Susan Coolen susancoolen@hotmail.com EDUCATION 1996/99      Columbia College Chicago MFA in Photography Chicago, Illinois, USA 1995           Concordia University Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography with distinction Montréal, Québec, Canada 1977           Nova Scotia College of Bachelor of Design in Communication Design Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Art and Design SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2002           Harbourfront Center: Le Spectacle de la Nature: A Collector’s Compendium Toronto,                   Ontario, Canada The Photo Passage 2001           The Floating Gallery Lunetic: Be the First Woman on the Moon Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1998           Lallak + Tom Gallery Birds, Bones & Feathers Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997           Arts Place De Profundis Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada 1997           Modern Fuel Gallery Telling Stories Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1997           Galerie Séquence Re-Viewing the Nude / Refusing the View Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 1999            Maison de la Culture / Plateau Histoires naturelles Montréal, Québec, Canada 1999            Vox Populi Cosmogonie Montréal, Québec, Canada 1996            Galerie de la Ville Vital Signs D.D.O, Québec, Canada 1995            OO Gallery Ambiguities Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1995            Galerie Occurrence Exploring the Self Montréal, Québec, Canada 1994            VAV Gallery De Profundis Montréal, Québec, Canada 1994            Secord Gallery This Rough Magic Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1993            VAV Gallery Focal Points Montréal, Québec, Canada GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2004            Métronome ‘Art & Science’ Barcelona, Spain 2003            Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery In the Light of: Six Contemporary Artists Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 2003            Presentation House Almost Perfecct Spheres Vancouver, B.C., Canada 2003            Art Neuf Inc. Fables du Parc Lafontaine Montréal, Québec, Canada 2003            Thunder Bay Art Gallery ShiftingSites – CMCP / MCPC and Thunder bay, Ontario, Canada                    National Gallery of Canad Travelling Exhibit 2002            MSVU Art Gallery ShiftingSites – CMCP / MCPC and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada                    National Gallery of Canad Travelling Exhibit 2002            Maison de la Culture / Frontenac Invitation au voyage Montréal, Québec, Canada 2002            AgenceTOPO Vilanova [collaborative web project on ‘Tour de Villeneuve’] www.agencetopo/vilanova 2002            Museum of Contemporary ShiftingSites – CMCP / MCPC and Toronto, Ontario, Canada                    Canadian Art [MOCCA] National Gallery of Canad Travelling Exhibit 2002            University of St.Francis Gallery ‘Fovea’ Exhibit Joliet, Illinois, USA 2001            Mois de la Photo Fovea Collective ‘Tour Villeneuve’:Public Art Project Montréal, Québec, Canada 2001            Harbourfront Centre Lux Nova [Contact 2001] Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2001            Two Rivers Gallery ShiftingSites - National Gallery of Canada & CMCP Prince George, BC, Canada                    Travelling Exhibit 2001            Yukon Arts Centre ShiftingSites - National Gallery of Canada & CMCP Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada                    Travelling Exhibit 2000            Asociaciåón para la Encuentros con la imagen [ 'Astral Projections'] Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain                    Difusión de la Fotografia 2000            Canadian Museum of ShiftingSites [featuring 'Piece Work'] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                    Contemporary Photography 2000            Glass Curtain Gallery Photography Invitational [featuring 'Astral Projections] Chicago, Illinois, USA 1999            11th Street Gallery Histoires naturelles: Object[s] of Display Chicago, Illinois, USA 1998            Vox Populi Ubiquités [featuring 'Alien Pods' from Astral Projections] Montréal, Québec, Canada 1998            Three Arts Club Small Works Chicago, Illinois, USA 1998            WARC Gallery Whirling Dervishes Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1997            Chicago Photo Print Fair Lallak + Tom Gallery Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997            Mois de la Photo Whirling Dervishes Montréal, Québec, Canada 1997            Presentation House The Exquisite Corpse Vancouver, BC, Canada                    Invited to participate in a collaborative piece with artists Angela Grauerholz / Tim Clark. 