Scott Treleaven

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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)

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Untitled (sky), 2022

Oil on canvas

S.T0093

9.25" X 6.25"
23.49cm X 15.87cm

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Untitled (Anteros)

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Untitled (Anteros), 2022

Oil on canvas

S.T0095

9" X 7"
22.86cm X 17.78cm

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Little Gods Again

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Little Gods Again, 2023

Oil on canvas

S.T0091

9" X 6"
22.86cm X 15.24cm

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Untitled (ipomoea)

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Untitled (ipomoea), 2022

Gouache, acrylic, water-soluble pastel on canvas

S.T0094

9" X 6"
22.86cm X 15.24cm

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Untitled (coreopses 2)

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Untitled (coreopses 2), 2023

Oil on canvas

S.T0096

9" X 6"
22.86cm X 15.24cm

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Untitled (geranium)

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Untitled (geranium), 2023

Oil on canvas

S.T0097

9" X 6"
22.86cm X 15.24cm

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Starry Mire

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Starry Mire, 2022

Acrylic, gouache, oil, water-soluble pastel, fluorescent pigment, on canvas

S.T0090

16" X 12"
40.64cm X 30.48cm

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Pan’s People

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Pan's People, 2022

Acrylic, gouache, water soluble pastel

S.T0088

48" X 36"
121.92cm X 91.44cm

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Glad Tidings (Prospect Cottage)

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Glad Tidings (Prospect Cottage), 2021

Gouache, acrylic, fluorescent pigment and water-soluble pastel on raw canvas

S.T0092

60" X 48"
152.4cm X 121.92cm

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Untitled (goat reflected in antique scrying mirror/Genesis P-Orridge)

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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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Untitled (porcelain bowl/xerox of mummified baboon, studio wall)

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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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Untitled (Palais-Royal/Le Serment de Spartacus)

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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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Jackson Heights Cinema Syncretism

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Jackson Heights Cinema Syncretism, 2019

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

25.6" X 21.3"
65.02cm X 54.1cm

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Coney Island Das

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Coney Island Das, 2020

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

30" X 24"
76.2cm X 60.96cm

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To Dispel the Misery of the World

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To Dispel the Misery of the World, 2020

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

38" X 36"
96.52cm X 91.44cm

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The Roaring Stream

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The Roaring Stream, 2020

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

48" X 36"
121.92cm X 91.44cm

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NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen)

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NiteNiteKissKissLoveLove (for Gen), 2020

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

60" X 48"
152.4cm X 121.92cm

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Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno)

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Wish-Fulfilling Jewels (for J.Giorno), 2020

Acrylic, gouache and permanent crayon on canvas

60" X 48"
152.4cm X 121.92cm

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Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe)

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Untitled (Mercury/kalanchoe), 2017

Unique chromogenic photo collage, 35mm negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

4" X 7"
10.16cm X 17.78cm

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Untitled (yellow purple sunlight/books)

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Untitled (yellow purple sunlight/books), 2017

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (chair and white table/books, close up)

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Untitled (chair and white table/books, close up), 2017

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (reversed canvas/sleeping blue parakeet)

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Untitled (reversed canvas/sleeping blue parakeet), 2018

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (purple orange sky/Venice foyer)

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Untitled (purple orange sky/Venice foyer), 2017

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

4" X 7"
10.16cm X 17.78cm

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Untitled (studio floor/Mercury sandal)

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Untitled (studio floor/Mercury sandal), 2018

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (confetti in Venice Biennale gutter/oak leaves)

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Untitled (confetti in Venice Biennale gutter/oak leaves), 2017

Unique photo collage from 35mm negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (wrapped antiquities/Paul’s wall)

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Untitled (wrapped antiquities/Paul’s wall), 2018

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (curved water/Spanish Steps)

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Untitled (curved water/Spanish Steps), 2018

Unique photo collage from 35mm, negative prints, archival tape, artist frame

7" X 4"
17.78cm X 10.16cm

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Untitled (Mercury, in profile)

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Untitled (Mercury, in profile), 2017

C-print from 35mm double-exposure

Edition of 3, 2 AP

34" X 25"
86.36cm X 63.5cm

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The Seeding Ship

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The Seeding Ship, 2017

Gouache and acrylic on paper

Diptych

41.5" X 81"
105.41cm X 205.74cm

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Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze

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Whales Over the Tuileries Hedge Maze, 2017

Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper

Diptych

98" X 73"
248.92cm X 185.42cm

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Last Chance to See

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Last Chance to See, 2016

Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper

Diptych

41.5" X 81"
105.41cm X 205.74cm

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Not Palaces (Ressemblement)

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Not Palaces (Ressemblement), 2016

Gouache, acrylic and collage on paper

16 panels

21.5" X 280"
54.61cm X 711.2cm