Resume

Bret Culp
Born in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada, 1970.
Lives and works – Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Education
Film and Photographic Arts (Media Arts), Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson), Toronto, Canada

Exhibitions
2024 Tradition Transformed, Orillia Museum of Art & History, ON, Canada
2024 The Bay Studio Tour 2024, Balm Beach, Tiny, ON, Canada
2024 I Love Georgian Bay, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON, Canada
2024 Newmarket Juried Art Show 2024, Old Town Hall Gallery, Newmarket, ON, Canada
2023 Members' 8x8 Exhibition 2023, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON, Canada
2023 The Bay Studio Tour 2023, Balm Beach, Tiny, ON, Canada
2023 Urban Futurities, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2023 Impact 2023, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2023 Newmarket Juried Art Show 2023, Old Town Hall Gallery, Newmarket, ON, Canada
2022 The Bay Studio Tour 2022, Balm Beach, Tiny, ON, Canada
2022 Newmarket Juried Art Show 2022, Old Town Hall Gallery, Newmarket, ON, Canada
2021 The Bay Studio Tour 2021, Balm Beach, Tiny, ON, Canada
2021 Life Through a Lens, Twist Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020 Life Through a Lens (virtual), Twist Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018 RGM Exposed – Good Vibrations, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON, Canada
2016 Endurance – Scotiabank CONTACT 2016 Photography Festival, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015 Autumn Blossom, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015 Anti-Social Group Exhibition, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015 CONTACT 2015 – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 2nd Annual Black and White Exhibit, Cultural Expressions Art Gallery, Ajax, ON, Canada
2014 July Talk 2014 Group Exhibition, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 CONTACT 2014 Group Show – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 The 5th Let Kids Be Kids Camp Trillium Benefit, Camp Trillium, Guelph, ON, Canada
2013 1st Annual Black & White Exhibition, Cultural Expressions Art Gallery, Ajax, ON, Canada
2013 Leonardo Galleries Summer Group Exhibition, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012 RGM Exposed Juried Exhibition, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON, Canada
2012 5 Photographers, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 Leonardo Galleries Annual Winter Group Show, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 Between Heaven and Earth, Black & White Photos of Ireland, Akasha Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada *
2011 Peter Adamson, Bret Culp, John Long, Mira Zdjelar, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 The 8th Toronto Timeraiser, The Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 Leonardo Galleries Winter: Francisco Castro Lostalo, Bret Culp, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada **
2010 Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 heARTS for Pakistan Silent Auction, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Light of Winter Juried Group Exhibition, Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Metaphors or Idealism?, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Gallery Artist Summer Group Show, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Annual Juried Exhibition 2009, Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ON, Canada
2009 Convergence: 46 Annual Juried Exhibition, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
2008 White Slate - Gallery Artists Group Show, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 The Moment Eternal – Julie McGregor and Bret Culp, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada **
2008 The Art of Nature Exhibition, The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 Shifting Season - A Retrospective of 2007 Exhibitions, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 International Juried Exhibition of Fine Art Photography, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
2007 Gallery Artists Group Exhibition, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007 Sculptural Images, CONTACT Photography Festival, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada **
2007 Gallery Artists Group Exhibition, Leonardo Galleries,Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 Masters of Photography International Charity Exhibition, Curitiba, Brazil
2006 Landscapes Revealed - CONTACT Photography Festival, Leonardo Galleries, Yorkville, Toronto, ON, Canada **
2006 Terra Incognita - Zilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto **
2006 Convergence: 43 Annual Juried Exhibition, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
2005 Sublimation - Juried Exhibition, Hang Man Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005 The Hummingbird Centre Juried Fall Art show, The Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005 The Framework Foundation Timeraiser, CBC Broadcast Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2005 The Hummingbird Centre Juried Spring Art show, The Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
2004 Distillery District Art Exhibition, Distillery District, Toronto, ON, Canada
2002 Assorted Works, Joy Bistro, Toronto, ON, Canada *
2002 Frieze Frames - Bret Culp and Liz Russ, Gallery 888, Toronto **
2001 Lost and Found, Gallery 888, Toronto, ON, Canada *
* solo show ** two person show

Awards
2023 Impact 2023, First Place/Show Winner, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, Canada
2023 Newmarket Juried Art Show, Best Photography Winner, Newmarket, Canada
2022 Newmarket Juried Art Show, Best Photography Winner, Newmarket, Canada
2018 Single Image Contest, Winner, Black & White Magazine, USA
2018 RGM Exposed, Best Nature/Landscape Winner, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Canada
2012 The Epson International Pano Awards, Bronze
2012 The Epson International Pano Awards, Bronze
2012 The Epson International Pano Awards, Bronze
2005 International Black and White Spider Awards, Fine Art Merit of Excellence/Second Place
2005 ProFotos, Excellence in Imaging and Design
2001 Agfa International Photo Contest, 2nd Place
2000 Photo Trust Awards, Honours #1
2000 Photo Trust Awards, Honours #2

