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JOSHUA BARNDT
47 Wright Ave
Toronto Ont. M6R 1K9
416.857.9642
joshuabarndt@gmail.com
Education/ Training
2008 BFA Competed - Concordia University- Interdisciplinary Fine Arts
2003 High School Diploma: Etobicoke School of the Arts 2003
Public Installations
2009 - Arc Inc – Place Ville Marie (Art Souterrain/Nuit Blance Montreal)
2009 - Legacy in the Grass – World Trade Center of Montreal (Art Souterrain/Nuit Blance Montreal)
2009 - Free FAll – World Trade Center of Montreal (Art Souterrain/Nuit Blance Montreal)
Solo Gallery Exhibitions
2009 – Leaps Of Faith – SAS Gallery – Novemeber 4th –December 5th (Montreal)
2008 – Death of an Elephant – Whippersnapper Gallery, (Nuit Blanche) – October 4th- 12th. (Toronto)
2008 – Raft – KopShop Gallery, January 15 – February 15 (Montreal)
2006- Lamentations - Whippersnapper Gallery, August 4th- 12th, (Toronto)
Group Gallery Exhibitions/Screenings
2009 – No Holds Barred – 52 McCaul – Manifesto Festival 2009 (Toronto)
2008 – Giraf3 Animation Festival - Quickdraw Animation Society – November 2nd - Calgary
2008 – Art Ball – Gallerie C-Blu (Montreal)
2007- Broke Bastard Mounting – WhipperSnapper Gallery – Juried - (Toronto)
2007- Lost Horizon/ Horizon Perdu – Quartier Libre – March 12th-18th - Juried - (Montreal)
2006- Collapse - VAV Gallery- October 17th-28th, - juried - (Montreal)
2006- Art Scapes Young Artist Showcase- Gladstone Hotel- (Queen West Art Crawl) – Juried - (Toronto)
Curatorial Experience
2009 WhipperSnapper Emergence Exhibition Series –WhipperNnapper Gallery Exhibit 1 – December 4-22 (Toronto)
2009 No Holds Barred – 52 McCaul – Manifesto Festival 2009 (Toronto)
2009 Grounded – WhipperSnapper Gallery – May 1-7 (Toronto)
2007 Friendly Fire – Art Mur –Feb 28th – March 17th (Montreal)
2006 Collapse – VAV Gallery - October 17-28th (Montreal)
2006 Whippersnapper Gallery Re-Opening Group Exhibition – Whippersnapper Gallery (Toronto)
Work Experience
July 2009 - Present
Producer – Late Night in the Bedroom (Toronto Based Art and Culture Talkshow)
• Coordinate production team in creation of Live talk show + online LNB episodes
• Manage organization of live talk show. This includes booking artistic, cultural, and musical guests, venues, organizing equipment logistics, managing publicity and outreach + much more.
• Coordinating marketing, fundraising and distribution of the LNB.
2008 - Present
Whippersnapper Gallery Co-director
• Coordinate exhibition space rentals
• Co-Curate WhipperSnapper funded exhibits
• Gallery maintenance + tech
• Administrate youth mentoring workshops
• Oversee the gallery during exhibits + special events
• Write grants + liaison with funders
August –December 2009
Professional Community Mural Artist – Parkdale Business Improvement Association
• Lead community research + engagement activities to develop content for mural
• Attend local community workshops to foster community collaboration and contribution to the mural.
• Design and paint mural
June- July 2009
Community Arts Facilitator – Oakwood Public Library W/ Art Starts
• Program and Facilitate art lessons with children aged 6-14
• Create lesson plans for arts activities
• Direct children in the conception and creation small flags installed in the Oakwood community
June – August 2009
Artist Mentor - Art Starts Graffiti Transformation Project
• Facilitate art classes twice a week with youth aged 6-13
• Expose youth to key artistic techniques and skills
• Maintain a safe and respectful environment
2008 - Present
Whippersnapper Gallery Co-director
• Coordinate exhibition space rentals
• Co-Curate WhipperSnapper funded exhibits
• Gallery maintenance + tech
• Administrate youth mentoring workshops
• Oversee the gallery during exhibits + special events
• Write grants + liaison with funders
February 2009- June 2009
Youth Week Coordinator (Youth Action Network)
• Plan and implement Youth Week 2009
• extensive outreach to youth groups across Canada, maintenance of the Youth Week website,
• Produce Youth Week newsletter
• Coordinate the Toronto Youth Week Steering Committee
• Develop a database of youth organizations across Canada
• Help administrate Youth Action Network projects and co- projects including Youth Action Forum, Resource Action Centre, Ruckus! Anti-Racism Conference, Creative Activism Workshops
• Recruit new volunteers for projects, and organize training and learning opportunities for youth.
• Update the YAN and Youth Week website on a weekly basis
June 2007- June 2008
Art Matters Festival Co-Producer/ Artistic Director
• Administrate the organization of Concordia Universities Art Matters Festival , Canada’s largest Student Arts Festival.
