Jenine Marsh (b. 1984, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) received her BFA from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2007 and her MFA from the University of Guelph in 2013. Marsh’s practice examines points of physical contact as spaces of exchange and subjugation. Through immersive installations and intimate sculptural arrangements, disembodied casts of the artist’s own hands emphasize physical contact as the first and last spaces of exchange. In the context of a dominant culture rooted in patriarchy and capitalism, Marsh’s work imagines the potential for new interactions between individuals that gesture against capitalist oppression through subtle spatial and material subversions.
Marsh’s work has been exhibited in Canadian galleries such as Centre Clark, Montreal (2019); Franz Kaka, Toronto (2019); Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver (2018); Cooper Cole, Toronto (2017); Vie d’ange, Montreal (2017); Jarvis Hall Gallery, Calgary (2017; and Modern Fuel, Kingston (2016) . She has also exhibited in international museums and galleries including Essex Flowers, New York (2020); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2019); OSL Contemporary, Oslo (2019); HKS Guesthouse, Bergen (2018); Night Gallery, Los Angeles (2017); and Lulu, Mexico City (2015). She has twice served as artist in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2009 and 2010, and has also completed residencies at AiR Bergen at USF Verftet, Bergen (2018); La Datcha, Berlin (2018); SOMA, Mexico City (2018); Rupert, Vilnius (2017); and Vermont Studio Center, Johnson (2011). Marsh lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
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Born 1984, Calgary, Canada
Lives and works in Toronto, Canada
Education
2013
MFA, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
2007
BFA, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2019
the dirt under my nails, Centre D’art et de diffusion CLARK, Montreal, Canada
Every empire has an end, with Jennifer Carvalho, Franz Kaka, Toronto, Canada
UTTRAN II, curated by Tora Schultz Larsen, Emelie Palmelund, Christian Ovesen and Maiken Buus Andersen, Uttran Lake, Sweden
2018
A room at the center of the world surrounded by the noise of men, Interface, Oakland, USA
Flower Petal Tongues, curated by Corrie Jackson, Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver, Canada
SM, invited by Gianni Manhattan, curated by Margaux Barthelemy and sans titre (2016), Marseille, France
Ode to Trouble, curated by Hello Dust, HKS Guesthouse, Bergen, Norway
Vivisections, La Datcha, Berlin, Germany
Entangled Tales, curated by Justė Jonutytė and Yates Norton, Rupert, Vilnius
2017
always with, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Canada
GUTTERSNIPES with Nadia Belerique, Vie d’Ange, Montreal, Canada
“Can’t you hear my voices?”, with James Lewis, Rupert, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dear Stranger, with Lindsay Lawson, Entrée, Bergen, Norway
2016
The Feeling’s mutual, 2016/17 Members Edition, Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada
In a world of weeds, all roses are wild, curated by Simon Cole, Beautiful, Chicago, USA
mind mouth, with Kim Neudorf, Forest City Gallery, London, Canada
The Extrovert, COOPER COLE, Toronto, Canada
2015
Feminine Marvelous and Tough, Lulu, Mexico City, Mexico
Anagrams for Ovid, HPI Window, Toronto, Canada
Feral Tongue, Chapter 61, Brooklyn, USA
The cut flower still blooms, 8¬11, Toronto, Canada
2014
The Florist, Jr. Projects, Toronto, Canada
2013
Roomies, Xpace, Toronto, Canada
Follow Me, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, Canada
Stranger to Stranger, COOPER COLE, Toronto, Canada
Vis-à-Vis, G Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012
Room and Board, Evans Contemporary, Peterborough, Canada
Cloud, Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
2010
Grotto, Truck Gallery +15, Calgary, Canada
Suspension, Struts Gallery, Sackville, Canada
2009
False Fronts, The Other Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
The Other Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
2008
Topiarium, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Canada
2007
Sprawl and Cluster, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
Selected Group Exhibits
2019
Cassie’s, curated by Jackie Im and Aaron Harbour, Oakland, USA
Frieze London, Cooper Cole, London, United Kingdom
Prince.ss.es des Villes, Lulu Retrospective, curated section by Chris Sharp, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
As Above, So Below, Murmurs, Los Angeles, USA
Asphodel Meadows, organized by Caleb Dunham, Mother Culture, Toronto, Canada
The Future Stands Still But We Move in Infinite Space, curated by Randi Grov Berger, OSL Contemporary, Oslo, Norway
2018
Orientering, exhibition organized with Entrée, Bergen Norway
The Shape of the Middle, exhibition curated by Daniella Sanader, Open Studio, Toronto, Canada
Vienna Contemporary, Gianni Manhattan, Vienna, Austria
2017
Occupations of uninhabited space with Zsofia Keresztes and Zoe Paul, Gianni Manhattan, Vienna, Austria
How Deep Is Your Love?, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Canada
Dark-Intense-Apricot-Liquerous-Tobacco-Developed-Cherry, Maison de la Mer, Malmö, Sweden
weird woman, Jarvis Hall Gallery, Calgary, Canada
True Lies, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
NADA Miami, Cooper Cole, Miami, USA
2016
Everyday War, curated by Keith J. Varadi, ASHES/ASHES, Los Angeles, USA
wandering womb, curated by Kelsey Stasiak, Athens, USA
Art Basel Miami Beach, with Patrick Cruz, Katie Bethune Leaman and Erica Prince, Art Metropole, Miami, USA
In the Shadow of the Millennium, curated by Darryn Doull, Judith & Norman Alix Gallery, Sarnia, Canada
Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Lulu, Huston, USA
