Nelson Henricks

Nelson Henricks (1963) is a Canadian artist known for his video works.[1][2] Originally from Bow Island, Alberta, he received a diploma in visual arts from the Alberta College of Art. In 1991 he relocated to Montréal and obtained a Bachelor of Fine arts in Cinema from Concordia University. [3] Henricks also works as a writer and curator. His texts have been published in many periodicals and publications relating to contemporary art, including the magazines Fuse, Esse, Parachute and Public.[3]

Nelson Henricks
Born
Nelson Henricks

1963 (age 57–58)
Bow Island, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
OccupationArtist
Known forVideo art
Websitenelsonhenricks.com

Exhibitions

Henricks has participated in many group and solo exhibitions. A mid-career retrospective of Henricks' work entitled Nelson Henricks : Time Will Have Passed = Le temps aura passé. was presented at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery in 2010.[3] Henricks was a part of the Quebec Triennale 2011 held at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.[4][5]

Collections

Henricks' work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[2] the Museum of Modern Art in New York,[6] The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec[7] and the Chicago Video Data Bank.[8]

Awards

In 2002 Henricks received the Bell Canada Award in Video Art.[8][9] In 2015, he was the laureate of the Giverny Capital Prize.[10]

References
  1. "Artist/Maker Name "Henricks, Nelson"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. "Nelson Henricks 1963 -". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. Reinke, Steve and Henricks, Nelson (2010). Nelson Henricks : Time Will Have Passed = Le temps aura passé. Montréal, Qc: Galerie Leonard Bina Ellen Art Gallery. p. 134. ISBN 9782920394858.
  4. "The Quebec Triennial 2011. The Work Ahead of Us". e-Flux.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "La Triennale 2011 du MAC". La Presse. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. "Nelson Henricks". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. "Nelson Henricks". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. "Nelson Henricks". Chicago Video Data Bank. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. Thomas Waugh (18 July 2006). Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. MQUP. pp. 430–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8528-7.
  10. "Nelson Henricks". Giverny Capital Prize. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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