Tim Gardner (born 1973 in

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) is an American-born Canadian painter known for his watercolors of his brothers and friends involved in youthful revels often set in nature. Gardner obtained his BFA from the

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in 1996 followed by an MFA from

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in 1999, Shortly after finishing his graduate degree Gardner sold every work in his initial commercial gallery solo exhibition at the

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to which he had been recommended by photographer Collier Schorr who was a visiting artist in residence during Garner's tenure at Columbia. To date Gardner has had four exhibitions at 303; 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005. Gardner has had two solo exhibitions at Stuart Shave/Modern Art in London(2003 and 2006). His work was the subject of a museum exhibition at the

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in 2005. In 2007 he was the artist in residence at the

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. Subsequently, the new works he created while onsite were the subject of a subsequent solo exhibition therein.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Tim Canadian painters Living people 1973 births Columbia University School of the Arts alumni University of Manitoba alumni