Exhibitions
Portraits of Resilience (Online Exhibition) Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada / March 15 – May 10, 2021 (Search for Zia Foley @ https://ago.ca/portraits-resilience#)
See Saw (Online Digital Book Group Exhibition) Flipsnack.com / April 15 – Present (https://www.flipsnack.com/svensationalist/see-saw/full-view.html)
See Saw (Online Group Exhibition) Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, Canada / March 16-21, 2021
Grit and Glide (Online Zine Group Exhibition) Flipsnack.com / October 2020 – Present (https://www.flipsnack.com/mcclymentbookprojects/grit-glide.html)
Patterns (Online Group Exhibition) / Light Space and Time Online Art Gallery / September 1 – 30, 2020 (https://www.lightspacetime.art/patterns-art-exhibition-2020-painting-other-media/)
FAS Covid-19 Isloation Art (Online Zine Group Exhibition) Flipsnack.com/ June 2020 – Present (https://www.flipsnack.com/7865C877C6F/fas-covid-19-isolation-art/full-view.html)
Metamorphosis (Group Exhibition by Centennial College Studio Arts First Year Students) / Urban Gallery, Toronto, Canada / March 16 – April 9, 2020
Winter Stations (Outdoor Installation Design Competition and Exhibition) / Collaborative Project by RAW Design, Ferris + Associates, and Curio / Woodbine Beach, Toronto, Canada / February 13 – March 29, 2020
FASSIE Express (Group Exhibition) / Centennial College, Story Arts Centre Campus, Toronto, Canada / January 9 – 17, 2020
Fine Arts Studio Fall Art Fair (Group Exhibition and Art Fair) / St. Clair O’Connor Community, Toronto, Canada / November 10 , 2019
The Honest Shop (Self Service Art Store and Group Exhibition) / Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada / May – September 2019
Echo – A Group Exhibition (Two-person Show) / Arthere Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey / August – September 2018
Collections
Out for a Stroll. Centennial College, Toronto, Canada. 2020.
Recycled Beach. Centennial College, Toronto, Canada. 2020
Who Am I? Colleges and Institutes Canada’s Head Office, Ottawa, Canada, 2020.
Private Collections in Vancouver, Toronto, Virginia Beach, Istanbul, and Nairobi
Education
Fine Arts Studio Diploma (pending) / Centennial College, Toronto/ June 2021 (expected graduation date) Cumulative GPA 4.25, Winner of the 2021 Dean’s Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) / University of Cambridge, EC Toronto/ Toronto, Canada/ 2011
Master of Arts in International Studies and Diplomacy / School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK/ 2009
Continuing Education Art Courses – Using Colour and Painting Fundamentals/ Emily Carr School of Art and Design, Vancouver/ 2007
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Arts and Contemporary Studies / Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada / 2007
Committees
2nd Year Student Council Representative – For the Fine Arts Studio Program at Centennial College / Toronto, Canada / September 2020 – Present
Student Representative – Fine Arts Studio Program Advisory Committee / Centennial College, Toronto, Canada/ November 2019 – Present
Publications
CICan celebrates student creativity with its 2020 Art Showcase – Colleges and Institutes Canada Website / June 24, 2020 collegesinstitutes.ca/news-centre/news-release/cican-celebrates-student-creativity-with-its-2020-art-showcase http://collegesinstitutes.ca/news-centre/news-release/cican-celebrates-student-creativity-with-its-2020-art-showcase/
Centennial Arts Students Bring Their Work to the Waterfront with Winter Stations – Centennial College Website / March 24, 2020 https://www.centennialcollege.ca/news/centennial-arts-students-bring-their-work-to-the-waterfront-with-winter-stations/
Winter Stations photo contest lets residents share how they are staying connected during COVID-19 crisis – Beach Metro / March 10, 2020 https://www.beachmetro.com/2020/03/24/winter-stations-photo-contest-lets-residents-share-how-they-are-staying-connected-during-covid-19-crisis/
In photos: the 2020 Winter Stations art installations – Now Toronto / February 17, 2020 https://nowtoronto.com/culture/art-and-design/winter-stations-2020-photos/
Winter Stations art installations unveiled at Toronto Beach – Toronto.com / February 17, 2020 https://www.toronto.com/whatson-story/9855952-winter-stations-art-installations-unveiled-at-toronto-beach/
Interviews
Centennial College Students Create Award-Winning Fine Art – Centennial College Website / July 2, 2020 https://www.centennialcollege.ca/news/centennial-college-students-create-award-winning-fine-art/
Interview on CTV News at Noon – CTV News Toronto / February 18, 2020 http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?binId-1.3378525
Design competition ‘Winter Stations’ open at Woodbine Beach – Global News / February 17, 2020 https://globalnews.ca/news/6560815/2020-winter-stations-woodbine-beach/
Awards
Winner of the Dean’s Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Centennial College, Toronto, Canada, 2021
Winner of the Drawing Category in the 2020 Student Art Contest, College’s and Institutes Canada, 2020
Work Experience
Peer Supporter / Centennial College, Story Art Centre Campus, Toronto, Ontario/ March 2020 – April 2020
Studio Monitor to the Fine Arts Studio Diploma Program / Centennial College, Story Art Centre Campus, Toronto, Ontario/ January 2020 – March 2020
ESL Teacher / EF Education First, Toronto, Canada/ May – August 2019
EFL Lecturer / Department of Foreign Languages, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey/ December 2014 – December 2016
