
Scott Treleaven (b. 1972 Canada) first came to attention in the late 90s via a series of experimental films and underground zines. A constantly shifting approach to creation has become the defining aspect of a practice that has, over the past two decades, encompassed abstract drawing and painting, sculpture, photography and collage. Rather than adhere to mediums, tenets or genres, Treleaven’s work hinges on uncertainty, transformation and multiplicity as it seeks to describe and evolve an alternate (and ontologically queer) history of art making; one that originates as part of a transcendental, rather than purely formal, tradition.
Solo exhibitions include: Cooper Cole, Toronto; Invisible-Exports, New York; The Suburban, Milwaukee; The Breeder, Athens; and John Connelly Presents, New York. Group exhibitions include: Brooklyn Museum (forthcoming); XYZ Collective, Tokyo; MOCA Tucson; 80WSE, New York; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; ICA Philadelphia; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; ICA London; Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone, Italy; and Artists Space, New York. Treleaven’s publications are included in historical overviews such as Copy Machine Manifesto (Phaidon/Brooklyn Museum 2023); Showboat: Punk, Sex, Bodies (Dashwood 2016); The Magazine – Documents of Contemporary Art Series (MIT Press 2015); and In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 (JRP|Ringier 2009). Treleaven currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (sky)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (sky), 2022
Oil on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Anteros)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (Anteros), 2022
Oil on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Little Gods Again
Scott Treleaven – Little Gods Again, 2023
Oil on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (ipomoea)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (ipomoea), 2022
Gouache, acrylic, water-soluble pastel on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (coreopses 2)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (coreopses 2), 2023
Oil on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (geranium)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (geranium), 2023
Oil on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Starry Mire
Scott Treleaven – Starry Mire, 2022
Acrylic, gouache, oil, water-soluble pastel, fluorescent pigment, on canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Pan’s People
Scott Treleaven – Pan’s People, 2022
Acrylic, gouache, water soluble pastel
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Scott Treleaven
Glad Tidings (Prospect Cottage)
Scott Treleaven – Glad Tidings (Prospect Cottage), 2021
Gouache, acrylic, fluorescent pigment and water-soluble pastel on raw canvas
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Scott Treleaven
Untitled (goat reflected in antique scrying mirror/Genesis P-Orridge)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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
Scott Treleaven – Jackson Heights Cinema Syncretism, 2019
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Coney Island Das
Scott Treleaven – Coney Island Das, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
To Dispel the Misery of the World
Scott Treleaven – To Dispel the Misery of the World, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
The Roaring Stream
Scott Treleaven – The Roaring Stream, 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen)
Scott Treleaven – NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen), 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno)
Scott Treleaven – Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno), 2020
Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe), 2017
Unique chromogenic photo collage, 35mm negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (yellow purple sunlight/books)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – 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)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (curved water/Spanish Steps), 2018
Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame
Scott Treleaven
Untitled (Mercury, in profile)
Scott Treleaven – Untitled (Mercury, in profile), 2017
C-print from 35mm double-exposure
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Scott Treleaven
The Seeding Ship
Scott Treleaven – The Seeding Ship, 2017
Gouache and acrylic on paper
Diptych
Scott Treleaven
Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze
Scott Treleaven – Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze, 2017
Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper
Diptych