Andres Vosu

Born 1957, Montreal, Canada. My earliest recollection for my love of making handmade creations dates back to kindergarden. I built a truck out of toilet paper rolls and a tissue box. Also in kindergarden, during show and tell, I willfully misrepresented my stuffed alligator, as the quarry of my uncle, a fictional great hunter. A white lie, a prop and an audience started my career in storytelling. Today, as an artist, I still love to create things and tell stories. As an emerging artist, I still experiment with many processes of making art. Home base however is mixed media. Using collage, matte medium image transfer, paint and pencil, I attempt to integrate craft and content with every stroke, rip and line. Also past flirtation with film and writing has often influenced my use of text and scene creation. My works allude to human emotion, frailty and vulnerability. I use visual elements such as figures, objects, icons and text, to varying degrees. When I use a singular element, such as in a text collage, I am depicting an inner space, a rant. When I place two or more elements within the frame, I intend to show the interplay between human activity, ideas and the environment. I create to have a voice....

EDUCATION:
Toronto School of Art 1996 - , Courses in Drawing, Water Medium, Sculpture
Concordia University 1982-83 Post Graduate Diploma, Communication Studies 1979-82 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film Production and Photography
Carlton University 1976-79 Bachelor of Arts, Double Major - Political Science and Sociology

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Concordia University 1982-83 Teaching Assistant, Film Production, Communications Studies Post Graduate Diploma Program

GRANTS:
1984 Minister Of State, Multiculturalism Grant for research and pre-production of documentary film, Faces of the City.

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
2009 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Group Shows: Salon, Bad Acid
2008 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Solo Exhibition
1997, 2001 Toronto School of Art, year-end group shows
1981 Concordia University, Faculty of Fine Art Group Show

AWARDS:
1982 Winner, 16mm film, over 10 Minutes, Todays Protest, Media Byte, Concordia University Multi-Media Festival
1981 Honorable Mention, Photography, Concordia University, Faculty of Fine Art Group Show,