| Curriculum Vitae |
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| Education |
| 2006 |
M.F.A. Tapestry, School of Drawing & Painting, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 2004 |
B.F.A. Art History & Studio Art, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2009 |
Lost in Contemplum, Board of Directors, Toronto. |
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euphoria, Convenience gallery, Toronto. |
| 2006 |
Pixels, M.F.A. Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. |
| 2003 |
Heart Strings/Love Knots, Fibres Area show space, Concordia University, Montreal. |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2009 |
Arcade Park (1978-1985), Brooklyn Fire Proof, Bushwick. Curated by Steve Mykietyn as part of BETA Spaces. |
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BANK on ART, ATM exhibition and intervention, 952 Queen St. W., Toronto. Curated by Kelly McCray. |
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Wish you were here: Postcards from Toronto, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto. Curated by Katharine Mulherin. |
| 2008 |
Darkling Eclipse, Kunstverein das weisse haus, Vienna, Austria. Curated by Leisure Projects (Susannah Wesley and Meredith Carruthers). |
| 2006 |
Annual Members Exhibition, The Embassy, Edinburgh. |
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Bunkers, exhibition and public intervention on Cramond Island, Edinburgh. |
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Do Something for Wildness and Make the Mountains Glad, Demarco Skateraw Project, Dunbar. |
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Prawn, Pawn, Porn, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. |
| 2005 |
Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Zeynep Arman. |
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On the Way to the Peak of Normal: A Crack in the Cosmic Egg, The Embassy, Edinburgh. Curated by Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies (CVCS) graduate students, Edinburgh Colllege of Art. |
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Fromage et Frottage, Evolution House, Edinburgh. |
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Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. |
| 2004 |
Out Mess or Clean, Vennel Project Space, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Steven Mykietyn. |
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Hello Neighbour, Cell77, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Zeynep Arman. Organized by Naomi Garriock. |
| 2003 |
Primp, VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal. |
| 2002 |
Spiffy, Espace 306, Belgo Building, Montreal. |
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| Professional Development and Related Experience |
| 2009- |
Web designer. Clients include DisplayCult curatorial collaborative, BANK on ART (co-designed with simulated flavour), and artist and independent curator Camilla Singh. |
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Member of Mercer Union artist-run centre, Toronto. |
| 2008 |
Participant in Cosmic Ray Research thematic residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. |
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Education Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto. |
| 2007 |
Interim Education and Exhibition Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto. |
| 2006 |
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Digital Imaging for Painters, Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), Toronto. |
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Gallery attendant for The Invisible Landscape: Revealing Our Place in the World, selected works from the National Gallery of Canada, at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto. |
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Volunteer Coordinator and gallery attendant at Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, for the 2006 Edinburgh Festival exhibition Robert Ryman at Inverleith House. |
| 2004-2006 |
Member of The Embassy artist-run gallery, Edinburgh. |
| 2004 |
Residency at Cove Park, Roseneath, Scotland. |
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Member of mawa, Winnipeg. |
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Costume design assistant for "Sissy Boy Slap Party", "A Trip to the Orphanage", and "Sombra dolorosa", three short films directed by Guy Maddin, Winnipeg. |
| 2002 |
Volunteer bead-worker for Nadia Myre’s Cont(r)act, exhibited at Oboro Gallery, Montreal. |
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| Grants and Scholarships |
| 2008 |
Bess Winspear Memorial Scholarship, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. |
| 2007 |
Ontario Art Council (OAC) emerging artist project grant. |
| 2002 |
First prize in the Department of Classics, Linguistics and Modern Languages Essay Contest, Concordia Univeristy, Montreal. |
| 2001 |
Helen McNicoll Art Prize, Concordia University, Montreal. |
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| Bibliography |
| 2008 |
Birgit Knoechl, “Darkling Eclipse,” Der Standard, June 8, 2008. |
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Contributor to BLOID, Issue 5, September 2008, p.2 |
| 2006 |
“Around town: weekend art review,” Edinburgh Evening News, Saturday, August 19, 2006. |
| 2005 |
“Scary works abound at student exhibition,” Herald and Post, June 16, 2005 (photo feature). |
| 2002 |
“Pretty Spiffy fibres at the end-of-year studio arts show,” Concordia’s Thursday Report, v. 26 no. 13, 28 March 2002. |
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| Collections |
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Private collections in Canada, Scotland and Turkey. |
