NATALIE DOONAN
Group Exhibitions:
2012 Centre A, "Waiting-for," Vancouver, BC
2011 Journée de la Culture, “d’Oû Vient le Goût?,” le/the Sensorium, Montreal, Québec
Radio Espacio Estacion, performance + interview with Guadalupe Martinez, United States
2012 Centre A, "Waiting-for," Vancouver, BC
2011 Journée de la Culture, “d’Oû Vient le Goût?,” le/the Sensorium, Montreal, Québec
Radio Espacio Estacion, performance + interview with Guadalupe Martinez, United States
2011 Samson, “Chain Letter,” Boston, MA
Roundhouse Community Centre, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver, BC
2010 The Hammock Residency, “Slow Dating,” residency in social practice, Vancouver, BC
2010 Western Front Gallery, “Llorando/Crying,” Vancouver, BC
2010 Bestway Studio, “Llorando/Crying,” Vancouver, BC (performance with Guadalupe
Martinez for Not Sent Letters, curated by Jeremy Todd)
Gastown, “GOLD RUSH! Art, Bars & Speculation”, Vancouver, BC (performative walk funded by VANOC in
conjunction with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games)
2009 City Streets, “Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver”, Vancouver, BC (walk,
performance with The Miss Guides: A Cultural Walking Collective)
2008 Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, “The Sooner the Better Late Than Never”, Vancouver, BC (video,
performance)
The Organ Gallery, “Being There & Elsewhere”, Chongquing, China (animation)
Blake’s on Carrall, “Friendship in the Time of Facebook”, Gastown, Vancouver (photography)
2007 Richmond Art Gallery, "Little Landscapes and Miniature Worlds", Richmond, BC
(photography, private collection)
The Belkin Satellite, "Oh What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me", Vancouver, BC (mixed media and video)
2006 National Women’s Studies Association, “Doll Revolt”, Oakland, CA (photography)
Projekt 30, online exhibition space… “January Juried Exhibition” (photo-based work)
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Psicología, Monterrey, MX… “Los Mexicanos” (photography)
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MARCO), Monterrey, MX… “Spring Graduates’ Exhibition” (painting)
2005 Projekt 30, online exhibition space… “December Juried Exhibition” (photography)
2004 American Institute of Monterrey, MX… “First Annual Public Art Exhibition” (painting)
2000 Blackwood Gallery. Mississauga, ON…“Private Collections, Personal Obsessions” (photo-based work)
Gallery 401. Toronto, ON…“All About Love” (photography)
V-Tape, Toronto, ON…“Hum” (video)
Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, ON…“Graduating Exhibition” (photography)
Area Gallery, Toronto, ON…“Keepsake” (photo-based work)
Hart House, Toronto, ON… “Annual Juried Art Competition” (photo-based work)
Exhibitions Curated:
2011 Kafein, Montreal, QC, "The Lady Cheese Shop"
2011 Kafein, Montreal, QC, "The Lady Cheese Shop"
2010 Billboards, transit shelters and skytrains, Vancouver, BC... “Endlessly Traversed Landscapes”
2000 Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON… “UTM Photography Project”
2000 Blackwood Gallery. Mississauga, ON…“Private Collections, Personal Obsessions”
Education:
current Concordia University, Montreal, Qc (supervisor David Howes, advisors Mark Sussman & Ted
Rutland), PhD Humanities Candidate (Sensory Studies, Performance Studies, Urban Studies)
2008 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (supervisors Manuel Piña and John O’Brian)
Masters in Fine Arts
2006 Fototeca, Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, N.L.
Photographic Lighting Techniques, with photographer Eduardo Gonzalez
2006 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, N.L.
Diploma in Visual Experimentation and Mixed Media with artist Lucy Saenz
2005 Informatics Institute, Monterrey, N.L.
Diploma in Multimedia (Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver)
2000 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Honours B.A. in Art and Art History (a collaborative program with Sheridan College)
English Major
Graduated with Distinction
2000 Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Specialist Diploma in Art and Art History (Studio Honours)
Awards:
2011 Concordia University Graduate Fellowship, Montreal
2011 Concordia University Small Grants Program, Montreal
2011 The Centre for Sensory Studies Grant, Montreal
2011 Special Individualized Program Grant, Montreal
2011 Concordia University Small Grants Program, Montreal
2011 The Centre for Sensory Studies Grant, Montreal
2011 Special Individualized Program Grant, Montreal
2011 Visiting Scholar, Performance Studies, New York University, (mentor: Diana Taylor)
2009 VANOC Project Grant, Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Performance
2008 Roloff-Benny Scholarship in Photography
2000 Honourable Mention, Hart House Annual Juried Art Exhibition
2000 Sidney Key Memorial Scholarship in Fine Art
Conferences/ Symposia:
2011 The Biopolitics of Milk, Balance/Unbalance conference, Montreal, Quebec
2011 Introduction to le/the Sensorium, New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference,
Montreal, Quebec
2011 The Biopolitics of Milk, Balance/Unbalance conference, Montreal, Quebec
2011 Introduction to le/the Sensorium, New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference,
Montreal, Quebec
2011 Re-Inscribing the City: Unitary Urbanism Today, vizKult panel discussion, 5th Annual NYC Anarchist
Book Fair, New York.
