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Name

Brian Jungen

Heritage

Dunne-za

Swiss

Canadian

Gender

male

Dates

Lifespan

1970-

Date Note

birth date April 29, 1970

Birthplace

Fort St. John

British Columbia

Canada

Specialty / Medium

sculpture

mixed media sculpture

wooden sculpture

found objects (art)

installation

woodcarving

abstract sculpture

conceptual art

filmmaking

artistic collaboration

External Remarks

Artist's file in Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum.

Artist’s physical folder is filed alphabetically in the Native American Artists Resource Collection under the following name:

Jungen, Brian

Exhibits

Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. Summer 2020 - January 2021. Note: co-curated by Diana F. Pardue and Erin Joyce. Accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
Brian Jungen Friendship Centre. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 20, 2019 - August 25, 2019. Note: curated by Kitty Scott; accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
The Sunshine Eaters. Onsite Galley, OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 10, 2018 - April 15, 2018. Note: includes twelve artists including Alanis Obomsawin and Brian Jungen. Accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
N. Vancouver. Polygon Gallery. North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. November 18, 2017 - April 29, 2018. Note: exhibiting artists include Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Stan Douglas, Steven Waddell, Greg Girard, Holly Ward, Tim Lee, Myfanwy MacLeod, Brian Jungen, Cameron Kerr, Babak Golkar, Xwemilut, K̲atx̲inamet, Melvin Williams, Sesemiya, and Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill.
2017 Canadian Biennial. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. October 19, 2017-March 18, 2018. Note: Jonathan Shaughnessy, lead curator; accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
Unsettled. Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, Nevada. August 26, 2017 - January 21, 2018. Note: curated by JoAnne Northrup; exhibition venues include Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, August 26, 2017-January 21, 2018; Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, April 6, 2018-September 9, 2018; and Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, October 27, 2018-February 18, 2019. Accompanied by a catalog.
Connective Tissue: New Approaches to Fiber in Contemporary Native Art. Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 7, 2017 - January 21, 2018. Note: curated by Manuela Well-Off-Man and accompanied by a catalog.
Unsettled. Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, Nevada. August 26, 2017 - January 21, 2018. Note: group show with Native artists (selected list) Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Wendy Red Star, Brian Jungen, and Nicholas Galanin.
Brian Jungen. Catriona Jeffries. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. January 22, 2016 – February 27, 2016.
Residue: the Persistence of the Real. Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. June 12, 2015 - September 27, 2015. Note: curated by Grant Arnold; artists include Robert Burley, Stan Douglas, Babak Golkar, Geoffrey James, Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater, Catherine Opie, and Amie Siegel. Accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
Brian Jungen: Carpace. Art Gallery of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. January 29, 2011-May 8, 2011. Note: accompanied by an exhibition published on the occasion of the last exhibition of Brian Jungen's "Carapace" and its iterations in the following exhibition: "Brian Jungen" held at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, January 29, 2011-May 8, 2011; the exhibition "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2009-August 8, 2010; and the exhibition "Brian Jungen" held at FRAC (Fonds régional d'art contemporain), Nantes, France, March 14, 2009-June 14, 2009.
Brian Jungen: Srtange Comfort. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, D.C. October 16, 2009 - August 8, 2010. Note: accompanied by an exhibition published on the occasion of the last exhibition of Brian Jungen's "Carapace" and its iterations in the following exhibition: "Brian Jungen" held at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, January 29, 2011-May 8, 2011; the exhibition "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2009-August 8, 2010; and the exhibition "Brian Jungen" held at FRAC (Fonds régional d'art contemporain), Nantes, France, March 14, 2009-June 14, 2009.
Brian Jungen: Carpace. FRAC (Fonds régional d'art contemporain) des Payes de la Loire. Nantes, France. March 14, 2009 - June 14, 2009. Note: accompanied by an exhibition published on the occasion of the last exhibition of Brian Jungen's "Carapace" and its iterations in the following exhibition: "Brian Jungen" held at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, January 29, 2011-May 8, 2011; the exhibition "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2009-August 8, 2010; and the exhibition "Brian Jungen" held at FRAC (Fonds régional d'art contemporain), Nantes, France, March 14, 2009-June 14, 2009.
Brian Jungen. Catriona Jeffries Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. April 27, 2007 – May 26, 2007.
Holyland: Diaspora and the Desert. Heard Museum. Phoenix, Arizona. April 8, 2006 - December 31, 2006.
Brian Jungen. New Museum of Contemporary Art. New York, New York. September 29, 2005 - December 31, 2005. Note: travelling exhibition with the following venues: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York, September 29, 2005-December 31, 2005; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 28, 2006-April 30, 2006; Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 25, 2006-September 10, 2006. Curated by Daina Augaitis.; accompanied by an exhibition catalog.
Noah's Ark. Cité de l'énergie. Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. June 12, 2004 - October 3, 2004. Note: organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; accompanied by a catalog. Participating artists include Abraham Anghik Ruben, Brian Jungen, and 25 other artists.
Baja to Vancouver: the West Coast in Contemporary Art. Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. June 4, 2004 - September 6, 2004. Note: exhibiting artists include Brian Jungen, Liz Magor, Shannon Oksanen and Scott Livingstone, Ken Lum, and Ron Terada among others. Travelling exhibition held at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, October 9, 2003-January 4, 2004; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California, January 23, 2004-May 16, 2004; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 5, 2004-September 6, 2004; and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, California, October 6, 2004-January 10, 2005. Accompanied by a catalog.
Brian Jungen. Contemporary Art Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 27, 2001 - September 23, 2001. Note: curator Keith Wallace. Accompanied by an exhibition catalog.

