IAIN BAXTER&

IAIN BAXTER& was born in England in 1936. His family immigrated to Calgary, Canada, the following year. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Zoology (1959) & a Master of Education (1962) at the University of Idaho, before pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in painting at Washington State University (1964). A formative experience early in his career was studying art & aesthetic theory at Kyoto University with the support of a Japanese Government Foreign Scholarship (1961), & his undergraduate studies in zoology form the roots of ecological concerns still evinced in his conceptual art practice. After completing his MFA, BAXTER& moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he was a founder of the “Vancouver School” of photoconceptualism, with Roy Arden & Ian Wallace numbering among his students. Among his numerous awards, BAXTER& was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003.

Photograph: Adam Lauder, IAIN BAXTER&, photograph, 2010. Courtesy Adam Lauder.

IAIN BAXTER&

(Canadian, b. England, 1936)

Education

B.Sc., M.Ed., University of Idaho

M.F.A., Washington State University

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011

• IAIN BAXTER& Retrospective, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON

2010

• IAIN BAXTER&: Canadian Perspective, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris

• IAIN BAXTER&: Walk On, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON

2008

• and, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON

2007

• Iain Baxter&: Television Works, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON

2006

• Iain Baxter&, La Villa Arson, Nice, France
• Iain Baxter& : Photographs, etc, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON

2005

• Iain Baxter&/ N.E. Thing Co., VOX, Montreal, QC
• Iain Baxter&, Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON

1994

• NO - KNOW, Lake Galleries, Toronto, ON

1991

• Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON

1990

• Iain Baxter&, Some Early Photography, Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, ON

1980

• N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., Polaroid Works, The Hague, The Netherlands

1971

• N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY

1967

• N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., Centennial Projects, Douglas Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1961

• Yamada Contemporary Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

Selected Solo Museum and Public Gallery Exhibitions

2009

• Passing Through, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax

2008

• Passing Through, Confederation Art Centre, Charlottetown

2007

• Passing Through, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
• Passing Through, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia
• Passing Through, Rodman Hall, St. Catherines

2006

• Passing Through, Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver
• Passing Through, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON

2001

• Iain Baxter - Stuff & Installation, Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI

1999

• Iain Baxter, Landscape Works, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB

1997-98

• Iain Baxter, Place, Products & Phenomenon, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON

1995

• N.E. Thing Co., The Ubiquitous Concept, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON

1993

• You are Now in the Middle of an N.E. Thing Co. Landscape, Fine Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1988

• White Winter Show, University of Calgary, AB

1987

• Food for Thought, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB

1982

• Baxter - Any choice Works, 1965 - 70, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

1981

• Reflected Paris Beauty Spots, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France

1977

• Another 2 projects: People/ Language & Eye Scream Restaurant, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC

1976

• Iain Baxter: Celebration of the Body (‘76 Olympics), Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston, ON

1971

• Radio and T.V. ads, N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., University of Alberta, Edmonton

1969

• N.E. thing Co. Ltd., National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

1968

• Piles, Fine Arts Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1966

• Bagged Place, Exhibition/Installation/Environment, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Selected Group Museum and Public Exhibitions

2010

• On Line: Drawing in the 21st Century, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

• The Art of Artist’s Books, Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, MI

2009

• Experimental Art + Culture, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB

• Target Practice: Painting Under Attack 1949-78, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

• Imaginary Thing, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colarado

• More Than Just Pretty Pictures, Deutsche Bank New York’s 60 Wall Street Gallery, New York, NY Les Ateliers de Rennes: Valeurs Croisées/Crossing Values, Biennale Contemporary Art Fair, Rennes, France TECOMAH: Les Environementales, Biennale Contemporary Art Fair, Jouy-en-Josas, France

2007

• Plastic: Vacuum Forms, 1960 to Today, Geneva Museum of Art & History, Switzerland

2004

• Food, Bordeaux Museum of Contemporary Art, Bordeaux, France
• Portraits, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France

2003

• Global Village, Montreal Museum of Fine Art, QC
• My Petite Enterprise, Meymac, France

2002

• The 1970’s: Art in Question, Bordeaux Art Museum, France

2001

• Vancouver Collects, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC
• The Power of Reflection, Saidy Bronfman Gallery, Montreal, QC
• Sea of Forking Paths, International Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Appleton Museum of Art, Daytona Beach, FL
• The Power of the Image, Museum of the Photo, Montreal, QC

2000

• ABC’s of Pop Art, Florida State University, Miami

1999

• Out of this Century, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC
• New Acquisitions, National Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

1997

• Geographies, City Museum, Corsica, France, Curated by Christophe Domino

1995

• Reconsidering the Object of Art, 1965 - 1975, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

1993

• Reflecting Paradise, Expo ‘93, Canadian Pavillion, Taejon, Korea

1991

• Projectionos, Castello di Rivara Gallery, Torino, Italy

1989

• Picturing California: A Century of Photograpy, Oakland Museum, CA

1988

• Opening Exhibition, National Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

1987

• From Sea to Shining Sea, Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, ON

1985

• In Grande Scale, tour: Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg

1983

• Vancouver Art/Artists 1931 - 1983, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC

1982

• Selections 1, Koln, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen

1981

• Polaroid Works

1980

• Pluralities (19 Canadians), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

• 10 Canadians in the 80’s, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

1978

• 10 Canadian Artists, Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland

1972

• Mail Art, Paris Biennial, Paris, France
• Soft Ware Show, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

1971

• Situation Concepts, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria

1970

• Information, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

1969

• 10th Sao Paolo Biennial (represented Canada in photo-print), Sao Paolo, Brazil
• 577,087, Seattle Art Museum, WA
• Concept Art, Leverkusen City Museum, Germany

1968

• Canadian Art - Aujourd’ hui, 14 Canadian artists, toured art galleries in major cities of Europe: Brussels, Rome, Paris, Lucerne (organized: National Gallery of Canada)
• Soft Sculpture toured art galleries in major cities in the U.S.A.
• Canadian Artists 68, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
• 7th Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

1965

• 6th Biennial of Canadian Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

1963

• 5th Biennial Canada Art Exhibition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

Selected Museum and Public Collections

• Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
• Detroit Institute of Art, MI
• Los Angeles County Museum, CA
• Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Holland
• Geneva Museum of Art & History, Switzerland
• National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• F.R.A.C. Art Museum, Bretagne, France
• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, QC
• Vancouver Art Gallery, BC
• University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• York University, Toronto, ON
• Appleton Museum of Art, Daytona Beach, FL

Honours and Awards

• 2007 Officer of the Order of British Columbia
• 2006 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
• 2005 Canada Council Molson Prize in the Arts
• 2005 Member of the Order of Ontario
• 2004 Governor General’s Award in Visual Arts
• 2004 Honorary Degree. D.Litt., University of British Columbia
• 2002 Officer of Order of Canada
• 2002 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal
• 1999 Iain Baxter - Archives & Study Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• 1987 Alberta Government Achievement Award for Excellence. For exceptional national and international contributions/achievements in a professional capacity.
• 1979 Victor Martyn Lynch - Staunton Award from The Canada Council
• 1976 1976 Olympic Poster for Montreal Summer Games
• 1973 Elected member of the Royal Canadian Academy
• 1969 Represented Canada at the 10th Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• 1968 Major Prize for Painting, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• 1967 Canadian Centennial Award for Printmaking, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• 1961 Japanese Government Foreign Scholarship to study art, Kyoto/Tokyo, Japan