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JAY ISAAC (b. 1975, Saint John, NB, Canada) is a Canadian artist of Lebanese descent. He studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada (1993-1997) and at the Cardiff Institute of Art, Cardiff, Wales (1996). His work has been widely exhibited, with notable exhibitions at Galleria d’art moderna di Bologna, Bologna; MOCA Toronto; Mercer Union, Toronto; Galerie Kunstbuero, Vienna; The Power Plant, Toronto; White Columns, New York; Cue Art Foundation, New York; Agnes Etherington Art Center, Kingston, ON; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; The AGO, Toronto; CAG, Vancouver; Night Gallery, LA; Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto/Vancouver; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB; soon.tw, Montreal; David Risley Gallery Copenhagen; McIntosh Gallery, London, ON; Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto.
Isaac was co-founder and publisher of Hunter and Cook Magazine (2009-2011) and founded and ran the @nationalgalleryofcanada Instagram account (2015-2016). He is the founder and co-director of Peter Estey Fine Art & Auctions (2018-present) which is an auction house that focuses on secondary market folk, outsider, Inuit and Canadian art. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including most recently: Canada Council Concept to Realization Grant (2022), Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2021), Canada Council Research and Creation Grants (2021, 2018, 2017), Chalmers Art Fellowship (2019), Ontario Arts Council Project Grant (2018). Isaac’s work can be found in numerous public and corporate collections in Canada. Isaac lives and works in Rowley, NB, Canada.
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Pitch Assembling, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2022
Log Pile Variations, James Fuentes Online, New York, NY
Neutralizer Suite, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2021
Mural Studies, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2019
Midnight Repairs, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2019
Jay Isaac: Twenty Years, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2017
High Gloss Ceilings, Cooper Cole, Toronto, ON
2016
Pwycobo, Weird Things, Toronto
2016
Thoughts on the Rocks, (two person with Mark Delong), Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver
2014
The Sponges, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver
2012
Second Eye, Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto
2010
Antique Sky, LES Gallery, Vancouver
2010
There is a Giant, Underground Mushroom Living in Oregon, Silver Flag Projects, Montreal
2010
The Zone of No Ideas, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2009
Flower Paintings, CSA Space, Vancouver
2008
The Energy of The Sun, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2007
The Beauty of Things, In This World, Now and Always, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2007
Road Trip Paintings, othergallery, Winnipeg
2005
CUE Foundation, New York (catalogue)
2004
Maritime Frazetta, Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto
2004
Elemental Brooker, Xeno Gallery, Vancouver (Collaborative show with Robin Fry)
2003
New Age Philosophy, Acuna-Hansen Gallery Project Space, Los Angeles
2002
The Matlock Juxtapoze, Mercer Union, Toronto
2002
Misty Horizon, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2001
Hinterland, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
2001
Watering Hole, Solo Exhibition Space, Toronto
2000
Pleasurenaut, Bus Gallery, Toronto
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