Kevin Schmidt
Kevin Schmidt was born in 1972 and is based in Vancouver. Schmidt works across diverse media, but primarily in photography and video.His practice is an investigation of transcendent possibility in a culture where “all that is solid melts into air.” He has a strong interest in landscape, music, and popular culture. After graduating from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1997, Schmidt has received considerable national and international recognition. Recent solo exhibitions include Epic Journey at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal (2011); A Sign in the Northwest Passage at The Power Plant, Toronto (2011); Wild Signals at Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin (2009); Burning Bush at Artspeak, Vancouver (2005); and Fog at the Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver (2004). He has participated in a number of significant group exhibitions including a collaboration with Ragnar Kjartansson at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton (2011); True North, Anchorage Museum (2011); unfinished business, Waterside Project Space, London UK (2010); Sentimental Journey, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2009); How Soon is Now, Vancouver Art Gallery, (2009) and Depiction Part IV: Film Program for the IFFR 2007, Witte de With, Rotterdam (2007). Schmidt is represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery in Vancouver.
