Bio
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, artist Robert Farmer was
born in 1968. After a three
months stint at Emily Carr College in 1995, Farmer eventually
attained a foundation year at Kootenay
School of the Arts in Nelson, BC (1998-1999) before he moved to
Toronto. While employed as a faux
finisher, he co-founded Eastern Front, an artist's collective in
Riverdale in 2003. Farmer’s work has
been featured in The Toronto Star, NOW Magazine, Riverside Quarterly
and was part of the press
release for The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition in 2007.
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 10 Cent Hot Dogs, Headbones Gallery, Toronto
2007 The Hot Dog Show, Mercury Espresso Bar, Toronto
2007 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
2007 The discovery of pink III: mini salon, Eastern Front Gallery
2007 Child’s Play, art101, Toronto
2006 retrospective, Eastern Front Gallery
2006 discovery of pink II, mini salon, Eastern Front Gallery
2005 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2005 robertfarmerworld, Eastern Front Gallery
2005 the discovery of pink, Hangman Gallery, Toronto
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2008 Weird Queer Freaky Xmas, Headbones Gallery, Toronto
2008 Bax DIY World Tour, Keep Six Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2008 The Dirty Show, Detroit, MI, USA
2008 Pass The Buddha (w/Julie Oakes), Varley Gallery, Unionville, ON
2007 The yo-yo show, Sweet Art Gallery, Toronto
2007 Toronto International Art Fair, Headbones Gallery
2007 Love Those Clothes, Snap Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2007 Summer Splash, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto
2006 Little Art Show (fundraiser), Toronto
2005 Square foot IV, Project Spaceman, Williamsburg, NY
2005 Blender 3, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto
2004 ‘mas-x’, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
2004 square Foot, AWOL Gallery,Toronto