Monica McGarry

 

Education

 

2012     Bachelor of Education. Concentration in Visual Art and Drama (UBC)

2011      Bachelor of Fine Arts. Concentration in Visual Art and Art Education (UVIC)

2004    Bachelor of Fine Arts. Major in Theatre, Minor in English (UVIC)

 

Professional Experience

 

2022 - Present    Teacher - Kleos Open Learning

2019 - Present     Teacher - Burnaby Schools

2013 - 2019          Teacher - Kamloops School District 

2012 - 2013          Public/School Programs Educator - Vancouver Art Gallery

2012 - 2013          Teacher on Call – Crofton House School, Vancouver, B.C.

2012                        Practicum Teacher - Sir Charles Tupper Secondary, Vancouver, B.C.

2008 - 2011          Studio Art Teacher - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

 

Workshops/Residencies (current focus)

 

2025    Art Therapy Lab International Residency, Kuldiga, Latvia

2024    Casa Na Ilha Artist Residency, Ilhabela, Brazil 

2024    FOTOFILMIC Kensuke Koike Workshop, Bowen Island, Canada

 

Solo Exhibitions/Projects

 

2022   Covid/studio time

2021    Covid/studio time

2020   Grades K-7 collaborative public banner design, Queen Alexandra Elementary, Vancouver, B.C.

2018    Former / Present / Future Site, Kamloops Museum and Archives, Kamloops, B.C. 

2016    Drive-thru, Luminocity Festival, Kamloops, B.C.

2016    Not quite sure about the glitter though, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.

2015    Dolphin Tube, Barnacle Records, Kamloops, B.C.

2013    Multiple Choice(s), Boulevard Roasting Co.

 

Group Exhibitions/Projects

 

2026    Second Lives, Culto Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.

2026    Second Lives, ONO, Bern, Switzerland.

2026    Cut It Out, Artopia, Vancouver, B.C.

2019     Utopia is Full of Goofs, Alternative Creations Studio, Vancouver, B.C.

2019     Eastside Culture Crawl, The Old Foundry Building, Vancouver, B.C.

2018     Co-creator of RE:public Gallery/Studios, Kamloops, B.C.

2018     The Poetics of Space, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops B.C.

2016     An Interrogation of Ignorance and Folly, Salmon Arm Arts Centre, Salmon Arm, B.C.

2016     TRU BFA Silent Art Auction, TRU Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.

2016     Live Stream: Optical Rendering, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.

2015     Hops & Hounds, Red Collar Brewery, Kamloops, B.C.

2015     Phantasmagoria, TRU Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.

2014     Arnica Member’s Show and Sale, Arnica Artist Run Centre, Kamloops, B.C.

2014     Kamloops Art Gallery Annual Auction, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, B.C.

2012      Eastside Culture Crawl, The Old Foundry Building, Vancouver, B.C.

2012      Drop It Like It’s Art, The Fall Tattooing and Artists Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

2012      RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers, Deluge Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

2011       The Picnic, Rifflandia Festival, Victoria, B.C.

2011       RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers, Deluge Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

2010      Flotsam and Jetsam, Upstairs Gallery, UVIC, Victoria, B.C.

2010      RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers, Deluge Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

2009     Sa Koselig, Discovery Coffee, Victoria, B.C.

2009     Site UnScene, Slide Room Gallery, Victoria, B.C.