Gordon Anderson

Gordon Anderson is a Canadian artist based out of and working in Hamilton, Ontario. He studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto (now OCAD University) and graduated in 1989. Anderson has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work including Mid-Career Visual Arts Grants from both the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council, and was awarded first place at the Lakeshore Arts Annual Award. The Christopher Cutts Gallery has represented Anderson since 1998 and has held a number of solo exhibitions of Anderson’s work. Additionally, his work has been shown at a number of Ontario galleries including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Lake Galleries, as well as being represented at many international art fairs such as Art Scope Miami, Art Chicago, and Art Forum Berlin.  

 

After graduating from art school, Gordon Anderson studied welding at George Brown College and he incorporates this knowledge of materiality into his artistic work. Some of his most featured subjects are industrial complexes such as the Stelco processing facility in Hamilton, and sporting venues such as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. In his photographic works, he often expands the image with a ground of painted canvas or of steel, in order to give the 35mm photographs greater presence. Anderson’s work is largely focused on the architecture and materiality of the urban environment, exploring structures, textures, materials, and vantage points.  

Gordon Anderson, (b. 1965)

 

Education
1989 Graduate of the Ontario College of Art

 

Select Solo Exhibitions

2024 Boy vs. Woman, 2022, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2021
Cutting It Close, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2009 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2006 John Willmott Architect Inc., Toronto, CA
2007 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2005-06 John Willmott Architect Inc., Toronto, CA
2003 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2000 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1999 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
1998 Wave Gallery, Toronto, CA
1997 D & E Lake, Toronto, CA
1996 Cameron House, Toronto, CA
1995 Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1994 Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1993 Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1992 Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1990 No Parking, Toronto, CA

 

Select Group Exhibitions

2024 Winter Group Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2021
Spring 21, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2017
Director’s Choice, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2011 Bakers Dozen, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2008
Christmas Group Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2007 Contact Tickler, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2004 XXX… The Summer Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2002 Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto Water Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, 401 Richmond, Toronto Lakeshore Arts, Etobicoke, CA
2001 Making Waves, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, CA
2001 Play Making: Contemporary Art and Sport. London Regional Art and Historical Museums,  London, CA
Art and Architecture: Place in Space. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, CA
2000 2000, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto, CA
2000 Casey House Auction, Toronto, CA
1999 C Magazine Fundraiser, Studio Tour Air Canada Centre, Inaugural Exhibition Under Forty, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, CA
1999 ABBOZZO Gallery Group Show, Oakville, CA
1998 Summer Group Show, Christopher Cutts Gallery. Toronto, CA

1998 Cold City Invitational, Cold City Gallery, Toronto, CA
1998 ABBOZZO Gallery Group Show, Oakville, CA
1997 ABBOZZO Gallery Group Show, Oakville, CA
1997-96 Collaborative painting with Tom Dean, Art Gallery of Ontario, Contemporary Section, Toronto, CA
1995 ABBOZZO Gallery Group Show, Oakville, CA
1995 Large Scale Works of Art by Canadian Artists, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1994 Canadian Post-War Drawings, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1993 X-Mas Show ’93, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1993 Facing the 90’s, Art Gallery of Ontario Art Rental Department, Toronto, CA
1993 Collaborative painting with Tom Dean, Genereux-Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, CA
1993 Canadian Post-War Drawings, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1992 Toward Urban Abstraction, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1991 The X-Mas Show, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1991 Young Artists, Lake Galleries, Toronto, CA
1991 OCA Silent Auction, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, CA
1989 OCA New York Campus Studio Show, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, CA
1989 OCA Silent Auction, Ontario College of Art, Toronto Gallery 76, Toronto, CA
1989 Cold City Invitational, Cold City Gallery, Toronto, CA
1985 Garlock Gardens Scholarships, Oakville, CA 

 

Art Fairs
2009 Art Chicago, US
2008 Scope Miami, Miami, US
2002 Art Forum Berlin, DE
2002 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, CA
2002 Art Forum Berlin, DE
2001 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, CA
1994 Frankfurt Art Fair, DE
1993 Frankfurt Art Fair, DE
1993 Chicago International Art Fair, Chicago, US
1992 Chicago International Art Fair, Chicago, US

 

Awards
2003 Toronto Society of Artists, The Water Show, 2nd Place
2002 Lakeshore Arts Annual Award, 1st Place
1999 Ontario Arts Council, Mid-Career Visual Arts Grant
1995 Toronto Arts Council, Mid-Career Visual Arts Grant
1995 Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Visual Arts Grant 

 

Bibliography
1998 “Working-man paints rust-belt beauty,” Hume, Christopher. Toronto Star. March 21
1994 “From the Mythic to the Obsolescent,” Taylor, Kate. Globe & Mail. April 16
1993 “Gordon Anderson,” Rhodes, Richard. Canadian Art. Summer
1992 “Abstract Painting Refuses to Fade Away,” Bentley-Mays, John. Globe & Mail. January 25
“Artist’s Impressions,” Houston, William. Toronto Star. February 28
1991 “Gord Anderson: Arena of Emotions,” Hibbard, Catherine. Work Seen. Summer
“Young and Restless,” Hume, Christopher. Toronto Star. August 16
“Engaging as These Artists…,” Taylor, Kate. Globe & Mail. August 23

Featured Artwork

Past Exhibitions

Winter Group Show – 2024
2024 Dec 07 - 21
Spring 21 Group Show
2021 Apr 25 - May 30
Director’s Choice
2017 Jun 15 - Jul 29
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE II
2015 Feb 28 - Mar 25
Bakers Dozen
2011 Feb 10 - Mar 05
Gordon Anderson – 1989-2009
2010 Jan 09 - 30
Christmas Party 2008
2008 Dec 18 - Jan 31
Contact Tickler
2007 Apr 11 - Apr 28
Gordon Anderson and Claude Luneau
2007 Feb 03 - Mar 03

Publications

Gordon Anderson: 1989-2009

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