GERALD HUSHLAK (1945 - ), R.C.ALADDEROIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED '87 VERSO60" x 96" - 152.4 x 243.8 cm.Provenance:Purchased directly from the artistNote:GERALD HUSHLAK (1945 - ), R.C.A.Gerald Hushlak was born in Britain in 1945. After completing his MFA from the Royal College of Art, London in 1973, he studied at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of California at Berkeley. In 1974, Hushlak won the World Print Competition hosted jointly by the Smithsonian Institute and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for computer-generated print. He moved to Calgary, Alberta, in 1977, to take up a teaching position at the University of Calgary and pursue his cross-disciplinary work in art and computer science. Hushlak has recently collaborated with Christian Jacob and Jeffrey Boyd, professors in medicine and computing science, at the University of Calgary, and have created audience-driven interactive computer installations using evolutionary computing, which they have named SwarmArt. The cutting-edge art technology journal, Leonardo, featured their interactive work as a cover story in the summer of 2007.Hushlak has participated in over 40 solo exhibitions throughout his career and, in recent years, he and his colleagues have presented installations, or hardcopy deriving from the installations, in more than a dozen exhibitions, including the Nickle Art Gallery and New York Museum of Science and Technology. SwarmArt has also been screened on several occasions on the Discovery Channel. Hushlak lives in Calgary, Alberta, where he is currently Professor of Paining and Computer Graphics at the University of Calgary.Berkeley.Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 Big Bang Theory: Unravelling the Mysteries of Art, Science and Fantasy, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK2010Bred, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George British Columbia.Exhibiting Artist, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary.2009Celebrating Calgary, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary.Installation, Principal artist with Jeffrey Boyd, Computational Aesthetics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.Interactive Installation, Principal Artist with Jeffery Boyd, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, January.2008Raining Sculptures, Principal Artist, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Computer Drawings, Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George.2007Escapes, with Christian Jacob, Museum of the University of Valencia, Spain.Borders, University Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ.2006Surveillance Art, with Christian Jacob and Jeffrey Boyd, City of Victoria Convention Centre, Victoria, BCComputer Drawings, with Christian Jacob, Museum of Science and Technology, NYC.SwarmArt & i-dogs, with Christian Jacob, and Scott Novakowski An Interactive Musical Swarm Installation, The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary,2005Exhibition of 20 Computer Drawings, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, AB2004-2006 International Print Exhibitions, Works shown in 12 different museums and public art galleries in England, Scotland, Wales.2004Exhibition of 10 Drawings, Two Rivers Museum, Prince George, BC. with Christian Jacob and Jeffrey Boyd, The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, ABDiskSwarms with Christian Jacob, The Nickle Art Museum, University of Calgary, ABSelected Group Exhibitions (1977 - 2003)From Computer Art to Generative Art, TorontoComputer Culture, Avignon, FranceAlberta Art Foundation, Glenbow Museum, CalgaryMaking Marks, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery ReginaNew Abstractions, Edmonton Art GalleryIseton Museum, TokyoManishere, Winnipeg50 Canadian Drawings, a circulating show through the auspices of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, N.B.What's New, Edmonton Art GalleryXerox,Xerox,Xerox, Denver,Co.World Print Competition, San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian Traveling ExhibitionForum, Montreal Museum of Fine Art, MontrealSpectrum, Royal Academy Exhibition, MontrealCanadian Art in Britain, Canada House, London, EnglandMaryi Imai Museum, HokkaidoAlberta Culture Show,BeaverHouse, EdmontonThree Alberta Artists, Shell GalleryTraver Gallery, Seattle Art Foundation Exhibition, JapanNorth Carolina UniversityMartin Gerrard Art Gallery, EdmontonPenticton Art GalleryFujisaki Museum, MiyagiI.G.A. Gallery, TorontoArt Bank Traveling ExhibitionGraphex 8, Brantford, OntarioMaison Culture, Grenoble, FranceFootprint, Davidson Gallery,SeattleBoston Print Show, BostonSome Drawings by SomeAlbertans, Alberta College of Art, CalgaryHankyu Hiyakalter Museum, OsakaNot Just Another Print Show, SAIT, CalgaryAlberta Now, Edmonton Art GalleryCommonwealth Games, arranged by Alberta Art Foundation, EdmontonCanadian Print Biennale, Alberta College of Art, CalgaryLos Angeles Print Show, Decordova Museum, LAWorld Print Gallery, San FranciscoNew York from CanadaMiami