EDUCATION
2009-2012 Master of Fine Arts, Painting: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2002-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Amass (MFA Thesis Exhibition), FAB Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 Urban Diary, Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, Montreal, QC
2010 Urban Diary, Red Bird Gallery, Montreal, QC
2009 Façade Arrière, Galerie Port-Maurice, Montreal, QC
2009 Ruelles, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, QC
2006 Alleyways, Galerie V, Montreal, QC
2006 Jolies Poubelles, START Gallery, Sackville, NB
DUO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 The New Alberta Contemporaries, Esker Foundation Gallery, Calgary, AB (curated by Caterina Pizanias) (upcoming June 2012)
2011 Innovation: Technics of a Mind Body Performance, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
(curated by Julie Boyd and Alma Visscher)
2011 Revisiting Ephemera, ArtLAB Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
2010 Archive and Everyday Life, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON
(Curated by Mary O’Connor, Irene Loughlin, Devon Mordell and Simon Orpana)
2008 Architectures for Nostalgia, Niagara Artists’ Centre, St. Catherine’s, ON (with Colin Lyons)
2006 Puerta de la Lima, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2006 stART: Emerging Artist Show, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
2006 Graduate Students Exhibit, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2011 Graduate Students Association Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta
2011 Faculty of Arts International Travel Award, University of Alberta
2011 Alberta Advanced Education Achievement Scholarship Program: Graduate Student Scholarship
2010 Don McColl Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta
2010 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarship in Art and Design
2010 Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta: Profiling Alberta’s Graduate Students Award
2009 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011 Instructor: Art Fundamentals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2011 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Intermediary Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Allen Ball)
2011 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Introductory Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Kim Sala)
2010 Artist in Residence Community Workshop, Red Bird Gallery, Montreal QC
2010 Teaching Assistant, Special Projects in Studio Disciplines, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Gillian Willans)
2010 Lab Assistant, Art Fundamentals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Instructor: Kelly Johner)
2010 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Introductory Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Maria Whiteman)
2006-2009 Art Teacher, Youth Department: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2008 Visual Arts Centre Outreach Program, Montreal QC
2008 Bookbinding Workshop: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2007 Printmaking Workshop: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2006 Interactive Collage-Making Workshop, Art Walk 2006: Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Co-Curator, Unstable Natures, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
2012 Graduate Research Assistant, Allen Ball, University of Alberta
2010 Panelist: “Kitsch, Toys and Trash”. John Douglas Taylor Conference: The Archive and Everyday Life, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2007-2009 Advisor, Teen Portfolio Program: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2007 Assistant Registrar: Galerie McClure, Montreal, QC
2004-2005 Gallery Coordinator, START Gallery, Sackville, NB
2004-2005 Senior Counsellor, Summer Art Camp: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2003-2004 Education Program Assistant: Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
2011 Ahlia Moussa, Simon Bentley ed. “Revisiting Ephemera”, McIntosh Gallery Curatorial Study Centre, University of Western Ontario, 2011.
2010 Mary O'Connor. "The Archive and Everyday Life", Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton, ON, 2010.
2009 Ariane Lafrenière. "Ruelles: Une Autre Facette du Quotidien", Actualités, Montreal, QC, February 5, 2009.
2008 Kristen De Palma. "Letting it All Hang Out", PULSE Niagara, St. Catharines, ON, Vol. 22, No. 42.
2008 Matthew Hadley. "NAC hosts Architectures for Nostalgia", The Brock Press, St. Catharines, ON, September 2, 2008.
2008 Natasha Pedros. "Architectures for Nostalgia". Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines, ON.
2009-2012 Master of Fine Arts, Painting: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2002-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Amass (MFA Thesis Exhibition), FAB Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 Urban Diary, Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library, Montreal, QC
2010 Urban Diary, Red Bird Gallery, Montreal, QC
2009 Façade Arrière, Galerie Port-Maurice, Montreal, QC
2009 Ruelles, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, QC
2006 Alleyways, Galerie V, Montreal, QC
2006 Jolies Poubelles, START Gallery, Sackville, NB
DUO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 The New Alberta Contemporaries, Esker Foundation Gallery, Calgary, AB (curated by Caterina Pizanias) (upcoming June 2012)
2011 Innovation: Technics of a Mind Body Performance, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
(curated by Julie Boyd and Alma Visscher)
2011 Revisiting Ephemera, ArtLAB Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
2010 Archive and Everyday Life, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON
(Curated by Mary O’Connor, Irene Loughlin, Devon Mordell and Simon Orpana)
2008 Architectures for Nostalgia, Niagara Artists’ Centre, St. Catherine’s, ON (with Colin Lyons)
2006 Puerta de la Lima, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2006 stART: Emerging Artist Show, Studio 21, Halifax, NS
2006 Graduate Students Exhibit, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2011 Graduate Students Association Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta
2011 Faculty of Arts International Travel Award, University of Alberta
2011 Alberta Advanced Education Achievement Scholarship Program: Graduate Student Scholarship
2010 Don McColl Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta
2010 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarship in Art and Design
2010 Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta: Profiling Alberta’s Graduate Students Award
2009 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011 Instructor: Art Fundamentals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2011 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Intermediary Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Allen Ball)
2011 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Introductory Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Kim Sala)
2010 Artist in Residence Community Workshop, Red Bird Gallery, Montreal QC
2010 Teaching Assistant, Special Projects in Studio Disciplines, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Gillian Willans)
2010 Lab Assistant, Art Fundamentals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Instructor: Kelly Johner)
2010 Teaching Assistant, Painting: Introductory Studies II, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (instructor: Maria Whiteman)
2006-2009 Art Teacher, Youth Department: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2008 Visual Arts Centre Outreach Program, Montreal QC
2008 Bookbinding Workshop: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2007 Printmaking Workshop: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2006 Interactive Collage-Making Workshop, Art Walk 2006: Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Co-Curator, Unstable Natures, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
2012 Graduate Research Assistant, Allen Ball, University of Alberta
2010 Panelist: “Kitsch, Toys and Trash”. John Douglas Taylor Conference: The Archive and Everyday Life, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2007-2009 Advisor, Teen Portfolio Program: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2007 Assistant Registrar: Galerie McClure, Montreal, QC
2004-2005 Gallery Coordinator, START Gallery, Sackville, NB
2004-2005 Senior Counsellor, Summer Art Camp: Visual Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
2003-2004 Education Program Assistant: Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
2011 Ahlia Moussa, Simon Bentley ed. “Revisiting Ephemera”, McIntosh Gallery Curatorial Study Centre, University of Western Ontario, 2011.
2010 Mary O'Connor. "The Archive and Everyday Life", Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton, ON, 2010.
2009 Ariane Lafrenière. "Ruelles: Une Autre Facette du Quotidien", Actualités, Montreal, QC, February 5, 2009.
2008 Kristen De Palma. "Letting it All Hang Out", PULSE Niagara, St. Catharines, ON, Vol. 22, No. 42.
2008 Matthew Hadley. "NAC hosts Architectures for Nostalgia", The Brock Press, St. Catharines, ON, September 2, 2008.
2008 Natasha Pedros. "Architectures for Nostalgia". Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines, ON.
