Nelson Henricks | |
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Born | Nelson Henricks 1963 (age 60–61) Bow Island, Alberta |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Video artist |
Website | nelsonhenricks |
Nelson Henricks (born 1963) is a Canadian artist known for his video works.[1][2] Originally from Bow Island, Alberta, he received a diploma in visual arts from the Alberta College of Art. In 1991 he relocated to Montréal and obtained a Bachelor of Fine arts in Cinema from Concordia University.[3] Henricks also works as a writer and curator. His texts have been published in many periodicals and publications relating to contemporary art, including the magazines Fuse, Esse, Parachute and Public.[3]
Montreal artist Nelson Henricks has developed his work using a dual approach, creating immersive works, with a music all their own, along with subjects from the history of art and culture, including, more recently, the American abstract painter Joan Mitchell.[4]
Henricks has participated in many group and solo exhibitions. A mid-career retrospective of Henricks' work entitled Nelson Henricks : Time Will Have Passed = Le temps aura passé. was presented at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery in 2010.[3] Henricks was a part of the Quebec Triennale 2011 held at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.[5][6]
In 2021, he was one of the participants in John Greyson's experimental short documentary film International Dawn Chorus Day.[7]
In 2022, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) held the show Nelson Henricks: Unpublished works.[4]
Henricks' work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[2] the Museum of Modern Art in New York,[8] The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec[9] and the Chicago Video Data Bank.[10]
In 2002 Henricks received the Bell Canada Award in Video Art.[10][11] In 2015, he was the laureate of the Giverny Capital Prize.[12]
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