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Elyse Longair

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Solo Exhibition, Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary, Winter 2024 →

April 21, 2023

I am starting to plan for my solo Exhibition, Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary next Winter.

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Canada Council for the Arts: The Arts Abroad Travel Grant →

March 29, 2023

I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Specifically, The Arts Abroad Travel Grant that made it possible for me to participate in College Arts Association Conference.

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Juror: Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Science Fair, Youth Science Canada. →

March 28, 2023

Looking forward to giving back to my community as a Juror for Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Science Fair, Youth Science Canada, Kingston, ON

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Juror: Misinformation: Rogue Inquiries, Inquiry@Queen’s 17th Annual Research Conference →

March 9, 2023

Pleased to be asked to jury the Geography Panel and Science @ Work Panel for Misinformation: Rogue Inquiries, Inquiry@Queen’s 17th Annual Research Conference, Kingston, ON

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Curator for ARTexchange: Co-Creation Through Accordion Book Making at Museum of Arts and Design in NYC! →

February 18, 2023

As a member of CAA’s Services to Artist Committee, I am happy to be a curator for ARTexchange , Collage Art Association of America, New York. February 15 - 18, 2023 at Museum of Arts and Design in NYC!

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College Arts Association, Service To Artists Committee: Artists & Scholars in Photography Mixer →

February 17, 2023

As a host of the SAC SAC Artists & Scholars in Photography Mixer I hope this mixer provides opportunities to network and connect with creative professionals all who share a passion for photography!

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CAA 2023 presentation: Situating Pedagogy and Praxis in Art and Curation, for the panel, Creative Practice as Pedagogical Practice VI

February 16, 2023

Looking forward to being a part of the important conversations surrounding creative practice as pedagogical practice.

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CAA 2023 Chair: Submitting to the College Art Association for Artists, Collage Art Association of America →

February 15, 2023

Happy to be Panel Chair, CAA and You: Submitting to the College Art Association for Artists, Collage Art Association of America, New York.

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CAA 2023 Chair: Let’s Get Digital →

February 15, 2023

Looking forward to being the co-chair for Let’s Get Digital: CAA: February 15 - 18, 2023

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Humbled to receive the EXPOSURE 2023 Emerging Photographer Of The Year Award →

February 2, 2023

Humbled to receive the EXPOSURE 2023 Emerging Photographer Of The Year Award!

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2023 Exposure Photography Festival, Emerging Photographers Showcase, Calgary →

February 1, 2023

Looking forward tot being in the Emerging Photographers Showcase, 2023 Exposure Photography Festival, , Juror: Tiffany Jones, Contemporary Calgary, Pattison Outdoor digital billboards, Calgary, AB.

February 2 - 16, 2023

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Zine Contributor, Issue 01: Networks: Irregular art – 1st-Run mailer, edited by, Dani Neira, Open Space, Victoria BC →

January 28, 2023

Issue 01: Networks: Irregular art – 1st-Run mailer, edited by, Dani Neira, Open Space, Victoria BC.

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Interviewed by Naomi Potter from the Esker Foundation, for The Final Frontier: Mythologies of Outer Space

January 1, 2023

I’ve recently been interviewed by my friend Naomi Potter from the Esker Foundation for The Final Frontier: Mythologies of Outer Space, edited by, Jim Ellis, The Calgary Institute for the Humanities Series, The University of Calgary press, Calgary. Coming out 2023.

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Awarded Honorable Mention for the Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts, 2022 →

November 26, 2022

Proud to receive an Honorable Mention for the Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts, Surrey Muse 2022!

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Mainframe Workshop: Exploring Collage with Elyse Longair, Nov 26 from 2-4 pm →

November 26, 2022

On Saturday, November 26th, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, join Elyse Longair for a hybrid interactive workshop exploring and creating collages!

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 UAAC 2022 Chair: Let’s Get Digital →

October 27, 2022

Looking forward to being the co-chair for Let’s Get Digital: UAAC 2022, October 28, 9:00 - 10:30 and 11:00 - 12:30.

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UAAC 2022 Paper: Collage Aesthetics: The elimination of the craft experience in collage, in Re:making : mending, materiality, and reuse in craft and design →

October 27, 2022

Looking forward to presenting, Collage Aesthetics: The elimination of the craft experience in collage, in Re:making : mending, materiality, and reuse in craft and design, University of Arts Association Conference (UAAC), Toronto ON, October 28, 1:30 - 3:00.

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Curatorial Assistant with the Union Gallery. →

September 14, 2022

Excited to be working as a Curatorial Assistant at the Union Gallery! My main focus this term will be on Rihab Essayh’s exhibition, Of Longing and Songbirds.

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Collections Count + Care Curation at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. →

September 5, 2022

I am curating collage for Counting Care at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. So grateful for the mentorship of Alicia Boutilier!

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Moving Forward, Looking Back, Curated by Kait Allen, Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON

September 1, 2022

Thankful to have my work in Moving Forward, Looking Back, Curated by Kait Allen,
Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON

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Presenting my paper, Worlds World Worlds, for the Imagining Creative Worlds Symposium, 11–12 November 2026, Common Ground Imagining Futures Series, Common Ground Research Networks, University of Illinois, IL

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Sharing some of the spooky fun from October’s Kids’ Creativity Club earlier this month! I always love creating with the littles!

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Currently at Dissertation on the Lake, a week-long writing camp designed for Queen’s graduate students to write, write, write!

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Worlds World Worlds, at Union Gallery, Kingston Ontario, June 9-August 29, 2026
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Excited to share my upcoming exhibition, Worlds World Worlds, at Union Gallery, Kingston Ontario, June 9-August 29, 2026

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Closing Reception Saturday, August 29, from 2pm-4pm for WORLDS WORLD WORLDS, AT UNION GALLERY, KINGSTON ONTARIO, JUNE 9-AUGUST 29, 2026
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Closing Reception Saturday, August 29, From 2PM-4PM for Worlds World Worlds, at Union Gallery, Kingston Ontario, June 9-August 29, 2026

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Exploring Zines and Exquisite Corpse Drawings with Tett Summer Camp Participants
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Exploring Zines and Exquisite Corpse Drawings with Tett Summer Camp Participants

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My work will be part of Union Gallery's Theme Launch Party, Living Together
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Celebrate the start of summertime at Union Gallery as we launch our 2026-2027 curatorial theme: living together! There will be light refreshments, crafty activities, and lots of time to explore UG’s summer exhibitions and socialize with fellow artsy folks in Katarokwi/Kingston.

Wednesday, June 17, 5pm
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Suggested donation $5-10 or pay what you can (no one turned away for lack of funds, no questions asked). Funds raised will go toward our budget for free public programs this summer. Donations will be accepted in cash at the door or in advance through their Zeffy page.

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