Publications

Found 28 record(s)

Citation	Pages	Publication Date	Artist Citation Notes	Website
Arnold, Grant (curator). Residue: the Persistence of the Real. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery. 2015.	82-97	2015	Catalog of the exhibition "Residue: the Persistence of the Real" curated by Grant Arnold and held at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 12, 2015-September 27, 2015. Participating artists include Robert Burley, Stan Douglas, Babak Golkar, Geoffrey James, Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater, Catherine Opie, and Amie Siegel.
Augaitis, Daina. "Brian Jungen". In: Baja to Vancouver: the West Coast and Contemporary Art. San Francisco, California: CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. 2003.	66-69	2003	List of artwork by Brian Jungen in the exhibition listed on page 149. \| Host volume is a catalog of an exhibition held at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, October 9, 2003-January 4, 2004; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California, January 23, 2004-May 16, 2004; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 5, 2004-September 6, 2004; and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, California, October 6, 2004-January 10, 2005.
Augaitis, Daina (curator). Brian Jungen. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery. 2005.		2005	Catalog of an exhibition to be held at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York, September 29-December 31, 2005; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 28, 2006-April 30, 2006; Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 25, 2006-September 10, 2006. Catalog contents: Prototypes for new understandings / Daina Augaitis -- High curios / Cuauhtémoc Medina -- Collapsing utopias : Brian Jungen's minimalist tactics / Trevor Smith -- Capp Street project / Ralph Rugoff -- Habitat 04 / Kitty Scott -- In conversation / Brian Jungen and Simon Starling.
Baker, Joe and Lara Taubman. Holyland: Diaspora and the Desert. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2006.	unpaged	2006	Catalog of an exhibition held at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona.
Bingham, Russell. "Brian Jungen". In: Canadian Encyclopedia online, Historica Canada (host URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/) at source URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brian-jungen/. 2015.		2015	Brian Jungen's entry in Canadian Encyclopedia online, Historica Canada (viewed July 25, 2015); published March 3, 2014; revised March 14, 2015.	View
Brown, Bill. Other Things. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. 2015.	199, 205-217	2015	Brian Jungen is featured in chapter seven, "Objects, Others, and Us (Brian Jungen) for George Stocking". \| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chavez, Yve. "[Exhibition review of] 'Connective Tissue: New Approaches to Fiber in Contemporary Native Art', IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe". First American Art Magazine, no. 17 (winter 2017/2018). 2017.	78	2017	Exhibition curated by Manuela Well-Off-Man and held July 7, 2017-January 21, 2018, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; exhibiting artists cited in the magazine article include Marlowe Katoney, Brian Jungen, Wally Dion, Kelly Church, Ashley Browning, Charlene Vickers, Anita Fields, Meghann O'Brien, and Nicholas Galanin.
Davis, Kathryn M. "'Connective Tissue: New Approaches to Fiber in Contemporary Native Art', IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, July 7, 2017 - January 21, 2018". THE Magazine, vol. 26, issue 3 (September 2017). 2017.	53	2017
Decker, Julie, William F. Fox, Brooke Hodge, and others. Unsettled: Art + Environment Conference 2017. Munich, Germany: Hirmer Verlag GmbH. 2017.	6+	2017	Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Unsettled" held at Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, August 26, 2017-January 21, 2018; Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, April 6, 2018-September 9, 2018; Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, October 27, 2018-February 18, 2019.
