TINA MARTEL

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1994 - 1998 The Alberta College of Art & Design Calgary, Alberta | Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction)

1998 - 2000 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Master of Fine Arts

EXHIBITIONS Solo

2010  Evolve | The Works International Visual Arts Society Edmonton, Alberta 

2009  Aleatoric | Art Central Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

2009 Tenuous too – video | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2008 FlatLine | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2008 Tenuous | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2006 Personal Geographies | Mezzanine Art Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

2005 Mindscapes | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2003 Frieze | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2002 Towards the End of the Future | Muse Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

1998 Mere Objects | Marion Nicol Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

1996 Tina M. Martel | The Chapel Gallery North Battleford, Saskatchewan

EXHIBITIONS Group

2013 Pulp, Paper, Pages | Hanjii Paper Festival, Wonju, South Korea 

2013 Pulp, Paper, Pages | The Leighton Centre, Calgary, Alberta 

2012 Pulp, Paper, Pages | The Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta 

2010 Urban Landscapes | The Edge Gallery Canmore, Alberta 

2009 A Seasonal Salon | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2009 Summertide 09 | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2008 Summertide 08 | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2007 Summerscape | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2007 Rouge | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2006 Salon Show | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2006 We Like Shiny Things | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2005 Salon Show | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2005 Alumni Drawing Exhibition | Mezzanine Art Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

2005 …Of One’s Own | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2004 Faculty Exhibition 04 - The University of Calgary | The Nickle Arts Museum Calgary, Alberta

2004 The Anonymous Art Show | ArtFirm Calgary, Alberta 

2004 Grounded | The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2004 Intimate Violence | ‘Guerilla’ Site Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2004 Faculty Exhibition - Grande Prairie Regional College | Dawson Creek Art Gallery Dawson Creek, BC

2002 Faculty Exhibition - Grande Prairie Regional College | GPRC Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2001 December Show | Dorsten, Germany 

2001 Faculty Exhibition 01 - Grande Prairie Regional College | GPRC Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2001 Mixed Media III International | Period Gallery Omaha, Nebraska 

2001 New Perspectives | Gallery 124 Edmonton, Alberta 

2001 International Young Art 2001 | Sotheby’s Tel Aviv, Israel 

2001 International Young Art 2001 | Sotheby’s/The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts New York, New York 

2000 Faculty Exhibition - The University of Calgary | The Nickle Arts Museum Calgary, Alberta 

2000 Knock Loudly | The Nickle Arts Museum Calgary, Alberta 

2000 Vorgestelt | Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

2000 Vorgestelt | Dorsten/Essen, Germany 

1999 True Grid (two person show) | The Little Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

1999 Spatial Archives (two person show) | The Little Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

1999 Aspects: Land, Mind, Body | The Centre Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

1999 Surface Tension | The Little Gallery Calgary, Alberta 

1998 ACAD Graduate Exhibition | Illingworth Kerr Gallery Calgary, Alberta

EXHIBITIONS Traveling

2011-2013 Evolve | Alberta Foundation for the Arts coordinated through The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, 

Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2010 The Sketchbook Project | Art House Co-op Atlanta, GA; Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Saint Louis, MO; Chicago, IL 

2008-2010 Collective Soul: PNCR 2007 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts coordinated through The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2007-2009 Brainstorm: 5 Abstract Painters | Alberta Foundation for the Arts coordinated through The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2005-2007 Round Table: Prairie North Artist’s Residency 2004 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts coordinated through Art Gallery of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 

2004-2006 Fire and Ash | Alberta Foundation for the Arts coordinated through The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta

Grants, Awards and Scholarships

2010 Project Grant | Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

2009 Project/Travel Grant |  Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

2008 Project Grant | Canada Council for the Arts 

2008 Project Grant | Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

2008 Research Grant | Alberta Association of Colleges & Technical Institutes 

2008 Research Grant | Centre for Research and Innovation – Grande Prairie Regional College 

2008 Artist Grant | Weyerhauser 

2007 Project/Travel Grant | Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

2002 Slide Purchase | Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

2000 Thesis-Dissertation Grant | The University of Calgary 

2000 Graduate Travel Conference Grant | The University of Calgary 

2000 Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant  | The University of Calgary 

