Richard Stipl (b. 1968, Czech Republic)
Education
1992 Ontario College of Art, Toronto – Honours Diploma
Select Solo Exhibitions
2017 Stipl & Zlamal, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City, MX
2016 Drawing Sculpture (Stipl & Zlamal), Laden fuer Nichts, DE
2016 Sculpture and Drawing, Gallery MIRO, Prague, CZ
2016 Stipl & Zlamal, Galeria Fravi, Domat/Ems, CH
2014 Procession, Dvorak Sec Contemporary, Prague, CZ
2012 End of Sense, Fait Gallery, Brno, CZ
2012 Other Side, Krampf Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2012 In the End, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, MX
2010 Humors, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2009 The Oblivious Obvious, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, MX
2009 Last Minute Solo Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2005 Sabbath, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, MX
2005 Block Sabbath, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, US
2005 The Spell, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2005 2003 Post-synthetic, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York, US
2001 Sofaset, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2000 Proud Moments, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1999 Imitation, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1997 Vestige, MEG Gallery, Toronto, CA
1995 News From Czech, D.Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2024 The Empty Church, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2017 Director’s Choice, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2016 Life Is Painful and Breeds Disappointment, Massakr, vol. 1: Lovecraft, Trafo Gallery, Prague, CZ
2016 Ornament of the Masses, Nitranska Gallery, Nitra, SK
2016 This is not Poetry, Robert Runtak Art Collection, Litomyšl, CZ
2016 Close to me, Galerie im Park, Bremen, DE
2015 Director’s Choice II, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2015 Groteske, Galerie Dukan, Leipzig, DE
2015 Boží umění, kostel sv. Václava, Prague, CZ
2014 Nocturne, Kunsthalle der Sparkasse Leipzig, Leipzig, DE
2013 Lubomír Typlt + Richard Stipl, Galerie Caesar, Olomouc, CZ
2013 Partie 2: le Corps, Galerie Dukan, Paris, FR
2013 Volta 9, Galerie Dukan, Basel, CH
2013 Summer Group Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2013 Winter Solstice Painting Extravaganza, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2012 Switch, Galerie Van De Weghe, Antwerp, BE
2012 Richard Stipl and Josef Zlamal, Krampf Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2012 Šumavské Reflection, Galerie Mesta Plzne, Pilsen Municipal Gallery, Pilsen, CZ
2012 Wonders-Masterpieces from Private Collection in Denmark, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, DK
2011 The Rise of the Idiots, Savants Spares No-one, High Roller Society, London, UK
2011 Decadence Now!, Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ
2011 Otherwordly, Museum of Art and Design, New York, US
2011 Bakers Dozen, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2010 New Entries, Dukan&Hourdequin, Marseille, FR
2010 Meet Factory, Open Studios, CZ
2008 Face Forward, Columbia University, New York, US
2008 Christmas Party, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2007 Mad Love, Arken Museum, DK
2007 Meatdistrict, MaMaShow Room, Rotterdam, NL
2007 Songs of the Apocalypse, Art Mur, Montreal, CA
2006 Darkness Ascends, Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, Toronto, CA
2006 Dancing to the Invisible Piper, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, CA
2006 Sculpture Exhibition, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2006 20th Anniversary Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2006 BlazeDays, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2005 The Hell of Beauty, Contemporary Art Centre, Salamanca, ES
2005 About Face, Staten Island Museum, Staten Island, US
2005 Gallery Artists, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, US
2004 G-note, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, CA
2004 XXX… The Summer Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2003 Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, Green Pastures, Toronto, CA
2003 Hyperrealism II, Pilzen, CZ
2003 Meg International, Utrecht, NL
2002 15 Year Celebration, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2002 The Accelerated Grimace, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York, US
2002 Hyperrealism, Gallery of Modern Art, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2002 Head and Shoulders, Clifford Smith Gallery, Boston, US
2001 Illumine, MEG Gallery, Toronto, CA
2001 Brooklyn/Toronto artists, Project, Toronto, CA
2001 North by Northwest, Galerie Helm Reiswig, Stuttgart, DE
1999 Under Forty, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1998 Karasick & Stipl, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1998 Central Moravian Artists, Hague, NL
1997 Baer, Fisk & Stipl, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1996 Gallery Artists, MEG Gallery, Toronto, CA
1995 Useful Objects, Synagogue na Palmovce, Liben, Prague, CZ
1994 Sternberk Augustinian Monastery Installation Symposium, Sternberk, CZ
Art Fairs
2024 SCOPE Miami, US
2021 Art Paris, FR
2020 SCOPE New York, US
2016 Positions Berlin, DE
2015 Art Fair Cologne, DE
2013 Art Miami, US
2012 Art Miami, US
2011 Art Chicago, US
2011 Art Toronto, CA
2010 Art Chicago, US
2010 SCOPE Basel, CH
2010 SCOPE Miami, US
2009 Art Tokyo, JP
2009 Art Chicago, US
2009 SCOPE New York, US
2009 SCOPE Basel, CH
2009 SCOPE Miami, US
2008 SCOPE New York, US
2008 MiART Milan, IT
2008 Art Chicago, US
2008 SCOPE Basel, CH
2008 SCOPE London, UK
2008 SCOPE Miami, US
2007 SCOPE New York, US
2007 ARCO, Madrid, ES
2007 DC Dusseldorf, DE
2007 Art Brussels, Brussels, BE
2007 Art Chicago, US
2007 SCOPE Basel, CH
2007 FIAC, Paris, FR
2006 SCOPE Miami, US
2006 ARCOMadrid, ES
2005 Art Fair Cologne, DE
2005 ARCOMadrid. ES
2004 SCOPE New York, US
2004 SCOPE LA, US
2004 Toronto International Art Fair, CA
2004 SCOPE London, UK
Frieze Art Fair, London
Art Basel, Miami
Armory, New York
Volta Art Fair, Basel
Art Berlin, Berlin
Art Dubai, U.A.E.
