Artist Information
Andre Petterson
Born: Rotterdam, Holland, 1950
Price range: $3400-15.400
General Artist Statement:
“I first became interested in using photography as an integral part of my work, many years ago. I have always been drawn to gesture and immediacy in painting. Using photos as a base and paint as means to alter a photographic image, adds the element of chance to the picture. Once you apply paint to a photograph, there’s no going back. In this way, the work is somewhat directed by the medium. I like the way one plays with the other.”
Petterson on “ART”:
What is art? What isn’t it?
What is the definitive religion? There are so many answers to these questions. A compilation would stretch from here to there and back. It seems that the ones who care the most to find an answer are the least likely to be served by it.
Or…I know what I like!
Here goes; art, or Art, is not about labor, the time it takes to complete something. It’s not about colour. It’s not about black or white, or the combination of these. It’s not about horizontal or vertical. It’s not about canvas or paper. It’s not about brushes or paint. Not about steel, wood, glass, or concrete. It’s not about carving or construction. Not about picture plane, geometry, or perspective.
It’s not about aesthetics. It’s not about right or wrong. It’s not about you or me. It’s not about the gallery. It’s not about big or small. Not about passe or in vogue. Not about shocking. Not about regurgitating. Not about decorating. And most certainly not about pre-conception.
So what is it? I don’t know?
It’s an idea. It’s a thought. It’s a process. An experiment. A path. A choice. It’s about what to leave out and what to include. When it’s enough. When it’s not. About speaking. About convincing, conveying. Making a sound. Removing or replacing. Above all, it’s about having an open mind.
Brand 2018 exhibition:
Q: “How was this body of work conceived?”
A: “I’ve been taking pictures like these for years. I’m intrigued by product brands and how their placement has evolved as they subconsciously impact our lives. Branding has become more and more globally blended. Every large city I visit seems to be blanketed with names – once unique, now commonplace, regardless of language or culture.
I’m sure I have boxes of negatives somewhere that could be used in this series. Branding is not new but my recent focus on it is.”
More statement on his various series available online at andrepetterson.com
Andre Petterson has worked in various mediums such as wood, fiberglass, metal, plastic; both in two and three dimensions. He has also created installations, performance, film and kinetic work involving his own music compositions, sets and choreography.
More recently his focus has been on painting, photo- based works, steel sculpture and photography. Petterson has exhibited in both private and public galleries in Canada and the United States. He has received awards, served on juries and given lectures. His works are included in public and private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Born: Rotterdam, Holland 1950
Residence: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 1953 - 1970
Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1970 - present
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 TRANSITION, Bau-Xi Vancouver, BC
2015 To and Fro, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2015 To and Fro, Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 Toronto Art Fair, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014 New Work, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014 New Work, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, AB
2014 Impressions of Africa 2, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2013 AFRICAN IMPRESSIONS, Galerie LeRoyer, Montreal, QC
2012 Group Show, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, AB
2011 HERE AND THERE, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2010 Wallace Galleries, Calgary, AB
2008 THREAD (cinema stage 2) Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008 THREAD (cinema stage 1), Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2007 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, Precis,
2006 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Contact Photography Festival,
2006 NEW WORKS, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, AB
2005 VOICE, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2003 STILL NOT STILL (episode 2), Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2003 STILL NOT STILL (episode 1), Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 SPIN SPUN, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2000 PUBLIC ACCESS (photographs from 1990-1999 courtesy (Bau-Xi Gallery), Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1999 CONVERSATIONS AND CLICHES OF MODERN SPEECH, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998 REFLECTIONS, Newzones Gallery Calgary, AB
1998 NEW WORKS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998 NEW WORKS, Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
1998 SURVEY EXHIBITION, Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1997 PLACE AND PLACEMENT, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1997 CUT-OUTS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1996 CUT-OUTS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 STATIONS OF THE MIND, Richmond Public Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1995 CROWS and ICONS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ont. and Vancouver BC
1993 CONTEMPLATIONS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1992 STAGES OF BEING - Dolls, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1990 NEW WORKS, Galerie L’autre Eqivoque Inc., Ottawa, ON
1989 NEW WORKS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1989 PEEP SHOW, Kelowna Public Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
1988 Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal, QC
1986 MUSIC SPEAKING VISUALLY: A decade of music inspired works, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1986 An exhibition in correlation with the First Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
(A Centennial Celebration) Sponsored by the Vancouver Recital Society.
