Zoriça Kelly Markovich
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2011 - M.F.A.
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University
2007 - B.F.A. (Honours)
University of Windsor, Visual Arts
Exhibition Record
Selected Group
2023 “What the Sea Remembers”, Film Screening, Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax, NS (forthcoming)
2022 “Photograph: An Homage to Miller”, Film Screening, Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax, NS
“Biophelia”, Artist Presentation, Svalbard, Norway
2021 “Decoding Nature”, Workshop/Geolocation Project, MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
“Decoding Nature”, Presentation/Artist Talk, Sound Walk September, London, UK
“End of Summer”, HearSay Audio Art Festival, Kilfinnane, IE
2020 “Sparśa ambulando”, Sound Walk September, Museum of Walking, London, UK
“Soft Edges”, Sound Walk September, Museum of Walking, London, UK
“Dawn Chorus”, Reveil (24+ Hour Live Broadcast) 2020, London, UK
2019 “Sparśa”, MSVU Art Gallery, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS
2016 “Rolling Onward: A Dawson Printshop Retrospective”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2015 “I AM NSCAD”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2013 “SPREAD”, SoCA, LeBel Gallery, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2012 “Art Souterrain 2012”, Montreal World Trade Center, Montreal, QC
“Nuit blance á Montréal 2012”, Montreal World Trade Center, Montreal, QC
“TBA”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
“Folks Fest”, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, NS
“Proof 19”, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
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2010 “NEW”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2009 “new and/or knot … ”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2007 “e-klek-ti-ka”, LeBel Gallery, University Of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2006 “The Play Show”, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“The Play Show”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON
“The Self”, LeBel Gallery, University Of Windsor, Windsor, ON
“20th Anniversary Extravaganza”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON
“Fifty-one Cents”, LeBel Gallery, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2005 “The Best Of…”, LeBel Gallery, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Selected Solo and Two Person
2021 “Decoding Nature with Sparśa Biophony”, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS in collaboration with Sound Walk September, Museum of Walking, London, UK
2020 “Signal : Return”, Centre for Art Tapes + Nocturne Festival, Halifax, NS
2019 “Areal Abstractions”, Corridor Gallery, Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
2011 “SUNROOM”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2010 “not – me”, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2008 “ROMA, La Citta Eterna”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON
2007 “Burgeoning”, LeBel Gallery, University Of Windsor, Windsor, ON
“Retraction”, Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, ON
“Shift”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON
2006 “Caimac”, LeBel Gallery, University Of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2004 “untitled portraits”, Phog Lounge, Windsor, ON
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2021 Workshop: Decoding Nature Through Sound: Close Listening and Bat Detecting, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Workshop: Decoding Nature Through Sound: Acoustic Art and Bat House Building, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
2020 Facilitator: VANS New Grad Program, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
2019 Facilitator: VANS New Grad Program, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Workshop: VANS AGM, New Dawn Centre for the Arts, Sydney, NS
2018 Facilitator: VANS New Grad Program, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
2017 Program Director: Nocturne: Art At Night Festival, Halifax, NS
Artist Presentation: Collaborations, Art Bar +Projects, Halifax,NS
2016 Artist Presentation: Constructed Forms, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
Starfish Awards, NSCAD University – Jury Member
2015 Curator: I AM NSCAD – Alumni Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Centre For Art Tapes Local Artist in Residence – Jury Member
Centre For Art Tapes Curatorial Residency – Jury Member
2013 Artist Presentation: Useful Useless Objects, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2011 Artist Presentation: MFA Artist Talk Series, View Point Gallery, Halifax, NS
2010 Artist Presentation: Advanced Photo Critique, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
Artist Presentation: MFA-Public Talk, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Artist Presentation: Grad Forum-Public Talk, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2009 Artist Presentation: Grad Forum-Public Talk, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
Artist Presentation: MFA-Public Talk, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2019 - 2023
Residencies
Arteles Creative Center, Winter Artist In Residence Hämeenkyrö, Finland
The Arctic Circle Expedition, Residency, Svalbard, Norway
Atlantic Film Cooperative, Halifax, NS
Centre for Art Tapes, Artist-in-Residence, Halifax, NS
New Adventures In Sound Art (NAISA), South River, ON
Ayatana Artist Research Residency Program, Chelsea, QC
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2023 Arteles Creative Center
2022 Arts Nova Scotia (recommended)
2020 Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts
HearSay Audio Arts Festival (shortlisted)
2019 Arts Nova Scotia
Sound Walk September (special mention)
Arts Nova Scotia
Canada Council for the Arts (recommended)
Canada Council for the Arts, Creation Accelerator Grant (shortlisted)
2012 Art Souterrain Exhibition Grant, Art Souterrain, Montreal, QC
Grants to Individuals, Nova Scotia Communities, Culture & Heritage
2011 31st Annual Graduate Photography Competition
University Graduate Teaching Assistantship, NSCAD University
2010 Travel Subsidy Grant, NSCAD University
Goldbloom Bursary, NSCAD University
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, NSCAD University
Dukelow Bursary, NSCAD University
2009 Roloff Beny Foundation Graduate Photography Scholarship, NSCAD University Graduate Teaching Assistantship, NSCAD University
Publications and Reviews
2020 Walk Listen Create, The Practice of Sound Walking: 30 Days of Sound Walks by Kelly Markovich, September 22 (Sound Walk September Blog)
2017 The Coast, Holding space for BIPOC artists in the Halifax art world, Ava Coulter, October 26 (Nocturne Review)
2016 Academica Top 10 in Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, September 2
The Globe and Mail, Entrepreneurship & Art, September 1
2015 The Coast, Arts + Culture, “I AM NSCAD” Exhibition Review, October 2
2012 Art Souterrain Catalogue, Montreal, QC
Nuit blance á Montréal programme, Montreal Highlights Festival, Montreal, QC
Proof 19 Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery 44, June/July
2011 The Coast, NSCAD Grad Kelly Markovich in her SUNROOM, March 25
NSCAD University Graduation Catalogue
Photographers Forum, Serbin Communications
2007 Windsor Life Magazine, May/June
2006 The Lance, Student Goes On The Road with Retraction, Julie Sando, September 20
Professional Affiliations
Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) Maritimes, Membership Committee
Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS), Halifax, NS *2015-2021, Executive Board of Directors–Past President
Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des Artistes Canadiens (CARFAC)
Center For Arts Tapes (CFAT), Halifax, NS
Nocturne: Art At Night Festival; Halifax, NS *2016-2017, Board of Directors–Program Director
NSCAD University Alumni Association; Halifax, NS *2015-2017, Executive Board of Directors–Secretary
Khyber Center for the Arts, Halifax, NS
Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, NS
The Dawson Printshop Letterpress Gang; Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON
