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, AB, Canada
2011 BFA, Studio Arts (Painting and Drawing), Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards & Distinctions
2021 Edmonton Art Council, Major Artist Driven Project Grant, Edmonton, AB
2020 Edmonton Arts Council, The Creators’ Reserve Grant, Edmonton, AB
2020 University of Alberta, Faculty of Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award, Edmonton, AB
2019 Calgary Foundation, Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award, Calgary, AB
2018 University of Alberta, FGSR Graduate Travel Award, Edmonton, AB
2018 University of Alberta, Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship, Edmonton, AB
2018 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, AFA Grant, Edmonton, AB
2017 University of Alberta, Harriet Snowball Winspear Graduate Scholarship, Edmonton, AB
2014 National Portrait Gallery, Long Listed for the BP Portrait Award, London, England, UK
2011 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Montreal, QC
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Art Incubator Gallery, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Crawling Sideways, Edmonton AB
2021 Bau-Xi Gallery, Nesting Grounds, Toronto, ON
2020 FAB Gallery, Cruel Optimism (MFA thesis show), Edmonton, AB
2017 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Public Spaces, Almonte, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 (TBD) dhARTworld Gallery, Party, Edmonton, AB
2023 Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, 2023 Art-O-Rama, Edmonton, AB
2023 Bau-Xi Gallery, Gallery Artists, Vancouver, BC
2022 Dc3 Art Projects, MAKE Collective: Homeward, Edmonton, AB
2022 Bau-Xi Gallery, Gallery Artists, Toronto, ON
2021 McIntosh Gallery, The Space Between (Digital Exhibition), Western University, London, ON
2021 Bau-Xi Gallery, Gallery Artists: Method IV, Toronto, ON
2020 Bau-Xi Gallery, Gallery Artists: Method III, Toronto, ON
2019 Manifest Gallery, Master Pieces: 13th Annual Exhibit of Graduate Students, Cincinnati, OH, USA
2019 Enterprise Square Galleries, Dyscorpia, Edmonton, AB
2019 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Figure, Almonte, ON
2018 Sivarulrasa Gallery, 4th Anniversary Show, Almonte, ON
2018 FAB Gallery, 50 years Rat Free: Exhibit of New Alberta Contemporaries, Edmonton, AB
2017 Sivarulrasa Gallery, 3rd Anniversary Show, Almonte, ON
2016 Sivarulrasa Gallery, Unbound, Almonte, ON
2014 OCAD University Gallery, Girls Art League, Toronto, ON
2013 Ridge West Gallery, Ready For Spring, Oro Medonte, ON
2013 Gallery M, Natural Reactions, Thornhill, ON
2012 Hashtag Gallery, Gutterbird Presents: ART, Toronto, ON
2012 Goodfella's Gallery, By The Pound, Toronto, ON
2012 First Canadian Place Gallery, TOAE: Best of 201l, Toronto, ON
2011 John B. Aird Gallery, The Print Show 2011, Toronto, ON
2011 Eastern Bloc Gallery, Alive and Kicking, Art Matters Festival, Montreal, QC
2011 John B. Aird Gallery, Drawing 2011, Toronto, ON
2008 AWOL Gallery, Square Foot Show, Toronto, ON
2006 Hang Man Gallery, Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, Toronto, ON
ACademic appointments
2022 - Present, Continuous Instructor, Creative Arts, School of Arts and Education, Red Deer Polytechnic, Teaching diploma and university courses in areas of Drawing, Painting and Art Fundamentals, Red Deer, AB
2020 - 2022, Sessional Instructor, Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta, Teaching undergraduate courses in areas of Drawing, Painting and Art Fundamentals, Edmonton, AB
2018 - 2020, Sessional Instructor (Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award), Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta, Teaching undergraduate courses in Painting and Art Fundamentals, Edmonton, AB
2017 - 2018, Teaching Assistant, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2018 Gallery Assistant, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Juror
2024 Summer Solstice Plein Air Painting Event & Show, Red Deer Arts Council, June 20, Red Deer, AB
2024 For the Sake of Argument: RDP Annual Year End Student Exhibit, Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery
2023 Long Live: RDP Visual Art Student Exhibition, Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer, AB
Public Art & Notable Collections
2023 Digital Display Showcase, New York City Subway, Summer’s Abundance Collaboration, July 10-28, hosted by Artsy.com and OutFront Media, New York, NY, USA
2018 The University of Alberta Faculty Club, Edmonton, AB
Guest Lectures & Public Presentations
2023 Artist Talk, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, AB
2021 Guest Lecture for ART 101 (Visiting Artist Program), Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB
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
2012 Artist Talk, The Don Valley Art Cub, Toronto, ON
Press & Publications
2023 Galleries West, Adrienne Dagg I Crawling Sideways, Published Oct. 13, 2023.
2023 Preview Art Magazine, Adrienne Dagg: Crawling Sideways, Sep - Oct Issue, 2023.
2023 Book Cover Art, Glamorous Failures by Laurence Braun-Woodbury, Published April 9, 2023
2022 Edmonton Journal, Three to See Friday, Published Sept. 09, 2022.
2021 Michael Gibson Gallery, The Space Between @ Mcintosh Gallery,
2021 Staring at the Ceiling, Adrienne Dagg’s Nearly Normal Colours (A studio visit), Aug. 30, 2021
2014 Toronto Life Magazine, The Divided City: A Portrait of Toronto in 2014, February Issue.
2011 Art Matters Festival, Program Catalogue.