Animation Trailer: Above the Deluge  (5min): Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Sound Dimensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hCA5NoWbtU

Animation Trailer: In the Fray (8min): Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Sound Dimensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FqVp-7_3A

Art Residency: NARS Foundation International Residency (2022) New York, NY, USA
https://www.narsfoundation.org/allysonglenn-canada

Artist Interview: Conversations with the Greek Gods of Antiquity, Canadian Institute in Greece, Athens, GR
https://youtu.be/5oFadQkUo4A

Recent Group Exhibitions: Art Now, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilLn98WVZgQ

Recent Group Exhibitions: Ensemble: Together Again (2020, Online),The Painting Center, New York, NY, USA
https://www.artsy.net/show/the-painting-center-ensemble-together-again

Recent Solo Exhibitions: Passages (2019): Article, Painting and Drawing Series
https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/3757/USask_art_professor_s_work_featured_in_two_solo_shows_in_Greece

Art File: The Painting Center
https://www.thepaintingcenter.org/allyson-glenn

Solo Exhibitions

2022        Golden Calf, Multi-media Collaboration with David Sanscartier (multi-channel animation video and sculpture),
                  Nuit Blanche, Saskatoon, SK, CA
                  Sound Dimensions (Performance/2 Short Animated Films “Above the Deluge and In the Fray”
                  Multi-Media Collaboration with Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
2019         Passages, Cultural Foundation of Tinos (Curator, Dr. Catarina Pizanias),
                  Tinos Island, Cyclades,Greece                                                    
                  Passages (Sketches), Vorres Museum (Curator, Dr. Caterina Pizanias), Athens, Greece
2018        3D Unity Animation Projection (accompanied piece Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered)
                  Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon
2017         Bliss and the Dreadful Sublime (Painting and Augmented Reality Installation) Art Placement
                  Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2016-17   Catalyst, Two Rivers Gallery, (Curator George Harris), Prince George, BC
2016         Tertium Quid, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC
2016         The Human Animal, Steckline Gallery, Newman University, Wichita, KS, USA
2015         Tertium Quid, Mickinley Gallery City Hall, Reno, NV, USA          
                  Catalyst, Karsh-Masson Gallery, City Hall, Ottawa, ON
                  Catalyst, Carnegie Art Gallery, Dundas, ON
                  The Human Animal and Catalyst, Okatoks Art Gallery, Okatoks, AB
                  The Human Animal, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa (Orleans), ON
2014-15   Catalyst, (Featured in the Corridor) Art@tell, Universitat de St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
2012        Fragments, Common Sense Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2011        The Anatomical Body and Prepatory Studies, Qeritica Art Gallery, Varanasi, India
2009        Cracovia, Dolphin Gallery, Hingham Public Library, Hingham (Boston), MA, USA
2008        Cracovia  The Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
                 Cracovia, The Vernon Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
                 Cracovia, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
2007        Cracovia, ARTsPLACE, Annapolis Royal, NS
                 Cracovia, L’oeil du Poisson, Quebec City, QC
2005        Requiem, Klicperova Gallery, Novy Bydzov, Czech Republic
2004        Requiem, The Fringe Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2003        Disconnect, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
2000        Exhibition in the Feature Room, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999        The Twelfth House, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB

Two & Three Person Exhibitions     

2023       Innate / In Nature, Pop-Up Exhibition, The Studio (Mid-Town Plaza)
                 (curated by Chelsea Brant, exhibition with Emily Conlon, JingLu Zhao),
                 Saskatoon, SK, CA
2017       Canada 2017: An Exhibition in Two Acts 
                 (Curator Catarina Pizanias with Ron Moppett, Colleen Heslin)
                 Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Cyclades, Greece
                 A Visit to the Vorres, Athena (Vorres Museum Artist in Residents 2015-2016).  
                 Gordon Snelgrove Gallery (curated by Anahita Akhavan with Eveline Kolijn),
                 University of Saskatchewan, SK
2016       Public Domain, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON.  Curator Jill Price,
                 Exhibition with Nathalie Quagliotto.
                 Catalyst, Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery, Sutton, ON.  Curator Ewa Chwojko-Srawley;
                 Exhibition with Artist Twyla Exner
2015       Human Animal and Catalyst, Cultch Gallery, Vancouver, BC.  Curated by Oliver McTavish.  
                 Exhibition with Artist Margaret Lawther

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023        Winter Group Show, The Gallery Art Placement, Saskatoon, CA
2022        Holiday Show, The Gallery Art Placement, Saskatoon, CA
                 The Painting Center Benefit, Artsy (Online), NY, USA
                 Members Show and Sale, Humboldt and District Gallery, Humboldt, SK
                  International Artist Residency Exhibition, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA
                 Open Studios, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2021        Small Works, Holiday Exhibition, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 The Painting Center Benefit, the Painting Center, NY, USA
                 Art Draw, AKA Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon , SK
                 ArtNow, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Summer Exhibition, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Visualizing Sound, Walkers Art Gallery, San Marcos, TX, USA
2020        Ensemble:  Together Again, (Online) The Painting Center, New York, NY, USA
                 Art Collections, Rosso Cinabro Gallery, Rome, Italy
2019-22  Women X Women, AFA Travelling Exhibition, AB
2019        Gift-Wrapped, AKA Art Draw Fundraiser, Saskatoon, SK
                 Open House, TIAC Art Academy Master Class with Odd Nerdrum (Portraiture), Florence, Italy
                 Faculty Show, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2018        Group Show, The Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 RCA Summer School Exhibition (Curator Despina Zacharopoulou) Johnson's Gallery, London, UK
                 RCA Summer School Exhibition (Curator Despina Zacharopoulou)
                  Royal College of Art (Sackler Building), London, UK
                 Art Auction, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
                 Tech Art (3D Unity Augmented and Virtual Reality Installation), Ontario Science Museum
                 (Propeller Gallery), Toronto, ON
2017-18  Group Show, The Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Closer:  An Evening of Virtual Reality Experiences (Augmented Reality)
                 School of Machines, Making and Make-Believe Gallery, Berlin, Germany
                 Faculty Exhibition, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                 Gift Wrapped, AKA Annual Art Auction, AKA Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon, SK
2016        Canadian Exhibition, Wuhan Zhuo Er Art Gallery, Curator Xiao Han, Wuhan, China
2015        Bi-Annual Art Draw, AKA Artist Run Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2014-15  Portraiture, AFA Travelling Art Exhibition, Curator Caroline Loewen, AB
2013        Open Studio Exhibition, School for Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA
2012        Artists and Athletes Invitational Auction, Graham Clubhouse, University of Saskatchewan, SK
2011        International Group Show, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY, USA
                 Open Doors, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2010       Currents: Shifts Series, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                Walnut Studio Open House Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2005       Group Show, Campbell’s Art Gallery, United Kingdom
                The Big Draw, (Drawing Exposition), Campbell’s Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
                International Group Show, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY, USA
                Figure Painting show, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Mysteries of the Flesh -The Body; Thematic Tangents, Affil. Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2004      The Affordable Art Fair, Michael Gibson Gallery, New York , NY, USA
                Anonymous, The Uptown Theatre, Calgary, AB
                Eastside Culture Crawl, Studio Open House, Calgary, AB
                Still Life, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Skin Tones, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
2003       Red Dots, The Design Centre, Calgary, AB
                Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
                The Body and Wearing, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Summer Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002       Christmas Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Summer Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
2001      The Toronto 2001 International Art Fair, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Toronto, ON
                Mountain Standard Time (So You Wanna Be An Art Star), Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Spring Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Calgary Learning Centre Gala Auction, Calgary, AB
2000       Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Christmas Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Knock Loudly, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Graduate Student Exhibition, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
1999       New Calgary Artists, The Collectors Gallery, Curator Daniel Lindley, Calgary, AB
                Knackered, Royal College of Art Exchange Exhibition, Little Gallery, U of Calgary, AB
1998       Miniature Show and Auction, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
                I Charts, “The Works” Festival, Commerce Place, Edmonton, AB
                BFA Graduating Show, FAB Gallery, Edmonton, AB
                Departure, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1997       Mid-Session Exhibition, Herbert Reed Gallery, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, UK 

 Curated (Student Exhibitions)

