SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008
- “Spatial Circumstance” Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC
2007
- “Group Exhibit” Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- “Fuzz” Newzones, Calgary, AB
- “Le Soleil Noir” Tatar Gallery, Toronto, ON
- “New Work: Pouch Cove” James Baird Gallery Flower Studio, St. John’s [solo]
2006
- “My Secret City” Nuit Blanche Toronto, ON
- “Spell”, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
- Galerie D’Este, Montreal, QC
- “In Transit” Gosia Koscielak Studio and Gallery, Chicago, ILL
- NOVA Art Fair in Chicago with Gosia Koscielak Studio and Gallery
- “Young Toronto Painters”, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, NL
- “Generated Habitats”, Toronto, 2-1022 Queen Street West
2005
- “Spell”, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- “Spell”, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
- “Big Show” Artist-run temporary venue, Toronto, ON
2004
- “Trans Tokyo” Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON
- “Trans” Big Studio Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2003
- Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto, ON [solo]
- UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2008
- Tatar Gallery, Toronto, ON [solo]
2009
- B&K Projects, Copenhagen Denmark
EDUCATION
2002 – Graduate Ontario College of Art and Design
AWARDS & GRANTS
Short listed for the RBC Painting Competition 2007
Canada Council for the Arts 2007
David L. Stevenson Scholarship
A.V. Issacs Tuition Scholarship
MEDIA
- Selected by The Magenta Foundation for inclusion in the publication: Carte Blanche Vol.2: Painting
- “Glowing Reviews for Aleks Rdest” Current Magazine, August 2007
- Angela Antle, Interview, CBC Radio July 22, 2007
- “Aleks Rdest’s Paintings” Current Magazine, March 2007
- “Living in NL” CBC Television St. John’s, March 5, 2007
- Hohmann, Skye. “Interview with Aleksandra Rdest” Rind Magazine
AWARDS & GRANTS
2007
- RBC Painting Competition, Semi Finalist Exhibition Catalogue
- Pouch Cove Foundation Fundraiser 2007, Art Auction Catalogue, Toronto
2006
- Skye Hohmann, Generated Habitats, 2-1022 Queen Street West, Toronto ON
2005
- Jordan Broadworth, Jonathan Forrest, Spell, Mendell Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
- Ann Ireland, Michelle Jaques, Big Show, 1139 College Street, Toronto
2003 – 2005
- Art With Heart, Casey House Art Auction Catalogue, Toronto
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Director, Tatar Gallery 2003 – 2006
- Assistant Director, Tatar Gallery 2002
- Gallery Assistant, Angell Gallery 2002
RELATED ACTIVITIES
- Pouch Cove Artist Residency, Oct/Nov 2006
- Co-Curator, Generated Habitats, Toronto 2006
- Visiting Artist, Fanshaw College, London, ON 2006
- Co-Curator, Trans Tokyo Propeller Centre for the Arts, Toronto 2004