| Education | |
| 2006 | M.F.A. Tapestry, School of Drawing & Painting, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 2004 | B.F.A. Art History & Studio Art, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2017 | mimosa pudica, The Cabinet, Earth Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Toronto. |
| 2017 | She Changes Everything She Touches and Everything She Touches Changes, Moire's Catwalk, Toronto. |
| 2015 | Medium, Sister, Brooklyn, New York. |
| The Divers, G Gallery, Toronto. Collaboration with Jaimie Henthorn. | |
| 2014 | chisel to carve light thoughts, De Luca Fine Art, Toronto. |
| 2013 | High Acceptance, YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto. |
| 2009 | Lost in Contemplum, Board of Directors, Toronto. |
| euphoria, Convenience gallery, Toronto. | |
| 2006 | Pixels, M.F.A. Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. |
| 2003 | Heart Strings/Love Knots, Fibres Area show space, Concordia University, Montreal. |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2018 | Lojong: exercises in compassionate mind training, Kikospace, Toronto. Curated by Kristin Weckworth (Kiko). |
| 2017 | WARNING! Mind the Gap, OCAD University, Toronto. Curated by Justine Kohleal. |
| 2016 | All this Time, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto. Curated by Jaclyn Quaresma. |
| past~PRESENT~future, Erin Stump Projects, Toronto. Curated by Erin Stump and Kristin Weckworth. | |
| Imitation of Life, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta. Curated by Crystal Mowry. | |
| 2015 | Imitation of Life, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario. Curated by Crystal Mowry. |
| IN MY FAITH THERE IS LOVING AND DRINKING AND LOOKING AT THE SUN AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE, Moire's Catwalk, Toronto, Ontario. | |
| 2013 | December's Letters, Orgy Park, Brooklyn. |
| Off to a flying start, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto. Curated by Ami Barak. | |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, De Luca Fine Art, Toronto. | |
| Exquisite Corpse: Stamped & Mailed, GroundSwell Gallery, Denver. Collaboration with Jaimie Henthorn. | |
| 2012 | Echo Dell, Narwhal, Toronto. |
| Art Barrage: Guest Room, p|m gallery, Toronto. | |
| Friends of Freiheit, North Adams, Massachusetts. Curated by Craig Leonard. | |
| K-Town, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, New York; Galerie Trois Points, Montreal. | |
| 2011 | Ineffable Plasticity: the experience of being human, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. |
| K-Town, Angell Gallery, Toronto; XPACE Cultural Centre, Toronto; Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph. Video and performance event curated by Luke Painter and Meera Margaret Singh. | |
| Star Project, Minokamo Woodland Gallery, Minokamo, Japan. Collaboration with Jaimie Henthorn and Marion Preez. | |
| 2010 | I'm OK You're OK: The Art of Self-Improvement, Concertina gallery, Chicago. Collaboration with Jaimie Henthorn. |
| 2009 | Arcade Park (1978-1985), Brooklyn Fire Proof, Bushwick. |
| BANK on ART, ATM exhibition and intervention, 952 Queen St. W., Toronto. | |
| Wish you were here: Postcards from Toronto, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto. Curated by Katharine Mulherin. | |
| 2008 | Darkling Eclipse, Kunstverein das weisse haus, Vienna, Austria. Curated by Leisure Projects (Susannah Wesley and Meredith Carruthers). |
| 2006 | Annual Members Exhibition, The Embassy, Edinburgh. |
| Bunkers, exhibition and public intervention on Cramond Island, Edinburgh. | |
| Do Something for Wildness and Make the Mountains Glad, Demarco Skateraw Project, Dunbar. | |
| Prawn, Pawn, Porn, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. | |
| 2005 | Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Zeynep Arman. |
| On the Way to the Peak of Normal: A Crack in the Cosmic Egg, The Embassy, Edinburgh. Curated by Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies (CVCS) graduate students, Edinburgh Colllege of Art. | |
| Fromage et Frottage, Evolution House, Edinburgh. | |
| Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. | |
| 2004 | Out Mess or Clean, Vennel Project Space, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Steven Mykietyn. |
| Hello Neighbour, Cell77, Edinburgh. Collaboration with Zeynep Arman. Organized by Naomi Garriock. | |
| 2003 | Primp, VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal. |
| 2002 | Spiffy, Espace 306, Belgo Building, Montreal. |
| Professional Development and Related Experience | |
| 2017 | Contributor to Almanac, edited by Maggie Groat (Kitchener: Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2017). |
