Nelson Henricks
Nelson Henricks was born in Bow Island, Alberta and graduated from the Alberta College of Art. He moved to Montréal in 1991 and received a BFA from Concordia University. He recently completed a PhD at Université du Québec à Montréal. Henricks has taught art history and studio art at Concordia University, McGill University, UQAM and Université de Montréal. His writings have been published in exhibition catalogues, magazines, and in several anthologies. A curator and artist, Henricks is best known for his videotapes and video installations, which have been exhibited worldwide. A focus on his video work was presented at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as part of the Video Viewpoints series in 2000. Henricks was the recipient of the Bell Canada Award in Video Art in 2002, the Prix Giverny Capital in 2015, and the Prix Louis-Comtois in 2023. An exhibition of his work was presented at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal in 2023. His work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal and others. He is represented by Paul Petro Contemporary Art in Toronto. For more information, go to www.nelsonhenricks.com.
Nelson Henricks est né à Bow Island, Alberta et est diplômé du Alberta College of Art and Design. En 1991, il s'est installé à Montréal où il a obtenu un baccalauréat en cinéma de l'Université Concordia. Henricks a récemment terminé un doctorat à l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Henricks a enseigné en histoire de l’art et en arts visuels à l'Université McGill, à l’UQAM et à l’Université de Montréal. Il est présentement chargé de cours à l'Université Concordia. Artiste et commissaire, Henricks est mieux connu pour ses vidéogrammes et ses installations vidéo, qui ont été présentés à travers le monde, notamment au MoMA (New York), dans le cadre de la série Video Viewpoints. Ses textes ont été publiés dans des catalogues d’exposition, des revues et dans de nombreuses anthologies. Il a été récipiendaire du Prix Bell Canada d’art vidéographique en 2002, a reçu le Prix Giverny Capital en 2015, et le Prix Louis-Comtois en 2023. Une exposition de son travail a été présentée au Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal in 2023. Ses oeuvres sont dans la collection du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, du Museum of Modern Art (New York), du Musée des beaux-art de Montréal, du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, le Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, entre autres. Il est représenté par la galerie Paul Petro Contemporary Art. Pour plus d’information sur Henricks, visitez www.nelsonhenricks.com.
Artist Code: 422
Videography
Nelson Henricks Compilation 1994-1999
2016, 55:25 minutes, colour / b&w, English
2007, 06:50 minutes, colour, English
2007, 06:41 minutes, colour, English
2007, 00:30 minutes, colour, silent
2004, 06:00 minutes, colour/B&W, English
2001, 21:00 minutes, colour/B&W, English
1999, 10:30 minutes, colour/B&W, English
1998, 06:30 minutes, colour/B&W, English
1997, 11:55 minutes, colour, English
1997, 03:00 minutes, colour, English & French
1995, 07:00 minutes, colour, B&W, English
1995, 02:06 minutes, English
1994, 07:00 minutes, B&W, English & French, with English & French subtitles
1994, 12:00 minutes, colour, B&W, English, French subtitles
1992, 12:00 minutes, colour, English
1991, 27:00 minutes, colour, B&W, English
1988, 28:00 minutes, colour, B&W, English
Critical Writing
by . Toronto: Vtape, 2010.
by . SceneandHeard.ca, Mar. 28, 2009, v. 8, no. 7.
by . Expanded Standard Timeline: Artists and Electronic Media in Calgary, EMMEDIA 1980 Through 2005, 2009. Calgary, Alberta: EMMEDIA, 2009.
by . Expanded Standard Timeline: Artists and Electronic Media in Calgary, EMMEDIA 1980 Through 2005, 2009. Calgary, Alberta: EMMEDIA, 2009.
by . The Globe and Mail, Apr. 3, 2008.
by . The Globe and Mail, Apr. 3, 2008.
by . Images Festival, 2008. Toronto: Images Festival, 2008.
by . Toronto: Coach House Books, 2008.
by . Map Of The City, July 7, 2007. Calgary: Art Gallery of Calgary, 2007.
by . Video Primer, 2001. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), 2001.
Toronto: Vtape, 1999.
by . Variant, Summer 1999, v. 2, no. 8.
by . Toronto: Absolute Choice Curatorial Collective, 1999.
by . Montréal: articule, 1998.
by . The Ontario Magazine for Artists, Dec. Winter 1998.
by . The McGill Daily, Sept. 11, 1997.
by . Bologna, Milano: The Link & Invideo, 1995.
by . Cinematheque Film Programme Guide, Fall 1994. Toronto: Cinematheque Ontario, 1994.
by . Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), 1994.
by . Walter Phillips Gallery, Feb. 2, 1990. Banff: Walter Phillips Gallery, 1990.
by . Les yeux fertiles: Bilan cinématographique et vidéographique 1989, 1989. Montréal: Les herbes rouge, 1989.
by . Elemental Instincts : a matter of course, 1988. Clagary, Alberta: The Nickle Arts Museum, 1988.
by . Elemental Instincts : a matter of course, 1988. Clagary, Alberta: The Nickle Arts Museum, 1988.
by . Saskatoon: AKA Artist Run Centre, 1988.