EDUCATION
2020 - present
PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities (Studio Art, Trauma Studies, Feminist Media Studies)
Concordia University, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture
2016 – 2019
MFA in Interdisciplinary Art
University of Michigan, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
2004 – 2010
BFA in Sculpture
University of Manitoba, School of Art
PERMANENT WORKS + COMMISSIONS
2015 Cetus | Plug In ICA | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*Sculpture commissioned by Plug In ICA and featured at annual gala and art auction.
2013 Return Bin | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*Permanent public sculpture commissioned by University of Manitoba via juried competition.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2022 TBD The Iceberg Inn | University of Waterloo Art Gallery | Waterloo, ON, Canada
2019 | 3 Blue | Stamps Gallery, University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI, US
Group
2021 | 11 Arte Laguna Prize (Finalist Exhibition) | Arsenale of Venice | Venice, Italy
2020 | 1 Perspectives | CICA Museum | Gimpo, South Korea
2019 | 6 DEPTH | Science Gallery Detroit at Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI, US
2019 | 1-3 Furies, Fairies, Visionaries | Pen + Brush | New York, NY, US
2017 | 8 Residency Showcase | Listhus Artist Residency | Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
2017 | 3 MFA Showcase | Stamps School of Art and Design | Ann Arbor, MI, US
2015 | 4-6 Cetus | núna (now) Iceland Canada Art Convergence / Artspace | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2013 | 7-8 Beneath the Surface | PLATFORM Centre for Photographic + Digital Art | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2012 | 11-12 The Undesirables | Graffiti Gallery | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2010 | 10 BMO 1st Art! | Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art | Toronto, ON, Canada
FILM SCREENINGS (OFFICIAL SELECTIONS + AWARDS)
BLUE (Experimental Short, 2019)
2021 | 01
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift | Toronto, ON, Canada
*Honourable Mention
2021 | 01
4th Hollywood Art & Movie Awards | Los Angeles, CA, US
*Award Winner: Best Experimental Short
2021 | 01
Film Maudit 2.0 | Santa Monica, CA, US
2020 | 12
Calcutta International Short Film Festival | Kolkata, India
2020 | 11
International Women’s Film Festival | Orlando, FL, US
2020 | 11
Great Lakes State Film Festival | Bay City, MI, US
2020 | 11
International Queer Film Festival Playa del Carmen | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, México
2020 | 11
VAFT (Video Art Festival Turku) | Turku, Finland
*Audience Favourite
2020 | 10
7th Annual Nightpiece Film Festival (Edinburgh Festival Fringe) | Sittingbourne, Kent, UK
2020 | 09
Austin After Dark Film Festival | Austin, TX, US
*Award Finalist: Best Experimental Short
2020 | 09
Wales International Film Festival | Neath, Wales, UK
*Award Finalist: Best Experimental Film
2020 | 07
Gimli Film Festival | Gimli, MB, Canada
2020 | 06
Fine Arts Film Festival (Venice Institute of Contemporary Art) | Venice, CA, US
2020 | 03
58th Ann Arbor Film Festival | Ann Arbor, MI, US
*Award Winner: PROCAM Best Regional Filmmaker Award
2020 | 02
jellyFEST Season Four | Los Angeles, CA, US
*Award Winner: Best Experimental Short
*Award Finalist: Best Picture; Best Cinematography
2020 | 02
Oregon Short Film Festival | Portland, OR, US
*Award Finalist: Best Experimental Short
2020 | 02
4th Sochi Film Festival | Sochi, Russia
2019
Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Fest | Toronto, ON, Canada
*Award Winner: Award of Excellence
CONFERENCES + TALKS
2021 | 06
Lecture | Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | June 4, 2021 | Presentation: Trauma, Embodiment, Art
2020 | 12
Co-Presenter with Dr. Maria-Carolina Cambre | Colloque portable Pandemix.mob | L'Institut de recherche sur le cinéma et l'audiovisuel, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 | Paris, France | December 8-9, 2020 | Presentation: Pourquoi la recherche-création dans l’Université confinée?
2019 | 7
Film Screening, Artist Talk, Panel | DEPTH | Science Gallery Detroit at Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI, US | July 14, 2019 | Presentation: Power of Water: A Discussion with DEPTH Video Artists
2018 | 11
Presenter | 2018 National Conference of Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities | University of Georgia | Athens, GA, US | November 1-3, 2018 | Presentation: Night Sea Journey: Visual Testimony and Sexual Violence
2018 | 8
Artist Talk | Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | August 2, 2018 | Presentation: Night Sea Journey: Visual Testimony and Sexual Violence
2015 | 4
Artist Talk | núna (now) Iceland Canada Art Convergence at PLATFORM Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | April 27, 2015 | Presentation: Artist Talks with Theresa Himmer, Laura Magnusson & Alex Ateah
RESIDENCIES + SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECTS
2021 | 10
2021 Art & Science Expedition | The Arctic Circle | Departing from Svalbard, Norway
2017 | 8
Listhus Artist Residency | Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
2015 | 7
Churchill Artist Residency | Manitoba Arts Council and Churchill Northern Studies Centre | Churchill, MB, Canada
2014 | 1-2
53.47% | window | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2013 | 9-10
Another World in the Studio | Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity | Banff, AB, Canada
*Six-Week Thematic Residency led by Sarah Anne Johnson.
