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Self-Portrait as a Simpson Born
01 December 1971
Val-d'Or, Québec (Canada)

Education
BFA, University of Alberta

Representation
Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON

Solo Exhibitions
2009    Simpsons Trivia Challenge, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2007    The Pop Can Poll, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2006    The Marge Simpson Project, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2001    The Avant-Garde Art Sale, Acadia Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000    Icondy, Acadia Gallery, Toronto, ON
1999      Iconoplastic, Manifesto Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1998      Escape and the Shinning City, Edmonton, AB

Group Exhibitions
2006    Winter Show, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2004    The Parrot Project, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002    The Portrait Challenge, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON
                Nervous Planet, Next Door Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001     Les Ami(e)s, Acadia Gallery, Toronto, ON
2000    All Things Bright and Beautiful, Diego's Gallery, Toronto, ON
1998      Big Sex, Manifesto Gallery, Edmonton, AB
                Experiments Anonymous, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1997      True Mummy, Manifesto Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1996      With Great Vision, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1995       Emerging Artists, Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, AB

Interviews & Reviews
2007      "Postcards from the Edge: Artist and activist Les Paterson cans
                 Parliament." Toronto Life, August.
                 Dault, Gary Michael. "Artist sends his postcards, but pity the poor postie."
                 Globe and Mail, Saturday, August 11.
                 Revista. "Popcan Review." EvilFeministWitch.blogspot.com. Friday,
                 August 10.
                 Balzer, David. "Pop politics: Les Paterson posts populist thought." Eye
                 Weekly, August 09.
                 Brunet, Carrie. "Local artist hopes to start a pop can revolution."
                 Scarborough Mirror, July 19.
2006      Jenny. "Marge Simpson Loves Ringo Starr in Paint." BlogTO.com, July 25.
                 McGinn, David. "Marge as Life." National Post. Friday, July 21.
                 Goddard, Peter. "Will the real Marge please stand up." Toronto Star.
                 Thursday, July 20.
1999       Lingley, Scott. "Paterson proves icons can be fun." SEE magazine.
1998       Park, Linda. "PREVIEW: Big Sex." SEE magazine.
                 Zyp, Danielle. "It's big, it's sexy...but is it art? Yes, of coitus it is."
                 Vue Weekly. July 16.

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