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Born in Winnipeg, Dawn moved to Toronto where she became a graduate and scholar of the Ontario College of Art. Dawn had her first solo exhibition in Toronto in 1993. The press coverage she received for this photographic installation included a live interview with CBC television, and led to a position as jr. art director for MAC cosmetics. Steering her career into the then new area of computer graphics, Dawn joined TOPIX/Mad Dog studio as director of broadcast animation. During these years Dawn partnered with award winning directors and animators to create leading edge broadcast design and animation for clients including Paramount Pictures, MTV and General Mills foods. Dawn moved to online media by joining Maclaren McCann Interactive (MMI) as an art director creating web content for clients such as Nesquik and General Motors until 2001.
Dawn’s signature designs and illustrations are highly sought after for their innovative and striking appeal. As an artist she continues to evolve, first by bringing an art background into computer graphincs, and now by using her experience in computer animation to develop her ideas in the traditional medium of painting.
Currently Dawn is working on her Filmscapes series and Agnes multiples. She has exhibited throughout France, Spain, Monaco, and twice at the prestigious Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris: 2008 as an independent and 2009 as part of the Canadian delegation. Her latest solo exhibition was in May 2010 presented by Cannes Cinema at the 63rd FESTIVAL DE CANNES. Dawn is currently part of the group show 'Wallpaper' at Gallery Art + Design, Barcelona. The Wallpaper exhibition is now on tour, with shows scheduled for Madrid, Seville, New York and Sao Paulo.
The following is a commentary written by the artist describing her filmscape paintings.
“For many years I have liked the look of film stills, and my experience in computer animation has made me even more interested in exploring the single removed from the whole. When selecting frames, I prefer to concentrate on the interpretation of the still within the context of my specific themes, as opposed to the relevance of the frame within the original narrative. Splitting and duplicating the composition is one of the most interesting aspects of my work. While making the subject matter more dynamic, it also represents the passage of time, the subjective recollection of memories and more literally the film frames frozen between one and the next.” 
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RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
November 21, 2011 - January 3, 2012
Ideal Firenze
via il prato 4/B
50123 Florence, Italy
www.idealfirenze.it
Florence Exhibition Press:
Sky TG24 - Televised interview
Read more: corrierefiorentino.corriere.it
Read article: teladoiofirenze.it
nove da Firenze www.nove.firenze.it
il sito di Firenze www.ilsitodifirenze.it
saimicadove.it eventi.saimicadove.it
All' Ideal per la prima volta in Italia "Filmscapes", la mostra della nota artista internazionale Dawn Dudek
Virgilio Firenze firenze.virgilio.it
055news.it www.055news.it
Events: Pisa Airport eventi.pisa-airport.com
Commune di Firenze portalegiovani.comune.fi.it
Toscano oggi www.toscanaoggi.it
Art + Design Gallery, Barcelona
Group Exposition touring dates to be announced.
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RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Art + Design Gallery, Barcelona
Group Exposition from February 1 - February 19, 2011.
CANNES CINEMA presents
Filmscapes: by Dawn Dudek
at the 63rd FESTIVAL DE CANNES.
Exposition du 13 au 22 mai 2010.
Théâtre La Licorne
25, avenue Francis Tonner
06150 Cannes
Heures d'ouvertures durant le festival 9H à 22H.
December 10 - 13, 2009
Paris, FRANCE - Carrousel du Louvre- Salle le Nôtre
Salon 2009 de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts (SNBA)
Dec. 3 - Dec. 21, 2009.
Pacific Monte-Carlo
Presented by UBS Monaco
Monaco
July 1 - 15 September, 2009
Hotel Boston Zaragoza
Avda. de las Torres, 28
50008 Zaragoza
Aragon, Spain
July 1 - 15 August, 2009
Parcours Art & Vin International 2009
Le Domaine de la Dourbie
Canet, France
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Press/Publications/Online:
2010 December
Feature interview with Proxart.org - Dec. 23, 2010
www.proxart.org
2010 December
Carpaccio Magazine - 'The Long Fall' issue 21
www.carpacciomagazine.com
2010 December
Cupcake Magazine - Issue 5
www.cupcakemagazine.com
2010 May
RTL radio interview - Cannes Cinephiles Opening, Festival de Cannes
Cannes Cinephiles Catalogue, Festival de Cannes
2010 April
Centre Culturel Canadien France listings
Art Côte d'Azur
Gawker Artists Newsletter - Issue#21
2009 December
Salon 2009 SNBA Catalogue
2009 September
Zaragoza Television, Spain.
Presentación de la asociación de pintores y escultores Com2art en el hotel Boston de Zaragoza, video de la inauguración
Culture blog Zaragoza - July 2009
Parcours Art & Vin International 2009 - July 2009
Art Cote d'Azur - April 2009
Trendhunter Magazine - April 2009
Gawker Artists
Juxtapoz Online
2008 December
Salon 2008 SNBA Catalogue
Press Release for Paris Salon
2007 April
MC1 - Radio interview
Printed articles:
Monaco Matin read article in full
Monaco Hebdo read article in full
The Monaco Times read article in full
le Petit Journal read article in full
1993 CBC Television
National television interview for solo exhibiton.
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
May 1 - May 10, 2009
53° Salon International
Mail plein sud Espace Chapat
Beziers, France
April 25 - May 03, 2009
13 ème Salon International des Artistes Contemporains 2009
Saint-Tropez, France
December 11- 14, 2008
Paris - Carrousel du Louvre- Salle le Nôtre
Salon 2008 de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts (SNBA)
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Solo Exhibitions
2007 April 5 - 21: Filmscapes
L’Associaton des Jeunes Monégasques, Galerie du Métropole
Monaco
2006 Toros: Egos and Icons
Sponsored by UBS Monaco – La Rascasse
Monaco
2006 Toros – Selected works
Woodwork Showroom
Monaco
1993 Selected Works. Photographic Installations
Balfour Building – Toronto, Canada
Sponsored by Mediawatch
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Group Exhibitions:
October 2008
St. James's Place - Monaco
Colour Filmscapes
2007 April 19 - 22: Toros
Top Marques Monaco
Grimaldi Forum
Monaco
2000 Focus Toronto
Digital Media Competition and Exhibition
Toronto, Canada
Winner of competition by public vote.
1997 Fashion Cares
Toronto, Canada
Created wearable sculpture for fashion event
1990 Ontario College of Art: Open House
Toronto, Canada
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Commissioned Work:
2011 Private Collection - Italy
‘La case de Mama’
Acrylic on Canvas
diptych 194 x 130
2011 Private Collection - Austria
Portrait
Acrylic on Canvas
100 x 73 cm
2010 Private Collection - Monaco
‘Belle de jour’
Acrylic on Canvas
116 x 89 cm
2005 Private Collection - Canada
‘Village Fountain’
Acrylic on Canvas
80 x 65
1996 MAC Cosmetics
- Mixed media artwork for corporate offices
- 10 graphic paintings for manufacturing facility lounge.
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Corporate Collections:
Edmiston Yachts – Monaco
MAC Cosmetics
Private Collections:
Monaco
France
Italy
UK
USA
Australia
Canada
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Education:
1986 – 1990 Ontario College of Art
Graduated in 1990 with honourable mention in fourth year scholarship exhibition.
Areas of study: painting, illustration, photography, sculpture, new media.
1985 – 1986 University of Winnipeg
Bachelor of arts courses
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