Curriculum Vitae
Vanessa Uschy, B.A., OCADA, M.A.
PERSONAL DATA
Address: 312 Ramsay Concession 12, Almonte, Ontario, K0A 1A0
Phone: (613) 558-4661
E–Mail: ness@vanessauschy.ca
Webs: https://vanessauschy.ca
Instagram: @twinfeathersstuio Citizenship: Canadian
EDUCATION
2000-2008 Carleton University (Ottawa)
M.A. in Art History (part-time studies)
1995-1999 Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto)
Diploma Program, drawing and painting major
1997-1998 Off-campus year abroad program, Florence, Italy
1989-1993 McGill University (Montreal)
B.A. in Anthropology
AWARDS
Mrs. W. O. Forsyth Award (Awarded to fourth year women painters)
Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto)
2016-2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Canterbury High School, Ottawa:
In preparation for the I, Canada Exhibition at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte Ontario in 2017
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, TALKS, JURYING
2024 “Text/iles”, Artist Talk, Almonte Writers Guild, Mississippi Mills Public Library
2024 West Carleton Art Society, Juror
2019 “It Takes A Village To Build A Canoe”, Peterborough Canoe Museum, mixed media textile canoe
2017 Jabbany Hair Salon, 1067 Bank Street, Ottawa
2017 The Mississippi Textile Museum, The I, Canada Project, Almonte, Ontario
2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2007 Loft Artist Studio Open House
2016 The Annex Gallery, Interwoven, City Hall, Ottawa
2014 – 2015 Ottawa Mixed Media Artists (OMMA) Small Wonders South III, French Café, Manotick
2014 – 2015 Art and Parcel holiday show, ART Rental and Sales, Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG)
2014 – 2015 Visual Assembly, OAG Annex Gallery
2014 Ottawa Art Gallery Sales and Rentals, Ottawa
2014 OMMA, Proverbs, Centrepointe Theatre Gallery, Ottawa
TEACHING
I have been teaching art since 2003 in a variety of venues in Ottawa. I specialize in coaching students in elementary school and high school who are preparing visual art portfolios for future education, jobs and exhibitions. I also offer creating coaching services to all ages, for those interested in delving deeper into their artistic practice.
To learn more about my teaching please visit my website at https://vanessauschy.ca/teaching And https://vanessaU.ca
COURSES I HAVE CREATED AND TAUGHT
Portfolio Coaching/Creative Coaching
Creative Expressions in Textiles (Algonquin College Continuing Education Department, Creative Art Certification, Art Instructor)
Mixed Media Explorations
Creative Drawing
Create! Learning to Access Your Creative Core:
The Art of Colour
Exploring Abstract Art Part I: Compositional play
Exploring Abstract Art Part II: Abstract Expressionism, Geometric Abstraction, Colourfield Painting
Working in a Series Parts I & II
Contemporary Canadian Painting (studio/seminar)
Introduction to Acrylics and Oils
TEACHING VENUES (in Ottawa)
My house (2013-2024)
Algonquin College (2014, 2019)
Ottawa School of Art (2003-2013, 2024)
Old Ottawa South Community Centre (2012-2013)
Greenboro Community Centre (2012-2013)
Soloway Jewish Community Centre (2003-2008)
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
2024 General Fine Craft, Almonte Ontario, Shop Assistant