Jacqueline Huskisson

Statement

My name is Jacqueline Huskisson, and I am an interdisciplinary artist from Calgary, Alberta Canada. In 2011 I revived a BFA in print media from the Alberta College of Art and Design (Now AU Arts.) In 2017 I received my MFA in studio arts from the Belfast School of Art in Northern Ireland. I primarily consider myself a “comic” artist, my practice relies on the dissection of narratives, whether they be abstract or linear. I like to merge and play with mediums and use comics theory to produce artworks that examine our historic and societal relationships to the natural world while using the human body as context and narrative.

GlogauAIR Project

I chose the name Miasma for this project as I was inspired the concept of the Miasma theory. Up until modern medicine the medical commuinty believed that “bad” smells and other elements surrounding us is what made us ill. This narrative will explore my story around illness, disability and adaptation told through comics made of paintings, drawings and printmaking. During the time at this Residency I will research, draw, paint and network. This project is an investigation into how we interpret illness and disability in our modern times.

CV Summary

EDUCATION

• 2017 M.F.A Studio Arts Program, Belfast School of Art, Northern Ireland
• 2011 B.F.A Print Media Major, Alberta College of Art and Design (AU Arts)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2023 Liminal Spaces, Art Gallery of St. Albert, Alberta. (November-February 2023-2024)
• Structure of Bones, Artpoint Gallery Calgary, March 2023
• 2022 Beyond the Static Frame, Lowlands Clubhouse, Edmonton Alberta
• Memory Lines Helmut Gallery, Leipzig Germany
• 2018 Absurd Walls Main Space Gallery Alberta Printmakers Calgary Alberta
• Artist in Residence Exhibition, Poolside Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba
• “URRGH” “ARRGH” “UUUMMM” Small Space Gallery, Calgary Alberta
• A Dandy Exhibition and Comic Launch, Dandy Brewery Calgary Alberta

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2023 OctoxOdyssey Mapperz at Beakerhead. Sponsored by the University of Calgary Science Department
• The Directors Cut, Online Exhibition for the Woolwich Contemporary Printmaking Art Fair, London UK
• Hispanic Arts Resiliency project, Telus convention centre Calgary, AB
• Particle Wave, Media Arts Festival EMMEDIA, Calgary Alberta
• 2022 People’s Portrait Prize Contemporary Calgary
• The Hand at Fenix Arts “The Hand at Fenix Arts” Fayetteville Arkansas USA
• Lasting Impressions Alberta Printmakers (August 20-Sept 23 Calgary AB)
• Human Abstract, joint exhibition with Doro Buch, Artpoint Gallery Calgary Alberta
• Mini Gallery’s Summer Edition, Crescent Heights Association, Calgary AB
• Particle Wave, Media Arts Festival Truck U Hall Space, Calgary Alberta
• SSNAP Touring Finalists Exhibition, Victoria Arts Council BC
• SSNAP Touring Finalists Exhibition, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver BC
• 2021 SSNAP 2021/2022 Salt Spring Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Salt Spring Island, B.C
• Art + Poetry Pairing People’s Poetry Festival, Loft 112, Calgary AB
• Flashy group exhibition with Doro Buch. Sparrow Arts Space, Calgary AB (@flashy_yyc)
• Cadavre Exquis Loft 112, Calgary Alberta.
• New Works/New Artists Artpoint Exhibition Space, Calgary Alberta.
• 2020 A Cold Sweat Lowlands Project Space, Edmonton Alberta.
• Hard Fluid Betrayal Piltonküeche, Leipzig Germany
• Almost Tension Alte Handleschule Leipzig, Germany
• Storylines Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Alberta (TREX touring exhibition)
• 2019 Spectral Illuminations IV EMMEDIA Gallery/ Beakerhead, Calgary
• Futurology Main Space Gallery, Alberta Printmakers, Calgary
• HY*DRA*TION Liquidate Your A$$ets Truck Contemporary, Calgary
• 2018 What A Relief! Steamroller Exhibition Prairie Dog Brewery Calgary
• Overlap(land) Emergency Room Gallery, Houston, Texas USA
• Spectral Illuminations III EMMEDIA Gallery/ Beakerhead Calgary
• Comic Blast Exhibition Arteles, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
• 2017 Not So Mini Print Exhibition Alberta Printmakers, Calgary
• Spectral Illuminations II EMMEDIA Gallery/ Beakerhead Calgary
• Art of The Comic Blick Studios, Beflast, N.Ireland
• Proximity Pollen Studios, Belfast, N.Ireland
• Masters of Fine Art Studio Exhibition Belfast School of Art, N.Ireland
• Transmit Platform Arts Belfast, N.Ireland
• 2016 PXVI Platform Arts Belfast, N.Ireland
• Gallimaufry Platform Arts Belfast, N.Ireland

