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ian@ianfunkemckay.com
EDUCATION:
- 2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2024 Duo — in the garden, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, NS
- 2023 Duo — in the garden, Eltuek Arts Centre, Sydney, NS
- 2019 Serpentine Signs, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI, Curated by Pan Wendt
- 2019 Fountain Figurines, 100% Silk Shop, Toronto, ON
- 2017 Fate’s Four Favours, Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
- 2014 SUBORDINARIES, StreetFunke, Halifax, NS
- 2014 New Work/Green BackPack/, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
- (February 10)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- 2018 Hyper > Media > Paradise, Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Invisible Bright Touch, Cork St Project Space, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Underpinnings, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Interpl/y, Creative Nova Scotia Awards, Discovery Centre, Halifax, NS
- Curated by Lindsay Ann Cory and Michael McCormack
- 2017 Pools and Pride, Hermes, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Terrestrial Vacation, Modulating Mansion, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Brooches&Banners, Modulating Mansion, Halifax, NS
- 2016/2017 Each Zone, A Mantle, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
- 2016 ERI7, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
- 2016 Sleepy Town, Old Fire Hall, Lunenburg, NS
- 2016 Showdown, Hermes, Halifax, NS
- 2015 DONTBE, Lost&Found, Halifax, NS
- 2014 [All Together Now], StreetFunke, Halifax, NS
- 2014 Chautauqua Group Show, Fowler Kellogg, Curated by Don Kimes, Chautauqua, NY
- 2014 Redux, Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
- 2013 New Artists, Nova Scotia Power/ Emera H.Q, Curated by Studio 21, Halifax, NS
- 2013 Uncommon Common Art, Kings County, NS
- 2012 PRIME, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
- 2012 Group of Eleven, Kejimkujik Landscapes, in partnership with NSCAD University and Parks Canada,
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS - 2011 Uncommon Common Art, Kings County, NS
- 2010 Monthu, Art Can Gallery, Canning, NS
PERFORMANCES:
- 2018 Death Dancer, AfterImage, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
RESIDENCIES:
- 2018 Artist in Residence, Visual + Digital Arts, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
- 2017/2018 CFAT Media Arts Scholar, Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2014 Chautauqua School of Arts, Chautauqua, NY
GRANTS/AWARDS:
- 2024 Research & Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
- 2024 Create, Arts Nova Scota
- 2021 Research & Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
- 2020 Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
- 2019 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
- 2018 Cyril and Mary Paris Endowment, The Banff Centre
- 2017 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
- 2017 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2016 Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
- 2015 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
- 2014 Chautauqua School of Arts Residency Scholarship, Chautuaqua, NY
- 2011 Harrison McCain Scholarship recipient, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
PRESENTATIONS/TALKS:
- 2021 Artist Talk, Fine Arts Dept, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
- 2018 Introductory Presentation, Project Space Installation, Open Studio, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
- 2017 Guest Speaker, Fine Arts Dept Seminar on Colour, PNTG 4102 – SEM: BLACK & WHITE & READ, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Artist Talk, Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
- 2017 Artist Talk, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
- 2016 Team Talk, Hermes, Halifax, NS, Jan 17
- 2014 Noon Hour Discussion, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, Feb 12
PUBLICATIONS/PRESS:
- Field Trip: Art Across Canada, Ian Funke-McKay: Colour Maze, a game environment. / Labyrinthe de couleur, un environnement de jeu. Online, Aug24, 2020, https://www.fieldtrip.art/field-trips/ian-funke-mckay-colour-maze
- Canadian Art, Editor’s Pick, Serpentine Signs, Agenda, Online, Jun22-Oct13, 2019, https://canadianart.ca/agenda/ian-funke-mckay-serpentine-signs/
- Tara Thorne, CFAT’s Hyper Colour, The Coast, Visual Art, Print, Feb 08, 2018 https://m.thecoast.ca/halifax/cfats- hyper-colour/Content?oid=12526780
- Canadian Art, Must-See Shows, Pools and Pride, online, July 20-26, 2017
- Culture Trip, 11 Emerging Contemporary Artists from Nova Scotia, online, 2017
- Kate Mothes, Featured Interview Jan 02, young-space, blog, http://www.young-space.com/blog/2017/1/ian-funke-mckay, 2017
- Jeremiah Ibarra, Ian, Homebodies Tour, Margarine Gallery, 10/5 – 10/19, http://www.homebodiestour.com/margarine-gallery
- Elissa Barnard, AT THE GALLERIES: Ceramics question genre, The Chronicle Herald, Jan 21, 2016
- Adria Young, Art Notes: Khyber Meeting and Show Openings, ArtAttack (blog)
http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2016/01/14/art-notes-khyber-meeting-and-show-openings - Hunter Barnden, Oliver Nicol, “Modulating Mansion” Cycles, Sept.2014:10-11
CURATORIAL AND SUPPORT:
- 2019 – 2024 Arts Programming Director, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
- 2021 Itsumani, Glenn Gear, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition & Gallery Residency)
- 2020-2021 Co-Creating a Lango Hut, Andrew Jackson Obol, NSCAD MAED Practicum,
- 2020 Alternative Narratives of knowledge transfer, Aggrey Agwata & Andrew Jackson Obol, Co-presented by MSVU Art Gallery, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and NSCAD University, two day community event
- 2020 Object Histories Residency, partnership with Eyelevel Artist Run Centre, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
- 2020 Volunteer Puppeteer, Late Night Radio: A Drive-In Puppet Show, Laura Stinson and Ian McFarlane, North Mountain, NS
- 2020 In/Visible, Charlotte Wilson Hammond, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition)
- 2020 Through the Window: Landscapes, David LeRue, Virtual Workshop, Field-trip: Art Across Canada, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Digital Release
- 2019 Curatorial Support for Arrival, Lindsay Dobbin, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition)
- 2019 Curatorial Support for Interior Migrations: International Migrant Workers on Canadian Farmland, Gu Xiong, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition)
- 2013-Present Instructor, Visual Arts. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
- 2019 Facilitator, EDGE Community Mural, Kentville, NS
- 2019 Installation Tech, a different place, CFAT, Video Difference, Halifax, NS
- 2018 Operations Assistant, Nocturne, Halifax, NS
- 2017-2018 Co-Curator, Stack Effect 9, MFA Award Exhibition, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, https://stackeffect9.tumblr.com
- 2017 Co-Curator, Invisible Bright Touch, Cork St Project Space, Halifax, NS
- 2017 Installation Support and Logistics, Anchor Projects, Nocturne Festival, Halifax, NS
- 2016 Co-Curator, Response Time, Creative Nova Scotia Awards Gala, Halifax, NS
- 2016 Installation Support and Logistics, Anchor Projects, Nocturne Festival, Halifax, NS
- 2015 Volunteer, Archaeological Fieldwork, Grand-Pré, National Historic Site
- 2006-2010 Volunteer, Youth/Adult programs, events. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS