Jennifer Carvalho
b. Hamilton, Canada
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Education
2013 MFA, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
2006 H. B.A, Fine Arts, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2003 H. B.A, Art History/English Literature, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions (*indicates solo)
2023 Looking Perfectly Still, Helena Anrather, New York, NY*
2022 Frieze London, Helena Anrather, New York, NY*
2021 Sign of the times, Helena Anrather, New York, NY*
2019 Every Empire Has An End, with Jenine Marsh, Franz Kaka, Toronto, ON
2018 Night Thoughts, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON*
2017 Things slowly curve out of sight until they are gone, Hosted by Katie Lyle, Toronto, ON*
2015 As Above, So Below, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON*
2014 Seeing in, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON*
2013 Long Take, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, ON*
Group Exhibitions
2023 Contemporary Myths and Artifacts, Coulisse Gallery, Stockholm, SE
2023 L’heure du conte, Montreal, QE
2022 Dogtooth, Helena Anrather, New York, NY
2022 Small Paintings, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY
2021 Liste, Franz Kaka, online
2021 Halcyon and on and on, Franz Kaka, Toronto, ON
2021 Companions, Union Pacific, London, UK
2020 Opening Night/Soiree D’Ouverture, Pop Art, Montreal, QE
2020 Dig Your Own Hole, Franz Kaka, Brooklyn, NY
2020 A New Light: Canadian Women Artists, The Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC
2017 Group show, curated by Jasmine Reimer, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON
2017 In Time, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
2016 Sotto, Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON
2016 Works on View, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON
2015 Summer Exhibition, Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto, ON
2015 Beyond the Pines: Homer Watson and the Contemporary Landscape, The Art Gallery of
Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2014 Painting Hamilton, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2014 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal, QE
2013 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
2013 In the Outfield, Olga Korper, Toronto, ON
2013 Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition, Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, ON
2012 JUNGLE, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON
2011 The Broth, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph, ON
Residencies
2020 Banff Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
Grants & Awards
2021 Toronto Arts Council Visual Artist Program, Toronto Arts Council
2021 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2019 Toronto Arts Council Visual Artist Program, Toronto Arts Council
2018 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2017 Visual Artist Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2016 Toronto Arts Council Visual Artist Program, Toronto Arts Council
2015 Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2014 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
2014 Finalist, 16th Annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition
2013 Finalist, 15th Annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition
2012 SSHRC J. Armand Bombardier - Canada Graduate Scholarship
2012 Materials Bursary, University of Guelph
2011 Tony Scherman Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph
2011 College of the Arts Dean’s Scholarship, University of Guelph
2011 Materials Bursary, University of Guelph
2010 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
2007 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Bibliography
2021 Charity Coleman, Review, “Jennifer Carvalho: Sign of the times,” Artforum, November.
2020 Chris Hampton, ‘Art Trip: Care for Canadian women artists? Buy more work by them,’ The
Globe and Mail, 18 March.
2019 Angel Callander, ‘Inhabiting zones of estrangement,’ Public Parking, 10 July.
2019 Lucas Regazzi, ‘Toward a Contemporary Caprice: Every empire has an end at Franz
Kaka,’ Peripheral Review, 23 July.
2018 ‘Alumna Paints her way to International Coverage,’ Portico Magazine, 28 June.
2018 ‘Jennifer Carvalho’s ‘Night Thoughts’ at Georgia Scherman Projects,’ Blouin Art Info, 26
June.
2015 Robert Enright, ‘Jennifer Carvalho: The Landscape Going on Without Us,’ Border
Crossings, Vol. 34, Num. 3, Issue 135, Fall, p. 26
2013 James Adams, ‘RBC offers biggest-ever purse for painting prize,’ The Globe and Mail, 17
June
2013 Jessica Lovell, ‘Two U of G artists shortlisted for prestigious national award,’ The
Guelph Tribune
Catalogues/ Publications
2021 Art Maze Magazine, Edition 23, 2021
2017 RBC Art Collection: Contemporary Works, RBC
2016 Jam on Toast: Conversations Between Katie Lyle and Vanessa Maltese, Dave Hucal,
Hanna Hur, Jennifer Carvalho, Slow Editions
2015 Beyond the Pines: Homer Watson and the Contemporary Landscape, The Art Gallery of
Mississauga
2014 Painting Hamilton, Art Gallery of Hamilton
2014 RBC Canadian Painting Competition
2013 RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Organized Exhibitions
2021 Halcyon and on and on, with Srijon Chowdhury, Azadeh Elmizadeh, Jack Jubb, Jennifer J. Lee, geetha thurairajah, Franz Kaka, Toronto, ON
2015 What she is not, what she is, what she can be, with Colleen Heslin, Katie Lyle, Jenine Marsh and Shelby Wright, Garden Avenue, Toronto, ON
Artist Talk/ Panels
2020 Banff Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre
2017 Agnes Martin 1974: Screening and Discussion, Hosted by Jam On Toast
2017 What arises in the Process, Gallery A and Art Lab, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery,
Oshawa, ON
2015 Painting Hamilton, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
Collections
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
RBC, Corporate Art Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada
Scotia Bank, Corporate Art Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada
TD Bank Financial Group, Corporate Art Collection, Toronto, ON, Canada
Thank you
Canada Council for the Arts
Toronto Arts Council