2022        46 Annual Winterfest Art Show and Sale: Mann Gallery, Prince Albert, SK, CA
2018        Emergence: Art 311.6 Senior Painting Students [Paintings]. Gordon Snelgrove Gallery,  
                 University Saskatchewan.
                 Motus Prescripta: Art 212.6 Drawing Students [2 Projections of Drawings and Hand Animation]
                Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan.
2012       The Body, Inside Out, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                 Fe2O3:  The Alchemy of Paint, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery,
                 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK 

Animation Collaboration:

2022       “Golden Calf” Installation with sculpture and two channel video animations:
                 Allyson Glenn (Art Director, Animation, Video Editing); David Sanscartier (Sculpture, Animation);
                 Kamila Jamili (Sculpture Assistant); Kaleb Whittingstall (Animation);
                 Alexis Fraser (Animation); Laurenne Trottier (Animation); Lucy Zhou (Animation)
2021       Above the Deluge (5min) & In the Fray (8min) 
                Dimensions of Sound Multimedia Collaboration  with Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra
                Allyson Glenn (Art Director, Drawing & Video Editing), Paul Suchan & Silas Friesen
                (Music Composers), Shelby Lund/Lucy Zhou/Nicole Leroy (Drawing),
                Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (Music Performance).
                John Ogresko (Assisted with Video Editing), Dean McNeill (Director of SJO) and David Hannah for
                Canada Council for the Arts Application for Digital Now Fund.
2015      “Dreams and Spaces in Between” Collaboration with Art Director John Graham
                10 second film sequence with animator John Ogresko for John D. Graham’s film

Film Festival Screenings

Above the Deluge Short Animation Film (October 2021) (5min) 

2021    Best Animation: Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
              https://www.ficocc.com/
              Best Animated Film: London Movie Awards, London, UK
              https://londonmovieawards.com/
              Best Film Score: IndieX Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Best Experimental Film: Independent Shorts Award, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://independentshortsawards.com/
              First Time Filmmaker (Female): Independent Shorts Award, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://independentshortsawards.com/
              Honorable Mention: Animated Film; IndieX Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Honorable Mention: Animation: Florence Film Awards, -Florence, Italy 
              https://florencefilmawards.com/
              Honorable Mention: Best Animation Short, IndieX Film Fest Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Finalist Best First-Time Filmmaker (Short): Cannes World Film Festival, Cannes, FR
              https://www.cannesworldfilmfestival.com/
              Finalist Best Animation Short: Toronto independent Film Festival of Cift, Toronto, CA
              https://cyrusmonthlyfestival.com/
              Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://indieshortfest.com/             
              Official Selection Animation Short: Short to the Point, Bucharest, RM
              https://shorttothepoint.com/ 
2022    Official Selection Short Short Film: LA Animated Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafilmfestivals.com/
              Official Selection: Black and White Short Film: Black & White Film Festival, Toronto, ON CA  
              https://blackandwhitefilmfestival.com/
              Best Music & Sound: LA Feedback Film Festival (Black & White Film Festival), Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafeedbackfilmfestival.com/
              Official Selection Short Short Film: LA Animated Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafilmfestivals.com/
              Official Selection, Experimental Dance & Music Festival
              https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/
              Official Selection Animations: Berlin Lift-Off Festival, Berlin, DE
              https://liftoff.network/
              Official Selection Animation Shorts: Cinequest Film & VR Festival, San Jose CA, USA
              https://cinequest.org/   

In the Fray Short Animation Film (December 2021) (8min) 

2021     Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Niagara Falls International Short Festival  Niagara Falls, USA  
              https://niagarafallsfestival.com/ 
              Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, Toronto, ON, CA                                  
              https://cyrusmonthlyfestival.com/
2022     Best Animation: Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://indieshortfest.com/
              Bronze Best Animated Film: Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://independentshortsawards.com
              Honorable Mention Animated Film, Paris Film Awards, Paris, FR
              https://parisfilmawards.net/
              Official Selection Animated Film: Hollywood Gold Awards, Los Angeles, CA  USA
              https://hollywoodgoldawards.com/
              Official Selection Animated Film: New York Movie Awards, New York City, NY USA
              https://newyorkmovieawards.com/
              Official Selection Shorts: Canadian Film Fest, Toronto, ON, CA
              https://www.canfilmfest.ca/                                                                                                                                                                                               
              Official Selection Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Tokyo, JP
              https://www.tokyoshortfilmfest.com/

Performances:

2001        A.L. Glenn, 2001: Contestant on “So You Wanna Be An Art Star” at the “Mountain Standard Time”
                performance festival, Nickle Arts Museum for Calgary, AB.  Live Performance
                and 60/min.Videotape.  

Catalogues (Re-arranged and Edited)  

2019       "Passages" Cultural Foundation of Tinos & Vorres Museum, Greece. Catalogue Essay "Passages"
                by Curator Dr.Caterina Pizanias, 36 pages with Greek translation.
2018        “Catalyst” Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, BC.  Catalogue Essay "Catalyst" by Curator
                 George Harris, 27 pages.
2017        “Open Horizons (Avoixtoi Opizovtes)”, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Greece.  
                 Catalogue essay (Allyson Glenn, Ron Moppett, and Colleen Heslin) written by
                 Dr. Curator Caterina Pizanias, 35 pages with Greek translation.
2015        “Catalyst” Karsh-Masson Gallery.  Catalogue Essay: In the Wake of Dualistic Imagery written
                  by Curator Deborah Keller (Zurich).   Original text Im Sog dualisticher Bildwelden was by
                  Sandra Herron.  Full Catalogue, 12 Pages including cover.  September 2015.
2014        “Portraiture”:  A Travelling Exhibition from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.  
                 Curators Comments by Caroline Loewen. 29 Pages. Cover Image Publication page
                 1/Description of work page 5-6.
2010        “Currents” from the Shifts Series, Exhibition Catalogue.  Kenderdine Art Gallery,
                 Saskatoon, SK. Pages 31, 33, September 2010.
2008        “Cracovia”, Exhibition Catalogue - CSN Cheyenne Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern
                 Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.  2 Page Foldout, February 2008.          

Information Catalogues

2016       Anna-Maria Lawrie “Catalyst” 2 Page fold-out.  Two Rivers Art Gallery, October.
                Chwojko-Srawley, Ewa:  “Catalyst” 2 Page fold-out.  Georgina Art Gallery, February.
2015       Allan Boss:  “Human Animal and Catalyst”  2 Page fold-out. Okotoks Art Gallery, May.
                Nadine Argo:  “Human Animal”  2 page fold-out.  Ottawa School of Art, February.
2014       (Other)  “Happening:” Lethbridge Public Library, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 6.  
                 Image Publication.  Lethbridge, AB.  April.
2013       Sandra Fraser “Dreaming Painting” Publication for Panel Discussion, Mendel Art Gallery,
                 2 page fold-out.  April.
2012        Ryan McCourt “Fragments” Exhibition Catalogue, Common Sense Gallery, Edmonton, AB.  
                 June 2012.  2 Page Foldout.
2008        Lubos Culen.  “Cracovia”, (Curatorial Essay) Exhibitions and Events Publication for
                 Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC: Volume 17, No.4, pg. 2, June.
2004       Calvin Burns.  “The Body and Wearing”, (Curatorial Essay) Exhibition Catalogue
                 Christine Fagan, Allyson Glenn and Julie Morstad, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB.  July.  
                 4 Page Foldout
1997        Other: “Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design” Information Catalogue
                  – pg. 2, 14, February, 1998.

Conference Presentations

2023     Glenn A.L., “Myths re-visited through visual arts – Can old stories guide us to a more sustainable society?
               14th Annual International Conference for Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education, Athens, Greece. June 6.
2022     Glenn A.L., (Presenter), McNeill D., Suchan P., Friesen S. (2022). “Dimensions of Sound: A Multimedia Collaboration Experiment”,
               IASAS Conference “Synesthesia and the Student”: International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists (virtual). May 27-28, 2022. https://iasasevents.com/symposium/
2020     Glenn A.L.,“Myths Re-visited Through Visual Arts – Can Old Stories Guide us to a More Sustainable Society?”
               PAW 2020 Conference on Sustainability the World Needs: Development in Action, University of Saskatchewan
2013     Glenn A. L.,“Full Circle, Paintings Influencing Painted Stories”, AVANCA/CINEMA; Art Technology, and Communication.  Avanca, Portugal.
               Glenn A.L., “What is the Source of the Art?”  Humanities and Fine Arts Student Conference, University of Saskatchewan, SK.
               Van Rees, K.C. J., Glenn, A.L. and Van Donkelaar, C. (2013). Soils to Pigments Merging of the Sciences and Arts in Soil Science.
               Soil Science Society America Annual Meeting, Tampa Florida, USA Nov 3-6, 2013.

