Since 1979, Canadian artist John Massey has exhibited nationally and internationally. He has worked variously in installation, video, photography and sculpture. Over the years he has developed a visual language that embodies conceptual content, questioning both personal and public paradigms.
Selected exhibitions include “La Biennale de Montréal,” Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, 2014; “Looking Out and Looking In: A Selection Of Contemporary Photography,” Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 2013; “Envisioning Buildings: Reflecting Architecture in Contemporary Art Photography,” MAK Exhibition Hall, Vienna, 2012; “Marburg! The Early Bird!” Marburger Kunstverein, Marburg, 2010; “Cinema Paradiso,” Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2007; “Beyond Cinema: The Art of Projection,” Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, 2006; “John Massey: The House That Jack Built,” Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, 2004; “Adorno,” Franfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, 2003; and “Passages de l’image,” Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1990.
Massey’s work is housed in institutional collections including those of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and the Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto, as well as numerous private and corporate collections.