CV
EDUCATION
2008-2011 :: MFA candidate : Arts and Technology : University of Texas at Dallas
1992-1998 :: Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree : Honors : Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico
1994-1995 :: Academic Exchange Program : The Nottingham Trent University : Nottingham, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
(Upcoming) Plexus No. 29 : Brighman Young University Museum of Art : Provo, UT
Requiem for a Fallen Structure : Conduit Gallery : Dallas, TX
Plexus No. 28 : Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art : Virginia Beach, VA
Plexus No. 26 : Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum : San Antonio, TX
Plexus No. 25 : Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh : Raleigh, NC
2013
Plexus No. 23 .1 : Museum Rijswijk : Rijswijk, Netherlands
Threading Light : Zadok Gallery : Miami, FL
Light Paradox : Gutstein Gallery : Savannah College of Art and Design : Savannah, GA
2012
Blinding Pain : Conduit Gallery : Dallas, TX
Plexus No. 15 : LSU Museum of Art : Baton Rouge, LA
The Density of Light : Galerie Lot 10 : Brussels, Belgium
Plexus No. 12 : The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, MWSU : Wichita Falls, TX
2011
Plexus No. 9 : Peel Gallery : Houston, TX
Plexus No. 8 : The Luminary Arts Center : St. Louis, MO
2010
Plexus No. 4 : Dallas Contemporary : Annex North Gallery : Dallas, TX
Plexus No. 3 : Guerrilla Arts : Dallas, TX
Plexus No. 2, Convergence : Conduit Gallery : Project Room : Dallas, TX
2007
Luz Gallery : Montreal, Canada
2004
Luz Gallery : Montreal, Canada
2002
The Light Within The Shadow : Rad’a Gallery : Montreal, Canada
BIENNIALS + PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2014
Plexus No. 27 : State of the Art : Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art : Bentonville, AR
Plexus C12 : US Consulate overseas : Art in Embassies Program
2013
End of Childhood 2.0 : Miami Projects Art Fair : Miami, FL
YIA Art Fair : Paris, France
Texas Biennial : San Antonio, TX
Plexus C9 : Nuskin : Provo, UT
Plexus No. 23 : Rijswijk textile biennial 2013 : Museum Rijswijk : Rijswijk, Netherlands
Plexus C8 : Gensler Houston : Houston, TX
2012
Plexus C7 : Biogen Idec : Triangle Research Park, NC
Plexus C6 : Private Home : San Diego, CA
Plexus No. 20 : Zadok Gallery : Miami, FL
Plexus C5 : Houston Fine Art Fair : Houston, TX
Plexus C4 : Marie-Pierre Arthur music video : Fil de Soie : Montreal, Canada
Plexus C3 : Dallas Art Fair : Dallas, TX
Plexus C2 : Ted Conference : LBPAC : Long Beach, CA
East Wing X : Courtauld Institute : London, UK
2011
Texas Biennial : Austin, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Unlikely Iterations of the Abstract / Outside The lines : Contemporary Art Museum, Houston : Houston, TX ; curated by Bill Arning
Faden : Deutscher Künstlerbund : Berlin, Germany : curated by Annebarbe Kau
2012
Miniartextil : Villa Olmo : Como, Italy
Artprize : Kendall College of Art and Design : Grand Rapids, MI : curated by Michele Bosak
More and Different Flags : Marlborough Gallery : New York, NY
Salvajes : Traneudstilllingen : Copenhagen, Denmark : curated by Aukje Lepoutre Ravn andGuillermo Creus
View Askew: Shifting Perspectives : Annual Art Auction : CAMH : Houston, TX
2011
From Outside, in Floats a Music Box : Conduit Gallery : Dallas, TX
Wunderkammer : Conduit Gallery : Dallas, TX : curated by Phillip March Jones
Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow : The Mexican American Cultural Center : Austin, TX : curated by Los Outsiders
First Look III : Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art : Peekskill, NY
Wish! Auction : Dallas Contemporary : Dallas, TX
Relics and Rememberance : Centraltrak : Dallas, TX
2010
Crisscross : The Kellogg Gallery : Cal Poly Pomona : Pomona, CA
