AGNIESZKAM.MATEJKO11207UniversityAvenue

Edmonton,Alberta,T6G1Y7amatejko@telusplanet.net

780.438.1559

EDUCATION

1984–1987 M.V.A.Sculpture,UniversityofAlberta

EMPLOYMENT

1988-2015 SculptureInstructor,FineArt,MacEwanUniversity

2011-present FreelanceVisualArtsReviewer,GalleriesWest

2012-2014 VisualArtsReviewer,VueWeekly

2002-2011 SessionalInstructor,UniversityofAlberta

RECENTCOMMUNITYARTPROJECTSANDCOMMISSIONS

2016-present LeadartistbehindthePoetryPathwaysintheMeadowsinstallation,incollaborationwithpoetJannieEdwards.

2016-present LeadartistbehindaStonyPlainRoadcommunitymuralKickflipcreatedwiththesupportoftheEdmontonPoliceServicesandtheCityofEdmonton.Thisprojectengagesdelinquentyouthincommunityservice.

2016-present LeadartistbehindtheFriendshipMuralintheInglewoodcommunitycreatedwithneighbourhoodyouthinresponsetoracistgraffiti.

2015 TheleadartistbehindtheWeWalkTogetherinstallationontheHighLevelBridgecreatedincollaborationwithKathaleenQuinn,ChairofSocialWorkatMacEwanUniversity.

2013-2014 TheleadartistbehindtheSidewalkPoetryinstallation,anEdmontonArtsCouncil,PercentforPublicArtcommissioninCallingwoodPark.

2013-2014 TheleadartistbehindtheWelcomeProjectanartinstallationattheOrmsbyCommunityCentre-two24’longdigitalwallmurals.JohnFreemancreatedthephotography.

2012-2015 CoordinatorofthreeStudentGalaeventsandbodyartperformancescreatedwithDianeKereluk,theExecutiveDirectoroftheStonyPlainandAreaBusinessAssociation.http://maquettesproject.wordpress.com/

2013 Leadartist(togetherwithRobertLysay)behindanartistprojectentitledStoriesforYouthwherestudentstoriesaboutdiversityarepostedonaspecificallydesignedblog:http://myspacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/.ThisprojectwascreatedincollaborationwiththeEdmontonPublicSchoolBoardandpartsponsoredbytheEdmontonChapteroftheTouretteFoundation.

2011-14 Co-curatorwithProf.LizIngram,Refuge:PrintImpressionsMcMullenGallery,2013;followingthisshowtheprintsbyinternationallyrecognizedartistswereexhibitedinvarioushospitals.ThisisaprojectcreatedthroughtheassistanceofanEACCommunityInvestmentgrant.

RECENTPUBLICATIONS

2016 GalleriesWest,TheBlurBetween,areviewofanexhibitionattheArtGalleryofAlberta,Springissue.

2016 GalleriesWest,BlowingintheWind,areviewofanexhibitionatAlbertaPrintmakers,Calgary,Springissue.

2015 GalleriesWest,Cleanfit,anddeceasefree,areviewofanexhibitionatLatitude53,Edmonton,Summerissue.

2015 GalleriesWest,SongsfromtheLabyrinth,areviewofanexhibitionofpaintingsbyJesseThomas,Summerissue.

2015 GalleriesWest,Artifacts,areviewofanexhibitionattheModernPaintersGallery,Fall/Winterissue.

2014 GalleriesWest,Retreat,areviewofanexhibitionofworksbySherriChaba,Summerissue.

2014 GalleriesWest,FigurativelyFarm,areviewofanexhibitionbyKellyJohner,Fall/Winter,2014issue.

2014 GalleriesWest,FiftyShadesofBrown:TheArtofLeonaClawson,areviewofanartexhibitionattheNinaHaggertyCentrefortheArts,Summer,2014issue.

2014 GalleriesWest,TheIntellectionofLadySpiderHouse,areviewofanexhibitionbyGeoffreyFarmer,Vol.33,September.

2013 SculptureMagazine,Witness,areviewofanexhibitionbyLyndalOsborneandSherriChaba,Vol.32,May.

2013 GalleriesWest,TransferStation,afeaturereviewofDavidJanzen’sexhibitionattheAGA,Edmonton,March.

2013 GalleriesWest,TopographicSound,areviewofGaryJamesJoynes’exhibitionattheDC3Gallery,March.

VIDEOINSTALLATIONS

2008-2013 TheSpaceBetweenYouandMeisacomputerizedvideoinstallationcreatedincollaborationwithBobLysayandexhibitedatseveralconferencesandshowsincluding:HiramCollegeOhio;TheWorksFestivalofArtandDesign;EdmontonHighSchools.Thelatestseriesofexhibitionsencourageddiscussionsaboutdiversityinschools.Thisworkwasthesourceofanewartistprojectfeaturedontheprojectwebsite:http://spacebetween.org/home.html

2012-2016 adriftisavideoandpoetryinstallationabouthomelessnesscreatedincollaborationwithJannieEdwardsandBobLysay,exhibitedat:TheEdmontonPoetryFestival;InSight:VisualizingHealthHumanities,FABGallery,UniversityofAlberta;BrainStorms,UniversityofAlbertaMuseumsandGalleriesatEnterpriseSquare.

