SAIRA MCLAREN

Born 1976 in Toronto, Canada Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2013 Christopher Astley and Saira McLaren, Sargent’s Daughters, New York, NY

a closing eyelid, a tiny fainting spell, Mulherin Pollard, New York, NY Land Ho (curated by Ridley Howard & Holly Coulis), Virginia Commonwealth University Gallery, Richmond, VA Court Square, Fabrika, New York, NY What I like About You, Parallel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY Love at the Willows, The Willows, Brooklyn, NY

2012 New York City, Pig Party (curated by Gina Beavers), New York, NY

Wildlife, Water Feature (curated by Lizzie Wright & Shaun Krupta), Brooklyn, NY Fantasme, Grizzly Grizzly, (2 person show with Michelle Oosterbaan), Philadelphia, PA You, Me, We and She (with the Art book club), Fleisher/Ollman, Philadelphia, PA Hypercolour, Small Black Door, Ridgewood, NY

2011 Art Book Club, Printed Matter Art Book Fair, PS1, Queens, NY

The Death of Affect (curated by Francis Holstrom and Jeffrey Scott Mathews) ArtBlogArtBlog, New York, NY ZieherSmith, Grasping at Relics (curated by Patrick Brennan), New York, NY St Cecila's Convent, Art Book Club Presents-The Living Room, New York, NY Beach on the Moon (curated by Jon Lutz and Jamison Brosseau,) Wildlife, Brooklyn

2010 Anti/Anti Non/Non (curated by Fran Holstrom), Hal Brom Gallery, New York, NY

Bitch Slap (curated by Derek Manilla), Thrush Holmes Empire, Toronto CA World's Greatest (curated by Jon Lutz), Daily Operation, Brooklyn, NY I wanna be somewhere (curated by Jon Lutz), Daily Operation, New York, NY System:System (curated by Christina Vassallo & Adam Henry) St Cecila's Convent, New York, NY

2009 Pseudonyms, The Dirty Dirty, Brooklyn, NY

Quixotic Beast (curated by Stephanie Young), Under Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2008 Object Direct (curated By Matt Fisher), Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY Summer Guests, Acuna Hansen, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

New Work New York-The Object Direct (curated By Matt Fisher), Mississippi State University, Mississippi

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2013

“Christopher Astley and Saira McLaren,” New York Magazine, December 22 Hoelscher, Jason. “Trends in Contemporary Painting,” Art Pulse Magazine, Nov “Love at the Willows”, Domus Magazine, February Abelow, Joshua. “Saira McLaren,” ArtBlogArtBlog, April Jurek, Irena. “Saira McLaren,” Best of All Worlds, January

2011 Latiner, Eve. “ Studio Visit with Saira McLaren,” Bull and Ram, February

Valdez, Aldrin. “Subconscious Pickings - Editors Pick,” ArtSlant, July 20 Nathan, Emily. “Brooklyn Local,” artnet.com, June 13 Fallah, Amir H. “Saira McLaren is Far Out Man,” Beautiful Decay Magazine, January

2010 Lutz, Jon. “Studio Visit with Saira McLaren,” The Old Gold, February