Nicholas Ostoff

Born in Los Gatos, California in 1974. Currently lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Education
2012 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1999 BFA, OCAD University, Toronto, ON

Solo Exhibitions
2019 Two Bouquets, Christie Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2018 Roundabout, Christie Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2016 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, Christie Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2014 Negative Space, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2012 Tracing, Devening Projects, Chicago, IL
2010 Some New Paintings, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2009 Recent Work, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2007 Peripheries, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2005 Guide, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON
2003 New Works, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON
2001 A Slow Dissolve, Bus Gallery, Toronto, ON
1999 Scenes From A Forgotten French Film, Bus Gallery, Toronto, ON

Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Again, but not repeated, Christie Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2017 Voices: Artists on Art, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2016 Showroom, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2015 Breaking the Surface, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2014 Making Space, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 Comfort Zone, 3433, Chicago, IL
2013 AGO: Curators' Selections, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2013 More Than Two (Let It Make Itself), The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 The Need to Paint, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 duckrabbit, Adds Donna, Chicago, IL
2012 MFA 2012 Graduate Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 Isaz, The Hills Esthetic Center, Chicago, IL
2012 The Question of Their Content, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 Multiple Mix, Devening Projects, Chicago, IL
2011 inbetween, Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2008 The News at Five, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON
2006 Recent Paintings, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2006 Contemporary Landscape Painting: see you tomorrow, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
2005 RBC Painting Competition; Toronto, ON; Halifax, NS; Vancouver, BC; Ottawa, ON (catalogue)
2005 Recent Acquisitions, Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2004 Breathing Room, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON

Selected Bibliography
Murray Whyte, "At The Galleries," Toronto Star, December 7, 2016.
Francois Xavier Saint-Pierre, "Rewind," Canadian Art, Summer, 2009.
Gary Michael Dault, "Gallery Going," Globe and Mail, January 31, 2009.
Gary Michael Dault, "Gallery Going," Globe and Mail, May 5, 2007.
Peter Goddard, "At The Galleries," Toronto Star, April 21, 2007.
Marshall Webb, "Rewind," Canadian Art, Fall, 2005.
Gary Michael Dault, "Gallery Going," Globe and Mail, April 23, 2005.
Thomas Hirschmann, "Wild Yonders" Now Magazine, August 14, 2003.
Gary Michael Dault, "Gallery Going," Globe and Mail, April 5, 2003.
John Bentley Mays, Amigo Hotel, April, 2003.
Gary Michael Dault, "Gallery Going," Globe and Mail, November 17, 2001.
Ian Carr-Harris, "Beauties #1 to #5," Lola, Fall, 2001.
R.M. Vaughan, "Youthful Trio," Eye Magazine, September 16, 1999.

Awards, Fellowships and Grants
2018 Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2017 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2014 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2012 George and Ann Segal Graduate Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2009 Project Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2006 Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2005 Project Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2005 RBC Canadian Painting Competition (Shortlist)
2003 Project Grant, Toronto Arts Council

Selected Collections
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects, Toronto, ON
McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Toronto, ON
Medcan, Toronto, ON
Osler Hoskin Harcourt, Toronto, ON
RBC, Toronto, ON
TD Canada Trust, Toronto, ON

Authored Publications 
"Minimalism Maxed Out," F Newsmagazine, March 2012.
"Artists 1, Curators 0," F Newsmagazine, August 2011.
"Feral Formalism," F Newsmagazine, June 2011.
"Thomas Nozkowski," Canadian Art, Fall 2008.

Curated Exhibitions 
2013, Per Se (co-curated with Tony Favarula), 3433, Chicago, IL








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