*The Candidate, 42nd Canadian General Election, October 19, 2015, Papineau, QC

2010 

2009 

*Dear PM… Centre d’exposition de Val d’Or, QC (June)

*Dear PM… I am Canadiana le Lobe, Chicoutimi, QC (February)


2005 

2003 

2000 

1999 

1997 

1996 

expositions de groupe / group exhibitions

2018

*Filibuster, Art in the Open (8-hour performance), Charlottetown, PEI

*Stories of Almost Everyone, Hammer Museum, UCLA, USA (with Mungo Thomson)

2015 

*Le Débat, Viva! Art Action + Optica, performance avec Kim Waldron, Montreal, QC
*I am NSCAD, Alumni exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
*Vote! Something to think about, organized by Lisa Klapstock, Toronto, ON
*Peut Faire Mieux, 5 locations presented by the Conseil des arts du Montreal en tournée, curated by Emmanuel Gallant

2014 

2013 

2012 

*The King and I present: Hockey Bar, Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI, curated by Eleanor King

2011 

2009 

*Time as Activity, Netwerk Centre for Contemporary Art, Aalst, Belgium, curated by Marie-Josée Jean
*Peut Mieux Faire – Cahiers d’exercices, Atelier Punkt, curated by Emmanuel Galland
*2008 IPAWS, Lucky’s Gallery, Vancouver, BC, curated by Jo Cook

2007 

*Subterfuge Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB, curated by Nisk Imbault, publication

2006 

*AWOL Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA, curated by Emily Jones

*Transmission CNEAI (centre national de l’estampe et de l’art imprimé) at Villa Arson, France
*Paysages Galerie Port-Maurice, St. Leonard, QC, curated by Caroline Loncol-Daigneault

*Stump Speech Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, (works from the collection)


2005 

*TRAFIC Galerie L’Écart, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, curated by Nathalie de Blois and Mathieu Beauséjour, publication

*Cynisismes? 3rd Manif d’art Québec City, QC, curated by Patrice Loubier and André L. Paré, publication

*Ideas about infinity, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver BC, Organised by Jo Cook

*People/Places, Galerie L’espace, Montréal QC, with Melissa Wheeler


2004 

*new work, Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB

*(self) publish or perish, Open Space Arts Society, Victoria, BC, curated by Jo Cook


2003 

*Samplesize online exhibition, samplesize.ca, curated by Caroline Chan

*Vous êtes ici! 21st Symposium d’art contemporain de Baie-St-Paul QC, curated by Gaston St-Pierre


2002 

*My Rolodex, The Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON, curated by Luis Jacob
2001
*Portraits: Unsettled Subjects, Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS


1999 

*Daily Letters to Jean Chrétien, 2-person exhibition, eyelevelgallery, Halifax NS

*Building a Sign, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, with Jeremiah Degrandpre 

*The Golden Years of J.G. MacKay, The Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax, NS, curated by Cliff Eyland

expositions comme commissaire / curated exhibitions

2011 

*East goes East, group exhibition with Karen Tam, Suzanne Caine and KitSum Cheng, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB

2008-09 

*Interurbanicity, series of group exhibitions, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB

2007-08 

*SHAPESHIFTERS, series of group exhibitions, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication


2006

*Kitchen Party, group exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication

*Inside/Out, 2-person exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, publication


2005 

*You’re My Obsession, group exhibition, Third Space Gallery, Saint John, NB, text


2003 

*Raw/Beauty, group exhibition, Saint John Arts Centre, NB, text


2002 

*We Build Excitement, group exhibition, Khyber Centre for the Arts, NS, text


1999 

*when march denounces april as a saboteur, group exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS, text



Residencies



2009 

*le Lobe, Chicoutimi, QC

2005 

*TRAFIC Inter / nationale d’art actuel en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, l’ecart lieu de l’art actuel, Rouyn-Noranda, QC


2003 

*21st annual symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-St-Paul, QC



Education



1999 

*Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary) NSCAD, NS


Grants and Awards

2015 

*Creation Grant, CAC (Canada Council for the Arts)

2014 

*runner-up, La Soupée, Diagonale, Montreal

2014 

*travel grant, CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec)

2013 

*Winner, Georges-Laoun-Opticien-Oboro-Super-short-film-prize Oboro, Montreal

2011 

*travel grant, CAC (Canada Council for the Arts)



