Institutional Education
2011-2015 Alberta College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture Major
Calgary, Alberta
Residencies
2016 Indigenous Visual & Digital Art
Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity
Banff, Alberta
2015 Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Urban Access to Aboriginal Art
Vancouver, British Columbia
Awards/Scholarships
2017 Young Artist Prize
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Alberta, Canada
2015 Artist Operational Grant
Calgary Arts Development
Calgary, Alberta
Group Exhibitions
2017 Alberta Biennial
Art Gallery of Alberta / Walter Phillips Gallery
Edmonton, Alberta / Banff, Alberta
2017 /Echolalias
Stride Gallery Main Space
Calgary, Alberta
2016 Open Studios: BAiR & IVDA
Banff Centre
Banff, Alberta
2016 Indigen-ish
Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2015 BMO 1st Art!
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
2015 Urban Access to Aboriginal Art Showcase
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver, British Columbia
2015 Grad Show
IKG/Main Mall, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2015 Our Indigenous Identities
Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2015 8th Fire Gala
MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
2015 Indspire Awards Gala
Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Calgary, Alberta
2015 Emerging Artists Unleashed
Alberta Society of Artists, Walterdale Theatre
Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Autochthonous Whispers
Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2014 Horse Show
Main Mall, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2014 For Directions
Gallery Room 371, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2013 Italian Girls in Algiers
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Calgary, Alberta
2013 4th Annual Administration Area Student Art Expo
Administration offices, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Performance
Oct. 2016 Mythical Otherness: Othering as Mysticism
Alberta Culture Days
Arts Commons
Calgary, Alberta
Feb. 2016 Mostaskamikaw: As the Snow melts, the Earth appears
Where Next?: A Creative Narrative, Film, and Contemporary Art Symposium
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Apr. 2015 Back Into the Earth: Creation and the Interpretation of Meaning
Alberta College of Art + Design / Confederation Park
Calgary, Alberta
Oct. 2014 Balance & Transference
Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Feb. 2014 Bleeding Out
Alberta College of Art and Design
Calgary, Alberta
Jan. 2014 Children of the Moon
Four Directions
Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Public Art
Oct. 2016 Wrap Project (Main street and East 2nd Avenue)
Urban Access Program 2015, Emily Carr University
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar. 2014 Utility Box Project (24th St. & 14th Ave. NW)
ACAD + City of Calgary and Roads Department
Calgary, Alberta
Commissions
2017 Untitled (Borders)
Making Treaty 7: Common Ground Dinner Series
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
Tsuut'ina Reserve, Treaty 7 Territory
2017 Between Land, Water and Air
Alberta Parks and Recreation Association
"Parks, Protected Areas, Open Spaces and Public Places", Canadian Parks Conference
Banff, Alberta
Artist Talk & Workshops
Oct. 2016 Indigenous Artist, Communities & Collaboration
Cultivating Craft: Pathways to Practice
Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Jun. 2016 Igniting the Fire: Storying the Urban Warrior
St. Mary's University
Calgary, Alberta
Mar. 2016 Artist Showcase
Lakeland College
Lloydminster, Alberta
Feb. 2016 Indigenous Arts Banff Residency Panel
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Feb. 2015 Indspire Conference
Telus Convention Centre
Calgary, Alberta
Jan. 2014 Open House/Artist Talk
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre
Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Feb. 2012 Visual Arts
Holy Rosary High School
Lloydminster, Alberta
Professional Service
2015-2016 Mountain Standard Time Board Committee Member
Calgary, Alberta
2014-2015 ACAD Community Garden
Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
Dec. 2013 CBC news: Calgary at 6 "Public Art Debate"
Mar. 2013 Art Awareness
Main Mall, Alberta College of Art and Design
Calgary, Alberta
Feb. 2012 Art Awareness
Orpheus Theatre, SAIT
Calgary, Alberta
Nov. 2011 Show & Sale
Main Mall, Alberta College of Art and Design
Calgary, Alberta
Professional Experience
2015-2016 Aboriginal Liaison Interim
Alberta College of Art + Design
Calgary, Alberta
2014-2015 Jingle Dress Dancer
Wandering Spirit Native Awareness Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
2014 Nuit Blanche YYC
Olympic Plaza
Calgary, Alberta
2012 ARTwear Art Gallery of Calgary fundraiser
Hotel Arts
Calgary, Alberta
2012 Nuit Blanche YYC
Olympic Plaza
Calgary, Alberta
Review/Article/Bibliography
Apr. 2017 "Meet the designer making wearable art that comes out of Indigenous teachings and culture"
CBC: Arts
Dec. 2015 “Hot Jobs”
Questions of Purpose + 2016 Art School Smart Guide
Canadian Art, Winter 2016
Nov. 2015 “Alumni Showcase”
The Failure Issue
Catalyst Magazine, Issue No. 10, Fall/Winter 2015
Oct. 2015 “Calgary artists snare top prizes in BMO arts competition”
Stephen Hunt, Calgary Herald
Sept. 2015 “Calgary artists find success with really domestic art”
Jennifer Friesen, METRO Calgary
Sept. 2015 BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Competition
Nov. 2014 Artist Profile
Catalyst Magazine
Nov. 2014 “Aboriginal ACAD Students Create Cultural Gallery”
Written Reverse Journalism
Sep. 2014 “ACAD Students Combine Green Thumbs to Create a Community
The Weal, SAIT Polytechnic
Nov. 2013 “Wearing your art!”
Fox, Amanda, NEW TRIBE, Nov., vol.12, Issue 9, pp. 34 + 35