Max Holden Keene
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021 – 2023
Masters of Fine Arts
University of Victoria. Victoria, BC
2014 – 2018
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction
University of Alberta. Edmonton, AB
Exhibitions
2023 – Back of House
Solo exhibition, Pangée, Montréal
2023 – Presentation with Pangée at Feria Material, Mexico City, Mexico
2023 – Surface Matters
Group exhibition, Ex-Libris Gallery, Newcastle, UK
2022 – From Here On
Group exhibition, Victoria Arts Council, Victoria
2022 – Hasten Slowly
Group exhibition, Afternoon Projects, Vancouver
2022 – Imaginary Numbers
Duo Exhibition with Trevor Bourke at 8146 Drolet, Montreal
2022 – Slow Decay
Group exhibition, The Audain Gallery, Victoria
2021 – Exotik Afternoons
Group exhibition and Auction, Afternoon Projects, Vancouver
2021 – Cold Sweat 2
Group Exhibition at Lowlands Projects, Edmonton
2021 – World Two
Solo Exhibition at Soft Gallery, Edmonton
2021 – Celine Bureau Summer Residency Exhibition
Group exhibition with Maggy Hamel-Metsos, Olga Abeleva and Shahin Sharafaldin at Celine Bureau, Montreal
2020 – Artch 3e Edition
Group exhibition in Dorchester Square, Montreal
2020 – Global Market Online
2019 – Imitation Crab
Group exhibition with Thomas Weir, Hannah Quimper-Swiderski and Amanda Chwelos at Parallel Space, Edmonton
2019 – Costume Jewelry
Solo Exhibition at SNAP Gallery, Edmonton
2018 – BMO 1st Art! 2018
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto
2018 – Acts of Care BFA Grad Show
FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
2018 – Felt
SNAP Gallery, Edmonton
2018 – Redefine Intermedia
Parallel Gallery, Edmonton
2017 – Some Days are Better Than Others
Latitude 53, Edmonton
2017 – Flatgrafika Print Symposium
Art Gallery of Regina
2017 – Emerging Artists Unleashed 2017
Walterdale Playhouse, Edmonton
2017 – Emerging Artists Unleashed 2017
Little Gallery, University of Calgary
2017 – Hope and Fear
Rutherford Library, Edmonton
2017 – VASA Small Works Show
Parallel Gallery, Edmonton
2016 – Making Space
Epcore Tower, Edmonton
2016 – Artist Proof
Rocky Mountain Ice House, Edmonton
Professional Activities
2023 – University of Victoria
Visual Art TA
2022 – University of Victoria
Instructor, Art 241 Darkroom Photography
2022 – Artist Talk
Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park Company of Ideas Forum
2022 – University of Victoria
Visual Art TA
2021 – University of Victoria
Visual Art TA
2020 – Celine Bureau
Artist in Residence
2019 – EAC YEGCanvas
Interior LRT Poster Commission
2019 – SNAP
Printshop Programs Assistant: Community Outreach & Special Events
2019 – SNAP
Pinhole Camera Course
2019 – SNAP
Artist in Residence
2018 – SNAP
Cyanotype Course
2018 – Visual Arts Student Association (VASA)
Design Coordinator
2017 – Sask Culture Days
T-Shirt Design
2017 – Flatgrafika Print Symposium
Website Design and Planning
2017 – Articulate Ink
Summer Student Internship
2016 – Visual Arts Student Association (VASA)
Social Media Coordinator
2016 – Off The Wall Art and Design Auction
Photographer
Publications
2022 – Seven Story Hotel Issue #1
Feature
2022 – Art From Here – “Response to Disparate Meander by Ryland Fortie” 2022
As Author
2022 – BLOAT Magazine Issue #1 – “David Dees In Memorium” March, 2022
As Author
2021 –Edmonton Journal – “A Cold Sweat 2 turns fear and anxiety into horror art over at Lowlands” October 7th, 2021
Cold Sweat 2 Feature and profile
2020 – The Bull and Bear – “THE YOUNG TALENTS BEHIND ARTCH 2020 DISPLAY MEANINGFUL ART DURING TURBULENT TIMES” SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Artch 3e exhibition Feature and profile
2020 – The Concordian – “ARTCH: Art “squared” “ SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Artch 3e exhibition Feature and interview
2019 – PhotoED Magazine Winter 2019/2020
Costume Jewelry Feature
2019 – WHERE Magazine Edmonton July/August 2019
Costume Jewelry Exhibition Feature
2018 – SNAPLINE Winter 2018 – “What Happens Next?”
Interview
2018 – Canadian Art Fall 2018 – “Climates”
As BMO First Art winner
2018 – BMO First Art 2018
Exhibition Catalog
2018 – Acts of Care
Exhibition Catalog
2017 – ASA Emerging Artists Unleashed 2017
Exhibition Catalogue
2016 – Making Space
Exhibition Catalogue
2013 – Cathedral Village Arts Festival Event Guide
Bio as poster artist
Awards and Grants
2022 – Audrey St. Denys & M. E. Johnson Scholarship
2022 – Jessie Allan Forsyth Scholarship
2022 – Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Travel Grant Program
2022 – Canada Council Travel Grant
2022 – Christopher Foundation Graduate Scholarship in the Visual Arts
2021 – Ian Evans Graduate Scholarship
2021 – Canada Council Project Grant Funding for producing a new body of work during Celine Bureau Residency
2020 – Artch Project Bursary
2019 – Edmonton Arts Council Funding for Costume Jewelry
2018 – BMO 1st Art 2018 Award – Alberta
2017 – Jason Lang Scholarship
2017 – Saskatchewan Arts Board Microgrant
2016 – Jason Lang Scholarship
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