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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011    Working Order, ProjEX Room, Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, Edmonton AB
2010    WORK WORK WORK, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston ON
2009    WORK WORK WORK, Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal QC
2009    Lignes imaginaires, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal QC
2008    Exercises in Napery, FOFA Gallery, Montréal QC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

2011    Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto ON
2011    And No One Was Around, Société des arts technologiques, Montréal QC
2011    The Art Marathon Festival, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s NL
2011    Art Souterrain, Nuit Blanche à Montréal, Montréal QC
2010    aluCine Latin Film & Media Arts Festival, Toronto ON
2010    Asian Hot Shots Festival for Film & Video Art, Cinema Moviemento, Berlin, Germany
2010    Eject 3, Mexico City International VideoPerformance Festival, Mexico
2010    Proof 17, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto ON
2010    Exposition Portative, Dazibao centre de photographies actuelles, Montréal QC
2009    Caustic Assets, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax NS
2009    The Office for Archival Review, Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montréal QC
2009    Body Break, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Art, Halifax NS
2009    Diagonales 3, Goethe-Institut, 27e Festival International du Film sur L'Art (FIFA), Montréal QC
2008    21es Instants Vidéo, Polygone Etoilé, Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, Marseille, France
2008    Eject 2, Mexico City International VideoPerformance Festival, Mexico
2008    Monobandes, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal QC
2008    Vidéos de Femmes dans le Parc, Paraloeil Cinéma, Rimouski QC
2008    Strata
, Espace Artefacto, Montréal QC
2007    Vidéos de Femmes dans le Parc, Théâtre de Verdure, Montréal QC
2007    Compression, Art Mûr, Montréal QC
2007    Our Man in Havana
, Gallery Aferro, Newark, USA
2007    Les Nocturnelles, La Centrale, Montréal QC
2006    De Gootsteen, Medium Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands
2005    Evolution, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver BC
2005    Cyclops Dreams, Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver BC
2005    Bookville, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, England
2005    The Infinity Project, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver BC
2004    Graduation Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC


PERFORMANCES

2011    Kiss & Cry, Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, Edmonton AB

ACTIVITIES [RESIDENCIES, ART FAIRS, PORTFOLIO REVIEWS ETC]

2011    Artist residency, Espace Marie Chouinard, Montréal QC
2010    Art with Heart auction, Casey House Foundation, Toronto ON
2010    Portfolio review, Galerie Les Territoires, Montréal QC
2010    Experience Canada Pavilion showcase, International Media Centre, Toronto ON
2010    Digital Project Residency, Concordia University, Montréal QC
2009    Portfolio review [by invitation], Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, Montréal QC
2009    Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto ON
2008    Residency for Emerging Artists Program, Sagamie Centre for Contemporary Digital Art, Alma QC

EDUCATION

2009    Master of Fine Arts, advised by Manon de Pauw, Concordia University, Montréal QC
2004    Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, Vancouver BC
2003    International Student Exchange, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGUES


2011    Optic Nerve, BlackFlash Magazine, No. 28.3 Summer 2011, p. 19.
2010    Sharing and Digital Photography, text by Matthew Williamson, published by Gallery 44, Toronto ON
2009    Karen Zalamea: WORK WORK WORK, text by Ève Dorais, published by Galerie Simon Blais, Montréal QC
2008    How Do Thoughts Get Filmed?, text by Harris, Langdon & Mowchun, published by Concordia University, Montréal QC
2007    Hands, Mind & Movement: Investigations of the Body, text by J. Soulliere, published by Concordia University, Montréal QC

ARTICLES & REVIEWS


2010     Proof: Fresh Frames, Canadian Art, July 15 (online).
2009     Belles Applications, Bernard Lévy, Vie des Arts, No. 217 Hiver 2009-2010, p. 81.
2009     Le geste contre la doctrine, Jérôme Delgado, Le Devoir, August 22-23, p. E6.
2009     Tools of Production, Christopher Olson, Montréal Mirror, August 6-12, p. 35.
2009     Karen Zalamea remporte le prix Sylvie et Simon Blais, Tristan Malavoy-Racine, Voir, May 13.

AWARDS & HONOURS

2011     Grant for up-and-coming artists, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2011     Honourable Mention, Optic Nerve Image Contest, BlackFlash Magazine
2010     Travel grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2009     Emerging Visual Artist Award, Sylvie & Simon Blais Foundation
2009     Jeune tête d'affiche [programming poster] winner, Dazibao centre de photographies actuelles
2008     Travel grant, Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques
2007     Project grant, Centre Interuniversitaire des Arts Médiatiques
2007     Senior Scholarship Award, British Columbia Arts Council
2006     Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University
2006     Harriet and Abe Gold Entrance Bursary, Concordia University
2006     Tuition Remission Award, Concordia University