Artist Curriculum Vitae

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Showings & Art Exhibits

• Present (since 2018), Howe Street 331 Art Gallery: Represented Artist, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

• 2023, The Robert Bateman Foundation: Connect in Nature Calendar: Month of June ‘Surrender’, published by Delafield Calendar Projects, Ontario, Canada

• 2021, Art of Nature Collection calendar: Month of July ‘Truth’, published by Delafield Calendar Projects, Ontario, Canada.

• 2021, Artist for Conservation festival, juried group showing for ‘Truth’, world online showcase.

• 2020/2021, Federation of Canadian Artists juried Social Distancing online show for ‘Isolation’.

• 2020, Artist for Conservation festival, juried group showing for ‘Beginnings’, January - March, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson, Arizona, USA.

• 2019: Artist for Conservation festival, juried group showing for ‘Beginnings’, September 27 -29, Maplewood Flats, North Vancouver, British Columbia.

• 2019 (since 2016), Lebel Gallery: Represented Artist, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.

• 2018, Capital 44 Building - Solo Show, November 13, 2018 to January 5, 2019, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• 2018, Allied Arts Council - Solo Show: Green with Envy, August 3, to August 31, 2018, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.

• 2018, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Solo Show: Green with Envy, May 22 to June 28, 2018, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• 2015 - 2018, Turtle Island Restoration Network: Represented Artist, Forest Knolls, California, USA

• 2017, RCMP Heritage Centre - Solo Show: From Sea-to-Sea series, March to December, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

• 2017, Time Raisers 150: Group Showing, September 28, 2017, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• 2017, Studio Connexions: Solo Show: Mes reves de jour (My Daydreams), July 26 to August 13, Nakusp. British Columbia, Canada.

• 2016, Imago Mundi Project of Luciano Benetton: Western Canadian Artists, Group Show, Verona, Italy

• 2013 to 2015, RR Gallery: Represented artist in gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Collections

• RCMP Heritage Centre, Entire Series: From Sea to Sea (The Recruit, Morning Shift, Troop, On Patrol, On Parade, Remembrance), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

• Time Raisers 150: Spirit Bear, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 

Awards and Acknowledgements

• 2019, September’s feature artist for artwork and conservation efforts with the international group, Artist for Conservation, Ontario, Canada.

• 2018, ‘Elk’ was the feature advertised painting for the Strathcona County Salon Series Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.2015 - People’s Choice Award for “Inner Reflection”, a painting featuring a green sea turtle, Strathcona County Salon Series Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.

• 2015, Second Place for “Becoming One”, a painting featuring a green sea turtle, at the People’s Choice Award with the Society of Western Canadian Artists, June, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• 2015, People’s Choice Award for “Inner Reflection”, Strathcona County Salon Series Gallery@501.

 

Cited Publications

• 2023, The Robert Bateman Foundation: Connect in Nature Calendar: Month of June ‘Surrender’, published by Delafield Calendar Projects, Ontario, Canada

• 2021, Art of Nature Collection calendar: Month of July ‘Truth’, published by Delafield Calendar Projects, Ontario, Canada.

• 2020, Artists for Conservation, 2020, International Exhibit of Nature in Art: ’Truth’, Pg. 166.

• 2019, Artists for Conservation, 2019, International Exhibit of Nature in Art: ‘Beginnings’ Pg. 155.

• 2019, Journey to the Sea Turtle, Published book by Carleen Ross.

• 2018, Sherwood Park News by Ben Proulx, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada: Let locals shine, January 9, 2018, Pg.8.

• 2017, The Honu Whisperer, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: An Artist’s Inspiration by Carleen Ross, Winter 2017, Pg. 5,6.

• 2017, Arrow Lakes News by Andreea Myhal, Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada: Animal watercolours to brighten Studio Connexion, August 10, 2017, Pg. A6.

• 2017, The Valley Voice by Art Joyce, Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada: International artist Carleen Ross exhibits at Studio Connexion, July 27, 2017, Pg. 20.

• 2017, Sherwood Park News by Ben Proulx, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada: Display in Italy for Canada, April 7, 2017, Pg. 32.

• 2017, Sherwood Park News by Ben Proulx, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada: Painting with RCMP pride, March 10, 2017, Pg. 29.

• 2017, 620 CKRM, The Source: Regina artist honours RCMP with Canada 150, Posted March 11, 2017 12:49pm.

• 2017, Leader Post Regina, by Heather Polischuk, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: Regina-born artist illustrates Mountie career, March 5, pg. A3.

• 2017, CBC News Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: Regina-born artist honours RCMP through bison paintings: ‘From Sea to Sea’ featured at RCMP Heritage Centre as part of Canada 150 celebrations, Posted: Mar 03, 2017 3:22 PM CT.

• 2016, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection - Oh Canada West: Contemporary Artists from Western Canada, Pg. 368, 369.

 

Education/Training

• Certified Heart Math Practitioner, Heart Math Institute, USA, 2021.

• Health & Life Coach, Health Coach Institute, USA, 2020.

• Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist, Grief Recovery Method Institute, USA, 2020.

• University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Science of Psychology with focus in Animal Behaviour, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 2003.

• University of Athabasca, Psychology of Aesthetics course, Athabasca, AB, Canada, 1999.

 

Studied Art Under

• Kathy Koziak: Enhancing with the Coloured Pencil, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2015.

• Alfred Young Man: Native American Indian Art Studio, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 2001.

• Alfred Young Man: Native American Indian Art History and Theory, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada, 2000

 

Art Societies

• Strathcona County Art Society, since 2022.

• Federation of Canadian Artist Edmonton Chapter, since 2020.

• Federation of Canadian Artist, juried in as an Active Artist since 2020.

• Artists for Conservation, juried in as a Signature Artist Level since 2018.

• Gallery @501 Membership, since 2015.