2003 

*National long list for the 2004 Sobey Art Award


1999 

*SUNSCAD Scholarship for Student Involvement


1998 

*Centennial Scholarship, NSCAD (x2)


1996

*New Brunswick Student Arts Scholarship



Commissions, Collections, Affiliations

2013-15 

*president of the board SKOL, member Third Space, Khyber, L'Écart, juror ARTSNB

2011 

*purchase by Canada Council Art Bank, board member SKOL, member Third Space and Khyber

2010 

*mural for Britt’s Pub and Eatery, based on the work of Miller Brittain, board member SKOL

2008

*juror, Mathieu da Costa Challenge, purchase by the NB Art Bank, panelist Hot Buttons! Points Chaud! ARCCO Conference, member programming committee SKOL, member CAVEAT

2007 

*juror, SOFI, Canada Council for the Arts, editorial committee decentre: concerning artist-run culture

2006 

*juror, NB Art Bank Aquisitions and NAP 2007 Canada Winter Games, member CARFAC Maritimes, purchase by CNEAI

2005 

*duotone insert for Commons Service Group, Grenoble, France

2004 

*purchase by Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS

2003 

*Artist page for Newartistcollective Magazine 1.1

2002 

*Artist page for Fuse Magazine 25.3, Artist page for MIX Magazine 27.3

2001 

*mural for Mills Brothers Department Store, NS

Bibliography

2016
*#elxn42 dispatches, "Dear PM", Canadian Theatre Review, volume 166, Spring 2016, pp 34-39

2015

*Paul Afalo, "Edge of the City-episode #165, Canada Votes 2015, Part Three", 18/10/15, No More Radio
*Émilie Dionne, "Entrevue avec Chris Lloyd, candidate indépendant dans Papineau: la campagne électorale comme performance artistique", 18/10/15, la revue en ligne Trahir
*Justin Ling, "October 17: Disruptors: Chris Lloyd", 17/10/15, Daily Vice
*Jean-René Dufort, "Miss Candidat 2015" 15/10/15, 6m50s, Infoman: épisode #6
*Lisa Sproull, "persona MTL", CULT MTL, vol.4 no.2, and online "Politicking as performance art"
*Camille Gaïor, "Un artiste dans la bataille", 25/09/15, 24H
*Joëlle Bond, "Dear Stephen", Urbania #42, p.112 and online "le plus grand troll des conservaturs revient en politique"
*Lee Berthiaume, "David and Goliath: Who runs against the party leaders? 10/08/15, Ottawa Citizen
*Gillian Dykeman, Working (it) Out #2, "Chris Lloyd: Canuck Amok", 12/06/15, podcast Artslant
*Keith and Walter, Go Plug Yourself #86: Chris Lloyd (Dear PM), 04/06/15 podcast 9to5.cc
*Megan Devlin, "Art and Life: Papineau's ex-Conservative MP candidate on why he fooled the Tories", 27/05/15, rabble.ca
*The Exchange May 19 with Dave Kaufman, CJAD Newstalk Radio, 19/05/15 the podcast
*Graeme Hamilton, "Ousted Tory hoped to 'take down Justin Trudeau' despite his candidacy being an art project", 15/05/15, National Post and online
*"Chris Lloyd forced to resign as Conservative Party candidate after art project revealed", 15/05/15 Global BC TV online

*Andrew Buncombe, "Chris Lloyd: Canadian politics stunned as Conservative Party candidate reveals he is a performance artist looking to 'mess with' them", The Independent UK, 14/05/15, Independent online
*Hugo Lavoie, "Quand un artiste se fait passer pour un candidat conservateur", 14/05/15, C'est Pas Trop Tôt, Radio-Canada, les Meilleurs moments
*Brigitte Noël, "We Spoke to the Fake Candidate Who Played a Long Con on the Tories", 14/05/15, Vice online
*Hance Colburne, "Chris Lloyd, Artful Politics In Papineau", 13/05/15, CBC radio information morning 

*Mélanie Marquis, "Un candidat conservateur qui voulait «énerver» le parti demissionne", La Presse online
*Graeme Hamilton, "Conservative opponent in Justin Trudeau’s riding resigns after admitting he was just in it as an art project", 12/05/15, National Post and online
*Kate McKenna, Thomas Daigle, Jessica Rubinger, "Chris Lloyd, Conservative Candidate, 'messing with' party", CBC news online, 12/05/15

