RANDE COOK

Kwakwaka’wakw
1977 – Present

Rande Cook (b. 1977) is a Kwakwaka’wakw multimedia artist born in culture-rich Alert Bay. Surrounded by the beauty of the land and art, he found his passion for artistic creativity at an early age as he studied traditional jewellery and carving techniques under several master craftsmen including carver John Livingston (1951-2019). In 1991, Cook moved to Victoria where he was exposed to a wide range of art forms and practices from the Western tradition. With his unique accumulation of heritage, knowledge, and experience, Cook continually pushes boundaries to create beautiful and provocative works that challenge audiences to reconsider the role of traditional techniques for contemporary art-making.

In 2015 and 2016, Cook held the Audain Professorship of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest with the Visual Arts department at the University of Victoria.

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TRAVEL-A-Lot-I-C series

Exhibitions with Fazakas Gallery

Gestures (Group Show) 08/16/2019 – 09/21/2019
Eye Candy 09/13/2018 – 10/27/2018
Seattle Art Fair 2018 08/02/2018 – 08/05/2018
Art Toronto 2017 (Rande Cook and Carollyne Yardley) 10/27/2017 – 10/30/2017
Shapeshifting (Rande Cook and Carollyne Yardley) 04/27/2017 – 05/27/2017
Art Toronto 2016 10/28/2-16 – 10/31/2016
Divergent Convergence (Group Show) 06/25/2016 – 07/22/2016
“Traditional?” (Group Show) 08/31/2015 – 10/10/2015
Art Toronto 2014 10/24/2014 – 10/27/2014
White Before Labour Day (Group Show) 08/15/2014 – 09/20/2014
Inappropriate (Group Show) 05/08/2014