EDUCATION

2024 Centre for Cartoon Studies, Colouring for Comics with Kori Handwerkern, WRJ, Vermont
2019 Centre for Cartoon Studies, Queer Comics with Tillie Walden, WRJ, Vermont
2019 Centre for Cartoon Studies, Graphic Novel Workshop with Paul Karasik, WRJ, Vermont
2005-09 University of British Columbia Okanagan, B.F.A. Kelowna, British Columbia
2008 Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, B.F.A Exchange Semester, Hamburg, Germany

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Vera Bushwack. Graphic Novel Italian translation by Minimum Fax, November 2024. 272 pg.
Vera Bushwack. Graphic Novel published by Drawn & Quarterly, June 2024. 272 pg.
Orca Rescue! Illustrator. Youth non-fiction published by Kids Can Press, October 2022. 144 pg.
The Far Woods. Illustrated book published by Conundrum Press, July 2013. 112 pg.

CRITICAL REVIEWS

The Washington Post - “Vera Bushwack” The 10 best graphic novels of 2024, Nov. 20, 2024
Book Page - “Vera Bushwack” The Best Fiction of 2024, November 15, 2024
The New York Times - “Vera Bushwack” Review: Life, Death and Life After Death in June’s Graphic Novels, Sam Thielman, June 15, 2024.
The New York Times - “Vera Bushwack” Mention: Editors’ Choice: 5 New Books We Recommend This Week, Gilbert Cruix, July 4, 2024.
Publishers Weekly - “Vera Bushwack” Review, April 5, 2024
Broken Frontier - “Vera Bushwack” Review, Lindsay Pereira, May 28, 2024
The Comics Journal - “Vera Bushwack” Review, Hagai Palevsky, September 19, 2024
Book Page - “Vera Bushwack” Starred Review, Mariel Fechik, September 23, 2024
The Beat - “Vera Bushwack” Review, Zack Quaintance , November 7, 2024

EXHIBITIONS
Solo and Dual Shows

2016 Hungry Valley, Gallery Penelope Smart, St. Johns, Newfoundland
2015 Sweet Smelling Ashes, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Weather Weed, No Foundation, Toronto, Ontario
2014 The Summit, UAS Satellite Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2015 Reunion in Feral Forest (with Gillian Dykeman), DNA Gallery, London, Ontario
2013 Both Sides Now (with Brenna Phillips), Lukkeskåra/Rådlausjuvet, Suldal, Norway

Selected Group Shows

2024 If Not Now, Then When, The Blue Building Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2022 Backwater Comics, Eltuek Arts Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
2019 ArtsNS Art Bank Purchase Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2019 Fresh, Studio 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2018 Marching Through The Fields, Warbling, London, UK
2017 The Collectivists, Brand Library, Los Angeles, California
2017 Inner/Outer, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, California
2017 ArtsNS Art Bank Purchase Show, Inverness Art Centre, Inverness, Nova Scotia
2016 New Constellations, Owen's Gallery, Sackville, Nova Scotia
2015 Kit and Caboodle, Parade Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2015 Group Salon Show, Katharine Mulherin, New York
2015 Lands End, Logan Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 ArtsNS Art Bank Purchase Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013 ArtsNS Art Bank Purchase Show, Art Gallery of NS’s West Branch, Yarmouth, NS

ART FAIRS

2018 Art Toronto, with DNA Gallery, Toronto, ON

AWARDS

2025 Access Copyright Foundation, Marian Hebb Research Grant
2025 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2025 Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant for Literary Artists
2025 Arts Nova Scotia, Professional Development, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2024 Virginia Library Association’s Graphic Novel Diversity Award
2024 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design, 3rd Place for Graphic Novels
2024 Shortlisted for The Center for Cartoon Studies Best Long-Form Comic Award
2024 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad, Travel for Visual Artists
2024 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad, Travel for Visual Artists
2024 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada, Travel for Visual Artists
2024 Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage: Creative Industries Fund
2023 Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant for Visual Artists
2023 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2019 Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant for Visual Artists
2019 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada, Travel for Visual Artists
2019 Canada Council for the Arts, Professional Development for Visual Artists
2018 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2017 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant for Visual Artists
2017 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia2015 Canada Council for the Arts, Joseph S Stauffer Prize for Visual Arts
2015 Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant for Visual Artists
2015 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013 Arts Nova Scotia, Creation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013 Arts Nova Scotia, Presentation Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2012 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant for Visual Artists
2012 Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Heritage Creation Grant, Halifax, NS
2011 Communities, Culture and Heritage Professional Development Grant, Halifax, NS
2011 CFAT Media Arts Scholarship recipient, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2009 Toni Onley’s Project Residency Bursary recipient, Wells, British Columbia
2009 Deputy Vice Chancellor Purchase Award recipient, UBCO, Kelowna, BC

