Andrew Salgado

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Andrew Salgado
Born1982
Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada
Known for painter
Movement Contemporary art
Website www.andrewsalgado.com

Andrew Salgado (born 1982) is a Canadian artist who works in London and has exhibited his work around the world. [1] His paintings are large-scale works of portraiture that incorporate elements of abstraction and symbolic meaning. [1]

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Biography

Andrew Salgado received BFA from University of BC in Vancouver in 2005 and graduated with MFA from Chelsea College of Art & Design in London at 2009.

Salgado was featured in the 2014 documentary Storytelling, which followed him as he created a series of works. [2] In 2013, he was awarded the Emerging Artist Award as part of the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards in Saskatchewan. [3]

Andrew Salgado lives and works in London. [4]

Personal life

Andrew Salgado is openly gay. In 2008 he was a victim of homophobic violence, when his partner and he were beaten by eight guys during a music festival in British Columbia. [5]

Exhibitions

References

  1. 1 2 "BEERS London". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Storytelling". Storytelling. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ruth Cuthand, Andrew Salgado Win Sask. Art Prizes - Canadian Art" . Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Salgado". artsy.net. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Artist Andrew Salgado: 'The Orlando massacre is the darkest moment in recent history', London". islingtongazette.co.uk. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Lederman, Marsha (11 October 2013). "Artist Andrew Salgado on what may be the most important show of his life". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Painter Returns | Prairie Dog". www.prairiedogmag.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "'The Snake' by Andrew Salgado at Beers Gallery, London". www.theglobeandmail.com/. Blouin Artinfo London. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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