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09.01.2010

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2007-2003 | BFA Sculpture with Distinction, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2009 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Production Grant
2007 | Alberta College of Art and Design Board of Governors’ Award
             Ivan Sellers Memorial Scholarship
2006 | Jason Lang Memorial Award for the Arts
2005 | Jason Lang Memorial Award for the Arts
2004 | Jason Lang Memorial Award for the Arts

EXHIBITION HISTORY

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011 | Remembering Youth, Contrary Projects, Regina, SK
2007 | Autograph Signing (performance), ACAD, Calgary, AB
2006 | Brilliant: A Retrospective (w. Erin van Wijk), The Ivan Gallery, Calgary, AB
            Call for Submissions, The Instigation Station, Calgary, AB
            The Elephant in the Room, The Ivan Gallery, Calgary, AB
            Box Dance (performance w. Caitlin Thompson), The Harris Show, Calgary, AB

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 | ROLE: The Directors' Show, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
2008 | Future’s So Bright, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, AB
2007 | ACAD Grad Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
            The Multitaskers (curated), Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
            The Instigation Station Presents, The Ivan Gallery, Calgary, AB
2006 | Frankenstein’s Place, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2005 | Sculpture Wrap Exhibition, ACAD, Calgary, AB
            IKG³, ACAD, Calgary, AB

INSTALLATIONS & INTERVENTIONS
2011 | Remembering Youth, Cathedral Village Arts Festival
2007 | Café Ivan, The Ivan Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
            Fan Mail, Mail Art (postcards), across Canada
            Autograph Signing (performance w. Caitlin Thompson and Ian Ward), ACAD, Calgary, AB
2006 | Self-Publishing Series, Various Restaurant Menus, Calgary and Edmonton,AB
            La Théâtre, Luke Lindoe Library Viewing Room (permanent), ACAD, Calgary, AB
            Ways to Say I Love You, Public Interventions, Calgary,AB
            The Bed Project, Abandoned Concrete Planter, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2005 | Please Wait to Be Seated, North Hill Shopping Centre Restroom, Calgary, AB

ARTIST TALKS
2011 | Contrary Projects, Regina, SK
2009 | Professional Practices for Artists, Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre, Calgary, AB
2007 | The Multitaskers, Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 | Viader Knowles, Rachelle. "Hilary Knutson at Contrary Projects", exhibition text (Regina: Contrary Projects)
2007 | McVeigh, Jennifer. “Graduation Day”. FastForward Weekly, vol.12, no. 21.
            Thompson, Caitlin. “Project Work: Current Arts Community Development at the Alberta College of Art & Design”. Current Projects: Contemporary Fine Art Review, Issue no. 7, April 2007.

PUBLISHED WRITING
2007 | Knutson, Hilary. “Lisa Benschop: Souvenir”. Current Projects: Contemporary Fine Art Review, Issue no. 7, April 2007.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
2010            | Curatorial Assistant, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2010-2009 | Curatorial Assistant, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2009-2007 | Gallery Director, Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
                        Organizational Representative, Alberta Association of Artist-Run Centres
                        Volunteer, various casino fundraisers, Calgary, AB
2009-2008 | Board Member, Media and Visual Arts Housing Society, Calgary, AB
2009            | Organizational Representative, Calgary Visual Arts, AB
2008            | Juror, ArtAwareness Wearable Art Event, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2007-2006 | Creator and Curator, The Instigation Station, Calgary, AB
                        Gallery Coordinator, IVAN Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2007            | Editor and Contributor, Current Projects: Contemporary Fine Art Review, Calgary, AB
2006            | Archive/Research Assistant, Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
                        Juror, The Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
                        Volunteer, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB

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