About the Artist
Contact info:
1932 S. Halsted St, #402
Chicago, IL 60608
510-648-6810
Xavier Nuez’s photographs have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout North America, including the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in California; the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts; the Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego; the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke; the Farmington Museum in New Mexico; ArtSpaces at Stanford University in California; the Schneider Gallery in Chicago; the Peak Gallery in Toronto; and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. His work is in numerous public, corporate and private collections, including those of the University of Richmond Museum in Virginia; the University of Michigan; Washington University in St. Louis; the Norfolk Southern Collection; GEICO; Habitat for Humanity; the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Ohio; the Vicente Fox Center Library and Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico; Mr. Danny DeVito; and Ms. Angela Lansbury.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
05 Alleys, Biddle Gallery, Detroit, MI
01 Glam Bugs, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto
99 Alleys, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto
99 Alleys, Pekao Gallery, Toronto
96 Triptychs, Galerie Unison, Montreal
95 Burial Grounds, Galerie Stornaway, Montreal
94 Mondo Squeeze, Metropolis, Montreal
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
09 Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
09 50th Annual International Exhibition, Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
09 Depth of Perception, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
08 Recent Acquisitions, University of Richmond Museum, VA
08 Gateway, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM
08 Shepherd’s Table Benefit, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
08 Alleys, Art Spaces, Stanford University, CA
08 Four Views, LH Horton Jr Gallery, San Joaquin College, Stockton, CA
08 Impermanance, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
08 Alleys, The StudioShop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
08 The Park Place Gallery, Kansas City, MO
07 Atherton Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
06 Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
05 Guenther Gallery, Chicago, IL
05 Wanderlust, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA
04 Crystalys, Ariana Gallery, Detroit, MI
03 Crystalys, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
02 Birds, Bugs and Bystanders, Peak Gallery, Toronto, ON
00 Lots of it…, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
99 Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
99 Photo Salon, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
99 Summer Group Exhibition, Pekao Gallery, Toronto, ON
95 Luscious: Safe Sex Erotica, Artkore Gallery, Montreal, QC
93 Alleys & Fire Escapes, L’Atelier Big Bang, Montreal, QC
90 Galerie des Foufounes, Montreal, QC
89 150 Years of Photography, Complexe Guy Favreau, Montreal, QC
87 Black Rock Art Center, Montreal, QC
85 L’Art vivant de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Maison de la Culture, Montreal, QC
COLLECTIONS
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, OH
City of Roanoke, VA (mayor’s office)
City of East Lansing, MI
University of Richmond Museum
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
Denver School of the Arts
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Washington University in St Louis – faculty of architecture
Norfolk Southern Collection
Hilton Hotels
GEICO Insurance (Presiden’t office)
Olive Crest Children’s Foundation
Habitat for Humanity (President’s office)
President Vicente Fox
Mr. Earl Hamner (creator/producer of the Waltons & Falcon Crest)
Ms. Angela Lansbury, actor
Mr. Danny DeVito, actor
Mr. Perry King, actor
Mr. Manuel Melendez, Smithsonian Institution Congressional Liason
Mr. David Goode: CEO Norfolk Southern, retired
AWARDS/GRANTS
08 Art MoCo Top 10 Pick of 2008
08 Indianapolis Art Center, Broad Ripple Art Festival Award
08 Milwaukee Art Museum, Lakefront Festival of the Arts Award
08 American Photography, AP24
08 Artexpo New York, Art Piece of the Week
08 World Photographic Arts, International Color Awards
07 American Photography, AP23
05 Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, OH, Purchase Award
03 Toronto Arts Council, Visual Arts Grant
02 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Grant
COMMISSIONS
Virgin Records, Windsor Publications, Brafasco Fasteners, BLJC Facilities Management, Caribbean Pacific, Canadian National Railway, Coinamatic, Enbridge Consumers Gas, Intercon Security, Maya Heat Transfer Technology, Montreal Board of Trade, Montreal Daily News, Office Life Magazine, Key Porter Books, Amexon Property Management, Flora DiMenna Design, X-Design, Shields & Associates, Oxford Properties, Pro Per, Atelier Aurelien, Knapp & Associates , Mayfair Conservatories, Quartet Service Corp., Canadian Franchise Association, Picadilly Fashions, Hefele Makowka Design, Bell Canada, Studio Mars, No Excess, H&S Building Supplies, Royal LePage, MediaEdge Communications, Sun Life of Canada, Bullock Associates, Sweeney Dale Interior Design, Total Logistics Control, UNICCO Facility Services, Pharma Medica
EDUCATION
89 B.A. Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montreal
85 D.E.C. Commerce, Dawson College, Montreal