
Scott Treleaven (b. 1972, Canada) graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1996. A noted figure in 90s underground cinema and queer zine circles, the tenets of these early practices continue to inform Treleaven’s conceptual and material choices, with collage functioning as a theoretical fulcrum. In Treleaven’s paintings and photographs the ‘cut-up’ invokes unruly entropic forces; out of the fractures emerge meditations on perception, phenomenology, queer sublimity, utopianism, the aura of handmade objects, and the relocation of abstraction as a site of transcendental, rather than purely formal, traditions. Solo and group exhibitions include: Cooper Cole, Toronto (2020, 2018, 2017); FRONT International Triennial, Cleveland (2018); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2018); XYZ Collective, Tokyo (2018); MOCA Tucson, Arizona (2018); Invisible-Exports, New York (2018, 2015, 2013, 2011); The Suburban, Milwaukee (2017); 80WSE, New York (2016); Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (2014); ICA, Philadelphia (2013); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012); ICA London, UK (2012); Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro (2010); Biennale de Montréal (2007); and John Connelly Presents, New York (2008, 2006), amongst others. Treleaven’s publications have been included in historical overviews such as In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 (JRP|Ringier 2009), The Magazine – Documents of Contemporary Art Series (MIT Press 2015), and Showboat: Punk, Sex, Bodies (Dashwood 2016). Treleaven currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Wreck Beach sky/Thee Majesty performance)
Untitled (Wreck Beach sky/Thee Majesty performance), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
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Untitled (Unica Zürn drawing/La Madeleine)
Untitled (Unica Zürn drawing/La Madeleine), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (wisteria/Borghese)
Untitled (wisteria/Borghese), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (A. in Paris studio/window, Parkdale)
Untitled (A. in Paris studio/window, Parkdale), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (studio/aviary)
Untitled (studio/aviary), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (goat reflected in antique scrying mirror/Genesis P-Orridge)
Untitled (goat reflected in antique scrying mirror/Genesis P-Orridge), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique in artist's frame 12.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 in
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (porcelain bowl/xerox of mummified baboon, studio wall)
Untitled (porcelain bowl/xerox of mummified baboon, studio wall), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique in artist's frame 12.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 in
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Palais-Royal/Le Serment de Spartacus)
Untitled (Palais-Royal/Le Serment de Spartacus), 2021
Photographic prints from 35mm negatives, archival tape
Unique in artist's frame 12.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 in
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Scott Treleaven
Jackson Heights Cinema Syncretism
Jackson Heights Cinema Syncretism, 2019
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Coney Island Das
Coney Island Das, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
To Dispel the Misery of the World
To Dispel the Misery of the World, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
The Roaring Stream
The Roaring Stream, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen)
NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen), 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno)
Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno), 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe)
Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe), 2017
Unique chromogenic photo collage, 35mm negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (yellow purple sunlight/books)
Untitled (yellow purple sunlight/books), 2017
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (chair and white table/books, close up)
Untitled (chair and white table/books, close up), 2017
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (reversed canvas/sleeping blue parakeet)
Untitled (reversed canvas/sleeping blue parakeet), 2018
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (purple orange sky/Venice foyer)
Untitled (purple orange sky/Venice foyer), 2017
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (studio floor/Mercury sandal)
Untitled (studio floor/Mercury sandal), 2018
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (confetti in Venice Biennale gutter/oak leaves)
Untitled (confetti in Venice Biennale gutter/oak leaves), 2017
Unique photo collage from 35mm negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (wrapped antiquities/Paul’s wall)
Untitled (wrapped antiquities/Paul’s wall), 2018
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (curved water/Spanish Steps)
Untitled (curved water/Spanish Steps), 2018
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Mercury, in profile)
Untitled (Mercury, in profile), 2017
C-print from 35mm double-exposure
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Scott Treleaven
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Untitled, 2017
Inkjet
Edition of 1, 1 AP
Diptych, 21.75 x 14.25 in each
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Before Become Extinct
Before Become Extinct, 2017
Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper
Scott Treleaven
The Seeding Ship
The Seeding Ship, 2017
Gouache and acrylic on paper
Diptych
Scott Treleaven
Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze
Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze, 2017
Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper
Diptych