Biography

Dylan Cram was born in Victoria in 1977, he graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from Victoria College of Art in 2000, and holds a BFA in photography with Great Distinction from Concordia University in 2008. In 2017, he completed an MFA cum Laude in the Media, Art and Design course at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany.

To date, he has participated in numerous local and international exhibitions and residencies and his work is part of numerous private collections. He is currently represented by Gallery Merrick in Victoria and Ashdale Gallery in Vancouver.


Curriculum Vitae: Dylan Cram

Nationality: Canadian

Born January 8, 1977

Gender: Male

Languages: English, German

Education

2018 Masters of Fine Arts with Great Distinction, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

2011 Private Mentorship: Leiko Ikemura, Berlin, Germany

2008 Bachelor of Fine Art with Great Distinction, Major in Photography, Concordia University

2000 Diploma, Victoria College of Art, Painting and Drawing

Selected Exhibitions

2025 Menagerie, Ashdale Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Vancouver BC

2025 The Hunt, Solo Exhibition, Rockslide Gallery, Victoria BC

2025 Artist in Residence, Rockslide Gallery, Victoria BC

2025 Contacts and Connections Group Exhibition, Rome, Italy

2024 Here, Kitty Kitty, Gallery Merrick, Victoria BC

2024 Artist in Residency at Thomas and Birch, Gallery Merrick, Victoria BC

2023 The Filmic Eye, XChanges Artist Run Center, Victoria BC

2023 5th Year Anniversary, Gallery Merrick, Victoria, BC

2022 The Filmic Eye, Slide Room Gallery, Victoria BC

2022 Visage, Rockslide Gallery, Victoria BC

2019 Pop, The Ballery, Berlin, Germany

2018 42 Contemporary Artists, Gerichtshöfe, Berlin, Germany

2018 Medienkunst Preis, Galerie Eigenheim, Weimar, Germany

2016 Spectra, Collaboration with S. Reiss, HB55 Kunstfabric, Berlin Germany

2015 Underdog, Vesselroom, Berlin, Germany

2014 Felt and Fa(c)t, Ormston House, Limerick, Ireland

2010 6 x 6, Untitled BCN, Barcelona, Spain

2009 Sidebeside, Gallery T, Denver, Colorado, USA

2008 Imprints/Empreintes, Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, QC

2007 dpi, The Petting Zoo, Albuquerque, New Mexico

2006 L'oeil préhenseur, Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, QC

2006 Depiction, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto, ON

2006 The Only Way Out is In, Juried Exhibition, Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montreal, QC

Residencies & Awards

2019 Artist in Residence, Joya: arte + ecologia, Vélez Rubio, Spain

2009 Gabor Szilasi Prize in Studio Arts

2007 Heather and Erin Walker Humanitarian Award

2007 Campaign for the New Millennium Student Contribution Scholarship

2006 Faculty of Fine Arts Development Fund Award

2003 Photo 200 Portfolio Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2001 Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts Residency, Victoria, BC

Publications/Catalogues

2018 42 Contemporary Artists, Enter Art Foundation, Berlin, Germany

2006 The McGill Daily, “How to Dodge the City Artfully”, Montreal, QC Volume 95, Number 45

2005 Interview with Fiona Downey, CBC Radio, Montreal, QC

2002 Monday Magazine, Victoria, BC, May 2002 Volume 28 #18 p.16

2001 Monday Magazine, Victoria, BC, December 2001 Volume 27 #50 p. 12

2000 Catalogue, Galleria Zhydhi, “III Miedzynarodowe Biennale”, Raciborz, Poland