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Roy Arden

Roy Arden is an artist who is a member of the Vancouver School. He creates sculpture from found objects, oil paintings, graphite drawings and collage, and curates and writes on contemporary art. Arden graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design with a bachelor's degree in photography and interdisciplinary studies in 1982 and with an M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1990. In the early part of his career, Arden made straightforward Cibachrome images of the contemporary urban scene which he called "Fragments", then made what he called "meta-photography", archival image diptychs. In the 1990s, he made colour photographs of what he termed the "landscape of economy" that depicted the city of Vancouver and its rapid growth. Arden has been exhibiting since the late 1970S. He has had solo exhibitions at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2006); Galerie Tanit, Munich (2005 and 2006); and a mid-career show at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2007). His work has also had been included in exhibitions at the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp (Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst). It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York – it was featured in their inaugural exhibition after their expansion in 2005 - besides being included in the collections of major museums in Canada, Europe and the U.S.A. such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. He is represented by Monte Clark Gallery in Vancouver. He has been an instructor in the photography studio department at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the University of British Columbia. He has also been a guest teacher at art academies in Finland, Germany, and Switzerland. Arden has also been involved in curating as a curator - he curated a show on photography at Monte Clark Gallery in 1999 - and as a collaborator and published critical texts on contemporary art for catalogues and art magazines.
Creator Id: 25
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Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: British Columbia
Year of Birth: 1957
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist, Curator, Writer
Gender: Male
Mediums: painting, sculpture
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Work by Roy Arden

Gerald Creede 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72164

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Portrait, Seattle

Work ID: 72177

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Mesh Tarpaulin 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72173

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Kitchen Window, Vancouver

Work ID: 72171

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Fragments, Vancouver Art Gallery, installation view

Work ID: 72163

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Gutter Marine Building, Vancouver

Work ID: 72167

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Kevin Hatt 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72169

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Bean Sprout Co 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72158

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Tailor s Vitrine 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72183

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Foot 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72162

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Peter Culley 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72175

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Stan Douglas 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72181

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Melon Cake, Vancouver

Work ID: 72172

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Self Portrait 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72180

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Statue, East Berlin

Work ID: 72182

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Discarded Chairs 1

Work ID: 72160

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Charles 3, Geneva

Work ID: 72159

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Radios 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72179

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Typewriter, Vancouver

Work ID: 72185

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Tree Trunk, Geneva

Work ID: 72184

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Ian Wallace 2, Vancouver

Work ID: 72168

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Flea Market, Paris

Work ID: 72161

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Al Neil’s Cabin 1, Vancouver

Work ID: 72157

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Pruned Trees, Vancouver

Work ID: 72178

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Kevin Hatt 6, Vancouver

Work ID: 72170

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Greg Girard with Coat, Vancouver

Work ID: 72166

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Michaela 2, Vancouver

Work ID: 72174

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Vitrine with Reflection 1, Geneva

Work ID: 72186

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Philips Argenta, Geneva

Work ID: 72176

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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Rupture detail 3

Work ID: 72192

Measurements: 71.5 x 43.5 cm

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Abjection detail 1

Work ID: 72187

Measurements: 81.28 x 40.64 cm

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Abjection detail 5

Work ID: 72189

Measurements: 81.28 x 40.64 cm

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Rupture detail 1

Work ID: 72191

Measurements: 71.5 x 43.5 cm

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Abjection detail 3

Work ID: 72188

Measurements: 81.28 x 40.64 cm

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Rupture detail 7

Work ID: 72193

Measurements: 71.5 x 43.5 cm

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Abjection detail 7

Work ID: 72190

Measurements: 81.28 x 40.64 cm

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Mission, Vancouver Art Gallery, installation view

Work ID: 72194

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Tree Stump, Nanaimo BC

Work ID: 72195

Measurements: 104.1 x 130.3 cm

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Landfill Richmond BC

Work ID: 72196

Measurements: 183 x 214 cm

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Museum of Anthropology 1, Vancouver BC

Work ID: 72197

Measurements: 130.3 x 104.1 cm

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Pulp Mill Dump (No. 1) Nanaimo BC

Work ID: 72199

Measurements: 104.1 x 139.7 cm

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Construction Site and Suntower, Vancouver BC

