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Education

2016-2020

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Major in Fibre *with Distinction*

Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, CA

2013-2016

Courses: Photography, Auto-Cad, Interior Decorating.

George Brown College, Toronto, CA

2006

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance

                      University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023

Unearthing Unicorns, Claire Oliver Gallery, NYC
2022

u·n·i·t·y, Textile Museum of Canada, ON
2021

u·n·i·t·y, Contemporary Calgary, Calgary, CA
2020

TUF(t) LOVE, Sled Island Music Festival, Calgary, CA

2019

Duppy Dupplicity, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, CA

2019

The PolyEster Gallery, AUArts, CA

2017

She, Ignite! Theatre Festival, Calgary, CA

2014

Desolate, LemonTree Creations, Toronto, CA
 

Group Exhibitions

2024

Reimagining Icons: Counter-Narratives and Histories Enriched, NYC
Here and Now, Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
One History, Two Versions, Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas, MS
2023

Revival, Digging into Yesterday, Planting Tomorrow 21C, St Louis, MS

Craft in the Lab, The Mint Museum, North Carolina, USA

2022

The Social Fabric, ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY, USA

Future Perfect, Claire Oliver Gallery, Harlem, USA

Craft in the Lab, The Mint Museum, North Carolina, USA

2021

Rituals of Resilience, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, USA

Threading Black, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton CA

Threading Black, Alberta Craft Council, Calgary, CA

2020

BMO 1st ART!, Art Museum University of Toronto, CA

Grad Show Exhibition, Alberta University of the Arts, CA

2019

Odds@Ends, Group Exhibition, King Edward C-Space, Calgary, CA

Annual President’s Art Exhibition, AUArts, CA

2016 - 2019

AuArts SA Show & Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA

2018

Print Exchange, Metropolitan State University, Denver, USA

Fibre Fortnight, Group Exhibition, AUArts, Calgary, CA

2017

Textile: Contextural Celebrates Ten, Contextural, Calgary, CA

Art Fairs

2023

SCOPE Miami - Claire Oliver Gallery

ExpoChicago - Claire Oliver Gallery

2022

LOOP Miami - Claire Oliver Gallery

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London - Claire Oliver Gallery

ExpoChicago - Claire Oliver Gallery

 

Collections

2023

The Bunker Artspace

Global Affairs Canada

Minneapolis Institute of Art

2022

21C Museum Hotel

Weisman Art Museum

2021

Hill Harper House

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Mint Museum

Scholarships / Awards

2023

Calgary Black Chambers Achievement Award - Arts, Media, Entertainment

Research and Creation Grant - Canada Council for the Arts

2022

Top 40 Under 40 of Calgarian Professionals - Avenue Magazine

Compelling Calgarian - top 20 - The Calgary Herald

2020

National Winner - BMO 1st Art Competition - Canada

Board of Governors’ Graduating Student Award

AUArts’ Fibre Forward Award for Leadership and Community Involvement

AUArts' Research Scholarship
Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award - rated #1 by Jury

Barbara and John Poole Family Scholarship

Illingworth Kerr Scholarship for Academic Achievement

Janet Mitchell Award - The Calgary Foundation
2019

Alberta Government Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership

2018

Meredith Helgeson Textile Fibre Arts Scholarship
2017

Jason Lang Scholarship
2016

Alberta University of the Arts Students’ Association Award

2016-2020

President’s Honour Roll

MEDIA FEATURES

(PRINT) 
2023

Social Fabric, Arts Westchester, NY, USA 2022

2022

Avenue Magazine, Alberta, CA

Black Art Magazine - Atlanta, USA
Diasporic Threads, Dr. Sharbreon Plummer and CommonPress Publishing, USA

Calgary Herald - “Compelling Calgarian” Feature 01/03/22, CA

2021

Calgary Herald - "Every Fibre of Being" Feature, 11/06/21, CA

Studio Magazine - Vol. 16 #2, USA

Love Embroidery - Issue #17 , UK
Textiel Plus- Netherlands
Create Magazine - Women’s Issue - Global
UpperCase Publishing - Yarn-Thread-String Edition - Canada / Global

House&Home Magazine - Jan/Feb Edition - Canada

Black Artist Research Space - ‘Carryin’ On’ Collection 1 - Baltimore MD, USA

Canadian Theatre Review - Spring Edition, Canada

2020

Pom-Pom Quarterly Print Magazine - London, England

Canadian Art Magazine, Fall Edition

FAIRLADY Magazine, Cape Town, South Africa
Surface Design Association - Quarterly Print Publication Feature , Fall Edition, Global

The Kit - Toronto Star - Feature Online and Print, Canada
The Calgary Herald - YOU Feature, Calgary, CA

(ONLINE PUBLICATION FEATURES)

