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  VERONA LEILANI SORENSEN
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  Solo Exhibitions

 
 

2018

'Mapping the Mystery with Measurement', Duc de Lorraine, Montréal, QC

 

2014

'Urban Nomad; Door to Door', Nomad Nation, Montréal, QC

 

2013

'Pink, Punch Love', Galerie Eliile, Toronto, ON
'Absence et Presénce', Maison de la Culture, Plateau-Mont-Royal (Duo Show), Montreal, QC

 
2010

'Remains of a Drunken Ship', Le Méridien Versailles, Montréal, QC
'Remains of a Drunken Ship', Maison de la Culture, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Montréal, QC
'Quiet Fire', Artfirm, Calgary, AB

 
2008

Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC

 
2007

'Elements', Artfirm, Calgary, AB
Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC

 
2004

Haus der Kunst Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico

 
2003

'Entrees', Prato, Montreal, QC
'Entradas', Galleria Ajolote Art Contemporaneo, Guadalajara, Mexico

 
2001

'Adentro / Afuera', Guadalajara, Mexico

   
  Group Exhibitions

 
 

2020

McBride Contemporain, Salon de Refusés, Montréal, QC

 

2019

'The Soulfood Montréal', Pop-Up’ Les 7 Doigts, Montréal, QC
'Act From Your Art Project', ‘Pop-Up’ Gallery 5364 St. Laurent, Montréal, QC

 

2018

'The Soulfood Toronto', ‘Pop-Up’ Gallery Founded By Garcia, Toronto, ON

 
2015

'International Contemporary Art Exhibition 2015', Art Gallery Le Logge, Assisi, Italy

 
2014

'Abstraction', Woolff Gallery, London, England
'Montréal: Vues de la ville / Views of the City', Galerie Beaux-arts des Amériques, Montréal, QC
'Concurrent', Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC
'Exposition en milieu de travail / Exhibition in the Workplace', LONGBOW, Montréal, QC

 
2010

'A Seasonabe Salon', Artfirm, Calgary, AB
Hayden Beck Gallery, Whistler, BC

 
2009

'Nomade, La Collection Loto-Québec en Mouvement', Espace Creation Loto-Quebec, QC
Artfirm, Calgary, AB

 
2008

Haus der Kunst Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico

 
2007

Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Galerie D’Este, Montreal, QC

 
2006

'A Seasonable Salon', Artfirm, Calgary, AB
'Galerie D’Este Presents Its Artists', Galerie D’Este, Montreal, QC
'Art View 2006', SJCS, Washington, DC, USA
Quebec Connection, Artfirm, Calgary
'Powder', Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC

  2005

'Defrost II', Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC

  2004

The Pushkin Gallery, Massachusetts, USA
'Juice', Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Hollinger Collins Contemporary Fine Art, Montreal, QC

  2003

Annual Juried Exhibition, Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Sale and Rentals, Montréal, QC
Society of the Arts 20th Juried Exhibition, Ajijic Historical Train Station, Mexico

  2002

Sandra Goldie Gallery, Montreal, QC
Annual Juried Exhibition, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Sale and Rentals, QC
Sandra Goldie Gallery, Montreal, QC

  2001

Annual Juried Exhibition, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Sale and Rental, QC
Fall Exhibition, Sandra Goldie Gallery, Montreal, QC
Hilton Hotel, Guadalajara, Mexico

  1999

(Dormice) 'Spiele', Galerie Burgenlaendisches, Landesmuseum, Eisenstadt, Austria
(Dormice) 'Art Game', Gallery Ernst Hilger, Vienna, Austria

   
  Art Fairs

2014

Battersea Affordable Art Fair, London, UK, with Woolff Gallery
London Art Fair, London, UK, with Woolff Gallery
Love Art Fair, Toronto, ON, with Galarie Beaux-arts des Amérique

  Art Residencies

2015

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA (October-November)
Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy (March-April)

   
  Education

2020

The Science of Well-being,Yale University

2017

Intermedia (Video, Performance and Electronic Arts), Concordia University, Montréal

2016

Intermedia (Video, Performance and Electronic Arts), Concordia University, Montréal Masterclasses Festival Acces Asie, Montréal

