J Luc - CV

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design: 2009

 

Professional Development:

2013: Artistic Director at VISAC Gallery (Trail, BC)

2012-present: Working as a professional artist and instructor

2012-present: Branding and marketing my own small business as an artist

2011: Certified in Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver)

2009: Collaborated with “The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret” (Vancouver, BC)

2007: Worked as a sign and mural painter (Castlegar, BC)

2003: Volunteered at Kootenay Gallery (Castlegar)

 

Teaching:

 Spring 2012: Intermediate Acrylic Painting- The Oxygen Centre, Nelson BC

 2009-present: ESL Instructor-Tamwood International College, Vancouver, BC

 

Grants:

2013: CKCA Program 1 grant for 'Somatic Visions"

 

Publications:

2009: Cover Illustration, Later Poems and New Villanelles by Susie Francis Harrison

2009: NSCAD University Graduation Catalogue

 

Presentations:

2009: Jan 21: Artist’s noon talk to accompany ‘Connection’ showing.

 

Solo Exhibitions

• 2013: Castlegar Artwalk (RHC Insurance) BC
• 2013: Nelson Artwalk BC
• 2009: Jan 19-24 Solo Exhibition: ‘Connection’ at Anna Leonowens Gallery, N
• 2009: Exhibition of paintings at Seeds Gallery, NS
• 2009: Exhibition of paintings at Fenwick Tower, NS
• 2008: Castlegar Artwalk, BC
• 2008: Exhibiton of drawings at the Khyber, NS

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

• May 2016: Piece of Mind - VPL Moat Gallery
• December 2012:  Seasonal Treasures- The Craft Connection
• December 2012: Christmas at the Gallery- The Kootenay Gallery
• 2012: January: Collaborated with the dusty Flowerpot Cabaret’s “Hard Times Hit Parade” Vancouver, BC.
• 2011 September-October: Collaborated with the dusty Flowerpot Cabaret’s

     “SurrealEstate Tour” at the Cultch. Vancouver, BC

• 2009  Illustrated a video for “The Psalmist Project” in collaboration with the Doukhobor Discovery Centre. Castlegar, BC
• 2009: May: Exhibited as part of NSCAD’s Grad show Exhibition, Halifax, NS

 

Professional Associations:

• 2013: Federation of Canadian Artists, Active member

 

Mural Projects:

• 2012: Peak Physique 
• 2003: Common Grounds Coffee 
• 2004: Stanley Humphries Secondary (outdoor) 
• 2004: Stanley Humphries Secondary (indoor)

 

Commissions:

• 2012: Poster work for Rizze Yoga
• 2007: Painted sign for Secret Creek, an independent business in Trail
• 2007: Painted signs for Gold Fever Follies, a Rossland-based musical theatre group

 

Craft Fairs:

• December, 2013: Kootenay Artisan’s Fair
• December, 2012: Kootenay Artisan’s Fair
• December 2012: Castlegar Christmas Craft Fair
• November 2012: Christmas in the Valley (Slocan)
• November 2012: Trail Market Fair
• November 2012: Kootenay-Columbia Christmas Craft Faire
• September 2012: Pass Creek Fall Fair

 

Collections

Various Private collections in:

 

CANADA

Castlegar BC

Victoria BC

Halifax NS

Vancouver BC

St. John's NL

 

USA

Florida

Iowa

San Fransisco

 

EUROPE

Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands

St. Petersberg, Russia