MARKUS DENIL
680-356-2180
markusdenil@gmail.com
www.markusdenil.com
instagram: @sillyboy.ca
Education
2024 MFA studio art (pending), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (expected May 2024)
2019 BFA studio art, minor in interdisciplinary studies in sexuality, Concordia University,
Montreal, QC: Graduated with distinction
2013 DEC fine arts, Dawson College, Montreal, QC: Graduation Honours List
Exhibitions
2024 Requisite Acts, NOVADO Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Unsettled, Unbridled, Unbound, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Out in the Margins, Greenly Gallery, Bloomsburg, PA (Juror: Will Wheeler)
American Masculinity, Liminal Space, San Francisco, CA (2-person exhibition)
2023 Onlytrans, Liminal Space, San Francisco, CA
PASSAGE BEYOND, Governors Island, NY
The New Artist, 5th Edition, Boomer Gallery, London, UK
Diverging Paths, Governors Island, NYC
Outsider, Governors Island, NYC
A PATH BACK TO HERE, Loft Art Studios & Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2022 ‘Terrible Time’ – And Hope:, LAST Projects, Los Angeles (Solo Exhibition)
Nuit Blanche YXE, Saskatoon, SK
Engendered, Marketview Arts, York, PA (Juror: Neil Daigle Orians)
2020 A Ceramics Exhibition, online juried exhibition (Juror: Professor Mathew McConnell) Link
2019 In-flux, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC
I Feel Tender, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2018 FSAxCCSA presents Liminal Relief, Atelier Galerie 2112, Montreal, QC
2017 Untitled, Locker Gallery, Montreal, QC (Solo Exhibition)
When the Snowman Melts, Studio Alexandra, Montreal, QC
Ephemeral Fortitude pt 2, Skol, Montreal, QC (Juried by committee)
Ephemeral Fortitude pt 1, Galerie POPOP, Montreal, QC (Juried by committee)
Untited, Gallery X, Montreal, QC
Yiara Magazine launch, 1181, Montreal, QC
Generations, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2016 Le Soi – A Gallery of Self Portraits, Glass Door Gallery, Montreal QC
TransFORMation, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
Vitrify, ArtGang, Montreal, QC
2013 CHRYSALIS, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal, QC
The Human Body Exhibition, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal, QC
Artist Residencies
2023 Governors Island Artist Residency, New York, NY (June-August)
LA Turner Residency, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA (January-May)
2022 LA Turner Residency, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA (August-December)
Grants/Awards
2024 Puffin Foundation Award
Creative Opportunity Grant Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Spring)
Professional, Academic, and Creative Work Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
VPA Graduate Memorial Scholarships and Fellowships Award, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2023 Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (fall)
2022 Professional, Academic, and Creative Work Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Fall)
Creative Opportunity Grant Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Spring)
Ginsburg-Klaus Art in LA Week, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Shaffer Scholarship, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2019 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2017 Omer DeSerre ICS Studio Scholarship, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2016 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Commissioned Work
2019 Hope, Chih-Chien Wang, Montreal, QC
2017 New Fortitude, Florence Yee, Montreal, QC
Bibliography
Random Access Gallery x Lake Effect Editions, Vol. 1 – Dec. 2022 (zine), 2022
Sherine Elbanhawy & Carlos A. Pittella, eds., “Kink baby,” in Headlight 23. Montreal: Headlight Press, 2022
Lorenza Mezzapelle, “I feel tender comes straight from the heart,” The Concordian, January 29, 2019, https://theconcordian.com/2019/01/i-feel-tender-comes-straight-from-the-heart/
Amelia Wong-Mersereau, ed., “Me (Diptych),” Yiara volume 05, pg 44, April 2017, https://issuu.com/raissapaes/docs/yiaraonlinepdf
Eric Simon, ed., “Untitled (collage),” The book of collage & collisions, pg 4-5. 2017
Amelia Wong-Mersereau, ed., “Untitled (my body),” Yiara volume 04, pg 16, April 2016, https://issuu.com/raissapaes/docs/yiara_layout_web_final_for_issu
David Flemming et al., eds., “81,” in Headlight 19: Solipsist, pg 38. Montreal: Headlight Press, 2016
Ryan Conrad, “Fear of Disclosure: The Psycho-social Implications of HIV Revelation,” AIDS Film & Video (zine), 2016
Sightings
2019 Hot Alchemy Project presented at NCECA, Linda Swanson, Minneapolis, MN, Link
680-356-2180
