Laura Baird
Solo Exhibitions
2005
Selvmordbombere, Galleri Lista Fyr, Lista, Norway
2003
Laura Baird and Eric Cameron, Exposed/Concealed, Contemporary Art Gallery,
LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, Vancouver
LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, Vancouver
2001
Cats Inside the Lee Building, Lee Building, Vancouver
1997
Waco Bridge, FotoBase Gallery, Vancouver
1994
Details: Jonestown Carpet, Stride Gallery, Calgary
1994
Jonestown Carpet, Rosemont Gallery, Regina
1993
Jonestown Carpet and Details, La Centrale, Montreal
1991
Jonestown Carpet, Josh Baer Gallery, New York City
1991
Jonestown Carpet, grunt gallery, Vancouver
1988
Jonestown Carpet — Jonestown Dead, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver
1980
Jonestown Carpet, Work in Progress, Anna Leonowens Gallery II, Halifax
1978
Laconic Conference, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
1974
Gray, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Monomania, Trench Gallery, Vancouver
2005
FOLK-05 International Symposium for Sculpture in the Landscape, Lista, Norway
2005
The Truth about Cats and Dogs, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
2004
Group, Common Room, The Edge, East Vancouver Culture Crawl
1998
Draw Stranger, Draaaw, Plug-in Gallery, Winnipeg
1994
Contemporary Decades, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver
1994
Textiles, that is to say.. Or Gallery, Vancouver
1994
Textiles, that is to say... Museum for Textiles, Toronto
1993
Subversive Crafts, List Visual Arts Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA
1993
Photography and Other Genres, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1992
Songs of Retribution, Richard Anderson Gallery, New York City
1991
Burning in Hell, Franklin Furnace, New York City
1982
Group Show, Clapp House Gallery, Portland, ME
1981
Group Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax
1981
Group Show, Emergency Measures Space, Halifax
1980
Group Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax
1979
Group Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax
1978
Group Show, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
1978
Graduate Show, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver
1976
Group Show, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
Video Screenings
2003
Visiting Artist Program, Nickel Arts Museum, University of Calgary
2003
Visiting Artist Program, Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art and Design
1999
Fragile Electrons: Twenty Years of Collecting Video Art, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
1998
Fragile Electrons: Twenty Years of Collecting Video Art, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1998
Fragile Electrons: Twenty Years of Collecting Video Art, National Gallery of Canada
1998
Gods, Guns and the Weather Channel, Pleasure Dome/Cinecycle, Toronto
1997
Apocalypso, Banff Centre for the Arts
Lectures, Presentations and Panels
2003
Process Panel, LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, grunt gallery, Vancouver
2003
Visiting Artist Lecture, Alberta College of Art and Design
2003
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Calgary
1998
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, Cinecycle/Pleasure Dome, Toronto
1997
Jonestown Tapes Talk, Apocalypso, Banff Centre for the Arts
1994
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, Stride Gallery, Calgary
1994
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, Museum for Textiles, Toronto
1993
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, Rosemont Gallery, Regina
1993
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, La Centrale, Montreal
1993
Visiting Artist's Talk, University of Calgary
1991
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, grunt gallery, Vancouver
1991
Visiting Artist's Lecture, Emiliy Carr College of Art and Design
1991
Visiting Artist's Lecture, Emiliy Carr College of Art and Design
1988
Exhibiting Artist's Talk, Contemporary Art Galery, Vancouver
Residencies
2005
Artist in Residence, Lista Fyr, Lista, Norway
1998
Artist in Residence, Charles Street Video, Toronto
1997
Artist in Residence, Apocalypso, The Banff Centre for the Arts
Awards and Grants
2005
Travel Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts
1997
Travel Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts
1997
Project Assistance Grant, British Columbia Arts Council
1994
Travel Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts
1994
Artist's Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts
1993
Arts Grant B, The Canada Council for the Arts
1991
Project Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts
1979
Arts Grant B, The Canada Council for the Arts
1979
British Columbia Cultural Fund Award
1978
British Columbia Cultural Fund Award
1977
Helen Pitt Scholarship
1976
Helen Pitt Scholarship
Collections
San Diego State University, Library, Special Collections
National Gallery of Canada
Joan Flasch Artist's Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Private Collections
Catalogs
Armstrong, John and Quinton, Sarah. Textiles, that is to say..., The Museum for
Textiles, Toronto, 1994.