Print Show, MiamiGrande Prairie Art Gallery 1981, AlbertaIwateya Museum, Fukuoka9 out of 10, Hamilton Art Gallery9 out of 10, Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery1981 New Acquisition Alberta Art Foundation, Nickle Arts MuseumSIGGRAPH '82, DallasRobson Media Centre, VancouverTampa Museum, FloridaEdmonton Art GalleryArt Gallery of VictoriaWorld Symposium of Humanity, Canadian Art GalleryAdam State College, Almost C.O.Cone University Centre, North CarolinaNorth Bay City HallWoster College Gallery, OhioDainaru Museum, KyotoCameron University GalleryScarborough Civic Center, TorontoDalhousie Museum, HalifaxArnot Museum, Elmira, NYOntario Science Centre, TorontoEdmonton Library GalleryBowman Gallery, LethbridgeArt Gallery of Windsor, OntarioGrande Prairie Art GalleryLos Alamos Laboratory, New MexicoLaurentian University Museum, Sudbury, OntarioKamloops Kootney University, Kamloops, B.C.Texas Woman's UniversityCity Hall, Florence, ItalyHattiesburg Civic Arts CentrePratt Institute, NYLouisville School of Art, AnchorageCapricorn Galleries, Bethesau, MD.Le High University, PennsylvaniaWestwood Centre of the Arts, LAOakland College of Arts & Craft, OaklandSurrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.SIGGRAPH '83, DetroitOvigna, FranceSeigraff, Moskova, CONAmarillo Art Center, Amarillo, TexasCalifornia State University Art Gallery - Los AngelesGlenbow Museum, CalgaryUniversity of North Florida, Jackson, FloridaRoyal Canadian Academy Show TorontoNorth Museum, Franklin Marshall College, PensylvaniaPower Museum - Denver, ColoradoRockefeller Arts Center, State University of New York, New YorkUniversity Museum of Art, Eugene, OregonMeisterwerke de ComputerKunst, Berlin, GermanyArt Gallery of North AlabamaEmerging Expression Biennial Bronx Museum, New YorkMiami University Art Museum, Oxford, OhioRCA, Nickle Arts Museum.Selected Public CommissionsHotel Alma (137 drawings installed in public spaces, guest rooms, and suites). University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta (2009).Rockyview Hospital, Calgary, AlbertaPeter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary, AlbertaUniversity Health Care Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AlbertaElectra Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Paris Glenbow Museum, Calgary Canada House, London, England Cultural Centre, Paris Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, N.B. Mendal Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Milton Keyes Art Gallery, England B PNickle Arts Museum, Calgary-PCultural Centre, Athens University of Manitoba Art Gallery, Winnipeg Gander Art Gallery, Gander, Nfld. Burnaby Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge University of Calgary Art Gallery, Calgary Cornerbrook Art Gallery, Nfld. Currents - Off Centre Centre Gallery, Calgary SUB Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton York University Gallery, Toronto Shadows Gallery, EdmontonBau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.Martin Gerrard Gallery, EdmontonThomas Art Gallery II, WinnipegKen Heffel Fine Art, VancouverHorizon Art Gallery, EdmontonGallery Royale, VancouverThomas Art Gallery, WinnipegTown Hall Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece Off Centre Centre, CalgaryMaude Kerrs Art Center, Eugene, Oregon Art Gallery of London Ontario (installation) S.A.W. Gallery, Ottawa -Folio Photo gallery, CalgarySiggigraph 89/ Boston Museumof Computer ArtArrolfini Gallery, BristolGlenbow Museum, New Gallery Selected Corporate, Private and Public CollectionsAlberta Art Foundation II PhotographsAlberta Concrete ProductsAlberta EnergyAlberta Foundation for the ArtsAlberta Hospital, PonokaArnolphini Art Gallery, BristolArt Gallery of Greater VictoriaArthur Young and CompanyBurnaby Art GalleryC.I.L. Corporate CollectionCalifornia College of Arts and CraftsCanada CementCanada Council Art Bank (30 pieces)Claridge CollectionEsso ResourcesGlenbow Museum, CalgaryGovernment of AlbertaGreat Western Savings andLoan AssociationGulf Canada CorporationLefarge Alberta SouthLethbridge Hospital, Lethrbridge, AlbertaMacKenzie Art Gallery, ReginaMontgomery Collection, London, EnglandMount Royal College, CalgaryNickle Arts Museum, CalgaryNatamo ExplorationsNickle Arts Museum, CalgaryO.K. ConstructionOsaka University of ArtsRegional Art Gallery ofLondon OntarioRoyal College Collection, London, EnglandSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtShell Canada Corporate CollectionSmithsonian, Washington, D.C.Sunnyside Nurseries Inc, Calgary, AlbertaSupercrete PipeThe Chase Manhattan BankThe Clorox CompanyThe Shoong FoundationUniversity of Alberta - ChemBio-Med (Mural)University of Alberta - Hospital, Edmonton(commission)University of OregonVancouver Art GalleryVersetec CorporationW.R. McKenzie Hospital, EdmontonWorld Print Competition Selected GrantsNSERC/Canada Council Interdisciplinary Grant (collaborative)Five Canada Council project grantsFour Alberta Culture visual arts grantsEight University of Calgary research grantsSelected LinksBreederArt: Reclaiming Wastelands
