Shaan Syed
lives and works in London
1975
born in Toronto, Canada
1998
Concordia University, Montreal, BFA Programm
2000
Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, AOCAD Honours
2006
Goldsmiths College, London, MFA Programm
lives and works in London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Hole. Vous Etes Ici Gallery, Amsterdam
2009
Please Play by the Rules. Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
2008
Birch Libralato, Toronto
2007
Arena. Brown, London
2006
It Used To Be The Future But Now It‘s Not. Birch Libralato, Toronto
Crowds and Constellations. Plugin ICA, Winnipeg MB, The Art Gallery of Windsor (Travelling exhibition)
2005
Two Dogs Fucking. Mercer Union (Peephole), Toronto
2004
Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich
2003
People Systems. Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
The Multiple Show #2. Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam
Colour your Wall. (with Michael Biber, Christof John and Martijn Schuppers), Vous etes ici, Amsterdam
2010
fade away. Transition Gallery, London
ADDENDUM. (curated by Caroline Sayez-Petithomme). Les Salles de bains espace d'art contemporain, Lyon, France
Jerwood Contemporary Painters. (selected by Paul Huxley, Callum Innes and Vanessa Jackson.)
Jerwood Space London, and traveling nationally in UK
Sophisticated Boom Boom (in b&w). Domo Baal, London
2009
Baker's Dozen. Curated by Clare Goodwin (K3 Project Space, Zurich), CGP, London
Supersurface. (curated By Michael Stubbs), Laurent Delaye, London
Nikos‘ Rear Entrance. (curated by Nikos Pantazis) Brunswick Triennale, Brunswick
Replyall, online collaborative project. (curated by SAVAC and Art Metropole) www.artmetropole.com/replyall
2008
Art Futures. Bloomberg Art Space, London
Foreground, Background. Elementa Modern and Contemporary Art, Dubai
2007
Foreign Body(ies). (curated by Gerard Hemsworth), White Box, New York NY
The Best of Transmedia. Federation Square, Melbourne
Where Something Becomes Nothing. S1 Artspace, Sheffield
Sovereign European Art Prize Exhibition. Rochelle School, London
Distinction. (curated by Gerard Hemsworth), Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne
2006
Celeste Art Prize UK. The Well, Old Truman Brewery, London
2005
wearetheartists. International Biennale of Contemporary Art Prague, Prague
Toronto Maple ‘Leaves’. Andreas Koch Temporary, Berlin
Preview VI. Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich
2004
RBC 5th Annual New Canadian Painting Competition (Travelling exhibition)
Under Fives. Space 39, London
2003
Journal-Journey. Grunt Gallery, Vancouver
Preview IV. Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich
2002
RBC 3rd Annual New Canadian Painting Competition (Travelling exhibition)
Expect Relevance. K3 Project Space, Zurich
2001
In-Between. Aspace, Toronto
AWARDS
2007
Shortlist, Sovereign European Art Prize
2006
Goldsmiths College Purchase Prize
Celeste Art Prize UK, Student Section
Canada Council for the Arts, Career Development Grant
2004
Regional Shortlist (Ontario), Sobey Art Award 2004
Canada Council for the Arts, Emerging Artist Grant, Travel Grant
2002
Canada Council for the Arts, Emerging Artist Grant, Travel Grant
Toronto Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant
Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant
RESIDENCIES
2002
Stiftung Kunstlerhaus Boswil, Switzerland
Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff Alberta, Canada
Millay Colony for the Arts, upstate New York NY
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Bank of America, Oklahoma OK
Bloomingdales, New York NY
Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
Scai the Bathhouse, Tokyo
Stiftung Kunstlerhaus Boswil, Switzerland
UBS Art Collection, London

























