I am an artist and arts administrator in the National Capital Region (Ottawa). I make art about language- the common, and not so common ways in which we communicate information- with a particular interest in television, the internet, and humour.
You can reach me through:
Email: hello@jennifercherniack.com
Telephone: Let’s start with email, ok?
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2013 Master of Fine Arts, Open Media, Concordia University. Montreal, QC. Thesis Advisor: Lynn Hughes
2003 Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario. Graduated Cum Laude.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
Upcoming Projects:
- Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Show You the Good Parts with 44.4 Mothers/Artists Collective (with funding from the City of Ottawa), Dates and Venue, TBD, Ottawa, ON. 2022-23
Recent Projects:
- Member of 44.4 Artists/Mothers Collective
- My work ‘The History of Art According to my Archives’ was used in a Greek Art Magazine: Link
- Contributor, Spiffy Moves Magazine, Issue 2, Montreal, QC, 2016. Link
- The Ones in their Own Universe, Other Possible Worlds (According to Situation Comedies). Window Installation for Possible Worlds, Ottawa, ON, 2016
- Artist Talk, Shoufen, Jackpine Creative Counsel, Ottawa, ON, June 17, 2016
- Video Store Night Light (Movie Village), Functioning Night Light, ed. 10. For Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON, 2015
- Contributor, Kapsula Magazine, Special Ed. Poster Series in collaboration with Matthew Williamson, Toronto, ON. 2014. Link
- Installation of Art Condescensions (featured in Kapsula Magazine) at Fail Again, Fake Better Symposium at York University, Toronto, ON. 2014
2013
- *~._.:*JENNIFER X JENNIFER*:.~, Eastern Bloc, Montreal, Canada (two-person with Jennifer Chan)
- Best of the North East Masters of Fine Arts, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT (group)
- 11th Annual Graduating Students Exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal. (group)
- Spark Video, Duty Free, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY (screening, April 5)
- CART Armory Party, Dream Baby, New York, NY (event)
- The One with Kafka, Netscape Navigator, the Year 1994, Jordan Catalano, Douglas Coupland, Milton Berle, Prat Falls, Linguists, and Chandler Bing, MFA Gallery Concordia, Montreal, QC (solo)
2012
- The Slight Return, TRUCK Gallery, Calgary, AB (two-person, with David LaRiviere)
- K-Town, Rhubarb Festival, Toronto, ON Curated by Luke Painter & Meera Margaret Singh (group)
- Spark Video: Orange, Concordia University screening, Montreal, QC (screening, February 4)
2011
- Spark Video: Tabernac, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY (screening, December 3)
- K-Town Ed Video, Guelph, ON. Curated by Luke Painter & Meera Margaret Singh (group)
- K-Town Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON. Curated by Luke Painter & Meera Margaret Singh (group)
- K-Town Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Luke Painter & Meera Margaret Singh (group)
- IGNITION, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Montreal, QC (group)
- It takes everyone to know no one, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Curated by Ana Barajas (group)
- LIVE / AFTERLIVES, La Centrale Powerhouse, Montreal, QC. Curated by Lisa Vinebaum (group)
2010
- Suggested Topics of Conversation for Art Openings, Gallery Tours, and Other
- Art Related Events, Button Multiples Commission, Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery, Montreal, QC
- The Typology and Topography of Repetition, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON. Curated by Deborah Wang
- [insert title here], FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC
- Foire d’art Alternatif de Sudbury, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury, ON
- The Hive, Concordia Annual MFA Exhibition, Montreal, QC
2008
- Otherworld, Red Bull 381 Projects, Toronto, ON
- Still Motions, Contact Festival, The Lower Ossington Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Mark Pennock and Karen Kraven
2007
- FeatherWeight, Spark Video Canada, London, ON (screening, November 15)
- The Slow Gaze, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
- Le Regard Lent, Centre VU, Quebec City, QC
- Over and Over Again, Alley Jaunt, Toronto, ON
- 42 Days in 18 Ways, 250 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB (collaboration)
- Private Viewing, Sleepwalker Projects, Toronto, ON
2006
- Making Room, 224 Wallace Ave Warehouse, Toronto, ON
- Just a Second, National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, ON
2003
- Breech, BFA graduating exhibition, London, ON
- Annual Juried Show, ArtLab, University of Western Ontario, London, ON (awarded top four)
SELECTED FUNDRAISERS, AUCTIONS, ETC
2013
- K-town, MOCCA, Toronto, Canada, Curated by Luke Painter & Meera Margaret Singh
2012
- Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
2011
- PIN UP Poster Sale and Exhibition, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
- Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
2010
- Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
- Photopia, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
2008
- Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON (fundraising exhibition)
- Apparition, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON (fundraising exhibition)
PRESENTATIONS AND RESIDENCIES
2014
- Presenter “Sitcoms and Jewish Identities from the Goldbergs to the Goldbergs”, Soloway JCC, Ottawa, ON. October 5.
2013
- Presenter “Sitcoms and Jewish Identities from the Goldbergs to the Goldbergs”, LE MOOD, Montreal, QC, November 3.
- Selected Participant, NU Montreal, Media Innovation Initiative, Montreal, QC, March 17-19.
2012
- Artist Talk, IMCA 330, Performative Practices, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, October 25.
- Artist Talk and Professional Development Workshop, ARTX 480 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio Class, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, October 30.
- Resident, New Adventures in Sound Art, Trans-X, New Adventures in Sound Art, Toronto, ON, February-May.
