2018-2020 I started these colour works by spontaneously drawing out horizontal and vertical lines in thin willow charcoal on bright white grounds. I could then erase and redraw the lines up or down, to the left or right, adding or subtracting until a free-flowing feeling was attained. I painted each shape in multiple layers, adjusting tone, contrast, saturation and hue using thin coats of oil colour. For me it expressed an inner vibration, as if I were an instrument playing out a natural rhythm.
Night Cities, oil on canvas paintings, 2005-2007
Colour Sensations, oil on linen paintings, 2018-2019
EDUCATION
2004 M.F.A. Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA
1999 B.F.A. Studio Art, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
EXHIBITIONS
2020 Deck the Walls!, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2018 Art Toronto 2018, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2017 Art Toronto 2017, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016 Art Toronto 2016, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Solo exhibition: New Paintings, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Art Toronto 2015, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Landscape/Cityscape, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 Preview 2015, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014 Hope, curated by Holly Fay, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK
2014 2014 Convocation Exhibit, Athabasca University Main Building, Athabasca, AB
2014 Toronto International Art Fair, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013 Solo exhibition: New Work, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2013 Toronto International Art Fair, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 Toronto International Art Fair, with Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 Solo exhibition: Stories from the Inner-city, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2011 Tom Hopkins Memorial Exhibition, Battat Contemporary, Montreal, QC
2010 Consigned work, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC
2009 Solo exhibition: Night Paintings, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2008 Grand Opening, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2007 Consigned work, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
2005 Consigned work, Spike Gallery, New York, NY
2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston University 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2003 Fresh Paint, Copley Society of Art, Boston, MA
2003 The Art of Drawing, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
2003 Limited Edition Multiples, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2002 Solo exhibition: Visage paysage, Maison de la Culture Mercier, Montreal, QC
2002 Sunscreen, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002 New Gallery Artists, Galerie St-Laurent + Hill, Ottawa, ON
2002 Landscape Painting, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
2001 RBC New Canadian Painting, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
PRESENTATIONS
2020 Joseph Siddiqi: Mindfulness with Fine Art, moderated by Dr. Sanath Mahawithanage, Centre for Mindfulness-Based Research and Practices, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka (virtual)
2015 IdeaLab.03, moderated by jake moore, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2014 CUPFA Microtalks: Light and Landscape, hosted by Lorraine Oades, Engineering and Visual Arts Building, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
GRANTS & AWARDS
2021 Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association, Professional Development Grant
2019 Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association, Professional Development Grant
2015 Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association, Professional Development Grant
2012 Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association, Professional Development Grant
2010 Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association, Professional Development Grant
2009 Canada Council for the Arts, Visual Arts, Production Grant
2004 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Artist Grant
2003 Boston University, Dean's Scholar Award
2003 Boston University, Travel Grant to Madrid, Spain
2002 Boston University, Constantin Alajalov Graduate Scholarship
2002 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Visual Arts, Project Grant
2001 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Artist Grant
TEACHING
2007-Present Part-time Faculty, Painting & Drawing, Department of Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018-2019 Enseignant, Arts plastiques, Département d'histoire de l'art et d'études cinématographiques, l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Andy Murdoch, ‘Video: Joseph Siddiqi takes his painting and drawing courses online’, Concordia News, August 19, 2020.
Chris Hutchinson, In the Vicinity of Riches, Goose Lane Editions / icehouse poetry (Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2020), cover of poetry book.
Terence Corcoran, ‘Joseph Siddiqi: New Paintings’, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 2015, exhibition text.
Jason Franz, ed., International Painting Annual 4, Manifest Press (Cincinnati, Ohio, 2015), pp. 166, 168-9.
Holly Fay, Hope, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, 2014, exhibition catalogue.
‘2014 Convocation Exhibit’, Athabasca University Thomas A. Edge Archives & Special Collections, Athabasca, Alberta, 2014, exhibition text.
Chris Hutchinson, A Brief History of the Short-Lived, Nightwood Editions (Gibsons, British Columbia, 2012), cover of poetry book.
Peter Simpson, ‘Siddiqi Shines at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill’, Ottawa Citizen - The Big Beat (online), July 19, 2011.
Naoufel Daghfous and Pierre Filiatrault, Le m@rketing, 2e édition, Chenelière Éducation inc. (Montreal, Quebec, 2011), cover of textbook, École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal.
Richard Rhodes, ed., ‘Preview: A Canada-wide guide to the season's best exhibitions’, Canadian Art, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2009, p. 35.
Susan Blackman, ed., ‘Collectors' Guide to Gallery Events’, Canadian Brushstroke Magazine, Vol. 11, January/February, 2009, p. 27.
Chris Hutchinson, Other People’s Lives, Brick Books (London, Ontario, 2009), cover of poetry book.
Laurel MacMillan, ed., RBC Canadian Painting Competition: Ten Years, Friesens (Altona, Alberta, 2008), p. 75.
Danielle Poisson, ‘Joseph Siddiqi’, MV Biographies: Petits mots sur la vie et le travail de personnes de grand intérêt (blog), December 7, 2008.
Pam Klicki, ‘In the Galleries: The Moderns’, Where Calgary, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2002, p. 37.
Suzanne Dubuc, ‘Visage Paysage: Une exposition de Joseph Siddiqi’, Les Maisons de la Culture de la Ville de Montreal, janvier-février, 2002, exhibition text.
COLLECTIONS
Athabasca University Art Collection, Athabasca AB
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa ON
Colart Collection, Montreal QC
Hotel Arts, Calgary AB
Private collections