TaraLee Houston
Curriculum Vitae
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Education
2017
Degree, Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD),
External Degree Program at North Island College, Courtenay, BC.
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2015
Diploma, Fine Art and Design Program,
North Island College (NIC), Courtenay, BC.
2010
Certificate,
Early Childhood Education 1 & 2,
SIAST, Regina, SK.
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2009
Certificate, Community Leadership,
University of Regina, Regina, SK.
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2009
Degree, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
Luther College at the University of Regina, Regina, SK.
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Work Experience
Full time, Artist, Courtenay, BC May 2017 - Present
Casual, Art & Recreation Instructor, City of Courtenay, July 2017 - Present
Contract, Program Coordinator & Instructor, Fine Arts Camp, City of Courtenay, August 2014 - March 2020
Contract, Community Engagement Coordinator, Campbell River Arts Council, Sept 2017 - Sept 2019
Contract, Student Monitor & Technical Assistant Fine Arts Department, North Island College, Jan 2014 - Apr 2017
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Exhibitions
2023
Group Show, Preserving Perserverance, Weird Church, Cumberland, BC. May 2023
2022
Group Show, YQQ international Airport, Comox, BC. May 1 2022 - Nov 1 2022
Group Show, Taking Up Space, Courtenay, BC. May 26 & 27 2022
Group Show, Square Foot Show, ArtWrx Studio & Gallery, Courtenay, BC. Nov - Dec 2022
2021
Group Show, ArtWrx Studio & Gallery, Courtenay, BC. Nov 1 - Dec 31 2021.
Group Show, Toyota, Courtenay, BC. Sept 1 2021 - March 31 2022.
2020
Group Show, Lewis Centre NIC Satellite Gallery, Courtenay, BC. Feb 16 - July 31 2020.
2019
Made of Earth, Campbell River Arts Council, Campbell River, BC. Sept 19-21 2019.
CONNECT, Group Show, Tidemark Art Gallery, Campbell River, February 2019.
Colours of Vancouver Island, Group Show, Mount Washington Resort, Artsphere Comox Valley Society, Dec 15-March 15, 2019.
2018
Art and Ecology, Solo Show, Campbell River Arts Council, Campbell River, BC. Spring 2018.
Bio Diversity, Group Show, Tidemark Theatre & Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC. July 5 - Oct 3 2018
The Show, Group Show, ECUAD Graduation Exhibit, May 2018.
The Annual Members’ Exhibition, Group Show, Campbell River Art Gallery, Spring 2018.
2017
Valley Connections, Group Show, Redtree coffee house, Courtenay, BC. November - December 2017.
Image to Text to Image, Group Show, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC. June 2 - 30.
Gather, Group Show, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC. April 28 - May 19.
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC February 16 -18
International Exhibition
Shared Histories, Imagined Futures and the Culture of Possibility, A Canada-South Africa Co-production, Public Screening & Exhibition, Courtenay Museum, Courtenay, BC. April 13-19
Public Screening & Exhibition at the Apartheid Museum, Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Road, Johannesburg, South Africa, April 13-21, 2017
and ongoing online exhibition at RAVEN Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs
2016
Since 2005, Group Painting Exhibition, Raven Hall Gallery, Courtenay, BC. Dec 18 - Feb 4.
Mixed Up, Group Painting Exhibition, Raven Hall Gallery, Courtenay, BC. May 4 - July 4.
ECUAD Exhibition, Group Show, Comox Valley Arts Council Studio Tour, Courtenay, BC. May 27, 28, 29.
Pieces of an Estuary, ECUAD Public Screening, Courtenay, BC. April 12.
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. February 13 -15.
2015
Mixed, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Dec 4- 21.
Objects as Narrative, Raven Hall Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Apr 2 - Aug 2.
Fine Art & Design Grad Show, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. May - June 2015.
Wood Fired Ceramics Showcase, NIC Library, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Mar 26 - Apr 16.
