Curriculum
Vitae
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204-261-4621
e. art@kcadams.net
Born:
1971, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education
- 1991
- 1998 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Studio Arts, Montréal,
Québec.
- 1990
- 1991 University of Manitoba, Fine Arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Exhibitions
- Solo
- 2009,
TBA, New work, Urban
Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2008, Jan 31
- March 7, Solo Exhibition Cyborg Hybrids & Accessories, The
Odd Gallery, Dawson City, Yukon.
- 2007,
October 2 - November 10, Cyborg Hybrids, Modern
Fuel Gallery, Kingston, ON.
- 2006,
August 31 - October 14, Transcendence-cyborg hibrida genitalis humanitas,
Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, MB.
- 2006,
September 14 - October 13, Cyborg Hybrids, Gallery
One One One, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2006,
April 6 - May 21, Cyborg Hybrids, The
Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, Yorkton, SK.
- 2006,
March 3 - April 8, Cyborg Hybrids & Cyborg Eggs, The
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC.
- 2006,
Feb 17 - 28, Cyborg Living Space: Office, The
Annex Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
- 2006,
Jan 28 - April 2, Cyborg Hybrids, The
Confederation Art Gallery, Charolettetown, PEI.
- 2005,
September 24 - November 5, Cyborg Living, MOCCA,
Toronto, ON.
- 2005,
March 24 – April 23rd, Cyborg
Living, The Annex, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2004,
March 7 - 11, Bleach Series: Cyborgs & Hybrids, Other Gallery,
Banff Alberta.
- 2001,
Jan 18 - Feb 10, Cyborgs,
Gallery
1C03, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2000,
Feb 18 - March 18, Antithesis:
Nature and Technology, Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Exhibitions
- Duo / Group Shows
- 2008, Aug 25
- Oct 5, Cyborg Hybrids (Banff, Brandon, Charlottetown & Winnipeg
Series), Anthem: Perspectives on Home and Native Land
, curated by Ryan Rice through Carleton University Art Gallery, Mount Saint
Vincent University Art Gallery, NS.
- 2008 - June
21 - Sept 21, Cyborg Hybrids (Ottawa Series), Face the Nation,
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
- 2008 - June
12 - Aug 21, Cyborg Hybrids (Charlottetown Series), Photography
101: Push the Button, Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PE.
- 2008, May 20
- June 14, Cyborg Hybrid Candice & Cyborg Hybrid Ryan, IZHIZKAWE:
To Leave Tracks to a Certain Place, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery,
Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
- 2008, Feb 16
- May 11, Group Exhibition, Cyborg Hybrids (Banff, Brandon, Charlottetown
& Winnipeg Series), Anthem: Perspectives on Home and Native
Land , curated by Ryan Rice through Carleton University Art Gallery,
Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB.
- 2008,
Feb 8 - May 11, Circuit City (Flight Series), Subconscious
City, curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lori Milan, Winnipeg Art Gallery,
Winnipeg, MB.
- 2007,
Oct 30 - Nov 25, Cyborg Hybrids, Photoquai : biennale des
images du monde, 1ère édition, MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY,
Paris, France.
- 2007,
May 14 - August 26, Cyborg Hybrids (Banff, Brandon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown
series) Anthem:
Perspectives on Home and Native Land , curated by Ryan Rice at Carleton
University, High and Main Gallery, Ottawa, ON.
- 2006,
November 17 - December 16, Cyborg Hybrids (Banff Series), In-Between,
Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta.
- 2006,
July 28 - 30, Cyborg Hybrids (Winnipeg Series), Flatter the
Land...Bigger the Ruckus, Harbourfront Festival From the Peg, Toronto,
ON.
- 2006,
June 9 - August 2, Cyborg Hybrids, Back
Talk,
the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK.
- 2005,
July, Performance, Community
Art Patrol (CAP), Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2005,
Feb, Cyborg Living Space: Livingroom, The
Language of Intercession,
OBORO Gallery, Montreal, QC.
- 2004,
May, July, Cyborgs & Hybrids, Last Winnipeg Annual,
The Annex, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2003,
May, Bleach Series: Cyborg Living Space II, Language
of Intercession, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario.
- 2003,
March, Bleach Series: Cyborgs, Slap & Tickle, Urban Shaman,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2003,
March, Bleach Series: Cyborg Living Space I, Young
Winnipeg Artists,
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2003,
February, Bleach Series: Cyborgs, You
Gotta Move, Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba.
- 2002,
March, Eatons.mov, Winter
Count,
Gallery one one one, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2002,
January, Nature & Technology, Cyborgs, Art and Technology: Paradise
Refracted, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.
- 2001,
August, Sources & Phase I (Cell Development), Group Show,
The Other Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2000,
Member Show, Main / Access, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 1999,
September, Sources & Cyborg - Self Portrait, Member's Exhibition,
Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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1999, August, Teapot with Sources, World Tea Party, Plug In
Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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1998, April, The Gathering & Cleansing of the Soul, Ceramic
Student Association Exhibition - Cracked, Room 335 Belgo Building, Montréal,
Québec.
