NOEL RODO-VANKEULEN
 
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lives and works in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
 
EDUCATION
 
2010 BFA (Honours) Visual Arts - Photography
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
2005 OCC - Art Fundamentals
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 
 
GROUP & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
 
2011(forthcoming) "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Hall Street Gallery - SCAD, Savannah, GA, USA
 
2010(forthcoming) "Atmospheres & Illuminations", Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 (forthcoming) "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Gallery See - SCAD, Atlanta, GA, USA
 (forthcoming) "Where is Here" (curated by Robyn McCallum & Danielle Forest), Flash Forward Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
 (forthcoming) "131", O'Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Sense & Sensibility" (curated by Paulina Samborska & Michael Thibault), Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL, USA
 "Flat-Land", Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "One Hour Photo", American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., USA
 "Arroyo", Phantom Space Projects, Brampton, ON, Canada
 "Graphic Intersections", Umbrage Gallery, New York, NY, USA
 "Synesthesia", York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Emerging Artist Auction", Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY, USA
 
2009"Photorama 2009", Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Bose Pacia, New York, NY, USA
 "7 by 7 - Fear of the Dark" (curated by Humble Arts Foundation), Why + Wherefore, Online (www.whyandwherefore.com)
 "Dreamers" (curated by James Greenhow and Senko Studio), Ei'kon, Århus, Denmark
 "Rosemary's Babies", Phantom Space Projects, Brampton, ON, Canada
 "Humble Arts Foundation Group Show # 29" Online (www.humbleartsfoundation.org)
 "Emerging Photographers Auction", Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY, USA
 
2008"Young Curators, New Ideas - Light and Color" (curated by Jon Feinstein), Bond Street Gallery, New York, NY, USA
 "Turn" Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA, USA
 "Humble Arts Foundation Group Show # 22" Online (www.humbleartsfoundation.org)
 "Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?" (curated by Laurel Ptak) Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ, USA
 "Dark, Dark, Darker" Running Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Brainstorm: York University Visual Arts Open House", York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Noel Rodo-Vankeulen & Annie Tung", Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
2006"Photographs!" Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
2005"Area Show" Joan & Martin Goldfarb Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Open House Annual" Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
 "The End" Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
 
 
BOOKS & CATALOGUES
 
2010(Sept 2010) The Passive Collective
Published and Designed by Wassenaar (W8): Brampton
Edition of 104
ISBN: 978-0-9867075-0-6
 
 Words Without Pictures (2nd Edition)
(Response Essay) "Threat and Savior: Repetition in Photography"
Published by Aperture: New York
Edited by Alex Klein
ISBN-10: 1597111422
ISBN-13: 978-1597111423
 
 Into the White, Artist Book
Published by Wassenaar (W3): Brampton
Edition of 50
Presented (gratis) at Senior Photography Exhibition, Toronto, ON
 
2009After Color
Exhibition Catalogue
Essay and Design by Amani Olu
Published by Bose Pacia: New York
ISBN: 0-9815598-5-8
 
 Words Without Pictures
(Response Essay) "Threat and Savior: Repetition in Photography"
Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Los Angeles
Wallis Annenberg Photography Department
Edited by Alex Klein
ISBN: 978-0-87587-203-2
 
 Karst, Artist Book
Self-Published Portfolio
Limited Edition of 5 + 1 AP
 
2008"Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?"
Exhibition Catalogue
Published by Pierro Gallery: New Jersey
 
2005Ghosts, Artist Book
Self-Published
Limited Edition of 15 + 2 AP
 
 
WRITING
 
2010Lay Flat 02: Meta
Edited by Shane Lavalette
Guest Editor Michael Bühler-Rose
"Altered States"
March 2010
 
 In Dust: Robert Canali
Exhibition Catalogue
"Chasing Oblivion"
Published by Wassenaar (W2): Brampton
January 2010
 
 
2009Foam International Photography Magazine, #21 Merge
"On My Mind: Sharon Harper"
Winter
 
 Hunter and Cook, Issue 04
Edited by Jay Isaac and Tony Romano
"Mystic and Magician: The Photographs of Jessica Eaton"
September 2009
 
 Words Without Pictures
Edited by Charlotte Cotton, Alex Klein, Lesley A. Martin and Stephanie Ford
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
(Response Essay)"Threat and Savior: Repetition in Photography"
to "A Picture You Already Know" by Sze Tsung Leong
(wordswithoutpictures.org)
August 2009
 
 
PUBLISHING
 
OngoingWassenaar Studio
Co-Founder
 
2007-10We Can't Paint Network: Magazine & Blog
Founder & Author/Editor
(wecantpaint.com)
 
 
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
 
2009Ontario College of Art and Design
 
 
COLLECTIONS
 
 The Newark Public Library, Special Collections Division, NJ, USA
 Various Private Collections
 
 
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
 
 York University Student Scholarship
 Sheridan Scholar
 
 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
 Twin Magazine (Photographs) June 2010 (print)
 Mossless Interview June 2010 (web)
 Lay Flat: Meta (Photographs & Essay) March 2010 (print)
 Fjord Artists' Space Interview (web)
 I Heart Photograph Blog: Aura Series. October 2009 (web)
 Tiny Vices: Various Photographs #21. 2009 (web)
 Too Much Chocolate Interview: Noel Rodo-Vankeulen by Jake Stangel. December 2008 (web)
 Clickblog.it: La vita surreale di Noel Rodo. November 2008 (web)
 Ruby Mag Issue #33. (Cover) November 2008 (web)
 ArtCat "Young Curators, New Ideas" by Dan DeNorch (Review). August 2008 (web)
 Shoot! the Blog: "Shoot! Interview: Humble Arts' Jon Feinstein" by Rachel Hulin - Nocturne series (Geode, 2008). August 2008 (web)
 Harbor Journal. August 2008 (print)
 I Heart Photograph Blog: Nocturne Series. July 2008 (web)
 VVork: Nocturne. May 2008 (web)
 Shane Lavalette's Journal: Nocturne, April 2008 (web)
 SOFA (Spotlight On Fine Arts) Vol.2, Issue.4 (print)
 Mellart: Nocturne Series. February 2008 (web)