Curriculum Vitae Jennifer Wanner
Education 2007 – 2009 Master of Fine Arts, Western University (formerly The University of Western Ontario), Studio Art, London, Ontario 1996 – 1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction), Alberta University of the Arts (formerly Alberta College of Art and Design, Fine Art), Painting, Calgary, Alberta 1996 Work/Study Program, Assistant Scenic Painter, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta 1990 – 1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Major: Drama (Design) Minor: Art, Calgary, Alberta
Solo Exhibitions 2017 Absentia, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2017 Second Nature, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta 2017 Second Nature, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery (Helen Christou Gallery), Lethbridge, Alberta 2013 Immuto, Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, Alberta 2013 Immuto, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC 2012 Florilegium: Jennifer Wanner, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta 2012 Immuto, Dunlop Art Gallery (Central Gallery), Regina, Saskatchewan 2012 Immuto, The Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, Alberta 2009 Ecosimulacra, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 2001 Collecting Ethereality, Devonian Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2001 Jacob’s Ladder / Love-in-a-Mist, Open Space (Vertical Gallery), Victoria, BC 1998 Fugitive Stasis, TRUCK, +15 Window Project Space, Calgary, Alberta
Selected Group Exhibitions 2019 The Future is Botanical: Jennifer Wanner and Dara Humniski, TREX Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (Exhibition tour began 2017) 2018 Five Photographers: Edward Burtynsky, Anthony Redpath, M.N. (Hutch) Hutchinson, Jennifer Wanner, Dick Bakker, Paul Kuhn Gallery in conjunction with the Alberta EXPOSURE Photography Festival, Calgary, Alberta 2017 This Art Makes Me Feel…, McMullen Gallery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta 2014 Made in Calgary: The 2000s, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta 2014 Main Course Discourse, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, CAMPER Bike-in Cinema Series, Calgary, Alberta 2013 2nd OZON International Video Art Festival (Oct. 25 – Oct. 31, 2013), Roundabout Gallery, Katowice, Poland 2013 The News From Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta 2011 Celebrate the Square (International Short Film Competition), Honourable Mention Award, Mississauga Celebration Square Screens, Mississauga, Ontario 2009 NACHGESCHMACK (Aftertaste), McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 2008 All Together Now: Second Year Graduate Exhibition, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 2008 Pictures and Questions, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario 2006 Into the Garden: Sanctuary, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta 2005 Duet, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta 2005 Alumni Drawing Show – The Button Project, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta 2003 Spring Group Show, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
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2003 Three Gems, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta 2003 Celebrating Watercolour, Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta 2002 Self Portrait + One, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta 2002 Don Reichert, Mary Fox, Jennifer Wanner, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta 2002 Projected 75, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2001 Art Walk, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta 2001 Group Exhibition, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2000 Summer Group Show, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2000 Into the Garden Again, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta 1999 Exhibition for the Governor General’s Swearing In Ceremony, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario 1998 Bridges, Trianon Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Collaborative Projects 2020 Florilegia Re-Animated, Collaborative Baroque music and animation project with String Theory Music Collective presented by Calgary Renaissance Singers and Players, March 1, 2020, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Calgary, Alberta 2015 Swept Away, Collaborative project with Patrick Mahon for the exhibition Patrick Mahon: Nonsuch Garden, Katzman Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario
Public Art Projects 2019 – 2021 Absentia – Newfoundland and Labrador #6, Mural – Digital Output on Alumigraphic Panels, Commissioned by Ronmor, The Odeon Building, Calgary, Alberta
Selected Awards and Honours 2020 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant 2016 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant 2016 Calgary Arts Development, Artist Opportunity Grant 2014 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant 2008 – 2009 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2008 – 2009 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined) 2009 Western Graduate Thesis Research Award, University of Western Ontario 1998 Koh-I-Noor / Grumbacher Prize, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta 1998 Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, 1997 Masters Gallery Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta 1996 – 1999 President’s Honour Roll, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta 1995 Dean’s List, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Bibliography – Publications 2019 Ellis, Jim, ed. Intertwined Histories: Plants and their Social Contexts. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press and Calgary Institute for the Humanities. 2019. Print. 2017 Bingeman, Shannon. The Future is Botanical. Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Society of Artists and The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. 2017. Print.
