Elizabeth McIntosh (born 1967,

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) is a Canadian painter. Her work explores geometric abstraction. Her work is in the permanent collection of the

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and

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. She lives and works in

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Education

McIntosh received her Honors BFA from

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in Toronto, and her MFA from

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, London UK.

Work

McIntosh has exhibited widely in Canada and the United States including solo exhibitions at Diaz Contemporary (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014),

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(2010), Blanket Contemporary Gallery in Vancouver (2008), and Parisian Laundry in Montreal (2007). Group exhibitions include ''Two Women: Elizabeth McIntosh and

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'', Model, Vancouver (2014), ''Persian Rose, Chartreuse Muse, Vancouver Grey'', Equinox Gallery, ''BC PAINT'' at the

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, and ''Spell: A Travelling Exhibition of Contemporary Abstraction'' at the

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in Saskatoon. She is represented by Diaz Contemporary. Her work is primarily characterized by large scale abstract and figurative compositions that draw from modern, art historical sources and often blur the border between abstraction and representation. McIntosh is an associate professor in the Faculty of Visual Art + Material Practice at the

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Selected collections

Selected awards

*International Residency Program in Visual Arts] (2014/15) * VIVA Awards, VIVA Award (2013) *Canada Council for the Arts Project Grant to Visual Artists (2009) *Steam Whistle Arts Award: Best Painting Exhibition (2003)

Selected exhibitions

*"Elizabeth McIntosh : Fairy Bread," Diaz Contemporary (2014) *''Violet's Hair, Elizabeth McIntosh'', Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2011) *''Cut Out,'' Goodwater, Toronto (2009) *''Fire at Full Moon,'' Blanket Contemporary Art, Vancouver (2007) *''Young Night Thought,'' Diaz Contemporary, Toronto (2006)

References

External links

Profile page on Diaz Contemporary GalleryProfile on Canadian ArtFaculty profile page at Emily CarrVideo of McIntosh discussing her work at the CAG
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