EDUCATION
2022 – 2024 Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Candidate, York University, Toronto, ON
2016 – 2021 Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Art & Art History, University of Toronto
2016 – 2021 Advanced Diploma in Art & Art History, Sheridan College
2017 – 2021 Certificate in Curatorial Studies, University of Toronto
EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS (* = solo exhibitions)
2023 The Reality of Unprecedented Times, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2023 Now Streaming, Selected Artist & First Place Winner, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2022 Travelling East, "Twenty Something" Group Exhibition, Propellor Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022 *What's Your Screen Time?, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2021 Portraits of Resilience, Online Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2021 University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Visual Studies Student Society – Film Fest Mississauga, ON
2021 Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2021 Project Project 11.2, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga ON
2021 404 Error Not Found, 2021 Graduating Exhibition, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2020 UTM x UTSC Gallery Virtual Art Exhibition, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
2019 *Session One, Performance, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2019 Le Petit Salon, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2019 The Middle Child, Women’s Art Association Of Canada, Toronto ON
2018 Vestibularity, Erindale Studio Theatre, Mississauga ON
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Now Streaming, Juror and Co-curator, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2021 404 Error Not Found, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON
2021 Workshops on the Wind, Tech Assistant, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2021 Session One, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2022 - Present Casual Art Instructor, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
June 2022 – Present Gallery Attendant, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON
2021 – Present Shift Lead/Gallery Attendant, Van Gogh Immersive, Toronto, ON
2021 Gallery Research Intern, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2019 – 2021 Drawing Teaching Assistant, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2019 Painting Teaching Assistant, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
PUBLIC ARTIST TALKS/WORKSHOPS
2019 Session One, Artist talk, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2021 Make Art Day, Artist talk, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2022 VAM workshop, Collaborative Printmaking: Printmaking text as a form of transformative art, Visual Arts Mississauga ON
RESIDENCIES
2021 – 2022 VAM’s Creative Residency, Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga ON
AWARDS
2023 Now Streaming, First Place Winner, Selected work: The Second I Was Born, I Was A Walking Eulogy, Visual Arts Mississauga
2022 Annie Smith Graduate Scholarship, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2022 Domestic Master's Fellowship, York University, Toronto, ON
2021 Blackwood Gallery Curatorial Project Award, Mississauga, ON
2019 YYZ Artists’ Outlet Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Painting 3, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2018 Faculty Award for Excellence in Painting 2, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
2021 “THE CLASS OF 2021: Veronica Spiljak”, The Gathered Gallery, Toronto, ON
2021 “University of Toronto Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition”, DisplayCase
2021 “2021 University of Toronto Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition,” Canadian Art. 2021 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
2020 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
2020 The Medium, “The Tiny Fist Gallery is student run”, University of Toronto Mississauga
2019 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
2022 – 2024 Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Candidate, York University, Toronto, ON
2016 – 2021 Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Art & Art History, University of Toronto
2016 – 2021 Advanced Diploma in Art & Art History, Sheridan College
2017 – 2021 Certificate in Curatorial Studies, University of Toronto
EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS (* = solo exhibitions)
2023 The Reality of Unprecedented Times, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2023 Now Streaming, Selected Artist & First Place Winner, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2022 Travelling East, "Twenty Something" Group Exhibition, Propellor Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022 *What's Your Screen Time?, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2021 Portraits of Resilience, Online Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2021 University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Visual Studies Student Society – Film Fest Mississauga, ON
2021 Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition, Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2021 Project Project 11.2, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga ON
2021 404 Error Not Found, 2021 Graduating Exhibition, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2020 UTM x UTSC Gallery Virtual Art Exhibition, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
2019 *Session One, Performance, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2019 Le Petit Salon, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2019 The Middle Child, Women’s Art Association Of Canada, Toronto ON
2018 Vestibularity, Erindale Studio Theatre, Mississauga ON
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Now Streaming, Juror and Co-curator, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2021 404 Error Not Found, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON
2021 Workshops on the Wind, Tech Assistant, Take Action Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2021 Session One, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2022 - Present Casual Art Instructor, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
June 2022 – Present Gallery Attendant, The Power Plant, Toronto, ON
2021 – Present Shift Lead/Gallery Attendant, Van Gogh Immersive, Toronto, ON
2021 Gallery Research Intern, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
2019 – 2021 Drawing Teaching Assistant, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2019 Painting Teaching Assistant, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
PUBLIC ARTIST TALKS/WORKSHOPS
2019 Session One, Artist talk, The Tiny Fist Gallery, Oakville ON
2021 Make Art Day, Artist talk, Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga ON
2022 VAM workshop, Collaborative Printmaking: Printmaking text as a form of transformative art, Visual Arts Mississauga ON
RESIDENCIES
2021 – 2022 VAM’s Creative Residency, Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Mississauga ON
AWARDS
2023 Now Streaming, First Place Winner, Selected work: The Second I Was Born, I Was A Walking Eulogy, Visual Arts Mississauga
2022 Annie Smith Graduate Scholarship, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2022 Domestic Master's Fellowship, York University, Toronto, ON
2021 Blackwood Gallery Curatorial Project Award, Mississauga, ON
2019 YYZ Artists’ Outlet Award, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Painting 3, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
2018 Faculty Award for Excellence in Painting 2, Sheridan College, Oakville ON
PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
2021 “THE CLASS OF 2021: Veronica Spiljak”, The Gathered Gallery, Toronto, ON
2021 “University of Toronto Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition”, DisplayCase
2021 “2021 University of Toronto Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition,” Canadian Art. 2021 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
2020 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
2020 The Medium, “The Tiny Fist Gallery is student run”, University of Toronto Mississauga
2019 BUFF, Art & Art History Publication, Sheridan College
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