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Education
BFA Interdisciplinary Fine Art and Art History Minor – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2021
MFA Studio Art – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2016 MFA Studio Art – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
BFA Interdisciplinary Fine Art and Art History Minor – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2012
Art & Design Certificate. honours, dean’s list – Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton AB
Art & Design Certificate. honours, dean’s list – Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton AB
Skillsets
Teaching
Photography (creative and artwork documentation)
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign)
Woodworking/experience with power tools
Programming facilitation
Teaching
Photography (creative and artwork documentation)
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign)
Woodworking/experience with power tools
Programming facilitation
Work and Volunteer Experience in the Arts
2019
2019
Teaching assistant, first year introductory art class – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Woodcut Printmaking Instructor – Guelph School of Art, Guelph ON2018
Programming Assistant & Co-founder – Lore Artist Residency, Hillsburgh ON
Repeat Pattern Workshop – Hillsburgh ON
Programming Assistant & Co-founder – Lore Artist Residency, Hillsburgh ON
Repeat Pattern Workshop – Hillsburgh ON
2017
Gallery Attendant – U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise Square, Edmonton AB
Introductory Screen Printing Instructor – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Special Events Committee Member – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
AIR Selection Committee Member – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Exhibition Photographer – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Gallery Attendant – U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise Square, Edmonton AB
Introductory Screen Printing Instructor – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Special Events Committee Member – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
AIR Selection Committee Member – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Exhibition Photographer – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
2016
Events Volunteer – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Exhibition Photographer – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
Events Volunteer – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Exhibition Photographer – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
2015
President – NSCAD Print Club, Halifax NS
Exhibition Photographer – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
Print Installation Organizer – NSCAD Artist for a Day, Halifax NS
President – NSCAD Print Club, Halifax NS
Exhibition Photographer – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
Print Installation Organizer – NSCAD Artist for a Day, Halifax NS
2014 Gallery Photographer – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
VP Cultural Representative – NSCAD Print Club, Halifax NS
Screen Printing Demonstrator – Artist for a Day, Halifax NS
Screen Printing Workshop – NSCAD Extended Studies, Halifax NS
VP Cultural Representative – NSCAD Print Club, Halifax NS
Screen Printing Demonstrator – Artist for a Day, Halifax NS
Screen Printing Workshop – NSCAD Extended Studies, Halifax NS
Awards and Residencies
2019
Research and Creation Grant – Canada Council for the Arts
Visiting Artist – St.Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s NL
2019
Research and Creation Grant – Canada Council for the Arts
Visiting Artist – St.Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s NL
2017
Emerging Artist Residency Award – Sparkbox Studio, Picton ON
Artist Initiated Public Art Project Grant – Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB
YEG Canvas Award – Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB
Emerging Artist Residency Award – Sparkbox Studio, Picton ON
Artist Initiated Public Art Project Grant – Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB
YEG Canvas Award – Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB
2016
BMO 1st Art! Regional Winner – BMO Financial Group, Toronto ON
SNAP Emerging Artist in Residence Program – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Arthur Lismer Award for Academic Excellence – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
BMO 1st Art! Regional Winner – BMO Financial Group, Toronto ON
SNAP Emerging Artist in Residence Program – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Arthur Lismer Award for Academic Excellence – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2015
Margo and Rowland Marshall Award for Printmaking – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Joseph Beuys Memorial Scholarship – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Robert G Merritt Memorial Scholarship – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2014 Windfall Bursary – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Margo and Rowland Marshall Award for Printmaking – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Joseph Beuys Memorial Scholarship – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Robert G Merritt Memorial Scholarship – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2014 Windfall Bursary – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Solo Exhibitions
2019
New Work by Jordan Blackburn – Silence Sounds Gallery, Guelph ON
