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AMANDA PENNEY, BFA
apenneyartist@gmail.com

www.amandajoan.ca

Basée à St. John's, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

PROFIL PROFESSIONNEL

artiste visuel
Administratrice artistique avec plus de 7 ans d'expérience
entrepreneur avec plus de 12 ans d'expérience dans les petites entreprises

Je travaille actuellement comme directrice des opérations au centre artistique autogéré Eastern Edge.

Exhibitions 

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2026- Flotsam + Jetsam, site specific public art installation, CBNuit-Flow, Corner Brook, NL

2024 – Open Up, Quidi Vidi Artisan Studios, St. John’s, NL

2024 – Cross-Pollination, Craft Council of NL Gallery, St. John’s, NL

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Group Exhibitions

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2026 – Members Exhibition, Fill your Boots, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL

2025 – Members Exhibition, St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL
2025 – Everybody Eats Members Exhibition, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2025 – Small Works, Big Impact, Tina Dolter Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2025 – Changing Tides, IceberGallery, St. John’s, NL

2024 – Loot Bag Members Exhibition, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL
2024 – Members Exhibition, St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL

2023 – Boil Up, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL

2022 – Ocean Bridge, The Fluvarium, St. John’s, NL
2022 – Potluck, Eastern Edge, St. John’s, NL

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Residencies

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2026 – Local Artist in Residence, St. Michael’s Printshop
2025 – Similkameen Artist Residency, Keremeos, BC

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Grants

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2026 – Artist Travel Grant, Arts NL

2025 – Artist Travel Grant, Arts NL

2024 – Provincial Artist Project Grant, Arts NL

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Collections

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2026 – Neat and Tidy, monotype prints folded into boxes, St. Michaels Printshop’s permanent collection

2023 – Finding the Way Back, City of St. John’s Art Collection


Commissions & Special Projects

 

2025 – Historical Book Restoration, Netflix series,Below

2025 – Public Art Installation-Mental Health and Addictions facility, Large scale      digital mural, assistant to artist Deanne Achong

2024 – Panellist, Interconnect, Independent Media Arts Alliance
2022 – Painted Piano Concert + Pop-Up Gallery (Co-curated with Laura Sbrizzi)

 

Adjudication & Jury

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2025 – Adjudicator, Large scale murals, Mental Health and Addictions Centre, BANL

2025 – Adjudicator, Arts & Letters Provincial Awards
2024 – Adjudicator, City of St. John’s Art Procurement Program
2023 – Juror, 17th Annual Excellence in Visual Arts Awards, VANL
2022 – Juror, 2022 Art Bank Permanent Collection, The Rooms, St. John’s, NL

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Publications

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2026 – Artwork featured in MUN Alumni Catalogue

2022 – Photography, Craft Council of NL 50th Anniversary Catalogue
2022 – Photography, Visual Culture Atlantic Bille Mag Review
2016 – Children's book Illustrator, The Library by Anthea Bradley

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Leadership & Professional Development

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2026 – Cultural Leadership Certification-Reflecting Forward with Wise Practices, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
2024 – Arts NL Grow to Lead Mentorship Program (Mentee)
2023 – Node-Curatorial Studies: Managing an Art Gallery; Grant Writing
2023 – Leadership Essentials, Memorial University Signal Hill Campus

Additional training in accessibility, cultural intelligence, Indigenous cultural diversity, grant writing, and workplace safety (2019–2025).

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Professional Roles

2022-present- Director of Operations, Eastern Edge artist-run centre

2026-present- Board Director, Labrador Creative Arts Festival

Education

2005 – Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Arts), Memorial University of Newfoundland

 

Memberships

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VANL-CARFAC
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild
Eastern Edge artist-run centre
St. Michael’s Printshop
Union House Arts

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT​

2026 – Cultural Leadership Certification, Banff Centre for Creativity

​Interconnect: Art Education and New Technology -Independent Media Arts Alliance

Grow to Lead Mentorship program with Business and Arts NL

Cultural Resilience with Creative Cities and The City of St. John’s

Cultural Intelligence with The Association for New Canadians 

Indigenous Cultural Diversity Education with First Light facilitated by Chelsea Coles

Improving Workplace Accessibility
WHMIS with GHS 
De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Inc. 
Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
COVID Safety in the Workplace
Diversity, Inclusion and You, by Women in Resource Development
Emergency First Aid Certified St. John’s Ambulance-Completing the most recent certification in July 2025, 
Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training |  2020, 2022, 2025
IDEAS - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti- Racism Summit- Inspiring Creativity in a Diverse Workplace 
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ÉDUCATION

Baccalauréat en beaux-arts (arts visuels) - Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve | 2005

2022 Autres façons de connaître : la sonification comme donnée, avec Michael Lucenkiw

Atelier 2022 avec April White : lenteur et confort dans la créativité

Calligraphie sur le thème des boîtes de pansements (2022) à l'atelier d'impression St. Michaels avec Margaret Joba-Woodruff

Reliure avec Sarah Lewtas (2023)

2023 Node - Études curatoriales en ligne - Gestion d'une galerie d'art

2023 Node-Études curatoriales en ligne - Rédaction de demandes de subventions pour les artistes et les commissaires d'exposition

2023 Leadership Essentials - Campus Signal Hill de l'Université Memorial

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