Amanda Schoppel
Education
2006 MFA. University of California, Davis, USA.
2005 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Maine, USA.
1998 BFA. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada.
1997 Chelsea College of Art, London, England. Exchange program.
1994 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Biology Program.
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2010 NSCAD University, Collapse, Halifax, NS, Canada (two person)
2009 TNG; +15 Window Series, Three Holes, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (solo).
2007 Art Gallery of Calgary, PINK; Growth, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Curated by Alexandra Keim. (solo)
Mass Gallery, Systems of Growth and Decay, Austin, Texas, USA. (two)
2004 Justina M.Barnicke Gallery, Miss, University of Toronto, Hart House Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (solo)
2003 Truck Gallery, Systems, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (two person)
1999 Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Corporeal, Halifax, N.S. (solo)
1998 eyelevelgallery, Untitled, Halifax, N.S., Canada. (two person)
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Exhibition; Graduating show, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, N.S., Canada. (solo)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Dorsky Gallery, Distance; Works on Paper by Skowhegan Alumni. Curated by Betsy Alwin and Steve Locke. NYC, USA.
2014 First Canadian Place Gallery, ART BANK: Exposé, Toronto, Canada.
2013 Propeller Center for the Visual Arts, Play!, Toronto, Canada.
2011 John B.Aird Gallery, Drawing 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fabricate, Meredith Keith Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2009 List… Gallery, Touch Point, Toronto, Canada. (three person exhibition).
2006 Rideau Hall, Dialogues: the changing face of contemporary Canadian art, Ottawa, Canada.
Arts Benicia, Cream; from the top, Benicia, California, USA.
The Nelson Gallery, Out the Door; MFA Thesis Exhibition, Davis, California, USA.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, The 9th International Shoe Box Sculpture Exhibition, Hawaii, USA.
2005 Southern Exposure, Mayhem, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Pence Gallery, We’re not famous (yet), Davis, California, USA.
John Natsoulas Gallery, Western Biennial of Art; FC MAUD, Davis, USA.
2004 b.sakata garo, Art Bowl IV, Sacramento, California, USA.
The New Gallery, Signature Appearances (three person exhibition), Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mary E. Black Gallery, Metier, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2003 National Arts Centre Mezzanine, Atlantic Art on the Mezzanine; Atlantic Scene, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2002 Struts Gallery, Mail Art, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.The Globe, The Reddish Show, Roswell, New Mexico, USA.
2001 Galerie Montcalm of the Maison du Citoyen, IV Jeux de la Francophonie; *I represented Canada in the sculpture component*, Hull, Quebec, Canada.
1999 Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Autumn Gold, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Warrant, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Lunch Money, Halifax, N.S.
‘98–‘ 99 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, University College of Cape Breton Art Gallery, AGNS Yarmouth. Far & Wide, 3rd Biennial Exhibition, Nova Scotia.
1997 Chelsea College of Art, Wall Drawing, London, England.
Riverside Studios, Contemporary Showcases – Borough Open Exhibition, London, England.
Awards & Honours
2019 Mid-Career Project Grant, Ontario Arts Council.
2011 Mid-Career Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts.
2010 Mid-Career Project Grant. Ontario Arts Council.
2009 ART342, Artists Residency. Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.2009
2008 I-Park, Artists Residency. Connecticut, USA.
2007 Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts.
2006 Taliesin West; Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Artist Residency. Arizona, USA.
2005 Matching School Fellowship (Skowhegan & UCD)
Matching Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship (UCD, university wide)
Block Grant, University of California, Davis.
2004 Professional Development Grant, Department of Tourism and Culture, N.S.
Matching Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship (UCD, university wide)
Block Grant, University of California, Davis.
2002 Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts.
2001 Presentation Grant, Nova Scotia Arts Council, Canada.
1999 Quest Program, Canada Council for the Arts.
1997 David Lanier “Big Hat No Cattle” Sculpture prize, NSCAD, Canada.
William Donald Peters Memorial Scholarship, NSCAD, Canada.
Public Collections
Bank of Montreal. Corporate collection, Toronto.
Canada Council Art Bank. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nova Scotia Art Bank. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Target Corporation. Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Bibliography
- AceArt Gallery. Paper Wait. (Image publication), December 2015.
- Lorrie Miller. Room; Labours, 35.4, Image publication p. 61-62. 2012.
- Ecopoiesis: Imagining the Earth. Poiesis; A Journal of the Arts & Communication, Volume 11, 2009.
- Tousley, Nancy, Exhibit’s in the Pink, Calgary Herald, June 10, 2007.
- Clarkson, Adrienne, Art at Work; Canada Council Art Bank, editor: Victoria Henry, 2007, Forward; p.9.