BIO|CVMichelle Sylvestre2023-09-01T11:59:09-06:00
Academic Credentials
2021 Master’s Thesis, Master of Fine Arts, New Media, The University of Lethbridge
2017 Bachelor’s, Bachelor of Fine Art, Art, The University of Lethbridge
Academic Appointments
2023 – Lecturer III, Interaction Design, Advanced Studio, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2022 – Lecturer III & Sessional Lecturer II, Introduction to New Media, Interaction Design, Advanced Studio, Design Fundamentals for New Media, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2021 – Sessional Lecturer II, Introduction to New Media, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2021 – Sessional Lecturer, Website Essentials, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2020/21 Graduate Student Representative, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Interaction Design, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Design Fundamentals, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Digital Fabrication, Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Data Physicalization, Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2018 Graduate Assistantship, Art, Sound, & TEchnology Research IntersecXions (ASTERIX), Department of Art/Music/New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2017 Student Assistant, Data Visualization, Department of New Media, Faculty of Fine Arts, The University of Lethbridge
2015/16 Assistant Public Programmer, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
Select Exhibitions
2023 A Similar Nature, Legacy Park Pavilion, Lethbridge, AB.
2023 RECLAIM, Southern Alberta Art Gallery and STEPS Public Art, Lethbridge, AB.
2022 Heavy Metal, CASA, Lethbridge, AB.
2021 Inside Out, CASA, Lethbridge, AB
2020 Roar, Mortar and Brick, Lethbridge, AB
2020 there must be some kind of way out of here , Dr. Foster Penny Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2019 Trash Talk (with Maria Madacky and M.E.D.I.U.M), curators Mira Brtka Gallery Cultural Centre, Stara Pazova, Serbia.
2018 Trash Talk (with Maria Madacky and M.E.D.I.U.M), curator Sonja Jankov, Suluv Gallery, Serbia.
2018 Visualizing Agriculture, curators Christina Cuthbertson, Leanne Elias, and Denton Fredrickson, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2018 You Are Here: art + people = x, curator Maria Madacky, Kirsten Meiszinger, Josephine Mills, Helen Christou Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2017 LandMarks2017, Galt Museum Fort Whoop Up/Indian Battle Park, Lethbridge, AB.
2017 Trumpet (with Maria Madacky and M.E.D.I.U.M), curator Visual Arts Alberta — CARFAC, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
2017 Meet Me in the Middle, curators Ildikó Barraclough and Christina Cuthbertson, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2017 Mapping The Body, curators Jorge Sandoval and Brenda Brandley, Dr. Foster Penny Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2017 Everything Is Temporary, Annual Student Exhibition , Dr. Foster Penny Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2017 50 (art + people = x), curators Josephine Mills & David Smith, Helen Christou Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2016 En Plein Air 2016. curators University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Dr. Foster Penny Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2016 Trash Talk (with Maria Madacky and M.E.D.I.U.M), curators Josephine Mills, Helen Christou Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
2016 Prairie Sun Camera Obscura Project, curators Josephine Mills, Coutts Centre, Nanton, AB.
Artistic Residencies
2023 RECLAIM, STEPS Public Art, Lethbridge, AB.
2018 SoftWEAR: Wearable Technology & Art Residency, Artscape Gibraltar Point and InterAccess, Toronto, ON.
2017 Lichen Lab Residency, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB.
Grants | Awards, Public
2022 Legacy Park Mentorship with Susan Day, Allied Arts Council and The City of Lethbridge
2020 Project Grant, AFA Visual Arts & New Media, Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)
2019 Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)
Grants | Awards, University of Lethbridge
2019 School of Graduate Studies Dean’s Scholarship
2019 School of Graduate Studies Tuition Scholarship
2019 FFA Graduate Student Professional Enhancement Award
2019 Graduate Student Association Travel Award
2018 School of Graduate Studies Dean’s Scholarship
2018 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
2018 School of Graduate Studies Tuition Scholarship
2017 Faculty of Fine Arts Gold Medal Nominee
2017 Faculty of Fine Arts Dean’s Honour List
2017 Art Endowment Fund
2017 Excellence in Art Studio Award
2016 Faculty of Fine Arts Dean’s Honour List
2016 Supporting Our Students Bursary
2014 Judy Jaeger Bursary
2013 Judy Jaeger Bursary
Lectures | Conferences | Artist Talks
2023 A Similar Nature, City of Lethbridge and Allied Arts Council, Lethbridge, AB.
2021 Now Frontier, Design Interaction, University of Lethbridge, AB.
2020 Art Now Home/Work, Art NOW Speaker Series, University of Lethbridge, AB.
2019 Negotiations, Trap/Door Artist Run Centre, Lethbridge, AB.
2019 Crossing Boundaries Symposium, University of Lethbridge
2018 SoftWEAR Residency, InterAccess: A Wearable Tech Discussion, Toronto, ON.
2017 Process, Visual Communications, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of New Media, University of Lethbridge,
2016 Public Art Presenter. Alberta Public Art Network (APAN) Summit, Lethbridge, AB.