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Education

2026         York University University                 PhD Visual Art (ongoing)

2020         Ontario College of Art and Design University                 Master of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary

2015          Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University                 Bachelor of Fine Art, Interdisciplinary

2012          Red Deer College, Visual Arts                                 None-Diploma Seeking Student

Awards and Grants

2021           Research Creation, Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto ON 2021           Indigenous Projects Grant, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto ON 2020           Kolab Project + OCADU: Next Fourteen Days, Toronto ON 2019           Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton AB 2018           Delaney Scholarship, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto ON 2018           2018 RISE Emerging Artist Program Recipient, artsPlace, Canmore AB 2017           Aboriginal Arts Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton AB 2012/2015  Deline Land Corporation Scholarship and Bursary, Deline NWT

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2021          Ǝrįhtł’é k’éíhtsi: K’enda, The Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON – upcoming 2020           Yǝ́dı́ı Kwǝ, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto ON 2020          Art from Here, Online, Edmonton Alberta AB 2018           Denewa Amii K’eta’a Ditla, Harcourt House Incubators Gallery, Edmonton AB 2018           Sahtuot’ine: RISE Emerging Artist 2018. ArtsPlace Hub Gallery, Canmore AB 2017           NextFest2017: Sahtuót’ine, Roots Building, Edmonton AB 2017           Sahtuót’ine: Stories from Deline Elders, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016           Gorabe Island, #yegcanvas (Public Art Commission), Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton AB 2015           EKAGÔHT’E, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS 2011           Tell me Your Dreams, Red Deer College Library, Red Deer AB

Selected Group Exhibitions and Exchanges  

2022          Homecoming, (Curated by Erin Szikora) The Art Gallery of Guelf, Guelf ON  2021         Ɂįdzǝ́Ɂenį: Kǝdǝdzǝ́ hehtsį, (Curated by Emma Steen) ArtworxTO, Collision gallery, Tkoronto ON 2021-2024 Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ Travelling Exhibition, Multiple non-traditional sites, Alberta. 2020         Nightly Ritual, Venus Envy, Halifax NS 2019          Inhospitable Portfolio Exchange, Concordia University, Montreal QC 2018          Arrivals Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective Emerging Artist Exhibition, DC3 Art Projects, Edmonton AB. 2018 Elevator Pitch, The Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Banff AB 2018 DIY: Decipher-it-yourself: Artists’ Book Collection Exhibit (Curated Artist Book exhibition) . Paul D. Fleck Library and Archive, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB 2017          SNAP Members Print Exchange 2017, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2017          InFocus Photography Exhibit, the Front Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016          2016 SNAP Members Show and Sale, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2016          Return to Sender: SNAP Print Exchange, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton AB 2015          2015 NSCAD Graduate Exhibition (Juried by Katherine Nakaska and Kate Walchuk) 2014          Sculpting Cinema, NSCAD Academy Campus, Halifax NS 2014          Show of Force Print (Exchange/int. Exhibition) Partnership: JustSeeds Collective and Art & Activism, . B Side Gallery, Halifax NS 2013          Hot Prints by NSCAD print club, NSCAD University, Halifax NS 2013          Aboriginalities: NSCAD Indigenous Collective, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS 2012          V/A Graduate Exhibition, Red Deer Museum & Art Gallery, Red Deer AB 2012          Print Class 2012 Portfolio Exchange, Red Deer College, Red Deer AB 2014

Residencies

2021           RBC Emerging Artist Residency, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON (Fall) 2019           Uncourse Summer Indigenous Art Intensive Residency, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna B 2017           Visual Arts BAIR residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB

Collections

Indigenous Arts Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists

Professional Experience/Employment

2022 Planter Art Commission, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto ON  2021 MAG Mentorship Exchange, Mitchell Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB  2021/2022 RISE Emerging Artist Program Jury Member, artsPlace, Canmore AB  2021-2022 Artistic Coordinator for Open Studio Virtual REsidency, Open Studio, Toronto, ON     2021            Illustration Commission for Article, The Walrus: Jan/Feb 2021 Issue, Toronto, ON 2021            BIPOC Advisory Committee Member, Open Studio, Toronto, ON 2020            Facilitator and Presenting Artist for SNAP Professional Practice Series: Printmaking as Resistance, online 2019/2020   Research Assistant, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2019 SNAPline Resistance Print Commission, SNAP, Edmonton AB 2019             Cover Art Commission, Buffalo Mountain Drum, Banff AB 2017/18        Indigenous Printmaking Studio Practicum, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB 2016             Educational and Art Facilitator Inclusion Alberta, Kings University, Edmonton AB 2015             Screen Print Assistant By Design Embroidery and Screen Print, Halifax NS 2014             Executive Vice President of External Affairs SUNSCAD, NSCAD University, Halifax NS. 2014             Community and Event Coordinator Anchor Archive Zine, Roberts Street Social Centre, Halifax NS. 2013             Campaign Organizer and Designer Take Back the Campus, NSPIRG, Halifax NS 2012             Gallery Attendant Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer AB

Workshops/ Instructor

2023 Teaching Assistant for the Photographic Experience for Non-Majors, York University, Toronto, ON  2022 Teaching Assistant for Critical Issues in Contemporary Art, York University, Toronto, ON  2022 Sessional Instructor for Screenprinting, OCAD University, Toronto, ON  2022 Sessional Instructor for Lithography, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2021-2022 Studio Instructor-Etching, Open Studio, Toronto, ON  2021 Print Workshop Facilitator, The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, Toronto, ON  2021 Print Workshop Facilitator, Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto, ON  2021-2022   Sessional Instructor for Drawing Processes, OCAD University, Toronto, ON    2019-2020   Teaching Assistant for Urban Impressions: Printmaking, OCAD University, Toronto ON 2019 Printmaking Workshop Host, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff AB

Affiliations/ Volunteer

2015-2020  Member & Volunteer: Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists & SNAP Calendar Collective 2016-17        Volunteer: Art Gallery of Alberta, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: PowerShift Alberta, Art Collaborator 2016-17        Volunteer: Art Gallery of Alberta, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: PowerShift Alberta, Art Collaborator 2013-15        Member: Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)& the National Aboriginal Caucus - Nova Scotia Indigenous Representative: CFS and National Indigenous Caucus - Volunteer & Organizer: Solidarity Halifax - Member & Co-Chair: NSCAD University Indigenous Collective 2014         Volunteer: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Exhibition Guide - Volunteer: Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group 2013  Founder: NSCAD Indigenous Collective 2012        Executive: Red Deer College Visual Art Society, Secretary

Citations/ Publications

2020           Story of Indigenous Spirit Printmaking and the Living Rock Spirit: Yǝdıı ́ ́Kwǝ. . MFA Thesis OCAD University, Toronto ON. . http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/3006/1/Laura_Grier_2020_MFA_IAMD_THESIS.pdf

2019            The Power of Indigenous Print and the Power of Indigenous Refusal. Published August 2019. . SNAPline publication: Resistance article, Edmonton AB. . https://snapartists.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/08/SNAPLine_2019- 2_Resistance.pdf

2019           Banff Centre Alumni Laura Grier Uses Printmaking as a Tool to Reclaim. Published June 2019. . by Afton Brazzoni. Buffalo Mountain Drum, Banff AB

2018           Printmaker Laura Grier’s Exhibition ‘People Walk Backwards’ Makes the Personal Political. . Published 10/17/2018 by Chelsea Novak. Vueweekly, Edmonton AB

2017             These Pills Don’t Come In My Skin Tone, Published 08/31/2017. Curated and co-edited . by Bassam Feather and Anchor, Toronto ON

2017             Canadian artists dive into cultural backgrounds with exhibits at SNAP Gallery. Published 04/26/2017 . by Mitch Goldenberg. Edmonton Examiner, Edmonton AB

2016             Land and Water Issue 3, Rainbow Trout. Uncredited Donation, Published 05/13/2016, . Red Rising Magazine, Winnipeg MB

2015            The 2015 NSCAD University Graduation Exhibition Catalogue, May 2015. by Ksenia Azanova, Halifax NS

2017             Geleiwatl Street? Not so fast...Recognizing Mi’kmaq Cultural Contributions in street name changes . In DIY affair, Published 04/14/2014 by Miles Howe, Halifax Media-Coop. Uncredited, Halifax NS

2014             AUG 10 is Prison Justice Day, self-published Zine with Elder Billy Lewis. Published 08/10/14. . Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax NS