Kunstraum Niederösterreich

Born 1969 in Canada,
lives in London.


EDUCATION
1995-96 Goldsmith´s College, University of London
1992-94 Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver
1993 Skohegan School of painting and Sculpture, Maine, USA
1991-92 University of British Columbia
1988-91 University of Western Ontario


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Vamiali’s, Athen

2006                                         
"1st at Moderna, Moderna Musset", Stockholm                                     
"Ghosttown: Deadstar", Locus+, Newcastle
"The impossible Landscape", Horticural Society, New York (with Darren Almond)

2004
Galerie Karin Guenther Nina Borgmann, Hamburg

2003
Norwich Gallery of Art, Norwich, curated by Lynda Morris (cat.)

2001
"Suspicion", Artspeak Gallery Vancouver, curated by Lorna Brown (cat.)
"Exuma Emerald", Flatlands, Totonto, curated by Painting Disorders

2000
”JK/JK (Janice Kerbel/Joachim Koestler)”, Arnolfini, Bristol, curated by Catsou Roberts (cat.)
"Bird Island", Lux Gallery, London, curated by Simon Faithful

1999
"Home Fittings", Piano Nobile, Genf, curated by Pascal Mabut + Marie-Eve Knoerle
"3 Marked Decks", Gasworks, London, curated by UNIT

1996
"antidote", YYZ Artist`s Outlet, Toronto
 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2008
“#2”, European Kunsthalle, Cologne
“Mysteries”, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco
Galerie Karin Guenther, Hamburg
SEE history, Kunsthalle Kiel
Krobath Wimmer, Vienna
“Typed”, Sadie Coles HQ, London
Villa Arson “Acclimatation”

2007
“True Romance”, Kunsthalle Wien (travelling)
Montreal Biennale

2006
Love Letter, Herald St, London                                                                       
Ruby Satellite, Hyde Park Art Gallery, Chicago
Sobey Art Award, Musee des beaux-arts, Montreal
Impossible, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts in Amherst"Around the World in Eighty Days", ICA, Institute of Contemporary Arts and SLG, South London Gallery, London
"Eine Person allein in einem Raum mit Coca-Cola farbenen Wänden", Kunstverein Graz, Österreich

2005
"I really should", Summer Groupshow, Lisson Gallery, London, curated by Stefan Kalmar
"British Art Show 6", Baltic, Newcastle, curated by Alex Farquharson and Andreas Schlieker (publication)
"Truth Universally Acknowledged", Australia Centre for Contemp Art, Victoria, curated by Rebecca Coates

                 
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
2007                        
“Nick Silver Can’t Sleep” radioplay, broadcasted by BBC3 and performed at Tate Britain, London

2004                       
Insomniacs’ Garden, Artangel commission, London

2003                       
Home Climate Garden Calendar, Norwich Gallery and Tyndall Centre, Norfolk
‘Small Islands’ in Nanoscopic Culture, National Institute for Medical Research, ed. by Miria Swain

2002
‘Garden for Agoraphobe’ in Landing: 8 Collaborative Projects, AHRB, London, ed. by Ingrid Swensen

2001                       
‘Welcome to Bird Island’ in Here, There, Elsewhere, Open Editions, London, edited by David Blamey     
Home Conjuring Unit, Film & Video Umbrella web-based commission, http:/slipstream.uk.net, curated by S Bode     

2000
15 Lombard Street, artist’s book, published by BookWorks, London, commissioned by Stephan Kalmar
Bird Island, web-based project, http://www.bird-island.com, curated by e-2

1999
‘Home Fittings’, in Social Insecurity, artist project for Alphabet City Issue 7, edited by Cor Heesters     
‘Underwood’ in 297 x 210, artist’s project for Arthur R. Rose publication, edited by Alun Rowlands                   

1996
‘Flourish’ in The Notebook Project, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, edited by David MacWilliam

 
RESIDENCIES AND RESEARCH PROJECTS
2005 Ucross Foundation, Wyoming USA, artist-in-residence
2002 Tyndall Centre for Global Climate Change, artist-in-residence
National Institute for Medical Research, research residency
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY (selection)
Sally O’Reilly, ' Janice Kerbel', frieze, January-February 2007
Terence Dick, 'The Mapmaker', Canadian Art, Winter 2006
Mark Godfrey, 'Janice Kerbel', Artforum, January 2006
Jens Asthoff, "Janice Kerbel...", Kunstbulletin, 7/8, page 43, 2004
Jennifer Higgie,’Get it while you can’, frieze, September 2003
Sarah Elton, ‘Perfect Heists’, Lola Magazine, Juni 2002
William Zimmer, ‘The Long arm of the law reaches into the art gallery’, The New York Times, 15 Juli 2001
Mark Irving, ‘Everything you need to know about a bank robbery’, Financial Times, 2 Juni 2001
Alison Green, ‘Access/Excess’, Art Monthly, Januari 2001
Roy Exley, ‘From here to betweenity’, Parachute Magazine, Okt–Dez 2000
Dalya Alberge, ‘Artist framed in a guide to the perfect robbery’, The London Times, 26 November 1999
Mark Currah, ‘Janice Kerbel’, Time Out London, Juni 1999
David Barrett, ‘Surfacing – Contemporary Drawing’, Art Monthly, November 1998