RECENTREVIEWSANDMEDIACOVERAGE

2015 MetroNews,LeahHoloiday,EdmontonstudentspenpoeticphrasesetchedintoHighLevelBridgesidewalk,April14.http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2015/04/14/edmonton-students-pen-poetic-phrases-etched-into-high-level-bridge-sidewalk.html2

2015 CBC,Studentsofferhope,inspirationonHighLevelBridge,April14.

2014 MetroNews,StephanieDubois,NewmuralinwestendgivesEdmontonnewcomersavoice,July10,2014.http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2014/07/10/new-mural-in-west-end-gives-edmonton-newcomers-a-voice.html

2014 MacEwanNews,StephanieSparks,Underonebluesky,July10.

2014 CallingwoodConnector,BradIson,ExpressingFreedomasaNeighbourhood,July.

2014 MetroNews,StephanieDubois,“MacEwanUniversityteachertoengravepoetryinCallingwoodsidewalks”,January7,2014

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2014/01/07/macewan-university-teacher-to-engrave-poetry-in-callingwood-sidewalks.html

2013 Connect,ExtraordinaryStories,MacEwanUniversity,ExpressYourselfawebarticleaboutAgnieszkaMatejko’sprojects,MacEwanUniversity.

2013 TheEdmontonJournal,VickieLatois,ArtsstudentsshineandIrisheyessmileatEdmontonfundraisers,agalafeaturingstudentbodyartandmaquettesheldatMacEwanUniversity,March15.

2013 MacEwanNews,Fineartandbusinessunitetobrightenupneighbourhoodstreets,April3.http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/FINE_ART_AND_BUSINESS_UNITE

2013 MacEwanNews,Artinstallationaimstostartaconversation,May14.http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/FACULTY_ART_INSTALLATION_SPACE

2012 TheEdmontonJournal,EliseStolte,Eye-catchingsculpturesbringcolourtoStonyPlainRoad,afront-pagestoryfeaturingstudentsculpturedisplaysonStonyPlainRoad,March15.

2012 MacEwanNews,Community-centeredculturaleventbrightensStonyPlainareaandbusinesses,March12andFeb.15.http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/EVENT_BRIGHTENS_STONY_PLAIN

http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/ART_MUSIC_BRIGHTEN_UP_WEST_END

2012 TheEdmontonJournal,MeghanMast,CardProjectpromotesmarginalizedlocalartists,December2012.

2012 MacEwanChannel,FineArtStudents’CommunityWeek,YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAhxwh3lzzA&feature=player_embedded

AWARDSANDGRANTS

2016 NeighbourhoodEnhancementGrantforthePoetryPathwaysintheMeadows.

2016 CommunityMuralMatchingGrantfortheFriendshipMural.

2014 CityofEdmontonCommunityServicesgrantforthesecondWelcomeMural.

2014 MicroGrant,EdmontonArtsCouncilfortheWelcomeMural.

2014 OutstandingServiceAward,MacEwanUniversity.

2014 NeighbourhoodRevitalizationMatchingGrant,CityofEdmonton,fortheStudentGalaandMaquetteProject.

2013 NeighbourhoodEnhancementStrategyGrantfortheextensionofSidewalkPoetrytotheLoisHoleLibrary.

2013 NeighbourhoodEnhancementGrant,CityofEdmonton,fortheStudentGalaandMaquetteProjectcreatedwiththeStonyPlainBusinessAssociation.

2013 ResearchScholarlyActivityandCreativeAchievementGrant,CentrefortheArtsandCommunications,MacEwanUniversity,fortheWelcomeproject.

2013 ResearchScholarlyActivityandCreativeAchievementGrant,CentrefortheArtsandCommunications,MacEwanUniversity,fortheHighLevelBridgeproject.

2013 CertificateofVolunteerRecognition,CityofEdmonton

2013 EdmontonArtsCouncilCommunityInvestmentGrantforTheSpaceBetweenYouandMe:StoriesforYouthProject.

2013 HomewardTrustgrantfortheOurArtCardProject.

2013 CityofEdmonton,NeighbourhoodRevitalizationMatchingGrantfortheMaquetteProject.

VOLUNTEERACTIVITIES

2013-present PublicArtsCommitteemember,EdmontonArtsCouncil,Curator

2012-present BoardMemberandNewsletterEditoroftheCrohn’sandColitisCanadaFoundation,EdmontonChapter

2016-present VolunteerteachingassistantwithrefugeeyouthatLawtonSchool,MennoniteCentreforNewcomers.

2010-2013 SteeringCommitteeMemberfortheSelectionofArtistsinResidencefortheBoyleStreetCommunityServicesandYouthEmpowermentandSupportServices

2007-2013 CulturalDirectoroftheFriendsofUniversityHospitalsandCommitteeChairoftheArtsinHealthcareCommittee

2012-2013 VolunteerartprojectcoordinatorBoyleStreetCommunityServices:OurArtCardProject