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Andrea Williamson
b. 1984, Calgary, AB
Lives and Works in Calgary
Email: andrealindaw@gmail.com
Web: www.andreawilliamson.com
Education:
Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario
Independent Summer Residency, 2008
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
B.F.A. Double major in Media Art and Fine Art, 2007
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
Exchange Student, 2006
University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Foundation Year Program (FYP), 2003
Solo Exhibitions:
Eyes as Skin and Shapes cut out, Untitled Arts Society, Calgary, 2009
Christmas at the Williamson Household, Anna Leonowens Gallery, 2007
The Smoke Clouded above the Houses, The New Gallery +15 window, 2006
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Spawn Silent Auction, Arrata Opera Centre, Calgary, 2009
A Book About Death, Emily Harvie Foundation Gallery, New York, NY, 2009
ISR group show, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, 2008
Emmedia Scholarship/Bars n’ Tones, Emmedia, Calgary, 2007
Fissure, Untitled Arts Society, Calgary, 2007
Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams, Eyelevelgallery, Halifax, 2007
Here it is! Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, 2007
Atlantic Waves Feminist Conference, Khyber Arts Centre, Halifax, 2006
Y-Level, Eyelevelgallery, Halifax, 2006
The Harris Show, ACAD, Calgary, 2006
Heavy, Hifi club, Calgary, AB, 2006
MADT festival, ACAD, Calgary, AB, 2006
MADT puts out, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, AB, 2006
Art Language Text, NSCAD, Halifax, NS, 2005
Printed Matter, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, 2004
Clown Show, Khyber Club, Halifax, NS, 2004
Video Workshop Screening, Khyber Club, Halifax, NS, 2004
Experimental Sound Night, NSCAD Boardroom, Halifax, NS, 2004
Show Off! Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB, 2002
Awards/Honorariums:
EMMEDIA Bars N Tones Scholarship, Production Access
NSCAD Travel Assistance to New York City
EMMEDIA Homegrown Series Scholarship, Digital Sugar Cubed Curatorial Program
MacKenzie Fund Merit Award
Alexander Rutherford Scholarship
Marjorie Cool Award and Scholarship
Residencies:
Independent Summer Residency, Toronto School of Art, Canada (May-August 2008)
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst County, VA (Nov.-Dec. 2007)
Memberships:
Elephant Artist Relief
Untitled Arts Society
The New Gallery Board of Directors, secretary
Truck Gallery
Stride Gallery
Writing Projects/Publications:
Visual arts contributor for FFWD magazine, Calgary
Reviews published at http://www.shotgun-review.ca
Essay reviewing the work of media artist Kenneth Doren, published in EMMEDIA’s book EM25.
Curatorial essay accompanying Digital Sugar Cubed program