Presented at St. Georges School, Vancouver, BC (Poster for same)
1986 MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS, Performance-Installation & Exhibition Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC
1986 THE LANE (Installation), Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
1984 URBAN REFLECTIONS, Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, WA
1983 PRESERVATIONS AND RESTORATIONS, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1982 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1982 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1981 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1980 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1980 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1979 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1978 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1977 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1976 WOODEN SCULPTURE, Habitat Conference, Vancouver, BC
1975 WOODEN SCULPTURE, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Soho Myriad, Alternate Vision, Atlanta GA
2005 Spring Show, Wallace Galleries, Calgary AB
2000 DITTO Seattle Art Museum sales/rental gallery, Seattle, WA
2000 ART MIAMI International Art Expo (with Buschlen Mowatt International)
1999 BOOK (writ large): an exhibition of original artists books, Community Arts Council, Vancouver, BC
1999 “Menagerie” Seattle Art Museum sales / rental gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 New Leaf Editions exhibition Nov. 7th at Performance Works , Vancouver, BC
1998 “Contemplating Eternity” Seattle Art Museum sales / rental gallery Seattle, WA
1997 Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
1997 Artropolis 97 “Browser” Vancouver, BC
1997 “The Last Picture Show”, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
1996 Group show, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
1996 Gallery Artists, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 Gallery Artists, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 Bonifacho Burrows Grauer Petterson Stanbridge, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1993 A Taste of Claridge Collection Canadian Clay and Glass, Gallery Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
1993 Figurative, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver BC
1993 Straight from the Pile: 5 Artists, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1993 Canadian Artists: Benefit of the Olga Havel Foundation, Prague, Czech Republic
1993 Drawings by Artists, Sculptors, and Architects, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1992 ElAAC ‘92 Montreal Art Fair With Galerie L’autre Equivoque Inc., Montreal, QC
1992 “A Taste of the Claridge Collection”: Saidye Bronfman Centre 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Montreal, QC
1992 Exhibition 15 Years, Gallerie L’autre Equivoque Inc., Ottawa, ON
1992 Seattle Art Fair, with Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1991 ELAAC ‘91 Montreal Art Fair, with Gallerie L’autre Equivoque Inc., Montreal, Quebec
1991 Gallery Artists, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1991 Still Life: 12 CONTEMPORARY VIEWS, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1990 BLACK AND WHITE, Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1990 25 Years 1965-1990, Bau-Xi Gallery, (Part 1) Vancouver, BC (Part 2) Toronto, ON
