EDUCATION
2002-2004
The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
MFA Studio Arts
2000-2001
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS, Canada
BFA Studio Arts
1998-1999
Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
BFA Studio Arts
SHOWS
2010 Non-Native New York, de Castellane Gallery, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Linn Edwards and Brian Bell
2010 Flock, Artspace, New Haven CT. Curated by Patricia Hickson and Kristina Newman-Scott
2010 NorthBrooklyn, Arts at Renaissance, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Elise Glick
2009 Contemporary Painting, Eastern Michigan Gallery, Ypsilanti MI. Curated by Michael Reedy and Amy Sacksteder
2009 35/25:Twenty Five Painters Under 35, The Painting Center, New York NY. Curated by Ryan Cobourn
2009 Bushwick Biennial, NURTUREart, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Ben Evans.
2009 Cabernet Initiative, Experimental Exhibition Space, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Charlotte Henderson.
2008 Full Circle: 10 Years of Radius, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. Curated by Regine Basha.
2008 NURTUREart Benefit, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Koan Jeff Baysa, Lowell Pettit, Amy Rosenblum Martin, Lilly Wei.
2008 Emergence group exhibition, Elliot Louis Gallery, Vancouver BC. Curated by Lynn Ruscheinsky.
2007 Oil Spill: New Painting in Ontario, SAW Gallery, Ottawa ON. Curated by Stefan St-Laurent.
2006 Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Radius: Emerging Artists Exhibition, Ridgefield, CT. Curated by Harry Philbrick.
2005 Showcase, Cambrdge Galleries, Cambridge ON
2004 Sunshine, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2004 Girls, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph ON
2004 Compilation, Durham Art Gallery, Durham ON
2003 MFA Group Show, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph ON
2002 6:6, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph ON
2001 Recent Work, Venue 101, Halifax NS
2001 Recent Work, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
New American Paintings, No.86. East Coast Edition. Curated by Monica Ramirez-Montagut..
"A Show Goes Heavy on Traditional Yet Feels Fresh". Benjamin Genocchio. The New York Times, January 4, 2009, CT8.
"Vancouver Gallery's New Home Energizes Emerging Show". Lloyd Dykk. Vancouver Sun, August 20, 2008.
"Group of 7: Oil Spill New Painting In Ontario". Rhiannon Vogl. Ottawa Express.
August 9, 2007.
"Back to Life With an Oil Spill", Upfront Ottawa, 2007.
Crossovers: "Oil Spill New Painting in Ontario". Valerie Doucette. Border Crossings, Dec. 2007, issue 104, p 88-90.
"Radius: Emerging Artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York". Harry Philbrick. The Aldrich contemporary Art Museum. 2006.
"Showcase". The Record, Arts, August 27. 2005
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun". Laura Hollick: Echo. vol.7 no.39, June 24-30, 2004.
"Fast Forward, Ontario". Canadian Art. Spring 2004, vol.21 no.1, p24.
"Jaclyn Conley: Girls". Dawn Owen. @Guelph, April 21, 2004. vol.48 no8.
AWARDS
2009 Golden Foundation Fellowship
2004 Imperial Tobacco Canada Artistic Development Board Grant
2003 Elizabeth Greenshields Award
2003 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2003 Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship
2002 University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship
1999 George A. Reid Juried Artistic Merit Award
1998 Mary Schneider Juried Art and Design Award
COLLECTIONS
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph ON. Graces (2003) Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program, 2004
Private collections
TEACHING
2010 Assistant Professor of Art, Painting and Drawing, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
2010 Visiting Artist, Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, PA. Painting
2009 Red Deer College Summer Series. Red Deer Alberta. Painting
2009-10 University of Hartfrod, Hartford Art School. Hartford, CT. Painting
2007 - 08 Emily Carr University of Art & Design. Vancouver BC. Visiting Artist in Painting
2003 - 04 University of Guelph School of Art and Music. Guelph, ON. Foundations Studies