Brent WADDEN (b. 1979 in Nova Scotia, CA)

• Lives and works in Berlin, DE and Vancouver, CA

Current Group Exhibition

• Hippydrome, Frac Normandie Caen, Caen, FR

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022

• René, Almine Rech, Turenne, Paris, FR

2021

• Brent Wadden, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
• Brent Wadden: Take What You Need, Pace Gallery, Geneva, CH

2019

• Second Life, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, US
• Banks / Bars, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, BE

2018

• Sympathetic Resonance, Pace Gallery, London, UK
• Two Scores, curated by Kimberly Phillips, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2017

• zerodayolds, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
• Karma, PKM Gallery, Seoul, KR
• Specific Objects, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, US

2016

• Soft Peace, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, FR

2015

• How Long is Now, Pace Gallery, London, UK
• Brent Wadden, Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York, US

2014

• Pit Pony, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
• The Decline, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, BE

2013

• Brent Wadden, Sorry We're Closed, Brussels, BE
• About Time, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE

2012

• Shoupie, Erin Stump Projects, Toronto, CA

2011

• MASTER OF NONE, Kinderhook & Caracas, Berlin, DE
• Silent Chimes, A1C Gallery, St. John's, CA

2009

• Moodz, Sid Lee Collective, Amsterdam, NL

2007

• Heavy Light Off White, Berlin Art Scouts, Berlin, DE

2003

• ODONDM, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019

• Mingei Now, Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, JP

2018

• Letain Thurman Wadden, McNamara Art Projects, Hong Kong, HK

2017

• Stitch, curated by Ian Ruffino, Beeler Gallery at CCAD, Ohio, US
• The Art Show - Art of the New Millennium in Taguchi Art Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, JP
• High Anxiety: New Acquisitions, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, US
• Song for my Hands, curated by Marta Mestre, Museu Oscar Niermyer, as part of Bienal de Curitiba 2017, Curitiba, BR

2016

• Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
• My Abstract World, me Collectors Room, Berlin, DE
• The Blur in Between, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, CA
• Making & Unmaking: An exhibition curated by Duro Olowu, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK

2015

• White Columns Benefit Exhibition + Auction, 2015, New York, US
• Dans un intérieur: Meubles, œuvres murales & textiles d’artistes, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, BE
• Geometry of Knowing: Part 2, Audain Gallery, Vancouver, CA
• Geometry of Knowing: Part 3, SFU Gallery, Vancouver, CA

2014

• SMALL Rome, Frutta, Rome, IT
• WITH SMALL WORDS, WUK, Vienna, AT
• Be Mysterious, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, CA
• Abstract American Today, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
• Grids, Gillmeier Rech, Berlin, DE
• Group Spirit, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
• The Decline, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, BE
• Mingei: Are You Here?, Pace Gallery, New York, US
• Frauen, die Ausstellung, curated by Elena Brugnano & Lena Ipsen, Autocenter, Berlin, DE

2012

• One Day At A Time, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE

2011

• Print on the Nose, Swop Art, Stockholm, SE
• The Show Box, Wide View Studio, Amsterdam, NL
• The Genesis, S&yM, Berlin, DE
• Metrospective 1.0, Program, Berlin, DE

2010

• Young Turks, Context Gallery, Derry, IE
• Feather Throat, Grimmuseum, Berlin, DE
• WHO CARES, REDUX, Appartment, Berlin, DE
• Dump Art, Harzerstrasse 95, Berlin, DE
• Straight to the Unknown, The Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin, DE
• Cronies, Home Work, Berlin, DE

2009

• HÜTTENDONG, After the Butcher, Berlin, DE
• The Joyful Bewilderment, Here Gallery, Bristol, UK
• Less Is More, The Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin, DE
• Prismatak, Domy Books, Houston, US
• Art Trek, Mekanik Strip, Antwerp, BE

2008

• ALLES MUSS RAUS, Bongout, Berlin, DE
• Der Autorität, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg, DE
• Raking Leaves In the Wind, Create Berlin, Berlin, DE
• Illustrative 2008, Zurich, CH
• The Joyful Bewilderment, Rough Trade East, London, UK
• THIS PLACE IS FOREIGN, Mad Vicky's Tea Gallery, Paris, FR
• Fifty Fifty, RDF Gallerie, Nice, FR
• Mollusk Kollektiv, Bongout, Berlin, DE
• Radar Eyes: A Survey of Hallucinogenic Printmaking, curated by Seripop and Reuben Kincaid, Co Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, US

