Jonathan Scott
b.1979
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Education
2015-2021 PhD in Visual Art – York University, Toronto, Canada Dissertation – Devolved Sculpture
2003-2005 Master of Fine Art – Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK Thesis – Interacting with a Repetitive Imagination
1997-2001 BA (Hons 2.1) Fine Art – (Drawing & Painting) University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Scholarship and Awards
2016 – 2021 York University Graduate Fellowship Doctoral
2018 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Awarded)
2017 W. Lawrence Heisey Graduate Award in Fine Arts
2015 York Graduate Scholarship
2014 Toronto Arts Council Grant
Ontario Arts Council Grant
2007 Henry Moore Foundation Grant
Scottish Arts Council Grants for Artists
2006 Glasgow Visual Artists Grant Scheme
2005 Post Graduate Scholarship Glasgow Sculpture Studios
Glasgow West of Scotland Scholarship
Publications
2023 ‘Gild – Dedicated to V.T.G.N.R.S.M.’ C Magazine
2023 ‘PLL BCK TH CRTN: On Colin Miner’s The clearest image.’ Peripheral Review
2022 ‘FrameWork 11/22 Jonathan Scott on Callings’ Susan Hobbs Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
2021 ‘Devolved Sculpture’, Gales Gallery York University, Toronto
2017 ‘Aye the Oui, It () You’, Gales Gallery York University, Toronto
2014 ‘The Policy Makers’, Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Project, Toronto
2012 ‘Burn your Neighbours’, Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Project, Toronto
2008 ‘Society of Bondage’, Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow
2007 ‘Dead Planetarium’, Coleman Project Space, London
2006 ‘Face of an Angel, Voice of a Demon’, EmergeD at Glasgow International festival of Contemporary Art, Glasgow
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 Re[new]All, Sensorium – The Centre for digital art and technology at York University. Toronto
2018 Decade 2.0, Mulherin, Toronto
2017 Almost There, Mulherin, Toronto
2016 In House, Typology Gallery, Toronto
2016 Ex Libris, Galeria Impakto, Lima, Peru
2015 Parle, Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto
2015 This is Neither the Time, Nor the Place, Mulherin, New York
2015 Goat, Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Project, Toronto
2014 Geometriks, Galeria Impakto, Lima, Peru
2013 More Than Two (Let It Make Itself), Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto
2010 Vestiges Park, Lowsalt at Glasgow International festival of Contemporary Art,Glasgow
2009 ‘Posthumous Humus’, A.Vermin, Glasgow
2009 ‘El Ahijado’, Alterna y Corriente, Mexico City
2008 ‘Last Tango in Partick’, Lowsalt at The Now Museum, Glasgow
2007 ‘Your Words and My Mouth, Hospitalfield, Arbroath
2007 ‘Jonathan Scott and Dawn Youll, Washington Garcia, Glasgow
2006 ‘Demo’ Jonathan Scott and Fred Pedersen, Transmission, Glasgow
2006 ‘Solo: Member’s Show’, Transmission, Glasgow
2006 ‘New Ruins’, EmergeD at Next Wave Festival, Melbourne
2005 ‘Re-escape’, Transmission at Re-escape, Hamburg
2005 ‘Exit Strategy’, CAFA, Beijing
2005 ‘Exit Strategy’, Tramway, Glasgow
2005 ‘Posted’, Hiscox, London
2005 ‘Syncopations: Art from Great Britain Now, Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm
2004 ‘Before the Opera’, SEAM at 273, Glasgow
2004 ‘Prospects Drawing Prize’, Tea Building, London
2004 ‘Play’ Arts Academy, Budapest
2004 ‘Interim’, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2003 ‘Members Lounge’, Collective, Edinburgh
2003 ‘Private Property’, The Basement, London
2002 ‘Literay Reality’, Where the Monkey Sleeps, Glasgow
2002 Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh
2001 ‘Screens’, University of Newcastle, Newcastle
2001 Britart.com
2000 Royal Glasgow Institute, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
Performance-Lectures
2020 ‘Palimpsest in Reverse’ Graduate Seminar at York University
2019 ‘Diagrammatics | Drawing’, Summer Institute at York University
2017 ‘Aye the Oui, It () You’, Visual Art department York University
Residencies
2007 Production residency ‘Your Words and My Mouth, Hospitalfield, Arbroath
2007 Production residency ‘Dead Planetarium’, Coleman Project Space, London
2006 Production residency ‘New Ruins’, EmergeD at Next Wave Festival, Melbourne