Ric Kokotovich

In the world of Canadian artist Ric Kokotovich, no image is sacred. All are malleable and transient. All are fair game. They are created, then fragmented, reduced, degraded, recombined and re-imagined. Kokotovich explores themes of decay and rebirth, sometimes literally, sometimes through clues hidden in the history of pixels. His work walks a line between intention and discovery, between abstraction and representation. It is sometimes romantic, often sensual and always surprising.

Kokotovich began his career as a documentary photographer, mounting his first solo show in 1984. Over the next decade Ric received enthusiastic reviews for his exhibitions in Calgary, Prague and San Francisco. He then turned his attention to film-making where he garnered attention for Claire, which was nominated for a Canadian Genie Award, and Beauty Crowds Me, which screened at many prestigious festivals around the world. Beauty Crowds Me was also part of an exhibition of Bravo films that showed at MOMA in New York. Ric’s dramatic directorial debut, Bitter My Tongue, was given the Audience Choice Award at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. In 2005, inspired by the creative potential of digital media, Kokotovich renewed his focus on sti...

2019 Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB | Ric Kokotovich: Mardi Gras 1983 - 1987

2018 Mann Made Gallery, Puerto Vallarta | Solo Show | Modern Women

2017 Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA | Group Show: Top 40

2017 Front Gallery, Edmonton, AB | Group Show: Disseminate

2016 Centro Cultural la Cúpula, Mérida, MX | Solo Show: The Other Side / El Otro Lado

2016 Centro Cultural la Cúpula, Mérida, MX | Group Show: La Peninsula

2015 Personal Tales, Venice, IT | Group Show: Humans + Hybrids

2015 Les BAUX-arts un Festival a-part, Provence, FR | Group show: Face2Face

2015 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB | Group Show: Exposure

2014 Les BAUX-arts un Festival a-part, Provence, FR | Group show: Dialogues avec Goya

2013 Jarvis Hall Fine Arts, Calgary, AB | Solo show: Wired Islands

2011 The Edge Gallery, Canmore, AB | Group show: Abandoned

2009 The Edge Gallery, Canmore, AB | Group show

2007 The Works, Edmonton, AB | Solo show: Reclamations

2006 The Works, Edmonton, AB | Solo show: Past Lives

2005 Skew Gallery, Calgary AB | Solo show: Water Lilies

2005 Summit Gallery, Banff, AB | Solo show: Past Lives

2005 The Works, Edmonton, AB | Solo s...