Les Ramsay
Vancouver, CA
Born 1976

lesramsay@gmail.com
www.lesramsay.tumblr.com

Education
BFA Graduate in Visual Arts, 2007
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, CA

School Exchange, 2006
Visual arts program exchange from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
to the Bellas Artes at the Universitat de Politecnica de Valencia, Spain.

Solo Exhibitions

2010                        Morning Light Is The Best Light. 304 Days, Vancouver, CA

                        White Flag. Mural project at The Crying Room, Vancouver, CA

2009            INNERFEAR. 107 Shaw Gallery, Toronto, CA
Flip Flop Flux. Lifetime Collective, Vancouver, CA
Road On The Again. Fifty Fifty Gallery, Victoria, CA

2008            Brume Bender. Blim Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2007            Triple Whammy. Antisocial Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2005            New Paintings, Les Ramsay. Goon Pack Gallery, Vancouver, CA

Group Exhibitions

2011                        Whilst Moving Backwards Through a Series of Thresholds, One                                     Finds Oneself, Inexorably, Indoors. LES Gallery, Vancouver, CA

                        Curated by Jill Orsten.

                        A Good Day for Horse Races. Vancouver, CA

                        Curated by Colleen Heslin and Jessica Delorme.

                        Family Shirt, Canadian Contemporary Work. KRETS Gallery. Malmö, Sweden. Curated by Matthew Field

2010            01 Magazine. 107 Shaw Gallery, Toronto, CA
Group show presented by 01 Magazine

Not of, but in, and for. Lucky’s Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Les Ramsay and Allison Tweedie. Curated by Francesca Bennett.

2009            Beep Beep Big Boppers. 2008. Post Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Curated by Jeremy Crowle
All In Together Now, Together Gallery, Portland, US
Curated by Reid Stewart

2008            20,000 Pennies. Canvas Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Curated by Samantha Anderson

2007            Les Ramsay and Gabriel Deerman. Gaff Gallery, Vancouver, CA
Out of the Mine. LES Gallery, Vancouver, CA

                        Curated by Elise Beneteau

2006            El Barrio Carmen. Plaza de Vergin, Valencia, ES

                        Curated by Manolo Sylvestre

2005            Redwire Group Show. Roundhouse Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2004            Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, CA

                        Curated by Andrew Dadson and Matt Aiken

Auctions

2011            Western Front Annual Auction and Gala

2009                        LES Gallery Auction and Fundraiser

Residencies           

2011                        Bruno Arts Bank, upcoming August 1^st – 31^st.

                              Bruno, Saskatchewan, CA

Published Art

2011            Dapper Dan, Issue 4, summer 2011, Athens, Greece.

                        Feather Throat Vol. II, #05. Featured Work, May 2011, Berlin

2010            Color Magazine. Artists’ in their studios. Issue 8.1

2008            We Thieves Periodical. Artist Interview. Issue 1

2007            Color Magazine. Artist Spotlight. Issue 5.4