born in Dominica, West Indies
lives and works in Vienna and Dominica
1994 - 2000 MFA University for applied Arts, Vienna Austria

Exhibitions(Selected)

Solo

2010 BEND DOWN BOUTIQUE: The Joburg Works, Arts on Main, Johannesburg/SA
2009 BEND DOWN BOUTIQUE: Habres & Partner, Vienna/Austria
2005 THE DIARIES:  LAYR: WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary, Vienna/Austria
I WOULD REMEMBER: Space@ Gartenpalais Liechtenstein Vienna/Austria
2004 DOUBLE SIX MAKNITE: Museum for applied Arts, MAK Vienna/Austria
2003 WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME? : LAYR: WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary Vienna/Austria
BLACK LISA:  Space@ McKinsey & Company Inc., Vienna/Austria
2001 FUCNTIONE COMMUNALE: Soho in Ottakring, Vienna/Austria
DOUBLE SIX: Schikaneder, Vienna/Austria (performance)
2000 PROJECTION BROOKLYN: Soho in Ottakring, Vienna/Austria
THORNS AND TULIPS: Space@ McKinsey & Company Inc., Vienna/Austria
PARADOX:  MFA Showing @ University for applied Arts, Vienna/Austria

Group

2011 WRESTLING WITH THE IMAGE: Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC/USA
ABOUT CHANGE/EL CAMBIO: World Bank, Washington DC/USA
2010 LOOSING VIRGINITY: The Bag Factory, Johannesburg/SA
CHANGING VIEWS: Künstlerhaus, Vienna/Austria
2008 GROUP SHOW: The Old Mill, Roseau/ Dominica
2007 FLOATING PICNIC: Dumbo Art Centre (DAC), New York/USA    
PARADOGS/KEN EATS/THE SNAKE STEPS: MONA Museum of New Art, Detroit /USA
NOIR Gallery M: New York/ USA
2006 ART BASEL: Tod Roulette Fine Art, Parisian Hotel Miami/USA    
ARTBRUSSELS LAYR: WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary, Brussels/Belgium
2005 DIE KUNST DES KLEINEN. CONTEMPORARY MINIATURES,
VISUAL DRUGS: Zeichengalerie Grenacher Zurich/ Switzerland
EN MINIATURE: Plattform Gallery-Raum für Kunst, Vienna/Austria
ALL YOU NEED IS ART ViennAfair: LAYR: WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary Vienna/Austria
2004 AGNES & ALISSA EATING: MONA Museum of New Art Detroit /USA
PAULINE MARCELLE & ERICA MAPP: Gallery M New York/ USA
ART POSITION: Contemporary art show, Ottakringer Brauerei Vienna/Austria
2003 KUNSTWIEN: LAYR: WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary, Vienna Contemporary Art Fair
Museum for applied Arts MAK Vienna/Austria
Gallery artists Updent Space: LAYR:WUESTENHAGEN, Vienna/Austria
LIMITS OF PERCEPTION:  World Gold Medal New York Festivals, USA
2002 SOMMERLICH LAYR:WUESTENHAGEN Contemporary, Vienna/Austria
SPACE OFF:  Vienna/Austria            
A.S.A.P : Vienna/Austria            
REALLY: Kunstpavillon, Innsbruck/ Austria
LIMITS of Perception 2002 Gold Camera Award, U.S. International Film and Video
2001 KUNSTWIEN Vienna Contemporary Art Fair:, Hohenlohe Gallery; Vienna/Austria
REALLY : Kunsthalle Steyr, Steyr/Austria
FUCNTIONE COMMUNALE: Soho in Ottakring, Vienna/Austria
2000 DATAKOM: The Essl Collection of Contemporary Art, Klosterneuburg/Austria
PAULINE MARCELLE; DARYOUSH ASGAR, BERENICE DARRER; KARIMA BENAMARA: Hohenlohe Gallery, Vienna/Austria
KUNSTWIEN  Vienna Contemporary Art Fair:  Hohenlohe Gallery, Vienna/Austria    

Videography

2006 KEN EATS 7:30min DVD
2005 ROAD TO SOMEWHERE 10 min DVD
2003 FLIES, animation
AGNES EATS, 7:30min DVD
2002 ALISSA EATS, animation
RE-FUSED, double six vs. paradogs, animation
2001 DOUBLE SIX. 3:00min
2000 PARADOGS 10min DVD
BURN Flip book animation 3min DVD
SNAKE STEPS Paint & animation. 3mins DVD

Collections and Awards

MONA Museum of New Art Detroit /USA
The Essl Collection of Contemporary Art, Klosterneuburg/Austria
Ministry of Culture, City of Vienna/Austria
Sacher Austria
McKinsey Austria
Kapsch AG Austria
Hawes Private Collection USA
Susan G. Komen Collection USA
Christian Fink private Collection Austria
Von Geymueller private Collection Austria

2010 Bag Factory Residency Johannesburg South Africa
2010 Kapsch Award
2003 Kapsch Award
2000 City of Vienna Award, Ministry of Culture/Austria
1998 GROHE Art & Design Award

Selected Bibliography

2010 Changing Views: Kapsch AG ISBN 978-3-200-02035-1
2009 Globales Strandgut: (cb / DER STANDARD, Print-Ausgabe, 10.9.2009)
Wegwerfgesellschaft und Kaffehaushocker: Lexikon Kunst Kritik Falter 38/09 page 34
2005 Bunte Tagebücher im Cinemascope format (cb/DER STANDARD, Printausgabe, 25/26.05.2005)
2004 "The Best of Vienna" 2/04 Falter Verlag
"Liquid Guru; we are all nomads":  Dirtl, Theresa Die Melange 07.04 page 21
2003 Helden und Antihelden April 2003
USA-früher und heute, 26. März 2003
What’s that got to do with me? Herausgeber Layr:Wuestenhagen Contemporary, Eva Ebersberger
2002 The Dominican Volume No. 1 Issue No. 21 - Friday, May 17
"Sommer Kunst" Die Presse
AUSGESTELLT Stadtmagazin, Nr.7 March 2002
GEMAHLTE WIRKLICHKEIT Tiroler Tageszeitung Nr.45, Kultur und Medien February 2002
2001 ...really? Kunstkritik p.34 ÖO Nachrichten September 2001
"Next Player" Schikaneder Z-Magazine 10/2001 page 20
JUNGE REALISTEN Kunstkritik p.9 ÖO Nachrichten October 2001
Malerei contra TV Bilder Volksblatt p.35 October 2001
REALISMUS Steyrer Rundschau p. 41 No. 41 October 2001
2000 PUDERBLAUE GUMMI DerStandard April 2000
POSITIONEN PROFILE Kunstmarkt April 2000
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