Education
2010- 2012
M.A. Art Education, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2011
Seminar in University Teaching for Graduate Students, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2008
B.F.A Studio Art- Print Media Department, Alberta College of Art and Design,
Calgary, Canada
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions
2019
“How to Build a Wall”, 50/50 Art Collective Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (October)
“How to Build a Wall”, Bleeding Heart Art Space, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (May)
2017
“The Wall”, Ou Gallery, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
2015
“Tally”, The Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
“Timeline”, The Drawing Room, Edmonton, Canada
“The Movement of a Hand”, Spazio Performativo Gallery, Mile Zero Dance, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2014
“Objectification”, Artisan Nook, Naess Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Gift” NextFest, curated by Steven Teeuwsen, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2013
“Forest for the Trees”, NextFest, curated by Steven Teeuwsen, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2011
“Personal Matter” (Juried), Front Room, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2010
“Landscapes”, Hydeaway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Forgotten Love Affairs”, Projex Room, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2007
“Constructed Memory”, Gallery 395, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Family Portrait”, Photography Department Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Performances/ Screenings
2019
“Deliver”, Performance, The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Canada
2018
“Shield”, Performance, Art in Odd Places, New York City, New York, USA
“Shield”, Performance, Art in the Open, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
“How to Build a Wall”, Performance, To the Awe, Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
“Shield”, IKG Live 2, Performance, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2017
“How to Build a Wall”, Performance, Visualeyez Festival- Latitude 53 Contemporary Art, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Shield”, Performance, The Works Art and Design Festival (June/July 2017), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Shield” Performance, Dirt Buffet Cabaret, Mile Zero Dance, (June 2017)
“The Trance Sessions” With Pigeon Breeders, Gerry Morita, Tony Olivares and Jeannie Vanderkerkhove, Now Here This Festival, March 17 and 18, 2017
Improvisational Performance, Subartic Improv (February, 2017), Mile Zero Dance, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2016
“Tally”, 32 hour performance, Found Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Tally”, Two day Performance, IKG Live 1, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Tally”, Twelve Hour Performance, Spazio Performativo Gallery, Mile Zero Dance, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2015
“Applause”, Video Screening, Nickelodeon, The Drawing Room for Nuit Blanche Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2014
“Confabulated Narrative”, Performance, Creative Practices Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, November 21, 2014
Public Art Projects and Large Installations
2018
“Sinking Ship”, Metal Kitty Collective, Fire Sculpture, Silver Skate Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Oriel”, Installation for Parka Patio, Metal Kitty Collective, Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Mistral”, Metal Kitty Collective, (S)hiver Festival, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
2017
“Tally”, YEGCanvas, Edmonton Arts Council, (November-April 2018)
“Zephr”, Valley Zoo Festival of Lights, Metal Kitty Collective, Edmonton, AB (December 2017)
“Relentless Optimism”, Metal Kitty Collective, 12 x 12 Installation Challenge, Kaleido Festival, Edmonton, Alberta Canada, (September 2017)
“Nest”, Metal Kitty Collective, Fire Sculpture, Silver Skate Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2016
“Heart”, Collaboration with Angele Karosi, 12 x 12 Installation Challenge, Kaleido Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (September 2016)
“Ablution”, Collaboration with Angele Karosi, Fire Sculpture, Silver Skate Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Canada
2009
“De-Structure”, Collaboration with Jasia Stuart, Studio Gallery, Art Central, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Group Exhibitions
2019
“Mutate to Belong”, curated by Temporary Investments, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2017
“Hibernaculum”, The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2016
“HerWork”, Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
2014
“Bread Basket” (Juried), Visual Arts Alberta/ CARFAC, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2013
“Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition”, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
“For Hire”, Recess, Portland, Oregon, United States
2011
“An Exchange with Sol LeWitt”, MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
2010
“With nothing you starve, with little you survive.” (Curated by Bree Horel), Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Canada