2019
New Work by Jordan Blackburn – Silence Sounds Gallery, Guelph ON
2018
Modern Wilderness – Harris-Warke Gallery, Red Deer AB
Modern Wilderness – Harris-Warke Gallery, Red Deer AB
2017
Great White North AIR Exhibition – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
Great White North AIR Exhibition – SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB
2016
Surface Undergraduate Exhibition – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
Feature Artist – Seven Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS
Surface Undergraduate Exhibition – Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS
Feature Artist – Seven Bays Bouldering, Halifax NS
Installations
2018
Authentic Bivy – ARTspace, Chatham Kent, ON
2018
Authentic Bivy – ARTspace, Chatham Kent, ON
2015
Medicinal Paste-Up Mural – NSCAD University
Toile #1 Wallpaper installation – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Toile #1 Wallpaper installation – 94 King Street, Dartmouth NS
Medicinal Paste-Up Mural – NSCAD University
Toile #1 Wallpaper installation – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Toile #1 Wallpaper installation – 94 King Street, Dartmouth NS
2014
Character Flaw Pasted Mural – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Character Flaw Pasted Mural – NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Group Shows and Catalogues
2017
Lore of the Land – 5479 Seventh Line, Rockwood, ON
2017
Lore of the Land – 5479 Seventh Line, Rockwood, ON
2016
BMO 1st Art! Exhibition – Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto ON
Impression Portfolio Exhibition – Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita USA
BMO 1st Art! Exhibition – Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto ON
Impression Portfolio Exhibition – Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita USA
2015
Free Coffee 2015 Catalogue – SUNSCAD, Halifax NS
Coffee Table HAIKU Book Portfolio exhibition – B-Side Gallery, Halifax NS
Coffee Table HAIKU Book Portfolio exhibition – Mouse Print Gallery, Montreal QC
NSCAD Print club exhibition II – The Nook, Halifax NS
NSCAD Print club exhibition I – The Nook, Halifax NS
2014 Bike Week Exhibition – Argyle Fine Art, Halifax NS
Show of Force Portfolio exhibition – Plan B Merchants, Halifax NS
Free Coffee 2015 Catalogue – SUNSCAD, Halifax NS
Coffee Table HAIKU Book Portfolio exhibition – B-Side Gallery, Halifax NS
Coffee Table HAIKU Book Portfolio exhibition – Mouse Print Gallery, Montreal QC
NSCAD Print club exhibition II – The Nook, Halifax NS
NSCAD Print club exhibition I – The Nook, Halifax NS
2014 Bike Week Exhibition – Argyle Fine Art, Halifax NS
Show of Force Portfolio exhibition – Plan B Merchants, Halifax NS
Permanent Public Artwork
2017
The Locals Mural – 124 st. Mural with Caitlin Bodewitz, Edmonton AB
The High Street 8 – High Street, Edmonton AB
2017
The Locals Mural – 124 st. Mural with Caitlin Bodewitz, Edmonton AB
The High Street 8 – High Street, Edmonton AB
Commissions
2019
Hoo Hoo! Drawing – Said the Whale, Vancouver, BC
Gin Label Woodcut – Strathcona Spirits, Edmonton, AB
Logo Illustration – Nimble Fox Wholesome Foods, Toronto, ON
Logo Illustration – What’s in a Beard Podcast, Vancouver, BC
2019
Hoo Hoo! Drawing – Said the Whale, Vancouver, BC
Gin Label Woodcut – Strathcona Spirits, Edmonton, AB
Logo Illustration – Nimble Fox Wholesome Foods, Toronto, ON
Logo Illustration – What’s in a Beard Podcast, Vancouver, BC
2017
Winter Bike Week Poster – Halifax Cycling Coalition, Halifax NS
Album Artwork – Nature Of, Edmonton AB
Illustration for Print – Royal Bison Craft Fair, Edmonton, AB
Winter Bike Week Poster – Halifax Cycling Coalition, Halifax NS
Album Artwork – Nature Of, Edmonton AB
Illustration for Print – Royal Bison Craft Fair, Edmonton, AB
2016
Pattern Mural – Highway Man Restaurant, Halifax NS
Hanging Sign – Highway Man Restaurant, Halifax NS
Best of Halifax Cover Illustration – Coast Publishing, Halifax NS
Bike Week Poster – Halifax Cycling Coalition
Pattern Mural – Highway Man Restaurant, Halifax NS
Hanging Sign – Highway Man Restaurant, Halifax NS
Best of Halifax Cover Illustration – Coast Publishing, Halifax NS
Bike Week Poster – Halifax Cycling Coalition
2014
Corn Mural – Field Guide Restaurant, Halifax NS
Corn Mural – Field Guide Restaurant, Halifax NS
2012
Character Mural – Blank Skate Shop, Sherwood Park AB
Character Mural – Blank Skate Shop, Sherwood Park AB
Markets and Fairs
2019
Art on the Street– Guelph Arts Council, Guelph ON
Not Your Mother’s Market
2019
Art on the Street– Guelph Arts Council, Guelph ON
Not Your Mother’s Market
2018
Cranberry Market – Trillium Waldorf School, Guelph ON
Two Rivers Market – Guelph ON
Made in Canada – Etsy Guelph/Wellington, Guelph ON
Crimpsmas Market – Grand River Rocks, Kitchener ON
Joy Home Tour – Etsy Guelph/Wellington, Guelph ON
Christmas Village Market – Quebec Street Shoppes, Guelph ON
Cranberry Market – Trillium Waldorf School, Guelph ON
Two Rivers Market – Guelph ON
Made in Canada – Etsy Guelph/Wellington, Guelph ON
Crimpsmas Market – Grand River Rocks, Kitchener ON
Joy Home Tour – Etsy Guelph/Wellington, Guelph ON
Christmas Village Market – Quebec Street Shoppes, Guelph ON
2017
The Royal Bison – Edmonton AB
Edmonton Art Walk – The Paint Spot, Edmonton AB
The Royal Bison – Edmonton AB
Edmonton Art Walk – The Paint Spot, Edmonton AB
Collections
Wichita State University and SADCI
St. Michael's Printshop
SNAP Gallery
Concordia University
NSCAD University
Wichita State University and SADCI
St. Michael's Printshop
SNAP Gallery
Concordia University
NSCAD University