Bio
Contact info:
1932 S. Halsted St, #402
Chicago, IL 60608
510-648-6810
x@nuez.com
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 Attleboro Art Museum in Massachusetts; the Masur Museum of Art in Louisiana; the Museum of the Living Artist at the San Diego Art Institute; the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts; and the Farmington Museum in New Mexico.
His work is in numerous public, corporate and private collections, including those of the University of Richmond Museum in Virginia; the University of Michigan; the Norfolk Southern Collection; the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Ohio; the Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico; Mr. Danny DeVito; and Ms. Angela Lansbury.
Xavier's family is from Spain; he was born in Montreal and lives in Chicago.
A selection of his assignment work can be viewed here. He also likes to sing a song or two.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
12 March 17-May 6 Bolinas Museum, Alleys and Ruins, Bolinas, CA
11 Condé Nast building, Alleys and Ruins, New York, NY
10 Indianapolis Art Center, Alleys and Passages, Indianapolis, IN
05 Alleys, Biddle Gallery, Detroit, MI
01 Glam Bugs, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
99 Alleys, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
99 Alleys, Pekao Gallery, Toronto, ON
96 Triptychs, Galerie Unison, Montreal, QB
95 Burial Grounds, Galerie Stornaway, Montreal, QB
94 Mondo Squeeze, Metropolis, Montreal, QB
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
10 Seeing Double, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
10 6x6x2010, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
10 Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
10 Version 10 – Infrastructures and Territories, Zhou B Center, Chicago, IL
10 Art Open, River East Art Center, Chicago, IL
10 Postcards From the Edge, ZieherSmith gallery, NYC, NY
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
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. Jeff Eastin, creator/producer of USA Network's White Collar
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, CN Rail, Coinamatic, Enbridge Consumers Gas, Intercon Security, Maya Heat Transfer Technology, Montreal Board of Trade, 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, HS Building Supplies, Royal LePage, MediaEdge Communications, Sun Life, Bullock Associates, Sweeney Dale Interior Design, Total Logistics Control, UNICCO Facility Services, Pharma Medica
EDUCATION
89 BA Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
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