EDUCATION 2017 University of Victoria, Masters of Fine Arts 2017 University of Victoria, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Graduate Certificate 2015 University of Victoria, Teaching Assistant Fundamentals Certificate 2014 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2013 Comox Valley Community Arts Council Executive Director Assistant Internship 2012 Community Practice and Social Engagement After School Art Program Teaching Practicum 2012 North Island College, Fine Arts Diploma INTERNSHIPS 2013 Executive Assistant, The Comox Valley Community Arts Council, Courtenay, BC, CA
The CVCAC is a non-profit society, whose mission is to facilitate and animate the arts in the Comox Valley by collecting and disseminating information to the arts community, by educating the public about the arts, and by promoting the Comox Valley as a creative and dynamic arts producing centre. My role was administrative, I ran the Muir Gallery, maintained the website and social media platforms, tracked membership, wrote for grants, organized volunteers and helped with other daily operations.
2013 Art Instructor, Creative Adventurers, Community Practice and Social Engagement Teaching Practicum, Emily Carr University of Art and Design., Courtenay, BC, CA
Designed and taught an after school arts program for 5-6 year olds. Each week we would complete an art projects that was based on observing and discovering the world around us. Art projects included, painting, found object sculpture, drawing to sound, fibre art and print making.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 MFA Graduate Exhibition, Nations, University of Victoria, BC, CA 2017 Fine Arts Atrium, 20th Graduate Student Conference:Visual Impetus, University of Victoria BC, CA 2016 Audain Gallery, Empathetic Amnesia, Victoria, BC, CA 2013 Tyee Hall, And The World Had Walls All Around, Courtenay, BC,CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 The Ministry of Casual Living, Fool’s Day, Victoria, BC, CA 2016 Audain Gallery, Makeshifters, Victoria, BC,CA 2015 Coast Collective, Autumnal Colours: A Fusion of Fashion and Fine Art, Victoria, BC,CA 2015 Campbell River Art Gallery, 33rd Members’ Exhibition, Campbell River, BC, CA 2014 Comox Valley Art Gallery, Window Project, Courtenay, BC, CA 2014 Comox Valley Art Gallery, Interstice: An Intervening Space, Courtenay, BC, CA 2014 Comox Valley Art Gallery, Between You and I, Courtenay, BC, CA 2013 Muir Gallery, Surface Tensions, Courtenay, BC, CA Raven Gallery, PNTG 310, Courtenay, BC, CA Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Spring Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA 2012 Muir Gallery, North Island College Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition, Courtenay, BC, CA Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Spring Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA Raven Gallery, Nude, Courtenay, BC, CA 2011 Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Fall Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA Raven Gallery, Hand Painted, Courtenay, BC, CA Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Spring Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA 2010 Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Fall Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA PUBLISHED WRITING ON HEATHER KONING 2012 “NIC Offers Emily Carr Degree with Benefits,” College Connection Special Edition, November 2012: 3. CURATORIAL PROJECTS 2013 Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Spring Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA 2012 Shadbolt Studios, North Island College Fall Art Event, Courtenay, BC, CA Muir Gallery, Mixed Media, Courtenay, BC co-curated by Linda Peron and Corinne Parker ACADEMIC HONOURS and AWARDS 2016 University of Victoria Graduate Merit Award, Victoria, BC, CA 2015 University of Victoria Graduate Merit Award, Victoria, BC, CA 2015 Originality Award, Campbell River Arts Gallery, Campbell River, BC, CA 2013 Minerva Foundation Award, Courtenay, BC, CA 2012 Peter Robinson Award of Excellence, Courtenay, BC, CA 2012 North Island College Dean’s List, BC, CA 2011 The Margaret Gracza Fine Art Scholarship, Courtenay, BC, CA 2011 North Island College Dean’s List, BC, CA ACADEMIC TEACHING and EXPERIENCE 2017 Featured Artist, 20th Graduate Student Conference:Visual Impetus, University of Victoria BC, CA
Showing my studio work and giving an artist talk on Material and Memory
2016 Sessional Instructor, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, CA
Taught Drawing, a studio course, which focuses on concerns and methods of contemporary drawing
2015-17 Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, CA
assisted the instructor for course, Exploring Drawing and Colour,Themes of Contemporary Art, and Visiting Artist Series. Graded assignments and exams, designed quizzes, offered student support, gave artist talks, booked accommodation and transportation for guest speakers, set up sound and projection equipment.
2015 Visual Art’s Department and Fine Arts Faculty Graduate Representative, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, CA
liaison and between the faculty and the graduate students. Voting member and advocated for the rights and vision of my cohort. I specifically focused on issues of gender parity, indignity and student diversity in regards to admissions procedures and curriculum content. I continue to support the current grad rep with her responsibilities.