2000 Graduate Research Scholarship | The University of Calgary 

1999 Graduate Research Scholarship | The University of Calgary 

1998 Dean’s Scholarship | The University of Calgary 

1998 Graduate Research Scholarship | The University of Calgary 

1998 Commonwealth Fellowship Scholarship Nomination | The Government of Canada 

1997 Liquitex Canada Inc. Scholarship | The Alberta College of Art & Design 

1996 Master’s Gallery Scholarship | The Alberta College of Art & Design 

1995 Illingworth Kerr Scholarship | The Alberta College of Art & Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001-present Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, Alberta | Full-time Tenure Instructor: Painting, Drawing Visual Fundamentals 

2005 Red Deer College Grande Prairie, Alberta | Summer Series Instructor: Mixing It Up - Mixed Media 

2004 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Summer Sessional Instructor: Drawing 

2004 Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, Alberta | Instructor - Spring Travel Session: Drawing in London & Venice 

2003 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Summer Sessional Instructor: Drawing 

2003 Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, Alberta | Instructor - Spring Travel Session: Drawing in Paris 

2002 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Summer Sessional Instructor: Drawing 

2002 Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, Alberta | Instructor - Spring Travel Session: Drawing in Paris 

2001 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Reading the Image: Museum/Art Educator 

2000 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Sessional Instructor: Drawing 

1999 The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta | Sessional Instructor: Drawing 

1997 - 1998 The Leighton Centre Calgary, Alberta | Instructor: Children’s Art workshops

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2010 Telus World of Science Calgary Alberta | Artist-in-residence 

2009 Coordinator | Prairie North Creative Residency Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2008 Visiting Artist Lecturer | The Alberta College of Art & Design Calgary, Alberta 

2007 Coordinator | Prairie North Creative Residency Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2006 Juror | Peace Liard Region: Annual Art Exhibition Dawson Creek, British Columbia 

2006 Visiting Artist Lecturer Dawson Creek Art Gallery Dawson Creek, British Columbia 

2005 Visiting Artist Lecturer The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2005 Coordinator Prairie North Creative Residency Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2003 Artist Lecturer Painting the Big Picture: Art Symposium Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2002 - 2005 Board Member The Prairie Art Gallery Grande Prairie, Alberta 

2000 Visiting Artist Lecturer The Alberta College of Art & Design Calgary, Alberta 

2000 Visiting Artist Lecturer The University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryan, Janice Artists Take Vehicles from Verdant to Vroom Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta. July 2, 2010.

Online Video The Works: Evolve edmontonjournal.com, 

Edmonton, Alberta. June 27, 2010.

Stefansson, Wendy Tina Martel: tenuous Art of the Peace – Cover Article, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Fall/Winter 2008.

Rinne, Diana Martel Creates Tenuous Truck INK! Magazine Grande Prairie, Alberta. July 14, 2008.

Kienlen, Alexis Grande Prairie Artists Receive New ACDI Funding The Daily Herald Tribune, Encore Magazine Grande Prairie, Alberta. May 1, 2008.

Dronyk, Dymphny On being an artist & other survival strategies… Art of the Peace, Grande Prairie, Alberta. 

Fall/Winter 2003.

Rinne, Diana Touching the Surface The Daily Herald Tribune, Encore Magazine Grande Prairie, Alberta. May 3, 2002.

Author Unknown Fur Auto-Fans und Philatelisten Dorsten Was | Dorsten, Germany. August 2, 2000.

Westra, Monique Fresh Technique: Meet Three of Calgary’s | Emerging Artists Where Magazine, Calgary Gallery Guide. Calgary, Alberta. Summer 2000.

McDonald, Mike Aspects: Land, Mind and Body Exhibit Review Fast Forward Weekly. Calgary, Alberta. Volume 4, Number 25, June 17-23, 1999

WORKSHOPS

Digital Film Making workshop - May 2010 | New York Film Academy, New York, New York

Nick Bantock mixed media workshop - September 2009 | Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Cross-pollination: Papermaking and Encaustic workshop - July 2007 | Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York

PUBLICATIONS

tenuous: The Creative Process in Public Execution  | Lobstick 7, Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie, Alberta. Jan. 2010, Pg 133-138.

CATALOGUES

evolve: an installation. Essays by Sarah Alford, Eric Cameron, David Casey, Donna Chyz, Marian Eggermont, Laurel Johannesson, Joey Orr, Barbara Scott, Adrian Stimson, and Laura St. Pierre. The Prairie Art Gallery. 2011

tenuous: an installation. Introduction by Eric Cameron: Essay by Sarah Alford. The Prairie Art Gallery. 2008