CAITLIN WELLS BORN: Calgary, Alberta, Canada EDUCATION 2008 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking; University of Alberta 2003 Printmaking and drawing courses, Stamperia del Tintoretto; Venice, Italy 2001 Visual culture studies, University of Victoria SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2013 Speculative Landscapes, Casa dei Mori; Venice, Italy 2013 Refuge, McMullen Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2012 BIMPE VII, Federation Gallery; Vancouver, BC 2012 Oil and Water, Gallery 501; Sherwood Park, Alberta 2012 30 Love, SNAP Studio; Edmonton, Alberta 2012 Caitlin Wells: A pop-up exhibition, Burning Bones Press; Houston, Texas 2012 What’s In Store, Gallery Sonja Roesch; Houston, Texas 2012 Print Houston: SNAP 30th Anniversary Portfolio Exhibition Art League Houston, Houston, Texas 2011 Translation, Rutherford Library Atrium; Edmonton, Alberta 2011 Local Imprint, Artpoint Gallery; Calgary, Alberta 2011 Corpus II, Rutherford Library Atrium; Edmonton, Alberta 2010 Between Surfaces, Portfolio exhibiton, Green Street Printmaking and Book Arts Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA 2010 Reminiscence (2 person show, curated by Ania Sleczowska) Concordia College,   Edmonton, 2009 - 2010 2010 Under the Impression Et Al, An Exhibition of Print Portfolios by Department of Art and   Design Staff and Students, FAB Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 2010 ProspectUs, ARPRIM, Montreal, Quebec and Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, Ireland 2010 Corpus, Rutherford Library Atrium, Edmonton, Alberta 2009 ProspectUs, SNAP; Edmonton, Alberta 2009 Go Figure, Rutherford Library Atrium, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta 2009 The Heat is On, The WORKS Art and Design Festival; Edmonton, Alberta 2008 Blurring Boundaries: WAVE 2008, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2008 Edmonton Prints, SNAP/Red Strap Market; Edmonton, Alberta 2008 Agave, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2008 Waiting Room (Solo exhibition), Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2008 Re-drawing the Line, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta 2007 Visual Thinking, Art Gallery of Alberta: Brine Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 2006 Here and Now: Current Drawings, Art Gallery of Alberta: Brine Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta 2006 Juventus, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; Chicago, Illinois 2006 La Casa della Memoria, Spigolo Aperto, Venice, Italy 2005 Busan International Print Art Festival, Busan Metropolitan City Hall; Busan, Korea 2005 Synergies, Kloster Bentlage Cultural Centre; Rheine, Germany and Limited/Gallery-Edition; Munster, Germany 2005 Telling Spaces, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2005 Fast Forward, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta 2005 Working Space, The Works Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2004 How to become a mirror, SNAP Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta 2004 Ground Shift, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta 2004 From the Griffin, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta 2003 Crescente, Bentigodi Osteria; Venice, Italy SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 Banff Centre Residency: The Retreat: A position of dOCUMENTA (13), Banff Centre Visiting Artist, Burning Bones Press, Houston, Texas Curator, PROJECTIONS II: A Video Art Workshop, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present 2011 Visiting Artist, Black Church Print Studio, Dublin, Ireland Curator, PROJECTIONS: A Video Art Workshop, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present 2010 Visiting Artist, McMaster University Artist in Residence, DRAWn Together sketchbook exchange project for Edmonton Schools Artist in Residence, Stamperia del Tintoretto, Venice, Italy Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present 2009 Manager, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), April 2009 - March 2010 Participant, 1st International Printmaking Symposium in Bentlage, Germany 2008 EPI Assistant: Edmonton Print International, August through October, SNAP Interviewer, “Inside the Artist’s Studio: Professor Emeritus Walter Jule in conversation with MFA student Caitlin Wells”, A public presentation in conjunction with the U of A Centenary Anniversary Exhibition "SKIN: Walter Jule, Selected Works 1968 - 2008" 2007 Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors, from 2005 2006 Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors, from 2005 2005 Curator, “Riflessioni”, The Works Festival, Edmonton, Alberta Curator, “Working Space”, The Works Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors 2004 Curatorial Assistant, The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Alberta Board Member, SNAP 2003 Print Shop Assistant, Stamperia del Tintoretto, Venice, Italy Archaeological Illustrator, Cortona, Italy 2002 Assistant to Japanese Visiting Artist: Michiko Suzuki, University of Alberta TEACHING 2012 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 422 (Third Year Printmaking), Winter Term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta 2011 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 322 (Second Year Printmaking - silkscreen), Fall term, U of A Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Summer term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 441 (Third Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta 2010 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing, 2 sections), Fall term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 439/539 (Third and Fourth Year Drawing), Spring Term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 422 (Third Year Printmaking), Winter Term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 339 (Second Year Drawing), Winter Term, University of Alberta 2009 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta Instructor, Art 339 (First Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta Instructor: Intermediate Drawing (Art 340), Winter term, University of Alberta Art Instructor and Co-designer of “MAD Days”, Music, Art and Drama Days, Camrose, Alberta Instructor: Chine Collé on Board workshop, SNAP Instructor: Collage and Print course, SNAP 2008 Instructor: Intermediate Drawing (Art 340), Fall term, University of Alberta 2007 Instructor: Introduction to Intaglio and Intermediate Etching courses, SNAP 2006 Instructor: Art 143 (Visual Art Fundamentals), Winter term, University of Alberta  Teaching Assistant: Intermediate and Senior Printmaking (Art 425/525), Fall and Winter   Terms, University of Alberta Instructor: Introduction to Etching and Introduction to Silkscreen courses, SNAP SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2013 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant 2012 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant 2011 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant 2010 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant 2009 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant 2005 Ralph Steinhauer Award of Distinction 2005 J Gordon Kaplan Graduate Student Travel Award 2005 Graduate Student Scholarship – Alberta Advanced Education 2004 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)   Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s 2004 Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship 2004 Visual Arts Project Grant – Alberta Foundation for the Arts 2002 Natalka Horezcka Scholarship in Painting and Printmaking 2002 President’s Citation in Art Scholarship 2002 First Prize, Klimt/Schiele Drawing Competition 2002 Dean’s Citation in Arts Scholarship (1999 through 2002) 2002 Universiade ’83 Scholarship in Fine Arts (1999, 2000, 2002) 2001 Earl of St. Andrews Chapter Prize in Fine Arts 2001 Edmonton Business Council for the Visual Arts Award