1997            WLUW 88.7 FM Radio 'Opera Stories: Some Women.' [Sound Piece] Chicago, Illinois, USA                    Produced at Experimental Sound Studio 1997            Aron Packer Gallery The Altered & Planned Photograph Chicago, Illinois, USA 1996            Neutral Ground 'Ethni-City' Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 1996            Occurrence Agenda Montréal, Québec, Canada 1995 Galerie Arts Sutton Diptychs Sutton, Québec, Canada 1995            Maison de la culture Fictions [Mois de la Photo] Verdun, Québec, Canada Marie Ugay 1995            Galerie Arts Sutton Dix photographes de la relève [Mois de la Photo] Sutton, Québec, Canada 1994            Secord Gallery Secret Places Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1994            Dazibao Jeune Photographies Montréal, Québec, Canada 1994            CIAC/Complexe La Cité Meme & Autres Montréal, Québec, Canada 1991            Anna Leonowens Gallery One Year Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada                    in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art SELECTED PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS National Film Board of Canada Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography The James Van Der Zee Institute, New York City The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Canada Galerie du Jour - Agnès b., Paris, France Collection of Agnès b., Paris, France GRANTS 2002            Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Project Development Grant Montréal, Québec, Canada 2001            The Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant Montréal, Québec, Canada 2000            Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Project Development Grant Montréal, Québec, Canada 1999            The Canada Council for the Arts Creation/Production Grant [Photography] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1999            The Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1998            Albert P. Wiseman Fund Project Grant Chicago, Illinois, USA 1998            Columbia College Stuart B. Baum Project Completion Grant Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997            Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecTravel Grant Montréal, Québec, Canada 1997            Albert P. Weisman Fund Project Grant Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997            Columbia College Stuart B. Baum Project Completion Grant Chicago, Illinois, USA 1995            Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecProject Development Grant Montréal, Québec, Canada GROUP GRANTS 2001            The Canada Council for the Arts *Group Project Grant - Fovea Collective Public Art Publication Montréal, Québec, AWARDS 1998            Columbia College Follett Fellowship 1998 Chicago, Illinois, USA 1996/97       Columbia College Follett Fellowship 1996/97 Chicago, Illinois, USA 1996/98       FCAR Graduate Bursary Award in Fine Arts Québec, Québec, Canada 1995            Concordia University Printmaking and Photography Graduate Prize Montréal, Québec, Canada 1994            Concordia University Faculty Award: Photo installation Montréal, Québec, Canada 1993            Concordia University Fine Arts Bursary: Photography Montréal, Québec, Canada 1993/92       Concordia University Faculty Awards: Photography portfolios Montréal, Québec, Canada PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2001            ‘Fovea’ Group Exhibit University of St. Francis 2002: organized/ coordinated exhibit Joliet, Illinois, USA 2001            Atelier Fovea ‘Tour de Villeneuve’ Project: coordinated publication Montréal, Québec Canada 2000            Fovea Collective Executive member and participating artist Montréal, Québec Canada 1997            Fe-Mail-Art Project Whirling Dervishes/ Mois de la Photo 1997& WARC 1998 Montréal and Toronto 1996/94       Angela Grauerholz Assistant for exhibitions and projects Montréal, Québec Canada 1995/94       Projet Mouvements Synergie Exhibit: Acte Photographique, Art Contemporain Montréal, Québec Canada 1994/93       Momiji:Japanese Maple A documentary film by Nancy Tatabe Montréal, Québec Canada                    Film stills and opening credit / photographs TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2000            Columbia College Chicago Introduction to Digital Photography: Summer High School Institute 1999            Columbia College Chicago Introduction to Digital Photography: Summer High School Institute 1999            Columbia College Chicago Workshops [Design/implement series of grad resource workshops 1997            Columbia College Chicago Photo I: Foundations [Summer Session] 1997            Columbia College Chicago Advisor: Department of Interdisciplinary Arts for Graduate Project PUBLIC SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS 2003            Concordia University Presentation to Digital Photography’ class Montréal, Québec, Canada 2002            Humber College Toronto Artist talk at Harbourfront [in conjunction with Nov. opening ] Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2002            Concordia University Artist talk - ‘History of Photography’ class Montréal, Québec, Canada 2001            University of Lethbridge Artist talk [ART NOW - Visiting Artist Program] Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 2001            MAWA Artist talk and studio visits Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1999            Concordia University Presentation to 'Women in Photography' class Montréal, Québec, Canada ARTIST FILES and RESOURCE CENTRE FILES 2001            University of Lethbridge Slide Archives Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 1999            Vox Populi Slide Archives Montréal, Québec, Canada 1998            City of Toronto Public Art Files: City of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1998            City of Chicago Public Art Files: Cultural Center of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA 1998            Musée virtuel de la CD-ROM/ Database Montréal, Québec, Canada photographie québeçoise 1996            National Gallery of Artist File established Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada / Library 1996            Visual Arts Nova Scotia Artist slide registry Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1996            Art Gallery of Ontario Artist File established Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1996            National Museum of Artist File established Washington, DC , USA Women in the Arts 1996            Artexte Artist file established Montréal, Québec, Canada 1995            Québec Photography Artist file established Montréal, Québec, Canada Resource Centre 1995            WARC Member / Artist File established Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1995            Banff Centre for the Arts Artist File established Banff, Alberta, Canada 1994            Gallery 44 Artist File established Toronto, Ontario, Canada PUBLICATIONS and PUBLISHED WORKS 2003            Dazibao Des Photographes [with author Daniel Danis] Montréal, Québec, Canada 2001            Photo Vision Big Crunch No. 30, 2001 Barcelona, Spain 2001            Le Mois de la Photo Le pouvoi r de l’image / the power of the image/Sept. 2001 Montréal, Québec, Canada 2001            Atelier Fovea Tour de Villeneuve / Interventions photographiques in situ Montréal, Québec, Canada 1998            Art Pictorial Vol. 17 May 1998 Tokyo, Japan, 1997            Inversions Magazine "Fairy Tales/Romance" Issue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1996            Concordia Magazine September Issue Montréal, Québec, Canada 1996            Photo Techniques Sept/Oct. Issue Illinois, USA 1996            Women's Daybook Calendar Second Story Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1995            CV Magazine Mois de la Photo "Fictions" Montréal, Québec, Canada 1995            Volute / Fine Arts Special Issue Montréal, Québec, Canada 1993            Photographer's Forum Best of Photography.'93 California, USA 1993            Photo Life Magazine June / August Issue Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1993            Volute /Fine Arts Special Issue Montréal, Québec, Canada 1992            Photographer's Forum Best of Photography.'92 California, USA 1991            Photo Life Magazine July / August Issue Toronto, Ontario, Canada REVIEWS 2001            The Mirror Eclectic avenue[Tour de Villeneuve] Montréal, Québec, Canada 2000            National Post Photography museum presents Canada's best Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1999            L'Express du Plateau Donner une Nouvelle Vie aux Objets Trouvés Ici et Là Montréal, Québec, Canada 1998            Le Devoir Déplacements de sens Montréal, Québec, Canada 1998            New Art Examiner Susan Coolen Chicago, Illinois, USA 1998            Chicago Reader Piece Work Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997            NewCity Tip of the Week Chicago, Illinois. USA 1997            The Kingston Whig Photos strike it rich Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1995            Halifax Herald Artists' Share Ambiguities Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1994            Visual Arts Nova Scotia Susan Coolen and Margot Metcalfe Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1994            Voir Jeune Photographie :A courte vue Montréal, Québec, Canada RESIDENCIES 1995            The Banff Centre Winter Residency in Photography [awarded] Banff, Alberta, Canada 1990            Maine Photo Workshops Photography workshop