Education
2021 Master of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada
2015 Exchange program, Pacific Northwest College of Art and Design, Portland, Oregon
Exhibitions
2024 Solo Exhibition, Casa Project Space, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (upcoming)
2023 Group Exhibition, Group Exhibition, IAACC Residency exhibition at Fuse33, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (upcoming)
2023 Group Exhibition, Year of the Rabbit, NEST Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Group Exhibition, Since We Saw You Last, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2022 Group Exhibition, Slow Down and Resist, Mid America Print Council Conference, Kent State University, Ohio, United States
2022 Group Exhibition, Biggest Little Kisses as part of BAITBALL 02, Palazzo San Giuseppe, Polignano a Mare, Italy
2021 Group Exhibition, Shim Eco: The Coral Reef Principal, URSA Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
2021 Group Exhibition, Sour Milk, The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, United States
2021 Group Exhibition, Where Do We Go From Here?, Remote Contact: A Virtual Printmaking Symposium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States
2020 Group Exhibition, Vanishing, This Gallery, United States
2020 Group Exhibition, Visualizing the Future, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
2020 Group Exhibition, The Daily, Curated by Sharon Butler, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
2019 Group Exhibition, Being Without Being, Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Groton, Connecticut, United States
2019 Group Exhibition, Open Studios, Visual Arts Research Center, University of Connecticut, United States
2018 Group Exhibition, Open Studios, Visual Arts Research Center, University of Connecticut, United States
2017 Group Exhibition, Shaped, EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Calgary, Canada
2017 Group Exhibition, Graduate Exhibition, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2017 Solo Exhibition, Embodiment, Marion Nicol Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2017 Group Exhibition, Remnants, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2016 Solo Exhibition, The Return, The Creig Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2015 Group Exhibition, Cabinet Show, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2015 Group Exhibition, Community, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2014 Group Exhibition, Community, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2014 Group Exhibition, Serious Inquiries Only, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
2014 Group Exhibition, First Year Studies Show, Alberta College of Art + Design, Canada
Artist Residencies
2023 Artist in Residence, IAACC Residency at Fuse33, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2022 Artist in Residence at Casa, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Awards, Grants and Scholarships
2023 Grant, Artist Development Microgrant, Calgary Arts Development, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Bursary, Alberta Media Art Alliance Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2022 Pilot Art Fund Award, Canada
2022 Allied Arts Council Lethbridge Artist in Residence Award, Casa Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2020 Emergency Student Fund: Covid-19 Response, Institute of International Education, New York, New York, United States (National)
2020. UConn Global Affairs Award, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States (University-wide)
2015 Jason Lang Scholarship, Alberta Scholarship Programs, Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Jason Lang Scholarship, Alberta Scholarship Programs, Edmonton, Alberta
2012 Alexander Rutherford Scholarship, Alberta Scholarship Programs, Edmonton, Alberta
Professional Experience
2023 Sculpture Technician, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2021-22 Studio Assistant, Wigmore Lighting Designs, Los Angeles, California, United States
2021 Fabricator, Custom Art Surfaces, Los Angeles, California, United States
2020-21 Instructor of Record in Basic Sculpture, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
2018-19 Teaching Assistant in Basic Sculpture, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Publications
2022 Representations of Grief: Is art enough? by Brandon Giessemann. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2022.
2021. UConn 2021 Cohort: Froth. Artsy. Shim Art Network, New York, United States.
2020 Storied Stitches: Vol. 10. United States: No Press, 2020.
2020 Two Coats of Paint. “The Daily” by Sharon Butler. New York, New York, United States, 2020.
2017 Shaped Magazine. Calgary: No Press, 2017.
2014 Beaulieu, Derek, ed. Antiphon: a suite of responses to Natalie Simpson’s
Thrum. Calgary: No Press, 2014.
Related Activities
2023 Visiting Artist and Art Process Designer, Club 36 at the Alzheimer Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Board Member, Creative Aging Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Visiting Artist, National accessArts Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Committee Member, Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre Arts Acquisition and Program Committee, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2023 Board Member, CARFAC Alberta Board, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2022 Artist Talk, Casa Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2022 Open House, Casa Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2021 Artist Talk, The Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
2020 Indigenous Canada Course, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2018-20 Vice President of the Graduate Art Alliance, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
2018 Wheel Throwing I, Workshop Studios, Calgary, Canada
2017 Artist Talk, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta
2016 Artist Talk, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta
2015 Jury Member, Alberta College of Art + Design, Creig Gallery, Calgary, Alberta