- 1998,
March, The Gathering, Sculpture Department Annual Exhibition - Sculpture
Exhibition, V.A.V. Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec.
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1998, March, Cyborg - Self Portrait & Pods, Ceramic Department
Annual Exhibition - Slippage, V.A.V. Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal,
Québec.
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1997 October, Seeing Beyond Reality, Tattoo Parlor - TattooNation,
Montréal, Québec.
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1997 April, The Source & Escape of the Souls, Ceramic Student
Association Exhibition - Sediment, Room 365 Belgo Building, Montreal,
Quebec.
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1997 March, Connected, Sculpture Department Annual Exhibition -
Sculpture Exhibition, V.A.V. Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal,
Québec.
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1997 March, Fertility Fetishes (Homage to Venus of Willendorf), Ceramic
Department Annual Exhibition - Ceramic Exhibition, V.A.V. Gallery, Concordia
University, Montréal, Québec.
Residencies
- 2007, Jan -
Feb, North Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta.
- 2005,
Nov - Feb, The Annex Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2005,
Aug, The Confederation Art Centre,
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
- 2005,
Jan - Feb, Aboriginal New Works Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta.
Work
Experience
- 2006
- present, Artist instructor, Learning Through
The Arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2004
- 2006, Program Coordinator, Urban Shaman
Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2004
- 2005, Ceramic Instructor, Art City,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2003
- 2004, Workstudy,
The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta.
- 1999
- 2003, Administrative Coordinator, Plug
In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 1998
- 1999, Assistant to the President, Canadian Plains Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 1994
- 1998, Marketing Director, Co-op Concordia Computer Store, Montreal, Quebec.
Community
- 2008,
Mentor, Mentoring Artists for Women's Art Mentorship Program, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2008,
Canada Council Jury Member, Individual Artist, Ottawa, ON.
- 2007, Speaker,
Arts Advocacy: a collaborative dialogue, CARFAC National AGM & Conference,
(June 22 & 23), Winnipeg, MB.
- 2006 - present,
Learning Through the Arts, Workshop Instructor, Winnipeg, MB.
- 2006,
Winnipeg Arts Council Jury Member for Individual Artists Grant.
- 2005,
Generating Momentum Youth Conference - Workshop Instructor.
- 2005,
Canada Council Jury Member for New Media Grant for organizations.
- 2005,
Arts Advisory Committee Member for the Manitoba Arts Council
- 2005,
Consultant for the potential creation of a National Aboriginal Art Gallery,
Vancouver, British Columbia.
- 2005,
Networking at the Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
- 2003,
Manitoba Arts Council jury Member for Individual Artists Grant.
- 2004,
Generating Momentum Youth Conference - Workshop Instructor.
- 2004,
Saskatchewan Arts Board jury member for Individual Artists Grant.
- 2000
- 2004, President - Board of Directors Ace Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2003,
Workshop conductor in sculpture at Marymound School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2002,
Workshop conductor in sculpting methods with clay, Elgin House, Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
- 2004,
Manitoba Arts Council jury member for the Aboriginal Creative Development
Grant.
- 2001,
Support staff for Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Venice Biennale,
Venice, Italy.
- 2001,
Jury Member, Peer Assesment, Video Pool, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2001,
Fall, Guest Speaker for Symposium called Locating Feminism through Mentoring
Woman for Women's Art (M.A.W.A.) - 'Cyber Rules', Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2001,
Manitoba Arts Council jury member for Individual Artist Grant.
- 2001,
December, Visiting artist @ Art City, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 2000,
Founding member of Wired Woman of Winnipeg Society (WWWs)
Collections
- National
Gallery of Canada, Cyborg Hybrid Banff Series (9) & Winnipeg Series
(11), Ottawa, Ontario.
- University
of Manitoba, Cyborg Hybrid KC. Winnipeg, MB.
- Art
Bank, Province of Manitoba, Cyborg Hybrid Temperance, Winnipeg, MB.
- Concordia
University Ceramic Tile Project, Tearing a Nation Apart, Concordia
University, Montréal, Québec.
Awards
- 2008,
Western Finalist for the Sobey Art Award.
- 2007,
Nomination for Winnipeg Arts Council Award.
- 2006,
Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grant
- 2005,
Manitoba Arts Council Aboriginal Creative Developement Grant
- 2003,
Winnipeg Arts Council Grant
- 2003,
Canada Council for the Arts, Emerging Artist
- 2002,
Manitoba Arts Council 'B' Grant for Visual Arts
- 2001,
Manitoba Arts Council 'B' Grant for Visual Arts
- 2000,
Manitoba Arts Council 'C' Grant for Visual Arts
- 1998,
Concordia Native Center Art Contest
- 1998,
Concordia University Ceramic Department Achievement Award.
