CV
WORKS/LIVES
Edmonton, Canada
EDUCATION
2021 - Master of Fine Arts (Visual Arts), Western University.
2017 - Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (Fine Arts: Studio Practice). University of Waterloo.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 - Marvelous Monsters. ArtLAB, London, ON.
2018 - We Already Are. Campfire Nights. Video Installation and Digital Images (printed ink on paper and aluminum). Waterloo, ON.
2018 - I'm (Going/Coming) Home. Student Art Innovation Lab (SAIL) Airstream Trailer, Fine Arts Department, University of Waterloo. Waterloo, ON.
2017 - Horizons. Video Installation. Waterloo Region Museum, Curatorial Centre, Kitchener, ON.
2017 - Horizons. Video Installation. Waterloo Region Public Health and Social Services Building, Waterloo, ON.
2017 - Horizons. Video Installation. Region of Waterloo Joint Arts and Culture Advisory Committees Event, City Hall, Kitchener, ON.
2017 - Horizons. Video Installation. Waterloo Region Administrative Headquarters, Kitchener, ON.
2016 - Frankenscape. Video Projection. East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
2016 - Identity Code. Multi-screen Video Installation. East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 - http://store.tongue.beautiful. goods.temporary.feet.web. ArtLAB, London, ON.
2019 - MFA Year End Review Show. ArtLAB, London, ON.
2019 - Sway. Video/Animation. SHOW.19. Idea Exchange, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, ON.
2017 - Horizons. Video Projection. Ignite: 43rd Annual Senior Undergraduate Exhibition. University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON.
2017 - Dystopic Escape. Video/Animation. Globe Studios Spring 2017 Invitational Art Show and Open House. Globe Studios, Kitchener, ON.
2017 - Popular Culture Association of Canada (PCAC) 7th Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza, Niagara Falls, ON. Piece: “The Garden of Eden’s First Drag Queen.” Digital Image and Performative Documentation (with Tommy Mayberry).
2016 - This Could Be The Place. University of Waterloo Arts Quad, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. Piece: Performer and Volunteer (with Lori Blondeau, Adrian Stimson, Francisco-Fernando Granados, Nahed Mansour, Andrew McPhail, and Vessna Perunovich).
2016 - Contrast: Transition II. The Artery Gallery. Waterloo, ON. Piece: “Stories.” Video Installation.
2016 - Third-Year Studio Exhibition. The Artery Gallery. Waterloo, ON. Piece: “Performance of an Hour.” Video Documentation of Site-specific Performative Interventions.
2015 - Chairs. The Artery Gallery. Waterloo, ON. Piece: “Stefan.” Sculpture.
PUBLICATIONS
Artwork in Refereed Journals
2015 - Tommy Mayberry. International Journal of Žižek Studies 9.1 (2015). Online. 9.
Exhibition Catalogues
2017 - Artist and Photography. Ignite: 43rd Annual Senior Undergraduate Exhibition (2017), University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON.
Conference Papers and Presentations
2022 - “Afterlife of 19C Gothic Monsters: Frankenstein and Dracula to Franken Berry and Count Chocula.” Creative Session at NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) 53rd Annual Convention. Johns Hopkins University and SUNY Buffalo. Baltimore, MD. [Creative Session: co-chaired with Tommy Mayberry]
2021 - “Beautiful Abjection: Surrealist Posthuman Bodies.” NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) 52nd Annual Convention. University of Pennsylvania and SUNY Buffalo. Philadelphia, PA. [Paper]
2021 - “Speculative Figures and Futures: Our Uncanny Postapocalypse (Part 1: Sights and Sounds).” Creative Session at NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) 52nd Annual Convention. University of Pennsylvania and SUNY Buffalo. Philadelphia, PA. [Creative Session: co-chaired with Tommy Mayberry]
2021 - “Speculative Figures and Futures: Our Uncanny Postapocalypse (Part 2: Critical Self/-ves).” Creative Session at NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) 52nd Annual Convention. University of Pennsylvania and SUNY Buffalo. Philadelphia, PA. [Creative Session: co-chaired with Tommy Mayberry]
2021 - “Speculative Figures and Futures: Our Uncanny Postapocalypse (Part 3: Posthuman Worlding).” Creative Session at NeMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) 52nd Annual Convention. University of Pennsylvania and SUNY Buffalo. Philadelphia, PA. [Creative Session: co-chaired with Mayberry]
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND DISTINCTIONS
Scholarships and Grants
2020 - SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS-M), Department of Visual Arts, Western University. September.
2019 - SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS-M), Department of Visual Arts, Western University. September-August.
2019 - Conference Presentation/Research Travel Fund, Department of Visual Arts, Western University. September-December.
2017 - Isobel Mackay Upper-Year Scholarship (Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo)
2017 - The MacDonald-Young Scholarship (St. Jerome’s University, in the University of Waterloo)
2017 - WCGS International Opportunities uWaterloo Travel Grant, Waterloo Centre for German Studies, University of Waterloo
2017 - St. Jerome’s Upper Year Scholarship (St. Jerome’s University, in the University of Waterloo)
2016 - St. Jerome’s Upper Year Scholarship (St. Jerome’s University, in the University of Waterloo)
2015 - St. Jerome’s Upper Year Scholarship (St. Jerome’s University, in the University of Waterloo)
2014 - St. Jerome’s Upper Year Scholarship (St. Jerome’s University, in the University of Waterloo)
Fine Art Awards
2017 - Mayor’s Choice Award, Region of Waterloo Public Art Program (awarded by Mayor Dave Jaworsky, City of Waterloo)
2017 - Curator’s Choice Award (Curator Ivan Jurakic, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, University of Waterloo)
2017 - Vern Hacking Fine Arts Memorial Award (Fine Arts Department, University of Waterloo)
2015 - Jocelyn Cowan Prize in Painting (Fine Arts Department, University of Waterloo)
Teaching Certificates
2020 - The Advanced Teaching Program (ATP), Centre for Teaching and Learning, Western University.
2019 - The Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP), Centre for Teaching and Learning, Western University.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Department of Visual Arts, 2019 - 2021
Department of Visual Arts, 2019 - 2021
2021 - Studio Art 4605: “Practicum,” Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – January-April 2021,TA Supervisor: Professor Anna Madelska
2020 - Studio Art 4605: “Practicum,” Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – September-December 2020, TA Supervisor: Professor Anna Madelska
2020 - Studio Art 2660: “Introduction to Time-Based Media Art: Sound and Performance,” Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – March-April 2020, TA Supervisor: Professor Ellen Moffat
2019 - Studio Art 4605: “Practicum,” Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – January-April 2019, TA Supervisor: Professor Anna Madelska
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Design Lead (Art, Design, and Research), The Žižekian Institute for Research, Inquiry, and Pedagogy, United States. 2017 – 2020.
VOLUNTEER WORK
2018 - Assistant Director (Art, Design, and Research), promotion posters and conference name badge design. 4th Biennial Žižek Studies Conference: “Beyond the Aether: Music, Film/Media, Art.”
2017 - Student Volunteer, The Student Art Innovation Lab (SAIL), Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo.