Education

2006-2008
York University, Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Painting

1997-2002
Alberta College of Art + Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Painting

1994-1997
EL Crossley Centre for the Arts, Visual Arts Diploma with Distinction

Solo Exhibitions

2008
YYZ Artists' Outlet, Business as Unusual, Toronto, Canada
Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Overtake the Document, Toronto, Canada

2007
Made, Myself as Chevron, Toronto, Canada

2004
Atom Heart, Upshot, Montreal, Canada

2002
Marion Nicoll Gallery, Atomizer, Calgary, Canada

Group Exhibitions

2010
PNCA | Flux Gallery, Signs of Change, Curator Chloe Dietz, Portland, United States

2009
Centre CLARK, Atelier Portes Ouvertes, Curator Yann Pocreau, Montreal, Canada
Diaz Contemporary, Air Conditioned Jungle, Curator Gregory Elgstrand, Toronto, Canada
TRUCK Contemporary Art, Base Camp, Curator Renato Vitic + Scott Rogers, Calgary, Canada
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Where Have All the Radicals Gone, Halifax, Canada

2008
Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts, Soapbox, Halifax, Canada
Red Head Gallery, Nuit Blanche, Insomnia, Curator Tara Marshall, Toronto, Canada
Xpace Gallery, Love, Us., Curator Sarah Todd, Toronto, Canada
Made, Radiant Dark, Curator Shaun Moore + Julie Nicholson, Toronto, Canada
The Gales Gallery, Refusing the Frame, Curator Carla Garnet + Sally McKay, Toronto, Canada

2007
Archive Gallery, Playing in Traffic, Curator Patricia Christie + Karen Eull, Toronto, Canada
Red Head Gallery, Nuit Blanche, Insomnia, Curator Peter Kingstone, Toronto, Canada
A Space Gallery, One-Minute Activist Art, Curator Rebecca McGowan, Toronto, Canada
Red Head Gallery, Milk. Milk. Lemonade, Toronto, Canada
Toronto Transit Commission, Contact, Transit Stories, Curator Sharon Switzer, Toronto, Canada
The Gales Gallery, Here’s Where We Meet, Curator Ben Portis + Sara Knelman, Toronto, Canada
Toronto Dominion Centre, ART@suite500, Curator Ben Diaz + Yam Lau, Toronto, Canada

2006
Loop Gallery, Art to Ease Crappy Conversations, Toronto, Canada
The Stride Gallery, Hair, Calgary, Canada
The DeLeon White Gallery, Apertura, Curator Elizabeth Sale, Toronto, Canada
Xpace Gallery, Animals You Can Put in Your Art, Curator Pat Colosimo, Toronto, Canada

2005
The Long Hall, Collision, Curator Vanessa Yanow, Montreal, Canada
Xpace Gallery, Wall+Paper, Curator Matthew Nye, Toronto, Canada

2004
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Artrageous, Calgary, Canada
The Stride Gallery, Garden of Earthly Delights, Calgary, Canada

2002
Combine, Size Small, Curator Atom Deguire + Amber Hebert, Calgary, Canada
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, First Degree: Recent Graduates’, Calgary, Canada

2001
Art Gallery of Calgary, Burn Graceland Burn, Curator Bart Habermiller, Calgary, Canada
Marion Nicoll Gallery, Rue Brilliant, Calgary, Canada

2000
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Where Are You Now, Halifax, Canada

Public Interventions

2009
Centre CLARK, APO as part of Atelier Portes Ouvertes, Montreal, Canada
TRUCK Contemporary Art, Magic Can Be Found Here as part of Base Camp, Calgary, Canada
Paseo del Prado, You Have a Long History, Havana, Cuba

2007
Yossi Milo Gallery, June Bridesmaid, New York City, United States
Central Park, Piss on Turf, Active Drive, Standstill, New York City, United States
The Tree Museum, Needs, Muskoka, Canada
Region of Pelham, We Pedestrian, Niagara, Canada
Toronto Island, Farm Road as Four Lane, Toronto, Canada

2006
Altes Museum, All Art Has Been Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
Prague Castle Royal Palace, Borderline, Prague, Czech Republic
Old Town Square, Tourist Tape, Prague, Czech Republic
Whitney Parliament Block, One Step Beyond, Toronto, Canada
Toronto Transit Commission, In Transit, Toronto, Canada
Trinity Bellwoods Park, The Careless Eye, Toronto, Canada

2005
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Your Ad Here, My Art There, Montreal, Canada
Short Hills Provincial Park, Idle Wood, Niagara, Canada
Washington Square Park, Wish You Were Here, New York City, United States

2004
Tate Modern, Hol[e]d Up, London, England
Trafalgar Square, Old is the New New, London, England
Saatchi Gallery, Hijacked by Haste. London, England

2002
Nose Hill Park, The Rough Road Ahead, Calgary, Canada
Parc Lafontaine, Like Stop Signs & Yield Posts, Montreal, Canada

2001
The Art Institute of Chicago, Earmark Kelly, Chicago, United States
Battery Park, My Parade, New York City, United States

1999
Brooklyn Museum, Past Post, New York City, United States

Press and Publications

2009
Delgado, Jerome . "Dans l'antre des artistes", Le Devoir. Montreal. October 16, 2009.
Dault, Gerry Michael. “Gallery Going”, The Globe and Mail. Toronto. August 15, 2009.
Saint-Pierre, Francois Xavier. “Air Conditioned Jungle: A Streetside Safari”, Canadian Art Magazine. Toronto. August 13, 2009.
Strowbridge, Mark. "Velvet Ropes Need Not Apply", FFWD Magazine. Calgary. July 23, 2009.

2008
Dazibao, Centre de Photographies Actuelles. “Standstill”, Jeune Tête D’affiche. Montreal. 2008.
Sandals, Leah. “Some Politics With Your Perusing?”, National Post. Canada. July 12, 2008.

2007
Manley, Claudia. “Situations: an interview with Atom Deguire”, Locus Suspectus. Edmonton. 2007, p. 8-12.
Eull, Karen. Playing In Traffic Art Catalogue. Toronto. 2007, p. 10-11.

2005
Pashak, Natasha. “The Art Drain”, Alberta Views. Calgary. April May 2005, p. 38-43.

2002
Innes, Skot and Natasha Pashak. Recent Graduates’ Catalogue. Calgary. 2002, p. 115.
MacNevin, Brian. Current Projects: Contemporary Fine Arts Review. Calgary. 2002, p. 2-4.
Streit, Kelly. “Artful Fashion”. Avenue Magazine. Calgary. September 2002, p. 41-46.

Conferences and Invited Lectures

2008
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Dorkbot Lecture Series, Toronto, Canada

Residencies

2007
The Tree Museum, Muskoka, Canada

Curatorial Projects

2002
Combine, Size Small, Curator Atom Deguire + Amber Hebert, Calgary, Canada

Academic Appointments

2007-2008
York University, Faculty of Fine Arts: Department of Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada
Studio Instructor, Drawing: Perception, Proportion, and Structure

York University, Faculty of Fine Arts: Department of Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada
Studio Instructor, Painting: Composition, Space, and Colour

2006-2007
York University, Faculty of Fine Arts: Department of Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada
Studio Instructor, Drawing: Abstract, Conceptual, and Expressive Image Making

Professional Activities

2006-2008
York University, Exhibition Committee, Visiting Artist Committee, Toronto, Canada

2006-2007
York University, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Toronto, Canada

2005-2009
Holt Renfrew, Art Direction, Window Design, Freelance Artist, Toronto, Canada

1997-1999
TRUCK Contemporary Art, Gallery Assistant, Calgary, Canada

Public And Corporate Collections

2007
Framework Foundation, Toronto, Canada
Engineering Concepts Niagara, Niagara, Canada

2006
Art Gallery of Ontario, Archival Holdings, Toronto, Canada

2002
Engineering Concepts Niagara, Niagara, Canada

Honours and Awards

2008
Dazibao, Centre de Photographies Actuelles, Jeune Tête D’affiche
York University, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Research Cost Funding Grant
York University, Travel Grant for Art Production

2007
Lawrence Heisey Award, Scholarship for Creative Achievement
York University, Site Specific Art Commission
York University, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Fieldwork Cost Funding Grant
York University, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Research Cost Funding Grant
York University, Travel Grant for Art Production

2006
York University, Scholarship for Academic Excellence

2002
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Art Production Grant

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