Sol Lang

Bio

A graphic designer and photographer, Sol Lang is co-founder (with wife, artist and graphic designer, Mary Bogdan) of Crayon Design & Communication, a design firm in Montreal established in 1980. Sol Lang has won numerous national and international awards and was on the board of directors of the Société des Graphistes du Québec. He has been actively producing photographic art and has participated in numerous solo as well as group exhibitions. His works are in public and private collections.


"I have been inspired of late by man's conflict between his self distructive mode of existance and his need for self preservation. A subject that is of utmost importance to me and others on a global scale.

I become very inspired to record photographically as well as cinematographically, scenes that show evidence of man's abuse of nature and how we, humans fit into the workings of our planet's ecology."

Sol Lang has graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal in 1976. More recently he has participated in the Advanced Photography Seminar at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts and is now a member of the "8 Versions" photo group, which holds exhibits and meets regularly.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS

2010 Gesù, centre de créativité, Sanctuaries, May. 2010, MontrÃ�©al, QuÃ�©bec, with Eric Dupuis.
2009 Mus�©e des religions du monde, Sanctuaries, Nov. 2009, Nicolet, Qu�©bec, with Eric Dupuis.
Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, A Book About Death exhibition, Sep 10 - 22, 2009, New York, NY.
Erotic Signature, Art Un-Dressed 2009, Sep 10 - 12, 2009. Box Eight, Los Angeles, California.
Just for Laughs Museum, Conseil des arts du Qu�©bec, Festival dâ��art �©rotique de Montr�©al, August 13 - 16, 2009.
Erotic Signature, Art Un-Dressed 2009, July 16 - 18, 2009. Chicago (TBC), Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Erotic Signature, Art Un-Dressed 2009, June 4 - 6, 2009. Miami, Florida.
University of Kent, Ambiguities: Destabilizing Preconceptions, May 22 - June 5, 09. Canterbury, Kent, UK.
National Arts Club, Eroticism: Studies of Desire and Sexuality. May 21, 09. New York City.
Ges�¹, centre de cr�©ativit�©, Lumi�¨re sur le Ges�¹. Jan 20 - Mar 28, 09. Montr�©al, Qc.
2008 Town of Hampstead, Art & Champagne, Montr�©al, Qc, Sep9-11,08. group show.
Arts Sutton, Sanctuary, Feb 2008, Sutton, Qu�©bec, with Eric Dupuis.
2007 Galerie Luz, Exposition de Photographie, Sept 2007, Montreal, Canada. Group show.
Mus�©e de lâ��Elys�©e, We Are All Photographers Now!, Feb-May 2007, Lausanne, Switzerland, group show.
Scope NYC, [PAM] Cinema-Scope, Lincoln Center, Feb 2007, New York City, group show.
2006 Arts Sutton, Members Exhibition, Nov-Dec 2006, Sutton, Qu�©bec, group show.
Hype Berlin, Caf�© Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, Oct-Nov 2006, Berlin, group show.
Pace/MacGill Gallery, Selfportraitr, curating the flickr community, June-Aug 2006, New York City, group show.
Galerie McClure, Collective Visions, Visual Arts Center, May 2006, Montreal, Canada, group show.
Arts Sutton, Members Exhibition, April 2006, Sutton, Qu�©bec, group show.
Hype Gallery, BG Oosterdokskade 3-5, April 2006, Amsterdam, group show.
M!WAA @ New Art Center, Jan-Feb 2006, New York City, group show.
2005 Image Photographie, Ghosts Of Nature, Dec 2005, Sutton, Qu�©bec, solo show.
2004 Image Photographie, Intimate Rural Landscapes, Dec 2004, Sutton, Qu�©bec, solo show.
Galerie De Bouche �  Oreille, Morceaux Choisis, November 2004, Montr�©al, group show.
Galerie De Bouche �  Oreille, October 2004, Montr�©al, with Mary Bogdan and Anne-Marie Vacherot.
Espace Deux, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Photography, March 2004, Montr�©al, group show.
Arts Sutton, 8 Versions, January 2004, Sutton, Eastern Townships, Qu�©bec, group show.
2003 Galerie Espace 306, 8 Versions, February 2003, Montr�©al, group show.
2002 Galerie Constant, Artists of the gallery, December 2002, Montr�©al, group show.
Galerie Constant, Photo x 4, November 2002, Montr�©al, with Dani Hausmann, Jacques Lamoureux,
Daniel Rabinovich.