2014
*Marie-Ève Charron, "Chris Lloyd pour le Parti conservateur", Le Devoir, 27/09/14

2013
*Mike Landry, "Venetian Mask", Salon, The Telegraph Journal, 05/10/13
*Leah Sandals, Canadian Art, "Standing on Guard for We: An Everyday Goalie in Venice", 18/09/13, online edition www.canadianart.ca/features/
*Mike Landry, Interview, Salon, The Telegraph Journal, 24/08/13
*Peter Simpson, The Ottawa Citizen, “He shoots, he scores for Canada! The Everyday, and everywhere, goalie”, 12/08/13, blogs.ottawacitizen.com/

2012
*Kate Wallace, Salon, The Telegraph Journal, “Our Animal Nature” (+cover image), 01/09/12
*Mike Landry, Salon, The Telegraph Journal, “Open Season”, 18/08/12

2009
*Daniel Côté, Le Quotidien, “Le Canada selon Chris Lloyd", 14/02/09

2006
*Mark Leger, CBC Maritime Magazine, audio interview, http://www.cbc.ca/maritimemagazine/
*Chris Hand, Zeke’s Gallery, online interview, (lost in the sands of time)

*Carmen Klassen, Mainstreet, CBC Radio One, interview, 17/01/06


2005
*Melissa Wheeler, “The Art Politic”, Maisonneuve, 08/06/05 www.maisonneuve.org

*Julia Dault, “Dear Paul…”, The National Post, 24/03/05, p. B6


2004
*Darla Kitty, “Transitions”, radio interview, Artsmarts, CKDU 97.5 FM, 29/01/04


2003
*Dean Lisk, “Daily e-mails won’t stop with new prime minister”, The Daily News, HFX, p.24, 15/01/04


2003
*Aaron Kennedy, “A Christmas Critter”, The Telegraph Journal (Saint John), A1,4, 03/12/03 

*Peggy MacKinnon, “Dear Jean”, review for Visual Arts News, 25.2

*Valérie Cloutier, TV reportage, “Ce Soir”, CBC Radio Canada, 28/08/03

*Michel Bois, “Baie-des-artistes”, Le Soleil, 16/08/03

*Nathalie Côte, “Journal de mer”, Voir, 14/08/03

*Jean-Claude Rochefort, “Baie-Saint-Paul, un journal dans l’aréna de l’art”, Le Devoir, 03/08/03

*Jim Richards, radio interview, CFRB Newstalk 1010, 09/07/03

*Marilyn Smulders, “Jean Chrétien’s lonliest pen pal”, The Halifax Daily News, HFX, p. 29, 29/5/03 

*Bernard St-Laurent, radio interview, CBC Sounds Like Canada 27/05/03

*Elissa Barnard, “Dear Jean, how are you? I am fine”, The Sunday Herald, B2, 25/05/03 

*Richard Foot, “’Dear Jean’: Chrétien’s paint-stained pen pal”, The Ottawa Citizen, A6, 21/05/03 

*Shawna Richer, “Dear Jean, I’m doing just fine, how are you?” The Globe and Mail, R1, 21/05/03 

*Leah Sandals, “Mail Man”, The Coast, p. 21
, 15-22/05/03

2002
*Sally McKay, “That Guy Again”, interview, Lola #12, p. 58
, summer 2002

2001
*Ray Cronin,”Order now”, Canadian Art, vol. 18, #1, p. 98
, spring 2001

2000
*Ray Cronin, “A limited time offer”, here, vol. 1, #6, p.6
, 2000
*Colin H. Smith, “Fine art for a K-Tel culture”, New Brunswick Reader, 11/11/00 

*Dan Walsh, “Every day, every day, every day I write”, The Coast, 24/2/00 


1999
*John Mazerolle , “Man of Letters”, New Brunswick Reader, pp.10-11, 9/10/99

*Susanne Hiller, “Canadiana of a different sort”, National Post, A-3, 9/7/99 

*Dan Walsh, “Stamp of reproval”, The Coast, 04/07/99


1998
*Sue McCluskey, “New exhibit takes art to the street”, Times Globe, NB, 12/08/98


1997
*Sue McCluskey, “Transience and Evolution”, Times Globe, B10, NB, 14/08/97