Artist

Scott Treleaven

Scott Treleaven first came to attention in the early 90s through a series of influential zines and short films. Since then Treleaven has continued to explore transcendental currents running through painting, photography and a variety of other media. Exhibitions include Cooper Cole, Toronto; XYZ Collective, Tokyo; MOCA Tucson, Arizona; Unit 17, Vancouver; Invisible-Exports, New York; 80WSE, New York; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and ICA Philadelphia among others. Treleaven’s publications are included in historical overviews such as In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 (JRP|Ringier 2009), The Magazine – Documents of Contemporary Art Series (MIT Press 2015), and Showboat: Punk, Sex, Bodies (Dashwood 2016)






Artist Code: 521

Videography

Picture Yourself In A Burning Building

2014, 26:00 minutes, Colour, English

Back + Forth

2009, 31:30 minutes, colour

Last 7 Words

2009, 11:00 minutes, colour

The Salivation Army

2001, 22:00 minutes, colour/B&W, English

QUEERCORE (a punk-u-mentary)

1996, 20:30 minutes, colour/B&W, English

Critical Writing

Oral history interview with AA Bronson, 2017 March 3, 5, and 6
by Theodore Kerr. Archives of American Art, March 2017.
Street Spirit: Representin' the lollipop guild
by Sarah Liss. EYE WEEKLY, Apr. 3, 2008.
Scott Treleaven
by York Lethbridge. C Magazine, Spring 2007, no. 93.
Darkness Ascends
by Ashley Johnson. Canadian Art, Winter 2006, v. 23, no. 4.
Local talent featured at 15th annual Images Festival: Video and...
by Lydia Hanson. The Liberty Gleaner, Apr. 2002.
Leader of the pack: Scott Treleaven unleashes The Salvation Army
by Catharine Tunnacliffe. EYE WEEKLY, Apr. 11, 2002, v. 11, no. 26.
Inside Out
by Jason McBride. LIFT, May 2002, v. 22, no. 3.
Images Festival of Independent Film and Video
by Stephen Lam. Take One, May 2002, no. 37.
Mixed Company: Art Fags Map Alt Histories
by Ed Halter. The Village Voice, Nov. 20, 2002.
Spit & polish: Good things come in small packages
by Nick Davies. Xtra!, May 30, 2002, no. 459.
Best Of Toronto 2002 supplement, Critic's Pick: Film, best...
by Matt Galloway. Now, Oct. 31, 2002, v. 22, no. 9.