Conference Preceedings (Publication)

2023        Glenn A.L. (2023) “Dimension in Sound: A Multimedia Collaboration Experiment”, AVANCA CINEMA pg. 14-21 (July, Forthcoming).

Publications (Illustrations)

2019       Benjamin W.C. Rosser*, Ashraf H. Salem, Saheed A. Gbamgbola & Adel Mohamed,(2019)    
                “Bilateral Tripartite Insertion of the Fibularis (Peroneus) Brevis Muscle:  Case Report”,
                 International Journal of Morphology 37(2):481-485 (April)     

Recent Projects:

Above the Deluge (5min) & Into the Fray (8min) Animation Films (2021)

Two short film animations Above the Deluge (5min) & In the Fray (8min) were developed for the Dimensions in Sound project, a multimedia collaboration with the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (SJO). This project was funded by a Digital Now grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. 

In collaboration with the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (SJO) I created two new animations (one in progress) simulating the phenomena of sound synesthesia. In late 2020, the SJO commissioned music scores from local musicians/composers Paul Suchan and Silas Friesen who met and consulted with me about synesthesia-specific responses. Once the music was developed, the members of the SJO recorded the music independently using new technology. The music was then mixed and put together digitally. Dimensions in Sound  project builds on a 2018 collaboration with the SJO for which I created a 3D animation using the gaming technology that was projected behind the orchestra. To simplify the composition, I developed three 3D animated shapes to represent categories of instruments - percussion, brass, and wind, to simulate the movements that I could see in my mind's eye (timbre shape chromesthesia).

When I received the music, I gathered open-source video footage that resembled the visual sounds. In order to capture the floating, circling, and fluid shapes found in Paul Suchan’s  Above the Deluge, I investigated the shapes and movements of deep sea divers and underwater sea creatures (otters, seals, fish, and water snakes). With my assistant Shelby Lund (candidate for Master of Fine Arts, University of Saskatchewan), I used a rotoscope method to develop thousands of drawings transcribed from video footage of underwater animals.  Above the Deluge  was released in mid-October has made official selection for eleven film festivals including Cift and has received five awards (best animation, experimental film short, first-time director, best music score) by London Movie Awards (UK), Five Continents Film Festival (Venezuala), Independent Shorts Awards (USA), and IndieX Film Festival (USA).

The second animation  In the Fray explores early film making mediums and digital technology. With Alice and the rabbit, the viewer is lured down a hole and into a tunnel where they experience series of analogue and digital abstractions. Like the phrase ‘internet rabbit hole’ where infinite search engine paths lead to disorientation, the title phrase “In the fray” can also suggest a struggle, a deconstruction and re-arrangement of form. This idea is captured by transitions between scenes where geometrical shapes morph and change. Like the title and themes in Carroll’s iconic story Alice in Wonderland, what and who emerges from the hole is inevitably different and forever changed. In the Fray was released in early December 2021 and is now a semi-finalist for the Niagara Falls International Short Festival (USA).


On January 21, 2022, the SJO will present a live performance with a projection of the animations behind the orchestra. This event will be live-streamed and available on the SJO’s website. The presentation of the animations and later live performance is an opportunity for audiences to contemplate their own experiences of music.

 
Allyson Glenn (Director, Drawing & Video Editing), Paul Suchan & Silas Friesen (Music Composers), Shelby Lund/Lucy Zhou/Nicole Leroy (Drawing), Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (Music Performance) and John Ogresko (Assisted with Video Editing), Dean McNeill (Director of SJO)Performance) and John Ogresko (Assisted with Video Editing), Canada Council for the Arts Applicants David Hannah, Dean McNeill (Director of SJO) and Allyson Glenn.

Please Visit SJO's Youtube Channel to See the Trailers
https://youtu.be/5hCA5NoWbtU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FqVp-7_3A

 
Boboli Gardens, Works on Paper (2020)
 
In 2020, I developed a series titled Boboli Gardens that consists of twenty-one works on paper, inspired by John Singer Sargent’s watercolors of the early twentieth century, of the Boboli Gardens in Florence, Italy. Located in behind the Pitti Palace, it is one of the many Italian gardens invented as escape into “Eden”, and now serves as a quiet retreat from the bustling urban center. Here, Sargent made several on-site watercolour paintings of many fantastical and mythological sculptures that juxtapose foliage, ponds, and architecture.

I painted the Boboli Garden series in my studio from photographs I took during a visit in November 2019. Exploring Sargent’s locations and technical methods, my intent was to visualize other ways of working including mark making. It was also an opportunity to experiment with combining water-based media (gouache and watercolour) and dry media.

Art and Myth Stories

Between 2017 and 2019, I developed a painting series titled Passages, which consists of fifteen paintings and small drawings that address the theme of myth.

Stories are powerful tools because they inspire hope, ease human suffering, and can sustain societal order. Centered on the journey of a fictional character, tales serve as a metaphor for the trials of human experience. Plots, acts, formulas, and information about a protagonist and an antagonist reflect the flaws and triumphs of humanity. Old stories, such as Greek myths, occasionally became manifest to organized religions that articulated powerful measuring tools to weigh human acts with virtue and advanced notions of dualism between good and evil. If understood metaphorically, stories can mitigate pain, incite healing, and lead to transcendence. Tales also encouraged self-discipline and courage in challenging times.

In Greek myths, gods often resemble their human counterparts; they were unpredictable, compassionate, just, or destructive. Mirroring the dark aspect of the human psyche, sometimes-ancient gods expressed rage, betrayal, jealousy, greed, vanity, and pride. In order to express the complexity of human conflict, Homer’s Iliad proposes that not only human pride but also interference by the gods led to the destruction of the city of Troy:

Aphrodite could stand the battle no longer, and Paris’s life was a sacrifice she would not allow … and then she struck, hiding her beloved behind a wall pulling him to safety. Menelaus looked on in amazement, so close he had come after all these years to reclaiming his bride, and here the gods took them as their playthings, changing the course of fate, of mortal lives on a whim. He cried out in rage, a call that was heard by the rest of the gods, and which opened up a wound that would not be healed until the end of the war. [1]

The Iliad is about tragedy, specifically about the relationship between humans – whose hubris is a weakness – and gods – who falter when they behave in an anthropomorphic way.
Many artists have borrowed themes from Greek mythology: for example, Botticelli, Titian, Waterhouse, and John Singer Sargent. Recent art exhibitions featuring artists and their relationship to ancient myth stories have included Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece at the British Museum, London, UK (2018), and Picasso and Antiquity, Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece (2019). Occasionally, antiquity themes have served as a metaphor for modern political issues. As described in the exhibition catalogue Picasso and Antiquity, “From the time even when he painted plaster casts of ancient sculptures, Picasso was fascinated by various themes of Greek mythology, issues that distract the trivial or that state of the conflicting impulses of man. Among them, the Minotaur, a Dionysian creature, half man and half animal, emerged as a symbol of the darkest aspects of the human soul and the contemplation of war.”[2] Picasso’s painting Guernica depicts a rampaging bull with a Minotaur temperament, embodying the destruction and chaos that ensued in his native country during the Spanish Civil War.

Fascinated by history, the human condition, culture, and identity, I am compelled to research how ancient myths continue to educate people about the human psyche and how this might influence current events. My previous projects Catalyst, the Silver Road, and Gold Dust, investigated sustainability of oil, water, and migration. Building on these, Passages uses myth as a tool to disseminate topics that encompass land, people, and sustainability. This project is composed of fifteen paintings (nine large, six small) and fifteen small drawings. Two solo exhibitions featured this work at the Tinos Cultural Foundation, June 13-July 7, 2019, and the Vorres Museum, June 24-July 14, 2019. A second series titled Eclipse (2020) is in production. While both projects share the common theme of myth, Passages hypothesizes the existence of myth gods in a contemporary context, while Eclipse investigates the relationship between humans, myth gods and their stories.