PAST REPRESENTATION
Galerie Sandra Goldie, 1360 Greene Ave, Montreal, Canada.
M!WAA @ New Art Center, New York City.
Arts Sutton, Sutton, Quebec.
Image Photographie Encadrement, Sutton, Quebec.

SELF-REPRESENTED at the moment (2009)


INTERNET PRESENCE
Sol Lang website: www.sollang.com
Sol Lang blog: www.sollangphotographs.blogspot.com
Flickr.com: www.flickr.com/photos/sollang
The Saatchi Gallery, UK: www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery
Zivity.com: http://www.zivity.com/photographers/sollang
Pace/MacGill Gallery, NYC: www.pacemacgill.com/exhibitions.php
Hype Gallery, Amsterdam: www.hypegallery.nl
Moment Factory, Mtl, (moment 129): http://www.momentfactory.com
Daily Motion, France: www.dailymotion.com/sollang/1
Vimeo.com, NYC: www.vimeo.com/user:sollang
M!WAA, NYC: www.miwaa.org
ELAN-Quebec, Qc: www.quebec-elan.org/en/directory
Utata.org: www.utata.org/members/sollang
Gomma, UK: www.gommamag.com
Art.com: www.art.com/App/OriginalArt/Artists
YourArt.com: www.yourart.com
Lulu.tv: www.lulu.tv/vlog/heuteKunst
Imagekind: www.imagekind.com


COLLECTIONS
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (CMCP), Ottawa
The Avmor Collection, Permanent Exhibition, Montr�©al, Qu�©bec.
Various private and corporate collections.


EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Graphic Design, Concordia University, Montreal.


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, recognitions and memberships
Curated annual exhibit for Creative Source in the Atrium of Maison Alcan, 1984.
Curated photography exhibit - Ray Chen �Jamaica� at the Nikon Gallery in Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, 1984.
Delegate for the Societ�© des Graphistes du Qu�©bec to ICOGRADA (International Congress of Graphic Design Associations), Nice, France, 1984.
On the board of directors of La Societ�© des Graphistes du Qu�©bec, 1985.
Member of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts).
Member of 8 Versions, Fine art photography group.
Member of Galerie Arts Sutton.


PUBLICATIONS
(soon to be released) Bodies and Parts 2, HeuteKunst (publisher), A collection of photographs by Sol Lang.
Bodies and Parts 1, HeuteKunst (publisher), A collection of photographs by Sol Lang. 2009
Sanctuaries, Two Photographic Journeys, HeuteKunst (publisher), Eric Dupuis & Sol Lang
Gentle Vulnerability, HeuteKunst (publisher), A collection of photographs by Sol Lang. 2008
Majestic & Mundane, Mois de la photo edition, HeuteKunst (publisher), A collection of photographs by Sol Lang. 2007 Majestic & Mundane, HeuteKunst (publisher), A collection of photographs by Sol Lang. 2007
The Avmor Collection, La Collection Avmor, A collection of art works dating 1965-2004.
Corporate Source, 1989 - Positive Impressions: The Power of Print.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Brome County News, �Disagreeing on a sanctuary�, by Wendy Denman, 02/06/08.
Destination Knowlton, �Sutton�s Secret Sanctuaries�, 02/08.
Le Guide, â��Arts Sutton pr�©sente lâ��exposition de photos Sanctuairesâ��, 02/09/08.
Le Tour Sutton, �La Galerie Arts Sutton : au coeur de l�action artistique�� by Claire Adamczyk, hiver/winter 2007/08.
Voir Estrie, Arts visuals, �Lieu de rencontres�, by Matthieu Petit, 02/14/08.
Eye on The Arts, by Paula Shulak, The Community News, New Castle County, Delaware, �In Love With The Arts And
Each Other�, 2004.
La voix de lâ��est, â��Les plus vieux b�¢timents de Brome-Missisquoi...â��, by Patricia Sauz�¨de-Bilodeau, 2004.
Brome County News

Testimonial

SOL LANG is A R T.

Everthing he puts his hand, eye and mind to becomes art. He tells us about himself through his photography, and in doing so, he talks to all of us in a very personal way, revealing something very deep about the human condition. Self portraits and portraits of mankind.

To experience his art is to expand the mind and the soul.

Testimonial written by Mary Bogdan