Undergraduate Research Award Program 2018
In the summer of 2018 I had the pleasure of being advisor to University of Manitoba School of Art student Alexandra Ross in a research mentorship from May 7 to August 24. For her work during the program she won first prize in the creative category at the Undergraduate Research Award Poster Competition on October 25, 2018. Congratulations Alexandra!
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Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery
Arbor Vitae was exhibited at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery from May 25 to August 26, 2018. Curated by Jennifer McRorie and installed by Michael Zajac and Vivian Barber. I presented a gallery talk at the opening of the exhibition on May 25, 2018.
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CAST Art and Objects
I’m thrilled to be included in this new publication called CAST – Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process, compiled by Jen Townsend and Renée Zettle-Sterling, 2017.
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Tenure and Promotion 2017
My promotion to Associate Professor at the School of Art took effect on March 30, 2017 and my tenure at the University of Manitoba officially began on July 1, 2017.
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Judith Ryan Memorial Award
I’m sincerely honoured to have received the Judith Ryan Memorial Award for my piece Host, which was chosen for the inaugural exhibition at the new C2 gallery space.
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Arbor Vitae Installed at Disjecta Contemporary For NCECA Annual Exhibition 2017
I am honoured to be showing in the company of so many great artists in the NCECA Annual Exhibition 2017, titled The Evocative Garden, curated by Gail M. Brown at Disjecta Contemporary Art Centre in Portland, OR. The show opened to the public on March 4, and there will be a reception taking place on March 23 during the NCECA 2017 conference.
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Arbor Vitae to show at NCECA 2017 in Portland, Oregon
My installation, Arbor Vitae, has been selected for the NCECA 2017 Annual Exhibition, which will be on view in Portland, Oregon at the Disjecta Contemporary Art Centre from March 4 to April 1, 2017. A public reception will be held during the NCECA Conference (National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
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Speaking at UAAC in Montreal: Craft and the Digital
Grace Nickel, Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Seema Goel, STEAM coordinator and artist in residence in the faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba, spoke at the UAAC conference (Universities Art Association of Canada) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM ) on October 28, 2016.
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New Photographs of Arbor Vitae
I have added new photos of Arbor Vitae to my web portfolio. The images by photographer Michael Zajac document Arbor Vitae as…
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Cover Article in ResearchLIFE Magazine
The summer 2016 issue of the University of Manitoba’s ResearchLIFE magazine has an insightful article about creating my installation, Arbor Vitae.
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