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Curriculum Vitae


Exhibitions

2011
Leonardo Galleries Annual Winter Group Show – Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
Between Heaven and Earth –
Black & White Photos of Ireland – Akasha Gallery, Toronto *
Photography and Digital Art – Peter Adamson, Bret Culp, John Long & Mira ZdjelarLeonardo Gallery, Toronto
The 8th Toronto TimeraiserThe Fermenting Cellar in the DISTILLERY DISTRICT, Toronto
2010
Leonardo Galleries Winter Group Show: Francisco Castro Lostalo & Bret Culp – Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction
OCAD University, Toronto
heARTS for Pakistan Silent AuctionGladstone Hotel, Toronto
2009
Light of Winter Juried Group Exhibition Arta Gallery, Toronto
Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction
Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto
Metaphors or Idealism? Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
Gallery Artist Summer Group Show
Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
Annual Juried Exhibition 2009
Latcham Gallery, Stouffville
Convergence: 46 Annual Juried ExhibitionTom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound
2008
White Slate Gallery Artists Group Show Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
The Moment Eternal –
Leonardo Gallery, Toronto **
The Art of Nature Exhibition
– The Green Living Show, Toronto
2007

Shifting Season – A Retrospective of 2007 ExhibitionsLeonardo Gallery, Toronto
International Juried Exhibition of Fine Art Photography
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
Gallery Artists Group Exhibition
Leonardo Gallery, Toronto
Sculptural Images – CONTACT Photography Festival 2007
Leonardo Gallery, Toronto **
Gallery Artists Group ExhibitionLeonardo Gallery, Toronto
2006
Masters of Photography International Charity ExhibitionCuritiba, Brazil
Landscapes Revealed – CONTACT Photography Festival 2006Leonardo Gallery, Toronto **
Terra IncognitaZilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto **
Convergence: 43 Annual Juried ExhibitionTom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound
2005
Sublimation – Juried ExhibitionHang Man Gallery, Toronto
The Hummingbird Centre Juried Fall Art showThe Hummingbird Centre, Toronto
The Framework Foundation TimeraiserCBC Broadcast Centre, Toronto
The Hummingbird Centre Juried Spring Art showThe Hummingbird Centre, Toronto
2003
Distillery District Art ExhibitionDistillery District, Toronto
2002
Assorted WorksJoy Bistro, Toronto *
Frieze Frames Gallery 888, Toronto **
2001
Lost and FoundGallery 888, Toronto *

* solo show ** two person show


Publications & Press

Light of Winter Article – spotlight on work – National Examiner – December 12, 2009
Convergence Article – spotlight on work – The Owen Sound Sun Times – February 23, 2009
Finding Beauty in Impermanence – Artist Feature – The Dunnville Chronicle – January 16, 2009
The Beauty of Impermanence | Bret Culp – Fine Art Book – self published, 2008
The World's Greatest Black & White Photography – Photograph, Quotation – book | BASIL, 2007
Masters of Photography International Charity Exhibition – Catalog, 2006
Landscape! – Article – Mass Art Guide, May 2006
Artist Feature – Riverside Quarterly, Spring 2006
Art Scene – Article – Beach Metro News, February 2006
Top Islands of the World – Photograph – New Holland Publishers, 2005
The Collection – Photograph – File Magazine, 2005
Lost and Found Exhibition – Article – The Dunnville Chronicle, September 26, 2001


Lectures

Finding Your Artistic Voice: A Discussion On Developing A Photographic Style St. Catherines Photographic Club, January 2011
Developing A Signature Photographic Style
The Beach Photo Club, Toronto, February 2010
Developing A Style In Your Photography Mississauga Camera Club, Toronto, December 3, 2009
Personal Artistic ExpressionThe Toronto Camera Club, Toronto, October, 2008
The Photographer's Artistic Voice
The Toronto Guild for Photographic Art, Toronto, April 2008


Awards

Fine Art Merit of Excellence – StrengthInternational Black and White Spider Awards, 2005
Excellence in Imaging and Design – www.bretculp.comProFotos Awards, 2005
Second: Toronto Harbour Sunset – Agfa International Photo Contest, 2001
Honours: Toronto Harbour SunsetPhoto Trust, 2000
Honours: White Cliffs of RügenPhoto Trust, 2000


Charitable Events

Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction OCAD University, Toronto, 2010
heARTS for Pakistan Silent AuctionGladstone Hotel, Toronto, 2010
Whodunit? OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview and Silent Auction Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, 2009
Masters of Photography International Charity ExhibitionArt for Disabled Children Fundraiser, Brazil, 2006
Holidays Around the World Celebrity Silent AuctionThe Children's Wish Foundation, 2005
Musicians in the War ZoneWar Child Canada, 2001


Photographic Education

Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada