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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, Myseum; Toronto, 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 44; Toronto, Ontario
2020: Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, Aga Khan Museum; Toronto, Ontario
2020: When one is far and gone – Gallery 44; Toronto, Ontario
2019: Don't Ask Me Where I'm From – Imago Mundi’s Gallerie delle Prigioni; Treviso, 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: Andrea Castillo, Time Puzzle, Foto Femme United
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: 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)