RESIDENCIES

• 2023-24 Glogauair residency, Berlin, Germany
• 2023 MAWA Residency June, Winnipeg Manitoba
• 2021 Fuse 33 Residency, Calgary AB
• 2020 Pilotenküeche Leipzig Germany
• 2019 Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City Yukon
• Calgary Allied Arts Foundation, Calgary AB
• 2018 Arteles Comic Blast Residency, Hameenkryo Finland
• Dandy Brewing Artist Residency, Calgary AB
• Scott Leroux Fund for Media Arts Exploration, Videopool, Winnipeg Manitoba
• 2017 Sparkbox Print Residency Picton Ontario.

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS

• 2023 Canada Council for the Arts Abroad Program (Glogauair Residency) -$20,000
• Calgary Arts Development Authority (Glogauair Residency)- $11,290.18
• Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding (Mawa Residency, Winnipeg Manitoba) AFA- $1789
• 2022 Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding (Helmut exhibition, Leipzig Germany) AFA- $4587
• 2021 Juror Award for Salt Spring National Art Prize- Juror selector Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation-$3000
• Alberta Artist in Residence Shortlist Grant -Alberta Ministry of Arts and Culture-$1000
• Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalist -Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
• 2020 Pilotenküeche Residency grant -Leipzig, Germany -$12000
• 2019 Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding (Pilotenküeche Residency)-AFA- $15000
• 2018 Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project (Arteles Residency) Funding AFA-$5000
• Opportunity Grants – Calgary Arts Development Authority -$2500
• Scott Leroux Media arts Exploration Fund– Videopool Winnipeg Manitoba-$1500
• Arteles Residency Fund-Hämeenkryö Finland -$3000

PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS

• 2023 Mirror, Mural for Pride Marchs On, Shaw/Rogers and City of Calgary 13th av and 4th SW Calgary
• Calgary Public Art Banner Program. June 2023-May2024
• Cosmic Melody, Mural for the Palimpshed Project, 18th and 19th NW Calgary
• “Hygge” Projection Mapping project for Chinook Blast, For MAPPERZYYC ATB Art Branch
• 2022 MAPPERZYYC projection project, BU Vintage Shop
• Roadworks, BUMP and City of Calgary, Mural two road barriers, Mission, Calgary
• Fuse 33 and International Avenue. Print and Steel lantern. 17 ave and 33 st Calgary
• 2020 Projection Project: moving image installation October 2020 New Central Library
• 2018 Northern Reflections: Owl Mural with Augmented reality animation New Central Library
• 2017 Utility box Program, City of Calgary and Alberta Printmakers. 10th st and 2 ave NW
• 2016 Utility box Program City of Calgary and Alberta Printmakers. 5th ave and 6th st

PUBLICATIONS AND COLLECTIONS

• 2023 Reimaging Fire The Future of Energy. Print collection and publishing, partnered with Natalie Meisner.
• 2022 Comic for SNAPline, Edmonton Alberta Issue Fake
• The Hand Magazine Issue 38 (Fenix Arts Special)
• longcon Magazine Issue 11
• The Hand Magazine Issue 36
• Comic for Renegade Alberta Artist collection Home
• Comic for SNAPline, Edmonton Alberta Issue Punchline
• 2019 Comic for Spleen: A Canadian and Portuguese Anthology. Published by Trip Comix Montreal.
• 2018 Phantasmagoria Comic printed with assistance from Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Gytha Press, Issue two. Calgary, Alberta Diagnosis Werewolf (Part one) Comic for the AIR program with Dandy Brewery Calgary Arteles 2018-2015 Catalogue. Hämeenkryö, Finland Comic Blast! A Collection of Artists. Hämeenkryö, Finalnd Illustration for Issue 23 Magical and Mythical Poetry on Ritual NōD Magazine Calgary Alberta

TEXTS

• 2022 Artist Feature; longcon Magazine longconmag.com
• 2019 Artist Expose in Calgary Guardian. Forward by Kate Bailies. calgaryguardian.com
• 2018 A Room Without Pictures Essay by Dan Shipsides for Absurd Walls Exhibition docs.wixstatic.com
• 2017 Emboss Magazine Issue 8 “Women Artists” Interview
• 2016 Artist In Residence interview Chrissy Poitras Sparkbox Studio sparkboxstudio.com
• Review of Zona 3 Chris Beckett warrior27.net

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