Ian Wallace
Since 1965, Ian Wallace (b. 1943, Shoreham, England; lives/works: Vancouver) has been an influential figure in the development of an internationally acknowledged approach to photoconceptualism.
Wallace taught art history at the University of British Columbia from 1967 to 1970, and then at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design from 1972 to 1998. In 2004, he was the recipient of the Governor General’s Award for the Visual Arts. Wallace was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2013, and was honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2014, he was awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
Wallace’s work has been featured in numerous international survey exhibitions, including at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (1975); Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich (1987); Vancouver Art Gallery (1988, 2012); Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver (1995); American Fine Arts Co., New York (2001); Kunsthalle Zürich (2008); Witte de With, Rotterdam (2008); Kunstverein für die Rheinland und Westfalen, Dusseldorf (2008); and Rennie Collection, Vancouver (2017).
Numerous monographs on his practice have been produced, including those published by the Vancouver Art Gallery (1979, 1988, 2012); Maison de la Culture et de la Communication, Sant-Étienne (1989); Robayera Sala de Arte, Miengo (1995); Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1998); Sternberg Press, Berlin (2008); The Power Plant, Toronto (2011); and Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina (2011).
He has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including 49th Parallel, New York (1985); Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart (1987); Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona (1992); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1995); Musée national d’art moderne, Paris (2006); Generali Foundation, Vienna (2008); Fondazione Prada, Milan (2015); Museum der Moderne, Salzburg (2022); and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2026).