CURRENT/UPCOMING: LA Art Show with Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA Jan. 19 - 24, 2022
"The Frame Remains the Same," Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY May 2022
Galleri 47, Naestved, Denmark, May/June 2022
In Touch, CICA Museum Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - Nov. 2021
BOOK RELEASE: Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World https://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-Realism-Paintings-Distracted-World/dp/0764358014
DANIEL A. BILODEAU
info@danielbilodeau.com
www.danielbilodeau.com
EDUCATION
MFA New York Academy of Art
BFA Ringling College of Art and Design
Studio Arts College International Florence, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 State of the Art, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Consumed, Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 In Touch, CICA Museum Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Five and Under, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY
Disrupted Realism, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2019
Mana Decentralized, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
Disrupted Realism, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
LAX/SFO, HeronArts, San Francisco CA
Poison Garden, Talon Gallery, Portland OR
LAX/MSY, Red Truck Gallery, New Orleans, LA
LAX/ORD II, Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
Moniker Art Fair, London, England
Scope Art Fair (Thinkspace Projects), Miami, FL
2018
Natural Proclivities, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, BMCC The City University of New York, New York, NY
Moleskine Project VII, Spoke Art, New York, NY
2017
Juxtapozed, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IA
Psychological Realism, Booth Gallery, New York, NY
Flourish, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ
Geneyclee Gallery, Hong Kong
The Time is Now, Chesterfield Gallery, New York, NY
Transmogrification, Prime Time, Long Island City, NY
Palette, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2016
Point of Origin, Lodge Gallery, New York, NY
Littletopia, LA ArtShow, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Brand Library and Arts Center, Glendale, CA
Femme to Femme Fatale, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Pow!Wow! Exploring the New Contemporary Movement, Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI
2015
Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art, Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ
2014
Serendipitous Synergy, Kamakura Gallery, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
2013
Take Home A Nude, Sotheby’s Auction, New York, NY
Summer Show, Allegra Laviola Gallery, New York, NY
Lethbridge 10000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
A Celebration of Canadian Whiskies and Art, Canadian Consulate, New York, NY
Works from the Terra Foundation Residency, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Single Fare 3, RH Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Take Home A Nude, Sotheby’s Auction, New York, NY
Here Be Monsters, Grey Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA
2011
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Your Basement is Showing, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Robin Rile Fine Art, Miami, FL
Saga, Saga Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2010
Going Postal, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England
Factory Fresh, Artists-in-Residence exhibition, Pajama Factory, Williamsport, PA
Group Show, M Gallery of Fine Art, Sarasota, FL
7th Biennial National Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL, Juried
2009
Group Show, 101/Exhibit, Miami, FL
Satellite, Miami ArtSpace, Wynwood, Miami, FL
Group Show, R&R Bond Galleries, Sarasota, FL
7th National Juried Exhibition, Organization of Independent Artists, New York Law School Manhattan, New York, NY, Juried
2008
Body English, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, FL (solo)
Group Show, R&R Bond Galleries, Sarasota, FL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019 Drake, Peter, “Natural Proclivities,” Art Pulse Magazine
2019 Preston, Devon, “Meet the Leading Surrealist Painter of Our Era, Daniel Bilodeau,” Inked Magazine
2019 Trombley, Sian, “Daniel Bilodeau Exclusive,” The Curist Magazine
2017 Kuspit, Donald, “Donald Kuspit on Contemporary Physiognomists,” Whitehot Magazine,
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/donald-kuspit-on-contemporary-physiognomists/3611
