Emma Welch
emmajwel@gmail.com
Education
2016 BAH in Studio Art, University of Guelph
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2023, Eyespots, Hunt Gallery, Toronto, ON (forthcoming)
2022, Mane Pattern, Project Underwing, Toronto, ON
2021, Tending..., (with Daniel Griffin Hunt) Spacemaker ll, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibitions
2022, Tattarrattat, Hunt Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022, Paradeisos, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal, QC
2022, Giving Entry, Namara Projects, Toronto, ON
2021, Brutus Porous, Egret Egress, Toronto, ON
2020, Pits, Seeds, the plumb, Toronto, ON
2018, the ratio of an earthworm, organized by Patrick Cruz and Larissa Tiggelers, 14 Randolph Ave, Toronto, ON
2018, When you touch one thing you have to touch all things, Y+ Contemporary, Scarborough, ON ***
2017, To Produce (a mark), Vacant store space, 33 Carden St, Guelph, ON ***
2017, To Produce (a mark), The Whitehouse Studio Project, Toronto, ON ***
2016, Take Part (a sport), Idea Exchange Gallery (Preston), Cambridge, ON ***
2016, COURTYARD, Window Installation, OUTPOST Vintage, Kazoo! Festival 2016, Guelph, ON ***
2016, A Heap of Random Sweepings, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, ON
2016, Arts and Drafts, Silence, Guelph, ON
Curatorial Projects
2020-ongoing, Co-Founder and Collective Member, the plumb
2022, Libations for Liberated Living, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, the plumb at Art Toronto, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, Moonshow, in collaboration between Hearth x the plumb, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2020, As the snail takes the shape of its shell, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2020, Pits, Seeds, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
Publications, Talks & Interviews
2023, Artist Talk, University of Toronto
2023, SUM #2, Designed and produced by Brennan Kelly, full colour print on newsprint
2022, Opportunity Knocks Panel, Panelist, The Art Gallery of Guelph
2021, Art in the Spotlight: the plumb, Virtual Talk, Art Gallery of Ontario
2020, the plumb: virtual presentation, RBC Emerging Artist Network at The Power Plant
2018, On a hot day, should you keep your windows open or closed?, self-published, SADSADDERDAZE, Guelph, ON ***
2017, Interview with International Art English, CFRU 93.3FM, published by Lauren Lavery, Guelph, ON ***
2016, This Happened to One of Us, The &, Collective, Publication Studio, Guelph, ON ***
Fairs
2021, Art Toronto Off Site at Erin Stump Projects, presented by Erin Stump Projects, Toronto, ON
Press
2022, Tattarrattat at Hunt Gallery, Art Viewer
2021, A Mediated Decay, Brutus Porous at Egret Egress by Lauren Lavery, Cornelia Magazine
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM: Face to Face with the Slow Apocalypse by Angel Callander, Femme Art Review
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM at the plumb, Art Viewer
Awards
2023, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2022, Career Catalyst: Project Grant for New Generation Artists, Ontario Arts Council
2022, Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2022, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2021, Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2020, RBC Emerging Artist Network at The Power Plant
Collections
Royal Bank of Canada
Scotiabank Fine Art Collection
*** indicates work produced in collaboration with SADSADDERDAZE
emmajwel@gmail.com
Education
2016 BAH in Studio Art, University of Guelph
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2023, Eyespots, Hunt Gallery, Toronto, ON (forthcoming)
2022, Mane Pattern, Project Underwing, Toronto, ON
2021, Tending..., (with Daniel Griffin Hunt) Spacemaker ll, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibitions
2022, Tattarrattat, Hunt Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022, Paradeisos, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montreal, QC
2022, Giving Entry, Namara Projects, Toronto, ON
2021, Brutus Porous, Egret Egress, Toronto, ON
2020, Pits, Seeds, the plumb, Toronto, ON
2018, the ratio of an earthworm, organized by Patrick Cruz and Larissa Tiggelers, 14 Randolph Ave, Toronto, ON
2018, When you touch one thing you have to touch all things, Y+ Contemporary, Scarborough, ON ***
2017, To Produce (a mark), Vacant store space, 33 Carden St, Guelph, ON ***
2017, To Produce (a mark), The Whitehouse Studio Project, Toronto, ON ***
2016, Take Part (a sport), Idea Exchange Gallery (Preston), Cambridge, ON ***
2016, COURTYARD, Window Installation, OUTPOST Vintage, Kazoo! Festival 2016, Guelph, ON ***
2016, A Heap of Random Sweepings, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, ON
2016, Arts and Drafts, Silence, Guelph, ON
Curatorial Projects
2020-ongoing, Co-Founder and Collective Member, the plumb
2022, Libations for Liberated Living, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, the plumb at Art Toronto, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2021, Moonshow, in collaboration between Hearth x the plumb, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2020, As the snail takes the shape of its shell, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
2020, Pits, Seeds, the plumb, Toronto, ON (co-curated)
Publications, Talks & Interviews
2023, Artist Talk, University of Toronto
2023, SUM #2, Designed and produced by Brennan Kelly, full colour print on newsprint
2022, Opportunity Knocks Panel, Panelist, The Art Gallery of Guelph
2021, Art in the Spotlight: the plumb, Virtual Talk, Art Gallery of Ontario
2020, the plumb: virtual presentation, RBC Emerging Artist Network at The Power Plant
2018, On a hot day, should you keep your windows open or closed?, self-published, SADSADDERDAZE, Guelph, ON ***
2017, Interview with International Art English, CFRU 93.3FM, published by Lauren Lavery, Guelph, ON ***
2016, This Happened to One of Us, The &, Collective, Publication Studio, Guelph, ON ***
Fairs
2021, Art Toronto Off Site at Erin Stump Projects, presented by Erin Stump Projects, Toronto, ON
Press
2022, Tattarrattat at Hunt Gallery, Art Viewer
2021, A Mediated Decay, Brutus Porous at Egret Egress by Lauren Lavery, Cornelia Magazine
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM: Face to Face with the Slow Apocalypse by Angel Callander, Femme Art Review
2021, BLOOMDOOMROOM at the plumb, Art Viewer
Awards
2023, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2022, Career Catalyst: Project Grant for New Generation Artists, Ontario Arts Council
2022, Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2022, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2021, Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2020, RBC Emerging Artist Network at The Power Plant
Collections
Royal Bank of Canada
Scotiabank Fine Art Collection
*** indicates work produced in collaboration with SADSADDERDAZE