A Change of Heart, curated by Chris Sharp, Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Raising Cattle, Montreal, Canada
NADA NY, with Jesse Harris and Davida Nemeroff, COOPER COLE, New York, USA
Baker’s Dozen, curated by CK2, New York, USA
Bend Towards the Sun, Bring the Sky Beneath Your Feet, The Bakery, Vancouver, Canada
sotto, Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, Canada
Art Basel Miami, Art Metropole, Miami, USA
2015
Mrs. Benway, Fourteen30, Portland, USA
What she is not, what she is, what she can be, Garden Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Road to Ruin, COOPER COLE, Toronto, Canada
There is no There, curated by Stefan Hancherow, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Canada
The Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary, Lulu, Mexico City, Mexico
2014
Material Art Fair, with Lauren Luloff, Mexico City, Mexico
Some New Fires, curated by Hannah Myall, Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada
balloon / portal / starres / fiends, curated by Kim Neudorf, DNA Artspace, London, Canada
As A Body, curated by Kari Cwynar, COOPER COLE, Toronto, Ontario
2013
Endless Vacation, COOPER COLE, Toronto, Canada
When I Move you Move, collaboration with Aryen Hoekstra as Friends, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, Canada
In the Outfield, Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Garage Montage, with The Drawing Party, The Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Hold Them Up in Good Light, Access Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2012
JUNGLE, Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
LEAN, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Canada
2011
Broth, Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Sweetest Little Thing, Struts Gallery, Sackville, Canada
2010
For Louise, Untitled Art Society, Calgary, Canada
Pith Biennale of Conschmemporary Art, Pith Gallery, Calgary, Canada
Ugly Portraits of YOU, with Kim Neudorf, Untitled Art Society, Calgary, Canada
2009
Field Notes, The Wanderer collaborative exhibition, The Other Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
Ski-do, 809 Exhibition Space, Calgary, Canada
2007
Holler, 809 Exhibition Space, Calgary, Canada
Residencies
2019
Artist in residence, Murmurs, Los Angeles, USA
2018
Artist in residence, La Datcha, Berlin, Germany
Artist in residence, AiR Bergen USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway
Artist in residence, SOMA, Mexico City, Mexico
2017
Artist in residence, Rupert, Vilnius, Lithuania
2011
Artist in residence and Arts Mentor, for Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Alberta’s Future Leaders, Fishing Lake, Canada
2011
Artist in residence, Vermont Studio Centre, Johnson, Vermont, USA
2010
Theatre of Erosion, with faculty Geoffrey Farmer, Banff Centre, Canada
Artist in residence, Struts Gallery, Sackville, Canada
2009
The Wanderer, with faculty Oliver Lutz, Banff Centre, Canada
Awards
2019
Arts across Canada Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2018
Chalmers Arts Fellowship
Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2017
Arts Abroad Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2016
Visual Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2015
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2014
Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
Visual Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2013
Emerging Visual Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2012
University of Guelph School of the Arts Research and Travel Bursary
2011
University of Guelph Board of Graduate Research Scholarship
Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant
University of Guelph School of the Arts Research and Travel Bursary
2010
Canada Council Travel Grants to Professional Artists
2009
Royal Bank of Canada Youth Excellence Scholarship
2008
Alberta Foundation for the Arts; Individual Project Grant
2006
Jason Lang Scholarship
Writing
2019
“The Estrangement of Liz Magor”, presented at the Renaissance Society, Chicago, USA
2018
Review of Laurie Kang’s exhibition A Body Knots, Peripherial Review 2018 publication
“The Mastication of Alina Szapocznikow”, Blank Cheque Press
Review of Brie Ruais’ exhibition Attempting to Hold the Landscape. C Magazine, Issue 138
“coins and tokens”, text commissioned by Entreé for the exhibition Orientering
2017
Exhibition text for How deep is your love? at Cooper Cole
“Aiko Hachisuka; Pro Weight”, text contributed to exhibition All the Names at Scrap Metal
2016
Exhibition text, Kate Newby at Cooper Cole
2015
Exhibition text, Anders Oinonen at Cooper Cole
2014
Exhibition text, Kim Neudorf at Evans Contemporary
2013
“The Terrorist and the Rhetorician” (w. Aryen Hoekstra), interview with Hadley+Maxwell, Towards Magazine (online)
Bibliography
2020
Sharpe, Emma. “Jenine Marsh, Centre d’art et de diffusion, CLARK, Montreal.” Canadian Art Magazine, Spring 2020.
2019
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2018
Bowron, Alex. “How deep is your love?” esse arts + opinions. Issue 92
2017
Holt, Cecilie Tyri. “UTSTILLINGEN: Featuring Lindsay Lawson and Jenine Marsh at Entrée”. Kunsthåndverk. Issue 37, No. 143.
2015
Interview, Art Metropole Blog.
Garza-Usabiaga, Daniel. “The Lulennial”. Frieze Magazine. Issue 173, September.
Smart, Penelope. Magenta Magazine.
Jáuregui, Gabriela. “Mexico City’s Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary”. Art Review, May.
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De Llano, Pablo. “México DF, arte en combustión” El País.
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2014
Brown, Kyla. “New London, Ontario Gallery Intrigues and Excites.” Canadian Art Online, November.
Jager, David. “Body Issues.” Now Toronto.
2013
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