ABOUT
Ethan Platt (b.2001) is a contemporary Canadian artist reimagining human actuality from a synthetic standpoint. He captures the essence of contemporary life, focusing on idealism, fictive realities, and digital identity. By using reflective surfaces as motif, Ethan Platt creates compositions that blur the lines between the natural and the artificial, inviting viewers to contemplate the complexities of existence in the digital age.
Education
OCAD University | Honours BFA Drawing & Painting (with distinction)| 2019-2023
Exhibitions
The Collective | Visionary Projects | New York, NY | 2023
Fineline Launch | The Drake Hotel | Toronto, ON | 2023
Positive Masculinity | Maison Depoivre | Prince Edward County, ON | 2023
What Remains | Visionary Art Collective | Virtual via NYC | 2023
Emerging Now | Bau-Xi Gallery | Toronto, ON | 2023
Grad Ex 108 | OCAD U | Toronto, ON | 2023
Love in All Forms | Blitz Gallery | Toronto, ON | 2023
Fundraising Auction | OCAD U | Toronto, ON | 2023
Metamorphosis | OCAD U Great Hall | Toronto, ON | 2022
Archive of Merit: OSA to OCAD U | Ada Slaight Gallery | Toronto, ON | 2022
Solo Exhibiting Artist | Purple Haze | Toronto, ON | 2021
Sustainable Interventions | Kunstmatrix via OCADU | Online | 2021
Fresh Paint/New Construction | Art Mur | Montreal, QB | 2020
First Self | Kunstmatrix via OCADU | Online | 2020
Awards
Donna MacLean Award | OCAD U | 2023
Hugh Mackenzie Memorial Scholarship | OCAD U | 2022
Richard Lemieux Scholarship | OCAD U | 2019
Media/ Publications
Intel Canada | 2023 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNyykR_JDs
CP24 Breakfast | 2023 | https://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=2679838
BlogTo | 2023 | https://www.blogto.com/arts/2023/05/ocad-gradex-2023/
Radio Canada Television | 2023 https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/la-billetterie/site/segments/entrevue/442729/ocad-artistes-etudiants-expsotiion-guitares
Globe News Wire | 2023 | http://bitly.ws/DFPG
The Canadian Business Journal | 2023 | http://bitly.ws/DFPz
Related Experience
Painting Assistant | Samara Shuter | Toronto, ON | 2023
Project 31 Tote Bag | OCAD U CO | 2023
Research Assistant | OCAD University & Ontario Tech University | Toronto, ON | 2021
FAQs
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To inquire regarding available original works please email studio.ethanplatt@gmail.com
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Ethan Platt reviews commission requests. Please inquire via studio.ethanplatt@gmail.com including the requested scale and subject to be considered.
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Ethan Platt attends alternating exhibitions most frequently in Toronto Ontario. Please Join the mailing list to stay updated on his upcoming exhibitions.