MIKE FANTUZ

1978 Born Guelph, Ontario, Canada

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 Imagined Homelands, Solo, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s NL

2012 Between Tides, Solo, Christina Parker Gallery St. John’s NL

2010 The Resettlement of Grand Bruit, Solo, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL

2005 The Loop, Solo Exhibition, Gander Arts and Culture

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023 Places We Are Found, Christina Parker Gallery St. John's NL (forthcoming)

2023 Two-Person Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC (forthcoming)

2021 Where Lights Meet, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2006 Two Perspectives, Gander Arts and Culture, Gander, NL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 London Exhibition, Signet Contemporary Art, London, UK

2022 Affordable Art Fair NYC, Signet Contemporary Art, New York, USA

2022 Summer Group Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2022 Winter Group Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2021 The Last Show of the Year, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's NL

2021 Summer Group Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2020 Winter Group Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2020 Summer Group Exhibition, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver BC

2017 A Year End Celebration, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's NL

2017 Revisiting the Rural, group, Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s NL

2010 Arts and Letters, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL Group Exhibit

2009 Arts and Letters, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL Group Exhibit

2009 Craft Council Annual Fair, St Johns Arts and Culture Centre, St. John’s, NL

2008 Craft Council Annual Fair, St Johns Convention Centre, St. John’s, NL

AWARDS

2010 Commission for album cover Newman Sound Men’s Choir

2009 Commission for design and presentation of logo art for the Gander Triathlon

2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award, senior division visual art “Delta to the Narrows”

2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Award, senior division visual art “South Shore Fire, 1901”

2006 Adjudicators Choice, “All around the Circle”, Gander Arts and Culture

2005 Peoples Choice, “All around the Circle”, Gander Arts and Culture

BIOGRAPHY

2022, Color by Felix Podcast, "Art Connects Us! With Emilie and Mike Fantuz"

2022, Marcus & Millichap Multifamily Group (cover)

2021, Island Arts Magazine, "Palette Painting by Mike Fantuz"

2021, North Shore News, "Massive Murals Dazzle in West Vancouver"

2021, Opus Art Supplies, "The Creative Life of Emilie and Mike Fantuz"

2021, Never Call Me Again Podcast, "Fantuz Artist & Aviator"

2019, Border Crossing Magazine, “The Oil Paintings of Michael Fantuz”

2014, Radio Canada International, Interview with Marc Montgomery

2013, Arabella Magazine, “Artist to Collect”, Kylie Serebrin

2012 Riddlefence issue 19 art contributor

2010 The Telegram, Visual Arts Top Ten, Joan Sullivan

2010 The Telegram November 2010, review for solo “Settled”, Joan Sullivan

2010 The Newfoundland Herald, “A Portrait of Resettlement”, Sarah Shepperd

2009 Interview with Gander Beacon, Arts and Letter Award

2005 Interview with CBC radio Michael Aucoin for “The Loop”

2005 Skywave’s Gander, television interview with Gina Brown for solo show “The Loop”

PUBLIC ART

2021, West Van Odeon Theatre Mural, Commissioned by the Ambleside Dundarave BIA, West Vancouver, BC