Exhibitions
ANDREW HARDING - CURRICULUM VITAE
Andrew Harding is an artist based out of Calgary Alberta who works independently and with the National accessArts Centre (NaAC). The NaAC is Canada’s oldest and largest disability arts centre and was formed in 2021 out of the Indefinite Arts Centre (IAC).
GRANTS
- 2023 Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Grant ‐ 50th Anniversary Micro‐Grant AFA‐VIPG‐22‐107530 ‐ Provincial Limits ‐ Micro Grant
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2016 Guide Dogs, IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Offices of Chandos Construction, Calgary AB (invitational)
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2019 Drawing Power presented by British Council Canada, Centro Cultural Constitución, Zappopoan, JAL, Mexico (invitational)
- 2015 10th Annual International Competition for Artists with Disabilities presented by the Phoenix Sister Cities Disability Awareness Committee at Warehouse 1005 Studio & Gallery, Phoenix AZ, United States (juried)
- 2011 Drawing Connections – International Non-juried Postcard Project displayed at the Siena Art Institute, Siena Italy (invitational)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Sight Unseen Exhibition, Zyp Art Studio, Calmar, Alberta
2021 Dolan, Art Stand, Seoul, Korea (invitational)
2021 Launchpad 4.0, Festival Hall, Calgary, Canada (invitational)
2018 Pushing Boundaries, curated exhibition of work created out of the IAC and Leighton Art Centre Residency, Leighton Art Centre, Millarville, Canada.
2017 We Are Citizens; IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Offices of Calgary-Acadia MLA Brandy Payne, Calgary AB (invitational)
2016 Creative Growth, SPARK Disability Art Festival Satellite Show, Little Gallery & Gallery 621, Department of Art, University of Calgary, Calgary AB (invitational)
2016 Out of the Box: Studio Residencies from 2010-2015, IAC curated Exhibition at the Calgary Public Library, Fish Creek Branch, Calgary AB (invitational)
2016 We are Citizens Exhibition curated by the Cool Arts Society, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, Canada (invitational)
2015 Imaginational, SPARK Disability Art Festival, Indefinite Arts Optimist Gallery, Calgary AB (juried)
2015 Creative Arts and Crafts Competition, Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, Calgary AB (invitational)
2015 Pillows Galore, IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Offices of Champions Career Centre, Calgary AB (invitational)
2014 Impressions, IAC curated Exhibition at the Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks AB (juried)
2014 Modern Painting on Plexi Glass, IAC curated Exhibition at the “Umbrella” National Disability Ministries Equipping Conference, Centre Street Church, Calgary AB (invitational)
2014 Venetian Plaster, IAC curated Visual Art Display at Second Cup Killarney, Calgary AB (invitational)
2013 Impressions, IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Offices of CUPS Health & Education Centres, Calgary AB (invitational)
2013 Impressions, IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Offices of Champions Career Centre, Calgary AB (invitational)
2013 IGNITE! 2013 Festival – Venetian Plaster Installation at the Pumphouse Theatre in celebration of Calgary’s emerging arts community, Calgary AB (juried)
2013 Painting with Plaster, IAC curated Visual Art Display at the Calgary Public Library, Fish Creek Branch, Calgary AB (invitational)
INDEFINITE ARTS IN-HOUSE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
- 2016 Summer Series, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work, produced during studio workshops with ACAD students Asma Ismail, Jan Appel and ACAD graduate Curtis Reynolds, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2016 Plaster Art, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during a studio residency with professional artist Jaye Benoit, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2016 Art History, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during studio residency with professional artist Debbie.lee Miszaniec, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2015 JC: A Year in Review, Exhibition of IAC submissions for the annual In-House Jane Cameron competition, Indefinite Arts Optimist Gallery, Calgary AB
- 2015 POTSitively Wonderful, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during a studio residency with professional artist Andrew Tarrant, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2015 Stampede Arts & Crafts, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions submissions to the Calgary Stampede’s Western Showcase, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2014 JC: A Year in Review, Exhibition of IAC submissions for the annual In-House Jane Cameron competition, Indefinite Arts Optimist Gallery, Calgary AB
- 2014 Modern Painting on Plexi Glass, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during an abstract painting residency with professional artist Aurélia Bizouard, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2013 Plaster Paintings, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during a fall residency with professional artist Adele Woolsey, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2012 In-House Friendship Show, Exhibitions of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work on the theme of Friendship, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2012 Fibre Forms II, Exhibition of IAC and Artistic Expressions member artists’ work produced during a fibre residency with professional artist Ann Haessel, Indefinite Arts Art Box, Calgary AB
- 2011 JC: A Year in Review, Exhibition of IAC submissions for the annual In-House Jane Cameron competition, Indefinite Arts Gallery, Calgary AB
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art in the Dark, workshop leader
Various locations with the National accessArts Centre
2019–current
- Lead workshop for groups of 10 to 20 participants
- Developed, planned and evaluated the Art in the Dark workshop to shared experiences as a non- sighted artist
- Delivered the workshop to youth, practicing artists, and members of the public
- Partnered with organizations like Contemporary Calgary, Brownies, Cenovus and The British Art Council in Zapopan, Mexico