1990 ARTROPOLIS, The Roundhouse, Vancouver, B.C.
1989 Courtenay Arts
1989 Courtenay Alliance SIX FROM BAU-XI Courtenay, BC
1989 FEAR OF OTHERS—Int. Art Exhibit Against Racism, The Roundhouse Van, BC
1989 Galerie de la Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
1989 Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1988 “BAG” Show, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
1988 Exhibition with the 3rd du Maurier International Jazz Festival, Community Arts Council
1988 STATUES-20 min. film, The Seventh Annual Santa Fe Film Expo, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1987 Gallery Artists Exhibition, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1987 TEMPORALSUGGESTIONS (Four Person Exhibition), Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1987 Contemporary B.C. Sculptors, Sunshine Coast Art Centre, Sechelt Peninsula, BC
1987 A.C.E. (Artist for Creative Environments) , The Jacqueline M. Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1986 IMAGES AND OBJECTS IV, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, BC
1986 ARTS IN MOTION, B.C. Festival of the Arts, Prince George, BC
1986 IMAGES B.C. for EXPO ‘86 and the B.C. PAVILION, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
1986 TEN PLUS ONE Surrey Art Gallery, Anniversary Show celeb. 11 years, Surrey, BC
1985 SCULPTURE ‘85, Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1984 The Warehouse Show, Vancouver, BC
1984 Remy Martin Show, Vancouver, BC
1983 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
1983 October Show, Vancouver, BC
1983 Surrey Art Gallery, 3 Person Show, Surrey, BC
1982 Anti-Seal Hunt Show, Vancouver, BC
1982 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1982 ART INSPIRED BY MUSIC, Saxe Gallery, Toronto, ON
1981 ESSO RESOURCES COLLECTION, Nickel Art Museum, Calgary, AB
1981 Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Rental Show, Toronto, ON
1980 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1979 Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1977 MAKING MARKSNorman MacKenzie Gallery, Regina, SK
1977 Under 30 Show, Presentation House, North Vancouver, BC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Laurence, Robin: The Georgia Straight, April 2005
Johnson, Mia: Preview Magazine, preview, April 2005
Jordan , Betty Ann: Toronto, April 2003
Grant, Adriana: Art Access Seattle WA, November 2000
Laurence, Robin: The Georgia Straight, March 30 - April 6
Campbell , Leanne: Spotlight on the Arts (CKWX-radio) November 26, 1999
Art Access (Seattle), September, 1999
The North American Post (Seattle-Japanese), September 17, 1999
Scott, Michael: Vancouver Sun, October 31, 1997
Johnson, Mia: Preview Magazine, Cover and preview, Nov /Dec /Jan 1996
Scott, Michael: Vancouver Sun, October 18, 1995
Johnson, Mia: Preview Magazine, April / May 1995
Boulanger, Annie: Burnaby Now, January, 1995
Dykk, Lloyd: Vancouver Sun, October 16, 1993
Boulanger, Annie: Burnaby Now, June 2, 1993
Laurence, Robin: Georgia Strait, May 28 - June 4, 1993
Rosenberg, Ann: Vancouver Sun, Saturday, February 22, 1992
Johnson, Mia: Preview Magazine, February/March, 1992
Glowen, Ron: Art Week, November 8, 1990
Laurence, Robin: Georgia Strait, October 26 - November 2, 1990
Boxall, Michael: Western Living Magazine, January 1990, p. 62
Perry, Art: Vancouver Province, November 24 and 19, 1989
Laurence, Robin: Georgia Strait, November 17-24, 1989
Kelowna Capital News, February 22, 1989
Kelowna West Side, Sunday, February 23, 1989
Pitney, Gail: Kelowna Daily Courier, February 15, 1989
Etter, Barbara: Kelowna Capital News, February 1989
Chatelaine Magazine, June 1989
The Santa Fe Reporter, February 24, 1988
Durichen, Pauline Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 13, 1987
Brachet, Jean Louis: CBC Radio Canada (French), December 11, 3:30 p.m. 1986
Coupland, Doug: West Side Week, December 14, 1986
(What’s On), The Westender, December 18, 1986
Godley, Elizabeth: Vancouver Sun, December 8, 1986