2007

• Staring Therapy, 1026, Philadelphia, US
• Streams, torrents, lakes.., Program, Berlin, DE
• WYSIWTYG #1, Schauraum, Berlin, DE
• I See the Face I See the Light, The Whole Gallery, Baltimore, US
• Ballpoint Pen Show, Cinders Gallery, New York, US

2006

• Rio, Artnews Projects, Berlin, DE
• Fuck Death Foundation, Gallery Deluxe Gallery, Halifax, CA
• Maximum Warriors, Yes, Portland, US
• Secret West Kreuzberg, collaboration with Ethan Hayes-Chute, Berlin, DE
• Sight Unseen: Recent Acquisitions, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax, CA
• Sleepover Psychadelia, Ka-pok, Hong Kong, HK

2005

• SINCERITY OVERDRIVE, Stride Gallery, Calgary, CA
• Team Willow Art Factory, Gallery Deluxe Gallery, Halifax, CA
• Stay Warm, atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, DE

2004

• Reichertz, Wadden, Wiebe, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Newfoundland, CA
• The Infinite Fill Group Show, collaboration with Tamara Henderson, Foxy Productions Gallery, New York, US
• Celestial Seasonings, collaboration with Tamara Henderson, Khyber Center For The Arts, Nova Scotia, CA
• National Biennale of Contemporary Sculpture, collaboration with Tamara Henderson, Trois-Rivières, CA

2003

• Razzle Dazzle, collaboration with Tamara Henderson, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, CA
• Is This a Mirage?, collaboration with Tamara Henderson, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, CA
• We Were Thinking, curated by Jon Knowles, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, CA

Selected Public Collections

• Rubell Collection, Miami, US
• The Marciano Art Foundation, Los Angeles, US
• The LVMH Foundation, Paris, FR

Selected Publications

2019

• Porter, Jenelle, Vitamin T: Threads and Textiles in Contemporary Art, New York: Phaidon, 2019
• Confluences in Art: from the old and new world (500 BC - Present), London: Paul Hughes Fine Arts, 2019

2018

• Treggiden, Katie, Weaving: Contemporary Makers on the Loom, London: Thames & Hudson, 2018
• Fusco, Maria and Phillips, Kimberly, Brent Wadden: Two Scores, Brussels: Almine Rech Editions, 2018

2017

• Augaitis, Daina and McKee, Jesse, Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures, London: Black Dog Press, 2017

2015

• Smith, T’ai and Trembley, Nicolas, Brent Wadden: About Time, Brussels: Almine Rech Editions, 2015

2014

• Abstract America Today, London: Saatchi Gallery, 2014

2013

• Trembley, Nicolas and Kikuchi, Yuko, Mingei: Are You Here?, London: Pace Gallery, 2013

Selected Bibliography

2021

• Ambrose, James, In the Studio with Brent Wadden, Émergent Magazine, June 2021

2019

• Adamson, Glenn, Brent Wadden’s Abstract Weavings Are Equal Parts Anni and Josef Albers, Art in America, December 13, 2019
• Akkam, Alia, 6 Not-to-Miss Design Exhibitions Opening in New York in November, Architectural Digest, November 6, 2019
• Swengley, Nicole, A looming renaissance: textile art for the digital age, Financial Times, May 31, 2019
• Brent Wadden, Wall Street International, May 16, 2019

2018

• Greenhalgh, Imogen, Brent Wadden: ‘I love a good happy accident. The mistakes end up being integral to each piece’, Studio International, December 14, 2018
• Michalarou, Efi, ART CITIES: London-Brent Wadden, Dream Idea Machine, November 28, 2018
• Brent Wadden, Wall Street International, February 26, 2018
• Boullard, Lise, Textile Artist Brent Wadden Featured at the CAG, North Shore News, January 31, 2018
• Witt, Andrew, Critics’ Picks: Vancouver Brent Wadden, Artforum, January 29, 2018
• Thomson, John, Brent Wadden: Two Scores, GalleriesWest, January 14, 2018
• Mahannah, Dayna, Brent Wadden Spins High Art With A Grounded Stance, BeatRoute, January 8, 2018

2017

• Brent Wadden, The New Yorker, December 28, 2017
• Daniels, Colin, Del Toro Footwear Does Limited Edition Collab With Brent Wadden And Richard Woods, Haute Living, December 1, 2017
• Peres Projects zeigt seit dem 28. April 2017 eine Einzelausstellung des Künstlers Brent Wadden, Deeds, May-June 2017
• Brent Wadden at Peres Projects, Berlin, Cura Magazine, May 16, 2017
• Crippa, Karim, Berlin Gallery Weekend, Cura Magazine, May 5, 2017
• ‘Zerodayolds’ by Brent Wadden at Peres Projects, Berlin, Blouin ArtINFO, May 4, 2017
• Hugill, Alison, Textiles // Brent Wadden’s ‘zerodayolds’ at Peres Projects, Berlin Art Link, May 3, 2017
• Michalarou, Efi, ART-PRESENTATION: Brent Wadden-Zerodayolds, Dream Idea Machine, May, 2017
• Edo, Claudia Grigg, Gallery Weekend 2017 // Top 10 Must-See Recommendations, Berlin Art Link, April 21, 2017
• McKee, Jesse, Berlin Gallery Weekend 1/7: Brent Wadden, KALEIDOSCOPE, April 27, 2017
• Schmitz, Julia, Die Highlights zum Gallery Weekend Berlin, Schirn Mag, April 25, 2017

2016

• Laurence, Robin, Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures sparks delight in dark times, The Georgia Straight, December 7, 2016
• Balzer, David, Brent Wadden: A Painter Who Weaves, Canadian Art, October 3, 2016
• Smith, Laura, Making and Unmaking: Camden Arts Center, ArtReview, vol. 68, no. 6, September 2016
• Sinkewicz, Alison, Dreamweaver, Montecristo Magazine, Summer 2016
• Duboy, Oscar, L’agenda de la semaine, AD Magazine, May 2, 2016
• Swengley, Nicole, Uncommon Thread, Financial Times Weekend Magazine, April 16, 2016
• Bowling, Tim, The Mid-Life Creator & The Blur in Between, Canadian Art, February 9, 2016

2015

• Wallis, Stephen, Cochran, Sam, Slenske, Michael and Holmes, Pernilla, 8 Incredible Artists on the Rise, Architectural Digest, November 10, 2015
• Morris, Ali, Perfect imperfect: Brent Wadden weaves new works for his first UK solo show, Wallpaper*, September 29, 2015
• Barrett, Maggie, Brent Wadden, The Brooklyn Rail, June 3, 2015
• Dickie, Anna, A Stitch in Time: Hand-Made, Textile, Contemplation, Imperfection, and Chance, Ocula, June 3, 2015
• Smith, Roberta, What to Do This Weekend, The New York Times, May 28, 2015
• Chahine, Vicky, Brendan Mullane: Je suis chargé de créer un langage moderne pour Brioni, Le Monde, April 16, 2015
• Brent Wadden, Architectural Digest Italia, February 2015
• Lyle, Peter, Domestic Unrest, Sleek Magazine, Winter 2015

2014

• Herbert, Martin, Martin Herbert picks ten shows on through December 2014 you don’t want to miss, ArtReview, December 1, 2014
• Hugill, Alison, Exhibition // Brent Wadden’s Pit Pony at Peres Projects, Berlin Art Link, November 27, 2014
• Ma, Nathan, Contemporary Tapestry: Brent Wadden at Peres Projects, Sleek Magazine, Winter 2014
• Forbes, Alexander, Brussels Gallery Beat: Jan Fabre’s Marble Brains and More Major Shows, Artnet News, May 1, 2014
• De Crayencour, Muriel, Fêler un mauvais coton, M Belgique, May 2014

2013

• Prada, Carlo, Le capitali dell’arte, D Casa, la Repubblica, December 7, 2013
• Kort, Pamela, Berlin: Brent Wadden, Artforum, vol. 52, no. 2, October 2013
• Capone, Francesca, A man with a loom, Textile Art Center, August 2013
• First solo show of Brent Wadden’s work opens at Peres Projects in Berlin, Art Daily, July 1, 2013
• Brent Wadden, Art Slant, June 26, 2013
• Randall, Brent, Brent Wadden Solo Show - About Time, Husk Magazine, June 26, 2013
• Khemsurov, Monica, Brent Wadden: About Time at Peres Projects Berlin, Sight Unseen, June 25, 2013
• Wilson, Lisa, Brent Wadden talks to Lisa Wilson, Dapper Dan Magazine, January 19, 2013
• Hit List: Things We Like, Blouin ArtINFO, January 2013

2012

• Forbes, Alexander, Emerging: Brent Wadden Puts Characters into the Kaleidoscope at Peres Projects, Blouin ArtINFO, July 24, 2012
• Davies-Crook, Susanna, While working on abstract geometric paintings in his studio, the Canadian artist likes to listen to Black Sabbath and Grimes, Dazed Digital, September 5, 2012