Joshua Tree as Seen From the Roof of My Moving Car III
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Say Hello, San Francisco! (Return from Altamont) (2007)
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Surging Toward Santa Barbara, California (2007)
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Tumbling Down Topanga Canyon at Night, Near Malibu, California (2007)
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Acceleration Into Aix-on-Provence (2007)
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Automobilist approaching the City of Light (2007)
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Bound for Glory (Arles) (2007)
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Circumbendibus (Pasadena) (2007)
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Dash to Canaan (entering Nice at night) (2007)
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The Death of James Dean II (2007)
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Here Comes the Sun (Meander in the rain between Cannes and Nice) (2007)
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James Dean leaving LA (2007)
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James Dean becomes lightning (2007)
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James Dean before sunset in the desert (2007)
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Mellon Truck on the road to Giverny (2007)
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Nightride to Treasure Island (San Francisco) (2007)
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Serpentine passageway (Vimy Ridge) (2007)
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Towards Hollywood on the 134 (2006)
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Time to go (short cut through the Hollywood Hills l) (2006)
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On my way (short cut through the Hollywood Hills ll) (2006)
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The big sky over Glendale (2006)
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Eagle Rock with the window down (2006)
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Rounding Eagle Rock, looking west (2006)
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Seascape along the Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu (2006)
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Hollywood Nightscape (passing the Hollywood Bowl) (2006)
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Where the road begins, Santa Monica (2006)
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A leisurely outing (Los Angeles to Pasadena) (2006)
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Straight Ahead! (The 2 to Silverlake) (2006)
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Race to the Coast, Big Sur, California (2007)
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Michael Markowsky (pronounced; mär-cow-ski)
b. 1977, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lives and Works in Los Angeles, California
Education
| 1999 - 2002 |
Art Center College of Design |
Pasadena, California, USA (MFA) |
| 2000 |
Royal College of Art |
London, England, UK |
| 1995 - 1999 |
Alberta College of Art & Design |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (BFA w/ Honors) |
| 1998 |
Cooper Union School of Art |
New York City, New York, USA |
Selected Professional Experience
| 2003 - 2009 |
Faculty, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2002 |
Teacher's Assistant to Mike Kelley, Art Center |
Pasadena, California |
| 2001 |
Teacher's Assistant to Sylvere Lotringer, Art Center |
Pasadena, California |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2010 |
Moovees of Calgary & Canada, Art Gallery of Calgary |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2009 |
Arts In Store, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2009 |
Moving Pictures, Banff Centre for the Arts |
Banff, Alberta |
| 2008 |
Errol and George: Two Sad Swashbucklers, Access Artist Run Center |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2008 |
The French Riviera and the California Coast, Axis Contemporary Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2006 |
Driving Drawings, Painting s and Videos, Axis Contemporary Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2004 |
Blind to the Sun, Banff Center for the Arts |
Banff, Alberta |
| 2002 |
Private Investigations; After the New Color. MFA Thesis Exhibition, Art Center Graduate Gallery |
Pasadena, California |
| 2002 |
Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpsed _______ in the shadows, Art Center Graduate Gallery |
Pasadena, California |
| 2001 |
Chasing Chance, Art Center Graduate Gallery |
Pasadena, California |
| 2001 |
Falling in Love, Holt Renfrew |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2000 |
Assignment, Art Center Graduate Gallery |
Pasadena, California |
| 1999 |
ATTACK! Marion Nicoll Gallery, Center for the Performing Arts |
Calgary, Alberta |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2010 |
Califonia, Art Gallery of Calgary |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2009 |
Celebrities of the Self, Kamloops Art Gallery, with Tim Lee, Shannon Oksanen, Dan Starling, Althea Thauberger |
Kamloops, British Columbia |
| 2008 |
Monobandes, Les Territoires |
Montreal, Quebec |
| 2008 |
Masterpeices, Art Gallery of Calgary |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 |
Merhaba, Hewar Art Gallery |
Baghdad, Iraq |
| 2008 |
Monster Drawing Rally, Outpost for Contemporary Art |
Los Angeles, California |
| 2008 |
Knock on Woods, Helen Pitt Gallery |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2007 |
The 1950 Ford Show, Art Gallery of Alberta |
Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2007 |
Artists in Residence, Armory Northwest/965 |
Pasadena, California |
| 2007 |
High and Dry, Smoke and Fog, Phantom Galleries, (with Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Christoph Schmidberger) |
Bevery Hills, California |
| 2006 |
UpClose, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2005 |
Drive Time, Wignall Museum, Chaffey College |
Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| 2005 |
San Francisco-Oakland Bayennale, Fruitvale Transit Plaza |
Oakland, California |
| 2005 |
The Lateral Slip, The Sweeney Gallery, University of California |
Riverside, California (with Ed Ruscha, Bas Jan Ader, Pae White, Jorge Pardo, etc.) |
| 2004 |
Collage Party, Museum of Contemporary Art |
Los Angeles, California |
| 2004 |
ARTRAGEOUS, Illingworth Kerr Gallery |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2004 |
Under the Influence of Warhol, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center |
Venice, California |
| 2004 |
UpClose, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2003 |
Summer Show, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center |
Venice, California |
| 2002 |
Beyond Text Festival, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center |
Venice, California |
| 2001 |
Communique, Cactus Bra, Blue Star Art Complex |
San Antonio, Texas |
| 2001 |
Selected Artists, ArtSpace |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
The End of the World - Millennium Show, The Uptown |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
The Army Show, Main Hall, Alberta College of Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
Annual Exchange Show, The Little Gallery, University of Calgary |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998 |
Discover / Uncover, Marion Nicoll Gallery |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998 |
Annual Film and Video Festival, Cooper Union |
New York City, New York |
Selected Performances
| 2009 |
Moving Pictures, Banff Centre for the Arts, with Bryan Davies |
Banff, Alberta |
| 2009 |
Facemelt, Bentley Hall, Banff Centre for the Arts, with Terri Hron |
Banff, Alberta |
| 2002 |
Starring role as "The Initiate" in Jim Shaw's video The Initiation Ritual of the 360 Degrees |
Los Angeles, California (shown in Gallerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France). Other roles performed by Mike Kelley, Stephen Prina, David Grubbs, Jim O'Rouke, etc. |
| 2000 |
Performed w/ Stan Kaplan for Stephanie Taylor |
Chinatown, Los Angeles |
| 1999 |
Performed live (w/ Tyson Reeder and Caroline Thomas) for Stephanie Taylor, China-Art Objects |
Los Angeles, California |
Artist Residencies
| 2009 |
Master Class: Road Show: Travels of the Artist, with Ken Lum and Kitty Scott, Banff Centre for the Arts |
Banff, Alberta |
| 2008 |
One Colorado |
Pasadena, California |
| 2007 |
Armory Northwest/965, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, Old Venice City Hall |
Venice, California |
Artist Lectures
| 2008 |
Carleton University |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2008 |
Les Territoires |
Montreal, Quebec |
| 2008 |
Khyber ICA & Dalhousie University |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2006 |
The Art Institute of Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, California |
| 2006 |
New Horizons School |
Pasadena, California |
| 2004 |
Traditional Art Practices and Digital Media |
University of California Irvine |
Selected Awards
| 2007-2009 |
Individual Artist Grant, City of Pasadena |
California |
| 2007 |
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Power of Art Award, The Lab School |
Washington DC |
| 2006 |
Canada Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant |
Ottawa, Canada |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Teaching Fellowship, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2002 |
Yvonne Segerstom Grant, Art Center |
Pasadena, California |
| 2001 |
Robert Motherwell Foundation Scholarship (nominated by Graduate Faculty) |
New York, New York |
| 1999 - 2002 |
Academic Achievement Scholarship, Art Center |
Pasadena, California |
| 1999 |
Runner-up for the Board of Governor's Award, Alberta College of Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
Student Services Volunteer Award, Alberta College of Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998 |
Illingworth Kerr Scholarship, Alberta College of Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1996 |
Gregory Arnold Memorial Award, Alberta College of Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
Selected Publications
| 2009 |
Michael Markowsky: The Driving Drawings and Paintings, Vol. 2, Los Angeles Printing Company with the City of Pasadena |
California |
| 2006 |
Michael Markowsky: The Driving Drawings and Paintings, Vol. 1, Los Angeles Printing Company with the Canada Council for the Arts |
Ottawa, Canada |
| 2005 |
Artist Profile, Armory Center for the Arts Winter Schedule, Issue No.19 Winter 2005, Armory Center for the Arts |
Pasadena, California |
| 2004 |
Beyond Baroque Magazine, Vol.26, No. 2 |
Venice, California |
| 2001 |
Cover of Arts & Style section of The Calgary Herald, Oct. 23, 2001 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2001 |
Art Center 2001-2002 Catalogue; artwork used as promotion for the MFA program |
Pasadena, California |
| 2000 |
Western Living Magazine |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 |
ACCAD information, artwork used as promotion for Drawing Department, Alberta College of Art and Design |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1991 - 1995 |
SLIVER comic book (co-writer and co-illustrator) |
Calgary, Alberta |
Reviews
| 2008 |
ArtUS Magazine, Feature review of Two Sad Swashbucklers, by Amarie Bergman, Fall 2008, Issue 24, p.32-33 |
n/a |
| 2008 |
CityTV “Your City” Television review of Driving Paintings at Axis Art |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 |
Shaw TV, Television review of Driving Paintings at Axis Art, May 7, 2008 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 |
Where Magazine, “30 things we love about Calgary” March/April 2008 p.86 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 |
Where Magazine, Chloe Jones, “Hot Art” March/April 2008 p.26 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2008 |
WorldWeb.com, Jill Sawyer, “Travel Guide to Artist Portraits,” Vol.7, No.1, Spring |
n/a |
| 2007 |
Pasadena Weekly, “Up Front,” August 9, 2007 |
Pasadena, California |
| 2007 |
NBC News,"Your L.A." Television review of High and Dry, Smoke and Fog, by Mat Gleason, July 19, 2007 |
Los Angeles, California |
| 2007 |
Calgary Sun, "Way to go, Marko," May 30, 2007 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2007 |
The Globe and Mail, "The Biz: Deals and Moves in Canadian Art," May 29, 2007 |
Toronto, Ontario |
| 2007 |
The Calgary Herald, "The Buzz," Cover of 'Books & The Arts' Section, May 27, 2007 |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 2007 |
Pasadena Star-News, "The Art of Teaching," Cover of 'Local News' Section, May 18, 2007 |
Pasadena, California |
| 2007 |
Pasadena Weekly, "Saved By Art", May 17, 2007 |
Pasadena, California |
| 2005 |
Highlander, Review of 'The Lateral Slip', January 11, 2005 |
Riverside, California |
| 1999 |
The Calgary Straight, newspaper review of ATTACK! |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1995 |
The Calgary Herald, newspaper review of SLIVER |
Calgary, Alberta |
| 1995 |
CBC National television program From the Hip, feature on SLIVER |
Toronto, Ontario |
Independent Curation
| 1999 |
Emerging Artists, Lebensraum Gallery |
Calgary, Alberta |
Numerous Private Collections throughout the United States, Canada, England and France. |
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