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ARTIST DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE & EDUCATION
Artist – Self-Taught
First Ever Painting on Canvas
1985
First Ever Art Social Media post (anonymously)
April 2018
First Ever Studio Space
June 2018
EXHIBITIONS
Dreaming With Eyes Open
Group Exhibition
October-November 2020
Arta Gallery / Toronto
At Intervals
Group Exhibition
October-November 2020
158 Sterling Road / Toronto
New Measures
Group Exhibition
October 2020
Collision Gallery / Toronto
The Other Art Fair
Juried Exhibition
May 2020
Chicago
(postponed due to COVID-19)
Work With What You Have
Solo Exhibition
February 2020 - 2022
Hair Holistic / Toronto
(extended due to COVID-19)
The Artist Project + THE FIX
Juried Exhibition
February 2020
Yorkville Village / Toronto
The Artist Project
Juried Exhibition
February 2020
Better Living Centre / Toronto
The Big Holiday Smalls Show
Group Exhibition
December 2019 – January 2020
Artist's Network Gallery / Toronto
The Salon of Inclusiveness
Group Exhibition
December 2019 – January 2020
Black Cat Gallery /Toronto
Akin Holiday Party & Show
Group Exhibition
December 2019
Museum of Contemporary Art / Toronto
things I've been thinking, things that I've thought
Solo Exhibition
November 2019 - January 2020
Queen's Shop / Toronto
Partial.Gallery Canadian Emerging Artists Digital Showcase
Group Exhibition
November 2019
Daegu Art Fair / South Korea
Small Cures
Group Exhibition
November 2019
The Burroughs / Toronto
The Parkdale Biennial - Part II
Group Exhibition
September 2019
Gallery 1313 / Toronto
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Juried Exhibition
July2019
Exhibited in Two Categories: 2D Works and Painting
Toronto
Riverdale Art Walk
Juried Exhibition
June 2019
Toronto
Pop-up Gallery
Solo Exhibition
April 2019
StacktMarket Work/Shop / Toronto
Visual Arts Movement
Group Exhibition
April 2019
Freedom Factory Gallery /Toronto
The Salon of Inclusiveness
Group Exhibition
December 2018 – January 2019
Black Cat Gallery –Showroom / Toronto
Holiday Show
Group Exhibition
December 2018
Akin Studios Ossington / Toronto
Holiday Show
Group Exhibition
December 2018
Freedom Factory Gallery / Toronto
Graven Feather In the Round 2018
Group Exhibition
October-November 2018
Project Gallery / Toronto
Celebration
Group Exhibition
October– November 2018
Artusiasm Gallery / Toronto
Queen West Art Crawl
Juried Exhibition
September 2018
Toronto
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
Residency
Akin Studio Program at AutoBLDG
2022
Residency
Akin Studio Program at AutoBLDG
2021
Residency
Akin Studio Program / Year 2 Cohort
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
2019 – 2020
Award
"Loved by Tiffany Pratt"
Tiffany Pratt, Official ArtLove Envoy
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2019
WORKSHOPS
Workshop
Pumpkin Art
Fall into MOCA / TD Community Sunday
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
October 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Notable Professional Titles include:
Co-Founder / Vice President / Creative & Design Director / Brand Controller /
Managing Editor / Studio Manager / Creative Facilitator
Notable Personal Titles, all of which deeply inform my work:
Woman / Friend / Partner / Mother / Trauma Survivor /
Listener / Observer / Activist
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Media & Press
Cancellations, unpaid bills, eviction threats:
Inside the grim reality of being an artist right now
April 2020
Moira Ness details some of the immediate challenges she's facing as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the art world
Canada's Landscape Artist of the Year
Wildcard Artist
Premiere: February 16, 2020
Art and reality TV, together at last! Six of the country’s top artists have just four hours to complete a landscape masterpiece. Each week, it’s a new group of artists in a new location, all vying to make it to the final. Who thought watching paint dry could be this fun? I appear as a "Wildcard" in Episode 1.
CuratorOnTheGo Podcast
Episode Seven: Linds Miyo
October 2019
Loved being a part of this!! The Curator on the Go Podcast is a show for artists and art professionals who are ready to build a thriving art career and business while doing something they are passionate about. Liza and I laughed A LOT recording this, I hope you enjoy listening to it! Direct link to podast is here. Or read the transcript here.
Artifier Newsletter
Featured Artist: Linds Miyo
October 2019
Artifier is Toronto's Art Directory, created with the mission to help make art more accessible for everyone. I'm so excited to be the very first featured artist in Artifier's newsletter, where I had the pleasure of writing about my picks for shows and events around the city.
Made By: A Canadian
Linds Miyo from Wonder*&Story
July 2019
Thank you to Made By: A Canadian, it's a great honor to be featured with so many other incredible makers, artists, and businesswomen! This profile includes an interview, studio tour, and my advice for how to get started.
Partial.Gallery
Meet the Artist: Linds Miyo
April 2019
My friends at Partial.Gallery came by for a studio visit! Meet the Artist: Linds Miyo includes an interview, studio tour, and pics of my process.
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