PHILIPPE RAPHANEL B. 1956 Born in Paris, France Lives and works in Vancouver, BC EDUCATION: 1978: BFA in Sculpture and a diploma in Fine Arts from l'ecole Nationale Superieure d'art Applique in Paris SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2017: Philippe Raphanel: Islands, 2015: Philippe Raphanel: Ascending World, 2013: 2009: 2008 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB 2006: 2004: Equinox Galllery, Vancouver, BC 2002: Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2000: Gallery Project, Britannia Library, Vancouver, BC 1999: Pharmacon, Project Centre for Contemporary Art, Wollongong, NSW, Australia 1998: Particles, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1996-00: Poisons/Phobia, Kamloops Art Gallery, BC (catalogue) Confederation Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississuga, ON
Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB Centre International d'art Contemporain, Montreal, QC 1993: 1991: Lip Sync, OR Gallery, Vancouver, BC (with catalogue) Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC 1990: 1989: 1988: Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC 1987: 1986: Obora Gallery, Montreal, QC 1984: Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2017: Sites of Assembly, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2008: Paint, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2007: South Beach Fair (Paul Kuhn Gallery), Miami, Florida 2004: Toronto Art Fair (Equinox Gallery), Toronto, ON 2003: Toronto Art Fair (Equinox Gallery), Toronto, ON 2002: Subjects and Symbols, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George and Region Art Gallery, BC Some New Paintings: Bernadette Phan, Philippe Raphanel, Ben Reeves, Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC Le Corps Gay, Centre d'exposition du Vieux Palais, St.-J?rome, QC
2001: Vancouver Invitational, Pari Nadimi Galery, Toronto, ON 2000: Download, C.H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1999: The Trail to Skoki, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB Vancouver Vernacular, C.H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC Out of This Century, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1998: Burnaby Collects, Burnaby, BC 1997: Witness, The Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC 1996: Vancouver Institute for Visual Arts, Vancouver, BC (with Lorna Brown) works, OR Gallery, Vancouver, BC The Culture of Nature, Kamloops Art Gallery, BC Rough Bush, OR Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1995: Wall to Wall, OR Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1994: Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC 1993: Reflective Paradise, Expo?93, Seoul Korea (Catalogue) The Coast is Queer, Community Arts Council, Vancouver, BC Drawings from Artists and Architects, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC Artropolis, Vancouver, BC (Catalogue) Vancouver Drawing - Working documents, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, BC (collaboration with poet, Lisa Robertson) Seattle Art Fair, Diane Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC 1992: Seattle Art Fair, Diane Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA The Big Picture, 1990: Artropolis, Vancouver, BC (catalogue) Contemporary B.C. Drawings, Surrey Art Centre, Surrey, BC 1987: Art Cologne, Cologne, West Germany Artropolis, Vancouver, BC (catalogue)
Fresh Air, Eight Vancouver Artists, Kamloops Art Gallery, BC (catalogue) 1986: Canadian Land/Scape, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC Making History: Recent Works of the Pacific West, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC 1985: Five Young Artists, Young Romantics, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC (catalogue) What is Landscape?, Sunshine Coast Art Centre, Sechelt, BC 1984: The Last Picture Show, Unit Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC The Warehouse Show, Vancouver, BC (catalogue) 4 Vancouver Painters, Sunshine Coast Art Centre, Sechelt, BC Rental Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA The Figure: A Selection of Canadian Paintings 1983-84, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, ON touring to Coburg, ON, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB, University of Saskatchewan, SK (catalogue) Four Painters, October Show, Vancouver, BC GRANTS AND AWARDS: 2017: Tanabe Prize for British Columbia Painters 2001: Project Assistance, British Columbia Arts Council 2001: Canada Council B Grant 1999: Canada Council Travel Grant to Australia 1996: Vancouver Institute for Visual Arts (Doris & Jack Shadbolt Foundation) 1996: Canada Council B Grant 1994: Project Assistance, BC Ministry Responsible for Culture 1994: Canada Council Project Cost Grant 1993: Canada Council Project Cost Grant 1993: Project Assistance, BC Ministry Responsible for Culture 1990: Canada Council B Grant, with travel allowance to the Queen Charlotte Island, BC 1989: Canada Council B Grant, with travel allowance to Berlin, London, Paris 1988: Canada Council Project Cost Grant REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS: Smith, Janet. Vancouver Painter Philippe Raphanel takes new award named for Takao Tanabe, The Georgia Straight, January 5, 2017 Burnham, Clint. A Sumptuous Mix of Indeterminate Images. Arts and Life Review, The Vancouver Sun, Saturday, March 25, 2006. Scott, Michael. Equinox Tantalizes Visitors with Summer Showcase. The Vancouver Sun, Saturday, June 15, 2002. p. H15. Bateman, Michelle. The Secret Life of Plants. Bulb, Wollongong, March 18, 1999. Kunkler, Amanda. Plants Inspire Painting. Illawarra Mercury, February 27, 1999. Laviolette, Mary-Beth. The Skoki Expedition. Artichoke, Fall/Winter 1999. Culley, Peter. Particles Catalogue. Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 1998. Burnham, Clint. Fuck Nature. Boo #10, Summer, 1997. Hurtig, Annette and Bruce Hugh Russell. Poisons/Phobia. Kamloops Art Gallery, 1997. Catalogue.
Gadoua, Bernard. Homosapiens. No. 34, Vol. 3, September 1996. Lehmann, Henry. Les Cent Jours d'art Contemporain. The Montreal Gazette. October 12, 1996. Shier, Reid. Rough Bush. OR Gallery. Vancouver, Summer 1996. Essay. Bedat, Claire. Le Soleil de Columbia. February 26, 1993. Bridger, Steve. Allegory of Pleasure. February, 1993. Genereux, Linda. About Art: The Lure of the Landscape. Canadian House and Home, April, 1990. Grace, Sherill. Painting on the Edge. The American Book Review, Summer, 1988. Grace, Sherill. Vanguard Magazine. February/March, 1988. Lassagne, Louise. Le Soleil de Columbie. November 20, 1987. Duchesne, Yannick. Le Soleil de Columbia. March 7, 1986. Harris, Mark. Vanguard Magazine. Summer, 1986. Arden, Roy. End Painting on the Edge. Vanguard Magazine, September, 1985. Godfrey, Stephen. Review of Young Romantics. The Globe and Mail. August, 1985. Johnson, Eve. The Vancouver Sun. June 18, 1985. Budgen, Mark. New Waves of West Coast Creativity. MacLean's Magazine, November 12, 1984. Gilbert, Liz. Review in the West Ender. May 10, 1984. COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, BC Kamloops Art Gallery, BC The Vancouver Art Gallery, BC The Burnaby Art Gallery, BC British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Victoria, BC BC Hydro, Vancouver, BC The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON University of Lethbridge, AB Fulcrum North Inc., Peterborough, ON Kanata Mills, Inc., Vancouver, BC Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC National Bank of the Netherlands, Ottawa, ON Prince George Art Gallery, BC Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC Seymour Collection, Vancouver, BC Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC Teleglobe Canada, Montreal, QC Tourism Vancouver, Vancouver, BC