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Education
Master of Fine Arts (Photography), Concordia University, Montréal, QC
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography, First Class Honours, Gold Medal Recipient), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology, Honours), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Scholarships, Awards and Grants
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
Canada Council for the Arts, Research/Creation Grant
Ontario Arts Council Mid-Career Grant
Toronto Arts Council Visual Arts Grant
Second Prize- Video Contest, Forward Thinking Museum, NYC
Canada Council for the Arts, Research/Creation Grant
Scotiabank Scholarship for the Magnum Photos Workshop Toronto in conjunction with the 2008 CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival
Honourable mention, SCENE 25 SEEN: BlackFlash Magazine’s “Moving” and “Still” Image Contest
CIAM (Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques) Production Grant
Winnipeg Arts Council Grant Travel Grant
Manitoba Arts Council Grant Student Bursary Grant
Winnipeg Arts Council Grant Travel Grant
CIAM (Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques) Travel Grant
J.W. McConnell Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Graduate Studio Arts Advisory Committee Award
Manitoba Arts Council Grant Student Bursary Grant
Winnipeg Arts Council Grant Individual Artist “B”
Manitoba Arts Council Grant Creation/Production in the Visual Arts “C”
University of Manitoba Gold Medal for highest academic standing in School of Art
University of Manitoba School of Art Program Medal for highest standing in Fine Arts Studio Honours program
Lynn Sissons Memorial Scholarship
University of Manitoba School of Art Award
Mitch Gowler Memorial Award for outstanding academic achievement
University of Manitoba Student Union Scholarship- Student Council Award for Student with Highest Academic Achievement
Professional Development
The Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada (CiCaC) Residency Programme, Kamloops, British Columbia
Ontario College of Art and Design- McCain Artist-in-Residence (Photography), Toronto, Ontario
Artist residency at the Banff Centre, Making Artist’s Inquiry Visible, Banff, Alberta
Magnum Workshop Toronto. Workshop with Magnum photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti, Toronto, Ontario
Artist residency with German photographer, Thomas Struth, at Atlantic Center for The Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
Foundation Advisory Program, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA). Selected to work under mentorship of artist Grace Nickel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Solo Exhibitions
Nightingale, feature exhibition of CONTACT festival, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Harbinger, Thompson Rivers Visual Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia
Nightingale, Les Territoires Contemporary Art Gallery, Montréal, Québec
You’re All That I Ever Think About, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Selected Group Exhibitions
K-Town, Ed Video, Guelph, ON
Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
K-Town, Angell Gallery Toronto, ON
They're All Hybrids, curated by Michelle Jacques, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON
Territoires/Territorios, GIV (Groupe Intervention Vidéo), curated by Joanna Empain, Montréal, QC
Photopia, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
New Directions: Moments of Being, curated by David Bram, Angle Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Directions: Moments of Being, curated by David Bram, wall space gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto,ON
Antimatter International Film Festival, curated by Deborah deBoer, Victoria, BC
Velocity: rate of change of position, South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), Toronto, ON
Beyond Imaginings, curated by Patrick Macaulay, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Photopia, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
Slideluck Potshow Montréal, curated by Myrabelle Charlebois, Arianne DiNardo and Tim Mills, Made of Stills Studio, Montréal, QC
Féstival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA), curated by Nicole Gingras, Cinémathèque Québécois, Montréal, QC
Dream House 2009, organized by Anthony Kiendl, PlugIn ICA, Winnipeg, MB
27e Rendez-vous du cinématheque québécois, NFB/ONF Cinéma, Montréal,QC
Ignition, curated by Michèle Thériault and Susannah Wesley, Leonard and Bina Ellen gallery, Montréal, QC
Labyrinth, BETA Spaces Festival, curated by Kristin Trethewey, Brooklyn, NY
Topovidéographies, curated by GIV (Groupe Intervention Vidéo), Maison de la Culture Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, QC
Sustenance, curated by Mary Ann Steggles, Portage & District Art Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB
Monobandes, juried experimental video exhibition, Les Territoires Contemporary Art Gallery, Montréal, QC
Inspirations, outdoor exhibiition curated by Marisa Portolese and Hélène Samson through the McCord Museum, Montreal, QC
MAIV, Other Gallery, curated by Dasha Novak, Banff, AB
Magnum Workshop Exhibition, curated by representatives of Magnum Photos for the 2008 CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto,ON
Toi/You: Manif d’Art: Québec Art Biennale, curated by Lisanne Nadeau, Québec City, QC (upcoming)
VFP (vidéos de femmes dans le parc), curated by Groupe Intervention Video, Gatineau, QC
VFP (vidéos de femmes dans le parc), curated by Groupe Intervention Video, Montréal, QC
Narrating Desire, curated by Jennifer Long, Main Gallery, York Quay Centre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Compression, Art Mur, Montreal, QC
Autumn Art Auction curated by Laurel Reuter, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Summerpeg, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
Bourget: White Cube On The Move, Ste.Catherine St, installation in moving van, Montréal,QC
Montreal Photographers, Embassy of Canada, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lucid, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, QC
Supernovas, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
x3, aceart gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Label 3.0: The Metric Years, Pavillion Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Members Show, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Go figure!, The Label Gallery, Winnipeg, MB (painting)
Recent Photographic Work, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Fancifully Conceived, Falsely Devised, juried student exhibition, aceartinc. Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Re-Visions, Manitoba Printmaker’s Association, Winnipeg, MB (printmaking)
Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 1.1.1, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Curatorial Projects
K-Town: A Karaoke Themed Video Art and Performance Event. Works by over 30 visual artists. Curated by Luke Painter and Meera Margaret Singh. Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON
NUIT BLANCHE, K-Town: A Karaoke Themed Video Art and Performance Event. Works by over 30 visual artists. Curated by Luke Painter and Meera Margaret Singh. x-space, Toronto, ON
Selected Publications
National Post, "Photo Exhibit Catches The Faces Behind The Farm", Interview with Leah Sandals, August 25, 2011
Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation Through the Lens of Cultural Diversity, edited by Ashok Mathur, Jonathan Dewar, Mike DeGagné, pp. 113-132
Magenta Magazine, vol 1, number 5, Winter 2010, 'What Is Between Us' by Kerry Manders
Nymphoto: A Collective of Women Photographers, New York
Blackflash magazine, 25.3
Compression, catalogue, Concordia University MFA Studio Arts group show
You’re All That I Ever Think About, catalogue, Platform Gallery
Supernovas, catalogue, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Border Crossings, Desiring Dark, Vol. 24, No. 2, Issue 94, pp. 12-13
cbcradio3.com, Vol.2, Iss. 32, Feature Photographer
Warehouse, Vol. 12. Faculty of Architecture Student Journal (annual publication)
Collections
Winnipeg Art Gallery, permanent collection
Numerous private collections