Chris Glabb
Chris Glabb (b. 2000) is an emerging Métis artist who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa. His work, rooted in printmaking and painting, examines cultural capital, that is, how references and images function as currency that grants access, legitimacy, and belonging. Through irony and lowbrow referentiality, Chris aims to recontextualize existing imagery to critique hierarchy and navigate intersectional Queerness and Indigenous identities.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2020-2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts | University of Ottawa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Roadkill Paintings (Found Series) | Lalande + Doyle Exhibition Space (Shenkman Arts Centre), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Group ExhibitionS
2025
At a Glance | Galerie Annexe (Ottawa Art Gallery), Ottawa, ON, Canada
North Star | de Montigny Contemporary, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2024
Building Bridges (Ottawa Design Club) | AXENÉO7, Gatineau, QC, Canada
TwelvebyTwelve | Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Reminiscing Toffee & Mint | Kenogami Bridge Inn, Kenogami, ON, Canada
New Dimensions | Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Means of Abundance | 100 Laurier Ave E. (University of Ottawa), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Art in Silico | Copper Country Community Arts Center, Hancock, MI, USA
Artist Turns to Cigarette | Gallery 115, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Spoiled Lemons | Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2023
XL: 40th Anniversary Exhibition | AXENÉO7, Gatineau, QC, Canada
2022
Based on a True Story: Chris Glabb & Erin Szturm | Gallery 115, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2021
Portraits 4x5 Film | 100 Laurier Ave E. (University of Ottawa), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Awards / Grants / Scholarships
2024-2025
Articipate Project Grant | Arts Network Ottawa
2024
Chimera Award | University of Ottawa
2023-2024
Building Brighter Futures Scholarship | Indspire
2020-2024
Merit Scholarship | University of Ottawa
Curational Experience
2024
Reminiscing Toffee & Mint | Kenogami Bridge Inn, Kenogami, ON, Canada
2023
Planting Roses in January | 100 Laurier Ave E. (University of Ottawa), Ottawa, ON, Canada
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Building Bridges, Zine 0007| Ottawa Design Club
Means of Abundance Exhibition Catalogue
Planting Roses in January Curatorial Essay. Co-written by Chris Glabb | Drain Magazine, THE GARDEN- Vol. 19:2.