Passages (2017–2019)

 We will try for the best.
 And the more we try, the more we will spoil,
 we will complicate matters till we find ourselves
 in utter confusion. And then we will stop.
 It will be the hour for the gods to work.
 The gods always come. They will come down
 from their machines, and some they will save,
 others they will lift forcibly, abruptly
 by the middle; and when they bring some order
 they will retire.[3]
 
The ancients did not know that they were polytheists. “Their myths were stories to help them explain natural phenomena, and the big questions of life such as where do we come from and where are we are going after death.”[4] This poem by Egyptian, Greek poet C.P. Cavafy [5]narrates how humans make errors and gods intervene selectively to bring about order. I build on this idea in the Passages series by asking, what would these imperfect ancient gods do in modern times. How might they inform issues around boundary, diaspora, poverty, equality and other sustainability-related topics?

Artworks from Passages

To make the paintings I used photos collected on three trips in Europe. First, as artist in residence in 2016 at the Vorres Museum in Athens, Greece, where I documented the architectural gardens; London, England, where I visited the exhibition Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece, National Gallery in 2018; and in the same year, Bath, England where one of the oldest Roman sites contains classical sculptures such as Minerva (Athena). In this respect, Passages addresses how Greek archetypes transcend cultural boundaries. Despite vastly different contexts, folklore icons share “world myths” – or at least themes and archetypes that repeat and share motifs, that is, structures that surface across many cultures. [6]

The lush grounds, sculptures, and architecture of the Vorres Museum, and its proximity to Athens, made this an ideal place to explore the complex intertwining of ancient characters and current events. The complexity of Greece is geographical, economic, and philosophical positioning presents a unique ideological paradigm to investigate. Considered the gateway to western society, it is not only the epicenter of storytelling but also the birthplace of philosophy and democracy. Despite a rich cultural history, Greece is also a place of contradictions. Its geographical location complicates the debate between its openness and boundaries. In the midst of a financial downturn and recent wildfires, Greece remained open in its humanitarian approach to welcoming strangers who arrived on its beaches. How does Greece maintain financial independence and yet assist the displaced to support equality and human rights? As conflicts in the Middle East curtail, migrants have little incentive to return to their home countries where fractured infrastructures are beyond repair. Trapped in a purgatory state, in medias res, they wait.

While global questions have the potential to unite cultures and countries in an effort to find answers, art has the capacity to open new ways of seeing and thinking about current events and the future. Exhibitions of Passages held in Greece during summer 2019 included an invitation for visitors to participate in research on art and global sustainability goals; they were asked to complete a questionnaire on the role of art, and how effective it may be in disseminating these topics. The exhibitions occurred at the Tinos Cultural Foundation, June 13–July 7, 2019, and the Vorres Museum, June 24–July 14, 2019. The Global Community Fund, Vice President Research, at the University of Saskatchewan supported the activities, and in the coming year this research will be made public through a lecture at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan and an essay that will be posted online.

[1] Doty, William G., 2013 Myths & Legends (Pg.204) Flame Tree Publishing, Fullham, London, UK. In Homer’s Iliad, gods, goddesses, and minor deities the gods fought among themselves to wager the outcome of the city of Troy.
[2] Stampolidis, N.C., Berggruen, Olivier. 2019. Picasso and Antiquity Catalogue, MCA Publication
[3] Capavfy, C.P. Man the Myth-Maker (1979, 1981). Poem translated by Rae Dalven. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., Toronto, Canada.
[4] Pizanias, Caterina. 2019 passages / περάσματα, Catalogue Essay, Kostopolous Printing, Athens, Greece.
[5] Contantine P. Capavy was an Egyptian, Greek poet (1863-1933) whose works referenced Greek history, myth, and culture.
[6] Doty, William G., 2013 Myths & Legends, Flame Tree Publishing, Fullham, London, UK

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The Gate (2017-2018):  Augmented and Virtual Reality

Last year I completed a four-week intensive entitled Closer at the School of Machines, Making, and Make-Believe in Berlin, Germany.  I enrolled in the course because I wanted to learn how to integrate fine art skills with augmented and virtual reality experiences. 

During the course, I created The Gate, a 3D animation.  This project builds on earlier work that focused on doorways and walls as metaphor for social divisions.  While in Berlin, I wondered about the psychology of the most famous division: the Berlin Wall. I wondered what it must have been like for the people living on either side – what did they know about the other – could life better on the other side?  I created the project to explore this simple idea. Visually it can be described as hand drawn, ghost-like bodies move towards a doorway collaged with images of paradise.  Some figures stop and reverse at the entrance, while other bodies freely pass.  Two Sphynx sit at the top of the wall and a question (in a foreign language) descends.  By moving towards the wall, the viewer will trigger two texts.  Only one will transport the viewer to the other side, where there is a second scene.

For the exhibition in Germany The Gate was digitally projected on a small architectural stage made of foam core it included a hand-sketched backdrop.  The audience was able to manipulate the space (using a mouse) to view the animation from all angles.  To make the animation I used Tilt Brush (a 3D digital painting application) to create life-sized figures, drawn to the scale of 7 feet.  I imported the Tilt Brush drawings and some objects from Blender and Photoshop into a Unity software program.  I developed the scene and the movement of the figure and text directly in Unity. 

The Gate was included in a solo art exhibition entitled Bliss and the Dreadful Sublime at The Gallery (Art Placement) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan October 7-November 2, 2017.  This time, a drawing was intalled on the wall and the user could access the 3D animation by lining it up with a tablet.  In the evening, the animation projected on the wall and was visible from the front window.  I edited the project to include game features and another scene.  I made these changes with help from University of Saskatchewan the Computer Science Graduate Student Golam Mostaeen.

For the Tech Art show at the Ontario Science Centre, February 17-19, 2018, visitors could experience the project as Virtual Reality.  Over three days, over 220 participants entered The Gate and engaged with virtual reality for the first time.  Designed as interactive, the project involved some learning.  Visitors navigated the space with their body and controllers by teleporting themselves.  In order to access the other side of the wall, they could select objects by touching them.  If successful, they entered a garden oasis.  University of Saskatchewan Interactive Systems Design student Brandon Piller edited the most recent virtual reality version of the project.

The exhibition Tertium Quid presents an installation of thirty-five drawings on paper.  These include twenty preparation drawings from the projects Catalyst and The Human Animal that share the overarching theme of conflict.  The Catalyst series explores the psychological impact of the artist’s personal experience of oil contamination in her home and also deeper meanings of how people relate to the environment.  The Human Animal series highlights primal behavior, connections to the primal self, and the complexity of contemporary events and conflicts.

The title of the exhibition, Tertium Quid, describes an event when two known elements are combined they produce an unknown, unanticipated third.  The words, first coined by the philosopher Plato, have been applied to subjects such as geology, theology, and the arts.  In the early twentieth century, tertium quid described innovations in film editing, specifically when film director Sergei Eisenstein applied his montage theory in Battleship Potemkin (1925).  To create the Odessa Staircase scene, Eisenstein combined both focused and zoomed-out viewpoints to elongate the perception of time. He then sped up or slowed down these shots to generate intensity. Many scenes focused on the faces of the protagonists, offering the audience an immediate emotional connection to the characters.  These techniques were effective and continue to be applied in motion film today.  Since then, these ideas have expanded to other artistic mediums such as illustration, animation, and graphic novels. 

Inspired by montage theory, the Tertium Quid installation employs framing devices and spacing considerations to generate a sense of time.  The thirty-five drawings are also assembled and juxtaposed to widen the possibilities of engagement and semiotics.  The intent of the project is to evoke the question:  What conceptual outcomes occur when one sketch is juxtaposed with another?  To assist the viewer on this journey, the narrative imagery includes symbolism, metaphor, and signs.  Each fragment offers insight into the complexity and continuum of the story, luring the viewer into both the abyss of catastrophe and the fortitude of resolution.

2D Animation Drawing Hand-Drawn Animation Painting Virtual Reality

Artist Statement

Fascinated by allegory, myth, symbolism, and man's relationship to the environment, my artwork explores the fictional worlds both constructed and experienced. In examining otherworldly presences and the continuity of ancient myth, I have discovered Greek myths vast geographical reach. This has led me to Italy, the United States, and Greece where I have responded to artifacts such as antiquity sculptures, museum collections, botanical gardens, and commercial garden ornaments. These have informed my recent painting series called Eclipse (in progress) which probes identity – the self and humanity’s recent experience of collective transformation.

