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Education
2026 York University University PhD Visual Art (ongoing)
2020 Ontario College of Art and Design University Master of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary
2015 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University Bachelor of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary
2012 Red Deer College, Visual Arts None-Diploma Seeking Student
Awards and Grants
2023 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral, York University, Toronto ON 2022 Susan Crocker & John Hunkin Grad Scholarship, York University, Toronto ON 2021 Research Creation, Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto ON 2021 Indigenous Projects Grant, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto ON 2020 Kolab Project + OCADU: Next Fourteen Days, Toronto ON 2019 Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton AB 2018 Delaney Scholarship, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto ON 2018 2018 RISE Emerging Artist Program Recipient, artsPlace, Canmore AB 2017 Aboriginal Arts Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton AB 2012/2015 Deline Land Corporation Scholarship and Bursary, Deline NWT
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 Ǝrįhtł’é k’éíhtsi: K’enda, The Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON – upcoming 2020 Yǝ́dı́ı Kwǝ, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto ON 2020 Art from Here, Online, Edmonton Alberta AB 2018 Denewa Amii K’eta’a Ditla, Harcourt House Incubators Gallery, Edmonton AB 2018 Sahtuot’ine: RISE Emerging Artist 2018. ArtsPlace Hub Gallery, Canmore AB 2017 NextFest2017: Sahtuót’ine, Roots Building, Edmonton AB 2017 Sahtuót’ine: Stories from Deline Elders, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016 Gorabe Island, #yegcanvas (Public Art Commission), Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB 2015 EKAGÔHT’E, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS 2011 Tell me Your Dreams, Red Deer College Library, Red Deer AB
Selected Group Exhibitions and Exchanges
2022 Homecoming, (Curated by Erin Szikora) The Art Gallery of Guelf, Guelf ON 2021 Ɂįdzǝ́Ɂenį: Kǝdǝdzǝ́ hehtsį, (Curated by Emma Steen) ArtworxTO, Collision gallery, Tkoronto ON 2021-2024 Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ Travelling Exhibition, Multiple non-traditional sites, Alberta. 2020 Nightly Ritual, Venus Envy, Halifax NS 2019 Inhospitable Portfolio Exchange, Concordia University, Montreal QC 2018 Arrivals Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective Emerging Artist Exhibition, DC3 Art Projects, Edmonton AB. 2018 Elevator Pitch, The Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Banff AB 2018 DIY: Decipher-it-yourself: Artists’ Book Collection Exhibit (Curated Artist Book exhibition) . Paul D. Fleck Library and Archive, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB 2017 SNAP Members Print Exchange 2017, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2017 InFocus Photography Exhibit, the Front Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016 2016 SNAP Members Show and Sale, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016 Return to Sender: SNAP Print Exchange, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2015 2015 NSCAD Graduate Exhibition (Juried by Katherine Nakaska and Kate Walchuk) 2014 Sculpting Cinema, NSCAD Academy Campus, Halifax NS 2014 Show of Force Print (Exchange/int. Exhibition) Partnership: JustSeeds Collective and Art & Activism, . B Side Gallery, Halifax NS 2013 Hot Prints by NSCAD print club, NSCAD University, Halifax NS 2013 Aboriginalities: NSCAD Indigenous Collective, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS 2012 V/A Graduate Exhibition, Red Deer Museum & Art Gallery, Red Deer AB 2012 Print Class 2012 Portfolio Exchange, Red Deer College, Red Deer AB 2014
Residencies
2024 Get Lit! Visual Arts Residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB 2021 RBC Emerging Artist Residency, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON 2019 Uncourse Summer Indigenous Art Intensive Residency, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna B 2017 Visual Arts BAIR residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB
Collections
Indigenous Arts Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists
Professional Experience/Employment
2022 Adjudication Member, Indigenous Artist Award, Toronto Arts Foundation, Toronto, ON 2022 Planter Public Art Commission, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto ON 2021 MAG Mentorship Exchange, Mitchell Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB 2021-2024 RISE Emerging Artist Program Jury Member, artsPlace, Canmore AB 2021-2022 Artistic Coordinator for Open Studio Virtual REsidency, Open Studio, Toronto, ON 2021 Illustration Commission for Article, The Walrus: Jan/Feb 2021 Issue, Toronto, ON 2021 BIPOC Advisory Committee Member, Opend Studio, Toronto, ON 2019/2020 Research Assistant, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2019 SNAPline Resistance Print Commission, SNAP, Edmonton AB 2019 Cover Art Commission, Buffalo Mountain Drum, Banff AB 2017/18 Indigenous Printmaking Studio Practicum, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB 2016 Educational and Art Facilitator Inclusion Alberta, Kings University, Edmonton AB 2015 Screen Print Assistant By Design Embroidery and Screen Print, Halifax NS 2014 Executive Vice President of External Affairs SUNSCAD, NSCAD University, Halifax NS. 2014 Community and Event Coordinator Anchor Archive Zine, Roberts Street Social Centre, Halifax NS. 2013 Campaign Organizer and Designer Take Back the Campus, NSPIRG, Halifax NS 2012 Gallery Attendant Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer AB
Workshops/ Instructor
2024 Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Printmaking: Intaglio, York University, Toronto, ON 2023 Teaching Assistant for Art Fundamentals, York University, Toronto, ON 2023/24 Teaching Assistant for the Photographic Experience for Non-Majors, York University, Toronto, ON 2022 Teaching Assistant for Critical Issues in Contemporary Art, York University, Toronto, ON 2022 Sessional Instructor for Screenprinting, OCAD University, Toronto, ON 2022 Sessional Instructor for Lithography, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2022 Botanical Printing Workshop Facilitator, Durham Catholic District School Board, Oshawa, ON 2022 Relief Printmaking Workshop Facilitator, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON 2021-2022 Studio Instructor-Etching, Open Studio, Toronto, ON 2021 Print Workshop Facilitator, The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, Toronto, ON 2021 Print Workshop Facilitator, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto, ON 2021-2024 Sessional Instructor for Drawing Processes, OCAD University, Toronto, ON 2019-2020 Teaching Assistant for Urban Impressions: Printmaking, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2019 Printmaking Workshop Host, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB
Presentations
2022 Speaker, Fine Print: Into the Void, Oshawa ON 2022 Speaker, What’s Held: Artist Conversation with Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet and Jewel Shaw, Online. 2022 Guest Speaker, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON. 2021 Guest Speaker, MFA thesis course, OCAD University, Toronto ON. 2021 Print Speak, Open Studio, Toronto ON. 2020 Art from Here, Online, Edmonton Alberta AB. 2020 Facilitator and Presenting Artist for SNAP Professional Practice Series: Printmaking as Resistance.
Affiliations/ Volunteer
2023-24 Member: Graduate Representative, York University Faculty of Graduate Studies Council 2023-24 Member: Graduate Representative, OCADU Hiring Committee for Faculty of Art 2015-2020 Member & Volunteer: Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists & SNAP Calendar Collective 2016-17 Volunteer: Art Gallery of Alberta, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: PowerShift Alberta, Art Collaborator 2016-17 Volunteer: Art Gallery of Alberta, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: PowerShift Alberta, Art Collaborator 2013-15 Member: Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)& the National Aboriginal Caucus - Nova Scotia Indigenous Representative: CFS and National Indigenous Caucus - Volunteer & Organizer: Solidarity Halifax - Member & Co-Chair: NSCAD University Indigenous Collective 2014 Volunteer: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group 2013 Co-Founder: NSCAD Indigenous Collective 2012 Executive: Red Deer College Visual Art Society, Secretary
Citations/ Publications
2023 The Indigenous Artist’s Survival Guide to Art School. . - Zine Guelph Publication Studio, Gueph ON.
2020 Story of Indigenous Spirit Printmaking and the Living Rock Spirit: Yǝdıı ́ ́Kwǝ. . MFA Thesis OCAD University, Toronto ON. . http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/3006/1/Laura_Grier_2020_MFA_IAMD_THESIS.pdf
2019 The Power of Indigenous Print and the Power of Indigenous Refusal. Published August 2019. . SNAPline publication: Resistance article, Edmonton AB. . https://snapartists.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/08/SNAPLine_2019- 2_Resistance.pdf
2019 Banff Centre Alumni Laura Grier Uses Printmaking as a Tool to Reclaim. Published June 2019. . by Afton Brazzoni. Buffalo Mountain Drum, Banff AB
2018 Printmaker Laura Grier’s Exhibition ‘People Walk Backwards’ Makes the Personal Political. . Published 10/17/2018 by Chelsea Novak. Vueweekly, Edmonton AB
2017 These Pills Don’t Come In My Skin Tone, Published 08/31/2017. Curated and co-edited . by Bassam Feather and Anchor, Toronto ON
2017 Canadian artists dive into cultural backgrounds with exhibits at SNAP Gallery. Published 04/26/2017 . by Mitch Goldenberg. Edmonton Examiner, Edmonton AB
2016 Land and Water Issue 3, Rainbow Trout. Uncredited Donation, Published 05/13/2016, . Red Rising Magazine, Winnipeg MB
2015 The 2015 NSCAD University Graduation Exhibition Catalogue, May 2015. by Ksenia Azanova, Halifax NS
2017 Geleiwatl Street? Not so fast...Recognizing Mi’kmaq Cultural Contributions in street name changes . In DIY affair, Published 04/14/2014 by Miles Howe, Halifax Media-Coop. Uncredited, Halifax NS
2014 AUG 10 is Prison Justice Day, self-published Zine with Elder Billy Lewis. Published 08/10/14. . Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax NS