Saira McLaren
B. Toronto, Canada
Lives and works in Brooklyn

Selected Exhibitions

2012 Grizzly Grizzly,(TBA) 2 person show with Michelle Oosterbaan, Phildelphia, PA
2011 Art Blog Art Blog, Death of Affect (curated by Fran Holstrom & Jeffrey Matthews, New York City
2011 ZieherSmith, Grasping at Relics (curated by Patrick Brennan), New York City
2011 Wildlife, Beach on the Moon (curated by Jon Lutz and Jamison Brosseau,) Brooklyn
2011 St Cecila's Convent, Art Book Club Presents- The Living Room, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Hal Brom Gallery,Anti/Anti Non/Non (curated by Fran Holstrom), New York City
2010 Thrush Holmes Empire, Bitch Slap (curated by Derek Manilla), Toronto CA
2010 Daily Operation, World's Greatest (curated by Jon Lutz), Brooklyn
2009 Daily Operation, I wanna be somewhere (curated by Jon Lutz), New York City
2009 St Cecila's Convent, System:System (curated by Christina Vassallo & Adam Henry)
2009 The Dirty Dirty, Pseudonyms, Brooklyn NY
2009 Under Gallery, Quixotic Beast (curated by Stephanie Young), Brooklyn NY
2008 Heskin Contemporary, Object Direct (curated By Matt Fisher), New York City
2008 Acuna Hansen, Summer Guests, L.A., California
2008 Mississippi State University, New Work New York-The Object Direct(curated By Matt Fisher), Mississippi
2007 Drake Hotel, Let’s Stay Together-The Drake Permanent Collection, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Drake Hotel, Fantasy Island Part Two, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Sis Boom Bah Gallery, Girls, Birds & Dogs, Toronto, Ontario
2003 OCAD, Scholarship Awards Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario

Scholarships & Awards
2003 The OCAD/Curry prize for Painting
2003 The Drake Artist in Residency Program, Toronto, Ontario

Curatorial Projects
2011 St Cecila's Convent, Art Book Club Presents-Black Sunday, Brooklyn, New York

Magazines and Catalogues
Young, Stephanie, Vellum issue 3, 2011
Heskin, Liz, Object Direct. Heskin Press 2009

Reviews and Features
Aldrin Valdez, 'Subconscious Pickings' - Editors Pick, ArtSlant, July 2011
Amir H. Fallah, 'Saira McLaren is Far Out Man', Beautiful Decay Magazine. January 2011
Jon Lutz, 'Studio Visit with Saira McLaren', The Old Gold. February 2010