Curriculum Vitae — Renee Sanden

EDUCATION
BFA (with distinction), University of Calgary, AB — 1999
BN, University of Calgary, AB — 2007
Additional studies in sculpture and fine arts at:
 Red Deer College, AB
 Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
 Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
 Independent studies in Calgary, AB; Victoria, BC; and Paris, France

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions
2018 — Retrospective, Gallery 17, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2012 — Introductions, Gallery 17, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2008 — Transitions, Gallery 9150, Calgary, Canada
2003 — On My Way, Gallery 9150, Calgary, Canada
1999 — Clone, The Little Gallery, Calgary, Canada
1994 — The Invisible Ones, The Little Gallery, Calgary, Canada
1993 — Dares Go First, The Little Gallery, Calgary, Canada

Two-Person Exhibition
2011 — Bronzes and Bits, Gallery 17, Salt Spring Island, Canada

Selected Juried Exhibitions
2017 — PAS: Parallel Art Show, ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2017 — Easter Art Show, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2017 — Body of Work: Exploring Presence, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2016 — Surfacing: Exploring in Two Dimensions, ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2014 — Easter Art Show, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, Canada
2002 — Maia Festival, Calgary, Canada
2000 — Into the Garden, Red Deer & District Museum, Red Deer, Canada
2000 — Portrait of the Self, The Centre Gallery, Calgary, Canada
1999 — The Something Manifesto, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Canada
1997 — Faces & Figures, Art Is Vital Gallery, Calgary, Canada
1996 — Post Miniature Show, Art Is Vital Gallery, Calgary, Canada
1995 — Christmas Show, Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Canada

Studio & Gallery Presentations
Salt Spring Island, BC: 2010–2019; 2022–present
Calgary, Canada: 1999–2009
Regular presentations of new work in studio galleries and open-studio shows

Selected Student Exhibitions
University of Calgary & community venues: 1992–1999

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Sculptor (1994–present). Figurative sculpture in oil-based clay, bronze, mixed media, and relief
research-based feminist conceptual practice.

COLLECTIONS
Private collections: Canada, USA, Switzerland

CURRENT PROJECTS
MyBody — MySelf (multi-series sculptural project)
Anatomies of Control (ongoing)
Reliquaries of Her (1996–2026)
Independent Sculptural Works

PUBLICATIONS
2016 — “Artists Unleash Potential: Solve Surfacing Challenge,” Gulf Islands Driftwood
2016 — “Gulf Islands Art: Up Close,” Salt Magazine
1999 — The Something Manifesto (catalogue)
1999 — Post Miniature Show (catalogue)