Braxton Garneau
Oil man, 2022
asphalt and acrylic on raw canvas with raffia
36 x 12 in
Braxton Garneau
Cowrie gyal, 2022
asphalt and acrylic on raw canvas with raffia and cowrie shells
14 x 11 in
Braxton Garneau
Fancy gyal, 2022
asphalt and acrylic on raw canvas
20 x 10 in
Braxton Garneau
Moretta, 2022
asphalt and acrylic on raw canvas with raffia
30 x 24 in
Braxton Garneau
Pickny, 2022
asphalt and acrylic on raw canvas with raffia
10 x 8 in
Lives and works in Edmonton, Canada
Braxton Garneau is a visual artist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He holds a BFA from the University of Alberta and has had solo exhibitions at Stride Gallery, Calgary (2021) and Parallel Space, Edmonton (2019). His work was featured in the retrospective exhibition Black Every Day at the Art Gallery of Alberta (2021), It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900 - 1970 and Now at Mitchell Art Gallery (2020), curated by Seika Boye, and New Direction, curated by AJ Girard and Artx at Château Cîroc, Miami, Florida (2021).
EDUCATION
BFA, 2020 University of of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Fine Art Diploma, 2017, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 GAVLAK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (upcoming)
2021 Cannes Brûlees, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
2019 Braxton Garneau, Parallel Space, Edmonton, AB
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Fully Realized, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
SNAP at 40: Anniversary Showcase, SNAP, Edmonton, AB
Scrappy, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB
2021 New Direction, curated by AJ Gerard and Artx, Château Cîroc, Miami, Florida
Black Every Day, Art Gallery Of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
…bring A Folding Chair, Alberta: Trex Aliated Galleries (2021-2022), initiated by The Alberta Foundation For The Arts
Artists In The Fallow 2, Brighton Block Building, curated by Michael Cor and Kasie Campbell, Edmonton, AB
Dy3corpia in collaboration with about Light, curated by Marilene Oliver, Edmonton, AB Where Do We Go From Here?, Remote Contact Virtual Printmaking Symposium, hosted by University Of Tennessee, curated by Myken Mcdowell And Jamie-Lee, Girodat, Knoxville, TN
Art From Here, Digital Project curated by Latitude 53, SNAP Gallery, Mitchell Art Gallery, Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective, Edmonton, AB
2020 It’s About Time: Dancing Black In Canada 1900 – 1970 And Now, Mitchell Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
5 Artists 1 Love, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2019 Nice To Meet You: Bachelor Of Fine Arts Graduate Show, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
5 Artists 1 Love, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Black History Month Art Showcase, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2018 -And A Baby, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
Change Climate, Sculptural Work, Rutherford Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Re-Defining Intermedia, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2017 Define Intermedia, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Orange Factory, Macewan University Graduates Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
COLLECTIONS
University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton, AB
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
Art in Focus, University of Alberta Museums, April
The Humber Literary Review, Volume 9, Issue 2 Fall + Winter
The Dance Current, Volume 25, Issue 1
2019
The Colour Edition, SNAPline, January
