CURRICULUM VITAE

Dawn Emerson

Summerland, BC, Canada

Phone: (250) 317-5368
Email: info@dawnemerson.ca
Website: www.dawnemerson.ca

EDUCATION

2001 Bachelor of Education

Art Internship Program - Okanagan, BC
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Major: Painting, Drawing
University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC

1997 Graphic Arts Diploma

Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC

AWARDS

2011 Okanagan Art Award for 2011, Okanagan Valley, BC

2000 The A. Wilfred Johns Memorial Scholarship, Victoria, BC

Cameron Memorial Trust Scholarship, Victoria, BC

BC Festival of the Arts 2000, Nelson, BC. Provincial winner.

BC Festival of the Arts 2000, Nelson, BC. Regional winner.

Island Mountain Arts, Quesnel, BC. Scholarship recipient.

OUC President’s Choice Award, Kelowna, BC. Honorable Mention.

1999 Kelowna & District Arts Council Bursary, Kelowna, BC

Christina Judith Claremont Memorial Fund Bursary, Kelowna, BC

GALLERIES REPRESENTED DAWN EMERSON’S ARTWORK

2010 - 2013 Gallery Odin, Vernon, BC

2008 – 2009 Stratus Gallery, Banff, Alberta

Gallery closed December, 2009.

2007 - 2011 Handworks Gallery, Oliver, BC

Gallery closed February, 2011.

2006 - 2017 Elevation Contemporary Gallery, Canmore, Alberta

2001 – 2008 The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Gallery closed November, 2008.

SOLO / SHARED EXHIBITIONS

2012 ‘Certain Movement,’ Kelowna Art Gallery. (Professionally Juried) Kelowna, BC

Solo exhibition at the Airport Satellite Gallery, October 22, 2012 to May 2013.

‘Murder of Crows,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta

Five selected artists created artwork depicting their reflection on crows, February 2012.

2010 ‘Without Mind,’ Place des Arts Art Gallery. (Professionally Juried) Coquitlam, BC
Solo exhibition portraying the struggle with Alzheimer’s, September 9 to October 9, 2010.

‘Mixed Messages,’ Lake Country Art Gallery. (Juried) Lake Country, BC

Shared show with artist Anglika Jaegar from July 23 to September 5, 2010.

2009 ‘Voices of Nature,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta

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 Shared show with artist Dana Roman from November 7-14, 2009.

2007 ‘Landscape Transformations,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta

Shared show with artist Cindy Delpart from October 27 to November 2 2007.

2007 ‘Mysterious Corvus,’ Art Ark Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Solo exhibition from May 26 to June 7, 2007.

2004 - 2005 ‘Back Alley BC,’ Rotary Centre for the Arts. (Juried) Kelowna, BC
Solo exhibition raising awareness of the homeless, December 2004 to January 2005.

2002 ‘Dawn Widell (Emerson),’ The Laughing Moon. (Juried) Kelowna, BC

Solo exhibition on selected works from May 8 to June 25, 2002.

2001 ‘Internal Affairs,’ The Alternator Gallery. (Professionally Juried) Kelowna, BC

Solo exhibition on the heroes of our mothers inside the home, August 3 to September 6, 2001.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 ‘U 8 Event’, Sopa Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Artists selected for annual exhibition, April, 2012.

2011 ‘U 8 Event’, Sopa Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Artists selected for annual exhibition, April, 2011.

2010 ‘Blue Utopia’, Alternator Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Individual interpretation for member’s exhibition, November 15, 2010 to December 14, 2010.

‘Marking Identity’, Kelowna Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Individual interpretation for member’s exhibition, November 6, 2010 to January 9, 2011.

2008 - 2010 ‘Red and White’, Kelowna Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Artists selected for annual fundraiser for Kelowna Art Gallery.

2008 ‘Interplay: Between Self and Form’, Kelowna Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC
Individual interpretation for member’s exhibition, October 24, 2008 to January 4, 2009.

‘Miniature Show’, Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta.

Annual miniature exhibition December, 2008.

‘Wild Things’, Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta.

Exhibition of artists’ interpretation of ‘wild things’ March 2008.

2007 ‘The Mouse Roars,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta.

Annual miniature exhibition from December 1 to December 24, 2007.

ArtWalk 2007. (Juried) Lake Country, BC

‘Beauty and the Beast,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta.

Exhibition of artists’ interpretation of the human figure June 2007.

2006 ‘Through the Looking Glass,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery.

