Janna Maria Vallée
www.jannamaria.com // jannamariavallee@gmail.com // (438) 288 4025
Montreal, Quebec Canada
www.jannamaria.com // jannamariavallee@gmail.com // (438) 288 4025
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Education
2013 Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction, major in Fibres
2010 Capilano University, Textile Art Diploma
Grants and Awards
2013 The Betty Goodwin Prize in Studio Arts, Concordia University
2012 Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award, Concordia University
2011 FASA Special Projects Grant for Anchor/Cradle, Concordia University
2011 Régine Mainberger Award, Concordia University
2011 FASA Special Projects Grant for Family Lines, Concordia University
2010 Emiko Masuhara Carley Scholarship, Capilano University
2010 Capilano University Bursary Fund
2009 BC Arts Council Junior Scholarship
2008 Capilano University Entrance Scholarship
Exhibitions
2012
- By Hook or By Crook, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, QC Canada
- Don't Call it a Comeback, Galerie Diagonale, Montreal QC, Canada
- WEIGHS, Studio Beluga, Montreal, QC Canada
2011
- Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow, Galerie Diagonale, Montreal Canada
- Nuit Blanche at Corridor Culturel, New City Gas, Montreal Canada
- DISPLACED: Art and Objects, CTRLLAB, Montreal Canada
2010
- GRIS, Galerie Diagonale, Montreal Canada
- Hung Up, VAV Gallery, Montreal Canada
- Textile Art Show, Cityscape Gallery, North Vancouver Canada
Installation and Performance
2013
-five day installation, public intervention with Lauren Osmond and jennadawn maclellan (Scratch Collective)
2012
-Egoskeleton, Synchronicity, Gibsons BC. Three day installation.
-Wanderings, Montreal Canada. September 2011 - April 2012. Performance/personal intervention
2011
- Marks at Journees des Bons Voisins, Montreal Canada. One day installation
- Fragments of an Education, Concordia University, Montreal Canada. Two week installation.
2010
- I Put My Faith on a Mountaintop, North Vancouver Canada. One day installation.
Teaching Experience
- 2009 - Present: Textiles Instructor in various public arenas teaching surface design techniques, British Columbia and Quebec
- September 2012 - February 2013: Textile Instructor, Lower Canada College, after-school textiles program, Montreal Quebec
- October 2011: Textiles Instructor, one-day shibori and dyeing workshop, Concordia University, Quebec
- April 7 - May 20 2011: Textiles Instructor, Aurora College, six-week fibres program which included weaving, machine knitting and hand-knitting, Ulukhaktok Northwest Territories
- May 2010: Textiles Instructor, West Point Grey Academy, one day basketry workshop, Vancouver British Columbia
Work Experience
June 2010 - Present: Various contract dye and print work, BC and QC
September 2011 - April 2012: Assistant to the coordinator of the Fibres Program, Concordia University, Montreal QC
Catalogues & Publications
2012 By Hook or By Crook catalogue, Montreal, QC
2012 Don't Call It A Comeback catalogue, Montreal QC
2012 Interfold Magazine, Concordia University, Montreal QC
2011 Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow catalogue, Diagonale Gallery, Montreal QC
2010 Knit & Wrap, Nathalie Mornu, Lark Books
2010 Textile Art Show Catalogue, Capilano University, Vancouver BC
Internships
2010 Kate Barber, Vancouver BC
Professional Practice
January 2008 - Present: Founder of resource website, Vancouver Yarn (www.vancouveryarn.com)
