EDUCATION:
MFA Masters of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)
York University Toronto, Ontario, 2005
Thesis Exhibition and Paper, mә:rmәr: resuscitating a dialogue within the body
UTP University Teaching Practicum: Professional Development in University Teaching and Learning
York University, Centre for the Support Teaching Toronto, Ontario, 2005
North Island College Comox Valley, British Columbia 2001 -2002
Self-directed Independent Study Silkscreen (FIN 284)
Self-directed Independent Study Mixed Media (FIN 298)
Ontario College of Art and Design Toronto, Ontario 2000
Intermediate Lithography (PRNT 3CO3)
B.A Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree 2000
University of Toronto & Sheridan College Toronto, Ontario
Art and Art History Specialist
Gender Studies Minor
Studio Arts Diploma
AWARDS:
SSHRC Social Science and Humanities Research Council: Connections Grant 2016 Where is Here? Small Cities, Deep Mapping and Sustainable Futures Principle Investigator: Dr. Nicole Vaugeois (VIU), Project Coordinator: Sharon Karsten (SFU), Technical Director: Alanna Williams (VIU)
Co-applicants: Sara Vipond (NIC); Dr. William Garrett-Petts (TRU); Matt Rader (UBC Okanagan); Dr. Pam Shaw (VIU), Angela Somerset (CVAG Gallery)
Stong Farm House Residency
MFA (Visual Arts) Program, York University 2004, 2005
Talent Award for Studio Practices Scholarship
MFA (Visual Arts) Program, York University 2003
Canadian Art Foundation Award for Community Involvement
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1999
Canadian Art Foundation Award for Community Involvement
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1998
Canadian Art Foundation Award for Studio Work
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1997
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS:
a releasing breath: sara vipond & joel d. 2011 Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay BC
sensorial intimacies 2007 Artbutus Arts Gallery, Hornby Island BC
mә:rmәr 2005 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto ON “act one” 1999Erindale Studio Theatre, Mississauga ON
GUEST CURATOR EXHIBITIONS:
Printed Matter: Sylwia Gustyn and Lukas J Roy (Guest Curator) 2015 MacMillan Art Center, Parkville BC Layered Democracy:Print4 (Guest Curator) 2014 George Sawchuck Gallery, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay BC to follow a line: contemporary drawing (Guest Curator) 2012 Campbell River Public Art Gallery, Campbell River BC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Walking as Mapping: A Creative Laboratory 2016 Shadbolt Studios, North Island College, Comox Valley BC Re.search 2015 Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay BC
Faculty Exhibition, North Island College 2013 Campbell River Public Art Gallery, Campbell River BC
Sara Vipond, Persimmon Blackridge, Elaine Savoie 2010 Hornby Hall, Hornby Island BC
Footprint 2008 Campbell River Public Art Gallery, Campbell River BC
Elaine Savoie, Sara Vipond & Cimarron Knight 2008Hornby Hall, Hornby Island BC
Saturation 2007 The Muir Gallery, Courtenay BC
The Savoie Farm Art Show 2007 Savoie Farm, Hornby Island BC
Prints & Sculptures: Derek Cowan & Sara Vipond 2006 Joe King Art at the Park, Hornby Island BC
Small Comets 2005 64 steps, Toronto ON
Terminal Degree 2005 The Gallery, York University, Toronto ON
Suite 500 2005 Ernst & Young Tower, TD Centre, Toronto ON
Sacred/Profane 2004 Red Head Gallery, Toronto ON
Rumble on the Edge of Town 2004 The Gallery, York University, Toronto ON
Nice to Meet You … 2003 The Gallery, York University, Toronto ON
… not plastic 2000 Blue Moon, Toronto ON
fertile minds 2000 Blue Moon, Toronto ON
free 1999 606, Toronto ON
Grad Show 1999Blackwood Art Gallery, Mississauga ON
dichotomous 1999 Gallery 401, Toronto ON
stitch yourself 1999 Erindale Studio Theatre, Mississauga ON
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR
Emily Carr University External Degree Program - North Island College, Comox Valley BC
Art History: Introduction to Feminism, Gender and Cultural Studies AHIS 320 fall 2016 · special topic course The Body Politic: The Sight/Site of Social Agency
· creation of Course Reader, syllabus, slide lectures, moodle site, class facilitation, grading
Humanities: Visual Arts Seminar HUMN 311 summer 2009 & spring 2014
· special topic (created by instructor): Refiguring Subjectivity: The Body as Site and Sight
· creation of Course Reader, syllabus, slide lectures, moodle site, class facilitation, grading
Art History Studies in Modern Art AHIS 325 spring 2011 & summer 2013
· special topic (created by instructor): After Modern Art 1945 – 2000
· creation of course syllabus, slide lectures, moodle site, class facilitation and marking assignments
Humanities: Visual Arts Seminar HUMN 311 summer 2010
· special topic (created by instructor): Intersections of Visual Communication
· creation of course syllabus, slide lectures, class facilitation and marking assignments
Art Now : Studies in Contemporary Art AHIS 304 spring 2010
· senior academic seminar, examines the art and theory of International art of the last decade
· creation of Course Reader, syllabus, slide lectures, class facilitation and marking assignments
North Island College Comox Valley, British Columbia
Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture I FIN 100 fall 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture II FIN 101 winter 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Modern Art History and Design FIN 250 fall 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
· first and second year courses: creation of course syllabus, lectures, blackboard learn sites, class facilitation, assignments and grading.