Canmore, Alberta. Exhibition of small artwork from December 9 to 24, 2006.

‘Unplugged,’ Elevation Contemporary Gallery. Canmore, Alberta

Exhibition celebrating gallery’s new location, October 28 2006.

ArtWalk 2006. (Juried) Lake Country, BC

Woman’s Shelter Art Show. Rotary Centre for the Arts. Kelowna, BC

2005 ArtWalk 2005. (Juried) Lake Country, BC

A large juried art show of Okanagan artists, September 2005.

2004 ‘Woman Soul and Persons,’ Kelowna Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Kelowna Women’s Resource Centre art show speaking for women, October 16 to November 21

‘Relate,’ Alternator Art Gallery. Kelowna, BC

Alternator Art Gallery members’ show, November 12 to December 11 2004.

‘Schools In,’ Summerland Art Gallery. Summerland, BC

Selected group show with art teachers, September to October 2004.

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 ‘Fresh!’ The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC
A group of contemporary artists selected for a show, November 2003 to January 2004.

2002 - 2003 ‘Fresh!’ The Art Ark Gallery. Kelowna, BC

A group of contemporary artists selected for a show, November 2002 to January 2003.

2001 - 2002 Narrative. (Professionally Juried). The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Curated exhibition, September 2001 to January 2002.

2000 ‘With Seven Fingers,’ Kelowna Art Gallery. (Professionally Juried). Kelowna, BC
Curated exhibition in collaboration with UBCO graduating class of 2000.

BC Festival of the Arts 2000. (Juried). Nelson, BC

Three art works selected; two by Okanagan Regional, one by Victoria Provincial.

UBCO Traveling Exhibition. (Juried). Penticton Art Gallery, Vernon Art Gallery,
Salmon Arm Art Gallery - Okanagan Valley, BC. Two art works selected.

OMRAC Art Exhibition. (Juried) KADAC, Kelowna, BC

Two art works selected.

ART PROJECTS / SELECTIONS

2011 ‘Student / Artist Painting Exhibition,’ Glenmore Elementary School,

Rotary Centre of the Arts, Kelowna, BC. Artist chosen to work with students to create paintings
for an exhibition with artist, April, 2011.

‘Wetland School Mural,’ Watson Road Elementary School, Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to facilitate a mural project with 230 students, March, 2011.

2010 - 2017 ‘Underwater Mural,’ (Size: 28’x23’), Chute Lake Elementary School, Kelowna, BC
Artist worked with Grade 6 students to create a mural which students collage onto it every year.

2010 ‘Earth Day Banner,’ AS Matheson Elementary School, Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to facilitate a banner project with school students, May, 2010.

‘City of Vernon Neighbourhood Banner,’ Vernon, BC

Artist chosen to collaborate with youth to create a downtown revitalization banner, June, 2010.

2009 – 2017 ‘Excellence through the Arts,’ School District #57, Kelowna, BC
One of the six artists selected to create projects with various schools promoting this program.

2009 ‘We are Artists,’ Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to facilitate workshops for adults with developmental disabilities to create artwork
for an exhibition November 2009 to March 2010.

‘Three Sisters Garden Project,’ Glenmore Elementary School, Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to facilitate mural paintings with the students, June 2009.

2008 - 2017 ‘Kelowna Waterscape Banner Community Art Project,’ Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to collaborate with Science Opportunities for Kids and Elementary School children
to create 5 public banners, May to June and September 2008.

‘Centuria Urban Village,’ Kelowna, BC

Okanagan artist selected to create 2 commission paintings for the lobby, July 2008.

‘Fat Cat Festival Banner Project,’ Kelowna, BC

Artist chosen to facilitate grade 3 students to create 12 – 10 foot banners to be displayed during
the festival February to March 2008.

2007 ‘Canada Day City of Kelowna Banner Tree Project,’ Kelowna, BC

Selected to create 10 foot banners for a community participation art project, July 1, 2010.

2005 ‘BC Museums Association Annual Conference,’ Kelowna Art Gallery,

Kelowna, BC
Artist selected to create artwork for the conference publications and art auction, October, 2005.

REVIEWS

2013 Liz Wylie. ‘On View’, Capital News, Kelowna, BC, Thursday, January 3,
2013.
Photograph of art exhibition and article by curator Liz Wylie.

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2012 Gary Nylander. The Okanagan Sunday, The Daily Courier. Kelowna, BC,
October 28, 2012.
Photograph with Dawn Emerson at airport accompanied by article.

