CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
CURRENT POSITION
Abstract painter \ barista
EDUCATION
2007-Alberta College of Art and Design (with distinction), Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting
EXHIBITS (select group)
2016 -Avalanche Gallery, Perfect Uncle 3. Calgary, AB
2014 -DNA Artspace, Carte Blanche. London, ONT
2014 -Avalanche Gallery, memento maury (with Palmer Olsen). Calgary, AB
2013 -Art Gallery of Calgary, Garage Montage. Calgary, AB
2012 -Untitled Art Society, Perfect Uncle 2: Use Your Illusion 2. Calgary, AB
2011 -Haight Gallery, Sound Perspectives (with Nate Mcleod). Calgary, AB
2011 -Untitled Art Society, Perfect Uncle. Calgary, AB
2010 -Haight Gallery, Hunting Elephants. Calgary, AB
2010 -Pith Gallery, Pith Residents Group Show. Calgary, AB
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
On-going:
-Artist. Art Duties, and Painting.
-Pith Gallery and Studios: Operations, curation, studio tenant and business partner
Past
2008-2016 -WRECK CITY: Operations, curator, and artist.
2015 -Demo-Tape: Wreck City with Sled Island at Penguin Carwash. Co-founder, curator, and operations.
2013 -King Edward School/Cspace: Phantom Wing: A Pre-Demolition Project at King Edward School. Co-founder, curator, and operations.
2013 -WRECK CITY: An Epilogue for 809. Co-founder, curator, and operations.
07-13 -809 Gallery(and residency): Co-founder, curator, and operations.
DONATIONS
2010 Silver — 25th anniversary auction fundraiser, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
2010 Revolution: Stride Silent Auction Fundraiser, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
2007 Holler Silent Auction, 809 Gallery, Calgary, AB
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
CJSW. (2013, April). Artslink.
http://cjsw.com/event/wreck-city/
Averns, D. (2013, April). Wreck City. Akimbo.
http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/?id=691
Hunt, S. (2013, April). Artists transform houses facing wrecking ball. Calgary Herald.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Artists+transform+houses+facing+wrecking+ball/8256923/story.html
Canadian Art. (2013, April). Top Picks This Week: April 18 to 24, 2013. Canadian Art.
http://www.canadianart.ca/openings/2013/04/18/openings-wreck-city/
Berdusco, B. (2013, April). Wrecking Sunnyside. Creb Now.
http://www.crebnow.com/wrecking-sunnyside/
White, R. (2013, April). End of the road for Wreck City. CTV Calgary.
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/end-of-the-road-for-wreck-city-1.1259254
Williams, J. (2013, April). Wreck City Converts Empty Houses into Art. Avenue Magazine.
http://www.avenuecalgary.com/blogs/wreck-city-converts-empty-houses-into-art
Turner, K. (2013, April). Slideshow: Wreck City attracts 10,000 visitors over eight days. Metro News.
http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/652457/slideshow-wreck-city-attracts-10000-visitors-over-eightdays/
CBC News. (2013, April). Wreck City. CBC News: Compass at 6:00.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Calgary/ID/2379736740/?sort=MostPopular
Dirks, D. (2013, April). Wreck City art project. The Homestretch. CBC Radio.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/The+Homestretch/ID/2379712022/
Anderson, D. (2013, April). Artists run amok in Sunnyside. Fast Forward Weekly.
http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/arts/visual-arts/artists-run-amok-in-sunnyside-10668/
Sandals, L. (2013, April). Slideshow: Wreck City Makes Ruins Right. Canadian Art.
http://www.canadianart.ca/features/2013/04/24/wreck-city/
Butterfield, M. (2013, April). Wreck City Calgary: City Block Turned Into Giant Art Installation Ahead of Demolition. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/27/wreck-city-calgary_n_3170881.html
Miglionico, C. (2013, April). Wreck City: An Epilogue For 809. Beatroute.
http://beatroute.ca/2013/04/08/wreck-city/
CJSW. (2012, January). Artslink.
http://cjsw.com/program/artslink/
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2013 -Awesome Foundation Grant, The Awesome Foundation, Calgary, AB
2012 -Calgary 2012 Project Grant, Calgary 2012, Calgary, AB