2017 O’Hern, John, “The Human Psyche,” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue 137. March. Print.
2017 Webster, Andrew, “Complex Identity You’ll Like,” Fine Art Connoisseur, Jan. 26
http://fineartconnoisseur.com/2017/01/complex-identity-youll-like/
2017 “Psychological Realism @ Paul Booth Gallery, Juxtapoz Magazine, Jan. 21
https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/psychologica-realism-paul-booth-gallery/
2016 Smith, Andy, “Daniel Bilodeau’s Oil Paintings Offer Traditional, Postmodern Dissonance,”
Hi Fructose, Nov. 16
http://hifructose.com/2016/11/16/daniel-bilodeaus-oil-paintings-offer-traditional-postmoderndissonance/
2016 Shi, Diana, “In This Show the Paintings are on the Palettes,” Vice – Creators. Oct. 22
https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/classical-paintings-on-artist-palettes
2016 Cosco, Joey, “Paint Doesn’t Have to Leave the Palette for it to Make Incredible Art,” Digg.
Oct. 12 http://digg.com/2016/palette-painting-collection
2016 Power, Kim, “Beauty is in the Eye of the Credit Card Holder: Daniel Bilodeau’s Aesthetic
Commentary on Consumer Culture,” Arte Fuse, June 27
https://artefuse.com/2016/06/27/daniel-bilodeau-consumed-at-island-weiss-gallery-124609/
2016 Peters, Lisa N., Daniel Bilodeau Consumed, June 8 ©Island Weiss Gallery
http://islandweiss.com/artistimages/Daniel%20Bilodeau/Bilodeau%20Review.pdf
2014 McCann, Margaret. Essays by Donald Kuspit, Irving Sandler, Bob Colacello, David
Kratz. The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture: Contemporary Perspectives. New York:
Skira Rizzoli, 2014. Print.
2007-2016 Who’s Who in American Art
2010 Art Renewal Center International 2009/2010 ARC Salon Catalogue
2010 Radio Interview: Ken Sawyer Show1400AM WRAK & 94.9FM, Lycoming County PA
2010 Matthew Parrish, “Factory Fresh at the Pajama Factory” Williamsport Sun Gazette
2010/2009 International Artist Magazine, December/January
2008 Amy Webber, “Portfolio,” Downtown and Beyond
2008 Loren Mayo, “Daniel Bilodeau-Creator’s Choice,” The Longboat Observer
2006 Kevin Costello, “Mankind’s Fascination with Self as Exhibited in Art Comes Through,” Sarasota Herald Tribune
2006 “Inspiration,” SRQ Magazine, April
2006 Mark Ormond, “Work on View by Weems, Bilodeau, Board and Reynolds,” Pelican Press
2006 Marty Fugate, “Bilodeau’s Art is Divine but Down to Earth,” The Observer
2006 Brooksie Bergen, “Gallery Hopping” Featured Artist, Style Magazine
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
Finalist, BP Portrait Award 2016, National Gallery, London
Leslie T. Posey Foundation Scholarship
Henry Buhl Scholarship
New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship
George Sugarman Foundation Grant
International Artist Magazine People and Figures Competition Award Winner
Shortlist PRINT NOW, London Art Fair 2010, London, UK
Finalist, Artist Career Development Grant, Artwork International, worldwide, juried
Who’s Who in American Art 2007-2016
Presidents Award, Best of Ringling Ringling College.Sarasota, Florida
Visual Arts Center/ Ringling College of Art and Design portfolio scholarship
National League of American Pen Women scholarship
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS | EVENTS
2015 Parsons The New School, New York, NY
2013 Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Painting From the Past” – On-site painting and lecture in the seventeenth century Dutch collection. New York, NY
2010 The Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, PA
2008 Ringling College of Art and Design, Portfolio- class of 2009 Sarasota, FL
2008 Ringling College of Art and Design, Round Table Speaker, Next Step Career Conference Sarasota, FL
RESIDENCIES
2017 Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency, Cuttyhunk Island, MA
2012 Terra Foundation for American Art Europe. Summer Fellowship, Giverny, France
2010 Pajama Factory Artist-in-Residence, Williamsport, PA
2009 Zen Mountain Monastery- one month intensive Zen Arts workshops, Mt.Tremper, NY
SELECTED CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Citadelle Museum
New York Law School
Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, University of Virginia
Sarasota Film Festival
University of Tampa
Intensive Therapeutics, Inc.
East/West College of Medicine
Ringling College of Art and Design