2010 CBC TV News. Kelowna, BC, July 24, 2010.

Television interview in the studio of Dawn Emerson.

2009 CBC TV News. Kelowna, BC, Monday, January 16, 2009.

Television interview with Dawn Emerson, artist working with students at local schools.

2008 The Daily Courier. Kelowna, BC, Tuesday, April 15, 2008, p. A4
Photograph of the unveiling of the Fat Cat banners with article to follow.

Capital News. Kelowna, BC, Friday, April 11, 2008, p. A3.

Photograph of Dawn Emerson and student viewing a banner.

‘Event’, Visual Arts, Capital News. Kelowna, BC, Wednesday, September 26, 2007, p. 3
Colour photograph with feature artist article on ‘Art Career Challenging’ by Portia Priegert.

The Daily Courier. Kelowna, BC, Friday, June 29, 2007.

Front page colour photograph painting ‘Watch it Grow’ banner for the City of Kelowna Canada
Day project.

‘Event’ Weekend, Capital News. Kelowna, BC, Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Front page colour photograph with the ‘Watch it Grow’ Canada Day banner for the City of
Kelowna.

2007 ‘Pulse,’ Capital News. Kelowna, BC, May 30, 2007, p.C7.
Article with accompanying photograph.

Shaw Cable. Kelowna, BC. Television interview at the Art Ark Gallery and at Emerson’s studio May
28 – 30, 2007.

2006 Arts Council of the Central Okanagan. Kelowna, BC

‘Feature Artist’ for September 2006 website.

2005 ‘Homeless Exhibition,’ Showcase, Capital News. January 20 - 26, p. 1, 3.

Article with accompanying photographs on ‘No Fixed Address’ solo exhibition.

‘Homeless Exhibition,’ Showcase, Capital News. January 6 - 12, p. 2.

Colour photographs on solo exhibition.

2004 CBC Morningside, CBC Radio. Radio interview aired December 21, 2004.

Shaw Cable. Kelowna, BC Television interview at Rotary Centre of the Arts December 21,
2004.

2001 CBC Television. Kelowna, BC. Television interview with artist and her
Alternator Art Gallery solo exhibition.

Shaw Cable. Kelowna, BC. Television interview with artist and her Alternator Art Gallery solo
exhibition.

Portia Priegert. ‘Three Different Observations,’ Visual Arts Event. The Daily Courier.
(2001), August 22, p. 10. Article with accompanying colour photograph.

‘Internal Affairs Exhibition,’ Showcase. The Westside Weekly.

(2001), August 30 - September 5, p. 13. Article with accompanying photograph.

2000 Symons, Gary. ‘Art, With a Cutting Edge.’ Art and Entertainment.
Penticton Herald. (2000), May 19, p. B9. Article with accompanying photograph.

Shaw Cable. Kelowna, BC. Television interview with artist related to Fine Arts Program.

Frasz, Kip. ‘Artistic Gems.’ Showtime, The Daily Courier. (2000), March 16, p. C1.
Article on solo exhibition with accompanying colour photograph.

PUBLICATIONS

2012 Spring Okanagan Wine Festival Brochure. Spring 2012, Front cover, pp 3, 4, 5.
‘Riding through the Vineyard’ painting by Dawn Emerson selected in publication.

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2011 ‘Experience the Best of BC.’ Van Dop Arts and Cultural Guide to British
Columbia, Publication 2011, pp 112.
Artist studio information with accompanying colours photograph of artwork.

2007 ‘The Art of Teaching.’ Okanagan Arts Magazine. Summer 2007, Issue #2, pp 16.
Article by Dawn Emerson on teaching art with accompanying photograph of artwork.

2006 Art Ark Gallery ‘Artist Showcase.’ Kelowna: Ehmann Printwork, 2006.
The Art Ark catalogue of the gallery artists with colour photographs.

2005 ‘Creating a Cultural Restaurant.’ 49th Annual BC Museums Association

Conference 2005.’ Kelowna, BC.
All promotional material and publications used Dawn Emerson’s artwork, ‘Autumn Harvest.’

2003 The Art Ark Gallery ‘Unveiled.’ Kelowna: Ehmann Printwork, 2003.
The Art Ark catalogue of the gallery artists with colour photographs.

2000 ‘Artwork.’ BC Festival of the Arts Program.

Catalogue with colour photographs of Emerson’s winning artworks.

‘With Seven Fingers.’ Kelowna: OUC Print Services, 2000, pp. 90-3.
Artist statement with accompanying color photographs.

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