Born 1973, Toronto, Canada
Formal Education:
2000: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Bachelor of Education, Toronto;
1992-1996: York University, Advanced Standing Third Yr. Studio; Tuition Scholarship, Bachelor Fine Arts with Specialized Honours, Toronto
1993-1994: Northumbria University Upon Tyne, Foreign Scholarship, Newcastle, U.K.
1987-1992: Claude Watson Fine Arts Program, Visual Arts Major, Toronto
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2009: Wild Card, Yelocentric, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009: Trust Is Earned, Galerie Taksu, Singapore, Singapore
2008: Site Specific, Galerie Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008: Gallery 129 Ossington, Toronto
2006: Floorplans, Louise Lipman Contemporary Art, Toronto
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009: Engine Gallery, Toronto
2008: featured in Singapore Art Fair, Singapore
2008: Peninsula & Island, Galerie Taksu, Singapore
2007: Winter's Chill, Gallery 129 Ossington, Toronto
2007: Art Interiors, Toronto
2007: Sussex Studio, Ottawa
2007: Singapore Art Fair, Gallery Taksu, Singapore
2006: DeLeon White Gallery, Toronto
2005: Artsweek, TD Centre, Toronto
Publications and Media Coverage:
2009: Glam Magazine: Art Attack feature, May 2009
2009: House and Home Magazine, March, 2009
2008: various online articles can be accessed by Google searching "Lori-Ann Bellissimo"
2008: Fido On The Spot: August 2008, Nightly projections of artwork in the Distillery District, Toronto
2006: Canadian Centre for Contemporary Art Database portfolio published on-line
2004: Storewatch October 5th, House & Home Television, Alliance Atlantis, Toronto
Residencies
2009: Gallery Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008: Gallery Taksu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
