Andrew Salgado Explained
Andrew Salgado |
Birth Date: | 1982 |
Birth Place: | Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada |
Field: | painter |
Movement: | Contemporary art |
Education: | Chelsea College of Art & Design, MFA (2009) |
Andrew Salgado (born 1982) is a Canadian artist who works in London and has exhibited his work around the world.[1] His paintings are large-scale works of portraiture that incorporate elements of abstraction and symbolic meaning.[1]
Biography
Andrew Salgado received BFA from University of BC in Vancouver in 2005 and graduated with MFA from Chelsea College of Art & Design in London at 2009.
Salgado was featured in the 2014 documentary Storytelling, which followed him as he created a series of works.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the Emerging Artist Award as part of the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards in Saskatchewan.[3]
Andrew Salgado lives and works in London.[4]
Personal life
Andrew Salgado is openly gay. In 2008 he was a victim of homophobic violence, when his partner and him were beaten by eight guys during a music festival in British Columbia.[5]
Exhibitions
- 2013 Andrew Salgado: The Acquaintance, Art Gallery of Regina.[6] [7]
- 2016 The Snake, Beers Gallery, London.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: BEERS London . 2015-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120013/http://www.beerslondon.com/artists/salgado . 2015-06-26 . dead .
- Web site: Storytelling. Storytelling.
- Web site: Ruth Cuthand, Andrew Salgado Win Sask. Art Prizes - Canadian Art. 12 August 2016.
- Web site: Andrew Salgado. artsy.net. 26 December 2016.
- Web site: Artist Andrew Salgado: 'The Orlando massacre is the darkest moment in recent history', London. 14 October 2016 . islingtongazette.co.uk. 26 December 2016.
- News: Artist Andrew Salgado on what may be the most important show of his life. The Globe and Mail. 11 October 2013 . 12 August 2016. Lederman . Marsha .
- Web site: The Painter Returns Prairie Dog. www.prairiedogmag.com. 12 August 2016.
- Web site: 'The Snake' by Andrew Salgado at Beers Gallery, London. www.theglobeandmail.com/. Blouin Artinfo London. 26 December 2016.