Maria Coletsis Photo- Based Artist

maria@mariacoletsis.com 

www.mariacoletsis.com 

EDUCATION:

May 1995: Master of Fine Arts Degree, Photography Major.

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.

May 1990: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography Major.

Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

April 2002: “Sub-Culture Portraits” – Kyla Gallery, Athens, Greece.

October 1999: “Staged Stills” -Sinclair Center Exhibition Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

July 1997: Paper Doll Dresses – Community Arts Council Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

May 1993: Titanium Gallery - Athens, Greece.

December 1992: Antinor Gallery - Athens, Greece.

October 1991: Exposure Gallery - “Beltane Fires” -Vancouver, BC, Canada.

February 1991: Lisa Marie Gallery - “Modern Primitives” -Vancouver, BC, Canada.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

August 2006: AOP Open, AOP Gallery, London, UK.

April 2004: Connect the Dots Tour, Cross Canada Multi-Media Exhibition.

May 2003: Artropolis- “ArtiPhycial Language”, CBC Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

October 2001-2002: “TeaTime”- House of Photographic Art, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA.

August 2001: “Don’t go to Work”- Rhodes and Mann Gallery, London, England.

April 2001: “Artropolis”- Selected Exhibition, CBC Studios Vancouver, BC, Canada.

January 2000: ArtSmart Space- Vancouver, BC, Canada.

January 1999: Richmond Gateway Theatre - Richmond, BC, Canada.

November 1998: BGH Gallery – Santa Monica, CA, USA.

August 1998: Oculus Gallery - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

May 1998: Woman Made Gallery - Chicago, Illinois, USA.

January 1998: The Target Gallery - Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

October 1997: Artropolis - Roundhouse Community Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

January 1997: Apples and Oranges – Atrium Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

December 1996: Bellevue Art Museum - Bellevue, Washington, USA.

December 1996: “Stories from Her” - Texas Women’s University – Texas, USA.

November 1996: Osaka Triennale Painting Exhibition – Osaka, Japan.

November 1996: “Stories from Her”- Rike Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA.

September 1996: “Stories from Her”- Forman Gallery, Hartwick College, New York, NY, USA.

August 1996: Dollface, Bumbershoot - Seattle, Washington, USA.

September 1995: Family Matters: Traditional and Contemporary Depictions of Home Life. Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, USA.

November 1995: “Stories from Her”, University of Rochester - Rochester, New York, USA.

September 1995: Art for Life - Art Auction, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

November 1994: Gallery of the Pacific - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

October 1994: Osaka Triennale Print Exhibition - Group Exhibit, Osaka, Japan.

September 1994: Charles H. Scott Gallery - “64-94” Contemporary Decades Group Exhibit, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

April 1994: The Photographers Gallery - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

October 1993: Thessaloniki Museum of Art - Thessaloniki, Greece.

May 1992: Walter McBean Gallery - “Spring Show”, San Francisco, CA, USA.

April 1992: Antinor Gallery - Athens, Greece.

January 1992: Rayko Gallery - “Helio-Eccentrics” San Francisco, CA, USA.

November 1991: Pitt International Gallery - “Home Show” Vancouver, BC, Canada.

March 1990: Exposure Gallery - “Myth and Mask” Group Exhibit, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

March 1990: Diego Rivera Gallery - “Somewhere Past the 49^th Parallel” San Francisco, CA, USA.

January1990: Perel Gallery - “Jacob Marley’s Chains” Two Women Collaborative, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PRESS:

May 2007: Eros-zine.com- Featured artist in webzine gallery.

September 2004: Featured artist portfolio. Marquis Magazine, Germany.

May 2003: CBC Radio 3 internet magazine featured artist. Vancouver, Canada.

March 2003: CBC Radio 3 internet magazine featured artist portfolio. Vancouver, Canada.

September 2003: - 4 page artist feature on my interactive installation “ArtiPhycial Language”. Bolz Magazine, London, UK.

May 2003: - Exhibition review for “ArtiPhycial Language” installation. Richmond News, BC, Canada

May 2003: - Feature on entry to Artropolis exhibition. Richmond Review Newspaper, BC, Canada

April 2002: - Exhibition feature for Sub-culture Portraits. Style Magazine, Athens, Greece.

August 2001: “Don’t go to Work” exhibition review. Evening Standard Newspaper, London, UK.

August 2001: “Don’t go to Work” exhibition review. Metro Newspaper, London, UK.

April 2001: CBC Radio Interview for the “Arts Report” Re: Artropolis, Vancouver, Canada.

April 2001: Feature article about artwork, artist and the community. Richmond Review Newspaper, BC, Canada.

April 2001: “Artropolis” Exhibition Catalogue. Vancouver, Canada.

April 2000: Webzine exhibition review of “Burlesque Dress”.

October 1999: Exhibition Announcement for “Celebrate the Arts” Brochure. Vancouver, Canada.

August 1999: Artist Showcase Winner- Published in Manhattan Arts International Magazine, NY, NY.

July 1997: Artist Review- The WestEnder Newspaper. Vancouver, Canada.

January 1997: CBC Television Interview, spotlight on artwork and exhibition.

November 1996: Osaka Triennale Painting Exhibition catalogue, Japan.

January 1996: “Family Matters” Exhibition review. San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper, USA.

January 1996: “Family Matters” Exhibition catalogue. San Francisco, USA.

November 1995: “Stories from Her” Exhibition review. Rochester Chronicle, NY, USA.

September 1995: “Art for Life” Auction catalogue. Vancouver, Canada.

November 1994: Osaka Triennale Print Exhibition catalogue, Japan.

