Leopold Plotek: Biography
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Education:
Professional Experience:
Born in Moscow, USSR., 1948. Emigrated from Warsaw, Poland to Canada, 1960.
McGill University, Montreal
Sir George Williams University, Montreal
Slade School of Art. London
Professor of Fine Art, Concordia University, Montreal
Solo Exhibitions
1976
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1986
1988
1990
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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2008
2012
2012-2013
2013
2015
Véhicule Art, Montréal
Galerie Yajima, Montreal
Galerie Optica, Montréal
Galerie Yajima, Montreal
Galerie Optica, Montréal
Galerie Yajima, Montreal
Galerie Optica, Montréal
Concordia University Galleries, Montreal
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Concordia University Galleries, Montreal
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Galerie Éric Devlin, Art Paris
Galerie Eric Devlin, Montreal
Galerie d’art d’Outremont, Montréal
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Galerie Éric Devlin, Art Paris
Maison de la Culture Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal
Galerie Éric Devlin, Montréal
Phillips Lounge, Montréal, "En apesanteur: Leopold Plotek et l’imagerie de la hauteur"
Han Art, Montréal, “Against Gravity: Leopold Plotek and the Imagery of Height”
‘The Instrument of a Place’: HAN ART CONTEMPORARY, Montreal, Quebec. (Catalogue)
‘Hue and Cry’; MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie Ontario.
‘Workingman’s Dead”; MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario.(Catalogue)
‘CAMPANI’; McClure Art Gallery Montreal. (Catalogue)
‘Workingman’s Dead’; McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, Ontario. (Catalogue)
Group Exhibitions
1980
1981
1982
1985
1986
1988
1989
1994
1995
1997
2000
2001
2008
2009
2010
2011
2015
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal Musée d’Art Contemporain
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal Musée d’Art Contemporain
Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal
Canada House, London
Memorial University Art Gallery, St.John’s, Newfoundland
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Université du Québec, Montreal49th Parallel, New York
Musee d’art Contemporain, Montreal
Biodome, Montreal
ARTCITE Musee d’art Contemporain, Montreal La Peau de L’Ours, Montreal
Toronto International Art Fair – Han Art, Toronto
Toronto International Art Fair – Han Art, Toronto
Toronto International Art Fair – Han Art, Toronto
‘Between the Cracks’; OBORO, Montreal
‘Living Building Thinking’; Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton.
Public Collections
National Gallery of Canada
Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
The Canada Council Art Bank
Corporate Collections
Banque Nationale du Canada
Loto-Québec
Sun Life Financial Inc.
Capital Vision
Martineau Walker
Cossette Communications
Macmillan Binch
Petro-Canada
Nova Corporation
Westburne Industries
Steelcase
Rio Tinto Alcan
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
La Peau de l’Ours