Curriculum Vitae
Education
2022 ASL – Level 101, Michelle Mary Schaefer - Queer ASL, Vancouver, BC, Canada, attended online.
2022 BFA with honours in Studio Art – Digital and Integrated Practice, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, SK.
2022 Crip Lit for Spoonies II, group reading and writing workshop, Ashna Ali – Liminal Labs, Brooklyn,
NY, USA, attended online.
2019 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, (Regional and Urban Planning courses).
Grants & Awards
2022 SK Arts Microgrant, $1000.
2022 Mina Forsyth Collection Prize, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, semi-permanent
installation, and a $500 cash prize.
2021 Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
2021 Canada Student Grant for Full-time Students

2021 Saskatchewan Student Grant for Full-time Students
2021 Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship for Full-time students
Exhibitions/ Screenings
2023 Community, Connections, and ______., The Gallery/ Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK, curated by The Community Project, (group exhibition).
2022 One Take Super 8, Roxy Theatre, Saskatoon, SK.
2022 Nuit Blanche Eve, The Avenue Room, Saskatoon, SK, (group screening).
2022 Artist @ Work, analog TV installation, Saskatoon Fringe Festival, W.E. Graham Park, Saskatoon, SK.
2022 Reuniting Through Video and Voice: a video art exhibition, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Dept. of Art
and Art History, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, (group class exhibition).
2022 Growth will not be restricted, Nuit Blanche Eve, augmented reality animation, the Bowl at the
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
2022 a body for my body: BFA Honors Exhibition, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Dept. of Art and Art History,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
2022 The Shoestring Gallery: The First 10 Years, Digital Project, AKA Artist-run Centre, Saskatoon, SK.
2021 Guernica Remastered, Adad Hannah, Nicole Hayashi, et al., Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK, (group
exhibition).
2021 One Take Super 8, Roxy Theatre, Saskatoon, SK.
2021 Growth will not be restricted, Nuit Blanche Saskatoon, Mayfair Library, Saskatoon, SK.
2021 Avenues: Video Art from Far Apart, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Dept. of Art and Art History,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, (group class exhibition).
2021 Variants, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Dept. of Art and Art History, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, SK, (group class exhibition).
Publications as Author
2023 invisibly ill zine, no. 1, Saskatoon, SK. December 2022.
Bibliography
2023 Akimbo, “Gabby Da Silva on Invisible Illness,” The Cripsters: Akimblog, April 28, 2023. Digital
publication, last accessed May 1, 2023. https://akimbo.ca/akimblog/gabby-dasilva-on-invisible-ill
2023 Bitter Pill Press, "Healthy Table," Apple a Day, no. 1 (January 2023): 38-39.
2022 Tash King, "Fatigue," Bed zine, no. 3 (October 2022): 36.
2022 Boklaschuk, Shannon. “USask Graduate explores invisible illness through artwork,” College of
Arts and Science News. University of Saskatchewan, June 6, 2022. Digital publication, last accessed July 20, 2022. https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/7637/USask_graduate_explores_invisi
2021 Putnam, Chris. “USask student artists revisit Picasso for Remai Modern exhibition,” College of
Arts and Science News. University of Saskatchewan, October 20, 2021. Digital publication, last accessed July 20, 2022. https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/6911/USask_student_artists
Collections
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, The University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Residencies & Presentations
2022 Anxious Documents of Great Precision, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Dept. of Art and Art History,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, October 14 – 22nd, weeklong studio intensive workshop and group exhibition.
2022 Future Collective, DJ Olive, et al., PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, SK, October 17 – 22nd, weeklong
installation and audio-visual camp as part of the Sounds Like Audio Festival, (group installation).
2022 Open Studio residency, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, June 20 – 25th, created a bed
installation out of found materials, including an old mattress and empty recycled pill bottles.
2021 Artist @ Work, artist presentation, Saskatoon Fringe Festival, Saskatoon, SK, July 30 and August 4. ​
Work/ Community Services
2023 Studio Assistant, Laura St. Pierre, Saskatoon, SK, supported through the SK Arts
Accessibility Fund, since February 2023.
2022 Exhibitions Coordinator, Snelgrove and Kenderdine Gallery, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, SK, employed since August 2022.
2022 Special Projects/ Archives, AKA Artist-run Centre, Saskatoon, SK, employed through Young
Canada Works, between December 2022 - March 2023.
2022 Collective Member, AKA Artist-run Centre, Saskatoon, SK, since March 2022.
2021 Communications/ Curatorial Assistant, AKA Artist-run Centre, Saskatoon, SK, employed while a
student, between May 2021 – March 2022.
2019 Volunteer, Transitional Care Unit, Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, hosted a coffee hour for
elderly and recovering patients, March 2019 – March 2020.
Member of the following organizations:
AKA Artist-run Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Joined 2021.
Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK, Joined 2022.
Arts Access Ability Network, Winnipeg, MB, Joined 2022.
CFCR Community Radio, Saskatoon, SK, Joined 2021.
Creative Users Projects, remote in Canada, Joined 2022.
Liminal Labs, Brooklyn, NY, Joined 2022.
PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, SK, Joined 2021.
Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK, Joined 2022.
The Operating System, Brooklyn, NY, Joined 2022.