Education

2000      MFA, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.  MFA Thesis support paper and exhibition.
1999      Royal College of Art, London, England.  Printmaking Exchange: six weeks.
1998      BFA, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
1997      The Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, England. Exchange: four months.     

Upgrading, Master Classes, and Intensives

2019        TIAC Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy. Master Class with Odd Nerdrum
                 (1 week studio intensive)
2018        Royal College of Art, London, UK. Contemporary Art Practice Summer School 
                 (3.5 week studio intensive)
2017        School of Machines, Making and Make-Believe, Berlin, Germany. Closer (4 week master
                 class in 3D Unity, including scripting and 360 Video)
2013        School for Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA. Summer Residency Program, Painting
                 (4 week studio intensive, continuing education)
2011         University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. Pixar Artists Led Masterclass,  
                 Animation and Story Development (2 day workshop)            

Solo Exhibitions

2022        Golden Calf, Multi-media Collaboration with David Sanscartier (multi-channel animation video and sculpture),
                  Nuit Blanche, Saskatoon, SK, CA
                  Sound Dimensions (Performance/2 Short Animated Films “Above the Deluge and In the Fray”
                  Multi-Media Collaboration with Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
2019         Passages, Cultural Foundation of Tinos (Curator, Dr. Catarina Pizanias),
                  Tinos Island, Cyclades,Greece                                                    
                  Passages (Sketches), Vorres Museum (Curator, Dr. Caterina Pizanias), Athens, Greece
2018        3D Unity Animation Projection (accompanied piece Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered)
                  Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon
2017         Bliss and the Dreadful Sublime (Painting and Augmented Reality Installation) Art Placement
                  Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2016-17   Catalyst, Two Rivers Gallery, (Curator George Harris), Prince George, BC
2016         Tertium Quid, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC
2016         The Human Animal, Steckline Gallery, Newman University, Wichita, KS, USA
2015         Tertium Quid, Mickinley Gallery City Hall, Reno, NV, USA          
                  Catalyst, Karsh-Masson Gallery, City Hall, Ottawa, ON
                  Catalyst, Carnegie Art Gallery, Dundas, ON
                  The Human Animal and Catalyst, Okatoks Art Gallery, Okatoks, AB
                  The Human Animal, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa (Orleans), ON
2014-15   Catalyst, (Featured in the Corridor) Art@tell, Universitat de St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
2012        Fragments, Common Sense Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2011        The Anatomical Body and Prepatory Studies, Qeritica Art Gallery, Varanasi, India
2009        Cracovia, Dolphin Gallery, Hingham Public Library, Hingham (Boston), MA, USA
2008        Cracovia  The Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
                 Cracovia, The Vernon Art Gallery, Vernon, BC
                 Cracovia, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
2007        Cracovia, ARTsPLACE, Annapolis Royal, NS
                 Cracovia, L’oeil du Poisson, Quebec City, QC
2005        Requiem, Klicperova Gallery, Novy Bydzov, Czech Republic
2004        Requiem, The Fringe Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2003        Disconnect, Mezzanine Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
2000        Exhibition in the Feature Room, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999        The Twelfth House, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB

Two & Three Person Exhibitions     

2023       Innate / In Nature, Pop-Up Exhibition, The Studio (Mid-Town Plaza)
                 (curated by Chelsea Brant, exhibition with Emily Conlon, JingLu Zhao),
                 Saskatoon, SK, CA
2017       Canada 2017: An Exhibition in Two Acts 
                 (Curator Catarina Pizanias with Ron Moppett, Colleen Heslin)
                 Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Cyclades, Greece
                 A Visit to the Vorres, Athena (Vorres Museum Artist in Residents 2015-2016).  
                 Gordon Snelgrove Gallery (curated by Anahita Akhavan with Eveline Kolijn),
                 University of Saskatchewan, SK
2016       Public Domain, Quest Art Gallery, Midland, ON.  Curator Jill Price,
                 Exhibition with Nathalie Quagliotto.
                 Catalyst, Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery, Sutton, ON.  Curator Ewa Chwojko-Srawley;
                 Exhibition with Artist Twyla Exner
2015       Human Animal and Catalyst, Cultch Gallery, Vancouver, BC.  Curated by Oliver McTavish.  
                 Exhibition with Artist Margaret Lawther

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023        Winter Group Show, The Gallery Art Placement, Saskatoon, CA
2022        Holiday Show, The Gallery Art Placement, Saskatoon, CA
                 The Painting Center Benefit, Artsy (Online), NY, USA
                 Members Show and Sale, Humboldt and District Gallery, Humboldt, SK
                  International Artist Residency Exhibition, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA
                 Open Studios, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2021        Small Works, Holiday Exhibition, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 The Painting Center Benefit, the Painting Center, NY, USA
                 Art Draw, AKA Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon , SK
                 ArtNow, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Summer Exhibition, the Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Visualizing Sound, Walkers Art Gallery, San Marcos, TX, USA
2020        Ensemble:  Together Again, (Online) The Painting Center, New York, NY, USA
                 Art Collections, Rosso Cinabro Gallery, Rome, Italy
2019-22  Women X Women, AFA Travelling Exhibition, AB
2019        Gift-Wrapped, AKA Art Draw Fundraiser, Saskatoon, SK
                 Open House, TIAC Art Academy Master Class with Odd Nerdrum (Portraiture), Florence, Italy
                 Faculty Show, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2018        Group Show, The Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 RCA Summer School Exhibition (Curator Despina Zacharopoulou) Johnson's Gallery, London, UK
                 RCA Summer School Exhibition (Curator Despina Zacharopoulou)
                  Royal College of Art (Sackler Building), London, UK
                 Art Auction, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
                 Tech Art (3D Unity Augmented and Virtual Reality Installation), Ontario Science Museum
                 (Propeller Gallery), Toronto, ON
2017-18  Group Show, The Gallery at Art Placement, Saskatoon, SK
                 Closer:  An Evening of Virtual Reality Experiences (Augmented Reality)
                 School of Machines, Making and Make-Believe Gallery, Berlin, Germany
                 Faculty Exhibition, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                 Gift Wrapped, AKA Annual Art Auction, AKA Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon, SK
2016        Canadian Exhibition, Wuhan Zhuo Er Art Gallery, Curator Xiao Han, Wuhan, China
2015        Bi-Annual Art Draw, AKA Artist Run Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2014-15  Portraiture, AFA Travelling Art Exhibition, Curator Caroline Loewen, AB
2013        Open Studio Exhibition, School for Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA
2012        Artists and Athletes Invitational Auction, Graham Clubhouse, University of Saskatchewan, SK
2011        International Group Show, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY, USA
                 Open Doors, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2010       Currents: Shifts Series, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                Walnut Studio Open House Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2005       Group Show, Campbell’s Art Gallery, United Kingdom
                The Big Draw, (Drawing Exposition), Campbell’s Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
                International Group Show, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY, USA
                Figure Painting show, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Mysteries of the Flesh -The Body; Thematic Tangents, Affil. Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2004      The Affordable Art Fair, Michael Gibson Gallery, New York , NY, USA
                Anonymous, The Uptown Theatre, Calgary, AB
                Eastside Culture Crawl, Studio Open House, Calgary, AB
                Still Life, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Skin Tones, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
2003       Red Dots, The Design Centre, Calgary, AB
                Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
                The Body and Wearing, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Summer Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
2002       Christmas Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Summer Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
2001      The Toronto 2001 International Art Fair, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Toronto, ON
                Mountain Standard Time (So You Wanna Be An Art Star), Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Spring Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Calgary Learning Centre Gala Auction, Calgary, AB
2000       Faculty Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Christmas Exhibition, TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary, AB
                Knock Loudly, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
                Graduate Student Exhibition, Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
1999       New Calgary Artists, The Collectors Gallery, Curator Daniel Lindley, Calgary, AB
                Knackered, Royal College of Art Exchange Exhibition, Little Gallery, U of Calgary, AB
1998       Miniature Show and Auction, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
                I Charts, “The Works” Festival, Commerce Place, Edmonton, AB
                BFA Graduating Show, FAB Gallery, Edmonton, AB
                Departure, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1997       Mid-Session Exhibition, Herbert Reed Gallery, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, UK 

