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CV

 


Education

2016: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography) & Integrated Media Minor, OCAD University

2011: Bachelor of Human Resources Management, Hons, York University


Solo Exhibitions

2024: Papaya Dreams, AKA; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2022: Without a Leg to Stand On, MacLaren Art Centre; Barrie, Ontario 

2021:  An Act of Irrepressible Reclamation, Stride Gallery; Calgary, Alberta

2021: Billie Said 'Strange Fruit', Centre 3; Hamilton, Ontario

2017: Billie Said 'Strange Fruit',  Artscape Youngplace Hallway Gallery; Toronto, Ontario


Selected Group Exhibitions

2024: Simmering Collaborations, created for Mast Year Collective for “Lunch Break” Curated by Guidance Council, Toronto, Ontario

2024: between elsewhere and possibility, Canada House Gallery; London, England

2024: Human Capital, Kenderdine Art Gallery at USask; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2023: Human Capital, Confederation Centre for the Arts; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

2023: Kept Alive Within Us, The Art Gallery Of Guelph; Guelph, Ontario

2023: Are we Free to Move About the World, FSU (Florida State University) Museum of Fine Arts; Tallahassee, Florida

2023: Identity•Connection•Place, Feminist Photography Network; Toronto, Canada (Online)

2022: Descendance, SPAO Gallery; Ottawa, Ontario

2022: Human Capital, Contemporary Calgary; Calgary, Alberta (Travelling exhibition w/Mackenzie Art Gallery)

2022: Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida

2022: Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, Art Gallery of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta

2021: All that Sustains Us, created for Mast Year Collective, Critical Mass Centre for Contemporary Art, Port Hope, Ontario

2021: Golden Hour , THE GALLERY / BlackFlash Magazine; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2021: Connections , Dispatch Gallery; Chicago, Illinois (Virtual)

2021: This Womxn's Work, MyseumToronto, Ontario

2020: Together Even When We’re Apart, Partial Gallery and Labour of Love; Toronto, Ontario

2020: Multiple Selves: An Exploration in Identity, Capital One Art Program; Toronto, Ontario

2020: Salon44, Gallery 44Toronto, Ontario

2020: Don't Ask Me Where I'm FromAga Khan MuseumToronto, Ontario

2020: When one is far and gone  Gallery 44Toronto, Ontario

2019: Don't Ask Me Where I'm From – Imago Mundi’s Gallerie delle PrigioniTreviso, Italy

2019: There is a place for us, for Mast Year Collective, "A Thousand Words" – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Ada Slaight Gallery; Toronto, Ontario

2019: Transformation, Toronto Union Station; Toronto, Ontario

2019: Eglinton Cityscapes: New Perspectives on Home, NIA Centre for the Arts; Toronto, Ontario

2018: October Thursday Schedule, Bump TV; Toronto, Ontario

2018: INTAC: Rituals, Samtan Art Mine; Jeongseon, South Korea

2018: FORM Together , Grange & McCaul; Toronto, Ontario

2018: Gender & The Lens II , Ryerson Artspace; Toronto, Ontario

2017: Extend, The Great Hall; Toronto, Ontario

2017: IN·HABIT, Studio Sixty Six; Ottawa, Ontario

2017: Timeraiser150 Toronto, The Power Plant; Toronto, Ontario

2017: Gender & The Lens,  Ada Slaight Gallery; Toronto, Ontario

2017: Toronto For Everyone: An Honest Farewell, Honest Ed’s; Toronto, Ontario

2016: OSA Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre; Etobicoke, Ontario

2016: Other Worlds, Lieutenant Governor’s Suite; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Sawubona30, Daniels Spectrum; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Career Launcher: Photography Exhibition, Artscape Youngplace; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Political Candy, Studio 223A; Toronto, Ontario

2016: New Century,  Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Northern Contemporary; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Augmented Cinema 4,The Royal Cinema; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Grad EX 101, OCAD University; Toronto, Ontario

2016: INTAC: Desire, Nykyaika Gallery; Tampere, Finland

2016: INTAC: Desire, Ada Slaight Student Gallery; Toronto, Ontario

2016: A New Century, OCAD University Learning Zone; Toronto, Ontario

2015: INTAC: Desire,  Kunstquartier Bethanien; Berlin, Germany

2015: ✓Scene,  Ryerson Artspace Gladstone Hotel; Toronto, Ontario


Awards + Grants

2023: PAMM CCI + WOPHA Fellowship (Recipient)

2022: OAC Visual Artists Creation Projects (Mast Year Collective)

2022: New Generation Photography Award, Scotiabank and the National Gallery of Canada (longlist) 

2022: OACExhibition Assistance Grant 

2021: OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant 

2020: OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant 

2019: John Hartman Award (Recipient)