Johnson, Eve: Vancouver Sun, February 28, 1986
Johnson, Eve: Vancouver Sun, November, 1984
Albers, Sandra: Kamloops Newspaper, November 8, 1984
Hume, Christopher Toronto Star, August 13, 1983
Johnson, Eve Johnson Vancouver Sun, December 2, 1983
Dykk, Lloyd: Vancouver Sun, March 11, 1983
Johnson, Mia: The Westender, June 24, 1982
Scott, Andrew: Vancouver Sun, January, 1980
Vancouver Symphony, Front and back program cover, January 20-22, 1980
Dykk, Lloyd: Vancouver Sun, April 1980
Scott, Andrew: Western Living Magazine, May 1980
Perry, Art: Vancouver Province, November 1980
Canada Crafts, April 1979
Edmonston, Wayne: Vancouver Sun, February 1977
The Financial Post Magazine, December 1976
CATALOGUES - BOOKS -PUBLICATIONS
Creators Vancouver - online magazine Oct. 6th 2015 and Dec. 9th 2014
Seattle Times review - Gary Faigin Nov. 12 - 2015
Hallie Ford Museum / Willamette University show - Contemporary Bestiary group show Feb 2015 THREAD – 2008 – Book to accompany exhibition of the same name
ARTS UMBRELLA - 2002 SPLASH auction October 2002
ART FOR LIFE - 2002 Art for Life auction October 2002
ART FOR LIFE - 2001 Art for Life auction October 2001
ARTS UMBRELLA - 1999 SPLASH auction October 2001
ARTS UMBRELLA - 1999 SPLASH auction October 2000
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Auction…
BOOK (writ large) 1999 Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name
ARTS UMBRELLA - 1999 SPLASH auction October 1999
ARTS UMBRELLA - 1999 SPLASH auction October 1999
ART FOR LIFE - 1997 Art for Life auction, October 1997
ART FOR LIFE - 1996 Art for Life auction, October 1996
GREAT WORK - an overview of contemporary BC artists - compiled by Melanie Gold, Sept. 1996, p. 64-65
STRAIGHT FROM THE PILE, Burnaby Art Gallery, May 1993, Todd Davis Curator
CANADIAN ARTISTS, to the Benefit of The Olga Havel Foundation, Prague, Czech, March 1993
CLARIDGE - Montreal In Celebration, June 27, 1991, Charles Bronfman Collection
ARTROPOLIS ‘90, Vancouver, BC, p. 77
PEEP SHOW, Installation and Exhibition Kelowna Public Art Gallery, February 1989 Jim Kalnin, Curator
ANDRE PETTERSON 1974-86 compiled by Florence McDonald
HOLOS, Noch Lohnt Das Traumen II, Amsterdam, Holland, 1986
FEAR OF OTHERS, Art Against Racism, Vancouver, BC, p. 73
MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS Performance-Installation Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, February 27, 1986 (Funded by the Canada Council (Explorations)
THE LANE, Installation and Exhibitions, The Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC, November 1984 Donna McAlear, Director (Funded by the Canada Council)
THE WAREHOUSE SHOW, Vancouver, BC, 1984
THE OCTOBER SHOW, Vancouver, BC, 1983, p. 95
MAKING MARKS, The Norman MacKenzie Gallery, Regina, SK, September, 1977, p. 54, 55
AWARDS
1986 National Film Board of Canada (Pacific Studio)
1986 The Canada Council (Exploration Program)
1977 Under 30 Exhibition - Competition/Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Vancouver General Hospital
Q.L.T. Technologies
St. Paul’s Hospital
Grand Forks Public Art Gallery
Grand Hotel / Lobby
M. A. Lamothe & Associates
Burnet/Duckworth/and Palmer
Sail View Ventures
CS Resources Ltd.
Elbow River Resources
Canadian Airlines
Richmond Public Art Gallery
Armory Studios
Wall Centre
Value Industries
Polygon Group, Vancouver
Canada Council Art Bank
Esso Resources Canada
Claridge Collection
Duracell Canada,Ontario,Canada
Pan-Pacific
Telesat Canada
Webber and Company
Laxton and Company
Ladner Downs
Department of External Affairs
Advance Group Productions
Melissa Morgan, Palm Dessert, CA
BENEFITS and DONATIONS
1984 - present Arts Umbrella Auction, Vancouver, BC
1984 - present Art for Life Auction, Vancouver, BC
2002 Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998 - 2007 St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
2000 Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
2000 Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1999 PID Society Auction, Vancouver, BC