STUDIO INSTRUCTOR
Emily Carr University External Degree Program - North Island College Comox Valley, British Columbia
Senior Studio VAST 410 - 6 credit spring 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 fall 2012, 2015,
Visual Art Special Topic: SPACE & PLACE VAST 310 - 6 credit fall 2015
Visual Art Special Topic: Creative Research VAST 310 - 6 credit spring 2016
Visual Art Projects VAST 313 - 6 credit spring 2014
Print Media: Screen print Special Topic: Multiplicity PRNT 324 fall 2014
Drawing: The Human Body DRWG 315 fall 2012
Print Media: Directed Projects PRNT 313 - 6 credit fall 2010
Drawing: Drawing Studio DRWG 308 - 6 credit fall 2009
Drawing Ideas DRWG 303 fall 2008
· each course is a third or fourth year senior studio, three to six credit course, three to six hours weekly
· creation of syllabus, lectures, technical demonstrations, class facilitation and grading
North Island College Comox Valley, British Columbia
Serigraph Studio FIN 217 winter 2014, 2015, 2016
Creative Processes FIN 140 fall 2014, 2015
· creation of syllabus, lectures, blackboard learn sites, technical demonstrations,
class facilitation and grading
York University Toronto, Ontario
Screen printing VISA 2074 spring 2005
Drawing, Abstraction VISA 2082 spring 2005
Screen printing VISA 2074 fall 2004
Drawing, Representational VISA 2081 3.0 fall 2004
· each course is a first year studio, three credit course, three hours weekly
· slide lectures, technical demonstrations, marking assignments and class facilitation
STUDIO TECHNICIAN
North Island College Comox Valley, British Columbia
Print Media and Sculpture spring 2009 -2012
· instruct a variety of print demos
· facilitate open sculpture studios
Print Media, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing fall 2007 & spring 2008
· instruct a variety of technical demonstrations, responsible for the up keep and organization of the studios
· assist Instructors in preparation of equipment for their class
Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario
Sculpture Studio 1997-1999
· supervision of students operating machinery and equipment, inventory and selling of studio supplies
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP
York University Toronto, Ontario
Lithography VISA 2070 3.0 winter 2004
· preparation of technical demonstrations and studio technician for open studio
TUTORIAL LEADER
York University Toronto, Ontario
Critical Issues in the Studio VISA 1000 3.0 fall 2003
· lead two weekly one hour tutorial lectures
· marking the assignments of fifty students
ARTIST TALKS / PANELS / WORKSHOPS / ASSOCIATIONS:
Where is Here? Small Cities, Deep Mapping and Sustainable Futures Symposium Courtenay BC 2016
· Panel Talk: Re-positioning a Sense of Place: Contemporary Artists Cultivate, Retaliate, Respond
Comox Valley Printmakers Association First Director (2015/2016 & 2016/2017) and Founding Member Incorporated under the BC Society’s Act as a non-profit Association. Membership is open to the public, members are engaged in or interested in Visual Arts and Printmaking.
McMillian Art Center, Parksville BC April 2015
· Curatorial Talk for exhibition: Histories & Matter: Lukas J Roy and Sylwia Gustyn
Comox Valley Art Gallery Public Dialogue Series: Voices of Fire Series
· Art and Education: Can creativity be taught? Invited speaker.
Emily Carr University and North Island College Lectures Series: Artist Talks 2012 - present
· Coordinator for the lectures series
The Youth Art Design and Screen Printing Program March 2014
· This program is a partnership between the Comox Valley Art Gallery, the Wachiay Friendship Center
and the Community Justice Center
· Screen print Instructor
CBC Radio Interview: North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay June 2012
· Interview highlighting my curatorial perspective for exhibition - to follow a line: contemporary drawing
Comox Valley Art Gallery Artist Talk Fall 2012
· Artist Talk outlining my Art Practice to accompany the exhibition a releasing breath
Emily Carr University & North Island College Artist Talk Lecture Series, Comox Valley, Fall 2008.
· Artist Talk outlining my Art Practice
Jeffery Rubinoff Sculpture Park Symposia, Hornby Island, Spring 2008.
· Symposia in the Company of Ideas: Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Modernism - Panelist
Collectible Mail Art Workshop, Hornby Island Arts Council Grant, Spring 2007
· Postcards from the Rock with Sara Vipond & Cimarron Knight
Woodblock Printing with Derek Cowan & Sara Vipond, Hornby Island, 2006. Funded by Real Hornby Promotions