| 2016 | Performer for artists Jaimie Henthorn and Misael Soto in the exhibition Tandem, Regina Rex Gallery, New York. |
| Residency, Skaftfell Centre for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. | |
| 2012 | Visiting Artist, Foundation Studies, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax. |
| 2011-2010 | Instructor, Web Art & Design, Continuing Studies Program, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto. |
| 2008 | Cosmic Ray Research thematic residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. |
| Education Coordinator, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. | |
| 2007 | Interim Exhibition and Education Coordinator, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. |
| 2006 | Teaching Assistant, Advanced Digital Imaging for Painters, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto. |
| Gallery Attendant, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto. | |
| Volunteer Coordinator and Gallery Attendant, Inverleith House, Edinburgh. | |
| 2004-2006 | Member of The Embassy artist-run gallery, Edinburgh. |
| 2004 | Residency, Cove Park, Roseneath, Scotland. |
| Member of mawa, Winnipeg. | |
| Costume design assistant for "Sissy Boy Slap Party", "A Trip to the Orphanage", and "Sombra dolorosa", three short films directed by Guy Maddin, Winnipeg. | |
| 2002 | Volunteer bead-worker for Nadia Myre’s Cont(r)act, exhibited at Oboro Gallery, Montreal. |
| Grants and Awards | |
| 2017 | K.M. Hunter Artist Award finalist |
| 2016 | Visual Arts Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. |
| Travel grant, Canada Council for the Arts. | |
| Visual Artists: Mid-career grant, Ontario Arts Council. | |
| 2012 | Visual Arts Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. |
| Visual Artists: Emerging grant, Ontario Arts Council. | |
| Visual Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council. | |
| 2010 | Visual Arts Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts. |
| Joseph S. Stauffer Prize, Canada Council for the Arts. | |
| 2008 | Bess Winspear Memorial Scholarship, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta. |
| 2007 | Visual Artists: Emerging grant, Ontario Arts Council. |
| 2002 | First prize in the Department of Classics, Linguistics and Modern Languages Essay Contest, Concordia Univeristy, Montreal. |
| 2001 | Helen McNicoll Art Prize, Concordia University, Montreal. |
| Bibliography | |
| Dick, Terence. "Faith La Rocque at De Luca Fine Art" Akimblog. 30 September 2014. http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/?id=925 |
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| Whyte, Murray. "Review: MOCCA's Ineffable Plasticity." The Toronto Star. 21 December 2011. http://www.thestar.com/article/1102740--review-mocca-s-ineffable-plasticity |
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| Vaughan, R.M. "Gimme shelter – or at least a great fish tank." The Globe and Mail. 10 December 2011: R14. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/rm-vaughan/gimme-shelter-or-at-least-a-great-fish-tank/article2265920/ |
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| Nader, Mariam. "Mariam Nader's Top 3: Nature, Necrosis and Nexus." Canadian Art online. 15 December 2011. http://www.canadianart.ca/online/features/2011/12/15/miriam_nader_top_3/ ?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly+Dec+15+2011&utm_content=weekly+Dec+15+2011+ CID_6eba481b6fd7d4ea259f5a02176d41b2&utm_source=E+Weekly+Campaign |
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| Farquharson, Rachel Anne. "Being Human: the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art knows how." ArtBarrage. 4 December 2011. https://artbarrage.com/scene/?p=522 |
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| Chalaturnyk, Adrienne and Marc O'Brien. "Nature takes over at MOCCA." Spontaneous Combustion. Issue 16, December 2011: 8. | |
| Dick, Terence. "Ineffable Plasticity & Human/Nature at MOCCA." Akimblog. 29 November 2011. http://akimbo.ca/akimblog/?id=498 |
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| Carson, Andrea. "The Experience of Being Human, at MOCCA." View on Canadian Art. 23 November 2011. http://viewoncanadianart.com/2011/11/23/toronto-the-experience-of-being-human-at-mocca/ |
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| Dick, Terence. "Faith La Rocque and Morley Shayuk at Board of Directors." Akimblog. 11 June 2009. http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/?id=293 |
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| VVORK. October, 2009. http://www.vvork.com/?m=200910 | |
| Fessler, Katrin. "Begegnun mit Mr. Loose." Der Standard, 10 June 2008. http://derstandard.at/3362859 | |
| Collections | |
| Private collections in Canada, United States, Scotland and Turkey. | |