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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEERS London . 2015-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120013/http://www.beerslondon.com/artists/salgado . 2015-06-26 . dead .
  2. Web site: Storytelling. Storytelling.
  3. Web site: Ruth Cuthand, Andrew Salgado Win Sask. Art Prizes - Canadian Art. 12 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Andrew Salgado. artsy.net. 26 December 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 .
  7. Web site: The Painter Returns Prairie Dog. www.prairiedogmag.com. 12 August 2016.
  8. Web site: 'The Snake' by Andrew Salgado at Beers Gallery, London. www.theglobeandmail.com/. Blouin Artinfo London. 26 December 2016.