MICHAEL MARANDA

Born 1966, Canada, currently lives and works in Toronto ON (Canada)

1999 MA, Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester, Rochester NY
1992 BFA, Concordia University, Montreal QC
1987 BSSC, Political Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007    Parasitic Ventures Press book launch, Art Metropole, Toronto
2005    Breath and Intonation, Akau, Inc., Toronto
2004    Decoy, YYZ artists outlet, Toronto
2001    Invisible Hand, AKA gallery, Saskatoon; Axe Neo-7, Hull QC
1998    History {aufhebung}, Galerie B312, Montreal QC

Select Group Exhibitions
2007 Titles, Balfour Books, Toronto
2006
Alpha Beta Data, Akau, Inc, Toronto
2004
Traductions, Occurence, Montreal
Bibliophilia, Lethbridge University Art Gallery, Lethbridge AB
When the front is the same as the back, Yam Lau and Tania Ursomarzo’s portable bookstore, Toronto
2000
Superlatives, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
1999
Main d'oeuvre, Quatier éphémére (at Usines éphémére, St-Ouen cedex Paris)

Catalogues and essays
Mills, Jospehine, ed. On Collecting (Lethbridge: Lethbridge University Gallery, 2005)Tousley, Nancy. “On Bibliophilia: Possession,” catalogue essay in On Collecting.
Lilburn, Tim. “The Ascesis of the Object,” YYZ newspaper (Toronto: YYZ Gallery, 2004)
Marzolf, Helen. Aerial Farm Photography (Regina: Dunlop Art Gallery, 2003).
Nikolopoulou, Kalliopi. “D'une disparition a l'autre, etc …,” Cahier B312 (Montreal: Galerie B312, 1998).
Lozano-Hemmer, Raphael. “Technological Correctness,” Leonardo 29:1 (1996).
Spheroramas/Shadowgraphities (Montreal: Galerie Stornaway, 1991)
Mills, Josephine. “Systemic Interference,” in Interventions 90 (Saskatoon: AKA Gallery, 1990).

Selected Reviews
Davis, Brian Joseph. review of “4% of Moby Dick” and S Rechico’s “whereabouts”, Eye Magazine (1 March 2007).
Temple, Kevin. “A Thing about Books,” review of “Wittgenstein's Corrections,” The Globe and Mail (8 November 2004).
Ghaznavi, Corinna. Review of “Decoy,” Espace 69 (Fall 2004).
Lau, Yam. Review of “Decoy,” Parachute 115 (July 2004).
Goddard, Peter. Review of “Decoy,” The Toronto Star (20 March 2004).
Lau, Yam. Review of “Wittgenstein's Corrections,” Espace 68 (Summer 2004).
Robertson, Sheila. “Something Useful Salvaged,” Saskatoon Star Phoenix (23 February 2002).
Dahle, Sigrid. “White Out,” Bordercrossings 20:3 (September 2001).
Lehmann, Henry. “Scrutiny only Deepens the Mystery,” The Montreal Gazette (4 April 1998).

Selected published work (not incl. artist books - see websites for artist book projects)
“Syntactic Analysis,” in Jessica Wyman, ed., Proforma (Toronto: YYZbooks, 2007), artist project.
“Archival Treatment,” in Bob Bean, ed., Image and Inscription: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Photography. (Toronto: Gallery 44, 2005), artist project.
“The Reluctant Critic,” BlackFlash 20:1 (2002).
“A Response to ‘Fragments of a Work in Progress: Aspects of My Father’s House,’” Interplay 1:4 (April 1999 – The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon)
“Facts,” New Literary History 29:3 (1998). “As if through a Glass,” BlackFlash 16:1 (1998).