Gabriel Dawe
Gabriel Dawe was born in Mexico City where he grew up surrounded by the intensity and color of Mexican culture.
After working as a graphic designer, he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2000 following a desire to explore foreign land. In search for creative freedom he started experimenting and creating artwork, which eventually led him to explore textiles and embroidery — activities traditionally associated with women and which were forbidden for a boy growing up in Mexico. Because of this, his work is subversive of notions of masculinity and machismo that are so ingrained in his culture. By working with thread and textiles, Dawe’s work has evolved into creating large-scale installations with thread, creating environments that deal with notions of social constructions and their relation to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature
Conduit Gallery Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2012 Lot 10 Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- 2012 Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
- 2012 Gentofte Library, Helleup, Denmark
- 2012 Louisiana State University Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
- 2012 Courtauld Institute, London, UK
- 2011 The National Center for Craft and Design, Lincolnshire, UK
- 2011 Texas Biennial, Austin, TX
- 2011 Truck Gallery, Calgary, Canada
- 2011 The Luminary Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2011 Mexican-American Cultural Center, Austin, TX
- 2011 Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
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2010 Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
- 2008 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
- 2008 Galerie Pangee, Montreal, Canada
- 2007 Arts Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada
- 2007 Luz Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- 2006 Red Head Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- 2006 201 Queen East Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- 2005 Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2004 Luz Gallery, Montreal, Canada
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