CV / Lesa Moriarity, BFA, MFVA, BEd
b. 1960
Education
2007 Bachelor of Education, Artist in Community, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
2003 Masters of Feminism and the Visual Arts, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
GALLERY & COMMUNITY SPACE EXHIBITS
Group
2014 Viewfinders: Lesa Moriarity, Mike Berube, & Christine Lucy Latimer. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON.
2012 Inaugural Triennial, Art Gallery of Peterborough, ON.
2013 2012 & 2011 Sketchbook Project, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY, US
2011 Outside [the art scene], Art by the Lake, Station Gallery, Whitby, ON
2007 Show & Tell, Studio Gallery, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
2007 Au Travail/At Work, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 Erase, Lifton Studios, Thesis show, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
1999 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… Constructions of Gendered, Raced, and Classed Identities, Concourse Gallery, ECIAD, Vancouver, BC
Solo
2007 Ban Righ Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
1995 The Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC
Juried
2013 Guest Artist Program, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON
2012 Inaugural Triennial, Art Gallery of Peterborough, ON
1993 The 11th Annual Juried Exhibit, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, BC
Artist Talk
2007 Tally Sheet Drawing Series, Ban Righ Centre, Kingston, ON
Web Art Projects
2006 Painting Class: Memories of the Non-Dutiful Artist (format update 2022 underway)
2005-2022 Tally Sheet Drawing Series (the website)
Professional Experience
2017 Art Teacher, J. Addison School, Markham, ON
2013-2016 Art Teacher, Quality Schools International, Bratislava, ŠK
2012 Art Teacher, American Creativity Academy, KW
2009-2011 Teacher, J.R.Nakogee Elementary School, Attawapiskat, ON
2007-2009 Substitute Teacher, Durham District School Board, Whitby, ON
2003, May–June Invigilator, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2000-2001 Research Associate, Networked and Continuing Education, ECIAD, Vancouver, BC
Online Art Projects
2007-ongoing Modern Art Survey with Women in Mind, online education resource (updated 2022)
Volunteer
2003 Workshop Assistant and Photographer; University Gallery, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2001 Research and Writing Support; Education Program, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC
Awards
2001 Tetley Lupton Scholarship, University of Leeds, UK (offered and declined due to deferral of entrance)
1998 British Columbia Arts Council, Tuition Scholarship.
1993 Honorable Mention for painting: James, Acrylic on canvas, 1992. The 11th Annual Juried Exhibit, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, BC
Publications
2014 Viewfinders: Lesa Moriarity, Mike Berube, and Christine Lucy Latimer. Sonya Jones — Curator. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
2012 Inaugural Triennial Exhibition Catalogue, online pdf. Art Gallery of Peterborough, ON
2006 Tally Sheet Drawing Series, response by Sue Wilkes, Phd, UK