Farris, Phoebe. "Where Were the Native Artists? Reflections on Art Basel Miami 2017". National Museum of the American Indian, vol. 19, no. 1 (spring 2018). 2018.	12	2018	Native people cited include Kathleen Ash-Milby, Edgar Heap of Birds, Candice Hopkins, Gina Adams, Gerald McMaster, Brian Jungen, Edward Poitras, and Peter Jemison.
Garcia, Corinne. "Unsettled: an Upcoming Exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art Examines the Legacy of Colonialism, Conflict and the Edges of Cultural and Creative Production in the West". Western Art & Architecture, vol. 11, no. 4 (August/September 2017). 2017.	152	2017	Native American artists featured in the article include Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Wendy Red Star, and Brian Jungen.
Higgs, Matthew. "'Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre', Art Gallery of Ontario, June 20-August 25, Curated by Kitty Scott". Artforum International, vol. 57, no. 9 (May 2019). 2019.	100	2019	Appears in the "Previews" section under Toronto in the magazine issue.
Hill, Richard William. "Brian Jungen, Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver, January 22-February 27, 2016". C Magazine, issue 130 (summer 2016). 2016.	51-55	2016	Appears in the "Close Readings" column of the magazine issue.
Hopkins, Candice. "Brian Jungen: New Monuments: Brian Jungen, 27 April-26 May 2007". In: Caryl, Jessie, Nigel Harrison, Catriona Jeffries, and Charo Neville (editors). CJ Press: Anthology of Exhibition Essays, 2006-2007. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Catriona Jeffies. 2008:N6545.6.C56 2008, p. 51-61, 126-127.	51-61, 126-127	2008	Includes bibliographical references.
Jungen, Brian (artist). Brian Jungen: Carapace. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Art Gallery of Alberta. 2011.		2011	Catalogue of the exhibition "Brian Jungen" held at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, January 29, 2011-May 8, 2011; the exhibition "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., October 16, 2009-August 8, 2010; the exhibition "Brian Jungen" held at FRAC (Fonds régional d'art contemporain), Nantes, France, March 14, 2009-June 14, 2009.
Jungen, Brian, Keith Wallace (curator) and essays by Scott Watson and Lindsay Brown. Brian Jungen. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Contemporary Art Gallery. 2002.		2002	Catalog of an exhibiton held at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 27, 2001-September 23, 2001.
Kovler, Anna. "The Sunshine Eaters". Border Crossings, vol. 37, no. 2 = issue no. 146 (June, July, August 2018). 2018.	92-93	2018	Exhibition review of "The Sunshine Eaters" held at Onsite Galley, Toronto, January 10, 2018-April 15, 2018. Includes twelve artists including Alanis Obomsawin and Brian Jungen.
Miller, Earl. "Brian Jungen". Border Crossings, vol. 38, no. 4 (December 2019/January, February 2020) = issue no. 152 (December 2019/January, February 2020). 2019.	123-125	2019	Appears in the "Visual Art" section of the "Crossovers" column of the magazine issue. Highlights Brian Jungen's exhibition, "Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre", Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 20, 2019-August 25, 2019.
Pardue, Diana and Erin Joyce (curators), with Tobi Lopez Taylor and Deborah Paddison (editors). Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America. Phoenix, Arizona: Heard Museum. 2020.	38, 126, 134	2020	Catalog of the exhibition "Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America", organized by the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, and held September 4, 2020-January 2021. Includes artist biographies and bibliographical references.
