Mike Hansen
Mike Hansen
Toronto, Canada
About Mike Hansen
1958
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I have been working as a full-time artist since 1993. I had my first solo exhibit in 1985. I started as a painter and for the past decade have concentrated on sculpture and installation that examines the notion that spectators can co-author the artworks by playing a role in the works function and purpose.
I'm a MFA graduate from York University and I have focused my research around participatory artworks. My work asks the participants to complete the work or co-author the project.
Education:
2008 MFA York University
solo exhibitions
2008Fleeting, The Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto, On
2007Hoi Polloi, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, On
2006Hoi Polloi, York University, Goldfarb Building, Toronto, On
Paper, James Baird @ Pouch Cove, Pouch Cove NL
2005Currents, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, On
PillowTalk, video installation, YYZ (window projects), Toronto, On
Itch, the installation, Forest City Gallery, London, On, Canada
2004Currents, James Baird Gallery, St Johns, NL, Canada
2003Itch, the installation, The New Gallery, Calgary, Ab, Canada
Itch, the installation, Gobsmacked, Marilyn Brewer Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, On
2002 Itch, the installation, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, Mb, Canada
Beautyrest, James Baird Gallery, St John's Nf, Canada
2001 Beautyrest, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL, USA
2000Five Colours: the early encaustics, James Baird Gallery, St Johns, NFLD
Structures: 5 years 1995-2000, Art Gallery of Peel, curated by David Somers, Brampton Ontario
Beautyrest, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mantlepiece Project, Chapters Books, curated by Kate Brown, Toronto, Ontario
1999Trans- , Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1998 Structures, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Encaustic Paintings & Collages, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
1997 C.F.A., James Baird Gallery, St. Johns, NFLD
... after these Messages, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1996 Please Open, Objects Boxes and Paintings, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
30 Seconds, Justine M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, Toronto, Ontario
1994 Linda Genereux Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1991Black and White in Colour, Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
1990 Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
1988 It's Real, Weller/Potovsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1986 Super Heroes, Weller/Potovsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1985 Bam Pow, Weller's Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
group exhibitions
2009 The Communism of Forms: Sound + Image + Time, AGYU, York University, Toronto, On
2007 Love/Hate:New Crowned Glory in the G.T.A., The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, On
The Communism of Forms: Sound + Image + Time, Sao Paulo Cultural Center/ Galeriia Vermelo, Sao Paulo, Brasil, S.A.
The Communism of Forms, A Gentil Carioca Gallery , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, S.A
The Communism of Forms, Appetite Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, S.A.
Tangents, Accolades Gallery West, York University, Toronto, On
2006 Toronto Alternative Arts Fair International, Itch, Invitational, Toronto, On
Music, Art and Climate Change, Kings Hall, University of Newcastle, Newcastle uponTyne, England
dp003 converse without leaving home, Cooper Gallery, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
2005 Self Portraits, James Baird @Pouch Cove, Pouch Cove NL
2004 Lets Go To Bed, Pouch Cove Foundation, Pouch Cove NL
2003 Real Fabrications, (Creature Comforts) Art Gallery of Prince Albert, Prince Albert, Sk
Water, James Baird Gallery, St Johns NL
Gallery Artists, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto,
2002 Art with Heart, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Home Show, (BeautyRest) Winnipeg Art Gallery, curated by James Patton, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2001 Emergency #9, Outerspace: Sounds Impossible To Dance To, Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario
2000Glow Show, Archive Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Afterglow, S.P.I.N. Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Exhibition 2000: New Works, Galerie Taksu, Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia
1999700 Contemporary Art, London, Ontario
1998Gallerie Taksu, Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia
Words That Break Your Heart, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1997Deluxe Assortment, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
The Glow Show, Archive, Toronto, Ontario
A Great Gathering, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Event '97, Jens Theilssen Galleries, London, Ontario
Event '97, Event Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Ontario
1996Hearts to Steel, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Fire and Ice: Contemporary Canadian Abstraction, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ontario
Spirit Chasers, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1995Casey House Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario
1994Casey House Art Auction, Toronto, Ontario
1993Annual Invitational, Interaccess, Toronto, Ontario
Petites Format, Gallery 7, Toronto, Ontario
200 Leaves, Partisan Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Grand Opening (Gallery Artists), Gallery 7, Toronto, Ontario
1992Event' 92, Event Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
The Fetish Show, Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto School of Art Benefit Auction, Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
Pickets by Artists, Canadian Labour Congress Convention, (CUPW) Vancouver, B.C.
Towards Urban Abstraction, Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
1991New Abstraction, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Xmas Show, Lake Galleries, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto