CV
Education
2013-2017 Western University, Honors Specialization in Studio Art (BFA)
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Solo Exhibitions
2018 mother / rhythm, Akin Vitrine, Toronto, ON
2017 Accumulations (Thesis Award Show), Earl Selkirk Gallery, Toronto, ON
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 100 Vases - DesignTO, The Shop, Toronto, ON [UPCOMING]
2019 Very Careful, Remote Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 booksbooksbooks (curated by Rebecca Casalino), The Brandscape, Toronto, ON
2019 Luxury and Value, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, ON
2019 Comfort In, Samara Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2019 GIFC (organized by 0-0 LA), The Costume House, Toronto, ON
2018 feelings, V.S. Studios, Toronto, ON
2018 Lost and Found, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, ON
2018 in attendance, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2018 Under One Roof (curated by Kenneth Jeffrey), Can't Complain Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2018 KID PIX (in collaboration with the AGO Youth Council), Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2017 Take Me Away, Friends and Neighbours Gallery, Montreal, QC
2017 TOMPE2017, SATELLiTE Project Space, London, ON
2017 Fellow Feeling, Artlab Gallery, London, ON
2017 Teaser, Good Sport, London ON
2016 Artist Proof Sale, Open Studio, Toronto, ON
2016 Keepers, Forest City Gallery, London ON
2016 TRAP CARD, TAP, London ON
2015 In Kind, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2015 Surface Tension, Artlab Gallery, London, ON
2015 Annual Juried Exhibition (juried by Cody Barteet, Jenna Faye Powell, Mark Kasumovic, and Susan Edelstein), Artlab Gallery, London, ON
2014 Wish List, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2013 Dada Cabaret, Artlab Gallery, London, ON
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Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
2018 Emerging Visual Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council
2017 ArtSlant Prize Showcase Winner: Sculpture, International
2017 Tony and Betsy Little Gold Medal in Visual Arts, Western University
2017 BMO 1st! Art Award Nominee, Atlantic Canada
2017 Thesis Award Show, Toronto, ON
2017 Canadian Embroiderers' Guild, Western University
2017 Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Student Donation Fund, project grant: Fellow Feeling
2016 Tony and Betsy Little Scholarship in Visual Arts, Western University
2016 Craig Henshaw Visual Arts Philanthropy Award, Western University
2016 UWO In-Course Scholarship Year IV, Western University
2016 Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Student Donation Fund, project grant: TRAP CARD
2015 Arts and Humanities Student Council Award, Western University
2013-2017 Dean's Honours List, Western University
2013 Ontario Scholar, Western University
2013 Rob Crombie Memorial Scholarship for Art, North Toronto Collegiate Institute
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Artist's Residencies
2018 Luminous Bodies, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON
2017 AGA LAB, Amsterdam, NL
2017 Sparkbox Studio, Picton, ON
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Lectures and Artist's Talks
2019 On Emerging, H.B. Beal Secondary School, London, ON
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Selected Press and Publications
2019 “10 up and coming Toronto artists you should know”, BlogTO
2016 Work Published in UPSTAIRS MAGAZINE (Vol. 1, Issue 1)
2015 Work Published in Symposium (Vol. 2, Issue 1)
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Curatorial Projects
2017 MEGAPHONE, SATELLiTE Project Space, London, ON
2016 Deep Lines, Concourse Gallery, London, ON
2015-2016 Nuit Violette: Night Art Exhibition, London, ON
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Fairs, Pop-Ups, and Fundraisers
2020 The Artist Project - Akin booth, Better Living Centre, Toronto, ON [UPCOMING]
2019 Xpace Holiday Zine and Maker Fair, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON
2019 Akin's Annual Holiday Market and Party, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
2019 UNTAPPED - The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Toronto, ON
2018 Empty Bowls, Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
2018 MOOD RING, Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON
2018 Canzine, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2018 Pop-Up Shop, Drake Commissary, Toronto, ON
2017 XMAS Fair, Studio 7, Toronto, ON
2015 Rag Bag Bazaar, Museum London, London, ON
2015 Juried Holiday Art Fair, SATELLiTE Project Space, London, ON
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Professional Experience
2019-Present Member of the Special Events and Fundraising Committee, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario
2017-2018 Member of the AGO Youth Council, Toronto, Ontario
2016-2017 Vice President of the Visual Arts Supporters Association at Western University
2016 Intern for Forest City Gallery, London, ON
2016 Intern for the Artlab Gallery, London, ON
2015-2016 President of the Visual Arts Supporters Association at Western University
2015-2017 Gallery Sitter at SATELLiTE Project Space, London, ON
2015 Intern for Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Intern for Caviar20, Toronto, ON