markusdenil@gmail.com
www.markusdenil.com
instagram: @sillyboy.ca
Education
2024 MFA studio art (pending), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (expected May 2024)
2019 BFA studio art, minor in interdisciplinary studies in sexuality, Concordia University,
Montreal, QC: Graduated with distinction
2013 DEC fine arts, Dawson College, Montreal, QC: Graduation Honours List
Exhibitions
2024 Requisite Acts, NOVADO Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Unsettled, Unbridled, Unbound, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Out in the Margins, Greenly Gallery, Bloomsburg, PA (Juror: Will Wheeler)
American Masculinity, Liminal Space, San Francisco, CA (2-person exhibition)
2023 Onlytrans, Liminal Space, San Francisco, CA
PASSAGE BEYOND, Governors Island, NY
The New Artist, 5th Edition, Boomer Gallery, London, UK
Diverging Paths, Governors Island, NYC
Outsider, Governors Island, NYC
A PATH BACK TO HERE, Loft Art Studios & Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2022 ‘Terrible Time’ – And Hope:, LAST Projects, Los Angeles (Solo Exhibition)
Nuit Blanche YXE, Saskatoon, SK
Engendered, Marketview Arts, York, PA (Juror: Neil Daigle Orians)
2020 A Ceramics Exhibition, online juried exhibition (Juror: Professor Mathew McConnell) Link
2019 In-flux, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC
I Feel Tender, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2018 FSAxCCSA presents Liminal Relief, Atelier Galerie 2112, Montreal, QC
2017 Untitled, Locker Gallery, Montreal, QC (Solo Exhibition)
When the Snowman Melts, Studio Alexandra, Montreal, QC
Ephemeral Fortitude pt 2, Skol, Montreal, QC (Juried by committee)
Ephemeral Fortitude pt 1, Galerie POPOP, Montreal, QC (Juried by committee)
Untited, Gallery X, Montreal, QC
Yiara Magazine launch, 1181, Montreal, QC
Generations, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2016 Le Soi – A Gallery of Self Portraits, Glass Door Gallery, Montreal QC
TransFORMation, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
Vitrify, ArtGang, Montreal, QC
2013 CHRYSALIS, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal, QC
The Human Body Exhibition, Warren G. Flowers Gallery, Montreal, QC
Artist Residencies
2023 Governors Island Artist Residency, New York, NY (June-August)
LA Turner Residency, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA (January-May)
2022 LA Turner Residency, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA (August-December)
Grants/Awards
2024 Puffin Foundation Award
Creative Opportunity Grant Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Spring)
Professional, Academic, and Creative Work Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
VPA Graduate Memorial Scholarships and Fellowships Award, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2023 Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (fall)
2022 Professional, Academic, and Creative Work Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Fall)
Creative Opportunity Grant Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Spring)
Ginsburg-Klaus Art in LA Week, Syracuse University, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Shaffer Scholarship, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2019 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2017 Omer DeSerre ICS Studio Scholarship, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2016 Ceramic Student Excellence Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Commissioned Work
2019 Hope, Chih-Chien Wang, Montreal, QC
2017 New Fortitude, Florence Yee, Montreal, QC
Bibliography
Random Access Gallery x Lake Effect Editions, Vol. 1 – Dec. 2022 (zine), 2022
Sherine Elbanhawy & Carlos A. Pittella, eds., “Kink baby,” in Headlight 23. Montreal: Headlight Press, 2022
Lorenza Mezzapelle, “I feel tender comes straight from the heart,” The Concordian, January 29, 2019, https://theconcordian.com/2019/01/i-feel-tender-comes-straight-from-the-heart/
Amelia Wong-Mersereau, ed., “Me (Diptych),” Yiara volume 05, pg 44, April 2017, https://issuu.com/raissapaes/docs/yiaraonlinepdf
Eric Simon, ed., “Untitled (collage),” The book of collage & collisions, pg 4-5. 2017
Amelia Wong-Mersereau, ed., “Untitled (my body),” Yiara volume 04, pg 16, April 2016, https://issuu.com/raissapaes/docs/yiara_layout_web_final_for_issu
David Flemming et al., eds., “81,” in Headlight 19: Solipsist, pg 38. Montreal: Headlight Press, 2016
Ryan Conrad, “Fear of Disclosure: The Psycho-social Implications of HIV Revelation,” AIDS Film & Video (zine), 2016
Sightings
2019 Hot Alchemy Project presented at NCECA, Linda Swanson, Minneapolis, MN, Link