Simon Hughes

b. 1973

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Solo exhibitions:
2004 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2002 – Other Gallery / Revolver Contemporary Art, Toronto
1999 – Plug-In Billboard Project, Winnipeg

Group Exhibitions:
2005 – Toronto/Berlin Gallery Exchange, Abel Neue Kunst, Berlin

2004 – SKEW Gallery, Calgary
2004 – Other Gallery @ Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles CA
2004 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2004 – Northern Lights, Lump Gallery Projects, Raleigh NC
2004 – Simon Hughes / Daniel Dueck Works on Paper, Off Ice Gallery, University of Manitoba School of Art, Winnipeg

2003 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2003 – North, Truck Gallery, Calgary
2003 – Another Other, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto
2003 – Plug In ICA, Winnipeg
2003 – Paradise City, Wolfson Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami FL

2002 – Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2002 – Ibid Projects, London UK

2001 – Other Gallery, Winnipeg
2001 – Extra Necessities, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton

2000-02 – Magnetic North: Canadian Experimental Video, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge; Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; PowerPlant, Toronto; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Art Gallery of Calgary; Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; De Balie, Amsterdam; et al.

2000 – Greetings from Winnipeg, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis MN

1999 – Laughing, Plug-In ICA, Winnipeg
1999 – Royal Art Lodge Toy, Doll and Puppet Show, Royal Art Lodge, Winnipeg

1998 – The Brown Show, Ace Art, Winnipeg

1996 – If the Shoe Fits Gerald, Plug-In ICA, Winnipeg

Curatorial Projects:
2001 – Tension in Tiny Town, Video Pool, Winnipeg

2000 – Hosehead, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg

Video Screenings / Film Festivals:
2002 – Zed TV, CBC Television, Canada

2001 – Kassler Documentarfilm-und-videofest, Kassel, Germany
2001 – European Media Art Festival - Osnabrück, Germany
2001 – Boston Underground Film Festival
2001 – Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge

2000 – Vancouver Underground Film Festival
2000 – Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC

1999 – Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse

1998 – The Prince Edward Island Experiment, City Cinema, Charlottetown

1997 – Kunst und Complex, Rotterdam

Selected Bibliography:
Bouchard, Gilbert. “Hughes exhibit where Canadian imagery meets sticker art.” The Edmonton Journal - June 4.
Knelman, Joshua. “Wild Crop.” Toro Magazine (Toronto) – June/July.
LaFortune, Wes. “Northern Reflections.” FFWD (Calgary) – July 24.
Walker, Morley. “Art Attack.” Winnipeg Free Press – March 13.
Enright, Robert. “The Spirit of the West.” The Globe and Mail – May 10.
Cameron, Amy. “Hey, We’re from Winnipeg Too.” MacLean’s Magazine – March 24.
Ocana, Damrys. “Nice Show, eh?” Street (Miami) – February 7.
Enright, Robert. “The Art of the Impossiblist.” Border Crossings Magazine – February.
Anderson, Scott. “Click Here for Art.” LOLA Magazine #14 (Toronto)
Hirschmann, Thomas. “Winnipeg Wit.” NOW (Toronto) – November 7.
Enright, Robert. “Permission to Dream is Granted.” The Globe and Mail – November 2.
Kuchar, George. “On Awakening of Desire and Danny Kaye’s Eyes.” in Magnetic North exhibition catalogue, Jenny Lion, ed. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center.
Abbe, Mary. “Odd, Canada!” Minneapolis Star-Tribune – January 21.