Amanda McKenzie is a visual artist in Edmonton, Alberta. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (2012) from the University of Alberta, held SNAP’s Emerging Artist in Residence (2012), and has had solo exhibitions at SNAP Gallery (2013) and Naess Gallery (2013). Amanda has been involved in numerous collaborative projects, group exhibitions, and her work is currently held at Art Gallery of St. Albert’s Gallery Shop.
Amanda advocates for the Arts in Edmonton and surrounding area through her artistic practice and through her employment as SNAP’s Printshop and Programs Coordinator. Amanda has taught art programs at Red Deer College Summer Series Program (2017), SNAP (2015 - 2018), Art Gallery of St. Albert (2014 - 2015, 2017), Gallery@501 (2013 - 2014, 2017 - 2018), City Arts Centre (2012 - 2014), and Smeltzer House (2012) and has previously facilitated gallery and community programs as the Community Programs Coordinator at Art Gallery of St. Albert (2014 - 2015).
Her creative practice focuses on printmaking processes such as photolithography, relief, and silkscreen as well as experimenting with photography and collage. The use of textiles, patterns, and found materials interests her image-making as well as ideas of memory and reality and how both are often fallible and distorted. Amanda is interested in creating images that explore fabrications and falsities in perception.
Amanda McKenzie
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts-University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2008-2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Printshop & Programs Coordinator-Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, Edmonton, AB August 2015-Present
Acting Director-SNAP, Edmonton, AB June-September 2018
Community Programs Coordinator-Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB February 2014-August 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Printmaking Instructor-SNAP, Edmonton, AB November 2015-Present
Printmaking Instructor-Red Deer College Summer Series, Red Deer, AB July-August 2017
Art Educator-Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, AB January 2013-March 2014 and January 2017-June 2018
Art Instructor-Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB September-December 2017
Art Instructor-City Arts Centre, Edmonton, AB January 2012-May 2014
Summer Camp Art Instructor-Smeltzer House, Sherwood Park, AB June-August 2012
Painting Instructor: Portrait Painting-River Ridge Seniors Home, St. Albert, AB May-June 2011
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Recollections: Installation by Amanda McKenzie-Naess Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2013
Patterns of Rememory-SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2013
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ottawa Gatineau Printmakers Connective & SNAP Print Exchange-forthcoming in Ottawa and Edmonton 2019
BIMPE X: The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, (juried touring exhibition and catalogue)-The Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Dundarave Print Workshop and Gallery, Vancouver; BC; FINA Art Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC; SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2018 & 2019
Materialize: Emerging Artist Show & Sale-Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert, St. Albert, AB 2017
30 Love: SNAP 30th Anniversary-SNAP Printshop, Edmonton, AB 2012
2D or Not 2D The Works Art & Design Festival-Rice Theatre Lobby, The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB 2012
Nextfest-Koutouki Taverna 124th Street, Edmonton, AB 2012
Wayfindings: 2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition-FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2012
Notorious BFA: Predictions of 2012-Concordia University, Edmonton, AB 2011
Re:Charged-Harcourt House, Edmonton, AB 2011
Nextfest-Old Cycle Building, Edmonton, AB 2011
Eighteen Solutions-Rutherford South Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2011
Art of Peace Challenge-The Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2008
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
SNAP Members Print Exchange-Works Art and Design Festival, Capital Plaza, Edmonton, AB; Rutherford South Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; Stantec, Edmonton, AB; SNAP Printshop, Edmonton, AB 2018
33 Prints from SNAP’s Membership-SNAP Printshop, Edmonton, AB 2017
Return to Sender-SNAP Gallery and Printshop, Edmonton, AB and Stantec, Edmonton, AB 2016
SNAP Members Print Exchange-Stanley Milner Library, Edmonton, AB; SNAP Printshop, Edmonton, AB 2015
Cities in s’INK Alberta Print Exchange-A/P Gallery, Calgary, AB; SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2013
Walking on Walls, Prints from Senior & First-year MFA Students at U of A- SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2012
Throw away your Television - Harcourt House, Edmonton, AB 2011
Corpus II - Rutherford South Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2011
Ninety Bears Society - Rutherford South Library, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2009
