MERRYN TRESIDDER
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Selected Exhibitions:
2020   Glas; Alfred Wallis' New Plastic Panorama - Anna Leonowens Gallery, Online, Halifax NS
2019    
Not Everybody* Is A Painter - Anna Leonowens Gallery
                Woodlands - Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Inverness NS  
                Fresh Paint/New Construction 2019 - Art Mûr, Montréal Qué
                Spring Artists in Residence - Inverness County Centre for the Arts 
2018    This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things -  Anna Leonowens Gallery 
                Parallax Art Fair - Kensington Town Hall, London UK
2017    Everything's F**ked - CMR Project Space, Redruth UK 
2016    Tosta - Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth UK 
2015    The Clubhouse AGM - The Exchange Gallery, Penzance
                Tyre & Waltz - Bombast Gallery, London UK 
2013    51 - Ambika P3, London UK 

Curated:

2017    Where we are Now - CAST, Helston UK 
2016    Prospect - Inland Art Festival, CMR Gallery
2015    Transit MK II - CMR Gallery 
                Transit - Porthleven Lifeboat Gallery, Porthleven 
2014    TAPIOCA - Gallery 320, London UK 
2012    Dog Chew - London Gallery West, London UK  

​Education:
2019 - 2020  Masters of Fine Art, 
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, Mikma'ki, Canada.  
2010 - 2013  Bachelors of Art with Honours: Mixed Media Fine Art, University of Westminster,
 Harrow, London, UK.
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Awards:
2019  Fund for Creative Excellence,  Reznick Family Scholarship 
              Graduate Scholarship Award, NSCAD
2018  Laurel Woodcock Scholarship
              Graduate Scholarship Award
              European Regional Development Grant, Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change
2009  Gorsedh Kernow, (The Cornish Gorseth): Best Photograph


Artist in Residence:
2019   Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Cape Breton, NS, Canada 
2020  Town Council of New Glasgow,  Pictou County, NS

​Bibliography:

Venice, Kassle, Cornwall, Self publicised reflections, Aug 2018
​Glas; Alfred Wallis' New Plastic Perspective, NSCAD 
Library, May 2020 

Selected Publications [Links]:
Adam MacInnis, The Chronicle Herald, Article, Oct 2020
Sage Sidley, Featured MFA, NSCAD MFA Blog, Interview, Feb 2020
Christiana Myers, Canadian Art,  News article, Mar 2019
 
Rhisiart Tablebot, League of Celtic Nations 'Carn' Magazine, Issue 169, Interview, Dec 2017
Alice Mahoney & Fred Vittie, Everything's F**ked, Exhibition Catalogue, Feb 2017 
Alice Mahoney, Inland Art Festival, Featured Artist, Oct 2016
Rachel Coward, Tate Gallery St Ives, Tate Collective Series, Feb 2016 
Natalie Lauren Brown, Midsummer Nights: Studio Snoop, Interview, Mar 
​2015 

​Teaching & Professional Experience:
2019 - 2020  SUNSCAD,  Student Union of NSCAD, MFA Representative 
2019 - 2020  GUNSCAD, of the Graduates Union of NSCAD,  Founding member
2018 - 2020  NSCAD, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant,  Halifax NS, Canada; 
               2020 -  'Intro to Painting', studio instruction.
               2019 - 'Intro to Painting', s
tudio instruction.
                               'History of 20th C [Western] Art', Marking & 
Presentations
                2018 - 'Introduction to Visual Culture', Marking, Presentations & workshops
Responsible for;
  • Delivering presentations, workshops and demonstrations
  • General class critiques, assistance and maintenance 
  • Marking​
2018 - 2019   SUNSCAD, Graduate  Representative
2015 - 2018   CMR, Cornwall Media Resource, Membership, An artist led initiative in Redruth
2014  - 2017  CAST , Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, Studio at the John Passmore Edwards building in Helston
2009 - 2014   Tate St. Ives, 
Learning team Peer Leader, St. Ives, UK. 
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Responsible for:
  • Delivery of learning activities based on current exhibitions to young audiences.
  • Delivery of school centred outreach initiatives.
  • Involved in feedback programmes to Tate directors representing young audiences.
  • Involved in exhibit selection representing young audiences. 
2013 - 2014  Issa Salliander, Apprenticeship
2012   Engage Project,
Learning Curator, Nottingham Contemporary, Margate Turner Contemporary and The Hepworth Wakefield. Working with artist Jonty Lee on a Tate funded research project.
2012   Arcade Gallery,
Internship, Old Street, London. 

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