2008 Creating Resistance, symposium at the University of British Columbia in conjunction with WACK! Art and the
Feminist Revolution, Vancouver Art Gallery: Performance
2007 UBC Graduate Symposium: Neither Here Nor There: The Dissemination of National
Imaginings... "The Ins and Outs of Citizenship: the construction of subjectivity through
the collecting and display of portraiture at the Vancouver Art Gallery"
Publications:
“Endlessly Traversed Landscapes”, Vancouver, BC Visual Arts catalogue, Cultural Olympiad
Vancouver 2010.
“Fire with Fire”, Vancouver, BC Visual Arts catalogue, Cultural Olympiad Vancouver 2010.
(review of Isabelle Hayeur’s “Fire with Fire” – see also http://isabelle-hayeur.com/presse/fire.html)
“velocidad critica”, Monterrey, MX (distributed internationally) Issue 79, August, 2005. Monthly art and culture critical magazine. Edited by Eduardo Ramirez. (photography)
“velocidad critica”, Monterrey, MX (distributed internationally) Issue 82, November, 2005. Monthly art and culture critical magazine. Edited by Eduardo Ramirez. (review of Damian Ontiveros solo exhibition)
Catalogues:
Visual Arts, Cultural Olympiad Vancouver 2010. Feature on GOLD RUSH! Art, Bars & Speculation. Vancouver: VANOC, 2010.
The Sooner the Better Late than Never. Essay by Sean George. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2008.
Being There & Elsewhere. Organhaus art space, Chongqing, China, 2008.
Bibliography:
Alder, Reanna. “Slow Dating.” Front Magazine. Vancouver, BC. Silence issue: Fall 2010.
Ashley, Erin. “Endlessly Traversed Landscapes.” Reel 2 Real, CCKC Radio (nscc.ca/cckc). Halifax: NS. February 2010.
Choy, Davina. “Miss Guides Misguide You Through the Myths of Vancouver: everything you know is wrong” [Weblog entry.] Ubyssey. 14 September 2009. http://ubyssey.ca/culture/miss-guides-misguide-you-through-the-myths-of-vancouver. 12 May 2011.
Coolidge, Amanda. “The Miss Guides” [Weblog entry.] Miss 604. August 3, 2009. http://www.miss604.com/2009/08/the-miss-guides.html. 12 May 2011.
Davies, Peter and April Smith. “Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver” [Weblog entry.] AHA Media. 7 July 2009. http://ahamedia.ca/2009/07/07/aha-media-attended-the-miss-guides-walking-the-ruins-fragments-of-vancouver/. 12 May 2011.
Editor’s Picks [Weblog entry.] The Georgia Straight. September 2009. http://discorder.ca/discorder-magazine/index.php/2009/08/04/the-miss-guides-the-art-of-walking/. 12 May 2011.
Griffin, Kevin. “Cultural Olympiad: Gastown Walking Tour Strikes Gold” [Weblog entry.] Vancouver Sun. 16 February 2010. http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/getting-there/Cultural+Olympiad+Gastown+walking+tour+strikes+gold/2573091/story.html. 12 May 2011.
Laberge, Étienne. “Du Fromage de Lait Humain Dans l’Assiette” [Weblog entry.] 24 Hours, Montreal. 10 September, 2011. http://24hmontreal.canoe.ca/24hmontreal/actualites/archives/2011/09/20110910-210452.html. 23 September 2011.
Laurence, Robin. “Miss Guides’ Urban Walk Crosses Fact and Fiction” [Weblog entry.] The Georgia Straight. 18 March 2010. http://straight.com/article-298155/vancouver/walk-crosses-fact-and-fiction. 12 May 2011.