RESIDENCIES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development intensive as renting artist-Open Studio, Toronto, ON 2018
SNAP Summer Scholarship Residency-SNAP Gallery and Printshop, Edmonton, AB 2012
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Artist (invitational) Art on the Block-Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2019
Organizer & Artist, Ottawa Gatineau Printmaker’s Connective and SNAP Print Exchange- Edmonton and Ottawa 2019
Artist, SNAP Member’s Print Exchange- SNAP, Edmonton, AB 2015 - 2018
Artist, SNAP Calendar Collective 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018- SNAP, Edmonton, AB 2014 - 2017
Vendor, Gathering Good Gang Summer Market- Freemasons Hall, Edmonton, AB 2016
Artist, Apartment Pop-up Art Show-Edmonton, AB 2014
Artist, Total Eclipse of the Art, Artist Run Art Sale-Edmonton, AB 2012 & 2013
Artist, Apartment Pop-up Art Show-Edmonton, AB 2014
Artist, Print Affair: Members Show & Sale-SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2010 - 2012, 2015 - 2018
Artist, art for ART-Keiskamma Canada Foundation, Edmonton, AB 2010, 2012, 2014
Organizer and Artist, Art & Design Art Auction-Telus Centre, Edmonton, AB 2010 & 2011
Artist, Free for All-Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2006
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer-Edmonton Humane Society, Edmonton, AB October 2016-August 2018
Artist & Volunteer-FARRM (Farm Animal Rescue & Rehoming Movement), Wetaskiwin, AB March-July 2017
Art Instructor-JJ Bowlen Junior High School, Edmonton, AB May 2016
Art Instructor-East Elementary School, Leduc, AB June 2015
Gallery & Special Events Volunteer-SNAP, Edmonton, AB 2010 - 2015
Printmaking Instructor-River Ridge Seniors Home, St. Albert, AB September 2013
Volunteer-The 33rd Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference, Lister Center, Edmonton, AB June 2013
Craft/Games & Public Gate Security-Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Edmonton, AB 2009, 2011, 2012
Painting Instructor-Art Start, Edmonton, AB 2011
Art Therapist-Leduc Lifestyle Options, Leduc, AB 2011
Art Mentor-Nina Haggerty, Edmonton, AB 2010 & 2011
Art Teacher-Garneau Elementary School, Edmonton, AB 2010
Art Teacher-Glendale Elementary School, Edmonton, AB 2009
AWARDS
Student’s Union Fine Arts Contribution Award-University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2012
Queen’s Jubilee Art Award-Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB 2011
Jason Lang Scholarship for Academic Excellence-University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2010 & 2011
Tied for First Place in the Art for Peace Challenge for Visual Art-Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2008
Lions Club of Leduc Scholarship-Leduc Lions Club, Leduc, AB 2008
The Alexander Rutherford Scholarship-Government of Alberta, Leduc, AB 2008
REPRESENTATION & COLLECTIONS
Represented Artist-Art Gallery of St. Albert Gallery Shop, St. Albert, AB 2016 - Present
Archive-SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Permanent Installation (commissioned series of paintings)-Stageworks Academy of the Performing Arts, Leduc, AB 2007
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Gendron, Pam, “Photolithography with Amanda McKenzie”, Arts and Heritage St. Albert youtube, January 10, 2018 https://youtu.be/srJxm2ocGV8, video
Kobylka, Kaida, “Next Step: Amanda McKenzie”, Latitude 53 Blog, December 6, 2016, video
Hayes, Scott, “February Artist of the Month”, St. Albert Gazette, February 8, 2017, pg. 9, newspaper
McNish, Tori & Van Weerden, Chelsey, “Conversations ‘Music for Teacups’ & ‘Patterns of Rememory’”, PraireSeen Visual Arts Blog, July 26, 2013, tmblr.co/ZvnUZxqgoB6e, blog
Matejko, Agnieszka, “Vessels of Memory”, Vue Weekly, July 24, 2013, Issue 927, newspaper
Ryan, Bridget, ArtWalk Interview, Breakfast Television, July 15, 2011, video
NOA: Night of Artists Magazine, 2011, Vol. 7, pg. 26 & 31, magazine
COURSES & CERTIFICATION
Papermaking-St. Albert Paper Arts Guild, St. Albert 2018
Rozsa Admin Fundamentals Training (RAFT)-Arts Leadership Program, Edmonton, AB 2018
Intermediate Pottery-Smeltzer House, Sherwood Park, AB 2016
Throw, Cut, Paste and CREATE-Smeltzer House, Sherwood Park, AB 2016
Hand building Pottery Courses-Art Gallery of St Albert, St. Albert, AB 2016
Silversmithing Workshops-City Art Centre, Edmonton, AB 2015 & 2016
Pottery: Textured Hand Building-City Arts Centre, Edmonton, AB 2015
Fused Glass Workshop-Bissett Stained Glass Centre, Edmonton, AB 2015
Proserve Liquor Training Certificate (valid until 2019)2014
Pottery Level 1-City Arts Centre, Edmonton, AB 2014
Introduction to Letterpress-SNAP,Edmonton, AB 2013
PROFESSIONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Founding Member, Ninety Bears Arts Collective-Edmonton, AB 2012-2015
Vice President Internal, Visual Arts Student Association (VASA)-University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 2011-2012
MEMBERSHIPS
Member-Art Gallery of St Albert, St. Albert, AB
Member-Gallery@501, Sherwood Park, AB
SNAPline Member and Printshop Renter-SNAP: Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists, Edmonton, AB
Member-Visual Arts Alberta Association-CARFAC, Edmonton, AB