MERRYN TRESIDDER
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Education:
2018 - 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.


Acquisitions:

Art Bank Nova Scotia, 2022
Antonio de la Hera,  2010​

​Solo Exhibitions:

2021   Dowr Koll, The Square Theatre, New Glasgow NS
2020   Glas; Alfred Wallis' New Plastic Panorama Online Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

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

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2022  Anna Leonowens Gallery - Art Nova Scotia Acquisitions Exhibit
2021   Creative Pictou Summer Show - DeCoste Centre for the Arts, Pictou, NS
2019   Not Everybody* Is A Painter - Anna Leonowens Gallery
                Woodlands - Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Inverness NS  
                Fresh Paint/New Construction - 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 (Cornwall Media Resource) 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 

Awards:
2021  Arts Nova Scotia, Grants for Individuals
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:
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2020  Town Council of New Glasgow,  Pictou County, NS
2019   Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Cape Breton, NS, Canada 

Teaching & Professional Experience:
2021 - Chester Art Centre, Assistant Director
2019 -  2020  SUNSCAD ,  Student Union of NSCAD, MFA Representative 
2019 - 2020  GUNSCAD, Graduates Union of NSCAD,  Founding member
2018 - 2020  NSCAD, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant,  Halifax NS, Canada; 
               2020 - 'Intro to Painting'.
               2019 - 'Intro to Painting'.
                           'History of 20th C [Western] Art'
               2018 - 'Introduction to Visual Culture' 
Responsible for;
  • Delivering presentations, workshops and demonstrations
  • General class critiques, assistance and maintenance 
  • Marking
  • Studio instruction
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. 
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. 

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

Selected Publications [Links]:
Olivia Malley, Salt Wire News, Aug 2021
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 

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