Textiles, Toronto, 1994.
Caley, Shaun. Jonestown Carpet — Jonestown Dead, Contemporary Art Gallery,
Vancouver. 1988
Vancouver. 1988
Carter, Sam. 64-94: Contemporary Decades, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver. 1994.
Kline, Katy. Subversive Crafts, List Visual Arts Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA. 1993.
MacNevin, B.L,. Laura Baird - Waco Bridge, Independent Communications Society,
Vancouver. 1996.
Vancouver. 1996.
Selected Bibliography
Angus, Jennifer. "Arts Review/Profile", Agenda, Spring, 1994.
Beattie, Greg. "Galleries", The Leader Post, Regina, Jan.17, 1994.
Bonami, Francesco. "Review", Flash Art, Oct. 1992.
Bucholz, Garth. "Galleries and Museums", Winnipeg Free Press, Mar. 28, 1998.
Campbell, Nancy. “In Review”, Ontario Craft, Summer 1994.
Girling, Oliver. "Art", EYE, Mar. 1994.
Godley, Elizabeth. "Art Review", The Vancouver Sun, Nov. 8, 1988.
Gustafson, Paula, "Visual Arts", The Georgia Straight, Sept. 23, 1994.
Hanna, Diedrie. "Art", NOW, Mar. 10. 1994.
Heath, Terrence. "Crossovers", Border Crossings. Summer 1994.
Hume, Christopher. "Art", The Toronto Star, April 14, 1994.
Jordan, Betty Ann. "Reviews", Canadian Art, Summer, 1994.
Lacey, Liam. "Art Review", The Globe and Mail, Nov. 19, 1988.
Landstreet, Lynna. "Weaving Through the Exotic", Extra!, Feb. 18, 1994.
McGrath, Jerry. "textiles, that is to say..." Parachute, 76, 1994.
McPherson, Anne. "Reviews", FibreArts, Sept.-Oct. 1994.
New Yorker. "Galleries, Soho", The New Yorker, Dec. 23, 1991.
O'Brien, Peter. "Textiles, that is to say..." Artword, Winter, 1994-95.
Peck, Robin. "The Dentist", Canadian Art, Summer, 1997.
Perreault, John. "Craft is not Sculpture", Sculpture, Nov.-Dec., 1993.
Perry, Art. "Art Scene", Vancouver Province, Nov. 21, 1988.
Ritchie, Christina. "Eric Cameron, Exposed/Concealed",
(exhibition brochure), Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998.
(exhibition brochure), Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998.
Scott, Michael. "Arts" Queue, The Vancouver Sun, Nov. 14, 2001.
Silver, Joanne. "Visual Arts", The Boston Herald, June 11, 1993.
Taylor, Kate. "Review in Brief", The Globe and Mail, April 8, 1994.
Temin, Christine. "Living Arts", The Boston Globe, May 31, 1993.
Tinkl, Judith. "Textiles, that is to say..." Surfacing, Summer, 1994.
Tousley, Nancy. "Art Review", The Calgary Herald, May 5, 1994.
Warner Keene, Susan. "Review", Surface Design Journal, Fall 1994.
Education
1982
MFA Degree, Studio, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
1980-81
MFA Program, Film, School of the Arts, Columbia University
1978-79
Graduate Study, Emily Carr College of Art
1978
Senior Diploma, Emily Carr College of Art, Honors
1972
Senior Diploma, Theatre Craft and Design, Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts