SIMONE ELIZABETH SAUNDERS
Education
2016-2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Fibre
*with Distinction*
Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, CA
2013-2016
Courses: Photography, Auto-Cad, Interior Decorating.
George Brown College, Toronto, CA
2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance
University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA
Scholarships / Awards
2020
National Winner - BMO 1st Art Competition - Canada
Board of Governors’ Graduating Student Award
AUArts’ Fibre Forward Award for Leadership and Community Involvement
AUArts' Research Scholarship
Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award - rated #1 by Jury
Barbara and John Poole Family Scholarship
Illingworth Kerr Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Janet Mitchell Award - The Calgary Foundation
2019
Alberta Government Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership
2018
Meredith Helgeson Textile Fibre Arts Scholarship
2017
Jason Lang Scholarship
2016
Alberta University of the Arts Students’ Association Award
2016-2020 President’s Honour Roll
2004/5 Jason Lang Scholarship
Solo Exhibitions
2020 “TUF(t) LOVE”, Sled Island Music Festival, Calgary, CA
2019 “Duppy Dupplicity” Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, CA
2019 The PolyEster Gallery, AUArts, CA
2017 “She” Solo Exhibition, Ignite! Theatre Festival, Calgary, CA
2014 “Desolate” Solo Exhibition, LemonTree Creations, Toronto, CA
Group Exhibitions
2020 "BMO 1st Art Competition", Art Museum, University of Toronto
2019 “Odds@Ends”, Group Exhibition, King Edward C-Space, Calgary, CA
2019 “Annual President’s Art Exhibition”, Group Exhibition, AUArts, CA
2016-19 “AuArts SA Show & Sale”, Group Exhibition / Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA
2018 “Print Exchange” Group Exhibition, Metropolitan State University, Denver, USA
2018 “Fibre Fortnight” Group Exhibition, AUArts, Calgary, CA
2017 “Textile: Contextural Celebrates Ten” Group Exhibition, Contextural, Calgary, CA
Digital Solo Features
2020
Colossal - Artist Feature - Chicago based
Design Milk - Artist Feature - Pittsburg based
Booooooom - Artist Feature - Vancouver based
Galleries West - Artist Feature - Calgary based
HookingRugs.Com- Feature Podcast with Deanne Kirkpatrick , Move Scotia
Long Distance Art Series - The Social Distancing Festival Collaborative Series - Toronto based
Social Distancing Festival - Featured Artist - Global Online Exhibition
Media
2020
CBC Radio Interview with Adrienne Pan, Edmonton, CA
CBC “Opening Up” exclusive collaborative video, Canada
CBC “Q” Interview with Tom Power, Canada
Pom-Pom Quarterly Print Magazine - London, England
FAIRLADY Magazine, Cape Town, South Africa
Surface Design Association - Quarterly Print Publication Feature
The Kit - Toronto Star - Feature Online and Print
@INSTAGRAM - #ShareBlackStories Weekly Feature to 353 Million Followers
@CBCArts Instagram - Feature Artist 3 posts
Yahoo!Life - Artist Feature
CBC Primetime - What’re You At? With Tom Power- S.1. E. 10
The Calgary Herald - YOU Feature
CBC Radio One - Homestretch Live Interview
CBC ARTS - featured artist - Long Distance Art Series
Ragged Life Rag Rug- Interview / Featured Artist, Great Wymondley, England
2019 Makersyyc.com - Interview by Karen Klassen, Calgary, CA
2019 CTV, Global, CBC Primetime News - AUArts Students’ Association President,CA
2017 CTV Morning Show – Show and Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA
2017 CBC Homestretch – Show and Sale, AUArts,Calgary, CA
2017 Breakfast Television City TV – Show and Sale, AUArts, Calgary, CA
Related Experience
2006- Present Professional Actor, Theatre and Film, CA
2018- 2019 President of the Students’ Association, AuArts SA, Calgary, CA
2017- 2018 Student Group’s Coordinator, AUArts SA, Calgary
2007-2011 Founding Member Ellipsis Tree Collective, Theatre Company, Calgary, CA
Professional Memberships
2013- Present Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, ACTRA, CA
2008-Present Canadian Actors Equity Association, CAEA, CA
Committee Memberships
2018-19 AUArts Board of Governors Member, Calgary, CA
Advancement Committee, BOG AUArts, CA
Student Leadership Committee, Chair, AUArts SA, Calgary, CA
Executive Committee Chair, AUArts SA
Policy Committee Chair, AUArts SA
President’s Student Advisory Committee Member, AUArts
Honorary Degree Committee Member, AUArts
Finance Committee Member, AUArts SA
University Transition Committee Member, AUArts
Sexual Violence Working Policy Committee Member, AUArts
Ad Hoc Sexual Violence Committee, Alberta Students’ Executive Council, Calgary, CA
2017 Student Groups Jury Chair, AUArts Students’ Association, CA
Residencies
Contextural Studio Residency
Ignite! Festival Artist in Residence
LemonTree Studio Residency
One Yellow Rabbit Summer Intensive (x2)
Workshops
“Felting” The Wool Mine, Calgary, CA
Elder Casey Eagle Speaker, Lodgepole Centre and Stoney Nakoda First Nation
Conferences
“The Gathering” Cult Branding, Banff, CA
“StudentCare” Montreal, CA
“The Art of Leadership for Women” Calgary, CA
“Ruined” Theater Conference Speaker, Denver, USA
