 4, January/February Issue, 2008
The Buffalo News, "An Air of mystery at Hallwalls" [review of The Edge of Everything at Hallwalls], Cynnie Gaasch, January 25, 2008
Artvoice, "Kelly Richardson: The Edge of Everything" [review of The Edge of Everything at Hallwalls], Lucy Yau, January 24, 2008
ICI Montréal, "Vitesse réduite" [review of 10th Mois de la Photo a Montreal], Lyne Crevier, September 20, 2007
The Globe and Mail, "A peaceful apocalypse" [review of Exiles of the Shattered Star at Birch Libralato], Gary Michael Dault, August 12, 2006
Toronto Star, "Fiery missiles on a restful day" [review of Exiles of the Shattered Star at Birch Libralato], Peter Goddard, August 17, 2006
samplesize, "Provisional Worlds", Charlene K. Lau, 2003
Toronto Star, "An art world made up of stuff", Peter Goddard, November 23, 2002
View, "Intersections", John Deal, vol.8 no.2, p 16. January, 2002
Taipei Times, "Artists lose their marbles" [interview with Manray Hsu about Orange Marble at Taipei Art District], Susan Kendzulak, March 11, 2001
Lola 6, "Birdhouse", Sally McKay, Summer, 2000
Lola 5, "In Studio-Kelly Richardson" Jenifer Papararo, 2000
The Globe and Mail, "here", Gillian MacKay, Feb.27, 1999

HONOURS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
Northern Art Prize Long List, England, 2011
Artpace International Artist in Residence selected by curator Heather Pesanti (Albright-Knox), San Antonio, Texas, 2011
Elle Canada Hot 100, 2011
Pixel Palace Artist in Residence, Newcastle, UK, 2011
Americans for the Arts National Art Awards Featured Artist, USA, 2009
Sobey Art Award Long List, Canada, 2009
Southern Alberta Art Gallery / Gushul Artist in Residence program, Alberta, 2009
Arts Council England Project Award, 2009
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant, 2000 | 2002 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009
Sobey Art Award Long List, Canada, 2008
ISIS Arts Artist in Residence program, Newcastle, UK, 2008
/sLab, International Artist in Residence program, Sunderland, UK, 2006 - 2007
Canada Council for the Arts Production Grant, 2005
Arts Council England Project Award, 2004
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design - MFA entry scholarship, 2002
Ontario Arts Council Project Grant, 2000 | 2001
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant, 1999 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000