Lynch, Dana. “The Miss Guides: Vancouver Tour Guides with a Twist” [Weblog entry.] Inside Vancouver. 27 August 2009. http://insidevancouver.ca/2009/08/27/the-miss-guides-vancouver-tour-guides-with-a-twist/. 12 May 2011.
Marlow, Kathryn. “Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver” interview with CBC On the Coast. 9 July 2009.
Moore, Dennis. “A Tour with Unexpected Twists” [Weblog entry.] USA TODAY. 21 February 2010.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/livefrom/post/2010/02/a-tour-with-unexpected-twists/1. 12 May 2011.
Reis, Debby. “The Miss Guides: The Art of Walking” [Weblog entry.] Discorder. July 2009. http://discorder.ca/discorder-magazine/index.php/2009/08/04/the-miss-guides-the-art-of-walking/. 12 May 2011.
Reyt, Gwenaëlle. “Fromage Maternel,” [Weblog entry.] Voir. Montreal, QC. 10 September, 2011. http://voir.ca/gwenaelle-reyt/2011/09/10/fromage-maternel/. 23 September 2011.
Robitaille, Marie-Hélène. “The Miss Guides – GOLD RUSH! Art, Bars & Speculation” [Weblog entry.] Espace Musique. CBC. February 16, 2010. http://vivezvancouver.radio-canada.ca/vivezvancouver/culturesociete/blogue/index.asp?id=127864. 12 May 2011.
Rossi, Cheryl. “Exploring Urban Space One Graffiti’d Wall at a Time” [Weblog entry.] Vancouver Courier. July 1, 2009. http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/entertainment/story.html?id=f9dbf3e4-45b3-4f83-bff3-8090fe2cf501. 12 May 2011.
Ruthen, Sean. “The Miss Guides” [Weblog entry.] Re:place Magazine. 8 July 2009. http://regardingplace.com/?p=4748. 12 May 2011.
Ruthen, Sean. “The Miss Guides Part II” [Weblog entry.] Regarding Place Magazine. 10 March 2010. http://regardingplace.com/?p=7807. 12 May 2011.
“Review: Walking the Ruins: Fragments of Vancouver” [Weblog entry.] Vancouver Public Space Network. 3 August 2009. http://vancouverpublicspace.ca/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=132&cntnt01dateformat=%b%20%e%20%H%3A%M&cntnt01returnid=18. 12 May 2011.
“Girl Guides” [Weblog entry.] Vitamin Daily. 23 July 2009. http://vitamindaily.com/content/girl-guides. 12 May 2011.
Zitner, Hannah. “GOLD RUSH!” [Weblog entry.] VANOC. 16 February 2010.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/news/gold-rush-_278608ek.html. 12 May 2011.
Zitner, Hannah. “Posters Get Provocative.” VANOC. February 2010. http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/news/posters-get-provocative_209796zc.html. June 7, 2011.
Professional Experience:
2011 Research Assistant, Mediations of Sensation, with Chris Salter and David Howes, Montreal, QC
2011 Research Assistant, Moral Regulation, with Ted Rutland, Montreal, QC
2011 Research Assistant, Mediations of Sensation, with Chris Salter and David Howes, Montreal, QC
2011 Research Assistant, Moral Regulation, with Ted Rutland, Montreal, QC
2009-current Sessional Instructor and Course Developer at Emily Carr University: Social Practice, Community Projects: Red Tent Campaign, Introduction to Visual Culture; Studies in Modern Art: Technologies of the Self, Art in Vancouver I: Galleries Tour, Art in Vancouver II: Alternative Art Venues, Issues in Contemporary Art, Summer Institute for Teens: Visual Culture, Vancouver, BC
2010-2011 Board of Directors, Live Performance Art Biennale, Vancouver, BC
2010-2011 Facilitator at Balcone Art Society: Reading Group, Vancouver, BC
2009-2011 Instructor at Art Institute: Colour Theory, Vancouver, BC
2008-2010 Teaching Assistant at Emily Carr University: Introduction to Cultural Theory
2006-2008 Teaching Assistant at the University of British Columbia: Drawing and Painting, Foundation Computing for the Visual Arts, Introductory Studio One, Studio Two
2008-2009 School Animateur at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006-2009 Senior Animateur at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2004-2006 Art Advisor & Art Teacher at the American Institute of Monterrey, Mexico
2003-2004 Gallery Assistant at the Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto
2002-2003 Interpreter at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
1999-2000 Children's Education Program Coordinator, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
1999-2000 Teaching Assistant to Photographer Dianne Bos for Photo I course at Sheridan College
1998-2000 Gallery Attendant & Curatorial Assistant to Curator Barbara Fischer at the Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario