CV
b. 1992, Windsor, Ontario
Lives and works in Vancouver, BC
Education
2022 — NSCAD University — Anna Leonowens Gallery Certificate in Gallery and Studio Management
2020 — Emily Carr University — BFA Visual Arts, Minor Curatorial Studies
Exhibitions
2025 — SUM Gallery, Vancouver BC — forthcoming
2023 — High-Fructose Sun, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver BC - Solo Show
2023 — Thank You James H, The Garage — Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver BC
2023 — Curator's Sauna, Canton-Sardine, Vancouver BC
2023 — Transmissions, Art Gallery at Evergreen Art Gallery, Coquitlam BC
2021 — El Color y el Calor de la Tiera, Art Rental & Sales operated by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC - Solo Show
2018 — From a Distance, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Vancouver, BC
2018 — Equilibrium, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Vancouver, BC
2018 — Intertwined, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Vancouver, BC
Published Writing
2021 — Kaur, Russna. Interview by Jonathan Alfaro. “A Conversation with: Russna Kaur.” 33 Acres Brewing Company, 22 April 2021, www.33acresbrewing.com/a-conversation-with-russna-kaur/
2017 — Alfaro, Jonathan and Magdalena Gorski. “Catalytic Communities: People of the Hills.” Freq Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 11.
2017 — Alfaro, Jonathan. “Keepsakes for the Displaced.” Freq Magazine, 17 March 2017, www.freqmagazine.com/keepsakes-for-the-displaced.
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2023 — Canada Council for the Aera, Concept to Realization Grant
2023 — Artist Residency, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC
2022 — Micro Residency, New Media Gallery, New Westminster, BC
2022 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant
2021 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant
2019 — RBC Emerging Artist Program, Audain Art Museum, Whistler, BC
Work
2023 — Archivist, Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker, Vancouver, BC — ongoing
2023 — Board of Directors, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC — ongoing
2023 — Archivist & Studio Assistant to Brent Wadden, Vancouver, BC — ongoing
2023 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Peer Committee — Summer
2023 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Peer Committee — Spring
2022 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Peer Committee — Winter
2022 — Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Peer Committee — Summer
2010 — Studio assistant to Nancy Patterson, Toronto, ON