 Curated (Student Exhibitions)

2022        46 Annual Winterfest Art Show and Sale: Mann Gallery, Prince Albert, SK, CA
2018        Emergence: Art 311.6 Senior Painting Students [Paintings]. Gordon Snelgrove Gallery,  
                 University Saskatchewan.
                 Motus Prescripta: Art 212.6 Drawing Students [2 Projections of Drawings and Hand Animation]
                Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan.
2012       The Body, Inside Out, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
                 Fe2O3:  The Alchemy of Paint, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery,
                 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK 

Animation Collaboration:

2022       “Golden Calf” Installation with sculpture and two channel video animations:
                 Allyson Glenn (Art Director, Animation, Video Editing); David Sanscartier (Sculpture, Animation);
                 Kamila Jamili (Sculpture Assistant); Kaleb Whittingstall (Animation);
                 Alexis Fraser (Animation); Laurenne Trottier (Animation); Lucy Zhou (Animation)
2021       Above the Deluge (5min) & In the Fray (8min) 
                Dimensions of Sound Multimedia Collaboration  with Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra
                Allyson Glenn (Art Director, Drawing & Video Editing), Paul Suchan & Silas Friesen
                (Music Composers), Shelby Lund/Lucy Zhou/Nicole Leroy (Drawing),
                Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (Music Performance).
                John Ogresko (Assisted with Video Editing), Dean McNeill (Director of SJO) and David Hannah for
                Canada Council for the Arts Application for Digital Now Fund.
2015      “Dreams and Spaces in Between” Collaboration with Art Director John Graham
                10 second film sequence with animator John Ogresko for John D. Graham’s film

Film Festival Screenings

Above the Deluge Short Animation Film (October 2021) (5min) 

2021    Best Animation: Five Continents International Film Festival, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
              https://www.ficocc.com/
              Best Animated Film: London Movie Awards, London, UK
              https://londonmovieawards.com/
              Best Film Score: IndieX Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Best Experimental Film: Independent Shorts Award, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://independentshortsawards.com/
              First Time Filmmaker (Female): Independent Shorts Award, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://independentshortsawards.com/
              Honorable Mention: Animated Film; IndieX Film Fest, Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Honorable Mention: Animation: Florence Film Awards, -Florence, Italy 
              https://florencefilmawards.com/
              Honorable Mention: Best Animation Short, IndieX Film Fest Los Angeles, CA USA 
              https://indiexfest.com/
              Finalist Best First-Time Filmmaker (Short): Cannes World Film Festival, Cannes, FR
              https://www.cannesworldfilmfestival.com/
              Finalist Best Animation Short: Toronto independent Film Festival of Cift, Toronto, CA
              https://cyrusmonthlyfestival.com/
              Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://indieshortfest.com/             
              Official Selection Animation Short: Short to the Point, Bucharest, RM
              https://shorttothepoint.com/ 
2022    Official Selection Short Short Film: LA Animated Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafilmfestivals.com/
              Official Selection: Black and White Short Film: Black & White Film Festival, Toronto, ON CA  
              https://blackandwhitefilmfestival.com/
              Best Music & Sound: LA Feedback Film Festival (Black & White Film Festival), Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafeedbackfilmfestival.com/
              Official Selection Short Short Film: LA Animated Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
              https://www.lafilmfestivals.com/
              Official Selection, Experimental Dance & Music Festival
              https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/
              Official Selection Animations: Berlin Lift-Off Festival, Berlin, DE
              https://liftoff.network/
              Official Selection Animation Shorts: Cinequest Film & VR Festival, San Jose CA, USA
              https://cinequest.org/   

In the Fray Short Animation Film (December 2021) (8min) 

2021     Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Niagara Falls International Short Festival  Niagara Falls, USA  
              https://niagarafallsfestival.com/ 
              Semi-Finalist Best Animation Short: Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, Toronto, ON, CA                                  
              https://cyrusmonthlyfestival.com/
2022     Best Animation: Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://indieshortfest.com/
              Bronze Best Animated Film: Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, CA, USA
              https://independentshortsawards.com
              Honorable Mention Animated Film, Paris Film Awards, Paris, FR
              https://parisfilmawards.net/
              Official Selection Animated Film: Hollywood Gold Awards, Los Angeles, CA  USA
              https://hollywoodgoldawards.com/
              Official Selection Animated Film: New York Movie Awards, New York City, NY USA
              https://newyorkmovieawards.com/
              Official Selection Shorts: Canadian Film Fest, Toronto, ON, CA
              https://www.canfilmfest.ca/                                                                                                                                                                                               
              Official Selection Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Tokyo, JP
              https://www.tokyoshortfilmfest.com/

Awards, Scholarships and Grants  

2021       Digital Now, Canada Council for the Arts 
                Applicants: David Hannah, Dean McNeill, Allyson Glenn
2020       Micro Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board, (Postponed to 2022)
2010       President’s SSHRC Research Grant, Research Services,
                University of Saskatchewan.
2007       Travel Grant, British Columbia Arts Council.
2005       Professional Grant, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
                Travel Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts.
2004       The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award
                Professional Grant, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
2003       Professional Grant, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
2002       The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award.
                 Professional Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts.
2001       Travel Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts.
                Art Acquisition (new artists), The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
                The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award.
1999       Graduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary.
                Travel Grant, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary.
1998       Graduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary.
                Deans Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary.
                Graduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary.
                Seven Arts Club Award, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta.
1995       Human Rights Commission Art Award. Open to all Alberta artists.  

Internal Grants (UofS)       

2021       Global Ambassador Fund, $3000 for Project: Geographies of Greek Antiquity
                (Canadian Institute in Greece)
2019       Global Community Service Fund, $11,000 for Project: Myths re-visited
                 through visual arts: Can old stories guide us to a more sustainable
                society? Office of the Vice-President Research, University of Saskatchewan
2017       Visiting Lecturer Fund, $1452 (for Curator Caterina Pizanias, March) Research Services,
                University of Saskatchewan
 2016      Sabbatical Research Fund, $4000 for travel associated with research,
                 Office of the Provost, University of Saskatchewan
2016       Catalyst Graduate Award, $3030 (for graduate student to travel to Vorres Museum to be
                Production Assistant and Curator), ICCC, University of Saskatchewan.
2014       Experiential Learning Fund (co applicant, Ken Van Rees, Gwenna Moss Center for Teaching and
                Learning, University of Saskatchewan.
                Visiting Scholar Fellowship (application for artist Chris van Donkelaar), ICCC, University of
                Saskatchewan.  Co-applicant Ken Van Rees, Soil Science.
2013       Visiting Scholar Fellowship (host faculty co-applicant, Kent Archer, Leah Taylor
                “Dreaming Painting”) ICCC, University of Saskatchewan
2013       Grant in Lieu of Salary, $2780, Office of the Provost, University of Saskatchewan
                (to support travel to Avanca/Cinema International Conference, Portugal)
2012       Visiting Scholar Fellowship (application for David Goatley), ICCC, University of Saskatchewan.
                Visiting Lecture Fund (application for artist Martin Golland) Research Services, University of
                Saskatchewan.
                Visiting Scholar Fellowship, $1500 (application for artist Chris van Donkelaar), ICCC, University of
                Saskatchewan.  Co-applicant Ken Van Rees, Soil Science.

360/3D Animation

2018        "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" 3D Unity animation project developed for Saskatoon Jazz
                 Orchestra performed on April 28th at the Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon.  Andrei Ferheregyhazi
                 assisted with 3D object imports and feedback throughout the development of the project.
2017        “The Gate”:  Augmented/ Virtual Reality Project.  3D Animation developed with Tilt Brush, Unity,
                 Blender.  Augmented version of project edited (including apps for android tablet) by University
                 of Saskatchewan MSc Student Golam Mastaeen. Virtual reality version was edited by U of S
                 Interactive Systems Design undergraduate student Brandon Piller.
                 “Painting Experimentation” 360 film shot in Veteranenstrabe Park, Berlin, edited and developed
                 with Laura From Kosh, Meredeth Thomas, and Rita Epertesi.

