Matt Killen
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Curriculum Vitae


Solo

2010 Natures Mortes, Le Gallery, Toronto. 
1999-2008 Site / Non-Site, public installation (corner rue Guy & boul. De Maisonneuve), Montreal, QC. 
2007 Chelsea Decon, Le Gallery, Toronto, ON. 
2005 Broken Buildings, Stormy Skies, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON. 
2004 Borborygme, Mercer Union (Peephole), Toronto, ON. 
2001 Hommage, Galerie S Douglas, Montreal, QC. 

Group Shows

2009 Construct, AGO Art Rentals + Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON. 
2009 Making it Work, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. 
2008 Merge: Emerging Artists Meet Emerging Collectors, AGO Art Rental + Sales Gallery, Toronto, ON. 
2004 Petite Enveloppe Urbaine #11: Science Fiction as Social Commentary, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh. 
2002 Objet 01 : Les derniers jours d’un bain public, project presented by the Centre de recherche urbaine de Montreal at the Piscine Saint-Michel, Montreal, QC. 
2001 Drive Slowly, Appear Quickly, Space 1026, Philadelphia. 
2000 Souvenir, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 
2000 On the Line/Sur la ligne, Galerie VAV, Montreal, QC. 
2000 Kiosque d’infiltration touristique, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montreal, QC. 
2000 Espaces transitoires (peintures), Centre de diffusion de l'Universit, Montreal, QC. 
1998 Buoy, Quartier Eph, Montreal, QC. 
1998 312, space 312, Montreal, QC. 
1997 Portable, gymnasium of the former , Montreal, QC. 

bibliography

2008 Carte Blanche, Vol. 2: Painting, Magenta Publishing for the Arts
2002 Artist-Run Culture, No.28, (pgs 21, 25, 26), MIX Independant Art and Culture Magazine. 
2001 Les commensaux : Quand l’art se fait circonstances, catalogue ( pages 75, 213), Centre des arts actuels Skol. 
2001 “Pratiquer la ville”, Sylvette Babin (p. 14), ESSE arts + opinions No. 42, printemps-. 
2001 L’art de l’altérité, Sylvette Babin (pp 4-5), ESSE arts + opinions No. 42, printemps-. 
2000 Bathing Beauty, Mark Slutsky (p.62), Montreal Mirror (April 25 - May 1). 

Residences

2008 Knock on Woods residency, Darling Foundry, Montreal, QC. 

Publications / Books

2009 Petite enveloppe urbaine No.18: Themes For Young Lovers, (collective; coordinator Matt Killen;125 copies) (as Sturm Husqvarna), Toronto, ON. 
2004 Petite Enveloppe Urbaine No.11: Science Fiction as Social Commentary, (collective; coordinator H. Charbonneau; 50 copies), Montreal & Pittsburgh. 
2002 Petite Enveloppe Urbaine No.7: The Final Days of a Public Bath, (collective; coordinator H. Charbonneau; 50 copies), Montreal, QC. 
2002 Petite Enveloppe Urbaine No.8: Material in Movement, (collective; coordinator H. Charbonneau; 50 copies), Montreal, QC. 
2000 Petite Enveloppe Urbaine No.5: Supplement to a Travel Guide, (collective; coordinator H. Charbonneau; 100 copies), Montreal, QC & Vancouver, BC. 
1998 Buoy, (collective, 400 copies), Montreal, QC. 
1997 Portable (Recipes), (collective, 200 copies), Montreal, QC. 

Performances

2010 Sturm Husqvarna Offers Tours of the 2010 TIAF, Toronto International Art Fair, presented by artscene Toronto, Toronto, ON. 
2007 Sturm Husqvarna Performs Doom Metal, Art Metropole, Toronto, ON. 

Other

2011-Present Sturm Husqvarna Discusses Paintings That F***ing Rock, video blog/performance project
2010-2012 Member, board of directors, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
2003-2010 Interceiving, Member (experimental/drum n' noise group)
2008 Petite enveloppe urbaine No15: You:Inversal Properties, co-coordinator
2008 Soundtrack to Deaderer, presented at Render (University of Waterloo Art Gallery), (soundtrack credited to Sturm Husqvarna), video project by David Poolman. 
2003-2006 Various film soundtracks, short and feature length
2002-2006 Member, artist-run centre Skol, Montreal, QC
2003-2004 Member, artist-run centre YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto, ON
2003-Present Member, artist-run centre Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
2002-2003 Member, artist-run centre DARE-DARE, Montreal, QC
2002-2003 Member, board of directors & programming committee, Skol, Montreal, QC
2003 Apartmentsounds, compilation cd, Project coordinator
2003 Apartmentsounds, compilation, Participant
2002-2003 Newsystem, Member (electroacoustics duo)
2002 Objet 01 : Les derniers jours d’un bain public, curator
2002 Voicemail, Member (sound art duo)
2000-Present Centre de recherche urbaine de Montreal (C.R.U.M.), Co-founder and member

Education

2001 MFA (Visual Arts), Universitie du Qu, Montreal, QC. 
1998 BFA (Art Education), Concordia University, Montreal, QC. 

Employment

2001-2002 Artistic Coordinator, DARE-DARE, Centre de diffusion d'art multidisciplinaire de Montreal, Montreal, QC. 

 

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