Artist C.V.
Marianne Corless – ARTIST CV
Education:
MFA, University of Calgary, 2006
VCA Diploma (Valedictorian), Victoria College of Art, Victoria BC, 2001
B.Sc. (First Class), University of Victoria, Victoria BC, 1994
Exhibitions:
Past Solo Shows
Sept 2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition: The Nickle Gallery, Calgary, AB
Nov 2005 Knit: Paint The Little Gallery, Calgary AB
Jan 2005 Fur Queen II: Mercer Union, Toronto ON
Jan 2005 Further: La Centrale, Montreal QC
Jan 2005 Beaver Portraits: The Little Gallery, Calgary AB
Jan 2004 Further: Grunt Gallery, Vancouver BC
Feb 2004 Further: Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON
Apr 2004 Further: Eyelevelgallery, Halifax NS
Sept 2003 Further: The New Gallery, Calgary AB
Mar 2003 Further: Gallery at the Mac, Victoria BC
Selected Past Group Shows
Dec 2009 Vancouver Olympics Screen 2010: Online exhibit curated by Daina Warren (formerly of Grunt Gallery)
Nov 2009 Once Upon a Pond: Esplanade Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB
Nov 2008 University of Calgary Faculty Show: Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
2006-2007 Bi../.SCAM-X_Con…art:..’06-07: Traveling show to 7 venues across BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan, including Esplanade (Medicine Hat) and the Kelowna Art Gallery
Apr 2005 New Work: (Two person show with Travis Murphy) The Little Gallery, Calgary AB
Sept 2004 Identités socials. Filiation, adhesion et politique: (Two person show with Guy Blackburn) Museé Régional de Rimouski, Rimouski QC
June 2004 Interface: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria BC
Nov 2003 Historical Portraits, Contemporary Interpretations: (Two person show with Ruth Scheuing) Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam BC
Dec 2003 VCA Alumni Show: Maltwood Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria BC
Sept 2003 Probing into the Distance: Contemporary Art Forum, Kitchener ON
May 2003 Artropolis 2003: Vancouver, BC
June 2002 ArtWorks 2002 : BC Festival of the Arts, Surrey BC
June 2001 ArtWorks 2001: BC Festival of the Arts, Fort St. John, BC
Grants and Awards:
2004 BC Arts Council Production Grant
2007 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Visual Arts Project Grant
Acquisitions:
2008 Fur Queen II (II) and Fourrure Roi Louis XIV acquired by the Alberta Government (with assistance from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts)
Teaching:
May 2007-2010 University of Calgary: Sessional Instructor, Art Dept., Calgary, AB
Invited Residencies with workshops:
Jan 2007 Esplanade Gallery, Medicine Hat AB.
Three day residency including artist talk, workshops and tours.
Feb 2007 Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC.
14 day residency, including studio time, artist talk, workshops and tours.
Selected Bibliography:
2005 Hosein, Lise. “Fur Queen II”. Exhibition catalogue essay, Mercer Union.
2005 Temple, Kevin. “Fur Flies at Mercer Union.” Now Magazine (Toronto), Vol. 24, No. 1: January 20-26.
2005 Tousignant, Isa. “Hairy Heirs and Formula Films”. Hour.ca, Article#5214.
2005 Welch, Wendy. “Interface” Canadian Art, Winter 2004
2004 Johnson, Carl. “Identités socials. Filiation, adhesion et politique” Exhibition catalogue essay, Museé Régional de Rimouski.
2004 Nicoll, Audrey. “Review: Marianne Corless. Further. Eyelevelgallery, Halifax. April 16 – May 22, 2004″ Visual Arts News, Volume 26, No. 4 Summer 2004
2004 Dault, Julia. “Canadian Identity is a Fuzzy Subject” National Post, April 15, 2004 p. B6.
2004 Walker, Meg. “Fur and the Flag” Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 2, 2004 Volume 170 No. 5
2004 Detwiler, Susan. “Further” Exhibition catalogue essay, Hamilton Artists Inc.
2004 Luna, John. “Further” Exhibition catalogue essay, Grunt Gallery.
2003 van Eijnsbergen, Ellen. “Historical Portraits, Contemporary Interpretations” Exhibition catalogue essay, Evergreen Cultural Centre.
2003 Walker, Meg. “Further” Exhibition catalogue essay, The New Gallery.
2003 Lafortune, Wes. “Fur the Love of History” FastForward Weekly(Calgary) September 11, 2003.
