MARCEL DZAMA (CANADA)

Dzama : bizarre scenarios and a radiant innocence Born in 1974, Marcel Dzama lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In recent years he has received broad and fast recognition, landing solo exhibitions in the United States and Europe. He is represented by David Zwirner Gallery in New York.    Artistic Approach Marcel Dzama, Untitled, 2001 Acrylic on wood panel Famous Drawings Presents: Marcel Dzama, Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, 1998 : by Wayne Baerwaldt "Seemingly aimless but in fact hungrily selective, Marcel Dzama's quirky ink and watercolour drawings reflect a unique passion for ambiguity. Conscientiously mined from a range of stylistic sources-from Beatrix Potter to Dante's Inferno, film noir to Surrealism - but devoid of narrative context and stripped of philosophical pretensions, Dzama's bizarre human/animal scenarios are suffused with a radiant innocence, romantic purity, and an idiosyncratic sense of humour far removed from the ironic norm of contemporary art."    Project for the Biennale Marcel Dzama, Day to day with Dracula and Dante, 2002 Paper, water colour, pencil, ink, root-beer, markers 198 drawings of 11" x 8 1/2" 12 drawings of 24" x 18" Courtesy of the artist by Marcel Dzama "I keep a sketchpad with me at all times. When an idea comes to me I like to quickly sketch it out so I can use it later. Usually the best ideas happen right before I fall asleep. I have a sketchpad beside my bed and even at times have to use a flashlight so I will remember it. I find that most of my ideas tend to be influenced by literature or by film. Recently I read Dante's Inferno, and found myself subconsciously drawing some of its imagery. I have also watched several movies about Nosferatu and Dracula that have undoubtedly found their way into my work."    Works Shown at the 3rd Biennale de Montréal Marcel Dzama, Day to day with Dracula and Dante, 2002 1. Marcel Dzama, Day to day with Dracula and Dante, 2002 Paper, water colour, pencil, ink, root-beer, markers 198 drawings of 11" x 8 1/2" 12 drawings of 24" x 18" Courtesy of the artist    Solo Exhibitions (selection) 2002 Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, USA 2001 More Famous Drawings, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), Canada; Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto (Ontario), Canada; Saidye Bronfman Center for the Arts, Montréal (Québec), Canada; Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston (Ontario), Canada; Art Gallery of Calgary (Alberta), Canada; Laforet Galleries, Tokyo, Japan; Spacio Minimo, Madrid, Spain; Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, États-Unis Zeichnungen + Video, Diehl Vorderwuelbecke, Berlin, Germany Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, USA 2000 Marcel Dzama, Sies + Höke, Dusseldorf, Germany Project Room, Diehl Vorderwuelbecke, Berlin, Germany David Zwirner Gallery, New York, USA Sies + Höke, Dusseldorf, Germany    Group Exhibitions (selection) 2002 La 3e Biennale de Montréal - 2002, Montréal (Québec), Canada Super Heroes, Galerie Edward Mitterand, Genève, Switzerland One Thousand Words: Storytelling Images from Cultures Aroud the World, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboyan, USA 2001 I love NY, David Zwirner Gallery, New York, USA Read All About It, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, USA 2000 Artcore Gallery, Toronto (Ontario), Canada Dr. Wings, Galerie Air de Paris, France Fall Survey, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton (Alberta) and Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada Babylon, Galerie Philomene Magers, Munich, Germany Selections from the The Manilow Collection, MOCA, Chicago, USA Double Whammy, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), Canada Garage Video, North Dakota Museum, Grand Forks, USA Garage Video, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada Greetings from Winnipeg, MCAD, Minneapolis, USA Drawing Show, Chicago Institute of Art, Chicago, USA Drawings 2000, Barbara Gladstone, New York, USA    Publications BAERWALDT, Wayne, Marcel Dzama: more famous drawings, Plug in, 1999 BAERWALDT, Wayne, Famous Drawing Presents: Marcel Dzama, Smart Art Press, 1998 GILDERS, Adam …Marcel Dzama, J&L Illustrated No 1, J&L, 2001, 144p    Marcel Dzama on the Web  David Zwirner Gallery (United States)  Greg Kucera Gallery (Canada)  Mendel Art Gallery (Canada)

ARTISTS VISUAL ARTS   David Blatherwick   Cai Guo-Qiang   Casagrande      & Rintala   Colette   Marcel Dzama   Graham Gillmore   Betty Goodwin   Angela Grauerholz   Daniel Guzman   Mathew Hale   Anton Henning   Cisco Jiménez   Koganezawa      Takehito   Lux Lindner   Corinne Marchetti   Jorge Luis Marrero   François Morelli   Claudia & Julia Müller   Alain Paiement   Bruno Peinado   Ed Pien   Jean-François Prost   John Scott   Kiki Smith   Siphay Southidara   Barthélémy Toguo   Torolab (Raúl &      Marcela Cárdenas)   Pablo Vargas-Lugo   Vedovamazzei   (S. Scala & S. Crispino)   Jean-Luc Verna   Fabien Verschaere LIGHT INSTALLATION   Michel Iorio PERFORMANCE   Cees Krijnen