EDUCATION
2012
MA, Art History
Concordia University
(currently enrolled)
2010
BFA, Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Ontario College of Art and Design
2001-2002
Ryerson University
Image Arts: New Media
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003-present
Freelance Writing, Photography & Graphic Design
Toronto/Mississauga/Montreal
2008-2010
Programming Assistant
YYZ Artists’ Outlet
Toronto
May 2009
Photographer/Blogger
DodoLab
Montreal
2008
Gallery Guide
Art Gallery of Ontario
(facilitated by OCAD)
2007
Curator and Event Coordinator
Film Fort
Toronto
2005-2006
Owner and Editor
Cause Reaction
[now defunct]
2003-2005
Co-Publisher and Creative Director
Inside Mississauga magazine
[now defunct]
EXHIBITION RECORD
November 2011
Public Lecture
“Culture, Capital, Space: The Spatial Distribution of Culture in Post-Amalgamation Toronto”
MA Art History presentation
Concordia University
May 2010
tinygrants
OCAD’s 94th annual Graduate Exhibition
photography, design and ephemera
April 2010
Public Lecture
“An Experiment in Microfunding for the Arts: How tinygrants Responds to Funding Challenges”
CRCP Thesis Colloquium
OCAD
September 2007
Film Fragments series
photography
Whitney Gallery, Peel Heritage Complex, part of A Month of Photography
Film Fragments series
photography
Laidlaw Hall Gallery, Living Arts Centre, part of Epson cameraworks show
August 2007
This is a Moment
video
Film Fort
Mississauga Civic Square, part of My Mississauga Summer Festival
July 2007
Film Fragment series
photography-based ephemera/multiples
The Rivoli, for Pop With Brains
July 2007
This is a Moment
video
Studio 404: File Not Found, part of Film Fort
CURATORIAL RECORD
November 2008
The City Devours
co-curated with Ben Bruneau, Kasey Hinton & Carly-Anne Mersereau
York Quay Centre, part of Rendered
4 vitrines
August 2007
Best of Film Fort
Mississauga Civic Square, part of My Mississauga Summer Festival
4-screen event
35 short films and videos by 22 artists
July 2007
Film Fort 2
Studio 404: File Not Found
1.5hr program
15 artists
May 2007
Film Fort Preview
Art Gallery of Mississauga
30min program
7 artists
April 2007
Film Fort 1
Studio 404: File Not Found
1.5hr program
11 artists
October 2005
Telling
Gallery Streetsville
contemporary photography by Mississauga artists
3 artists, 14 works
July 2004
Mississauga Portfolio
Inside Mississauga magazine
18 works by 10 emerging photographers
2003-2005
Last Look
Inside Mississauga
1 artist per issue, 8 issues
PUBLISHED WORKS
Ongoing
Various articles
www.marissaneave.com
January 2011
Exhibition Essay: The Discontinuous Made Continuous
YYZ Artists’ Outlet
February 2010
Exhibition Essay: Tad Hozumi and Daisuke Takeya’s “Confessions of Love”
XPACE
November 2009
Exhibition Essay: Emily Pelstring’s “Elegy for a Drowning Landscape”
XPACE
July 2009
Exhibition Essay: Leveling Hierarchy and the Process of Neutrality
YYZ Artists’ Outlet
April 2008
Photographs: FAT
Torontoist.com
March 2008
Photograph: Yonge Street
Schmap!! Canada
Photograph: Doors in Banff
Relief
January 2008
Photographs: Easter Island
Sentinels by Marcy Jarvis
August 2006
Article: “Boy, 5, inspires major community event”
The Booster, August 2
February 2006
Article: “Tomboy enjoys the grace of synchronized swimming”
The Booster, February 8
January 2006
Article: “Mother and daughter duo give back to the community”
The Booster, January 11
December 2005
Article: “Community Living Mississauga celebrates 50 years”
The Booster, December 25
Article: “Summer program’s impact lasts a lifetime”
The Booster, December 14
November 2005
Article: “No limits in his mind”
The Booster, November 9
October 2005
Article: “Community-minded twist to tested business model”
The Booster, October 19
June 2005
Article: “How to: Channel Your Creativity”
Inside Mississauga, Vol 2, Issue 2
April 2005
Article: “How to: Visit an Art Gallery”
Inside Mississauga, Vol 2, Issue 1
November 2004
Photograph: Untitled Self-Portrait II
Inside Mississauga, Vol 1, Issue 6
February 2003
Photographic Series: Jennifer
28mm.org, Issue 003
September 2000
Toronto camp focuses on diverse cultures
New Pathway
Also published in The Ukrainian Weekly
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Microfunding: A Little Goes a Long Way”
Fuse magazine
“Marissa Neave on tinygrants: an experiment in microfunding”
Vague Terrain
“OCAD student provides ‘tiny grants’ for art”
The Daily Planet
“Artists blend talents to build a Film Fort”
The Mississauga News
“A Month of Photography at the Peel Heritage Complex”
The Brampton Guardian
Also published in the Brampton News
“Photos springing up in the city”
The Mississauga News
“Cozying up with experimental films”
The Globe and Mail
“Artists Get Free Website”
The Mississauga News
“Catch some rising stars: at 2nd Floor Lounge”
(Inside Mississauga initiative)
The Mississauga News
“Newly launched magazine looks at what’s going on Inside Mississauga”
The Mississauga News
AWARDS
2011
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
SSHRC
2011
Faculty of Fine Arts Fellowship
Concordia University
2010
Faculty of Fine Arts Fellowship
Concordia University
2010
Criticism & Curatorial Practice Medal
Nora E. Vaughan Award
Dr. Eugene A. Pogetto Scholarship
2009
Dr. Eugene A. Poggetto Scholarship
2008
Dr. Eugene A. Poggetto Scholarship
2004
Nominated for a Mississauga Arts Award (Inside Mississauga magazine)
Mississauga Arts Council
