Born in Montréal, Canada, Anne-Marie Cosgrove is a visual artist currently based in Toronto and Lunenburg. Her work interacts with language, narrative and the frame of painting and comes about from taking into account difference and its importance in the possibility of change.

COLLECTIONS

Linea Solutions Inc, Toronto, ON and Los Angeles, CA

Clarica Corporation, Montréal, QC

Office of the President, York University, Toronto, ON

Private collections in Canada, the US, the EU and elsewhere

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 You Can Have Any Line You Want, CMS Art Projects Online, Toronto, ON

PARADE, The Art Bar, curated by Lee Petrie, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

2019 The Barreiro Paintings, CMS Art Projects Online, Toronto, ON

2017 GIANT, Dupont Gallery District, 1 Wiltshire Avenue, Toronto, ON

2014 Continuation, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

2013 Cover Series, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON

2010 15 Years of Painting: a Perspective, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON

Anne-Marie Cosgrove: 30 Paintings, Odgers Berndtson, Toronto, ON

2009 The Grammar of Painting, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON

1995 Five Big Paintings, The Rivoli, Toronto, ON

1994 The Carnival Paintings, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON

1993 Industrial Painting, THIRD RAIL, Toronto, ON

New Paintings and Drawings, curated by Delwynn Higgins, York University Faculty Club, Toronto, ON

Two New Paintings, WARC Women's Art Resource Centre, Toronto, ON

Details and Fragments, Metro Toronto Convention & Visitors Association, Toronto, ON

1992 Anne-Marie Cosgrove, RoundUp, Toronto, ON

1991 Oeuvres récentes d’ Anne-Marie Cosgrove, La Centrale (Galerie Powerhouse), Montréal, QC

1990 Anne-Marie Cosgrove’s New Big Paintings, Hamilton Artists Inc, Hamilton, ON

1989 Anne-Marie Cosgrove’s New Big Paintings, York University Thesis Exhibition, I.D.A. Gallery, Toronto, ON

1988 Presentation and Desire, The Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough, ON

Serious Painting, York University Faculty Club, York University, Toronto, ON

1983 Anne-Marie Cosgrove - Paintings, Galerie Interzone, Montréal, QC

Anne-Marie Cosgrove and Ilana Issehayek, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, QC

1981 Anne-Marie Cosgrove, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, QC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 DRAWING 2021, curated by Steve Khan & Neda Omidvar, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

2020 Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) 2020, curated by Lee Petrie, Astrid Ho, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

DRAWING 2020, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

2019 PAINT 2019, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

THAMES ART GALLERY Annual 2019, juried by Matthew Ryan Smith, Chatham, ON

I Could Go On Forever, PADA Gallery, curated by Kate Mothes, YNGSPC, Barreiro (Lisbon), Portugal

2018 SURFACES Festival, Palazzo Ça Zanardi, Venice, Italy

Should I stay or should I go?, BARBECHO, curated by Ars Coco, Hybrid Festival, Madrid, Spain

Ontario Society of Artists 145th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON

Hide-and-Seek, Espacio Contemplación, curated by Ars Coco, Madrid, Spain

Esthète, Galerie Erga, curated by Véronique Boissoneau, Montréal, QC

Hey Y’All, One and Only Gallery, Toronto, ON

2015 Differences On Identity: Artistic Perspectives, curated by Efthalia Rentetzi, Sala del Portale, San Lorenzo, Venice, Italy

2014 Writing on the Wall, AGO Art Gallery of Ontario (The Grange), Toronto, ON

2013 Summer Show, T&T Art Contemporain, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

2012 Summer Show, T&T Art Contemporain, Jarry Baie Malhaut, Guadeloupe

All-Over, T&T Art Contemporain, Jarry Baie Malhaut, Guadeloupe

2011 2011 Annual, Thames Art Gallery, curated by David Bobeir, Chatham, ON

2010 The Du Gallery, Unionville, ON

2009 COCA Annual, curated by Jess Van Nostrand, Centre on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA

2008 Artscape at The Gladstone, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

1997 Toronto Artist in the Schools TAIS, collaborative permanent installation, Downsview Secondary School, Toronto, ON

1995 Territories and Antagonisms, Dialogues on difference, curated by Tobey C. Anderson, Niagara Artists Inc, St. Catharines, ON

1993 Exposition/Tirage Objets d’art Utilitaires, La Centrale, Montréal, QC

1992 Out of the Drawer, WARC Women’s Art Resource Centre, Toronto, ON

1991 Exposition/Tirage La Centrale, La Centrale, Montréal, QC

1990 The Critical Practice of Art, The Perel Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1988 The Maintenance Project, IDA Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON

1985 À la carte II, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, QC

1984 À la carte I, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal, QC

Cash and Carry Art Show, Galerie Joyce Goldman, Montréal, QC

Accès, Galerie Joyce Goldman, Montréal, QC

Face à face, Galerie Joyce Goldman, Montréal, QC

Zeitgeist, 1087 Anderson Street, Montréal, QC

1983 Exposition d’Artistes québecoises, Maison de la Culture Marie Uguay, Montréal, QC

FAIR BOOTHS

2016 The Betsey’s Curated Mini-Fridge Art Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach 2016, The Betsey Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL

2015 Anne-Marie Cosgrove: Model Citizens, Clio Art Fair, New York, NY

2013 Anne-Marie Cosgrove, PooL Art Fair, le Gosier, Guadeloupe

Anne-Marie Cosgrove: The Tiger’s Odds, SELECT Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, The Catalina Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, PooL Art Fair, The Flatiron Hotel, New York, NY

2012 Anne-Marie Cosgrove, SELECT Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, The Catalina Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, PooL Art Fair, The Flatiron Hotel, New York, NY

2011 Anne-Marie Cosgrove, PooL Art Fair, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, FL

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, The Artist Project New York, Pier 92, New York , NY

2010 Propeller Art Gallery, The Toronto Artist Project, Toronto, ON

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2022 International artist residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland

2019 International artist residency, PADA Studios, Barreiro, Portugal

2015 Artist in residence, Palazzo Rinaldi, Noepoli, Italy

2012 Artist in residence, T&T Art Contemporain, Jarry Baie Malhaut, Guadeloupe

AWARDS AND PRIZES

2022 The Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad, Residencies Grant

2019 Awarded Jury Prize for Flânerie, 2018, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

The Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad, Residencies Grant

2015 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

2011 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

2009 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

1995 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

1993 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

1991 The Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant

The Canada Council for the Arts, Short Term Grant

1990 The Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

1989 The Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant

EDUCATION

1990 The Critical Practice of Art Visual Arts Intensive, led by Mary Kelly, Griselda Pollock, Victor Burgin and Anne Ramsden, Contemporary Arts Institute, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC

1989 M.F.A., Painting, York University, Toronto, ON

1979 B.F.A., Studio, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

1975 D.E.C., Arts Plastiques, Dawson College, Montréal, QC

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ana GR Yñañez, Hybrid Festival. El arte emergente abre temporada en Madrid, Arte a un click, 11.09.2018

KAZAD, Anne-Marie Cosgrove’s Giant Paintings Are Moments Of Reflection, Artcentron, 31.08.2017

Josh Ryder and Barbara Scott, Anne-Marie Cosgrove: Interview, Articulaction Art Review - Anniversary Ed., 24.02.2016

Vilma Torselli, Artonweb - Venezia: Differences on Identity: Artistic Perspectives, artonweb.it, 23.07.2015

KAZAD, Canadian Artist Anne-Marie Cosgrove Questions Limits of Narrative, Artcentron, 18.12.2014

Visual Arts News in Canada, 19.06.2014

Estelle Virassamy, “Six artistes et deux galeries”, France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 29.07.2013

Visual Arts News in Canada, 22.11.2013

Margueritte Edge, Creativite sur les toiles d’All-Over, France-Antilles Guadeloupe, 05.04.2012

Elisa Carmichael, Editor-in-chief, ‘The Art of the Fair’, tasj magazine: stopover: nyc 2012, 07.03.2012

tackad, ‘The Language of Painting’, 26.03.2012

Pool Art Fair At Flatiron Hotel Invites Patrons To Wander From Room To Room, Arts.Observer, 11.03.2012

The Comprehensive ARTINFO Guide to New York's Sprawling Armory Fair Week, BLOUIN ART INFO (International Edition), 11.03.2012

Oscar A. Laluyan, Dive Into The Deep End of PooL Art Fair, ArtFuse.com, 09.03.2012

Leah Sandals, Canada in Miami: Not-So-Cold Comforts, Canadian Art - Online 08.12.2011

David Bobier, Thames Art Gallery Juried Exhibition 2011, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON (exhibition catalogue)

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, The Artist Project New York, labiennale.tv, 17.03.2011 (video interview)

Anne-Marie Cosgrove at Propeller, Must-see shows/NOW Magazine, 22.04.2010

Jess Van Nostrand, 2009 CoCA Annual, Center on Contemporary Art (OCA), Seattle, WA (catalogue)

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, Agenda, (cover), Visual Arts Ontario, Fall, 2002

Tobey C. Anderson, Territories and Antagonisms, Dialogues on difference, Niagara Artists Centre, ON (catalogue)

Mark Critoph, Rowney and Cosgrove: 3rd Rail Notes, ARTWORD: Artists Forum, No.18, Fall

Focus On: The Walls of WARC, MATRIART: A Canadian Feminist Art Journal, Vol.3, No.3, 07.1993

Between Signifiers, FRONT, September 1993

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, Art On Air, Interview with Penelope Stewart, Radio CKLN 88.1FM, Ryerson University, Toronto, 25.02.1993

Dierdre Hanna, WARC: Out of the Drawer, The Toronto Star, January 1992

Anne-Marie Cosgrove, OTHER TONGUES COLLECTIVE, Montréal, Summer (writing) 1992

Kate Taylor, Art About, The Globe and Mail, December 1989

Guilhemme Saulnier, Anne-Marie Cosgrove at Powerhouse Gallery, VANGUARD Magazine, April, 1983

Anne-Marie Cosgrove at Powerhouse Gallery, Radio Centreville 102FM, Montréal, 29.01.1983 (interview)

PARALLELOGRAMME, (cover), Vol.8, No.3, Feb./Mar.1983

Alice Sims, Powerhouse Exchange Show Opens April 14, WWAC NEWS, Vol.4, No.3, April 1981

Pauline Moirier, “Anne-Marie Cosgrove, La petite Galerie, le 20 jan. au 7 fev. 1981”, ARTICULATION, April 1981