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Born: Saskatoon, SK
Lives and works: Prince Albert, SK



Education

November 2009 Master of Fine Arts Sculpture Concordia University
  Montreal, QC
 
May 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts Sculpture University of Regina
  Regina, SK

Areas of Specialization: free Standing Sculpture, Installation art, Drawing

 

Scholarships and Grants

October 2008 - Emerging Artist - Creative Assistance Grant.  Saskatchewan Arts Board.
October 2010  
 
September 2006 - Concordia University - Tuition Remission Award
April 2009  
 
September 2003 University of Regina - Anthony Kay Scholarship for academic achievement
and involvement in the art community




Selected Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions

March - April
2012
Continuity in Disgrace, Harcourt House, Edmonton, AB. Solo
Curated by: Terrena Boss
January - February
2012
Title to be Announced, Estevan Art Gallery & Museum, Estevan, SK. Solo
Curated by: Amber Anderson
October - November
2011
Containment, AKA Gallery and Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon, SK. Two Person
Curated by: Todd Emel with Lisa Turner

 

Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

January - February 2011 Consumed, Art Gallery of South-western Manitoba, Brandon, MB.  Two Person
Exhibition. Curated by Amber Anderson and Jenny Western with Emily Rosamond
 
May 8 - June 8, 2008 Le Radeau du Marasme, Le Maison de Culture: Mont Royal, Montreal, QC
 
June 1 - July 31, 2008 MMXLII, The New Gallery: +15 Project Space, Calgary, Alberta

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

March / April 2010 Detritus Ecologies, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON. Four Person Exhibition. Curated by
 Leanne L'Hirondelle with Troy David Ouellette, Twyla Exner, and Mae Leong.
 
September 11 - October 25, 2009 ORANGE, Centre d’Exposition de Sainte Hyacinthe, Sainte Hyacinthe, QC
Curated by: Sylvette Babin, Marcel Blouin, Genevieve Ouellet. Publication Pending
 
April 4 - 20, 2008 Strata, Espace Artefacto, Concordia University MFA Group Exhibition, Montreal, QC
 
January 23 -
March 22, 2008
Pale Blue Dot, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK
Curated by: Wendy Peart
 
November 23, 2007 -January 6, 2008 Abnormal Growth, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Three Person Exhibition
  Curated by Amanda Cachia with Twyla Exner and Tricia Middleton
 
September 3 -
November 15, 2007
25e Symposium International D’art Contemporain
Centre D’exposition, Baie St. Paul, QC
 
March 24 - April 5, 2007 Compression,  Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, QC
 
 
April 26 - June 24, 2007 Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, BC
 
February 23 -
April 15, 2007
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
 
December 9 -
February 4, 2007
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB
 
September 7 -
October 22, 2006
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, SK
 
June 26 -
August 21, 2006
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, Estevan, SK
 
March 20 -
May 30, 2006
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
The Little Gallery, Prince Albert, SK
 
January 14 -
February 19, 2006
Bi..I. SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07
Art Gallery of Swift Current, Swift Current, SK
 
April 2004 RE:collect, BFA Graduating Exhibition, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Four Person Exhibition
 
October 2003 Please Remove Your Caps, Fifth Parallel Gallery, Riddell Centre,
University of Regina, Regina, SK.  Two Person Exhibition with Twyla Exner
 
October 2003 Recycled Art Forum, Saskatoon City Hall, Saskatoon, SK.

 

Selected Exhibitions Curated

 

   
 
 
   
 
   
   
 
 
   
 
 
March - May 2009 "Somewhere in Between," Sean Whalley and John Henry Fine Day, Estevan Art
 Gallery and Museum, Estevan, SK.  Catalogue Pending.
 
March 2003 "The Sacred Balance", Fifth Parallel Gallery, Riddell Centre, University of Regina,
Regina, Saskatchewan.  Co-curated with Twyla Exner.

 

Residencies

August 3 -
September 2, 2007
25e Symposium International D’art Contemporain, Centre D’exposition, Baie
St. Paul, QC. Sculpture



Selected Artist Lectures

January 25, 2008 "Pale Blue Dot," University of Regina, Sculpture 250, Regina, SK
 
January 26, 2008 "Pale Blue Dot," University of Regina, Art History 400, Regina, SK
 
November 24, 2007 “Abnormal Growth,” Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
 
August 11, 2007 “25e Symposium International D’art Contemporain,” Centre D’exposition,
Baie St. Paul, QC
 
May 2006 “Small Cities Art Museums Exhibition of Contemporary Art,”
The Little Gallery, Prince Albert, SK
 
January 2006 “Small Cities Art Museums Exhibition of Contemporary Art,”
Art Gallery of Swift Current, Swift Current, SK
 
November 2003 "Fish out of the Water," Riddell Centre, University of Regina, Visual
Arts Department, Regina, SK



Selected Bibliography and Publications

Peart, Wendy. "Pale Blue Dot," ex. cat. Regina, SK: Art Gallery of Regina, January 2008.
 
Anderson, Jack. "At the Galleries: Artists Consider our Effect on Earth." Leader Post Newspaper,
Regina, SK., 7 February 2008, B-2.
 
Greke, Hailey. "Our Abnormal Life." The Carillon, University of Regina Student Newspaper,
Regina, SK., 9 January 2008, Volume 50, Issue 14, p.20.
 
Preview: A cross-Canada guide to the season’s best exhibitions and events in the visual arts.
Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 2007, Vol.24, No.4, p.22.
 
Anderson, Jack.  “At the Galleries: Review of Abnormal Growth.”  Leader Post Newspaper,
Regina, SK., 27 December 2007, B-3.
 
Beatty, Gregory.  “Abnormal Growth: Artists riff on technology, disposability and
indestructible waste.”  Prairie Dog Magazine, Regina, SK., 6 - 16 December 2007, pp.26-27
 
Anonymous, “RE:collect”, The Leader Post, 5 April 2005, D-7.
 
Houghtaling, Kim.  “Bi..I.  SCAM-X_Con…art:./’06-07 (Biennial Small City Art Museums
Exhibition of Contemporary Art 2006-2007),” exh. cat. Swift Current, SK: Art Gallery of
Swift Current, 2006.
 
Jennings, Edna.  "Recycled Art Forum," exh. cat. Saskatoon, SK: Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council, 2003.
 

Anonymous, "The Sacred Balance," The Leader Post, 13 March 2003, D-5.

 
Baker, Griffith and Twyla Exner.  "The Sacred Balance: A Collection of Thoughts about our
Changing World," exh. cat. Regina, SK, 2003.

 

 

Significant Public Collections

Petro Max'd, 2009 The Collection of the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
September 2009  
 
Concern, 2007 The Collection of le Centre d'exposition de Baie St. Paul, Baie St. Paul, QC
September 2007  


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