SCREENING HISTORY

2017 Far Off Blue Places, Nocturne Art Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2015 Gates for Sojourn II, Public Group Screening, Villa Lena Foundation, Pisa, Italy
2014 Gates for Sojourn II Installation, Nocturne Art Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013 Salty, Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Dawson City, Yukon
2013 Salty, Reel Canadian Film Festival, Fernie, British Columbia
2012 Salty, Animation With Love Screening, Carbon Arc Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2012 Salty, Tête-à-Tête Media Talks, Struts Gallery, Sackville,NB
2012 Salty, CFAT Media Arts Scholarship Screening, Neptune Theatre, Halifax, NS

COLLECTIONS

2019 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Program
2017 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Program
2015 Villa Lena Foundation Permanent Collection
2015 AIMIA Corporate Collection
2014 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Program
2014 Yukon Tourism and Culture, Yukon Permanent Art Collection
2013 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Program
2011 Canadian Council for the Arts Art Bank Purchase Program
2009 University of British Columbia Permanent Collection

RESIDENCIES

2026 Jampolis Cottage Residency, Recipient of the DAWN Residency, Avonport, NS
2017 Wonder Valley Experimental Living Cabin Project, A-Z West, Wonder Valley, CA2016 The Rooms Gallery and Gros Morne National Park, Gros Morne, Newfoundland
2016 A-Z West Wagon Station Encampment, A-Z West, Joshua Tree, California
2015 Common Opulence, Demmit, Alberta
2015 Villa Lena Foundation Residency, Pisa, Italy
2015 Eastside International Artist-in-Residence (ESXLA AIR) Program, LA, California
2014 Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre Residency, Sackville, New Brunswick
2014 HRM Point Pleasant Park Residency Initiative, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2014 Winter Journey, The Banff Art Centre, Banff, Alberta
2013 Lukkeskåra/Rådlausjuvet, Suldual, Norway
2012 Klondike Institute for Art and Culture, Dawson, Yukon
2012 Ross Creek Centre for the Arts Residency, Canning, Nova Scotia
2012 Elsewhere Studios Artist Residency, Paonia, Colorado
2012 Sparkbox Studios Artist Residency, Picton Ontario

ARTIST LECTURES & PANELS

2025 Vera Bushwack Reading, in conversation with Amish Morrell, ICCA, Inverness, NS
2025 Solitude and Community in Comics Panel, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto, ON
2024 The Body in Comics, The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, Boston, MA
2024 Reading and Panel, Wordfest presents Imaginairium Festival, Calgary, Alberta
2024 Reading and Panel, Cabot Trail Writers Festival, St. Ann’s, Nova Scotia

2024 ‘Queer in all universes’ Panel, Small Press Expo, Rockville, Maryland
2024 Vera Bushwack Tour, in conversation with Lou Campbell, Ramblers, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2024 Vera Bushwack Tour, in conversation with Kate Beaton, On Paper Books, Sydney, NS
2024 Vera Bushwack Tour, in conversation with Esmé Hogeveen, 100% Silk, Toronto, Ontario
2024 Vera Bushwack Tour, in conversation with Lee Lai, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, Montreal
2016 Artist Talk, The Rooms Gallery and Gros Morne National Park Residency, Newfoundland
2015 Artist Talk and Exhibition, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Artist Talk, OK.QUOI?!, Struts and Facet, Sackville, New Brunswick
2014 Artist Talk and Book Launch, UBCO Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2012 Public Talk, Klondike Institute for Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018 Artists Residency Workshop, Moncton, Fredericton, & Sussex New Brunswick
2017 Professional Development Workshop, Arts Link, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2014 Expedition Artist, Pictou Island Portage, Pictou Island, Nova Scotia
2013 Guest Speaker, Peer Discussions: Motivation and Inspiration, VANS, Halifax, NS
2013 Guest Instructor, Yukon School of Visual Arts, Dawson City, Yukon Territory