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SARAH SMALIK (MALIK)
b. 1983, New Brunswick, Canada
EDUCATION .
2017 MFA New Genres - University of California Los Angeles
2010 BFA Sculpture (distinction) - Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 New York Studio Residency Program - Brooklyn, New York
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS .
2022 Gather by Fire (Group show) curator: Caitlind r.c. Brown, The Hibernation Project (Calgary AB)
2022 The Hibernation Station (Group screening) curator: Caitlind r.c. Brown, The Hibernation Project (Calgary AB)
2021 Art in Odd Places (Group show) Installation hosted by Shasha Dothan (New York NY)
2018 Wreck City Residency Exhibition (Group show) “Radio City” (Calgary AB)
2017 MFA #4 Thesis Exhibition (4 person show) New Wight Gallery (Los Angeles CA)
2017 Far Bazaar (Group show) Cerritos College (Los Angeles CA)
2016 MFA 2017 Preview Exhibition (Group show) New Wight Gallery (Los Angeles CA)
2016 Eye Spy: Video & photography from emerging artists from the Middle East to South Asia
Curatorial project w/ Nasim Hantehzadeh, New Wight Gallery (Los Angeles CA)
2016 Graduate Open Studios (Group show) UCLA Graduate Studios (Los Angeles CA)
2015 Graduate Open Studios (Group show) UCLA Graduate Studios (Los Angeles CA)
2014 Nuit Blanche Calgary (Group show) curator: Wayne Baerwaldt, Olympic Plaza (Calgary AB)
2013 Phantom Wing (Group show) collab w/ Sara Tilley & Jamie Tognazzini, curator: Matthew Mark Bourree, cSPACE (Calgary AB)
2012 The Satellight (Public art sculpture) collab w/ Matthew Mark Bourree, Leighton Art Centre (Southern AB)
2012 Bring Your Own Beamer (Group show) Emmedia Production Society (Calgary AB)
2012 We Gather by Night and are Consumed by Fire (Solo show) collab w/ Matthew Mark Bourree, Northmount Arts Centre (Calgary AB)
2012 MY FATHER, THE SUN, & THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (Solo show) Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Dawson City YT)
2011 Predator Prayer (Solo show) in conjunction w/ Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
curator: Wayne Baerwaldt, Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary AB)
2011 MY FATHER, THE SUN, & THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (Solo show) Haight Gallery (Calgary AB)
2011 Magic/cave (Group show) curator: Caitlind r.c. Brown, Sled Island Music & Arts Festival (Calgary AB)
2010 Lost Symbols (Group show) curators: Victoria Keddie & Jennifer Zazo, St. Cecilia’s Convent (Brooklyn NY)
2010 With Nothing You Starve, With a Little You Survive (Group show)
curator: Wayne Baerwaldt, Illingworth Kerr Gallery (Calgary AB)
2008 Beta Spaces (Group show) curator: Kristin Trethewey, Arts in Bushwick (Brooklyn NY)
2008 Fun Home (Group show) New York Studio Residency Program (Brooklyn NY)
2008 The Lover’s Army: relics from the future? (Two-person show) curator: Wayne Baerwaldt, Ideal Art Space (Calgary AB)
2007 To lift the veil: Chapter IV (mysteries of broken hearts) (Solo show)
curator: Robert Geyer, Marion Nicoll Gallery (Calgary AB)
SELECTED THEATRE + FILM/VIDEO .
2023 “Ace in the Hole” - Film editor Independent feature documentary (San Francisco CA)
2021 “Dream Mountain” - Film editor Award-winning independent short documentary (Nepal/Los Angeles CA)
2019 “Nightmare” - Shibari design assistant Music video for Halsey, London Alley (Los Angeles CA)
2018 “Marx in Soho” - Video/production design The Social Stage (Los Angeles CA)
2014 “Blow Out” – Art Director Independent short film (Calgary AB / New York NY)
2013 “TransAlta Grandstand Show” – Puppeteer The Underground Circus @ Calgary Stampede (Calgary AB / Vancouver BC)
2013 “From Naughty to Nice” – Prop designer Old Trout Puppet Workshop w/ National Film Board (Calgary AB)
2012 “Fruithead” – Set, costume, prop designer She Said Yes! Theatre (St. John’s NL)
2009 “The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan” – Prop designer Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Calgary AB)
2008 “Honey, Honey” – Prop designer Music video for Feist, Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Calgary AB)
2007 “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” – Costume designer Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Calgary AB)
2007 “The Death of Tom” – Performer Art film project for Glenn Ligon (Calgary AB / New York NY)
2005 “The Twins & the Monster” – Solo performer Dandi Productions & Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (Ottawa ON / Calgary AB)
2004 “The Last Supper of Antonin Carême” – Prop designer Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Calgary AB)
WORKSHOPS + RESIDENCIES .
