b. 1977, Ontario, Canada
Untitled, 2022, oil on canvas, 40 x 54 in., 102 x 137 cm.
Untitled, 2021, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in., 61 x 76 cm.
DAYS, 2020, The Hole, New York, NY
Sunniness, 2019, oil on canvas, 40 x 54 in., 102 x 137 cm.
Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in., 61 x 46 cm.
Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in., 76 x 61 cm.
Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 42 x 72 in., 107 x 183 cm.
Second Smile, 2020, The Hole, New York, NY
Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 72 x 42 in., 183 x 107 cm.
Installation view, 2013, The Hole, New York, NY
DAYS, 2020, The Hole, New York, NY
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Anders Oinonen makes paintings that resemble abstract portraits, anthropomorphic landscapes, and geometric studies. Through sophisticated brushwork he is able to combine and compress these genres, and make images that fluctuate between familiar and other worldly. Oinonen received his MFA from the University of Waterloo, and studied for his bachelor’s degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada. He was a semi-finalist for the 2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. He has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries including The Hole, New York (2020); Cooper Cole, Toronto (2019); Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, New York (2018); CTRL Gallery, Houston (2010); DePaul Art Museum, Chicago (2012); Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto (2011); LES Gallery, Vancouver (2011); and Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal (2009).
anders oinonen
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
education
M.F.A., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2004
AOCAD, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada
2001
select solo and two-person exhibitions
DAYS, The Hole, New York, NY
2020
Family Practice, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Canada
2019
Phiz, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Canada
2015
Fiends, Friends, Glasgow, Scotland
2014
Eyebrow Haircut, The Hole, New York, NY
2013
People People, Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012
Sadderday Night, G Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2011
Pulling a Slow One, LES Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2011
Sundogs, CTRL Gallery, Houston, TX
2010
Sadderday Night, Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON
2009
After After, CTRL Gallery, Houston, TX
2008
gone like tomorrow, Mehr, New York, NY
2007
outTHEwindow, Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2007
its.what.its, Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2006
select group exhibitions
Storage Wars, The Hole, LA
2023
Manscaping, Superzoom X The Hole, Paris
2022
Spiritual Art Advisory: Part Deux, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Second Smile, The Hole, New York, NY
2020
Face/off, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Booby Trap, The Hole, New York, NY
2016
Buying Friends, The Kortman Collection, UICA, Grand Rapids, Canada
2014
Storage Wars, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2014
Welcome to the Personhood, Bermac Exhibition Space, Houston, TX
2014
Faux Life, Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Chicken or Beef?, The Hole, New York, NY
2013
The Art of the Joke, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Afterimage, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2012
Post, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, Canada
2012
Zagga Zow, Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012
Portrait of a Generation, The Hole Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Where My Cones At?, Double Break, San Diego and POVevolving, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Ineffable Plasticity: the experience of being human, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2011
Facemaker, Royal T, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Insider/Outsider, Portugal Arte 2010, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
The Beach Division, RUINS, Toronto, Canada
2010
Cubes, Blocks and Other Spaces, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2009
Carte Blanche | Volume 2: Painting, Organized with the Magenta Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada
2008
Mail Order Monsters, Max Wigram Gallery, London, England
2008
Conceptual Figures, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
2008
Ambivalent Figuration: People, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2008
A Loaf of Bread, a Carton of Milk & a Stick of Butter, Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York, NY
2008
RBC Painting Competition, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Moncton NB, Barrie ON, Winnipeg MB, Vancouver BC, Canada
2007
CTRL Group One, CTRL Gallery, Houston, TX
2007
BLACKNIGHT, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canada
2007
Keepin’ It Real, The Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada
2007
Interconnected, John Wold, Los Angeles, CA
2021