Curriculum Vitae

Education and Professional Development:

2004     Artist in Residence, EM/Media, Calgary, AB
2000 & 2001 Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
1997     Artist in Residence, Est Nord Est, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec
1996            Associate, Digital Imaging, Media and Visual Arts, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff
1995     Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
1991     Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Solo Exhibitions:

2007     All That Glitters…, 1000000mph, London, UK
2006     Talk Back, Artist-in-Residence and Exhibition, The Dunlop Gallery, Regina, SK
Shuz, EMMedia, Calgary, AB
2004     Friday, February 13^th, 2004, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002     Wish You Were Here, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB           
Niagara Falls - Shelley Ouellet, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
2001     Wish You Were Here, AKA Artists Centre, Saskatoon, SK           
Wish You Were Here, Galerie Connexion, Fredericton, NB           
Wish You Were Here, Niagara Artists’ Company, St. Catharines, ON
2000     Bonjour, Je m’appelle Shelley Ouellet, L’Oeill de Poisson, Québec City, PQ
1999     Marilyn, Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC           
Aviary, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
Entomology, Neutral Ground, Regina, Saskatchewan
1998            Entomology, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Entomology, The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC           
Entomology, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC
            Entomology, Project Room, The Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
1997     Quilt, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1995            Entomology, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1994            Entomology, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB
Bunnies, The Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts Window Project, Calgary, AB

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2007     Alberta Formed, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
2006     Tag, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB (two-person collaborative with Erin MacMillan)
2005     Stride 20^th Anniversary Exhibition, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
Beyond Emma Lake: Contemporary Art of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2004            Shimmering Spectacles, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
Summer Exhibition,  Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB
2003     Beyond the Beauty, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
2002  Alberta Biennial, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
Alberta Biennial, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
hereweare, exhibition weework productions, G. Koh and P. Klygo, Toronto, ON
ACAD Faculty Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
ArtThrob, Articule Gallery, Montréal, PQ
2001            Obessions, The Works Festival/Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2000     New Fiber Work, Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
            Shiny, Galerie 101, Ottawa, ON
            Recent Acquisitions, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999     Shiny, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
Light a Match, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
1997     Recent Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Calgary, AB
            30th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
1996     Alberta Biennial, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
            Alberta Biennial, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
            The Faculty Collects, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MA
            Numbered Company, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MA
1995             Mysteries of the Flesh, The University of Lethbridge, Calgary, AB
            Copy, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary AB

Bibliography:

Abercrombie, Nora, Visual Arts, Vue Weekly, Nov. 13-19, 1998
Anderson, Jack, ‘Entomology’ a mesmerizing installation, The Leader Post Regina, Mar. 11, 1999, Section D, p.1
Anderson, Jack, Ouellet’s work gives teenagers a voice, The Leader Post Regina, Mar. 8, 2006, Section A, p.11
Andresen, Kim, Installation Art: a community through time, Artichoke Magazine, Fall/Winter 2002, p. 19
Balcean, Jo-Anne, Hobbs, Peter, Art Throb: The Culture of Obsession, Articule Gallery, May 2002
Bouchard, Gilbert A, Shiny exhibit addresses consumer culture, SEE Magazine, Sept.23,1999, p.21
Bouchard, Gilbert A, ‘Obsession’ normalizes compulsion, The Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2001, Section B, p. 5-6
Blades, Joe, Editor, Great Lakes Logia, Broken Jaw Press, 2001, ISBN 1-896647-70-7
Black, Anthea, For me? Why, you shouldn’t have!, FFWD Magazine, September 07, 2006, p. 44
Coomer, Martin, Reviews, Shelley Ouellet, Time Out London, Jan 3-10, 2007, p. 43
Bridges, Lois, Art biennial breaks new ground, Alberta Connections, Fall 1996, p. 12
Cronin, Ray, Shows highlight Canadian tourist destinations, The Daily Gleaner, March 31, 2001, Section B, p.5
Crevier, Lyne, L’obession du Réel (et si ce n’était qu’un leurre?), Vie Des Arts, No. 187, Summer 2002, p. 86
Dawn, Leslie, Aviary by Shelley Ouellet and a cast of thousands, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 2000
Devitt, Ron, Aviary exhibit takes on different look, The Lethbridge Herald, May 7, 99, Sect A, p.17
Dickert, Diane, Gartley, Vera, Ouellet, Shelley, Stamp, Arlene, Entomology, Alternator Art Gallery, Jan, 1999
Ecklund, Janine, Travis doing his part to help set a record, The Lethbridge Herald, Mar 26/99, p.1
Faust, Rob, Art imitates life, FFWD Magazine, Feb 12-18, 2004, p. 25
Fenniak, Maureen, David Lariviere, Todd Janes, Shiny, Latitude 53 Gallery, Sept. 1999
Garneau, David, Post-Ironic Re-enchantments, Border Crossings, Fall 1996, p. 65
Garneau, David, Western Canada In Brief, C Magazine, Spring 1995, p. 61
Gogarty, Amy, Shelley Ouellet: Wish you were here..., Nickle Arts Museum, February, 2002
Koh, Germaine, Shotgun Review, Lola, Summer 2001, p.77-78
Mandel, Charles, Distinctly Albertan brand of art makes for a hot Works exhibit, The Edmonton Journal, June 29, 96, p 2, Sect D
LaFortune, Wes, Beautiful flower power, FFWD Magazine, Mar 20-26, 2003, p. 31
Laurence, Robin, Gender Roles Emerge in Cobalt Night Skies, The Georgia Straight, December 2 – 9 , 2005, p.71
Laviolette, Mary-Beth, A world of difference, The Calgary Herald, March 16, 2002, p. ES8
Laviolette, Mary-Beth, An eyeful of art, The Calgary Herald, Saturday, September 26, 2002, Section ES, p. 6
Lehmann, Henry, Obsession and destiny rule the roost at Articule, The Montréal Gazette, May 25, 2002,  G p. 6
Mandel, Charles, There's a herd mentality in the EAG exhibit, The Edmonton Journal, March 3, 1195, E p. 4
McVeigh, Jennifer, Postcards from the cutting edge, FFWD Magazine, February 28, 2002, p. 18
Mitchell, Alanna, Alberta looks beyond tradition, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 9, 1996, Sect E, p. 4
Naclia, Janet, Cool palette makes for hot show, The Calgary Herald, July 31, 2004, Section ES, p. 1-2
Peterson, Brian, Icons, commodities and...crap, Westender, Sept. 23-29, 1999, p.20
Reeder, Sarah, Fashion Forward, Vancouver Magazine, Sept. 1999, p. 96
Severson, Anne, The Hostest with the Mostest, FFWD Magazine, March 16 - 22, 2000, p. 47
Severson, Anne,You can always go home, FFWD Magazine, July 10 - 16, 1997, p. 17
Severson, Anne, Mountain icon depicted in examination of images and copies, University of Calgary Gazette, Mar 6, 1995, p7
Sicluna, Lisa, Bird-brained art gallery seeks world mark, The Lethbridge Herald, Feb. 26, 1999
Symington, Jason, Obsessive compulsive, See Magazine, June 22, 2001, p.12
Tousley, Nancy, Must-see exhibition showcases new work by interesting mix of artists, The Calgary Herald, Nov. 2, 1996, Section E, p. 6
Tousley, Nancy, Okayed for take-off, The Calgary Herald, June 28, 1996, p.10, Section C
Tousley, Nancy, A new eye on old art, The Calgary Herald, April 20, 1995, p. 8, Section B
Tousley, Nancy, 10000 Miniature Monsters, The Calgary Herald, October 7, 1994, p. 1, Section G
Tousley, Nancy, Cowtown goes to London, The Calgary Herald, December 10, 2006, p. 1, Section C
Trono, Mario, Media Mediate, Border Crossings, vol. 19 no. 1 issue 73, winter 2000, p. 65
Wetjen, Andre, Don’t bug the artist, The Kelowna Daily Courier, May 14, 1998 p.1.Section C
Ylitalo, Katherine, Copy, The Calgary Herald, February 28, 1995, p. 3, Section B
Ylitalo, Katherine, Copy, Published by the Nickle Arts Museum and the Calgary Herald, Feb, 1995
Zyp, Danielle, Art for Shiny happy people, Vue Weekly, Sept. 23-29, 1999, p.44