2011 – 2013
Becoming Beluga | Churchill, MB, Canada
*Co-directed a collaborative integrative arts project near Hudson Bay exploring creative interaction with beluga whales via sonic exchange and dance-like canoe movement on the water.
2011 | 12
Project Room | aceartinc. | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
GRANTS + AWARDS
2020 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) | SSHRC
2020 Faculty of Arts and Science Fellowship (Doctoral) | Concordia University
2020 Explore and Create–Concept to Realization Grant | Canada Council for the Arts
2020 Strategic Funds and Initiatives––Digital Originals Grant | Canada Council for the Arts
2020 Arts Abroad–Residencies Grant | Canada Council for the Arts
2019 Arts Integrative Interdisciplinary Research Grant | ArtsEngine, University of Michigan
2019 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant | Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2018 Rackham Conference Travel Grant | Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2018 Elsie Choy Lee Scholarship | Center for the Education of Women, University of Michigan
2018 International Institute Individual Fellowship | International Institute, University of Michigan
2018 a2ru Scholars Program Award | Alliance for Arts in Research Universities, University of Michigan
2018 a2ru Student Travel Grant | Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, University of Michigan
2018 Rackham Conference Travel Grant | Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2018 Smucker-Wagstaff Project Scholarship | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2018 Graduate Studies Scholarship | Manitoba Arts Council
2018 Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship | School of Art, University of Manitoba
2018 Scholarship | Canada Iceland Foundation
2017 First Year MFA Award | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2017 Rackham Summer Award | Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2017 International Institute Individual Fellowship | International Institute, University of Michigan
2017 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Field Research Grant | University of Michigan
2017 Library Mini Grant | University of Michigan Library
2017 Graduate Studies Scholarship | Manitoba Arts Council
2017 Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship | School of Art, University of Manitoba
2016 Full Tuition Scholarship | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2016 Smucker-Wagstaff Project Scholarship | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2016 Graduate Studies Scholarship | Manitoba Arts Council
2016 Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship | School of Art, University of Manitoba
2015 Production Grant in the Visual Arts | Canada Council for the Arts
2014 Foundation Mentorship Program Bursary | Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art
2013 Travel/Professional Development Grant | Winnipeg Arts Council
2013 Travel/Professional Development Grant | Manitoba Arts Council
2013 Project Grant | The Awesome Foundation, Winnipeg Chapter
2013 Production Grant in the Visual Arts | Winnipeg Arts Council
2012 Production Grant in the Visual Arts | Manitoba Arts Council
2012 New Media Fund | Video Pool Media Arts Centre
2012 Production Grant in the Visual Arts | Winnipeg Arts Council
2012 Travel/Professional Development Grant | Manitoba Arts Council
2011 Production Grant in the Visual Arts | Manitoba Arts Council
2010 Manitoba Prize | BMO 1st Art! National Juried Art Competition
2010 Student of Distinction | Teaching Services, University of Manitoba
2009 First Prize | University of Manitoba Juried Sculpture Competition
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 | 04
Guest Lecturer | Writing about Art, FAAH 2930 (Instructor: Amy Karlinsky) | School of Art, University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | April 1, 2021
2020 | 10
Guest Lecturer | Film & Environment, FILM 110 (Instructor: Neil Brian Gravander) | Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI, US | October 7, 2020
2018 – 2019
Graduate Student Instructor | ARTDES 498 Integrative Project (Professors D. Chung, S. Rowden) | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2017 | 1-4
Graduate Student Instructor | ARTDES 400 Experiments in Architecture, Installation, and Painting (Professors R. Graf, R. Platt) | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2016 | 9-12
Graduate Student Instructor | ARTDES 216 Fabrication: Mold-Making and Multiples (Professor L. Marinaro) | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2015 | 11
Guest Artist | Mirror World Workshop | Art City | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2013 | 6
Guest Artist | Whale Parade Workshop | Art City | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2012 | 4
Guest Artist | Underwater Time Warp Workshop | Art City | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020 | 11-12
Research Assistant to Dr. Maria-Carolina Cambre | Department of Education, Concordia University
2020 | 04
Peer Assessor | Engage and Sustain–Artistic Catalysts | Canada Council for the Arts
2019 – 2020
Research Assistant to Dr. Janie Paul | Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
2019 – 2020
Research Assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Goodenough | Residential College, University of Michigan
2017 – 2020
Exhibition Assistant | Stamps Gallery, University of Michigan
2017 – 2018
Exhibition Assistant | Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan
2017 | 9-12
Exhibition Assistant | Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan
2015 | 2-4
Project Consultant | núna (now) Iceland Canada Art Convergence | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2014 | 6
Curator | Jazz Winnipeg Photo Retrospective | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2014 | 5
Juror | Interlake Juried Art Show | Selkirk, MB, Canada
2010 – 2012
Vice President, Board of Directors | aceartinc. | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2010 | 8
Juror, Regular Exhibition Program | aceartinc. | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2009
Director, Board of Directors | aceartinc. | Winnipeg, MB, Canada