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CAITLIN WELLS

BORN: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EDUCATION

2008 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking; University of Alberta

2003 Printmaking and drawing courses, Stamperia del Tintoretto; Venice, Italy

2001 Visual culture studies, University of Victoria

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2013 Speculative Landscapes, Casa dei Mori; Venice, Italy

2013 Refuge, McMullen Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2012 BIMPE VII, Federation Gallery; Vancouver, BC

2012 Oil and Water, Gallery 501; Sherwood Park, Alberta

2012 30 Love, SNAP Studio; Edmonton, Alberta

2012 Caitlin Wells: A pop-up exhibition, Burning Bones Press; Houston, Texas

2012 What’s In Store, Gallery Sonja Roesch; Houston, Texas

2012 Print Houston: SNAP 30th Anniversary Portfolio Exhibition Art League Houston, Houston, Texas

2011 Translation, Rutherford Library Atrium; Edmonton, Alberta

2011 Local Imprint, Artpoint Gallery; Calgary, Alberta

2011 Corpus II, Rutherford Library Atrium; Edmonton, Alberta

2010 Between Surfaces, Portfolio exhibiton, Green Street Printmaking and Book Arts Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA

2010 Reminiscence (2 person show, curated by Ania Sleczowska) Concordia College,
Edmonton, 2009 - 2010

2010 Under the Impression Et Al, An Exhibition of Print Portfolios by Department of Art and
Design Staff and Students, FAB Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

2010 ProspectUs, ARPRIM, Montreal, Quebec and Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, Ireland

2010 Corpus, Rutherford Library Atrium, Edmonton, Alberta

2009 ProspectUs, SNAP; Edmonton, Alberta

2009 Go Figure, Rutherford Library Atrium, University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta

2009 The Heat is On, The WORKS Art and Design Festival; Edmonton, Alberta

2008 Blurring Boundaries: WAVE 2008, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2008 Edmonton Prints, SNAP/Red Strap Market; Edmonton, Alberta

2008 Agave, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2008 Waiting Room (Solo exhibition), Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2008 Re-drawing the Line, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

2007 Visual Thinking, Art Gallery of Alberta: Brine Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

2006 Here and Now: Current Drawings, Art Gallery of Alberta: Brine Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

2006 Juventus, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; Chicago, Illinois

2006 La Casa della Memoria, Spigolo Aperto, Venice, Italy

2005 Busan International Print Art Festival, Busan Metropolitan City Hall; Busan, Korea

2005 Synergies, Kloster Bentlage Cultural Centre; Rheine, Germany and Limited/Gallery-Edition; Munster, Germany

2005 Telling Spaces, Fine Arts Building Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2005 Fast Forward, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta

2005 Working Space, The Works Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2004 How to become a mirror, SNAP Gallery; Edmonton, Alberta

2004 Ground Shift, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta

2004 From the Griffin, Fine Arts Building; Edmonton, Alberta

2003 Crescente, Bentigodi Osteria; Venice, Italy

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 Banff Centre Residency: The Retreat: A position of dOCUMENTA (13), Banff Centre

Visiting Artist, Burning Bones Press, Houston, Texas

Curator, PROJECTIONS II: A Video Art Workshop, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta

Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present

2011 Visiting Artist, Black Church Print Studio, Dublin, Ireland

Curator, PROJECTIONS: A Video Art Workshop, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta

Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present

2010 Visiting Artist, McMaster University

Artist in Residence, DRAWn Together sketchbook exchange project for Edmonton Schools

Artist in Residence, Stamperia del Tintoretto, Venice, Italy

Secretary, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), March 2010 – present

2009 Manager, Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP), April 2009 - March 2010

Participant, 1st International Printmaking Symposium in Bentlage, Germany

2008 EPI Assistant: Edmonton Print International, August through October, SNAP
Interviewer, “Inside the Artist’s Studio: Professor Emeritus Walter Jule in conversation with MFA student Caitlin Wells”, A public presentation in conjunction with the U of A Centenary Anniversary Exhibition "SKIN: Walter Jule, Selected Works 1968 - 2008"

2007 Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors, from 2005

2006 Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors, from 2005

2005 Curator, “Riflessioni”, The Works Festival, Edmonton, Alberta

Curator, “Working Space”, The Works Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

Education Director, SNAP Board of Directors

2004 Curatorial Assistant, The Works Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Alberta

Board Member, SNAP

2003 Print Shop Assistant, Stamperia del Tintoretto, Venice, Italy

Archaeological Illustrator, Cortona, Italy

2002 Assistant to Japanese Visiting Artist: Michiko Suzuki, University of Alberta

TEACHING

2012 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 422 (Third Year Printmaking), Winter Term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta

2011 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 322 (Second Year Printmaking - silkscreen), Fall term, U of A

Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Summer term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 441 (Third Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 340 (Second Year Drawing), Winter term, University of Alberta

2010 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing, 2 sections), Fall term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 439/539 (Third and Fourth Year Drawing), Spring Term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 422 (Third Year Printmaking), Winter Term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 339 (Second Year Drawing), Winter Term, University of Alberta

2009 Instructor, Art 440 (Third Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta

Instructor, Art 339 (First Year Drawing), Fall term, University of Alberta

Instructor: Intermediate Drawing (Art 340), Winter term, University of Alberta

Art Instructor and Co-designer of “MAD Days”, Music, Art and Drama Days, Camrose, Alberta

Instructor: Chine Collé on Board workshop, SNAP

Instructor: Collage and Print course, SNAP

2008 Instructor: Intermediate Drawing (Art 340), Fall term, University of Alberta

2007 Instructor: Introduction to Intaglio and Intermediate Etching courses, SNAP

2006 Instructor: Art 143 (Visual Art Fundamentals), Winter term, University of Alberta
Teaching Assistant: Intermediate and Senior Printmaking (Art 425/525), Fall and Winter
Terms, University of Alberta

Instructor: Introduction to Etching and Introduction to Silkscreen courses, SNAP

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2013 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant

2012 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant

2011 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant

2010 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant

2009 Edmonton Arts Council Travel Grant

2005 Ralph Steinhauer Award of Distinction

2005 J Gordon Kaplan Graduate Student Travel Award

2005 Graduate Student Scholarship – Alberta Advanced Education

2004 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s

2004 Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship

2004 Visual Arts Project Grant – Alberta Foundation for the Arts

2002 Natalka Horezcka Scholarship in Painting and Printmaking

2002 President’s Citation in Art Scholarship

2002 First Prize, Klimt/Schiele Drawing Competition

2002 Dean’s Citation in Arts Scholarship (1999 through 2002)

2002 Universiade ’83 Scholarship in Fine Arts (1999, 2000, 2002)

2001 Earl of St. Andrews Chapter Prize in Fine Arts

2001 Edmonton Business Council for the Visual Arts Award