RESUME
Bio
Originally from Alert Bay, Liz currently resides with her family in Campbell River. She has received numerous awards including the VADA, (visual arts development award) A First Peoples, Heritage, Language and Cultural Award, BC Arts Council Award, a work purchased by the Canadian Art Bank in Ottawa, a commission Awarded for a permanent piece for the 2010 Olympics. Recently Liz received the ‘The Idea Award ‘ from Emily Carr University where her work was purchased by the Vancouver General Hospital and she was also honoured to receive the Reveal Award from the Hnatyshyn Foundation.
Work
experience
Curriculum Vitae
Liz Carter
Education
2019 BFA (Fine Art) Emily Car University, Vancouver, BC
2010 Arts Diploma, North Island College, Comox, BC
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Redress, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George
2018 67-67, Comox Valley Art Gallery. Courtenay BC
2016 Voice, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George BC
2015 Ba̱ k̕wine’ Mescakasa (Soul Hair), Liz Carter and George Littlechild. Comox Valley Art Gallery, Comox BC
2013 I am a Sinner, Puebla City, Mexico
2011 On Reserve, Comox Art Gallery, Comox, BC
2011 RED, Omar Alonso Galera, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Curated: O. Alonso)
2009 2010 Legacy Event, 2010 Aboriginal Olympic Artists, Vancouver, BC
2009 BC Art Scene, Celebration of B.C Art, Canada Council Art Bank
2007 Akwe: kon, Curated by Ryan Rice, Toronto
2006 Wun’ Wunq’ Sala Campbell River Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Publications and Reviews
2010 O Siyam, 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
2009 The Truths about the feather Headdress, Vancouver Sun
2008 Debutante, Catalogue, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2003 See Art Now, The A.T. Artropolis Society
2003 Artropolis 2003,
2003 ‘borderland’ Campbell River Mirror
Meet the Artist First Peoples” Heritage, Language & Culture Council
2002 Photo Life Magazine, Apex Public
Awards
2016 Reveal Indigenous Art Award, Hnatyshyn Foundation
2016 Idea Award, VGH, UBC & Emily Carr University
2015 Aboriginal Award, Emily Carr University
2012 Travel Grant, Canada Art Council
2007 Production Grant, BC Arts Council
2004 Vada Award, Vancouver Foundation
Residencies
2019 Arquetopia, Urubamba, Peru
2013 Arquetopia, Puebla / Oaxaca, Mexico
2012 Arquetopia, Puebla, Mexico
Collections
2016 Vancouver General Hospital
2013 Campbell River Public Art Gallery
2010 Olympic Committee, Whistler, BC 2008 Art Bank of Canada