Donated by Anonymous
Statement:
Born in Kenya of Indian descent, Brendan Fernandes immigrated to Canada in 1989. He completed the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2007 after earning his MFA from Western University and his BFA from York University. In 2010 Fernandes was a finalist for the Sobey Art Award and was on the longlist for the 2013 prize. Fernandes was recently awarded a Robert Rauschenberg Residency Fellowship. He is based between Toronto and New York.