Laura De Decker
Education
MFA, Visual Arts Program, University of Victoria (UVic)
HBA, Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto, Mississauga (UTM)
Certificate, Post-Graduate Interactive Multimedia Program,
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Sheridan)
Diploma, Art and Art History Program, Sheridan
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Quantum Catwalk, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ont. (2017)
Interzone 003, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Collingwood, Ont. (2013)
Syncretic Behaviour, Visual Arts Building, UVic (2001)
Group Exhibitions
Intersection of Art and Science II: An exhibition of creative processes involving science, computing, and aesthetics, Curators: Petronio Bendito & Tim Korb, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA(2018-2019)
PASSAGE + OBSTACLE, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON (2017)
Bridges Math-Art Conference, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (2017)
LIGHT Illuminated, THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, Ont. (2015-2016)
Location: ISEA2014, Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2014)
Superposition: Light and Sound, Factory Media Centre, Hamilton, Ont. (2014)
ERi 5: The Resistance To Change, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, N.S.(2012)
Cube Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Ont.(2011)
ERI:4, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, N.S. (2010)
01000100 01101001 01100111 01101001 01110100 01110011 (digits)
,curated by Ian Amell, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ont. (2008)
29th Annual Insights Juried Exhibition, Wellington County Museum and Archive, Ont. (2008)
SpOtlight: Colour Through Computation, The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Ont. (2008)
ERI:3, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, N.S. (2008)
2007 Juried Exhibition, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ont. (2007)
27th Annual Juried Art Show: Made to Measure, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto, Ont. (2007)
Faculty Exhibition, Sheridan Gallery, Oakville, Ont. (2006)
Work Space, Red Head Gallery (2005)
Midsummer Coquettes and Alluring Pleasures, Red Head Gallery (2004)
Group Exhibition, Galleries@theGalleria, London, Ont. (2002)
The Works, Rogue Gallery, Victoria, BC (2001)
Art and Art History Graduate Exhibition, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ont. (1999)
Art and Art History Graduate Exhibition, Blackwood Gallery, UTM, Mississauga, Ont. (1999)
Juried Exhibition, J.M. Barnicke Art Gallery, Hart House, U of T, Toronto Ont. (1999)
Visual Arts Mississauga: Juried Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ont. (1998)
Presentations
Our Mutual Friend, Artist Tour, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON, June 8, 2016
How And Why I Created This Fur Ball, Location: Technology, Science, and Art: East Meets West, ISEA2014, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE, November 3, 2014
Daytime Rogers TV Kitchener, conversation with Jay Chagnon, June 28, 2010
Video to accompany Anton von Weberns Opus 5, Quantifying Goethe concert by Penderecki String Quartet, Quantum to Cosmos Festival, Perimeter Institute, October 16, 2009
Colour Through Computation, spOtlight festival artist talk, The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), June 8, 2008
Interzone, Guest Lecture, Art and Art History Program, Sheridan, June 14, 2007
Using Digital Stories to Enhance Intercultural Communication in Postsecondary Classrooms, presented by Professor Benick showcasing digital stories by CCIT students taught by me in the Intercultural Communications course, Carleton University Conference on Teaching, February 21, 2006
Learning From Realism-Learning From Abstraction-The Tools of Art, September 14, 2002, Panellist, Quintessence, Banff New Media Institute, September 11-15, 2002
Grants
Canada Council for the Arts Concept to Realization Visual Arts grant for artist (2021)
Canada Council for the Arts Research and Creation Digital Artist - Digital Arts (2019)
Ontario Arts Council Mid-Career Media Arts Grant (2019)
Canada Council for the Arts Professional Development Grant (2018)
Ontario Arts Council Mid-Career Visual Arts Grant (2016)
Region of Waterloo Arts Grant (2016)
Ontario Arts Council Chalmers Arts Fellowship (2015)
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant to Media Artist (2014)
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance to Visual Artist (2013)
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance to Visual Artist (2010)
Ontario Arts Council Project Grant, spOtlight Festival (2008)
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance to Visual Artist (2007)
Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant to Visual Artist (2006)
Awards
Mercer Union Award for Excellence in Studio Work in Graduating Year (1999)
Art Gallery of Mississauga Award in Recognition of Volunteer Activities (1999)
Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, Visual Arts Mississauga: Juried Show (1998)
Affiliations
Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON, Board Member (2016-2018)
Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Artist in Residence (2015)
Eyelevel Gallery (2007-2008)
Red Head Gallery (2004-2007)
Collections
University of Waterloo - Stratford Campus (video)
Several Private Collections
Publications
Intersection of Art and Science II, exhibition catalogue, Petronio Bendito & Tim Korb eds., pp. 14-15, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (2018) (3.1Mb PDF)
Interzone 002, exhibition catalogue, interview by Scott McGovern, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Ont.(2010)
Talent Next Door, catalogue of local artists, designed and compiled by Craig Musselman, Waterloo, Ont.(2010)
Untitled, 2001, (painting on cover) GSS UVic Student Handbook (2001)
The Works, Group Exhibition Catalogue (2001)
The Swish Lady (short story), Hart House Review, Hart House Library Committee, U of T (1998)
H.P. Lovecraft (portrait painting), Hart House Review, Hart House Library Committee, U of T (1996)
Reviews/Articles
Fedy, Kathryn. Quantum Translations: An artistic twist on the quantum realm, Newbit, Fall 2015, p.15, Institute for Quantum Computing, 2015 (7.8Mb PDF)
Glaysher, Scott. CAFKA takes over Walper, The Cord, June 26, 2013
Reid, Robert. Walper Hotel opens its doors to CAFKA, The Record, May 4, 2013
Reid, Robert. Artists in residence explore digital technology, The Record, Dec. 17, 2012
"Waterloo artist writes computer programs to create digital art," Exchange Magazine, June 23, 2010
Teaching
Instructor, Communication, Culture and Information Technology (CCIT), joint program between UTM and Sheridan for:
Design & Implementation of Multi-Media Documents, 2006
E-Business Technologies, 2006
Inter-Cultural Communication, developed curriculum for Instructing Digital Storytelling of Diasporic Narratives using Flash, 2005
History and Practice of Design, 2005
Instructional Technologist with the CCIT Program, School of Animation, Art and Design, Sheridan:
Theory and Practice of Animation, 2005
Digital Media: Movement and Sound, 2005
Web Culture and Design, 2004-2005
Imagining Audience in a Wired World, 2004
Digital Media: The Still Image, 2004
Teaching Assistant for History of Communication Technologies course, CCIT Department, UTM, 2003
Teaching Assistant for Art Theory course, Visual Arts Department, UVic, 2002
Lecturer for Studio Foundation course, Visual Arts Department, UVic, 2001
Painting Technician, U of T, 1998-99
Children's Museum Program Volunteer: London Regional Art and Historical Museum, 1998
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