SCOTT TRELEAVEN
b. 1972, Toronto, Canada
Lives and works in Paris
Education
1996-1998
University of Toronto
1993-1996
Ontario College of Art & Design
1991-1992
York University
Solo Exhibitions
2010
"The Radiant Guest", with Paul P., The Fireplace Project, East Hampton
"Cimitero Drawings", Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
2009
"Your shadow at morning striding behind you, Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you", Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
"Silver Make-Up", The Breeder, Athens
2008
"Where He Was Going", John Connelly Presents, New York
2007
"Witchcraft Through the Ages", Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
2006
"Where You Sleep", Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
"The Best Kind of Friends Are Like Iron Sharpening Iron", John Connelly Presents, New York
2005
"Temporary Temples", Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
"Who Are You an Agent For", Conner Contemporary, Washington D.C.
2004
"The Salivation Army", Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
"Art on Paper 2010: The 41st Exhibition, Weastherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
"Robert Mapplethorpe: Night Work", Curated by Scissor Sisters, Allison Jacques Gallery, London
2010
"Art on Paper Biennial", Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina
"Male", Maureen Paley, London
"To Believe", Visual Aids, New York
"Sensitivity Questioned", Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens
2009
"In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists", X Initiative, New York
"Compassion", Institute for Art, Religion, & Social Justice, New York
"Learn to Read Art", Badischer Kunstverein, Baden | P.S.1, New York
"At Home He Is a Tourist", The Breeder, Athens
"Memories & Encounters", Viafarini, Milan
2008
"Boys of Summer", The Fireplace Project, East Hampton
"‘Male’", Collection of Vince Aletti, White Columns, New York | Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver
"AA Bronson’s School for Young Shamans" (collaboration with AA Bronson), John Connelly Presents, New York
2007
"La Biennale de Montréal", Montréal
"Secret-Flix", Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt
"Some Kind of Portrait", Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
"Love Addiction: Practices In Video Art from 1961 to Present", Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone, Italy
2006
"Only the Paranoid Survive", Hudson Valley Centre for Contemporary Art
"Tempest", The Fireplace Project, East Hampton
"Kamp 48", John Connelly Presents, New York
"Darkness Ascends", Museum Of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto
2005
"Log Cabin", Artists Space, New York
"Capricorn-28", Rocket Projects, Miami
"This Hard Gem-Like Flame", Angstrom Gallery, Dallas
"The Zine Unbound", Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
"Le vanità dell’uccello in gabbia", Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Swizterland
"Out of Bounds", Alternator Gallery, Kelowna
2004
"The Collector’s Cabinet", Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
"Sinbad In the Rented World", Art Gallery of York University, Toronto
2003
"Teenage Bedroom Show", Galerie du jour agnès b, Paris | Deitch Projects, NY
"Breaking Sex", with Genesis & Lady Jaye P-Orridge, VAV Gallerie, Montreal
"Now Playing", D’Amelio Terras, New York
Selected Film Screenings
2010
Light Industry, Brooklyn, New York
White Fish Tank, Ancona, Italy
2009
Scope Cinema Program, New York
2006
Museum Of Modern Art, New York
2004
Art|Film program, Art|35|Basel, Switzerland
FreeSpeechTV, New York
The Independent Film Channel
2003
New Festival, New York
Frameline, San Francisco
Glastonbury Festival, England
Next 5 Minutes, Amsterdam
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn
2002
London School of Economics
The Horse Hospital, London
Centre d’art Contemporain, Basse-Normandy
World Wide Short Film Festival, Toronto
OutFest, Los Angeles
MIX festival, New York
Raindance Festival, London
Selected Bibliography
2010
Hoptman, Laura, editor. Brion Gysin: Dream Machine. Catalogue essay, New Museum, New York
Visionaire #57: Art In the Year 2010. Artist’s project
AnOtherMan Magazine, issue #10. Photographic editorial
Hannum, Terence & Treleaven, Scott. Call and Response. Artists book
Lewis, David. Blake Book. Artists book. Lubok Verlag, Leipzig
2009
Aarons, Philip & Roth, Andrew, editors. In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955, PPP
Editions/Andrew Roth, New York
Treleaven, Scott. Cimitero Monumentale. Photographic edition, Printed Matter, New York
Treleaven, Scott. Passing Strange, catalogue, VIR-Viafarini, Milan
2008
Craig, Blanche, editor. Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art, Black Dog Publishing, London
Aletti, Vince, and Roth, Andrew. Male: from the collection of Vince Aletti, PPP Editions/Andrew Roth, New York
Aarons, Philip & Bronson, AA, editors. Queer Zines, Printed Matter Inc.
Treleaven, Scott. The Grey Book, catalogue, The Breeder
Fite-Wassilak, Chris. Frieze Yearbook, Frieze Art Fair, London
2007
Baerwaldt, Wayne. La Biennale de Montréal catalogue
Bruciati, Andrea. Love Addiction: Practices In Video Art from 1961 to Present, catalogue
Treleaven, Scott. Some Boys Wander By Mistake catalogue; writings by Dennis Cooper, Jack Pierson, Terence Hannum; Kavi Gupta Gallery, John Connelly Presents, Marc Selwyn Fine Art
2006
Lev, Leora. Enter At Your Own Risk, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Povinelli, Elizabeth A. The Empire of Love: Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality, Duke University Press
Treleaven, Scott. The Salivation Army Black Book, Printed Matter/Art Metropole
Darkness Ascends catalogue, MOCCA Press, Toronto
2005
Golonu, Berin. The Zine Unbound: Kults, Werewolves, and Sarcastic Hippies, catalogue, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
2004
Vaughan, R.M. Sinbad in the Rented World catalogue, York University Press, Toronto
Treleaven, Scott. YYZine Artist’s Project: Temporary Temple. YYZ, Toronto
2003
Metzger, Richard, & Morrison, Grant, editors. Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult, The Disinformation Company Ltd.
2002
Treleaven, Scott. This Is the Salivation Army ‘Bootleg Series’ #3, Art Metropole
2000
Niedzvieki, Hal. We Want Some Too: Underground Desire & Mass Culture, Penguin Books
Periodicals
2010
Burgher, Elijah. "ARE YOU a Zombie or a WITCH?",
C Magazine #106, Summer 2010
Knight, Christopher. “Depicting Death & Mourning”, Los Angeles Times July 9
Rugarber, Laura. “Brion Gysin, Inspiration to Stones, David Bowie, Gets First U.S. Retrospective”, Wall Street Journal Online, July 14
Hallett, Nick. “Join the Occult”, Interview Magazine Online, July 6
Burgher, Elijah. “Are You a Zombie or a Witch?” C Magazine #106, Summer
Boukobza, Julie. “Interview”, Le Magazine Double, issue #19
Nowness, photographic editorial, nowness.com
Cotter, Holland. “Downtime At New Year? It’s Full,” New York Times Jan.1
2009
Lee, Nate, review/recommended, art.newcity.com, Nov 12- 18
Time Out Chicago, review, Issue 246 : Nov 12–18
Gartenfeld, Alex. “The Liste List”, Art In America (online edition June 16)
Castets, Simon. “Different Breed”, VMan, Spring, issue #13
Pernet, Diane. “Fade to White”, Zoo Magazine, no.22
Argyropoulou, Giota. Athens Voice, “The City Is Immersed In Desire”, Feb.26-March 4
Trivoli, Despina. LIFO, “Athens Top Ten”, Feb.19-25
Petrides, Pavlos. FAQ, issue 47, March 19
Gilbert, Andrea. City Uncovered, issue 52, March 6
Zeykili, Despina. Athinorama, Feb.26-March 4
2008
Haskell, David. “Very Graphic Design”, New York Magazine, Dec. 28
Roberts, Sam. Ysterografo Magazine, ‘Frieze Fair Issue’, #125
Treleaven, Scott. “Through a Lens, Darkly: Kenneth Anger,” VMan #12
Sonnenborn, Katie. “AA Bronson’s School for Young Shamans,” Frieze Magazine, issue 116, June-August
(photo credit) Butt no. 25, Winter 2008/09
Sansom, Anna. “Black Magic” Tokion issue V.4
Vedon, Xavier. “Si le loup y était…” Traffic Spring-Summer
Gilbert, Alan. “Life, Death and Reinvention” The Village Voice Jan.29
Cotter, Holland. “School for Young Shamans,” New York Times Jan.18
2007
Gaines, Malik. Frieze Magazine September-October
Northcross, Wayne. Out, August
Leblanc, Marc. Beautiful/Decay issue: S, ‘The Darkness’, May
Lethbridge, York. C Magazine #93, Spring
(photo credit), Pref Magazine #18, Jan.-Feb.
2006
Perkins, Greg. “Critics Picks for Best of 2006.” Chicago Reader Dec.22
Critic’s ‘Top 100 Artists.’ (shortlist) Flash Art International Autumn
Breidenbach, Tom. Review. Art Forum XLIV no.9, May
Vorha, Smriti. “Inclusive and Exclusive Art”, AC Institute, March
Northcross, Wayne. Gay City News Vol.5, #35
Risemberg, Rafael. New York Blade March 3
Wolf, Matt. “Introducing Scott Treleaven.” NYFA.org News
Northcross, Wayne. Review. Gay City News Vol.5, #10
2005
Higgs, Matthew. “Best of 2005-Log Cabin.” Artforum XLIV no.4, Dec.
Workman, Michael. Review. Flash Art International No.240, Jan.-Feb.
Cotter, Holland. “Log Cabin.” New York Times Jan.28
Kennerley, David. “Connections Unspoken.” Genre Magazine #134 Jan.-Feb.
2004
Trebay, Guy. “Artists Stage a Be-In at Bergdorf's.” New York Times Oct.26
Milroy, Sarah. The Globe & Mail Feb.21
Vaughan, R.M. Canadian Art Magazine vol.21, #3
Balzer, David. “Sinbad In the Rented World.” Eye Magazine Feb.12
Tischer, Ben. “Primal Pornography.” Duponis Sept., Vol.1, No.3
Marlowe, Scott. “When Zinesters Go Pro.” Broken Pencil #24
2003
Halter, Ed. “The Village Voice Fourth Annual Critic’s Poll.” The Village Voice, Take4 supplement, Jan.1-7
K48 Magazine vol.1, #4, illus.
2002
Halter, Ed. “Mixed Company.” The Village Voice Nov.20-26
“Best Of Toronto 2002 Annual Critics’ Poll.” NOW Magazine vol.22, #9
Goslawski, Barb. “ExperiMental.” P.O.V. Magazine #46/47, Fall
Tunnacliffe, Catharine. “Leader of the Pack.” EYE Magazine vol.11, #26
1999
Treleaven, Scott. This Is the Salivation Army, serial publication, issues #1-8(1996-1999)
Lectures/Visiting Artist
2010
L’École normale supérieure, Paris (forthcoming Dec.2010)
2009
Viafarini, Milan
2007
Les Recollets Centre International d’accueil et d’échanges, Paris
2006
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Columbia College, Chicago