ABOUT THE ARTIST
Adrienne Dagg is a Canadian-born Artist hailing from Toronto, Ontario. Her artistic journey is marked by academic training, having studied painting at Concordia University and the University of Alberta. Adrienne Dagg’s creative work and research focuses on pushing the boundaries of traditional figurative painting. Her work has garnered recognition and support from institutions such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Edmonton Arts Council, and the Calgary Foundation.
With oil as her primary painting medium, she wields a naturalistic, expressive style and mixes it with a surrealist twist. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and the United States and is held in many private collections.
Education
2020 MFA, Art and Design (Painting), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
2011 BFA, Studio Arts (Painting and Drawing), Concordia University, Montreal, Québec
Awards & Distinctions
2021 Edmonton Art Council, Major Artist Driven Project Grant
2020 Edmonton Arts Council, The Creators’ Reserve Grant
2020 University of Alberta, Faculty of Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award
2019 Calgary Foundation, Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award
2018 University of Alberta, FGSR Graduate Travel Award
2018 University of Alberta, Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
2018 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, AFA Grant
2017 University of Alberta, Harriet Snowball Winspear Graduate Scholarship
2014 National Portrait Gallery, Long Listed for the BP Portrait Award
2011 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Elizabeth Greenshields Award
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Crawling Sideways, Edmonton AB, Canada
2021 Bau-Xi Gallery, Nesting Grounds, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020 FAB Gallery, Cruel Optimism (MFA thesis show), Edmonton, AB, Canada
2019 The Thin Gallery, In Between, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2017 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Public Spaces, Almonte, ON, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Bau-Xi Gallery, In House Artists Showcase, Toronto, ON, Canada
2022 Dc3 Art Projects, MAKE Collective: Homeward, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2022 Bau-Xi Gallery, In House Artists Showcase, Toronto, ON, Canada
2021 McIntosh Gallery, The Space Between (Digital Exhibition), Western University, London, ON, Canada
2020 Bau-Xi Gallery, In House Artists Showcase, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019 Manifest Gallery, Master Pieces: 13th Annual Exhibit of Graduate Students, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2019 Enterprise Square Galleries, Dyscorpia, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2019 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Figure, Almonte, ON, Canada
2018 Sivarulrasa Gallery, 4th Anniversary Show, Almonte, ON, Canada
2018 FAB Gallery, 50 years Rat Free: Exhibit of New Alberta Contemporaries, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2017 Sivarulrasa Gallery, 3rd Anniversary Show, Almonte, ON, Canada
2016 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Unbound, Almonte, ON, Canada
2014 OCAD University Gallery, Girls Art League, Toronto, ON, Canada
2013 Ridge West Gallery, Ready For Spring, Oro Medonte, ON, Canada
2013 Gallery M, Natural Reactions, Thornhill, ON, Canada
2012 Hashtag Gallery, Gutterbird Presents: ART, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012 Goodfella's Gallery, By The Pound, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012 First Canadian Place Gallery, TOAE: Best of 201l, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 John B. Aird Gallery, The Print Show 2011, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 Eastern Bloc Gallery, Alive and Kicking, Montreal, QC, Canada
2011 John B. Aird Gallery, Drawing 2011, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 AWOL Gallery, Square Foot Show, Toronto, ON, Canada
2006 Hang Man Gallery, Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Artist Residencies & Art related activities
2024 Summer Residency, Strathcona District, Edmonton, AB
2022 - 2025 Instructor, School of Arts and Education, Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB
2018 - 2022 Instructor, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2018 Gallery Assistant, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2016 Residency, Sachaqa Centro De Arte, San Roque De Cumbaza, San Martin, Peru
2012 - 2014 Artist Assistant for Artist Shaun Downey, Toronto, ON
2012 - 2014 Gutterbird Studios & Artist Collective, Studio Manager, Toronto, ON
Notable Art Fairs
2015 Love Art Fair, Exhibitor, Scadding Court, Toronto, ON, Canada
2012 - 2014 Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, Exhibitor, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 - 2012 Toronto Ourdoor Art Fair, Exhibitor, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
Public Presentations & Artist Talks
2021 Red Deer Polytechnic, Artist Talk for ART 101, Red Deer, AB, Canada
2018 Festival of Teaching and Learning Conference, Presenter: Experimental Collaboration in the Digital Landscape to Enhance Teaching and Learning in the Painting Graduate Seminar, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2012 The Don Valley Art Cub, Artist Talk, Toronto, ON, Canada
Press & Publications
2022 Edmonton Journal, Three to See Friday, Published Sept. 09, 2022.
2014 Toronto Life Magazine, The Divided City: A Portrait of Toronto in 2014, February Issue.
2011 Art Matters Festival 2011, Program Catalogue.
Notable public Commissions
2018 The University of Alberta Faculty Club, Edmonton, AB, Canada