Press and Publications
-What is Solargraphy? Six Months, Three Cameras: What We Captured From The Roof of The Weather Network – Out of This World special video feature, The Weather Network, Canada, March 26, 2024
-Andrew Mendler, Tiny Township painter, photographer among 36 artists participating in Bay Studio Tour – Interview, The Midland Mirror, Newspaper, Canada, September 30, 2022
-LensWork issue #154 – Image Suite, LensWork, Magazine, USA, August 2021
-Single Image Special Issue #131 – Winner, Black & White Magazine, Magazine, USA, December 2018
-Revival of Landscape Photography – Portfolio and Interview – Image Ages, Magazine, Hunan, China, February 2015
-Ireland – Between Heaven and Earth – Guest Artist, Life As A Human, Online Magazine, July 2014
-LensWork Alumni News – Photographer Update, LensWork, Magazine, August 2012
-Portfolio, Canadian Photographers Network, August 2012
-LensWork Extended #101 – Portfolio and Audio Interview, LensWork Extended, Magazine, USA, August 2012
-LensWork issue #101 – Portfolio and Interview, LensWork, Magazine, USA, July 2012
-Q&A Interview, Canadian Photography Online, June 2012
-The New Spirit of Black + White – Portfolio & Interview, Photographers' Companion, Magazine, Beijing, China, Oct 2011
-Mandi Hargrave, Stimulate your senses at Arta Gallery's Light of Winter exhibit – Article, The Examiner, Newspaper, December 12, 2009
-J. Mac (host), Inside Fine Art – Live Interview, ThatChannel.com, TV/Streaming, October 2009
-Dr. Vera Dernovsek, CONVERGENCE 46 – 46th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Owen Sound Sun Times, February 23, 2009
-Bob Liddycoat, Finding Beauty in Impermanence – Artist Feature, The Dunnville Chronicle, January 16, 2009
-Bret Culp, The Beauty of Impermanence - Fine Art Book, self published, 2008
-Basil O'Brien, The World's Greatest Black & White Photography – Photograph and Quotation, Fine Art Book, Book Basil Publishing Ltd., November 1, 2007
-Masters of Photography International Charity Exhibition - Catalog, Curitiba, Brazil, 2006
-Landscape! - Article, Mass Art Guide, May 2006
-Rachel Birss, Artist Feature, Riverside Quarterly, Magazine, Spring 2006
-Bill MacLean, Art Scene - Article, Beach Metro News, Newspaper, February 2006
-Top Islands of the World - Photograph, Book, New Holland Publishers Ltd., Oct. 1 2006
-The Collection - Photograph, File Magazine, Online Magazine, 2005
-Anna Sand, Lost and Found Exhibition - Article, The Dunnville Chronicle, Newspaper, September 26, 2001

Professional Contributions
2024 Speaker, A Discussion On Developing Your Photographic Art, Barrie Photo Club, Barrie, ON, Canada
2018 Speaker, The Photographer's Voice, Midland Camera Club, Midland, ON, Canada
2018 Speaker, Developing Your Photographic Vision, Chatham Camera Club, Chatham, ON, Canada
2018 Speaker/Judge, Black and White Photography – The Beauty of Impermanence, Barrie Photo Club, Barrie, ON, Canada
2016 Organizer/Guide/Instructor, Nine-Day Southwestern Ireland Photography Tour and Workshop, Ireland
2016 Instructor, Black & White Photography Workshop, Ajax Photography Club, Ajax, ON, Canada
2016 Instructor, Black & White Photography Workshop, The Toronto Digital Photography Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016 Speaker, Developing A Signature Photographic Style/B&W Photography, Scarborough Camera Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015 Speaker, The Beauty Of Monochrome, The Toronto Digital Photography Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2015 Speaker, Finding Your Photographic Voice, London Camera Club, London, ON, Canada
2015 Speaker, The Beauty Of Impermanence, Ajax Photography Club, Ajax, ON, Canada
2015 Speaker/Interviewee, Finding Your Unique Photography style, Podcast, Photography.ca
2014 Speaker, The Beauty Of Monochrome, The Beach Photo Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 Speaker, Finding Your Artistic Voice: Developing A Photographic Style, St. Catherines Photographic Club, ON, Canada
2010 Speaker, Developing A Signature Photographic Style, The Beach Photo Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 Speaker, Developing A Style In Your Photography, Mississauga Camera Club, Mississauga, ON, Canada
2008 Speaker, Personal Artistic Expression, The Toronto Camera Club, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 Speaker, The Photographer's Artistic Voice, The Toronto Guild for Photographic Art, Toronto, ON, Canada