Jacob Robert Whibley

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curriculum vitae

(b. 1978, Canada)

Education

2004
BDes in Communication Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design

Solo Exhibitions

2020
beige mint, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2018
to kiss the lip of the horizon, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2017
unchained melody, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal, QC
dot-dot-dot, 8eleven Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016
imperfective aspect, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
2015
all we ever wanted was everything, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
the mending of boredom would be rather difficult without the midwife’s hands, Jr. Projects, Toronto, ON
2014
Point and Duration, Bourouina Gallery, Berlin, DE
2013
Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2012
a bell is a cup until it is struck, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
what is history, if not malleable?, Wyatt Art Studios, Rochester, NH

Group Exhibitions

2018
Record Shop, MKG127, Toronto, ON
Message in a Bottle, curated by Kristiina Lahde, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2016
Collagism, Museum Strathroy-Caradoc, Strathroy, ON
On Materials, Humber College, North Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015
Axe Head Art Exchange Project, Anti~, Bilbao, ES
2014
Space Squared, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013
More Than Two (Let It Make Itself), curated by Micah Lexier, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON
Wider Than A Postcard, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
2012
Collages, Espace de l’art concret, Mouans-Sartoux, FR
Freedom of Assembly, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON
2011
Synecdoche, Bourouina Gallery, Berlin, DE
Collage Group Show, Monastiraki, Montreal, QC
everyone agrees that there are some deep mysteries, The Department Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010
Gifts By Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto, ON
The Dazzle, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
April Group Show, Guerrero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Low Near The Horizon (group installation), Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto, ON
Atlas Findings, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
Come Up To My Room, Slap Dash Depository, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2009
Gifts By Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto, ON
2007
Mittenfists, curator & exhibitor, Magic Pony, Toronto, ON

Art Fairs

2019
Expo Chicago, Zalucky Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Papier, Zalucky Contemporary, Montreal, QC
Toronto International Art Fair, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2018
Toronto International Art Fair, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2017
Toronto International Art Fair, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2015
Toronto International Art Fair, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
Material Art Fair, Narwhal Contemporary, Mexico City, MX
2013
Toronto International Art Fair, Narwhal Contemporary, Toronto, ON
Expo Chicago, Bourouina Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Brussels, Bourouina Gallery, Brussels, BE
2012
Pulse Art Fair (solo booth), Narwhal Contemporary, New York, NY
2011
Scope Art Fair, Narwhal Contemporary, Miami, FL
Art Basel, Art Metropole, Basel, CH

Residencies

2015
Visiting Artist Residency, Open Studio, Toronto, ON

Reviews & Articles

2021
Olivia Mariko Hsuen-Ferris, Jacob Robert Whibley at Zalucky Contemporary, Artoronto.ca
2017
Alex Bowron, “dot-dot-dot” at 8eleven Gallery: Review, esse magazine, issue 91
2016
Murrary Whyte, With 3D printing, artists enter a new dimension, The Toronto Star, Monday May 9
2014
Portfolios, Magenta Foundation, magentafoundation.org/magazine/jacob-robert-whibley
2013
Murray Whyte, Narwhal Projects: A history of futures past, The Toronto Star, Wednesday September 11
David Jager, Formalist fusion, NOW Magazine, Vol. 33 No. 2., Thursday September 12
Billy Mavreas, “Fields of Textures, Plans Of Resonance-the compositions of Jacob Whibley”, Kolaj Magazine, Issue #3
2012
Murray Whyte, “Freedom of Assembly” at Oakville Galleries: Review, The Toronto Star, Saturday July 7
2010
Elephant Magazine, Issue #5, pg 98 – 100
Color Magazine, Volume 8, Issue #6, pg 36

Publications

2016
The New Collage Book, Gestalten Press
2014
Cut Out for Collage, Index Books
2013
More Than Two (Let It Make Itself), by Micah Lexier, The Power Plant
2011
Cutting Edges: Contemporary Collage, Gestalten Press

Collections

Art Gallery of Ontario
BMO Collection
Humber Galleries
RBC Collection
Scotiabank
TD Bank Collection

Representation

Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON

Grants

2023 OAC exhibition assistance