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Education:
2003 Graduate of Ontario College of Art and Design with AOCAD major in sculpture
Teaching Credits:
2004 - present Founded by Ms. Wiles in the winter of 2004 Marks of Perception
2009 - Sept.-Oct. Memoir Writing Program at The Lillian H. Smith Library
2006, July 14th Guest lecturer @ S.T.E.P.U.P.The Youth Dub Poetry Experience, Toronto.
2005, Introduction to Art Appreciation at the Learning Annex, Toronto
2004, Taught seniors with Creative Hands Art Corp. & children St. Albans boys and Girls Club.
Curatorial Experience:
May 2010 The Little People's Show @ Grapefruit Moon
2008, Sept. 27-Oct.27 Thinly Veiled at 69 Olive Gallery.
2008, June The Little People's Show at 69 Olive
2008, April 12 Silent Art Auction fundraiser for Tibet @ 69 Olive Gallery. (20 artists participated)
2007, Dec.1-Dec.9 69 Olive presented A Show of Faith ( the work of 20 artists).
2007, Oct. 6-21 69 Olive presented Visual Works of Jim Christy.
2005, Jan 29-Feb 5 911 1/2 Art Attack (the work of 20 artists)
CommunityService:
2010 Teaching a Drawing Monsters Cluster at Palmerston Avenue Public School
2008, Guest Speaker at YMCA's Self Employment Program
2007, April 11 Coordinator of Voices, Versions and Visions; a creative writing at OCAD event.
2005-2007 volunteer at The Lighthouse center.
2004 - 2006 produced Galaxy Magazine by Kids for Kids.
2006
Cycling to the Moon, a once a month summer reading series which showcased local poets. It was held @ The Grapefruit Moon, Toronto.1989 The Festival for Survivors of Assault in Kensington Market. The festival was an interdisciplinary arts festival in celebration of the spirit of survival.
Exhibitions of Visual Work
Solo Exhibits
2010 Oct. Ideas Incorporated, Toronto
2010 March Solo exhibition at the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga
2009 Aug. 22 - Sept. 16th Solo exhibit at The Cameron, Toronto
2009 Feb. 27- March 29 Solo exhibition at The Sublime, Toronto
2008, September 27 - October 27 Thinly Veiled at 69 Olive Gallery
2008, Feb / March Solo exhibition Incoming : 52 Ladies for Tea at ARTsPLACE in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. press about this show
1994 Hung Out to Dry SOLO @ Theatre Passé Muraille, Toronto
Group Exhibits
2006, Dec. 2 – 22 Loop Gallery Art: to ease crappy conversation miniature sculpture show Toronto
2006, Nov. 21-26 OCAD Mystery Art Sale whodunit? Show @ OCAD
2005
, Dec. Toronto XXXmas show @ Engine Gallery, Toronto2005, Dec Annex Christmas Show @ the Transzac Club
2005, Jan/ Feb 911 ½ Art Attack - a more than urgent Group exhibition @ 911/2 Bathurst
2003 52 Ladies @ Tea in league with The Future League of Champions @ 401 Richmond, Toronto
2003 Alchemical Exercises: The Redemption of Shame @ The Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto
2002 The Pink Show @ Art System, Toronto
2001 Collected Works @ The Grapefruit Moon, Toronto
1993 Works in Collage SOLO @ The Jet Fuel, Toronto
1993 Works in Collage SOLO @La Hacienda, Toronto
1989 A Purple Institute Show @ The Purple Institute, Toronto,
Awards:
2009 Filmmaker Sebastien Roche's inspired film of Deb's work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVPPDKHKcC4
2008, March15 Incoming; 52 Ladies @ Tea at ARtsPlace in Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia was covered by the Chronicle Herald Newspaper A Rather Intimate Exhibition
Publications:
2007, February ISBN 978-0-9730869-2-8
Recipes for People Who Like to Eat Food from the kitchen of artist Deb Wiles: 20062006 ISBN 0-9730869-1-2 I.Title. PS8645.143F54 2006 C811’.6 C2006-901827-8 Fleshy Life: poems of Deborah Wiles: (extracted fromAug.2004-Mar.2006 journals).
2004, autumn Eye Dust - poems of Deborah Wiles – Wiles, Deborah. 1964- Poems. ISBN 0-9736588-1-9 I. Title. PS8645. I43E94 2004 C811L6 C2004-905964-5
2002 ISBN 0-9730869-0-4 Requisite Housekeeping in Measure of Line poems of Deborah Wiles from 1986-2002 2003
2003, Feb. ISBN 0-9734284-0-6 The Anthology of Begin – Red - A Collection of poems by Canadian poets published by Tobin Stuart
2003,
Shaken and Stirred - a publication of the OCAD women’s collective2002 Unherd - voices of emerging women poets in Canada Fall/Winter .volume 1. issue 2
2002 Toronto Perspective Tension, An Anthology
2002 Toronto Small Press Book Fair Instant Anthology
2002 Element Magazine
1995, Nov. Don’t Touch Me Comix vol.1,No.3,Summer/95
1994, Oct.29 Don’t Touch Me Comix vol.1,#5 1995
1990 Matriart a Canadian Feminist Art Journal Spring issue1 /no.1
Appearances:
2007, July 27 Lyrical Myrical writers festival @ Cerejaria, Toronto.
2007, March Ontario College of Art and Design
2006, Summer Reading Tour of Nova Scotia 4 shows : Eye level Gallery, The Economy Shoe Shop, Art Can, ArtSPlace
2006, March 24 Dub Poets Collective, Toronto
2006, March 24 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto
2005, July 27th participant in The Lyricalmyrical writers festival @ Cervejaria, Toronto
2005, June 9 Solo reading @ Le Gourmand, Toronto
2005, May 14 With The Dub Poets Collective @ Ellington’s, Toronto
2005, Feb 19 at the launch of Eye Dust , The Victory Café, Toronto
2005, Jan Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto.
2004, Sept at the launch of the 2nd issue of The Anthology of Begin, Clintons, Tor.
2004 Trane studio at Reg E.Gains workshop, Toronto.
2003 the first The Anthology of Begin release party, Clintons, Toronto.
2003 Poetry night, Clintons, Toronto.
2003 Sistering with Lillian Allen , Toronto.
2003 The Red Dog , Peterborough, On.
2003 The Poor Alex, Toronto.
2003 Unherd launch, The Rhino, Toronto.
2003 Cycling to The Moon Series-a reading series @ The Grapefruit Moon, Tor.
2002 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto.
2002 Mayfest event at The Red Spot, Toronto.
2001 Clintons
2000 Shakespeare's cafe, Toronto
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