- 1997,
Canadian Native Arts Foundation student bursary.
Publications
- Coming soon,
KC Adams: Cyborg Hybrid, distrubuted by Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, MB.
- Face the
Nation: New Portraits of the Past by Contemporary Artists, exhibition
catalogue, distributed by Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
- Prairiescape,
exhibition catalogue, distributed by Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
- Anthem:Perspectives
on Home and Native Land, exhibition catalogue, distributed by Carlton
University Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON.
- Subconscious
City, exhibition catalogue, distributed by Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg,
MB.
- PHOTOQUAI:
Biennale des images du monde, exhibition catalogue, distributed by musée
du quai Branly, Paris, France.
- ON/sight:
performing the camera Publication, CD-R Publication, distributed by Platform
Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
- Flatter
the Land, Bigger the Ruckus, Exhibition catalogue for the Harbourfront
Festival, distributed by Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, MB.
- In-Between,
distributed by Truck Gallery.
- Sims, Theo,
et. al. Paper Wait, Volume 7, 2004-2005, distributed by aceartinc.
- Claxton,
Dana, et al., Transference, Tradition, Technology: Native New Media Exploring
visual and digital culture, The Walter Phillips Gallery Editions, 2005.
- Aurandt,
David, Art and Technology: Paradise Refracted, The Robert McLaughlin
Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, 2002
- Reid,Chris,
You Gotta Move, CD-R Publication, The Art Gallery of Southwestern
Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba, 2003.
Press
- Sandals, Leah, Dismantling the
shards of past identities, The National Post, Monday, July 07, 2008
- Bouchard, Gilbert, AGA Exhibit
Confronts Aborigina Stereotypes, The Edmonton Journal, Tuesday, July 29, 2008
- Redfern, Christine, Aboriginal
Alumni Small In Number, Big In Impact, The Gazette, Saturday, June 07, 2008
- Gessell, Paul, First Nations Stars,
the Ottawa Citizen, January 3, 2008
- Akimbo Staff, Critic's Pick 2007,AKIMBO,
Dec 27, 2007
- Roberts, Lorne, Time to reflect
on the art that made an impact in 2007, the Winnipeg Free Press, December
27, 2007
- Barclay, Adèle, Cyborg
Hybrids brings two worlds together, the Journal, Queen's University, Vol.
135 #12, October 9, 2007
- Gessell, Paul, Big
Brother's webcams invade our lives, Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 2007.
- Lafourtune,
Wes, Photography Now: Western Canadian Artists to Watch, Galleries West, Vol
6 No1, Spring 2007
- Mattes, Cathy,
Aboriginal Artists: Defying Expectations, Canadian Dimensions, Vol 41 No1,
January/February 2007.
- Pichlyk, Pride
and Prejudice: The works of KC Adams, Manitoban, Vol. 94 No7, September 27,
2006.
- Hiebert, Melissa,
Political Correctness Run Amok: Counter-productive accusations against exhibit
illustrate broader problem, Manitoban, Vol 94 No7, September 27, 2006.
- Liebrecht,
Richard, Stuck
In the Office?, The Uniter - Issue 19, February 23rd, 2006
- Eyland,
Cliff, Border Crossings Magazine, Issue 94, Spring 2005.
- Tousignant,
Isa, Hodgepodge,
The Hour, March 17, 2005.
- Ballingall,
Kendra, 2005, March 01, Dice, rattles, cyborgs: Language of Intercession
experiments with Indigenous aesthetic, The Link.
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Robinson, Tim, 2003, June 27, Native
Artists, New Media, The Silouette.
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Enright, Robert, 2003, May 10, The Spirit of the West, The Globe and
Mail.
- Ng,
Sarah, 2003, May 5, Being Artistic, The Selkirk Journal.
- 2003,
Issue No. 86, Nouveau Winnipeg, Border Crossings A Magazine for the
Arts.
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Karlinsky, Amy, 2003, Mar 20, Young Winnipeg Artists, Winnipeg Free
Press.
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Walker, Morley, 2003, Mar 13, Art Attack!, Winnipeg Free Press.
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Cameron, Amy, 2003, Mar 24, Hey, we’re from Winnipeg too, Maclean’s
Magazine.
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Martino, Kelly, 2003, Mar 20, Youth Movement, Uptown Magazine.
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2003, Mar 13, Art Attack, Winnipeg Free Press.
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Karlinsky, Amy, 2003, May 1, Slaps, tickles and a lot to celebrate in Exchange,
Winnipeg Free Press.
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Stewart, Barb, 2001, Jan 25, It’s Alive, Uptown Magazine.
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Dahle, Sigrid, 2001, Jan 27, What Motivates our Techno-crazed Society?,
Winnipeg Free Press.
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Koch, Phil, 2000, Mar 1, Romancing the Cyborg, The Manitoban.
- Butvin,
Marnie, 2000, Feb 17, Antithesis, The Uptown.