IAN PATERSON
Canadian, born 1953

Ian Paterson was born in Brantford, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1976 with an Hon.B.A. in Art History. From 1976-82 he was a curator of historical and contemporary art at the Oakville Galleries in Canada. In 1982 he moved permanently to Paris, France to practice his art. He has been a Drawing Professor at Parsons School of Design in Paris since 1986.

Selected solo shows

1984 Centre Georges Pompodou, Paris
1985 Centre Culturel Canadien, Brussells
1986 Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris
1989 Musée Carnavalet, Paris
1990 Galerie In Extremis, Strasbourg
1991 Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
1993 Galerie Dominion, Montréal
1999 Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven
2002 The Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto

He has also participated in many group shows in Europe and North America

Collections:

Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Musée Carnavalet, Paris
Fond National d'Art Contemporain, Paris
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Fototage, Frankfurt

His work is also in many private collections in Europe and North America

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