MACO, Mexico City
Istanbul Contemporary
Art Beijing, Beijing
FlashArt Fair, Bologna
ViennaFair
Art Rio
Art Biennials
2013 Prague Biennale 6, Prague, CZ
Awards & Grants
2002 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
2001 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
2001 Canadian Embassy Berlin, Exhibition Assistance Grant
2000 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
1995 Ontario Arts Council, Special Project Grant
1995 Toronto Arts Council, Travel Grant
1992 Governor General’s Gold Medal
1992 Joan Chalmers Scholarship
1992 David L. Stevenson Scholarship
1991 Lever Brothers Scholarship
1990 Stevenson and Sons Award
Collections
- Ackermans, Richmond, UK
- Asciolla, New York, NY
- Atencio, London, UK
- Baio, New York, NY
- Belk III, Puerto Rico
- Bewley, San Jose, CA
- Bernardi, Sarnia, ON
- Bezzola, New York, NY
- Bliwas, Toronto, ON
- Cherry, St John, NB
- Corkin, Boston, MA
Czechoslavak Credit Union, Toronto, ON
- De La Mora, Mexico
- Drewes, Herzebrock, Germany
- Friedman, New York, NY
- Friedaman, Coral Gables, FL
- Fuchs, New York, NY
- Gilford, Chicago, IL
- Goldberg, New York, NY
- Golden, New York, NY
- Greenwald, Coral Gables, FL
- Guerrero, Mexico
- Hasty, Austin, TX
- Healy, New York, NY
- Hertz & J. Rauchman, New York, NY
Hoffman- Wöltje, Berlin, Germany
- Horwich, Beverly Hills, CA
- Jamieson, Toronto, ON
- Kalymnios, New York, NY
- Krauss, New York, NY
- Latsos, New York, NY
- Lee, Greenwich, CT
- Lewis, Toronto, ON
- Lyons-Weir, New York, NY
- Mahler, Seattle, WA
- Ames & S. Meltzer, New York, NY
Minacs Worldwide, Toronto, ON
- Mirsky, Toronto, ON
- & M. Mordes, Baltimore, MD
- Morrison, Toronto, ON
- Reyes, Condesa, Mexico
- Sussman, Greenwich, CT
- Ten Broek, Netherlands
- Teutloff, Bielefeld, Germany
- van de Meiklokjes, Berlin, Germany
- Vitug, Toronto, ON
- Weinstein, New York, NY
- West, Paoli, PA
Su-en Wong, Brooklyn, NY
York University, Toronto, ON
Zinc Construction Corporation, Toronto, ON
Bibliography
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Rump Von G.H.: Oct. 1st: Sponsor, Verzweifelt Gesuch, Berliner Morgen Post, Berlin, Germany
2004 Gladman, R.:’Richard Stipl: Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York’, Canadian Art Magazine, Toronto, Fall #03
2003 Milroy S.: Visual Arts: Summer 2003: Photo Based Works’, Globe&Mail, Toronto, Aug16th, 2003
2003 Goddard, P.: Slacker art heads to Greener Pastures, Toronto Star, 13/2/03
2002 Williams, L.: ‘The Accelerated Grimace’ Lola Magazine, Toronto, Fall 2002
2002 Sirmans, F.: ‘The Accelerated Grimace’, TimeOut New York, 2002, New York
2002 Roenisch, C.: ‘Richard Stipl: Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart, Lola , Toronto, Summer 2002
2001 Deirdre, H.: Prime Project, NOW, vol. 20, no. 43, 2001, Toronto
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2000 Young, S. “At The Gallerries,” National Post, July 22, 2000,Toronto
2000 Bieleszova, S.: Neprimy prenos, Atelier, volume 2, 2000, Prague, Czech Rep.
1999 Perina, L.: Vystava Neprimy prenos…, MF Dnes, 11.10.1999, Czech Rep.
1999 Heger, I.: Mohelnici lze videt take jinak, Svoboda, volume 9, no.237, 1999, Czech Rep.
1999 Pecha, L.: Mohelnicke podzemi…, Zemske noviny, volume 9, no.235, 1999, Czech Rep.
1999 Ghaznavi, Corrinna: ‘Double Vision,’ Canadian Art Magazine, Summer 1999
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1996 Jordan, B.A.: Fast Forward, Canadian Art, Toronto, Winter 1996, volume 13, number 4
1996 Simicic, D.: Text for catalogue of ‘Useful Objects’ project, Zagreb, Croatia, 1996
1995 Muller, S.: Plener, Atelier, Prague, Czech Republic, 2/11/95
1994 Pospisil, Z.: Exhibition Catalogue, ‘Objects and Paintings’, Gallery R, Prague, Czech Republic 1/4/94
1994 Taylor, K.: Art About, The Globe and Mail, Toronto
1994 Hume, C.: Young Contemporaries, The Toronto Star, Toronto
Other Activities
1995 Useful Objects, Synagogue na Palmovce, Liben, Prague – Co-curator and Organizer of the project, including publication of exhibition catalogue
1994 Sternberk Augustinian Monastery Installation Symposium, Sternberk, Czech Republic – Author and Co-curator of the project, including publication of exhibition catalogue