September 1994: Contemporary Decades Exhibition catalogue. Vancouver, Canada.

September 4, 1993: Artist profile. Eleftorotipo Newspaper, Athens, Greece.

March1993: Feature on Technal Corporate Commission. Architecture Magazine, Greece.

December 1992: Editorial on emerging artists. Elle Magazine, Athens, Greece.

November 25, 1992: Artist review. Financial Times Newspaper, Athens, Greece.

RELATED ACTIVITIES:

April 2007: Story Photos “Watermelon Profile”, Orato.com Internet Magazine, Canada.

December 2006: Cover photo and Story Photos, Skunk Magazine, Montreal, Canada.

November 2006: Story Photos “Hong Kong BDSM”, August Man magazine, Singapore.

July 2006: Promotional Photos for music trio “Be Good Tanyas”, Canada.

April 2006: Editorial Photos, “Beauty Pageants”, Vancouver Magazine, Canada.

March 2006: Red Eye Glass Advertising Photo. Cannabis Culture magazine, Vancouver, Canada.

February 2006: Editorial Photos “Burlesque”, Globe and Mail Newspaper, Canada.

January 2006:  12 Calendar Photographs for 2006 Pin-Up Calendar. Street Hasstle Publishing, London, UK.

December 2005: Editorial Photos “Miss Chinese Vancouver”, Globe and Mail Newspaper, Canada.

September 2005: Editorial Photos “Cheer”, Globe and Mail Newspaper, Canada.

June 2005: Story Photos “Softcho Man”, Tyee.com internet magazine, Canada.

February 2005: Story Photos “100 Issues”, CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

January 2005: Interviews and Photo essay, SkinTwo magazine, London, UK.

November 2004: Story Photos “Mirror, mirror”, CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

October 2004: Story and Photos “One that got away”, CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

October 2004: Story Photos “ESL”, CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

September 2004: Story and Photos “Bus Nuts”, CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

August 2004: 4 pages of Photo painting images for BOLZ magazine, London, UK.

August 2004: Photographs for Club Rub flyers, London, UK.

July 2004: Story Photographs “Fortune 468”. CBC Radio 3 internet magazine, Canada.

June 2004: Book Cover photograph for Medusa Publishing, Greece.

May 2004: Photo and design for Watermelon Postcard, Canada.

April 2004: Poster photograph for the “Connect the Dots” Multimedia Canadian Tour.

March 2004: 6 page artist feature for BOLZ magazine, London, UK.

November 2003: British Journal of Photography Dream Project entry, London, UK.

October 2003: 4 page feature of Bizarre Babe winners for Bizarre Magazine, London, UK.

September 2003: 4 page feature and article for BOLZ Magazine, London, UK.

September 2003: Club Rub portraits for Bizarre Magazine, London, UK.

June 2003: Cover photo and 6 page editorial for Bizarre magazine, London, UK.

November 2002: Contributed 9 Photographs for the 2003 High Times Calendar. High Times Magazine, New York, USA.

October 2002: Exhibiting artist at Woman’s-Ware sexuality store on Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

October 2002: Still photographer for the DVD production of “The Baked & Baking Cooking Show” featuring Watermelon.

March 2002: Contributing photographer for various London UK clubbing & fetish events, Magazines & Websites.

February 2002: Production manager and stylist for fashion advertising. Cape Town, South Africa

January 2002: Participated in an episode of “Passenger” British TV Production.

December 2001: Selected to participate in “Yum” –Cookie Cutter and Design Exhibition, Craft Museum Vancouver, BC Canada.

September 2001: High Times Magazine- photograph to support article. New York, NY, USA.

August 2001: Created digital animation for the play “The Dali & Bundy Exhibit” Vancouver Fringe Festival.

July 2001: Terminal City Magazine Photo essay. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

January 2001: Committee member for the City of Richmond’s Public Art Commission. Richmond, BC, Canada.

November 2000: Magazine cover and 6 page photo essay including centerfold for High Times New York, NY, USA.

October 2000: Vice Magazine 2 page photo essay, Montreal, PQ, Canada.

July 2000: Created book cover photograph for RainCoast Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

June 2000: Created and published artist website www.mariacoletsis.com.

January 2000: Committee member for the Richmond Public Art Commission. Richmond, BC, Canada.

November 1999: Opened and operated “Art Smart” a commission based gallery space for artists.

February 1999: Designed and produced ModernMedia website.

January 1999: Chosen by the city of Richmond as a jury member for the Public Arts Project Program.

August 1998: Created 2 book covers for RainCoast Books. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

January – December 1997: Artist in Residence, Opsis Studio Athens, Greece. A multi-media studio which publishes books, produces CD ROMs and includes a fully equipped photographic studio. During this time I created and produced a series of greeting cards entitled the astrology.

August - December 1994: Artist in Residence at the Digital Media Lab (DML) in the Manoa Innovation Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. USA. Full access to equipment and software for the purpose of Digital Imaging. This project was produced entirely with my photographic images, which were scanned into the computer and then manipulated and altered with diverse applications creating a four-minute animation to be broadcast as a music video.

1993 –1994: Publishing assistant internship, ReSearch Publication, San Francisco, CA, USA. Responsibilities included organization of slide library and management of mail-order subscriptions.

1993: Commissioned by Technal Metal Group, Athens, Greece. The commission was to create artwork for their permanent exhibition space.

1991 – 1992: Teaching Assistant for fine art photographer Linda Conner, Faculty of Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. Responsibilities included preparing slide presentations and lectures for each class, collaborating with the instructor on the structure of the course.

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