Plested, Lee. "[Exhibition review of] 'N. Vancouver', Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, Nov. 18, 2017-April 29, 2018'". C Magazine, no. 137 (spring 2018). 2018.	60-61	2018	Exhibiting artists cited include Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Stan Douglas, Steven Waddell, Greg Girard, Holly Ward, Tim Lee, Myfanwy MacLeod, Brian Jungen, Cameron Kerr, Babak Golkar, Xwemilut, K̲atx̲inamet, Melvin Williams, Sesemiya, and Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill.
Rosenberg, Ann. "Vancouver Contemporaries: Exploring Baja to Vancouver at the Vancouver Art Gallery". Galleries West, vol. 3, no. 2 (summer 2004). 2004.	21-23	2004	Includes color reproduction of Brian Jungen's 1999 mixed media sculpture (Nike Air Jordan sneakers, hair) "Prototype for New Understanding #2". \| Highlights the art of Brian Jungen, Liz Magor, Shannon Oksanen and Scott Livingstone, Ken Lum, and Ron Terada in the group exhibition "Baja to Vancouver: the West Coast in Contemporary Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, June 4, 2004-September 6, 2004.
Ryle, Jason. "Brian Jungen". National Museum of the American Indian, spring 2007. 2007.	18-22	2007
Shaughnessy, Jonathan, Nicole Burisch (contributor) and others. Canadian Biennial = Biennale Canadienne 2017. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Gallery of Canada. 2017.	302	2017	Six artworks by Brian Jungen included in the "List of Acquisitions 2014-2017" \| Published in conjunction with the exhibitions 2017 Canadian Biennial, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and Turbulent Landings: The NGC 2017 Canadian Biennial, organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, as part of the NGC@AGA exhibition series. National Gallery of Canada, 19 October 2017-18 March 2018; Art Gallery of Alberta, 30 September 2017-7 January 2018. Text in English and French.
Smith, Lisa Deanne. The Sunshine Eaters. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: OCAD University. 2018.		2018	Issued in conjunction with the exhibition The Sunshine Eaters held at Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 10, 2018-April 15, 2018.
Théberge, Pierre, Mayo Graham, and Kitty Scott. Noah's Ark. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Gallery of Canada. 2004.	9, 74-75, 108	2004	Catalog entry for Brian Jungen by Greg A. Hill, Assistant Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. \| Catalog of an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, and presented at La Cité de l'énergie in Shawinigan, Quebec, June 12 2004-October 3, 2004. Catalog includes works by the following artists: Francis Alÿs, Abraham Anghik Ruben, Stephan Balkenhol, Antoine-Louis Barye, Louise Bourgeois, Ralph Boutilier, Constantin Brancusi, Rembrandt Bugatti, Edmond Châtigny, Edgar Degas, Joe Fafard, Barry Flanagan, Tom Friedman, Leon Golub,Douglas Gordon, Nancy Graves, Ydessa Hendeles, Brian Jungen, Ron Mueck, Bruce Nauman, Anthony d'Offay Collection, Nick Park, Pablo Picasso, François Pompon , Alcide Saint-Germain, Kiki Smith, and Joyce Wieland.
Thom, Ian M. Masterworks from the Audain Art Museum, Whistler. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada: Audain Art Museum. 2015.	126-127	2015
Vogl, Rhiannon and Jasmine Inglis. "Brian Jungen". In: Shaughnessy, Jonathan, Nicole Burisch (contributor) and others. 2017 Canadian Biennial = Biennale Canadienne 2017. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Gallery of Canada. 2017.	144-147	2017	Text in English and French.
Wikipedia contributors. "Brian Jungen". In: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia (host URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/) at source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jungen. 2005 .		2005	Current entry on Brian Jungen in Wikipedia (viewed September 8, 2018)	View

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