2008
“New Prints” (Juried), IPCNY, New York City, New York, United States of America
Curatorial Experience
2016
“Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down”, Pop up exhibition, Garneau Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2014
“Installation View”, Jackson Power Gallery, The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Canada
2012
“Postcards from Home”, Ste. Emilie Skillshare, Montreal, Canada, Online archive http://postcardsfromhomeexchange.wordpress.com/
2011
“Perceptions of Place” NDG Art Week, V Gallery, Shaika Cafe, Co-Curated with Jessica Aylsworth, Montreal, Canada
“The Fountain Project: Duchamp as Muse” Web Based Project, http://thefountainproject.wordpress.com
“The Pillow Exchange: An Experiment in Art and Sleep” Co-Curated with Jasia Stuart, Web Based Project http://pillowexchange.wordpress.com
Professional Experience
2017-2020
Instructor, The Learning Centre Literacy Association, Edmonton, Canada
2019-2020
Administrative Assistant, Silver Skate Festival, Edmonton, Canada
2020
Workshop Instructor, Taxes for Artists, Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists, Edmonton, Canada
2017-2019
Financial Coordinator, Art Mentorship Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (May 2017- Current)
2019
Guest Artist, Education Department, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Workshop Instructor, Taxes for Artists, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Canada
Workshop Instructor, Taxes for Artists, Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists, Edmonton, Canada
2018
Artist in Residence, Datathon, Edmonton Community Foundation and Data for Good, Edmonton, Canada (Nov 23-25, 2018)
2016-2018
Administrator, Paths for People, Edmonton, Canada (May 2017-May 2018)
Advocacy Contractor, Book Publishers Association of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Sept 2016- January 2018)
2016-2017
Administrator, Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada (September 2016- April 2017)
Mentor, Mentoring New Visual Arts Voices in Edmonton, Visual Arts Alberta/ CARFAC, Edmonton, Canada (October 2016- April 2017)
2014- 2016
Executive Director, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, Canada (Beginning August, 2014)
2014
Interim Exhibition and Education Coordinator, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, Canada (May- October, 2014)
Instructor, Continuing Education, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
2013-2014
Instructor, Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP), Edmonton, Canada
2012-2014
Community Education Coordinator, Harcourt House Artist Run Center, Edmonton, Canada
2013-2014
Art Market Coordinator, Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival, Edmonton, Canada
2013
Art Market Coordinator, Kaleido Festival, Edmonton, Canada
Artist in Residence, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Canada
2012-2013
Instructor, Extended Studies, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
2012
Lead Gallery Attendant, University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton, Canada
Summer Youth Camp Coordinator and Instructor, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, Canada
Education Coordinator, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2011
Teaching Assistant, Time Based Media, Art Education Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Art Camp Counselor, Visual Arts Center, Montreal, Canada
2008- 2010
Art Instructor, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, Canada
Art Instructor, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Gallery Educator, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2009
Art Instructor, “Experimental Printmaking”, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Youth Art Enrichment Program, Dawson City, Canada
2008-2009
Summer Programs Coordinator, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2007-2008
Coordinator, Gallery 395, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
Assistant Coordinator, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, Canada
2006-2008
Print Monitor, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
2006
Summer Programs Coordinator, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Professional Service
2017
Stop Motion Animation Workshop, Vibe, Art Gallery of Alberta, August 2017
Silkscreen Workshop, Calgary School of Informal Education, Calgary, Canada
2016
Silkscreen Workshop, Calgary School of Informal Education, Calgary, Canada
2013-2014
Volunteer, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, Edmonton, Canada
Volunteer, Latitude 53 Contemporary Art, Edmonton, Canada
Volunteer, Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, Edmonton, Canada
Artist/ Instructor, Art for Tots, Dickenfield Amity House, Edmonton, Canada
2012
Guest Artist, Professional Practice for Art Educators, Art Education Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2011
Youth Silkscreen Workshop, NDG Art Week, Montreal, Canada
2010
Presenter, How to Write a Professional Proposal, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2010-2012
Volunteer Silkscreen Instructor and Studio Monitor, Ste. Emilie Skillshare, Montreal, Canada.
