CV - Dean Drever
b. 1970, Edmonton, Alberta
Lives and works in Toronto, Ontario
Education
Alberta College of Art and Design / 1997
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Black and White. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
(touring exhibition with catalogue)
taow. commission and installation TBA
Book Project with Barry Gifford. commissioned by Seven Stories Press, NYC.
Free Time commission for Cadillac Fairview, Toronto
2018 Eagle V.1. commission for Ferncastle (Esplanade) Inc., Toronto
2016 Next To Nothing. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2015 ‘major elements’. MKG127, Toronto
2014 Bear with Salmon. commission for Qualico Developments, Edmonton
2013 Everything is going to be OK again soon. Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
B/W V.2. MKG127, Toronto
2012 Pass the Hat (wood). commission for Jim Shaw
2011 Black & White. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Black & White. MKG127, Toronto
2010 Bear Hunt. Vancouver Olympics, Vancouver
2009 Bear Hunt. Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto
Heads or Tails. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2008 Dean Drever’s Bear Minimum. MKG127, Toronto
2007 Big Guns. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2004 If It Ain’t White, It Ain’t Right. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2003 Drever Fever. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2002 New Work. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2001 New Work. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
1998 New Work. The Auburn Saloon, Calgary
Group Exhibitions
2019 StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2017 WordMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2016 Culture Shift: Contemporary Native Art Biennial, 3rd Edition. Montreal
2015 Villa Toronto. Union Station, Toronto
MKG127. 57w57, New York City
In the Making. Kenderdine Art Gallery, Regina (catalogue)
Clandestine Chemistry. Neubacher Shor Gallery, Toronto
2014 Bear Hunt. Supercrawl, Hamilton
2013 In the Making. Illingworth Kerr, Calgary
Fiction/Non-Fiction. Esker Foundation, Calgary (catalogue)
2010 Heat. MKG127, Toronto
A to B. MKG127, Toronto
2009 Among Nations. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade/National Gallery
of Canada, Ottawa
2005 S.S.K.A.A. The Spoke Club, Toronto
Summer Fling. Gallery Neubacher, Toronto
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2004 Featured Artist Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Featured Artist Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Making It Like A Man. Mackenzie Art Centre, Regina
2003 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Summer Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2002 Transcendent Squares. Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina
Gallery Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art. Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary
Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art. Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
Canada Darling. Burnished Chariot Gallery, New London, Connecticut
Benefit Silent Auction. White Columns, New York
2001 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2000 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1999 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
1998 New Abstraction-Picture Windows. Bankers Hall, Artweek, Calgary
Salon Show. The Auburn Saloon, Calgary
Mother Earth: Important To All. Banff Centre Gallery, Calgary
1995 Hear My Heart Song. Triangle Gallery, Calgary
Curatorial
2005 Leave It To Drever. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2002 Superb Executions & Great Hangings. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2001 Extra Necessities. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2000 Fresh Meat. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Boards and Juries
2021 Metrolink Public Art Jury
2021 City of Toronto Percent-For-Public Art Jury
2020 ArtworxTO - Toronto’s Year of Public Art - External Advisory Committee
2019 City of Toronto Public Art Strategy Advisory Committee
2018 Toronto Sculpture Garden Jury
2018 Public Art Management Jury - Toronto
2011 City of Toronto Public Art Jury - Regent Park
2004-2007 President, Edmonton Student Art Society
2000 NSCAD Doctorate Thesis Examiner / Studio Critique
b. 1970, Edmonton, Alberta
Lives and works in Toronto, Ontario
Education
Alberta College of Art and Design / 1997
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Black and White. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
(touring exhibition with catalogue)
taow. commission and installation TBA
Book Project with Barry Gifford. commissioned by Seven Stories Press, NYC.
Free Time commission for Cadillac Fairview, Toronto
2018 Eagle V.1. commission for Ferncastle (Esplanade) Inc., Toronto
2016 Next To Nothing. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2015 ‘major elements’. MKG127, Toronto
2014 Bear with Salmon. commission for Qualico Developments, Edmonton
2013 Everything is going to be OK again soon. Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie
B/W V.2. MKG127, Toronto
2012 Pass the Hat (wood). commission for Jim Shaw
2011 Black & White. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Black & White. MKG127, Toronto
2010 Bear Hunt. Vancouver Olympics, Vancouver
2009 Bear Hunt. Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto
Heads or Tails. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2008 Dean Drever’s Bear Minimum. MKG127, Toronto
2007 Big Guns. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2004 If It Ain’t White, It Ain’t Right. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2003 Drever Fever. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
2002 New Work. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2001 New Work. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
1998 New Work. The Auburn Saloon, Calgary
Group Exhibitions
2019 StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2017 WordMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton
2016 Culture Shift: Contemporary Native Art Biennial, 3rd Edition. Montreal
2015 Villa Toronto. Union Station, Toronto
MKG127. 57w57, New York City
In the Making. Kenderdine Art Gallery, Regina (catalogue)
Clandestine Chemistry. Neubacher Shor Gallery, Toronto
2014 Bear Hunt. Supercrawl, Hamilton
2013 In the Making. Illingworth Kerr, Calgary
Fiction/Non-Fiction. Esker Foundation, Calgary (catalogue)
2010 Heat. MKG127, Toronto
A to B. MKG127, Toronto
2009 Among Nations. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade/National Gallery
of Canada, Ottawa
2005 S.S.K.A.A. The Spoke Club, Toronto
Summer Fling. Gallery Neubacher, Toronto
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2004 Featured Artist Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Featured Artist Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Making It Like A Man. Mackenzie Art Centre, Regina
2003 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Summer Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2002 Transcendent Squares. Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina
Gallery Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver
Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art. Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary
Alberta Biennial Of Contemporary Art. Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton
Canada Darling. Burnished Chariot Gallery, New London, Connecticut
Benefit Silent Auction. White Columns, New York
2001 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2000 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Spring Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1999 Fall Show. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
1998 New Abstraction-Picture Windows. Bankers Hall, Artweek, Calgary
Salon Show. The Auburn Saloon, Calgary
Mother Earth: Important To All. Banff Centre Gallery, Calgary
1995 Hear My Heart Song. Triangle Gallery, Calgary
Curatorial
2005 Leave It To Drever. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2002 Superb Executions & Great Hangings. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2001 Extra Necessities. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
2000 Fresh Meat. Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Boards and Juries
2021 Metrolink Public Art Jury
2021 City of Toronto Percent-For-Public Art Jury
2020 ArtworxTO - Toronto’s Year of Public Art - External Advisory Committee
2019 City of Toronto Public Art Strategy Advisory Committee
2018 Toronto Sculpture Garden Jury
2018 Public Art Management Jury - Toronto
2011 City of Toronto Public Art Jury - Regent Park
2004-2007 President, Edmonton Student Art Society
2000 NSCAD Doctorate Thesis Examiner / Studio Critique