EDUCATION
MA Fine Art, Portsmouth University, Portsmouth, UK
BEd, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Artist in Community Education
BA, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Fine Arts Major
AOCA, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario, Fine Arts/Printmaking

RESIDENCIES
2017 St. Michael's School, Fitzroy Harbour, ON
Three week residency, self-portrait art project involving the entire school, kindergarten to grade 8, students and staff

PRESENTATIONS
2017 Renfrew County Board of Education
Workshop on art practices and techniques for teachers

SOLO EXHIBITS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBIT

2026 - upcoming March : Renewal - Four artist group show, Memoire de l’Avenir, Paris, Part of International Women’s Month

2025
May - Kanata Art Club Group Show, Eva James Exhibition Room, Kanata, ON
March - Women of Rivington School, Memoire de l’Avenir, Paris, Part of International Women’s Month
& ABC NoRIO Clothesline Art Benefit Show, Evergreen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

2021 - online art in the time of COVID
December- Mistletoe Magic 2021, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON www.airdgallery.org
July/August - West Carleton Art Society, 2021 Summer Art Showcase, www.westcarletonartssociety.ca
March - Drawing 2021, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON www.airdgallery.org
January - 8th Annual Queen's University Faculty of Education Juried Art Exhibition, Kingston, ON https://educ.queensu.ca/juried-art-exhibition-2021
& Framing Dames Gallery, Featured Artist, Scarborough, ON https://www.framingdamesgallery.com/victoria-alexander

2020
July - The Art Factory July Art Fair, Renfrew, ON
April - Eighth International Miniature Print Biennale Exhibition, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON
March - Spring Fling, Kanata Civic Art Gallery, Kanata, ON
& The Clothesline Benefit, ABC No Rio, Bullett Space, NYC

2019
December - Art Basil Miami, The Fridge Art Fair, Miami, FLA
September - The Seventh Annual Faculty of Education Juried Art Exhibition, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
May - Wish You Were Here 19, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C

2018
December - Gallery Onetwentyeight, N.Y.C
October - Artist-in-Community Education Anniversary Exhibit, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

2017
December - Clothesline Benefit, ABC No Rio, LES Gallery at the Clemente, New York City, USA

2016
December - Rivington School, 80s New York Underground - Book Launch and Exhibition, Howl Gallery, New York City, USA
December - Art in Perpetuity Trust GIFT Show- guest artist, London, UK
September - Art in Perpetuity Trust Open Studios - guest artist, London, UK
August - L'amour Show, Atelier Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
& EXODUS, Masters in Fine Art Thesis Exhibition, University of Portsmouth, The Historic Dockyards, Portsmouth, UK

2011
December - Generations VI, Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
June - We Marry Cars, Gallery Onetwentyeight, N.Y.C.

2010
November - Your Documents Please, Alma in Manhattan, N.Y.C.
February - The Studio, Queen's University West Campus, Duncan MacArthur Hall, Kingston, ON

2009
April - International Identification Document Exhibition, Gaeria Ajolote Arte Contemporaneo, Guadalajara, Mexico
February - International Identification Document Exhibition, Galéria Z, Bratislava, Slovakia
January - International Identification Document Exhibition, Galéria Kurt im Hirsch, Berlin, Germany

2008
December - Global Community Shoe Project, Rotary House, Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, BC
November - International Identification Document Exhibition, 2B Gallery, Budapest IX. Ráday u.47 Hungary
October - Global Community Shoe Project, Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody Art Centre, Port Moody, BC
August - International Identification Document Exhibition,,Zaim, Yokohama, Japan
April - International Identification Document Exhibition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts-Itami, Hyogo, Japan
March - Global Community Shoe Project, Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery, Winnipeg
February - Generations VI, Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
& The Global Shoe Project, The Community Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
January - 22 Years on Marz, Tompkins Square Library Art Gallery, N.Y.C.

2007
October - The Global Shoe Project, Intersection Art Gallery, Nanaimo, BC
June - Wish You Were Here VI, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

2006
June - In Your Face, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
& Wish You Were Here V, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
March - 66 Women, 66 Works, Cekirdek Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2005
June - Wish You Were Here IV, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
May - A Village Affair, Burnstown Village Exhibition, Burnstown, ON
April - Mill of Kintail Fundraiser - artist participant, Almonte, ON

2004
November - The ArtFix, Online gallery, www.augustofineart.com
August - The Photo Show - Springtown ArtWorks, Springtown, ON
July - Wish You Were Here III, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
& Open Studio, Springtown ArtWorks, Springtown, ON
May - A Village Affair, Burnstown Village Exhibition, Burnstown, ON
March - Generations IV, An Invitational Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

2003
June - Wish You Were Here II, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

2002
May - Wish You Were Here I, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.
April - GreenSpace Magazine Spring Art Exhibition, Perth, ON
February - Generations III, Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

2000
February - Generations II, An Invitational Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

1998
October - Generations I, An Invitational 25th Biennial Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y.C.

1994
June - The Gallery, Cambridge, N.Y.

1991
August - Survival and Denial, CB's 313, N.Y.C.

1990
October - Beauty and Beast, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.
August - International Contemporary Art Exhibit, Iida City Museum, Iida, Japan
June - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Centre, N.Y.C.
January - I Wanna Know What Love Is, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.

1989
October - International Contemporary Art Exhibit, Iida City Museum, Iida, Japan
June - Gallery 128, N.Y.C.
April - Low Tech or What, Marsbar, N.Y.C.
March - Down Blue Highway, Gallery 128, N.Y.C.
& The Tri-annual Portrait Show, Ridge Street Gallery, N.Y.C.
January - The University of Guelph Fine Art Graduates, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario

1988
November - The Christmas Show, Ledo Arts Association, N.Y.C.
September - Margo Howard-Howard Memorial Show, Marsbar, N.Y.C.
& Café Della Pace, N.Y.C.
August - The Beach Show, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.
June - The Naked Male, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.
March - Works From A Suitcase, Galerie Oke, Innsbruck, Austria, Curated by Kozuko Miyamoto
& Neo-Fun, Limelight, N.Y.C., Curated by Ron English
January - Artifacts Art Salon, Miami, Florida

1987
December - Works From A Suitcase, Pracownia Dziakanka, Warsaw, Poland, Curated by Kozuko Miyamoto
November - Rivington School Show, Emerging Collector, N.Y.C.
September - Mutations, Multimedia performance with Carter Kustera - presented as part of the Lotto As Metaphor show, Hallwalls, Buffalo, Curated by Robert Longo
& The Beach Show, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.
August - International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Artspace, Nishinomia, Japan and Osaka City Museum, Osaka, Japan
June - The Lower East Side Artists, Marsbar, N.Y.C.
April - The Naked Male, Outerspace Gallery, N.Y.C.
March - Salon West, Exhibition involving five galleries, Steve Bush
Exhibition Room, N.Y.C.
February - Arlene Schloss' Love Letter Show, A's Space, N.Y.C., Curated by Arlene Schloss

1986
December - The Christmas Show, Public Image Gallery, N.Y.C.
September - The Contemporary Art Scene, The Emerging Collector, N.Y.C.
May - The Gambling Show, Public Image Gallery, N.Y.C.
March - Drawing; One To Six, Ledo Exhibition Space, N.Y.C.
February - Heaven and Hell, Public Image Gallery, N.Y.C.

1984
October - New Works, New York, Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario
September - Mussavi Art Center, N.Y.C.
June - Annual Scholarships Competition Exhibition, National Arts Club, N.Y.C., Recipient of the Richard L. Seyffert Memorial Award
May - Here and Now Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

1982
August - Insights, Juried Show, Elora Mill, Elora, Ontario

AWARDS AND GRANTS
March 2025 - Recipient of the 2025 Acker Award, New York City as part of the Women Artists of Rivington School group. The Acker Awards were named after Kathy Acker, performance artist, punk poet, novelist, playwright with a strong reputation as a sex positive feminist, who in her life and work exemplified risk taking and uncompromising dedication that identifies the true pioneering artist.
The Award is given to artists, often under-looked, of all disciplines for their groundbreaking, unconventional, cutting edge and community oriented accomplishments.

January 2017 - Recipient of the 2017 Acker Award, New York City.
October 1984 - Ontario Arts Council Grant
June 1984 - Richard L. Seyffert Memorial Award, National Arts Club, NYC

COLLECTIONS
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut
Ontario College of Art Print Collection
University of Guelph Print Collection
Private collections in The United States, Canada, the UK, Germany and Japan.

PUBLICATIONS

WARS The Women Artists of Rivington School, Memoire de l’Avenir, images and text, ISBN 978-2-494524-19-4

Neu Breed The Art of FA-Q, 2024, Istvan Kantor, Autonomedia Press, Article, images and text.

The 8th International Miniature Print Biennale Exhibition, November 2020, Publication, Ottawa School of Art, Catalogue text

The Guardian, December 2017, The art-punk firestorm of the Rivington School – in pictures. A new book documents the wild energy of the Rivington School, a collective of New Yorkers who carved an industrial niche out of the rapidly gentrifying 1980s art scene. Staff writer - 'Quoted'
www.hnvnews.co.uk/.../The-artpunk-firestorm-of-the-Rivington-School-in-pictures- news
www.squibs.org/squib-the-art-punk-firestorm-of-the-rivington-school-–%C2%A0in-pictures
alltopnews.xyz/.../the-art-punk-firestorm-of-the-rivington-school-in-pictures_66666..html.
In addition to the article in the Guardian reviews of the book launch and publication were covered by ; Printed Matter - December 2016, Jocks and Nerds - December 2016, The Villager - December 2016, Crave Online - December 2016, Bowery Boogie - December 2016, and the International Times also in December of 2016

EXODUS, MA Fine Art Exhibition 2016 - University of Portsmouth - catalogue text

Rivington School, 80s New York Underground, Istvan Kantor & Toyo Tsuchiya, 2016 Black Dog Publishing, ISBN10: 1910433959, ISBN13: 9781910433959 - essay and references

New York ArtBeat, May 2014 - exhibition listing and catalogue text
ArtSlant, February 2012 - exhibition listing
Franklin Furnace, Goings On, March 2012
- http://franklinfurnace.org/goings_on/recent_goings_on/2012/12_03_20.php - exhibition listing

Asia Art Archive, June 2011 - http://www.aaa-a.org/events/we-marry-cars/ - catalogue text

MutualArt.com, June 2009 - exhibition listing
Artworks Magazine, January 1988, June and February 1987 - original bound artwork

Symbol Magazine, January 1990, September 1988 and 1987 - exhibition listing
The Women's News, May 1986 - exhibition listing and review
Artspeak, March 1986 and September 1984 - exhibition listing
C Magazine, October 1984 - artwork reproduction, artist directory
Art and Oxygen, October 1984 - exhibition listing