1998 Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC
1998 PID Society Auction, Vancouver, BC
1998 Arts Umbrella Auction, Vancouver, BC
1997 Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
1997 PID Society Auction, Vancouver, BC
1996 PID Society Auction, Vancouver, BC
1994 Main Dance Projects, Vancouver, BC
1993 BC Altzheimer Society, Vancouver, BC
1993 Canadian Artists to the Benefit of the Olga Havel Foundation, Prague, Czech.
1991 Evergreen Auction, October 9, Ottawa, ON
1990 Earth Day Canada Auction, Victoria, BC
1990 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1987 Canada Village Aid, Vancouver, BC
1987 A.C.E. (Artists for a Creative Environment)
1987 The Jacqueline M. Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1986 First Vancouver Chamber Music Festival (POSTER)
1985 The New Play Centre Auction, Vancouver, BC
1984 Reme Martin Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
1984 Robson Square Media Centre
1982 Anti-Seal Hunt Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
1980 Vancouver Symphony, (Program - front & back cover)
1980 Festival Concert Society Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
FILM AND VIDEO
1989 TELEVISIA MEXICO, Interview with Carmen Iregoyen (in Spanish) 3 Minutes
1987 STATUES, 16mm Colour Film 20 Min., directed, edited, sound, sets / written by - Andre Petterson
1984 BUILDING THE LANE, Video Document Beta 1/2”
1984 WORKS FROM 1974-1983, Video Catalogue Beta 1/2”
COLLAGES from1981-1983, Video Catalogue Beta 1/2”
JURIES
1989 Jury Member, Canada Council - Explorations Department
1986-87 Jury Member, Canada Council - Explorations Department
MUSIC AND THEATRE
1991 DANCING ON THE EDGE Firehall Theatre Vancouver, B.C. September 4-14
Music For Gisa Cole “City”
1990 “City” Loft Performances at Main Dance Placanuary 17-20
Music for a work by Gisa Cole
1989 DANCING ON THE EDGE Firehall Theatre Vancouver, B.C. Sept 11-13 Music for three works by Gisa Cole
1989 WINNIPEG FRINGE FESTIVALWinnipeg, Manitoba July 15
Music for a work by Gisa Cole
1987 LOFT PERFORMANCES Echoes Music for Gisa ColeMain Dance Place Van., B.C. December 18, 19, 20
1987 AWAKEN THE SLEEPING GIANT produced by the Town of Handen, Ct. and Int.Performance Actions, June 22, August 22- September 20Andre Petterson - Soundscape (heartbeat of giant)
1987 Music Work for Gisa Cole (Choreographer) SOLO DANCE - Spring Performance
1986 Three Music Works - Children’s Carousel Dance Co. Waterloo University, Waterloo, ON, Gisa Cole - choreography, July (two of the works in ‘86-’87 repertoire)
1987 Music Work for Interdisciplinary Art Festival Waterloo University, Waterloo, Ontario
(Gisa Cole - choreography, February 12-13 (piece of 37 dancers)
1986 Fringe Festival Prod. - A play by Peter WilsonPHONE CALLS FROM THE DEAD - Directed by Jay Brazeau
Andre Petterson - Composed, performed Soundscape, September 1 Engineered - (recorded voices)
1986 Three Evenings in collaboration with Gisa Cole, June 3, 4, 5
entitled MAHFEESH (an abstract dance exploring cultural conflicts embedded in
thousands of years of patterns and styles of living). Sponsored by The Firehall Theatre,Vancouver, B.C., as part of the “Flipside Series”.
Andre Petterson - Music Soundscape, performed, composed, recorded
1985 MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS - Sound track for the Performance Composed, performed, recorded
1985 PEEP SHOW, Sound track for Installation Sculpture
1984 THE LANE, Sound track for Installation Sculpture
Andre Petteron: “Brand” Solo Exhibition e-Catalog 2018
ANDRE PETTERSON: “BRAND”
MAY 05 - MAY 23, 2018