2009
Instructor, Silkscreen Workshop, 144 Group Girl Guilds, Edmonton, Canada
2008
Instructor, Silkscreen Workshop, Old Strathcona Youth Society, Edmonton, Canada
2004
Facilitator, “Human Rights Through the Eyes of the Artist”, Nina Haggerty Center for the Arts, Edmonton, Canada.
2000-2004
Volunteer, Edmonton Art Gallery (Currently the Art Gallery of Alberta), Edmonton, Canada
Conference/ Professional Presentations
2020
“Ethical Implications of Collaboration”, Artful Inquiry Research Group McGill, 3rd International Symposium, Online (October 16-17, 2020)
2018
“Networked Art”, McLuhan Monday Lecture, Arts Habitat, Edmonton, AB (July 2, 2018)
2014
“Getting Out There”, Nina Haggerty Centre Professional Development, Edmonton, Canada (July 3, 2014)
2013
“Outreach in the Arts”, Prairie Seen Panel Discussion, Edmonton, Canada (November 23, 2013)
2012
“Dual Roles: Curator as Educator”, Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA), Edmonton, Canada (October 25- 27, 2012)
“Mail Art: Learning Through Exchange”, Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA), Edmonton, Canada (October 25-27, 2012)
“The Pedagogy of Exchange”, Art Education Graduate Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (March 23-24, 2012)
“The Alberta Museum of Interprovincial Studies.” Co-Presenter Jennifer Bassett, Art Education Graduate Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (March 23-24, 2012)
“Creating Understanding Through Online Curatorial Practice”, National Art Education Association, New York, United States (March 1-4, 2012)
2011
“Art History Education: An Online Approach” Co-Presenter Jessica Alysworth, Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA), Fredericton, Canada (October 13-15, 2011)
“Participatory Online Curatorial Practice” Canadian Society for Education Through Art (CSEA), Fredericton, Canada (October 13-15, 2011)
“Curating Online Communities” Education National Interdisciplinary Graduate Symposium 2011, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (May 6, 2011)
“The Alberta Museum of Interprovincial Studies” Co-Presenter Jennifer Bassett, Dis/Location, Humanities Doctoral Program Annual Student Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (March 31 & April 1st, 2011)
“Beyond Art School” Art Education Graduate Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (March 18 &19, 2011)
Publications
2014
“You are Being Recorded: Participatory Art and Ethics.”, Arts and Culture XL, Ed. Sara French, published September, 2014
“Should Artists Care about Art Education?” PrairieSeen Blog, published July 16th, 2014
“Exhibition: Redacted”, Our Day Will Come, Zine, Latitude 53 Gallery, published in July 2014
“The Artist-Run Centre is Dead, Long Live Artist-Run Culture!”, Arts and Culture XL, Ed. Sara French, published May, 2014
2012
“Lost.” Chrysalis Magazine, Issue 3 Impressions.
“Forgotten.” Visual Arts Research, The University of Illinois Press, Ed. Rita Irwin and Anita Sinner Vol. 38, No. 2.
“Forts.” Catalogue, Curated by Physical Futures Initiative.
“The Identity of the Curator and Educator: A phenomenological analysis of the curation of Postcards From Home.” Masters thesis, Concordia University. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/973988/
Advisory Committee Member
2018-2019
Casino Chair, Mile Zero Dance Society, Edmonton, Canada
2015- 2019
Co-Chair, Edmonton Tool Library, Edmonton, Canada
2016-2018
President of the Board, Mile Zero Dance Society, Edmonton, Canada
2013-2014
Communication Committee, Visual Arts Alberta/ CARFAC, Edmonton, Canada
2011-2012
President, Art Education Graduate Students’ Association, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2010-2011
Member at Large, Art Education Graduate Students’ Association, Concordia
University, Montreal, Canada
Art Education Graduate Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
