gab.solti@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2012 – 2014 Master of Fine Arts – Candidate, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
1984 Master of Computer Science – Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
EXHIBITIONS (group)
| 2011 | Wayzgoose, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC |
| 2011 | Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, USA |
| 2011 | Schönste Bücher aus aller Welt (The Best Book Design From All Over The World), International Exhibit, Leipzig Book Fair, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2011 | The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2011 | Grad Show, Emily Carr University, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 2010 | Best Book Designs in Canada, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC |
| 2010 | Book Art International, Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2010 | On Collections, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Curated by Celia King) |
| 2010 | Simon Fraser University W.A.C. Bennett Library, Vancouver, BC |
| 2010 | The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in CanadaCanadian Embassy (E.H. Norman Library), Tokyo, Japan (in conjunction with the Tokyo International Book Fair) |
| 2009 | Wayzgoose, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC |
| 2008 | Book Art, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Curated by: Celia King) |
| 2007 | Foundation Show, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| 2006 | Untitled (Pink Installation), collaborative project, Media Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC |
| 2006 | Book-Art, Festival Itinerario di Cesena, Cesena, Italy |
| 2006 | Book-Art Mail Art Project, Artetica, Rome, Italy |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum (German Book and Writing Museum / National Library of Germany), Leipzig, Germany |
| Simon Fraser University W. A. C. Bennett Library Special Collections and Rare Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| Vancouver Public Library Special Collections, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Toronto Public Library Special Collections, Toronto, Canada |
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada |
| Artetica, Rome, Italy |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2012 | Teaching Assistanship, University of Western Ontario (from Sept 2012) |
| 2012 | Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Western Ontario |
| 2012 | Chair’s Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario |
| 2010 | Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, Third Prize in the Limited Edition Category |
| 2008 | Mary Catherine Gordon Memorial Scholarship |
| 2007 | Kay Jenkins Memorial Scholarship |
CATALOGUE
The Alcuin Society 2009 Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, Alcuin Society, Vancouver, BC, 2010
CURATION
| Madness+Mobility: The Art of Inclusion, Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC, 2012 (supported by BC Arts Council Innovation Grant) |
| ART-i-FACT: 88 East Cordova, Canadian Heritage Information Network/Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC, 2012 |
| Close Reading: Artists’ Books and Publications from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC, 2010 |
| Thinking about Green, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC, 2010 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2011-Current | Curator/Project Coordinator – Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC |
| 2011 Jan-March | Art Cart Mobile Art Gallery Project Coordinator – Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC |
| 2010-Current | Research Assistant – Emily Carr University of Art and Design (for Dr.Ruth Beer, Professor of Visual Art), Vancouver, BC |
| 2007-Current | Exhibition and gallery related work and research/editing (volunteer and paid employment) – Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC |
| 2010-2011 | Studio Coordinator and Letterpress Instructor, W2 Community Media Arts Letterpress Studio, Vancouver, BC |
| 2009-2011 | Gallery and Fundraising Coordinator – Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC |
| 2006-2008 | Special Projects Coordinator, Encore Art Group, Richmond, BC |
| 2005-2006 | Gallery Coordinator, Chali-Rosso Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Worked in various fields of Computer Science and Information Technology prior studying and obtaining a degree in Fine Arts:
| Telecommunication Operations System Support (OSS), New Media and Content Delivery (Hewlett-Packard Canada, Vancouver, Canada) |
| Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Continuity Planning (Accenture, Budapest, Hungary) |
| Image and Document Management and Archiving Systems, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), distributed IT infrastructure (Hewlett-Packard Hungary, Budapest, Hungary) |
| Research and development in Logic Programming (Computer Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary) |
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