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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010    WORK WORK WORK, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston ON
2009    WORK WORK WORK, Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal QC
2009    Lignes imaginaires, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal QC
2008    Exercises in Napery, FOFA Gallery, Montréal QC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

2010    Proof 17, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto ON
2010    Souper-Projection, L'Atelier, Dazibao centre de photographies actuelles, Montréal QC
2010    Exposition Portative, Dazibao centre de photographies actuelles, Montréal QC
2009    Caustic Assets, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax NS
2009    The Office for Archival Review, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montréal QC
2009    Body Break, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Art, Halifax NS
2009    Diagonales 3, Goethe-Institut, 27e Festival International du Film sur L'Art (FIFA), Montréal QC
2008    21es Instants Vidéo, Polygone Etoilé, Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, Marseille, France
2008    Eject 2, Mexico City International VideoPerformance Festival, Mexico
2008    Monobandes, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal QC
2008    Vidéos de Femmes dans le Parc, Paraloeil Cinéma, Rimouski QC
2008    Strata
, Espace Artefacto, Montréal QC
2007    Vidéos de Femmes dans le Parc, Théâtre de Verdure, Montréal QC
2007    Compression, Art Mûr, Montréal QC
2007    Our Man in Havana
, Gallery Aferro, Newark, USA
2007    Les Nocturnelles, La Centrale, Montréal QC
2006    De Gootsteen, Medium Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands
2005    Evolution, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver BC
2005    Cyclops Dreams, Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver BC
2005    Bookville, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, England
2005    The Infinity Project, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver BC
2004    Graduation Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC


ACTIVITIES
[RESIDENCIES, ART FAIRS, PORTFOLIO REVIEWS ETC]

2010    Experience Canada Pavilion showcase, International Media Centre, Toronto ON
2010    Digital Project Residency, Concordia University, Montréal QC
2009    Portfolio review [by invitation], Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, Montréal QC
2009    Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto ON
2008    Residency for Emerging Artists Program, Sagamie Centre for Contemporary Digital Art, Alma QC

EDUCATION

2009    Master of Fine Arts, advised by Manon de Pauw, Concordia University, Montréal QC
2004    Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, Vancouver BC
2003    International Student Exchange, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


2009-11   Resident Videographer, Matralab, Montréal QC
2009         Co-director, The Office for Archival Review, Skool Summer Practicum, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montréal QC
2006-08   Graduate Teaching Assistant, Concordia University, Faculty of Studio Arts, Montréal QC
2008         Photography Assistant, The Long Wait, Germany

PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGUES


2010    Sharing and Digital Photography, text by Matthew Williamson, published by Gallery 44, Toronto ON
2009    Karen Zalamea: WORK WORK WORK, text by Ève Dorais, published by Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal QC
2008    How Do Thoughts Get Filmed?, text by Harris, Langdon & Mowchun, published by Concordia University, Montréal QC
2007    Hands, Mind & Movement: Investigations of the Body, text by J. Soulliere, published by Concordia University, Montréal QC

ARTICLES & REVIEWS


2009     Belles Applications, Bernard Lévy, Vie des Arts, No. 217 Hiver 2009-2010, p. 81.
2009     Le geste contre la doctrine, Jérôme Delgado, Le Devoir, August 22-23, p. E6.
2009     Tools of Production, Christopher Olson, Montréal Mirror, August 6-12, p. 35.
2009     Karen Zalamea remporte le prix Sylvie et Simon Blais, Tristan Malavoy-Racine, Voir, May 13.

AWARDS

2010     Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Travel Grant
2009     Sylvie & Simon Blais Foundation Award for Emerging Visual Artists
2009     Dazibao Jeune tête d'affiche Competition
2008     Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques Travel Grant
2007     Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques Project Grant
2007     British Columbia Arts Council Senior Scholarship Award
2006     Concordia University Graduate Fellowship
2006     Harriet and Abe Gold Entrance Bursary, Concordia University
2006     Tuition Remission Award, Concordia University