2016: Career Launcher, OCADU CEAD (Recipient)


Residencies

2024: Fixer°3, Halftone Collective, Toronto, Ontario (Mast Year Collective)

2023: CCI x WOPHA Fellowship, Perez Art Museum of Miami (PAMM); Miami, Florida

2021: Critical Mass Artist-In-Residence Program (Mast Year Collective); Port Hope, Ontario  

2021: Feminist Photography Network Online Residency; Toronto, Ontario

2016: Career Launcher: Artscape Youngplace; Toronto, Ontario

2015: ART CAMP Residency; Toronto, Ontario


Guest Lecture + Panelist

2024: Workshop Facilitator, OUTREACH Symposium (Application Ace) , Gallery 44; Toronto, Ontario

2024: Guest Lecturer, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU formally Ryerson University), Photography Production (MPS506); Toronto, Ontario

2024: Panelist, between elsewhere and possibility, Canada House Gallery; London, England

2024: Juror, Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Visual Arts Creation Projects, Toronto, Ontario

2023: Artist Lecturer, On the Edge of Visibility An International Symposium, WOPHA x AWARE x PAAM; Miami, Florida

2023: Panelist, Feminist Photography Network; Toronto, Ontario

2023: Panelist, FSU (Florida State University) Museum of Fine Arts; Tallahassee,Florida (Online)

2023: Guest Lecturer, SPAO; Ottawa, Ontario

2021: Juror, Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Visual Arts Creation Projects, Toronto, Ontario

2021: Facilitator, 3-Part Speaker Series, photoED Magazine, Toronto, Ontario

2019: Workshop Facilitator, Testing Grounds: Thorncliffe Park Public School, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2018: Panelist, photoED Presents: A Photo Inspiration Pecha Kucha Night; Gladstone Hotel; Toronto, Ontario

2018: Panelist, Artist Salon + Breakout Session: Body & Art; Paperhouse Studio; Toronto, Ontario

2018: Artist Talk, Colour As Meaning (PHOT-4007) OCAD University; Toronto, Ontario

2018: Panelist, photoED Magazine An Educators Field Trip; Toronto, Ontario


Print + Publications

2024: Modelling International Collaboration in Art Education, ISBN: 9781835950678

2021: Becoming Sisters Women Photography Collectives & Organizations (WOPHA), ISBN: 978-0-578-98820-7

2020: Canadian Art, Chroma, Fall 2020, Vol 37. No. 2

2019: enRoute Magazine (Air Canada), July Issue

2019: Room Magazine, Issue 42.2 Borderlands

2018: Blackflash Magazine, Issue 35.2

2018: Physical Grain, June 19

2017: BLOOM Magazine Vol. 1

2016: Other Worlds, ISBN: 978-1-4606-8981-2

2016: Hidden, ISBN: 978-0-9952339-1-1

2016: NEW CENTURY, ISBN: 978-0-994786-8-3


Press

2023: Aldeide Delgado, Deconstructing Whiteness, Feminist Photography Network

2022: Chris Hampton, Who was meant for Kodak Moments? This artist confronts the racial bias that shaped colour photography, CBC Arts

2022: Andrea Castillo, Time Puzzle, Foto Femme United

2020: Chroma Launch: Sally Frater in Conversation with Justine A. Chambers and Farihah Aliyah Shah, Canadian Art

2020: News Roundup: Art Gallery of Ontario Seeks Answers on Mystery Painting, Canadian Art

2020: Farihah Aliyah Shah Recipient of the John Hartman Award, Akimoblog

2020: 24 More Hours Around the World, enRoute Magazine

2020: 24 Hours Around the World, enRoute Magazine

2019: Una Meistere, A revealing story about art and migration, Arterritory.com

2019: Dont Ask Me Where I'm From: a traveling exhibition on migration, Vogue Italia

2019: Coast to Coast on Canada's Great Trail, Air Canada enRoute Magazine

2019: Ever Imafidon, Storefront Art Provides Relief from Construction At Eglinton West, ByBlacks

2019: Chris Hampton, In Union Station, in frozen January, an art garden blooms, Toronto Star

2018: International adventures with Farihah Shah, photoED Magazine

2018: Transforming Form into an Open Space Gallery

2017: This Art Works! How to record your period and how to represent black bodies, CBC Arts

2017: Leah Collins, How's this for a bargain? For a few volunteer hours, this art inside Honest Ed's could be yours, CBC Arts

2017: Miriam King, A Harvest of Strange Fruit, Bradford Times

2016: Abby Ho, OCAD 2016 GradEx Round-Up, Looseleaf Magazine


Board Member 

2021: Gallery 44: Centre for Contemporary Photography (Single Term)


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