• Hire and work collaboratively with a large executive team
• Book party venues, galleries and theatres
• Organize Festival Info Party, Opening Party, and Closing Party. This included contacting and booking bands, administrating equipment rentals, hiring tech crews, directing stage design, coordinating volunteers and much more.
• Hire curators and assist them in the organization of exhibitions, theatre shows, and special events
• Work closely with publicist to develop press packs, organize press events, and publicize the Festival to the press.
• Work Closely with designer to develop festival aesthetic, and all general publicity including posters, handbills, festival programs, banners, and more.
• Manage a large budget, and fundraise additional money for the Festival
• Spoke publicly at events on behalf of the Art Matters Festival
June 2007- 2008
Artist Assistant to Francois Morelli
• Assisted professional Artist in preparing and installing exhibitions at the Hamilton Art Gallery in October of 2007, and Joyce Yahuda Gallery in September of 2008.
• Assisted in the documentation of his work at the Hamilton Art Gallery and at the Dawson Collage Art Gallery.
• Assisted in renovating and reorganizing his studio, and archiving his artworks.
• Assisted in his studio in the development of new work
2007-2008
Studio Arts Assistant (Concordia University Department of Studio Arts Assistant)
• Worked under the supervision of the Chair of Fine Arts to manage the relocation of departmental offices.
• Undertook minor renovations, repairs, as well as the painting of departmental offices and meeting rooms.
June 2006
Humanitas Project (City of Toronto)- Contracted Artist
• Painted mural live at Brass In The Grass (Music Festival held in the Lakeshore Area)
June to September 2005 +2006
Graffiti Transformation Project (City of Toronto), LAMP Community Health Center
Project Coordinator (Full-time)
• Coordinated a group of 5 student artists in the development and production of a mural.
• Organized special events, community meetings and mural openings.
• Took responsibility for project funding, budgeting, and paperwork.
• Demonstrated an ability to play a strong leadership role in the workplace.
June to September 2002 Graffiti Transformation Project (City of Toronto) -Student Artist Leader/Community Liaison – Full-time
• Acted as liaison between the Mural Project and the community. Organized special events, community meetings and mural openings.
• Encouraged other members of the mural group to take initiative in talking to community members, as well as in the painting of murals.
• Demonstrated my ability to work with others, and play a leadership role.
June to September 2001 Graffiti Transformation Project-Student Artist Leader/Community Liaison – Full-time
• Promoted to student leader and community liaison with responsibilities including:
• Acted as liaison between the Mural Project and the community.
• Organized special events, community meetings and mural openings.
• Spoke publicly on behalf of the Mural Group
Awards, Scholarships
2008 FASA Special Projects Funding - RAFT
2007 FASA Special Projects Funding – Elephant on the Curb
2006 FASA Special Projects Funding (Concordia University) - Legacy in the Grass
2006 FASA Special Projects Funding (Concordia University) - Lamentations
2003 Arts award, Etobicoke School of the Arts 1999-03 Honor roll student
Artist Talks/ Workshops
2009 “The History of Community Mural Making” – Toronto Mural Seminar
2008 “Navigating Concordia” – Concordia University Communiversity Workshop Series
2007 Community Mural Making – Concordia Summer Institute (all day workshop)
July 2006 Community Mural Making (workshop)
LAMP Community Health Center (Toronto)
Febuary 2006 Community Mural Making (workshop)
Etobicoke School of the Arts, Grades 11, 12 (Toronto)
July 2005 History of Mural Painting (workshop)
LAMP Community Health Center (Toronto)
Volunteer/Advocacy Work
2009- Administrative assistant Whippersnapper Gallery
2007-08 Organizer Communiversity Speaker Series
2007-08 Club President Concordia Music and Poetry Appreciation Club
2007-08 Club President Concordia Alternative Exhibition and Salon Club
2007 Exhibition Organizer VA Showcase 2007 – April 13th ( Montreal)
2006 Special Events Organizer Whippersnapper Gallery (April-September)
2006 Exhibition Organizer Concordia University 4th Floor Exhibition
2005-06 Filmmaker and producer: Generations: (Video Documentary about Student Artist of the Lakeshore Area.)
2004 Design and layout: City Slicker (Student publication at City Secondary School in Toronto)
2003 Design and layout: Act Up (Toronto High School Student Social Justice Publication)
2002-04 Conference organizer: HUNGRY4CHANGE Student Activism Conference 2002-03 Active member: Students Against Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI) 2002-03 School arts rep: Student Council, Etobicoke School of the Arts 2002-03 Founding member: Act_Up (Social Justice Collective of Etobicoke School of the Arts)
2001-03 Founding member: Stir It Up (Toronto High School Student Activist Network) 2000-03 Volunteer painter: Multiple Graffiti Murals