- Performer, Trans-X Symposium, New Adventures in Sound Art, Toronto, ON, May 25-27.
- Artist Talk, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB, with LaRiviere, April 28.
- Artist Talk, On the Edge: Taking Risks in Art Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, March 23
2011
- Roundtable on the future of art institutions, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Artist Talk and Proposal Workshop, Artx 480 Class, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, January
- Presenter, Revisiting Ephemera Graduate Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, January 15
2010
- Artist Talk, Canadian Art Foundation High School Hop, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON, October
- Artist Tour, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, ON, October
- Artist Talk, FOFA Gallery, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC, September
- Workshop co-facilitator, [insert title here] Vinyl and Text Art Workshop, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC, September. Sponsored by FASA Concordia
- Presenter, The Archive and Everyday Life Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, May
2009
- Moderator, After School Special Panel Discussion, Xpace, Toronto, ON
2008
- Moderator, Juicy Couture Panel Discussion, InterAccess, Toronto, ON
PUBLICATIONS
2012
- The One with All the Posters, No Kings Artist Book Press, Editor, James Whitman (upcoming September 2012 at the NY Art Book Fair)
2011
- Revisiting Ephemera, Ahlia Moussa, Simon Bentley editors, (McIntosh Gallery Curatorial Study Centre)
2010
- Collaborate This!, Academic Artist Rehab Collective, Whale Bone Press (contributor)
2008
- Beatrice’s Centre for Student Affairs, or, How I learned my mother was right about making art in a prairie town during the rise and fall of grunge music, InterAccess publications, 2008
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2021
- 2021 Arts funding program, Project Funding, City of Ottawa (with 44.4 Mothers/Artists Collective
2013
- Shortlist, Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art, Concordia University (winner announced May)
- Finalist, The Pitch, Nu Montreal, Montreal, QC (with teammates Ryan Schwartz and Alyssa Leibner)
2010
- OAAG Education Award for Gallery 44’s Outreach Programme, Toronto, ON
- SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), Canada
- Concordia University Small Grant Programme, Concordia University
2009-11
- Faculty of Fine Arts Fellowship, Concordia University
2009
- Media Arts – Emerging, Ontario Arts Council
2008
- Exhibition Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
2003
- Western’s 125 Award for Innovation, University of Western Ontario
- Highest Average in graduating class, BFA, University of Western Ontario
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
2013-present
- Program Officer, Visual Arts Section (to 2016), Prizes Section (current position), Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, ON
2012
- Instructor, Artx 280 Winter Term, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2011
- Instructor, IMCA 230 Performance Art, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2010-11
- Teaching Assistant, Artx 280, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
2009-10
- Teaching Assistant, Sculpture 210, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
2005-10
- Photography Instructor, Gallery 44 Outreach Programme, Toronto, Ontario
2007-9
- Assistant Curator/Public Programmes Manager, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2005-7
- Membership Coordinator/Administrative Assistant, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2004-7
- Photography Instructor, Regent Park Focus Media Arts Center, Toronto, Ontario
2004-6
- Workshop Facilitator, National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
2004
- Internship, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
2003
- Teaching Assistant, Studio Arts 020, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2000-2003
- Head Workshop Monitor, Sculpture Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
- Art Gallery Technician, ArtLab Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2010
- Oath of the Homunculi, co-curated with Alex Snukal, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2008
- Beatrice’s Centre for Student Affairs, or, How I learned my mother was right about making art in a prairie town during the rise and fall of grunge music, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- Jeu de Mémoire, Le Laboratoire, Toronto, Ontario
2007
- beta series, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- Childish, Board of Trade/Right to Play, Toronto, Ontario
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013
- Saelan Twerdy’s Top 3 of 2013: New Views, Saelan Twerdy, C Magazine (online) 2013. Link
- The Best of Canadian Art 2013, Sky Gooden, BLOUIN ARTINFO, 2013. Link
- Interview, XX Files, CKUT Radio, Ricki-Lea Owens, Interviewer. May 29.
2012
- The Organization of art, Liz Crompton, Concordia University, Studio Arts, Link.
2011
- Hot Jobs The Digital Art School, Special Section— Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 2010/11
2010
- Five Notes: Five Fun Finds at the N.Y. Art Book Fair Bill Clarke, Magenta Magazine Online, Winter 2011, Volume 2, No. 1.
- A dizzying reminder of the fate of words in the e-book age R.M. Vaughn, The Globe and Mail, Review of Oath of the Homunculi Link. December 10, 2010
- The Typography and Topology of Repetition, Michelle Bitran, Off the Map Webzine, November 4, 2010
- Radio Canada, as part of an interview for the Foire d’art Alternatif de Sudbury, May 7, 2010 (en Français)
2008
- Barrow, Tapper and Balcaen: Picture of a School — Art Exhibition, Canadian Art Online audio interview with Leah Sandals, Link, December 11, 2008
- Free Range Radio Friday: TGIFR, UMFM radio interview with Michael Elves, for Beatrice’s Centre for Student Affairs, November 14, 2008
- Akimblog, review by Terrence Dyck, November 13, 2008
- Galley Going: Other World at Redbull 381 Projects, The Globe and Mail review by Gary Michael Dault, October 25, 2008
2007
- Free Range Radio Friday: TGIFR, UMFM radio interview with Michael Elves, for 42 Days in 18 Ways, May 31, 2007
- Art and Watercraft, Winnipeg Free Press, article by Morley Walker, June 7, 2007
- Arts Visuels- Le Regard Lent, Television interview on TVA Quebec, November 16, 2007 (en Français)