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show Courtenay, BC. Feb 14 - 20.
After, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Jan 24 - Mar 7.
After, Raven Hall Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Jan 16 - Feb 6.
Ceramics Exhibit, Group Show, Comox International Airport, Dec 16 - Jan 22.
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Nov.
2014
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Feb 8 - 14.
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Nov 15 -16.
Making A Mark, Raven Hall Gallery, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. June 28 - Sept 15.
2013
NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Nov 16.
Community Art Projects
2022
Commemorative Youth Mural Project, Selected Artist, City of Courtenay, May - June 2022
Eco Art Experiences, Community Art Events, Selected Artist, Comox Valley Life Long Learning Centre, July - August 2022
2019
Art & Earth Festival, Committee Member, Campbell River, Jan - Sept 2019.
Community Passport Project, Immigrant Welcome Centre, Project Assistant, Campbell River, May - Aug 2019.
Weave Community, Campbell River Pride Day, Selected Visual Artist, Campbell River Art Gallery, June 2019.
Banner Project, Campbell River Arts Council, Community Engagement Coordinator, Campbell River, Jan - June 2019.
The Business of Being an Artist Group, Facilitator, Campbell River, Sept 2018 - May 2019.
2018
National Day of the Child Event, Community Art Project, Selected Visual Artist, City of Campbell River, September 2018.
Art With Heart Retreats, Coordinator, Courtenay, BC & Watrous, SK, 2018.
Weave Community, Kaleidoscope Community Art Project, Selected Visual Artist, City of Coquitlam, Summer 2018.
Chalkfest, Community Art Project, Selected Visual Artist, City of Campbell River, August 2018.
Youth Mural Project, Selected Visual Artist, City of Courtenay, May 2018.
2017
Sea to Sky Community Mural, Selected Visual Artist, Strong Start at Sandowne Elementary School & Campbell River Arts Council. Dec 2017.
National Day of the Child Event, Community Mural Project, Selected Visual Artist, City of Campbell River, Nov 17.
Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Artist Talk, Selected Visual Artist, Comox, BC. June 14.
Social Media Campaign Coordinator, eelgrass.org, #circlethekomoksestuary community based eco-art projects, ongoing.
2016
Coordinator, ECUAD Fine Art Group Exhibition, Spring Studio Tour, Courtenay, BC. May 27, 28, 29.
Collaborator, Creator, and Narrator for Promotional Music Video What Is An Estuary. Pieces of an Estuary, A Community Art Project Collaboration with Emily Carr Humanities students, Project Watershed, and the David Suzuki Foundation Public Screening, Courtenay, BC. Jan - April with public screening Apr 12.
Curator, NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Group Show, Courtenay, BC. Feb 9 -15.
2015
Committee Chair, NIC Fine Art & Design Grad Show, Courtenay, BC. January - May.
Coordinator, Student Art Event & Showcase, Courtenay, BC. January - April.
Artist in Residence, Pieces: Celebrating Textiles Event, Courtenay, BC. March 25, 28.
2014
Coordinator, NIC & ECUAD Fine Art Event & Showcase, Courtenay, BC. Sept - Dec.
Community Art Project: A Contemporary Quilting Bee:
Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC. June 28
Elevate the Arts Festival, Courtenay, BC. June 7
North Island College, Courtenay, BC. April 9
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Awards
2018
Selected Visual Artist, Weave Community, Kaleidoscope Community Art Project, City of Coquitlam, Summer 2018.
2017
Scholarship & Bursary, BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union Bursary & Scholarship
RAVEN Emerging Artist Award, RAVEN Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs
Bursary, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2016
Scholarship Award, Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO)
Bursary, Gwyn and Aileen Gunn
2015
Bursary, Gail Kuzma Memorial
2014
Dean's List, Fine Art and Design Honour Roll, North Island College, Courtenay, BC.
Bursary, Comox Valley Potters Club
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