Performances:

2001        A.L. Glenn, 2001: Contestant on “So You Wanna Be An Art Star” at the “Mountain Standard Time”
                performance festival, Nickle Arts Museum for Calgary, AB.  Live Performance
                and 60/min.Videotape.  

Catalogues (Re-arranged and Edited)  

2019       "Passages" Cultural Foundation of Tinos & Vorres Museum, Greece. Catalogue Essay "Passages"
                by Curator Dr.Caterina Pizanias, 36 pages with Greek translation.
2018        “Catalyst” Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, BC.  Catalogue Essay "Catalyst" by Curator
                 George Harris, 27 pages.
2017        “Open Horizons (Avoixtoi Opizovtes)”, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Greece.  
                 Catalogue essay (Allyson Glenn, Ron Moppett, and Colleen Heslin) written by
                 Dr. Curator Caterina Pizanias, 35 pages with Greek translation.
2015        “Catalyst” Karsh-Masson Gallery.  Catalogue Essay: In the Wake of Dualistic Imagery written
                  by Curator Deborah Keller (Zurich).   Original text Im Sog dualisticher Bildwelden was by
                  Sandra Herron.  Full Catalogue, 12 Pages including cover.  September 2015.
2014        “Portraiture”:  A Travelling Exhibition from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.  
                 Curators Comments by Caroline Loewen. 29 Pages. Cover Image Publication page
                 1/Description of work page 5-6.
2010        “Currents” from the Shifts Series, Exhibition Catalogue.  Kenderdine Art Gallery,
                 Saskatoon, SK. Pages 31, 33, September 2010.
2008        “Cracovia”, Exhibition Catalogue - CSN Cheyenne Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern
                 Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.  2 Page Foldout, February 2008.          

Information Catalogues

2016       Anna-Maria Lawrie “Catalyst” 2 Page fold-out.  Two Rivers Art Gallery, October.
                Chwojko-Srawley, Ewa:  “Catalyst” 2 Page fold-out.  Georgina Art Gallery, February.
2015       Allan Boss:  “Human Animal and Catalyst”  2 Page fold-out. Okotoks Art Gallery, May.
                Nadine Argo:  “Human Animal”  2 page fold-out.  Ottawa School of Art, February.
2014       (Other)  “Happening:” Lethbridge Public Library, Volume 39, Issue 2, Page 6.  
                 Image Publication.  Lethbridge, AB.  April.
2013       Sandra Fraser “Dreaming Painting” Publication for Panel Discussion, Mendel Art Gallery,
                 2 page fold-out.  April.
2012        Ryan McCourt “Fragments” Exhibition Catalogue, Common Sense Gallery, Edmonton, AB.  
                 June 2012.  2 Page Foldout.
2008        Lubos Culen.  “Cracovia”, (Curatorial Essay) Exhibitions and Events Publication for
                 Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC: Volume 17, No.4, pg. 2, June.
2004       Calvin Burns.  “The Body and Wearing”, (Curatorial Essay) Exhibition Catalogue
                 Christine Fagan, Allyson Glenn and Julie Morstad, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB.  July.  
                 4 Page Foldout
1997        Other: “Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design” Information Catalogue
                  – pg. 2, 14, February, 1998.

Invited Residencies

2022        NARS Foundation International Residency (3 months), Brooklyn, NY, USA
2016        Vorres Musem, Athens (Paiania, Attica) Greece. 2016 Canadian Artist in Residence
                 (Four Weeks).  May-June
2015        Joya: AiR  Andalucia, Spain (2 weeks)
2013        School of Visual Arts (Summer Residency) NYC, USA.  Painting and Mixed Media (4 weeks)
2011        NIRMAN Centre, Varanasi, India (3 Week Artist Residency & Workshops)

Visiting Artist Talks and Tutorials

2019        Tinos Cultural Foundation, Curator's Walk Through with Artist, Tinos Island, Cyclades, GC
2017        Art Now, Saskatchewan Fine Art Fair, Lecture, Regina, SK
                 Tinos Cultural Foundation, Artist Walk-Through, Tinos, Cyclades, GC
2016        Two Rivers Art Gallery, Lecture, Prince George, BC
2016        Newman University, Witchita, Lecture/Tutorials, KS, USA
2015        Karsh-Masson Gallery, Lecture, Ottawa, ON
                 Ottawa School of Art, Lecture, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa (Orleans), ON
2010        University of Regina, Lecture/Tutorials, Department of Fine Arts, Regina, SK
2009        The University of Saskatchewan, Lecture, Department of Art and Art History, Saskatoon, SK
2006        Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Lecture, Halifax, NS
                 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Lecture, Vancouver, BC
2005        The Plasticyme Visual Art Academy, Lecture, Krakow, PL
2003        The Alberta College of Art and Design, Lecture, Department of Art, Calgary, AB
1999        The Kent Institute of Art and Design, Tutorials, Department of Art, Canterbury, UK  

Panel Discussions

2017        “Technology and Future of Art Commerce” Art Now:  Saskatchewan Fine Art Fair, Regina, SK.
2013        “Dreaming Painting”, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.  Presentation and Discussion.
                  Participants:  Sandra Fraser (Curator), Janet Werner, Melanie Rocan, and Tammy Salzl.

Invited Workshops
2022        Saskatchewan Art Education Workshop (SAEA), Saskatoon, SK "Reductive Painting with Acrylic"
                 (St. Joe's Elementary and High School Activity)
2016        Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC.  “Depth of Space:  Impasto to Glazing”
2015        Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa (Orleans), ON. “Depth of Space:  Impasto to Glazing”
2014        Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, SK. “Mixing Paint Workshop”
2012        Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, SK.  “Image Overlay Workshop”
2011        NIRMAN Centre, Rural Campus (Betawar) India.  December 26-28th (three sessions)


Conference Presentations

2023     Glenn A.L., “Myths re-visited through visual arts – Can old stories guide us to a more sustainable society?
               14th Annual International Conference for Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education, Athens, Greece. June 6.
2022     Glenn A.L., (Presenter), McNeill D., Suchan P., Friesen S. (2022). “Dimensions of Sound: A Multimedia Collaboration Experiment”,
               IASAS Conference “Synesthesia and the Student”: International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists (virtual). May 27-28, 2022. https://iasasevents.com/symposium/
2020     Glenn A.L.,“Myths Re-visited Through Visual Arts – Can Old Stories Guide us to a More Sustainable Society?”
               PAW 2020 Conference on Sustainability the World Needs: Development in Action, University of Saskatchewan
2013     Glenn A. L.,“Full Circle, Paintings Influencing Painted Stories”, AVANCA/CINEMA; Art Technology, and Communication.  Avanca, Portugal.
               Glenn A.L., “What is the Source of the Art?”  Humanities and Fine Arts Student Conference, University of Saskatchewan, SK.
               Van Rees, K.C. J., Glenn, A.L. and Van Donkelaar, C. (2013). Soils to Pigments Merging of the Sciences and Arts in Soil Science.
               Soil Science Society America Annual Meeting, Tampa Florida, USA Nov 3-6, 2013.

Conference Preceedings (Publication)

2023        Glenn A.L. (2023) “Dimension in Sound: A Multimedia Collaboration Experiment”, AVANCA CINEMA pg. 14-21 (July, Forthcoming).

