Biographie
Gabriel Dawe was born in Mexico City where he grew up surrounded by the intensity and color of Mexican culture. After working as a graphic designer, he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2000 following a desire to explore foreign land. In search for creative freedom he started experimenting and creating artwork, which eventually led him to explore textiles and embroidery—activities traditionally associated with women and which were forbidden for a boy growing up in Mexico. Because of this, his work is subversive of notions of masculinity and machismo that are so ingrained in his culture. By working with thread and textiles, Dawe’s work has evolved into creating large-scale installations with thread, creating environments that deal with notions of social constructions and their relation to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature.
After seven years of living in Canada and gaining dual citizenship as a Mexican-Canadian, Gabriel moved to Texas to pursue graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas where he is presently a candidate for an MFA in Arts and Technology. His work has been exhibited in Dallas, Houston, Montreal, Toronto and Barcelona.
Education
08-present :: mfa candidate :: arts and technology :: university of texas at dallas :: dallas, tx
92-98 :: graphic design bachelor’s degree :: honours :: universidad de las américas-puebla :: mexico
94-95 :: academic exchange program :: the nottingham trent university :: nottingham, uk
Solo exhibitions
2011 :: plexus no. 5 :: truck :: calgary, canada
2011 :: relics and remains :: centraltrak :: dallas, tx
2010 :: plexus no. 4 :: annex gallery :: dallas contemporary:: dallas, tx
2010 :: plexus no. 3 :: guerillaarts :: dallas, tx
2010 :: plexus no. 2: convergence :: project room :: conduit gallery :: dallas, tx
2007 :: luz gallery :: montreal, canada
2004 :: luz gallery :: montreal, canada
2002 :: the light within the shadow :: rad’a gallery :: montreal, canada
Selected group exhibitions
2010
crisscrossing :: the kellogg gallery :: cal poly pomona :: pomona, ca
!ndig-nation :: university of texas at dallas :: art gallery :: dallas, tx
wish you were here :: fort worth contemporary arts :: tcu :: fort worth, tx
wish! auction :: dallas contemporary :: dallas, tx
transitive pairings :: centraltrak :: dallas, tx
2009
glaad out auction :: metropolitan pavillion :: new york, ny
strokes :: university of texas at dallas :: art gallery :: dallas, tx
say anything :: university of texas at dallas :: art gallery :: dallas, tx
new texas talent juried exhibition :: craighead green gallery :: dallas, tx
launch juried exhibition :: CADD artlab :: dallas, tx
tigersprung :: the mac :: dallas, tx
wish! auction 09 :: dallas contemporary :: dallas, tx
2008
fiberworks 08 juried show :: cambridge galleries :: cambridge, canada
craft texas juried show :: houston center for contemporary craft :: houston, tx
emerging artists :: galerie pangée :: montreal, canada
27th annual juried exhibition: made to measure :: arts etobicoke :: toronto, canada
2007
modèle behaviour :: galerie pangée :: montreal, canada
big fiber little fiber :: juried exhibition :: gladstone hotel :: toronto, canada
la moustache show :: montreal & toronto, canada; brooklyn, ny
26th annual juried exhibition: made to measure :: arts etobicoke :: toronto, canada
2006
insomnia :: red head gallery :: toronto, canada
defrost :: 201 queen east gallery :: toronto, canada
motionball charity auction :: toronto, canada
2005
summer heat :: praxis gallery :: toronto, canada
2004
margarita sunday :: luz gallery :: montreal, canada
galería zero :: barcelona, spain
2003
o’connor gallery :: toronto, canada
brush gallery :: toronto, canada
Residencies
2009-2011 :: centraltrak artist in residence :: dallas, tx
Awards
2009-2010 :: graduate studies scholarship :: university of texas at dallas :: dallas, tx
2009 shortlisted :: best emerging artist :: mixed media :: glaad outauction 2009 :: nyc
2008-2009 :: graduate studies scholarship :: university of texas at dallas :: dallas, tx
2007 best of show :: 27th annual juried exhibition: made to measure :: arts etobicoke :: toronto, canada
Publications
2010
art this week :: ep. 49 :: september 3, 2009 :: http://artthisweek.com/?p=334
plexus 2: convergence :: review by charissa terranova :: arts+culture :: april 2010 :: dallas, tx
transitive pairings: body object :: review by scott hilton :: arts+culture :: april 2010 :: dallas, tx
sojourn: a journal for the arts :: volume 22 :: university of texas at dallas :: dallas, tx
centraltrak is melrose place for artists :: d magazine :: february 2010 :: dallas, tx
architects, artists partner on perspective pieces :: the utd mercury :: september 8, 2009 :: dallas, tx
2009
sojourn: a journal for the arts :: volume 23 :: university of texas at dallas :: dallas, tx
‘strokes’ focuses on method of art creation :: the utd mercury :: october 4, 2009 :: dallas, tx
reflecting on craftsmanship :: the utd mercury :: september 8, 2009 :: dallas, tx
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