 

Publications:

Venice Blog - Island Hopping – Pre-show logistics keep artists busy, The Calgary Herald, June 18, 2005, P G1-2
Evergon: Margaret & I, Published by Stride Art Gallery, Feb. 2003
Obvious: Kelly Mark, Fuse Magazine, 2002, Volume 25, Number 3, Page 45-47
Aurora Landin: It was a difficult decision..., with Myles Zawrony and John Will, Stride Art Gallery, Feb. 1995
Mary Scott: In you more than you, with Diana Sherlock and Todd Maduke, Stride Art Gallery, Sept. 1994 

 

Collections:

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Canada Council Art Bank
The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Albert
The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta
Private Collections

 

Lectures and Seminars:

2006     Artist Talk and Seminar, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
2004     Panelist, National Gallery of Scotland for the Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Artist Talk and Seminar, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England
Panelist, SPACE Gallery, London, England
Seminar, a-n The Artists Company, New Castle Upon Tyne, England
2003            Moderator, Mountain Standard Time, Performance Art Festival, Calgary, AB
2002     Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
2001     Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
2000     Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
Panelist, Emotional Computing, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
1999     Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
1996     Artist Talk, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
Artist Talk, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MN
1995     Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
Seminar Instructor, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB
Seminar Instructor, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
1994     Seminar Instructor, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB
Seminar Instructor, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB

 

Awards and Adjudication:

2005 - 08     City of Calgary, Public Art Commission Jury
2004     Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Artist Production/Research Grant
2002     Canada Council for the Arts Jury, C Grants
1998     Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Artist Production Grant
1997     Canada Council for the Arts, B Grant for Artist Production
1996     Canada Council for the Arts Jury, Grants to Artist-Run Centres
1982     Harold Rutherford Scholarship, Government of Alberta

 

Related Experience:

2007            Webmaster, www.OnEdge.tv, onEdge Productions, Vancouver, BC
Exhibition assistant, OnEdge.tv, Ciao da Vancouver, Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy
2005     Intern, British Arts Council, Selected Memories, representing Scotland at the 51^st Venice Bienniale, Venice, Italy
2004     Co-Director, Visual Arts, Artcity 2004 Festival of Visual Arts, Architecture and Design
2000 – 2004            Instructor, Media Arts & Digital Technology/Liberal Studies, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2000 - 2004, Board Member, Calgary Allied Arts Foundation, Calgary, AB
1997 - 2005, Treasurer, Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
1996 - Present, Co-Founder and Director, vanitygallery.com, Online Gallery
1991 -1995 Director, Stride Gallery, The Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB

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