ARTIST CV
Education
Ontario Academic Credit in Art; Siena, Venice & Florence, Italy
Painting, Drawing, Photography, Art History
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; Halifax, Canada
Photography, Drawing, Metal Work, Hollowware, Videography, Painting, Art History
Concordia University; Montreal, Canada
Photography and Video
BA in Communication, Minor in Photography
St. Stephen’s College; Edmonton, Canada
Art Therapy & Psychotherapy Masters Level Courses, admitted to Art Therapy Masters
Selected shows
WABGNET Group Show Summer 2020 Virtual Reality Exhibition, June-August 2020
“Whyte Ave Art Walk”, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; July 2019
Harcourt House, Group Show: “Metaphor and Art”; Edmonton, AB; June 2019
“YEG Canvas” Group Show; Edmonton, AB; June 2019
Art Mentorship Society of Alberta Group Show “Art Market”; Edmonton, AB; June 2019
Ridvan Festival; Live Painting; Edmonton, AB; May 2019
Art World Expo, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; April 2019
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Solo Show, “Heal Me”; Edmonton, AB; March 2019
Remedy Cafe, Solo Show, “Intuit”; Edmonton, AB; March 2019
Alberta Baha’i Winter School, Art for Auction; Edmonton, AB; February 2019
Bleeding Heart Art Space, Group Show “Open Walls”; Edmonton, AB; December 2018
Art Mentorship Society of Alberta Group Show “Hark! An Exhibition of Angels”; Edmonton, AB; December 2018
C-Tribe Festival; Live Painting, Edmonton, AB; November 2018
Birthday Gala Art Mentorship Society of Alberta, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; November 2018
Art From the Unknown, Group Show; Edmonton AB; October 2018
Art Mentorship Society of Alberta, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; September 2018
Harcourt House, Group Show “In Search of the Human Essence”; Edmonton, AB; July 2018
Art Mentorship Society of Alberta, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; November 2017
Art Mentorship Society of Alberta, Group Show; Edmonton, AB; September 2016
North Vancouver Community Arts Council, Group Show “Homesick”; Vancouver, BC; May 2016
Art Gallery of Alberta, Group Show, “Showcase”; Edmonton, Alberta; May 2016
Latitude 53, Solo Show, “The Valley of Search”; Edmonton, Alberta; July 2007
Art Gallery of Alberta, Group Show; Edmonton, Alberta; May 2007
Anna Leonowans, Group Show, “Women in Photography”; Halifax, Nova Scotia; November 1999
Group Show, “Advanced Colour Photo”; Halifax, Nova Scotia; November 1999
Grants Awarded
Edmonton Arts Council Small Project Grant; January 2019
Press
“Emerging Transformed: Ania Telfer at AWE – Edmonton”, Monika Blichar; May 2019;
Art and Wellness Magazine Instagram Feature; Ig: @artwellness.ab; May 2019
“I Paint the Spiritual World”, Sonjel Vreeland;
(Upcoming) “Building Community through Children and Art”, Baha’i Community of Edmonton, film interview
Memberships
Arts Mentorship Society of Alberta
Harcourt House Artist Centre
Other Arts Experience and Projects
Commission: Mixed Media Portrait, 48”x72”; 2019
Self P
Commission: Intuitive Art Therapy Collaboration, 36”x48”; 2019
Workshop Facilitator: Creating Community through the Arts; 2019
Weekly Volunteer Arts Based Programming Teacher for children; January 2007 – present
Self-published Board Book, “Valleys of Wonder: Selections from the Writings of Baha’u’llah”; 2017
Collaborative Art Project with my volunteer children’s class for Bent Arrow Organization for Reconciliation; 2014