C.V.
Sarah Haxby
Education:
2009 Master of Fine Art and Art History, University of Wales, UK
2006 BA Visual Arts and Art History, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Apprenticeship, 3G project, David Luksha, Bowen Island, B.C.
Douglas College, Self-Employment Small Business Certificate, B.C.
Langara College, Fine Art Diploma
Honors Graduate, Carson Graham Secondary school
Apprentice to Ione ‘Betty’ McIntyre
Awards & Grants:
2006 Mary Allesia Memorial Scholarship, Port Moody, B.C.
2005 Alvin Balkind Memorial Scholarship, ECI, Vancouver, B.C.
2004 Dedication to Education Award, Bowen Island Foundation B.C.
2002 Judy Dennis Emerging Artist Grant Recipient, North Vancouver, B.C.
2001 Emerging Artist Award, Tri-Cities Award, Coquitlam, B.C.
2000 Innovations Award, first in juried exhibition, Place des Arts, B.C.
Teaching & Relevant Experience:
current Bowen Island Community School Coordinator, Bowen Is. B.C.
2006-2009 Graphic Comics in Education panel and zine presenter,
Word on the Street Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
2006 Or Gallery Assistant. ECI Co-op program, Vancouver B.C.
Fields of Magic Outdoor Exhibition event coordinator, Bowen Is. B.C.
2004&2007 Masterworks project mentor: Island Pacific School, Bowen Is. B.C.
Youth at Risk, E. Vancouver program. Instructor.
2002-2003 Island Pacific School Painting instructor Grade 5-9, Bowen Is., B.C.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Awen, The Gallery at Artisan Square, Bowen Island, B.C.
Notions, The O.G..S. Exhibition space, Bowen Island B.C.
2005 Zine Installation ECI Library Exhibition space, Vancouver, B.C.
Cosmic Sound Studio, permanent collection on display, Van.,B.C.
2004 Subduction, 404 Exhibition space, ECI, Vancouver, B.C.
2003 Island Muse, The Gallery at Artisan Square, Bowen Island, B.C.
Apple Bird Cherry the 3G mentorship project, Cityscape Gallery N.Van. B.C.
2002 Story Pictures, Bowen Island Library exhibit, Bowen Is. B.C.
2001 Fairy Tales with a Twist of Lemon, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, B.C.
Females and Felines Part II, Mission Art Gallery, B.C.
2000 Females and Felines, Melriches exhibition space, Vancouver, B.C.
Myth Maidens, The Gallery of Fine Arts, Bowen Is., B.C.
Primitives, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, B.C.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010 Kunamokst Mural Mosaic, Olympic Spirit Square, West Vancouver
2009 Art in Print, The Gallery at Artisan Square, curated by Gregg Simpson, BC
Comix and Stories, Heritage Hall, Vancouver
Word on the Street, Vancouver Public Library
Gifted at the Gallery at Artisan Square
2008 Comix and Stories exhibition and conference at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
RE:drawing Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys, Wales, UK
Travelling exhibition with the Artists Books Exhibitions in the Library Project, School of Creative Arts,
Department of Art and Design,University of the West of England Bristol, UK
School of Art, UWA Graduate Exhibit, SoA Gallery, Aberystwyth, Wales
Graduate 08, curated exhibit, Oriel Daffyd Hardy Gallery, Caernarvon,Wales
Aberystwyth Student Art Society exhibit, the Morlan, Aberystwyth, Wales
A Thought, Wincoll 1 Art Competition, Winchester College,Winchester, UK
2007 Hijack exhibit, The Garej Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Multiples multi media exhibition Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2006 That Indian Show, Annual First Nation’s Exhibition,
Concourse Gallery, ECI, Vancouver, B.C.
Hhouse Installation, Concourse Gallery, ECI, Vancouver, B.C.
Subversive Acts: the Queer show, Concourse Gallery, Van., B.C.
2005 Digestible Exhibit, Concourse Gallery, ECI, Vancouver, B.C.
Canzine West, Western Front Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
The Zine Show, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
Traveling Bookmobile, touring exhibit of handmade books, Canada
2004 SASS Exhibit, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Salon Group Exhibit, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, USA
2000-2004 Gifted Exhibit , The Gallery at Artisan Square, Bowen Is. B.C.
Postcards Exhibition at Artropolis, Ed Varney curator, Van., B.C.
2000-2003 Ian Fry/H.D. Mckinnel Gallery, represented by gallery, Bowen Is., B.C.
2000-2002 Arts Pacific Co-op Gallery, salon exhibition, Bowen Island, B.C.
2003 Female Body Image Round House Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 Salon Group Exhibit, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, USA
Vernissage Exhibition, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody, B.C.
2001 Self Portrait Exhibition at Artropolis, Ed Varney curator, Van., B.C.
Shadows & Dreams International Art Exhibit, Rosenthal Gallery, USA.
The Salish Sea Community Mapping Project, a touring exhibit
(to 20 galleries)
2000 Innovations, juried exhibition, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, B.C.
Port Moody Festival of the Arts, Studio Tour & Group Exhibition, B.C.
Pride in Art, Round House Gallery juried group exhibit, Van., B.C.
Selected Performance/Community Artworks:
2011 Cedar Stories community based public art project -project coordinator
Bowen Stories community based multi-media project -project assistant
2010 Spirit if Bowen Mosaic, community based public art project -project coordinator
Bowfeast Performance art
2009 West Coast "Kunamokst" Mural Mosaic Team artist
2007 Paw Prints in the Garden community based public art project -project coordinator
2005-07 May Pole May Day community dance event coordinator and performer
War Child volunteer performance artist, Vancouver, B.C.
Bowen Island Children’s Festival, performance artist.
Community Umbrella Tree Project participant.
2000-2005 Public Dreams Society Performance Artist, dancer, stilt walker
2002-current Black Sheep Morris Dancer, Welsh Border Morris Dance www.bowenblacksheep.ca
an award winning group which performs across N.America
1995-2005 Haunted House intergenerational collaborative community theatre
First five years as volunteer/performer, last five years as event coordinator
Selected Publications:
The Strange Anthology of New fiction
–short fiction, cover and interior artwork/illustration
Crow Toes Quarterly magazine –poem, short story and cover art
A Common Woman ed. Emma Joy –short story
Great Canadian Love Letters anthology ed. Paul and Audrey Grescoe
–creative non-fiction
Islands Anthology, ed. Canadian Poetry society -poems
Open Door –literary review, poetry and graphic art
Georgia Straight Newspaper –poetry
Undercurrent Newspaper- numerous articles, art, photos, stories published
Self-Publication:
Peargirl biannual zine, I-V, and various artist books
Media:
various newspaper articles, CBC radio and t.v. interviews,
more information available by request
Apprentices:
Kaitlyn and Clancy-Rose