2023

Forbes
Surface Magazine

NYDaily, USA

2022

CBC Arts - CA

Artfix Daily, Toronto, CA

She Does the City, Toronto, CA

Canadian Interiors, CA
Digital Threads, Toronto, CA

Colossal - USA

Elephant Magazine - UK

Tuft The World - Philadelphia, USA

2021

CBC Arts - CA

AGO Insider - Toronto, CA

Mashable - New York, USA 

THIS Magazine - Toronto, CA

She Curates - UK

Glenbow Museum/Afrikadey- Calgary, CA
2020

Artist Feature - George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, USA

Beers London Feature - England, UK
Colossal - Artist Feature - Chicago, USA
Design Milk - Artist Feature - Pittsburg, USA
Booooooom - Artist Feature - Vancouver, CA
Galleries West - Artist Feature - Calgary, CA
HookingRugs.Com- Feature Podcast with Deanne Kirkpatrick, Nova Scotia, CA

Long Distance - The Social Distancing Festival Collaborative Series - Toronto, CA

Social Distancing Festival - Featured Artist - Global Online Exhibition, Toronto, CA

(PODCAST & BROADCAST)

2023

Studio Noize Podcast, USA
Black Women Stitch Podcast, USA

2021

Idfactory- artist documentary- Toronto (on-going)

TV5unis - Résiste! S1.E10 - Montreal

2020

CBCq Interview with Tom Power, Canada
CBC Radio Interview with Adrienne Pan, Edmonton,

CBC “Opening Up” curated video, Canada
@INSTAGRAM - #ShareBlackStories Weekly Feature to 353 Million Followers

@CBCArts Instagram - Feature Artist 3 posts
Yahoo!Life - Artist Feature, Online
CBC Primetime - What’re You At? With Tom Power- S.1. E. 10, Canada
CBC Radio One - Homestretch Live Interview
CBC ARTS - featured artist - Long Distance Art Series
Ragged Life Rag Rug- Interview / Featured Artist, Great Wymondley, England, UK

2019

Makersyyc.com - Interview by Karen Klassen, Calgary, CA
CTV, Global, CBC Primetime News - AUArts Students’ Association President,CA

2017

CTV Morning Show – Show and Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA
CBC Homestretch – Show and Sale, AUArts,Calgary, CA
Breakfast Television City TV – Show and Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA

 

Artist Talks

2024
Arts Commons, Calgary, AB

2023

American Tapestry Alliance

Arts Commons, Calgary, AB

Mint Museum, She Holds the Key, US

2022

Textile Museum of Canada - u•n•i•t•y

Contemporary Calgary - Universal Undulations, CA

Arts Commons - “Resilience in the Arts”
Calgary’s School District - u•n•i•t•y

2021

Nickle Galleries - “Nickle at Noon”, CA

Alberta Craft Council - “Threading Black”, CA

2020

Alberta University of the Arts, Alumni Feature Speake, CA

Related Experience

 

2006- Present

Professional Actor, CAEA/ACTRA, CA

2018- 2019

President of the Students’ Association, AuArts SA, Calgary, CA

2017- 2018

Student Group’s Coordinator, AUArts SA, Calgary

2007-2011

Founding Member Ellipsis Tree Collective, Theatre Company, Calgary, CA
 

Professional Memberships

2020-21

Surface Design Organization Member

Alberta Craft Council Member

2013-2023

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, ACTRA, CA

2008-Present

Canadian Actors Equity Association, CAEA, CA

 

Committee Memberships

2021-2023

Board Member - Stride Gallery, Calgary, CA
2021

Jury Member - New York Consulate / Social Distancing Festival, CA/USA

2018-19

AUArts Board of Governors Member, Calgary, CA

Advancement Committee, Board of Governors, AUArts, CA

Student Leadership Committee, Chair, AUArts SA, Calgary, CA

Executive Committee Chair, AUArts SA
Policy Committee Chair, AUArts SA

President’s Student Advisory Committee Member, AUArts

Honorary Degree Committee Member, AUArts
Finance Committee Member, AUArts SA
University Transition Committee Member, AUArts

Sexual Violence Working Policy Committee Member, AUArts

Ad Hoc Sexual Violence Committee, Alberta Students’ Executive Council, Calgary, CA 2017            Student Groups Jury Chair, AUArts Students’ Association, CA

 

Residencies

Contemporary Calgary, Field Trip: Across Canada Contextural Studio Residency
Ignite! Festival Artist in Residence
LemonTree Studio Residency

One Yellow Rabbit Summer Intensive (x2)
 

Conferences

“The Gathering” Cult Branding, Banff, CA

“StudentCare” Montreal, CA
“The Art of Leadership for Women” Calgary, CA

“Ruined” Theater Conference Speaker, Denver, USA

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