Curriculum VitaeJennifer Wanner
1438 – 26A Street SW, Calgary, AB, CANADA, T3C 1K8
Telephone: (403) 240-3177 Email: Website:
Education
2007 – 2009Master of Fine Arts, The University of Western Ontario, Studio Art, London, Ontario
1996 – 1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction), Alberta College of Art and Design, Fine Art (Painting), Calgary, Alberta
1996Work/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
2017Upcoming – Absentia, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2017(Oct. 7, 2017 – Jan. 14, 2018) – Second Nature Glenbow Museum, Calgary,Alberta
2017Second Nature, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery (Helen ChristouGallery),
Lethbridge, Alberta
2013Immuto, Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, Alberta
2013Immuto, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2012Florilegium: Jennifer Wanner, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
2012Immuto, Dunlop Art Gallery (Central Gallery), Regina, Saskatchewan
2012 Immuto, The Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, Alberta
2009Ecosimulacra, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2001Collecting Ethereality, Devonian Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2001 Jacob’s Ladder / Love-in-a-Mist, Open Space (Vertical Gallery), Victoria, BC
1998Fugitive Stasis, TRUCK, +15 Window Project Space, Calgary, Alberta
1998Parallels, Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 – 2019The Future is Botanical: Jennifer Wanner and Dara Humniski, TREX Southwest, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
2014Made in Calgary: The 2000s, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
2014Main Course Discourse, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, CAMPER Bike-in
Cinema Series, Calgary, Alberta
20132nd OZON International Video Art Festival (Oct. 25 – Oct. 31, 2013), Roundabout
Gallery,Katowice, Poland
2013The News From Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of
Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2011Celebrate 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
2008All Together Now: Second Year Graduate Exhibition, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2008Pictures and Questions, artLAB, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2006Into the Garden: Sanctuary, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta
2005 Duet, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2005Alumni Drawing Show – The Button Project, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2003 Spring Group Show, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2003Three Gems, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2003Celebrating Watercolour, Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art and Design,
Calgary, Alberta
2002Self Portrait + One, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
2002Don Reichert, Mary Fox, Jennifer Wanner, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2002Projected 75, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2001 Art Walk, Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2001Group Exhibition, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2000Summer Group Show, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2000Into the Garden Again, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta
1999Exhibition for the Governor General’s Swearing In Ceremony, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
1999Alberta College of Art and Design’s Graduating Students’ Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998Bridges, Trianon Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Collaborative Projects
2015Collaborative project with Patrick Mahon - Swept Away for the exhibition Patrick Mahon:
Nonsuch Garden, Katzman Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario
Selected Awards and Honours
2016Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts and New Media Project Grant
2016Calgary Arts Development, Artist Opportunity Grant
2014Alberta 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 – 2009Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined)
2009Western Graduate Thesis Research Award, University of Western Ontario
1998Koh-I-Noor / Grumbacher Prize, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
1998Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta,
1997Masters Gallery Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
1996 – 1999President’s Honour Roll, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
1995Dean’s List, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Bibliography – Catalogues
2016Glenbow Museum. Made in Calgary: An Exploration of Art from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Ed. Melanie Kjorlien and Lindsay Moir. Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow Museum,
2016. Print.
2013Tousley, Nancy. The News From Here: 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Edmonton Alberta: Art Gallery of Alberta. 2013. Print.
2012Ylitalo, Katherine. “A Proposal of Dreadful Beauty.”DAG Volumes: No.1 (2012). Regina,
Saskatchewan: Dunlop Art Gallery, 2012: 50 – 63. Print.
2009NACHGESCHMACK (Aftertaste). catalogue, London, Ontario: McIntosh Gallery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 2009. Print.
2008Glabush, 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
2017Schnarr, J.W. “U of L exhibit sparks discussion.” Lethbridge Herald 21 March 2017.
Web.
2017Priegert, Portia. “Jennifer Wanner’s Endangered Plants.” Galleries West 26 February
2017. Web.
2016Kovler, Anna. “Patrick Mahon.” Border Crossings June – Aug. 2016: 148 – 150. Print.
2015“Art Worth Knowing.” Alberta ViewsSeptember 2015: 34 – 37. Print.
2014“Jennifer Wanner.” VideoFocus: Stigmart10 Art Review 8th Edition, October 2014: 34 –
35. Web.
2013Rollie, Tammy. “Work inspires viewers to ask questions.” Western Wheel 18 September
2013. Web.
2013Ylitalo, Katherine. “The News From Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary
Art.” Galleries West Magazine Summer 2013: 24 – 26. Print.
2013Griwkowsky, Fish. “Biennial celebrates where we are.” Edmonton Journal 26 January 2013: C1 – C2. Print.
2012Beatty, Gregory. “Art and Vegetation.”Prairie Dog Magazine 1 – 14 November 2012: 15.
Print.
2012Macpherson, Alex J. “Slicing and Splicing.”Verb Magazine 19 – 25 October 2012: 8.
Print.
2012Ylitalo, Katherine, “Florilegium: Jennifer Wanner.”Glenbow Museum Fall Calendar of
Events. Calgary, AB: Glenbow Museum, Fall 2012: 8. Print.
2012Ryan, Janice. “These posies pose disturbing questions.” Edmonton Journal 5 April 2012:
C14. Print.
2012Cook, Glenn. “Splice of Life at AGSA.” St.Albert Leader 8 March 2012: 21. Print.
2012 Hayes, Scott. “Calgary artist redefines botanical arts.” St. Albert Gazette 3 March 2012:
24. Print.
Collections
2013Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Private Collections
Residencies
2017“Lichen Lab: You Are Here”, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery,Lethbridge, Alberta
2015Banff Artist in Residence Intensive, The Banff Centre, Alberta
Artist Lectures
2017University of Lethbridge “Art Now Lecture Series” – Lethbridge, Alberta
2013Two Rivers Gallery – Prince George, British Columbia
2012University of Calgary “Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series” – Calgary, Alberta
2012Glenbow Museum – Calgary, Alberta
2012Dunlop Art Gallery – Regina, Saskatchewan
Workshops
2012 Two Rivers Art Gallery “Exquisite Corpse Fantastic Flora FamilyWorkshop”
2012Dunlop Art Gallery “Exquisite Corpse Fantastic Flora Workshop”
Interviews
2013CKUA Radio, ArtBeat, Sarah Hoyles, September 15, 2013
2012Shaw TV Calgary, go! Calgary, Phoenix, November 8, 2012
Board Member
2010 – 2012Dancers’ Studio West, Calgary, Alberta, President of the Board of Directors
Membership
Visual Arts Alberta – CARFAC
Teaching Experience
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 – 2007Art 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
Related Work and Practicum Experience
2015 – presentRepresented 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: the Royal Ontario Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2001 – 2005Represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
2002 – 2003Represented by Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1998Practicum, Trépanier - Baer Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1997 – 1998 Assistant Coordinator/Associate Coordinator, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta
1997Playwrights’ Festival, Assistant Scenic Painter, Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary, Alberta
1995 The Nutcracker, Assistant Scenic Painter, Alberta Ballet Company,
Calgary, Alberta
1995Head Scenic Artist, Sunshine Theatre Company, Kelowna, British Columbia
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