2022 The Idiot Workshop w/ John Gilkey (Los Angeles CA)
2019 The Idiot Workshop w/ Tim Reid & Ian Bratschie (Los Angeles CA)
2018 Wreck City Residency (Calgary AB)
2017 The Idiot Workshop w/ John Gilkey (Los Angeles CA)
2014 Artist-in-Residence Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Dawson City YT)
2014 Artist-in-Residence The Treehouse (Brooklyn NY)
2012 Artist-in-Residence Willow Park School (Calgary AB)
2011 Artist-in-Residence Willow Park School (Calgary AB)
2008 Kinetic Sculpture Workshop w/ Robyn Moody (Calgary AB)
2008 After Effects Master Class w/ April Greiman (Calgary AB)
2008 Performance & Installation Workshop w/ Carolee Schneemann (Calgary AB)
2007 Film & Performance Workshop w/ Glenn Ligon (Calgary AB)
2007 Clown Through Mask Boot Camp w/ John Turner (Calgary AB)
2004 Clown Through Mask 5-week Intensive w/ Sue Morrison (Toronto ON)
2002 Suzuki Technique w/ Peter Balkwill (St. John’s NL)
2002 The Inner Physicality w/ Ker Wells (St. John’s NL)
SELECTED AWARDS + GRANTS .
2018 Arts Across Canada: Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2016 Dept of Art Scholarship, University of California Los Angeles
2016 Art Council Scholarship, University of California Los Angeles
2015 Resnick Scholarship, University of California Los Angeles
2015 Art Council Scholarship, University of California Los Angeles
2011 Alberta Creative Development Initiative Project Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2010 ACAD Board of Governors Award, Alberta College of Art + Design
2010 Sculpture Major Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2010 Excellence in Sculpture Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2009 Jenny Belzberg Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2009 Film & Video Individual Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2009 Ivan Sellers Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 Louise McKinney Scholarship, Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund
2008 President’s Circle NY Studio Prize, Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 Janet Mitchell Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 Sculpture Major Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2007 Don & Honey Ray Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
2006 Jason Lang Scholarship, Government of Alberta
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE .
2017-23 Film/video editor Freelance (Los Angeles CA / remote)
2017 Teaching assistant to Marco Rios, Beginning New Genres, UCLA Dept of Art
2016 Teaching assistant to Marco Rios, Beginning New Genres, UCLA Dept of Art
2016 Teaching assistant to Jennifer Bolande, Senior Studio, UCLA Dept of Art
2016 Teaching assistant to Nicole Miller, Beginning New Genres, UCLA Dept of Art
2015 Research assistant to Julie Checkoway, Three Year Swim Club, narrative non-fiction novel (Salt Lake City UT)
2014 Workshop creator/facilitator - Dear Universe, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Dawson City YT)
2013 Gallery assistant Illingworth Kerr Gallery (Calgary AB)
2008 Head co-ordinator Marion Nicoll Gallery (Calgary AB)
2007 Assistant co-ordinator Marion Nicoll Gallery (Calgary AB)
2006 Assistant co-ordinator ArtaWEARness Exhibit of Wearable Art (Calgary AB)
2005 Creative arts facilitator Rocky Mountain YMCA (Kananaskis AB)
PUBLICATIONS .
2011 “Magpie: The Bird We Love to Hate” Sarah Smalik, text for Ann Thrale & Larissa Tiggelers, Stride Gallery (Calgary AB)
2010 “Haight Gallery: Backyard Beauty” Sarah Smalik, Fresh Bread Journal (Calgary AB)
2010 “An Interview with Sarah VS” Sarah Smalik, Fresh Bread Journal (Calgary AB)
2010 “All That Glitters is Gold: the work of Smalik” Amy Malbeuf, Blend Undergraduate Journal (Calgary AB)