Work ID: 72198

Measurements: 106.68 x 129.54 cm

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Model House

Work ID: 72200

Measurements: 104.1 x 139.7cm

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House In Strathcona Alley

Work ID: 72201

Measurements: 151 x 190 cm

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Wal-Mart Store (Plastic Stools), Burnaby BC

Work ID: 72205

Measurements: 106 x 130.3 cm

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Caribbean Festival, Vancouver BC

Work ID: 72202

Measurements: 104.1 x 139.7cm

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Monster House, Coquitlam BC

Work ID: 72203

Measurements: 106.2 x 125.8 cm

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Wal-Mart Store (Tide), Burnaby BC

Work ID: 72204

Measurements: 106 x 130.3 cm

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Company Cottages and Alley, Vancouver BC

Work ID: 72206

Measurements: 40.64 x 50.8 cm

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D Elegance No. 1

Work ID: 72208

Measurements: 101 x 127cm

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Gutter With Rag +1

Work ID: 72209

Measurements: 11x14 cm

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Gutter With Rag +2

Work ID: 72210

Measurements: 11x14 cm

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Volvo Engine

Work ID: 72207

Measurements: 51.3 x 66.7cm

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Weeds

Work ID: 72211

Measurements: 51 x 61cm

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Crow

Work ID: 72212

Measurements: 71.12 x 88.9 cm

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Sock

Work ID: 72215

Measurements: 61 x 51cm

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Vive

Work ID: 72217

Measurements: 76.2 x 60.96 cm

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Lower Mainland

Work ID: 72213

Measurements: 104.1 x 139.7 cm

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Gum Spots 1

Work ID: 72214

Measurements: 35.6 x 28 cm

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Solar

Work ID: 72216

Measurements: 104.1 x 130.3cm

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World as Will and Representation

Work ID: 72218

Measurements: DVD loop for monitor display with audio - also online at www.royarden.com

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Billboard ‘Territory’ exhibition, Artspeak & Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver

Work ID: 72220

Measurements: billboard

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Billboard ‘Territory’ exhibition, Artspeak & Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver

Work ID: 72221

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Abjection, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham , installation view

Work ID: 72219

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America is Waiting

Work ID: 72224

Measurements: 126.365 x 101.6 cm

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It’s All About

Work ID: 72234

Measurements: 25.4 x 20.32 cm

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Bachelor of Fine Arts

Work ID: 72226

Measurements: 95.25 x 81.28 cm

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Rupture 1985, Vancouver Art Gallery, installation view

Work ID: 72222

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Papiers Collés

Work ID: 72229

Measurements: 50.8 x 40.64 cm

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Purple Train

Work ID: 72230

Measurements: 116.84 x 85.09 cm

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Every Artist (is Half Shaman, Half Showgirl)

Work ID: 72231

Measurements: 27.94 x 19.05 cm

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Fearless

Work ID: 72232

Measurements: 27.305 x 21.59 cm

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The Terrible One

Work ID: 72235

Measurements: 133.35 x 106.68 cm

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Under The Sun

Work ID: 72223

Measurements: 26.67 x 20.32 cm

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On 3 Legs

Work ID: 72228

Measurements: 74.295 x 57.785 cm

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Twentieth Century

Work ID: 72237

Measurements: 101.6 x 127 cm

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Staring at The Sun

Work ID: 72238

Measurements: 101.6 x 127 cm

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I Can Make it Rain Today

Work ID: 72233

Measurements: 26.035 x 20.955 cm

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Cuba

Work ID: 72227

Measurements: 69.215 x 57.15 cm

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Autumn Cabbalism

Work ID: 72225

Measurements: 113.03 x 81.28 cm

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Down There

Work ID: 72236

Measurements: 125.095 x 101.6 cm

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Matrix

Work ID: 72239

Measurements: 81.28 x 96.52 cm

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Gerald Creede 2, Vancouver

Work ID: 72165

Measurements: 20.32 x 20.32 cm

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The Old Mole

Work ID: 72241

Measurements: 23.495 X 17.145 cm

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Beautiful British Columbia (poem for Gerry and Robin)

Work ID: 72240

Measurements: 48.26 X 40.64 cm

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Owl

Work ID: 72242

Measurements: 36.195 X 31.115 cm

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