Publications (Illustrations)

2019       Benjamin W.C. Rosser*, Ashraf H. Salem, Saheed A. Gbamgbola & Adel Mohamed,(2019)    
                “Bilateral Tripartite Insertion of the Fibularis (Peroneus) Brevis Muscle:  Case Report”,
                 International Journal of Morphology 37(2):481-485 (April)     

Selected Article Review Publications and Interviews

2023     McEwen, Kristen. “Women in Leadership: Allyson Glenn brings a “soft leadership’ approach to mentorship”
              College of Arts and Science – University of Saskatchewan News, February 3.
              https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/8245/Women_in_Leadership_Allyson_Glenn_brings_a_soft_leadership_a
2022     Guerrette, Kayla. “Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, artist Allyson Glenn collaborate on unique Dimensions in Sound program”
              Global News, Perspectives, June 24.
              https://globalnews.ca/video/8939826/the-saskatoon-jazz-symphony-in-collaboration-with-allyson-glenn-created-dimension-in-sound
              Grebinski, Leisha. “Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Partners Local Artist to Bring Visuals to Music” Saskatoon Morning CBC Listen
              (Radio) Saskatchewan, June 17.
              https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-88-saskatoon-morning/clip/15919862-saskatoon-jazz-orchestra-partners-local-artist-bring-visuals
2022      Putnam, Chris. "The Shape of Music; USask Artist and Musicians Explore Human Perception", College of Arts and Science, USask News, January 4.                                                   
               https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2022/the-shape-of-music-usask-artist-and-musicians-explore-human-perception.phpOleksyn, Michael. "Glenn                                              
               Embracing Challenge of Guest Curating Winter Festival Art Show and Sale", February 3 (Arts News Section)
               https://paherald.sk.ca/blog/2022/02/03/glenn-embracing-challenge-of-guest-curating-winter-festival-art-show-and-sale/
2021     Olson, Matt. "I've Always Been Able to See Music: ' Saskatoon Prof Animates January SJO Concert. December 30, 2021 (Local Arts)
               https://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/ive-always-been-able-to-see-music-saskatoon-prof-animates-january-sjo-concert
               Creative Saskatchewan for Art Now, the Gallery Art Placement, Sasktoon SK
               Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilLn98WVZgQ
2019     Boklaschuk, Shannon.  "USask art professor’s work featured in two solo shows in Greece," News and Events, College of Arts and Science, University of                                            
              Saskatchewan, SK, June 17, 2019.  
              https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/3757/USask_art_professor_s_work_featured_in_two_solo_shows_in_Greece
              Review Articles for Passages Exhibitions in Greece:
               https://www.culturenow.gr/passages-perasmata-ekthesi-tis-allyson-glenn-sto-idryma-tiniakoy-politismoy/
               https://www.culturenow.gr/passages-perasmata-ekthesi-tis-allyson-glenn-sto-moyseio-vorre/ 
               http://www.topontiki.gr/article/232004/ekthesi-syghronis-tehnis-stin-tino-apo-tin-presveia-toy-kanada 
               https://www.debop.gr/events/passages-perasmata-allyson-glenn-sto-mouseio-vorre-eikastika 
               https://www.artandlife.gr/athens/events/allyson_glenn_ekthesi_passages_perasmata 
               https://www.kathimerini.gr/1030140/article/politismos/atzenta/h-politistikh-atzenta-ths-evdomadas 
               https://www.tinostoday.gr/2019/06/allyson-glenn.html
               https://tinosecret.gr/events/ 
               http://www.voreini.gr/politismos/allyson-glenn-passagesperasmata-stin-tino-ke-sto-mouse/
               https://portal.clipnews.gr/ARCHIVE/PDF/118553/23710725.pdf 
2017       Karcas, Ioanna.  “Canadian Artists Draw from Crisis”.  Ekathimerini News.com (Life Section).  
                 Athens, Greece. August 9.
                 EPT (Greece’s national TV/radio network)/ Amna.gr (Greek equivalent to Canadian Press).  
                 "Exhibition of Modern Art in Tinos by the Embassy of Canada".  Athens,
                  Greece.  August 1
                 Clintza, Olga. "Greece and Canada Celebrate 75 Years of Diplomatic Relations: 
                 Contemporary Art Exhibition; Open Horizons" at the Foundation of Tinian Culture".
                 Tovima (TOBHMA, National Newspaper), Society, July 26.  
                 "3 Famous Canadian artists in Tinos".  The Liberal.gr (cultural issues website),
                  Artnews, Athens, Greece, August 1.Nikos.
                 “Exhibition of Canadian artists "Open Horizons" in Tinos”.  Voreini, Online News Website,
                  Athens, Greece, July 24.  
                 "Open Horizons" at the Foundation of Tinian Culture”.  Naxotimes (Online News),
                  Athens, Greece, August 1.
                 “Exhibition Open Horizons: Presentation and Discussion”.  Youtube:  
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7mWEI3-xuc
                  Priegert, Portia.  “Greek Idyll for three Western Artists.”  Galleries West, Online Magazine, July 28.
                  Priegert, Portia, “Paintings Depict Toxic Oil Spill”.  Galleries West, Online Magazine, December 2.
2016          Murphy, Daniel.  “Last Final Friday Exhibit of the Season Featurs Allyson Glenn and
                  ‘Human Animal’.  Newman Today, Wichita, KS, USA.  April 14.
                  Georgina Live, Interview with Curator Ewa Chwojko for Catalyst.  Rogers Television.  
                  Sutton, ON.  February 18/20.
2015         Luciano, Josie.  “Third Person”.  Reno News & Review, Arts and Culture, Reno,
                 NV, USA.  December 17, 2015.
                 Cucci, Maud.  “La Destruction Peinte en Noir”. Le Droit, Arts et Spectacles.  
                 Gatineau, QC.  September 26.
                 Haggo, Regina.  “Allyson Glenn’s Catalyst Captures Loss of House and a Sense of Home”.  
                 The Hamilton Spectator, What’s On, Hamilton, ON.  August 22.
                 Bailey, Meredith.  “John Holt’s Hidden Gem” Avenue Magazine, City Life, Style, Calgary, AB.  
                 Page 160.  May 2015.  Painting featured in the article (image and text).
                 Rollie, Tammy.  “Artists Connect with Nature in Double Exhibit” Okotoks Western Wheel.  
                 Okotoks, AB.  Page 37, April 29.
                 Mitchell Caplan, CHUO FM89, Ottawa “On  Demand”, February 25.  Radio Interview.
2014         Lucia Angela Cavegn, "St. Gallen: Art@tell", Kunstbulletin, Switzerland.  December  
                 MacPherson, Colleen.  “Assistant Professor Artwork on View in Swiss Exhibit”, On
                 Campus News, University of Saskatchewan, SK.  Page 11, September 12.
                 Dumont, Mickey.  “Portraiture Explored in Brooks campus exhibit”,
                 The Brooks & County Chronicle, Issue.  Brooks, AB.  March 18.
                  Kerr, Jason.  “Artists and Scientists Combine to Revive Old Ways”,
                  Prince Albert Daily Herald Prince Albert, SK:  Living, April 13.
2013         Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness (Website):  “Ecosystems and Art Teaches
                 Creativity”  http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/stories/2013/04/van_rees.  April 26.
2013         Image Publication.  Alberta Views Magazine. Volume 16, Number 3. (2 Images)
2012         Cheater, Glenn.  “Dirt and Art”, Acknowledge Magazine: College of Agriculture and Bioresources,
                 University of Saskatchewan, Issue 12/12; Page 22-23.
                 Polachic, Darlene. “Students Use Natural, Local Pigments to Make Art”, Star Phoenix.
                 Saskatoon, SK: June 11.
                 Ryan, Janice.  “Artist Captures Issues of Conflict and Transition”,
                 Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB:  Arts and Entertainment, June 6, 2012.
2008        Banks, Natalie.  “Painter Preserves a New Poland,” Vernon Morning Star. 
                 Vernon, BC: Arts and Entertainment, July 7.
2007        Image with Listing, “Cracovia at ARTsPLACE,” The Halifax Herald: Chronicle.  Halifax, NS:
                Entertainment, pg. F3, September 18.
                 Belcher, Kathryn.  “Allyson Glenn: New Paintings,” Shavis:  The Visuals Newsnet.  Online:
                 www.shavis.com.  Art: Exhibit, September 30.
2005        Jameson, Melissa.  “Artist Honours People Through Painting,” The Morning Star. Vernon, BC:
                 Arts and Entertainment, pg. A25, August 31.
                 Wong, Jaele.  “Glenn Survives in Tough World of the Figure Painter,” The Calgary Herald.
                 Calgary:  Entertainment, pg. C4, January 24.
2004         Parkins, Tesse.  “Skin,” Scene Magazine.  London, Ont.:  Issue 462, March 18.
2003         Cho, Alan.  “Allyson Glenn Exposes Our Humanity,” University of Calgary Gauntlet.  
                 Calgary: September 18, pg. 14, 2003.
                  Lafortune, Wes. “She’s Got it Figured Out:  Painter Allyson Glenn Fights the Generation Gap,”
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BFA, University of Alberta
MFA, University of Calgary
Exchange, Kent Institute of Art and Design (University for the Creative Arts), UK, 1997
Exchange, Royal College of Art, UK, 1999