Curriculum Vitae
Alison Service
e-mail:alieservice@yahoo.ca
Phone: (780) 906-8500
Website: www.artofalie.com
Twitter: ServiceAlison
Education
University of Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction 2007
University of Alberta, Study Abroad Program, Painting In Italy, 2006
Exhibitions
"Found Flock", University of Alberta Museums Enterprise Square Galleries (solo show), Edmonton AB, June 11-AUgust 1 2015
"Found Flock", The Works International Art and Design Festival, Edmonton AB, Sight:9, June 19th - July 1st
"Winter Birds of Found Flock", Winter Cities Shake-Up,Shaw Conference Center (solo show), Edmonton AB, January 2015
"Mark The Valley", CARFAC Traveling exhibition (group show), Juried, Calgary and Edmonton AB, Sept- Dec 2014
"RAW", Starlight Room (group show) , Edmonton AB May 2014
"Found Flock", Green City Windows Project, Etzio (group show), Juried , Edmonton AB, March 2014
"Memories in Light", Naess Gallery (Solo Show), Edmonton AB, February 2014
"What is Art", Art Gallery of Alberta-Education Gallery (group Show), Edmonton AB 2013
"Art From the Unknown", Edmonton Cosmopolitan Music Society (group show), Edmonton AB 2012
"Alive With Culture", Mac Island Gallery(solo show), Fort Murray AB, June 2012
"Kara Loop and Friends", Unit B Studios(group show), Edmonton AB 2011
"Creativity", Art Gallery of Alberta Education Gallery (group show), Edmonton AB 2011
"The Taste of Elsewhere", Sofra (group show), Edmonton AB, June 2008
"Amalgam", FAB Gallery(group show) ( (BFA), Edmonton AB 2007
"Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana Authors’ Follow-up Workshop", TELUS Centre (solo show), (fundraiser) Edmonton AB, Nov 2007
Painting in Italy, FAB Gallery (study Abroad exhibition), Edmonton AB June 2006
Public Commissions
Wood Buffalo Alive with Culture, Fort McMurray AB, Mural Project, Lead Artist and Guest Speaker, 2012
Father Leo Green School, Edmonton AB, Mural Artist 2010
Vico Eqense Italy, Hotel Orient, Mural Artist 2006
Publications
"Ten Things to do", Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes and public art: Ten things to do in Edmonton this week, Edmonton Journal, July 30 2015
Courtney Theriault, City TV, "Dinner TV", (interview), July 18 2015
Where Magazine, The Where Bulletin, “Edmonton’s Travel Planner, Where Insider, Hot Art”, July 2015
Melenka, Dez, CTV News "On Your Street" (1.59 min interview) January 2015
Kent, Gordon, Edmonton Journal, "Bird Sculptures from Unwanted material take flight" (image and interview, front page), January 2015
Vaage, Lesley, "Winter Cities program, 4. Found Flock" January 2015
Lamb, Adrinne, CBC tv, "Our Edmonton" (3.16 min interview), January 2015
Johnson, Doug, Edmonton Examiner, "Local Artist Birds for Trash", (article and image), November 19 2014
Horton, Kristen, "Twenty:20 Art Walk," YEG Living Dancing,( article and image), July 13 2014
Dubois, Stephanine, "Old Strathcona Shops to show art form Green Windows City Project" Metro, (artical), April 4 2014
Lucas, John, The Gazette, (image and mention), July 12 2013
Richardson, "Skilled Citizens" Amanda, Fort McMurray Today, Front Page, June 4 2012
Fung, Amy, "New Works" Vue Weekly, (image and review) June 18 2008
Amalgam, Exhibition Catalogue, (BFA) 2007
"Phase III Rehabilitation Children and War: Impact, Protection, and, Rehabilitation", (image and mention),
published hard copy and on line, http://www.ois.ualberta.ca/en/CertificateinPeacePostConflict/~/
media/ois/Documents/ChildrenandWarImpactProtectionandRehabilitionReport.pdf 2007
Public Collections
United Nations PKO and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
City of Fort MucMurry Alberta
Print Study Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB
Awards & Grants
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grant, 2014
Make Something Edmonton Project Grant, 2014
Professional Experience
Art Educator and Instructor/Lead Instructor Art Express, Art Gallery of Albertan, Edmonton AB 2007 - current
Privet Art Instructor 2010 - current
Project Director, Art Thursdays Bambi Day Care, Edmonton AB 2011-2013
Visual Arts Student Association, Treasurer, Volunteer, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB 2007
Charitable Donations
Cause for Paws 2013
Cause for Pause 2011
Phase III Rehabilitation Children and War: Impact, protection, and rehabilitation 2007