Born in Vancouver in 1976, the photographer Karin Bubas is inspired in the same way as a filmmaker of scenes that evoke mystery, from undiscerning, unassuming, interiors to bountiful landscapes. Bubas explores the multitude of ways in which images can tell a story. The deliberate decision to avoid giving an ending to her stories is intended to capture the viewer’s imagination and the liberty to take its own course. She moves, without difficulty, from one mythical world to the next shedding a contemporary and inquisitive light on these images. Regularly on display in some of the best Canadian galleries, Karin Bubas has also had exhibitions both in the US and Europe (Belgian).
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 With Friends Like These…, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, July-September / Mystery and Melancholy in the Park, Clark and Faria, Toronto, April 2008 Valley of the Heart’s Delight, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, November - December / Karin Bubas: A Short History in Subjects and Objects, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, curated by Catherine Bedard, September - November 2007 Red, Blue, and Yellow, Aperture Public Art Project, The Vancouver Public Library / Downtown Branch, three images 10ftx20ft displayed in library foyer, curated by KarenHenry and the City of Vancouver, Mar. 1- Dec. 1 / Studies in Landscape and Wardrobe, Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto, May 2006 Studies in Landscape and Wardrobe, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, November 2004 Ivy House, Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto, March 2003 Ivy House, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, November 2002 Exterior Studies at Night, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, April 2001 Leon’s Palace, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, July - August 2000 The Photo Tolles, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, August 1-26 1999 Happy Friday Night, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, July 2-30
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2007 Canada Council Grant 2007 BC Arts Council Grant 2005 Vancouver Arts Award 2003 Canada Council C Grant 2003 BC Cultural Grant 2003 Gold Award in the category of Still Life Photography, National Magazine Award Foundation 2001 Canada Council C Grant 2000 Honourable Mention Canada Council Future Generations Millennium Prize 2000 BC Cultural Grant 2000 Canada Council C Grant 1999 Canada Council Travel Grant
Editions
Inspiration: Little Cream Book, published by Wanlilu Play Ltd., 2009 (forthcoming) Flash Forward 2008, published by the Magenta Foundation, p.15, 2008 Langford, Martha. Scissors, Paper, Stone. Expressions of Memory in Contemporary Photographic Art, p. 47-48, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007 Carte Blanche, Photography 1, published by The Magenta Foundation, p. 25, 2006 Real Pictures, The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2005 Coupland, Doug. ‘’Souvenir of Canada’’, p. 64, 65, 92, 93, 100, 101, 121, 137, 144, Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, 2004 The Power of Reflection, Liane and Danny Taran Gallery, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Quebec, curated by Martha Langford, 2002 Shoot, Kenderdine Museum, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, curated by Tim Nowlin, 2000 Mois De La Photo, Vox Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, curated by Elene Tremblay, 1999 Buenas Dias Time, P.A.R.K. 4DTV and De Vleeshal Gallery, Middleburg, The Netherlands, curated by Fiona Bowie and Cindy Spence at the Western Front, 1999
