NOEL RODO-VANKEULEN
 
b.1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lives and works in Brampton, Ontario, Canada
 
 
EDUCATION
 
2010 BFA (Honours) Visual Arts - Photography
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
2005 OCC - Art Fundamentals
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 
 
GROUP & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
 
2011"For the Lack of a Smile", O'Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Gallery Auction", Butcher Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "The Optical Unconscious", Phantom Space Projects, Brampton, ON, Canada
 "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Hall Street Gallery - SCAD, Savannah, GA, USA
 
2010"Atmospheres & Illuminations", Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Gallery See - SCAD, Atlanta, GA, USA
 "Where is Here" (curated by Robyn McCallum & Danielle Forest), Flash Forward Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "131", O'Born Contemporary, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Sense & Sensibility" (curated by Paulina Samborska & Michael Thibault), Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL, USA
 "Flat-Land", Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "One Hour Photo", American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., USA
 "Arroyo", Phantom Space Projects, Brampton, ON, Canada
 "Graphic Intersections", Umbrage Gallery, New York, NY, USA
 "Synesthesia", York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Emerging Artist Auction", Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY, USA
 
2009"Photorama 2009", Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "After Color" (curated by Amani Olu), Bose Pacia, New York, NY, USA
 "7 by 7 - Fear of the Dark" (curated by Humble Arts Foundation), Why + Wherefore, Online (www.whyandwherefore.com)
 "Dreamers" (curated by James Greenhow and Senko Studio), Ei'kon, Århus, Denmark
 "Rosemary's Babies", Phantom Space Projects, Brampton, ON, Canada
 "Humble Arts Foundation Group Show # 29" Online (www.humbleartsfoundation.org)
 "Emerging Photographers Auction", Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York, NY, USA
 
2008"Young Curators, New Ideas - Light and Color" (curated by Jon Feinstein), Bond Street Gallery, New York, NY, USA
 "Turn" Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA, USA
 "Humble Arts Foundation Group Show # 22" Online (www.humbleartsfoundation.org)
 "Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?"
(curated by Laurel Ptak) Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ, USA
 "Dark, Dark, Darker" Running Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Brainstorm: York University Visual Arts Open House", York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "The Environs", Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
2006"Photographs!" Gales Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
2005"Area Show" Joan & Martin Goldfarb Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
 "Open House Annual" Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
 "The End" Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
 
 
BOOKS & CATALOGUES
 
2011100 New Artists (August, 2011), By Francesca Gavin, Published by Laurence King: London, UK
 Studio (September, 2011), Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Published by Wassenaar (W[A-1])
2010Flash Forward Festival 2010, Festival Catalogue, Published by The Magenta Foundation: Toronto, ON, Canada
 Lay Flat: Meta (photographs), Published by Lay Flat: Somerville, MA, USA
 The Passive Collective, Produced by |end|, Organized by Wassenaar (W8)
 Into the White, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Published by Wassenaar (W3)
2009After Color, By Amani Olu, Published by Bose Pacia: New York, NY, USA
 Phantom Space Projects (Vol.1), Published by PSP Press: Brampton, ON, Canada
 Karst, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Self-Published Portfolio
2008"Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey
regardless of where you are in the world?"
, Published by Pierro Gallery: South Orange, NJ, USA
2005Ghosts, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Self-Published
 
 
WRITING
 
2010Alex Fischer, "Prismatic Waves: A conversation with Alex Fischer" (Interview), Published by O'Born Contemporary: Toronto
 Words Without Pictures (2nd Edition), "Threat and Savior: Repetition in Photography", Published by Aperture: New York
 Lay Flat 02: Meta, "Altered States", Published by Lay Flat
 In Dust: Robert Canali, "Chasing Oblivion", Published by Wassenaar (W2)
2009Foam International Photography Magazine, "On My Mind: Sharon Harper", #21 Merge, Winter
 Hunter and Cook, "Mystic and Magician: The Photographs of Jessica Eaton", Issue 04, September 2009
 Words Without Pictures, "Threat and Savior: Repetition in Photography", Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 
 
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES & TALKS
 
2010Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
 York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
2009Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
 
COLLECTIONS
 
 The Newark Public Library, Special Collections Division, NJ, USA
 Various Private Collections
 
 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/PRESS
 
 Magenta Magazine: Five Notes: Favourites from the CONTACT Festival: For the Lack of a Smile (Review) July 2011 (web)
 The New Yorker: Photo Booth - In Focus: Rainbows (Photographs and Interview) July 2011 (web)
 Hunter and Cook Magazine Online - For the Lack of a Smile (Feature) May 2011 (web)
 The ALP Blog - For the Lack of a Smile (Review) May 2011 (web)
 Blog TO: Radar - For the Lack of a Smile at O'Born Contemporary (Preview) April 2011(web)
 MKOS: Weekly Picks - For the Lack of a Smile at O'Born Contemporary (Preview) (web)
 Twin Magazine Issue 02 (Photographs) June 2010 (print)
 Mossless Magazine: Interview June 2010 (web)
 Larissa Leclair Blog: One Hour Photo interview May 2010 (web)
 Lay Flat: Meta (Photographs & Essay) March 2010 (print)
 Fjord Artists' Space Interview (web)
 I Heart Photograph Blog: Aura Series. October 2009 (web)
 Tiny Vices: Various Photographs #21. 2009 (web)
 Examiner.com "After Color, it's as plain as black and white." August 2009 (web)
 Too Much Chocolate Interview: Noel Rodo-Vankeulen by Jake Stangel. December 2008 (web)
 Clickblog.it: La vita surreale di Noel Rodo. November 2008 (web)
 Ruby Mag Issue #33. (Cover) November 2008 (web)
 ArtCat "Young Curators, New Ideas" by Dan DeNorch (Review). August 2008 (web)
 Shoot! the Blog: "Shoot! Interview: Humble Arts' Jon Feinstein" by Rachel Hulin - Nocturne series (Geode, 2008). August 2008 (web)
 Harbor Journal. August 2008 (print)
 I Heart Photograph Blog: Nocturne Series. July 2008 (web)
 VVork: Nocturne. May 2008 (web)
 Shane Lavalette's Journal: Nocturne, April 2008 (web)
 SOFA (Spotlight On Fine Arts) Vol.2, Issue.4 (print)