Ursula Handleigh
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Education

2017     Masters of Fine Arts. NSCAD University. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2012     Bachelors of Fine Arts. OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario.
2011     Departments of Photography and Film. FAMU, Academy of Performing Arts. Prague, Czech Republic.
2008     Departments of Art History and Bioethics. University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario.

Solo Exhibitions

2021     Gathering | Tethering. ODD Gallery. Dawson City, Yukon. ​in collaboration with Anna Heywood-Jones
2019     In Deep Waters. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2018     In the pauses between thought. The Project Space. Banff, Alberta. 
2017     I can feel you forgetting. Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2016     Palimpsest. Harbourfront Centre. Toronto, Ontario.
2016     Journal Pages. Fleck Theatre. Toronto, Ontario.  
2014     Journal. New Gallery +15. Calgary, Alberta. 
2014     Thread. Gallery 918. Toronto, Ontario.  

Selected Group Exhibitions & Screenings

2022     Museum of Natural History. Nocturne: Art at Night. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2022     sari-sari. Nocturne: Art at Night. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2022     Making 15 Years. Lunenburg Arts. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
​2022     Staying. The Blue Building Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2021     P.O. Box 891. The Old Fire Hall. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. 
2021     Garden Party, Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival. Virtual. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2020     The Handmade Film Screening. Bus Stop Theatre. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
​2019     Collected: A Year of Making. The Old Fire Hall. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

2019     The Handmade Film Screening. Flux Media Gallery. Vancouver. British Columbia.
2019     In the space between memory and loss. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier21. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2019     Expanded Cinema, Halifax Independent Film Festival. Neptune Theatre. Halifax, Nova Scotia
2019     found/held. Access Gallery. Capture Photography Festival. Vancouver, British Columbia.
2019     The Apt Show. 245 Montague. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
2019     The Handmade Film Screening. Bus Stop Theatre. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
​2018     Nomadic Reciprocity. Nocturne, Beacon Project. Waterfront South Battery Pier. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2018     Uncommon Common Art Retrospective. Concrete House Museum. Kings County, Nova Scotia. 
2018     Every Fiber of My Being. Elevator Mondays. Los Angeles, California. 
2018     Under New Management: Video Store. Knot Project Space. Ottawa, Ontario. 
2017     //RESPONSIVE. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2017     Vanish, Anchor Project. Nocturne: Art at Night. Public Gardens. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
​2017     Exquisite Installation. Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2017     Fresh Paint / New Construction. Art Mûr. Montreal, Quebec. 
2017     Uncommon Common Art. Houston's Beach. Kings County, Nova Scotia. 
2017     P(rint)ography. Port Loggia. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2017     Graduate Exhibition. Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2017     Soundings: Protest/Politics/Dissent. Power Plant Gallery. Durham, North Carolina. 
2016     MixMasters. Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2016     Harvest Hootenanny. Common Roots Urban Farm. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2016     Expanded Cinema, Nocturne: Art at Night. Bus Stop Theatre. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2016     Artist and Location. CICA Museum. Gimpo, South Korea. 
2016     Place Making // Fare Spazio. Giardino dell'Orticoltura. Florence, Italy. 
2016     Re/Framed. Starry Night Festival. Orillia, Ontario. 
2015     The Thing Is. Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia.  
2015     Under New Management: Video Store. The New Gallery. Calgary, Alberta. 
2015     Under New Management: Video Store. Union Gallery. Kingston, Ontario. 
2015     Untapped: Artist Project. Better Living Centre. Toronto, Ontario. 
2014     Under New Management: Video Store. Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery. Sarnia, Ontario. 
2014     Hazelton Lanes Arts Festival: Reconstructing (S)P(L)ace. Toronto, Ontario. 
2014     CONTACT Photography Festival. Dark Room 3.0. Gallery 918. Toronto, Ontario. 
2014     Under New Management: Video Store. Third Space Gallery. Saint John, New Brunswick. 
2013     Under New Management: Video Store. Access Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia. 
2013     CONTACT Photography Festival. Dark Room 2.0. Gallery 918. Toronto, Ontario. 
2013     Under New Management: Video Store. ODD Gallery. Dawson City, Yukon.
2013     Shuffling Pixels. Studio Huddle. Toronto, Ontario. 
2013     Shuffling Pixels. Photogether Gallery. Zlin, Czech Republic. 
2012     Augmented Cinema Film Festival. Royal Cinema. Toronto, Ontario. 
2012     CONTACT Photography Festival. Reformed. Robert Kananaj Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.  
2012     Neither Here Nor There. XPACE Cultural Centre. Toronto, Ontario. 
2012     There's Something In The Woodwork. SPARK Contemporary Art Space. Syracuse, New York. 
​2012     To Precipitate Shadow. OCADU Gallery. Toronto, Ontario. ​
2011     Spirit of Prague. Passage Lucerna. Prague, Czech Republic. 
2010     By the Pound. Sleeping Giant Gallery. Toronto, Ontario. 
2009     NYC Retro Show. Project 165. Toronto, Ontario. 

Artist Residence Programs

2022     Womxn Island Residency, Artscape Gibraltar Point. Toronto, Ontario.
2022     Centre for Art Tapes. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2019     Lunenburg Community Studio Residency. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
2018     The Banff Centre, Contemporary Photography Residency. Banff, Alberta. 
2016     Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, Expanded Cinema Residency. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2016     Wild Islands Field Station, West Quoddy Bay, Nova Scotia. 
2015     Production Catalyst Residency, OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario. 
2014     Roundtable Residency. Toronto, Ontario. 
2013     Spark Box Residency. Prince Edward County, Ontario.
2013     M.C. McCain Post-Graduate Residency, OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario. 
2012     XPACE/SPARK Contemporary Art Space Residency. Syracuse, New York.

Publications

2022     Gathering | Tethering. ODD Gallery. Dawson City, Yukon.
2021     Elevator Book. Elevator Mondays. Los Angeles, California. 
2019     Sightlines. Eyelevel Publications. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 
2019     found / held. Access Gallery. Vancouver, British Columbia.
2017     I can feel you forgetting. NSCAD University. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2013     VOLUME 4, XPACE Anthology. XPACE Cultural Centre. Toronto, Ontario.

Awards

2021     New Generation Photography Award, Longlist
2018     Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Scholarship
2017     Arthur Lismer Award, NSCAD University
2016     SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
2015     Roloff Beny Graduate Scholarship
2015     Graduate Fellowship, NSCAD University
2015     Untapped Emerging Artist Award
2013     Spark Box Residency Award
2013     Gallery 918 Inaugural Solo Exhibition Award
2012     Canon Canada Photography Award
2012     Project 31 Photography Award