Indig-Nation : University of Texas at Dallas : Art Gallery : Dallas, TX : Curated by Charissa Terranova and John Pomara
Wish You Were Here : Fort Worth Contemporary Arts : TCU : Fort Worth, TX : Curated by Subtext Projects
Wish! Auction : Dallas Contemporary : Dallas, TX
Transitive Pairings : Centraltrak : Dallas, TX : curated by Charissa Terranova
2009
Glaad Out Auction : Metropolitan Pavilion : New York, NY
Strokes : University Of Texas At Dallas : Art Gallery : Dallas, TX : curated by John Pomara
New Texas Talent Juried Exhibition : Craighead Green Gallery : Dallas, TX
Launch Juried Exhibition : Cadd Artlab : Dallas, TX
Tigersprung : The Mac : Dallas, TX : Charissa Terranova
Wish! Auction 09 : Dallas Contemporary : Dallas, TX
2008
Fiberworks 08 Juried Show : Cambridge Galleries : Cambridge, Canada
Emerging Artists : Galerie Pangée : Montreal, Canada
27th Annual Juried Exhibition: Made To Measure : Arts Etobicoke : Toronto, Canada
2007
Modèle Behaviour : Galerie Pangée : Montreal, Canada : curated by Eric Bolduc
Big Fiber Little Fiber : Juried Exhibition : Gladstone Hotel : Toronto, Canada
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
RESIDENCIES
2011
artsNK : Lincolnshire, UK
The Luminary Arts Center : St. Louis, Mo
2009-2011
Centraltrak Artist In Residence : Dallas, TX
AWARDS
2011 :: Shortlisted : Austin Critic’s Table : Best Art Installation : Austin, Tx
2010 :: Graduate Travel Grant : University of Texas at Dallas : Dallas, Tx
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
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2014
White, Amy. “X Marks the Spot.” Indie Week. [Raleigh], June 4, 2014. Print.
Web version: < http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/gabriel-dawes-plexus-no-25-activates-the-connection-between-spectator-and-spectrum>
2013
van der Ploeg, Frank. “Gabriel Dawe: Radiance.” Rijswijk Textile Biennial. Rijswijk: Rijswijk Museum, 2013. 30-33. Print.
Chayka, Kyle. “A Dazzling Architectural Rainbow With Political and Social History.” Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. <http://hyperallergic.com/65579/a-dazzling-architectural-rainbow-with-political-and-social-history/>.
2012
Cover image for Arts Fundamentals,Theory an Practice, twelfth edition, McGraw Hill, 2012. Print
Manco, Tristan. Raw + Material = Art: Found, Scavenged, and Upcycled. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2012. Print.
Dawe, Gabriel. The Density of Light. Brussels: Galerie Lot 10, 2012. Print.
Hemmings, Jessica. “Threads.” Warp & Weft: Woven Textiles in Fashion, Art and Interiors. London: Bloomsbury, 2012. 10-27. Print.
Caramel, Luciano. “Agora.” Trans. Pete Kercher. Miniartextil Agorà: XXII Mostra Internazionale D’arte Contemporanea. Como: Arte&Arte, 2012. 70-72; 156-157. Print.
Valentine, Victoria. “At Marlborough Chelsea, Inspiring Geometries and Patterns.” Arts Observer. Arts Observer, 2 July 2012. Web. <http://www.artsobserver.com/2012/07/02/at-marlborough-chelsea-inspiring-geometries-and-patterns/>.
Jao, Carren. “Weaving Rainbows from Miles of Thread.” Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic, 1 May 2012. Web. <http://hyperallergic.com/50637/gabriel-dawe-plexus-series/>.
Samson, Jonah. “Gabriel Dawe: Challenging machismo through hypnotically vibrant thread installations.” Cool Hunting. 6 Apr. 2012. Web. <http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/gabriel-dawe.php>.
McManus, Emily. “Temporary TED Art Becomes Permanent in Long Beach: Gabriel Dawe’s ‘Plexus C2′.” TED Blog. TED, 10 Mar. 2012. Web. <http://blog.ted.com/2012/03/10/temporary-ted-art-becomes-permanent-in-long-beach-gabriel-dawes-plexus-c2/>.
2011
Kennedy, Maev. “Threads of Joy, Rainbow Dazzles Courtauld.” The Guardian [London] 6 Dec. 2011, Art and Design sec. Print.
Terranova, Charissa. “Gabriel Dawe, Guerilla Arts and Dallas Contemporary.” Review. Sculpture Sept. 2011: 62-63. Print.