2009

Streams of Consciousness – A series in literature, music and visual arts with Professor Norman Cornett, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal, QC
Body and Soul - A music and visual arts series with Professor Norman Cornett, Montreal

2008

Sculpting Course, Jean-Louis Emond, Montréal

2007

Sculpting Course, Jean-Louis Emond, Montréal

2001

Encaustic Painting Course, Enriquez Galleria, Mexico

2000

Apprenticeship with the Dormice Art Group, Italy

1999

Apprenticeship with the Dormice Art Group, Austria

1994-98

BFA, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

1992-94

DEC, John Abbott College, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

   
  Bibliography

 
 
March 4, 2014

Woolff Gallery, “Abstract”, Wall Street International, Art Section

 
May 9, 2013

Toben, Byron, “Awesome Art”, Rover Art Review, Montréal

 
Aug 3, 2013

Loverseed, Helga, “Plateau Studio has enough room for art and life”, The Gazette, Montréal

 
Feb 27, 2009

Lafortune, Wes, “Multi-Taskers”, Avenue Magazine

 
Feb. 2, 2008

Romo, Victor E. Wario “Recuerdos y horizontes en luz y sombra” El Informador

 
Feb. 2, 2008

Alejandro, Alvarado “Abstraen al Haus”, Ocho Columnas

 
Feb. 2, 2008

Saenz, Karla Banuelos “La abstraccion flota en la Haus der Kunst”, Publico

 
Feb. 15, 2008

Uribe, Charlie “Todo Queda en Abstracto”, Publico

 
Spring 2005

Guimond, Nathalie “Contagieuse Passion”, Vie des Art(#198)

  May 24, 2005 Administrator “2nd Annual Rhythms of the World Festival,
Montreal” (Gallery Week), Jazz Police
  Nov 24, 2004

Barry, Martin C. “Hollinger-Collins opening attracts eclectic
crowd of art lovers”, The Westmount Examiner

  June 24, 2004

Ramirez, Javier “Tres formas de concebir la pintura”, Mural

  June 24, 2004

Barbosa, Brisa “Arte para descifrar”, Ocio

  June 6, 2004

Robles, Vanesa “Huellas, garabatos e intuiciones, en las
paredas de Haus Der Kunst”, Publico

  June 6, 2004

Hugues, Francisco Arizu “El arte es un reflejo”, ElInformador

  June 6, 2004

Gonzalez, Enrique “Inauguran exposicion electica”, Mural

  May 2003

Paul, Cindy Lou “Around Town”, Ojo del Lago

  March 14, 2003

Chaussee, Jeanne “Art historic train station shine in local
artists’ show”, Guadalajara Reporter

  June 14, 2001

Suarez, Gabriel “Lo que guardan las puertas” , Ocio Publico

  April 28, 2001

Valrela-Rico, Carlos “La abstraccion viajera de Verona
Sorensen” , Ocho Columnas

  June 1, 2001

Chaussee, Jeanne “Visiting artist from Montreal snags
bonus show at city’s Caf-Eco”; Guadalajara Reporter

   
  Catalogues

2015

Catalog 2015, Assisi International Exhibition, Assisi, Italy

2014

MONTRÉAL – Vues de la Ville / Views of the City, Galerie Beaux-Arts des Ameriques, Montréal Abstraction, Woolff Gallery, London, UK

2013

Absence and Presence, essay by Leo Rosshandler

2009

Collection Loto-Quebec 30 ans (arts visuals contemporains), Montréal
Remains of a Drunken Ship, essays by Professor Norman Cornett and Edouard Lachapelle

   
  Commissions (Selected)

 
 
2009

Richard Lehoux Collection, Montreal, QC

 
2007

Jameson Development Corporation, Vancouver, BC

 
2006

Peter Gallant, West Island, QC

 
1993

Joint collaboration with David Sorensen, 1% Art integration to architecture commission.
Hotel Dieu Mural, Sherbrooke, QC

   
  Collections

 
 

General Public
Hardware Restoration
Nordstrom
Loto-Quebec
Bankers Hall
Jameson Development Corp.
Nicolet Chartrand Knoll Ltée (NCK Inc.)
Private Collections in Canada, Europe, Mexico, and the United States