JANET BELLOTTO
b.1973, Toronto, Canada

EDUCATION

2001    MFA Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1997    Sculpture/Installation, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS /PERFORMANCES

2016    Lifesaving, Zilberman Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
            Relation-Ships (Existence Doubtful), MOCA, London, UK
2013    Residuals of Gravity, CDA Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
2012    Nile Blue, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada
            Aquatica, Harvey Nichol Store Windows, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, UAE
2011    The Lure, DeLuca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
            4th International Performance Art Show, Nahdet Misr Gallery, Mokhtar
            Museum, Cairo, Egypt
            A Cozy Lie, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, UAE
2009    Sugar High: Burj al Sugar, for One Hour Empire launch, Museum of
            Contemporary Canadian Art, Canada
2008    A Tale Remains, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada
            WAVE, LAB Gallery, New York, USA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015    Art Stays 13—13th Festival of Contemporary Art, Ptuj, Slovenia
            Joshua Treenial, Joshua Tree, USA
2014    International Symposium on Electronic Art – at American University Dubai,
            Zayed University Abu Dhabi
2013    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, DeLuca Fine Art Gallery, Toronto,
            Canada
            Infusion of Impossible Things, XVA Gallery Art Hotel, Dubai, UAE
2012    To the Moon, XVA Gallery, Bastakiya, Dubai, UAE
2011    Nile Blue, Screening in Videotheque, Toronto International Art Fair,  Toronto,
            Canada
            Untitled Original, CDA Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
            SIKKA Art Fair, Video program, Dubai, UAE
2010    12th Cairo Biennale, Cairo, Egypt
            The Reflective Mirror, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA
            Drowning Ophelia, curator: Carla Garnet, Gallery Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2009    Cases, UpArt Art Fair, Red Head Gallery, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada
            Emergence, curator: Kóan Jeff Baysa, Teneri Cultural Center, New York, USA

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2012    Tessellation Make Up, Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2011    Through the Eyes of Africa’s Children, ARA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2010    Resurrection des Mannequins, Portfolio Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2009    EMERGE: Ways of Worldmaking, 3D gallery, Island of San Servolo, Venice,
            Italy

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2013    “Quirky Quartet”, Fran Schechter, NOW Magazine, Toronto, Aug 22-29, VOL 32
            NO 51
2012    “Following the Lure of the Scent”, Ed Rubin, Various publications.
2011    Dubai Eye radio 103.8, Siobhan Live, “Cross Currents & Streaming Museum”,
            Dubai, UAE
            Dubai One TV interview, “Cross Currents & Streaming Museum”, Dubai, UAE
            “Italian-Canadian artist displays her inspirations”, Elena Serra, Corriere
            Canadese, Toronto, Canada
2011    “A Cozy Lie – Opening: Janet Bellotto”, interview
            “The Cairo Biennale: Political Prescience”, Yvonne Lammerich, Canadian Art,
            online March 10
2011    Made in Canada: The Italian Way, the Next Generation, Italian Chamber of
            Commerce of Ontario.
2010    Canadian Art: “Teaching Art as a Second Language”, R.M. Vaughan, Winter
            issue.
2010    C Magazine: “Drowning Ophelia”, Laura Robynn Kane, Summer issue.
2010    Dubai Eye radio 103.8, Siobhan Live, “Resurrection des Mannequins”, Dubai,
            UAE
2010    Dubai Eye radio 103.8, Siobhan Live, “Curated exhibitions at Zayed
            University”, Dubai, UAE
2009    The National Post: “Framed Identity”, Leah Sandals. November 19.
2009    Asian Art News: “A sense of community”, Jonathan Thomson, Vol 19 Issue 3
            June 2009

COLLECTIONS

Abitibi-Price Paper Corporation, Toronto, Canada
Collection Loto-Québec, Canada
Kunsthaus Sante Fe, San Miguel d’Allende, Mexico
La Colomba, Venice, Italy
Ontario College of Art & Design Library, Toronto, Canada
University of Calgary Library, Alberta, Canada
Private Collections in Europe, Asia and Latin America