C.V.

EDUCATION:

2004-2007
Master of Fine Arts
Concordia University, Montreal QC, Canada

2006                                   
Semester Abroad
Bauhaus University, Weimar Germany

2000-2002                  
Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Printmaking
Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary AB, Canada

1996-1998           
Diploma of Display & Design Major in Visual Communication
Graduated with Distinction
Langara College, Vancouver BC, Canada

1994                                   
Foundation Year of Applied Arts
University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia

RESIDENCIES:

2011                
Victoria BC
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria – LAB Invited Artist in Residence

2008                 
Winnipeg MB
Art City- Invited Artist to direct a weeklong workshop

Bragg Creek AB
Writers Guild of Alberta- YouthWrite: Invited Artist in Residence
                                   
2007                                   
Berlin Germany
Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt; Works in Public Spaces

Brag Creek AB
Writers Guild of Alberta – YouthWrite: Invited Artist in Residence                                                                     

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

2008           
Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario
Copy Camp Invited speaker on copyright laws in Canada.

2007                                   
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Alberta
Invited Talk Artist Presentation

2006                  
Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario
Copy Camp Invited speaker on copyright laws in Canada.

Bauhaus University, Weimar Germany
International Artist Series Artist presentation

2005                 
Concordia University, Montreal QC
Colloquium on Artist Residencies Researched Presentation

Concordia University, Montreal QC
Pre-press Workshop Undergraduate Tutorial

Concordia University, Montreal QC
Photoshop Workshop Undergraduate Tutorial

2004                  
Concordia University, Montreal QC
Artist Presentation Undergraduate Seminar

Concordia University, Montreal QC
Artist Presentation MFA Seminar

2002                 
The Banff Centre, Banff AB
Artist Presentation Self Directed Researchers

 A-Channel, Calgary AB Canada
Television Interview

Glenbow Museum of Contemporary Art, Calgary AB
Photo-Transfer Workshop Assistant for artist Laurel Johannesson

GRANTS & AWARDS:

2007      
Canada Council for the Arts – International Travel Grant
                                     
2006                                   
CIAM & Hexagram - Travel Grant
(Centre Interuniversitarie des Arts Mediatiques)
Concordia University, Montreal Canada

2005                                    
CIAM & Hexagram – Research and Production Grant
Concordia University, Montreal Canada

2002                                   
Printmaking Travel Scholarship
Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

Nominated for the Board of Governors Award
Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada

2001                                   
Illingworth Kerr Travel Scholarship
Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2008                                   
Instructor: Introduction to Screen Printing, extended studies
The Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB

Summer Art Instructor
North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre, Calgary AB

2007                                   
Instructor: Digital Print Media
Concordia University, Montreal QC

2006                 
Co-Instructor: Lithography
Concordia University, Montreal QC

2005
Teaching Assistant: 4th Level Advanced Printmaking
Instructor Shawn Bailey Concordia University, Montreal QC 

Teaching Assistant: Projects in Print Media
Instructor Jennifer Willet  Concordia University, Montreal QC

PUBLISHED WORK:
2007                                   
Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt/ Jahrbuch
Artist Catalog
Berlin, Germany

HTMLles 8 Crowd Control
DVD Catalog produced by Studio XX
Montreal, Canada

Compression
Artist Catalog; Concordia MFA exhibition                 
Montreal, Canada

The Vue Weekly
Tegan Forbes' Unlikely Places Form a Topography of Experience
Written by Mary Christa O'Keefe. February 01, 2007.
Edmonton, Canada

The Edmonton Journal
Tagging Society at Large
Written by Mari Sasano. Friday January 12, 2007.
Edmonton, Canada

2006                 
Canadian Art Magazine
Winter 2006 Volume 23 Number 4, p.17.
Canada

Weimar Day Today
Publication by the Bauhaus University
Weimar, Germany

2005                 
Decalage
Artist Catalog by the Parisian Laundry
Montreal, Canada

MEMBER:
APPROPRIATION ART COALITION                                                                        Canada

LA CENTRALE POWERHOUSE GALERIE                                                       Montreal QC

SKOL GALERIE                                                                                                             Montreal QC

WHIMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)                  Canada

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Intaglio, Lithography, Relief and Screen printing techniques.

Graphic based media such as: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, Final Cut Pro, and DVD Studio Pro,

Web Design, Video, Public Space installation

Large format digital printmaking