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2016 Kjorlien, Melanie and Lindsay Moir, eds. Made in Calgary: An Exploration of Art from the 1960s to the 2000s. Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow Museum, 2016. Print. 2013 Tousley, Nancy. The News From Here: 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. Edmonton, Alberta: Art Gallery of Alberta. 2013. Print. 2012 Ylitalo, Katherine. “A Proposal of Dreadful Beauty.” DAG Volumes: No.1 (2012). Regina, Saskatchewan: Dunlop Art Gallery, 2012: 50 – 63. Print. 2009 NACHGESCHMACK (Aftertaste). catalogue, London, Ontario: McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 2009. Print. 2008 Glabush, Sky. Pictures and Questions: The Cohen Explorations Seminar Examines Pictorial Construction 2008. catalogue, London, ON: artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 2007. Print.
Bibliography – Articles and Reviews 2020 Ylitalo, Katherine. “Work of Art: Absentia – Newfoundland and Labrador #6.” Avenue March 2020: 106. Print and Web. 2018 Chrysanthou, Samantha and Darwin Wiggett, eds. “Periculum: Interview with Jennifer Wanner.” League Issue 2. 2018: 42 – 49. Print. 2017 Eggermont, Marjan, Norbert Hoeller, and Tom McKeag, eds. “Portfolio: Jennifer Wanner.” ZQ21. Zygote Quarterly, Vol. 4. 2017: 58 – 81. Web. 2017 Schnarr, J.W. “U of L exhibit sparks discussion.” Lethbridge Herald 21 March 2017. Web. 2017 Priegert, Portia. “Jennifer Wanner’s Endangered Plants.” Galleries West 26 February 2017. Web. 2016 Kovler, Anna. “Patrick Mahon.” Border Crossings, June – Aug. 2016: 148 – 150. Print. 2015 “Art Worth Knowing.” Alberta Views September 2015: 34 – 37. Print. 2014 “Jennifer Wanner.” VideoFocus: Stigmart10 Art Review 8th Edition October 2014: 34 – 35.
Collections Alberta Foundation for the Arts Royal Bank of Canada Private Collections
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Residencies 2017 “Lichen Lab: You Are Here”, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta 2015 Banff Artist in Residence Intensive, The Banff Centre, Alberta
Artist Lectures 2020 String Theory Music Collective Concert “Florilegia Re-Animated” Pre-show Chat, Calgary, AB 2018 Calgary Institute for the Humanities, “Living with Plants” – University of Calgary, AB 2018 Nickle Galleries “Nickle at Noon Lecture Series”, University of Calgary – Calgary, AB 2017 Glenbow Museum – Calgary, Alberta 2017 University of Lethbridge “Art Now Lecture Series” – Lethbridge, Alberta 2013 Two Rivers Gallery – Prince George, British Columbia 2012 University of Calgary “Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series” – Calgary, Alberta 2012 Glenbow Museum – Calgary, Alberta 2012 Dunlop Art Gallery – Regina, Saskatchewan
Workshop and Teaching Experience 2018 Esker Foundation “It’s Alive!: Urban Botanical Watercolour” 2017 – 2018 TREX Southwest, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program, Visiting Artist Workshop Series for The Future is Botanical: Rocky Mountain House, Exshaw, Black Diamond, Calgary, and Sundre, AB 2012 Two Rivers Art Gallery “Exquisite Corpse Fantastic Flora Family Workshop” 2012 Dunlop Art Gallery “Exquisite Corpse Fantastic Flora Workshop” 2011 (Fall) Sessional Instructor, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, ART 301 Studies in Contemporary Canadian Art 2011 (Winter) Guest Lecturer, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, ART 301 Studies in Contemporary Canadian Art 2008 – 2009 Co-Teaching, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, VAS 1020 Foundation of Visual Arts 2008 (Winter) Teaching Assistant, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, VAH 385 Introduction to Museum Studies 2007 (Fall) Teaching Assistant, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, VAS 274A Art Now: exploration of contemporary art production 1999 – 2007 Art and Drama Instructor (adult: painting and drawing & children: painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and drama), Wildflower Arts Centre and North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre (The City of Calgary), Calgary, Alberta
Interviews 2013 CKUA Radio, ArtBeat, Sarah Hoyles, September 15, 2013 2012 Shaw TV Calgary, go! Calgary, Phoenix, November 8, 2012
Board Member 2010 – 2012 Dancers’ Studio West, Calgary, Alberta, President of the Board of Directors
Membership Visual Arts Alberta – CARFAC
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Related Work and Practicum Experience 2015 – present Represented by Paul Kuhn Gallery 2006 Assistant to the Coordinator, Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization, The Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Touring: Royal Ontario Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 2001 – 2005 Represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta 2002 – 2003 Represented by Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 1998 Practicum, Trépanier - Baer Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 1997 – 1998 Assistant Coordinator/Associate Coordinator, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta 1997 Playwrights’ Festival, Assistant Scenic Painter, Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary, Alberta 1995 The Nutcracker, Assistant Scenic Painter, Alberta Ballet Company, Calgary, Alberta
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