Ian Funke-McKay

CV

Ian Funke-McKay
ian@ianfunkemckay.com

EDUCATION:

2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2019 Serpentine Signs, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI, Curated by Pan Wendt
2019 Fountain Figurines, 100% Silk Shop, Toronto, ON
2017 Fate’s Four Favours, Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
2014 SUBORDINARIES, StreetFunke, Halifax, NS
2014 New Work/Green BackPack/, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
(February 10)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2018 Hyper > Media > Paradise, Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax, NS
2017 Invisible Bright Touch, Cork St Project Space, Halifax, NS
2017 Underpinnings, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2017 Interpl/\y, Creative Nova Scotia Awards, Discovery Centre, Halifax, NS
Curated by Lindsay Ann Cory and Michael McCormack
2017 Pools and Pride, Hermes, Halifax, NS
2017 Terrestrial Vacation, Modulating Mansion, Halifax, NS
2017 Brooches&Banners, Modulating Mansion, Halifax, NS
2016/2017 Each Zone, A Mantle, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
2016 ERI7, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
2016 Sleepy Town, Old Fire Hall, Lunenburg, NS
2016 Showdown, Hermes, Halifax, NS
2015 DONTBE, Lost&Found, Halifax, NS
2014 [All Together Now], StreetFunke, Halifax, NS
2014 Chautauqua Group Show, Fowler Kellogg, Curated by Don Kimes, Chautauqua, NY
2014 Redux, Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
2013 New Artists, Nova Scotia Power/ Emera H.Q, Curated by Studio 21, Halifax, NS
2013 Uncommon Common Art, Kings County, NS
2012 PRIME, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
2012 Group of Eleven, Kejimkujik Landscapes, in partnership with NSCAD University and Parks Canada,
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2011 Uncommon Common Art, Kings County, NS
2010 Monthu, Art Can Gallery, Canning, NS

PERFORMANCES:

RESIDENCIES:

GRANTS/AWARDS:

2020 Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2019 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2018 Cyril and Mary Paris Endowment, The Banff Centre
2017 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2017 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2016 Presentation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2015 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia
2014 Chautauqua School of Arts Residency Scholarship, Chautuaqua, NY
2011 Harrison McCain Scholarship recipient, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University

PRESENTATIONS/TALKS:

2018 Introductory Presentation, Project Space Installation, Open Studio, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
2017 Guest Speaker, Fine Arts Dept Seminar on Colour, PNTG 4102 – SEM: BLACK & WHITE & READ, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2017 Artist Talk, Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
2017 Artist Talk, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
2016 Team Talk, Hermes, Halifax, NS, Jan 17
2014 Noon Hour Discussion, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, Feb 12

PUBLICATIONS/PRESS:

Field Trip: Art Across Canada, Ian Funke-McKay: Colour Maze, a game environment. / Labyrinthe de couleur, un environnement de jeu. Online, Aug24, 2020, https://www.fieldtrip.art/field-trips/ian-funke-mckay-colour-maze
Canadian Art, Editor’s Pick, Serpentine Signs, Agenda, Online, Jun22-Oct13, 2019, https://canadianart.ca/agenda/ian-funke-mckay-serpentine-signs/
Tara Thorne, CFAT’s Hyper Colour, The Coast, Visual Art, Print, Feb 08, 2018 https://m.thecoast.ca/halifax/cfats- hyper-colour/Content?oid=12526780
Canadian Art, Must-See Shows, Pools and Pride, online, July 20-26, 2017
Culture Trip, 11 Emerging Contemporary Artists from Nova Scotia, online, 2017
Kate Mothes, Featured Interview Jan 02, young-space, blog, http://www.young-space.com/blog/2017/1/ian-funke-mckay, 2017
Jeremiah Ibarra, Ian, Homebodies Tour, Margarine Gallery, 10/5 – 10/19, http://www.homebodiestour.com/margarine-gallery
Elissa Barnard, AT THE GALLERIES: Ceramics question genre, The Chronicle Herald, Jan 21, 2016
Adria Young, Art Notes: Khyber Meeting and Show Openings, ArtAttack (blog)
http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2016/01/14/art-notes-khyber-meeting-and-show-openings
Hunter Barnden, Oliver Nicol, “Modulating Mansion” Cycles, Sept.2014:10-11

CURATORIAL AND SUPPORT:

2019 – Present Arts Programming Director, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
2019 Curatorial Support for Arrival, Lindsay Dobbin, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition)
2019 Curatorial Support for Interior Migrations: International Migrant Workers on Canadian Farmland, Gu Xiong, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (Solo Exhibition)
2013-Present Instructor, Visual Arts. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS
2019 Facilitator, EDGE Community Mural, Kentville, NS
2019 Installation Tech, a different place, CFAT, Video Difference, Halifax, NS
2018 Operations Assistant, Nocturne, Halifax, NS
2017-2018 Co-Curator, Stack Effect 9, MFA Award Exhibition, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, https://stackeffect9.tumblr.com
2017 Co-Curator, Invisible Bright Touch, Cork St Project Space, Halifax, NS
2017 Installation Support and Logistics, Anchor Projects, Nocturne Festival, Halifax, NS
2016 Co-Curator, Response Time, Creative Nova Scotia Awards Gala, Halifax, NS
2016 Installation Support and Logistics, Anchor Projects, Nocturne Festival, Halifax, NS
2015 Volunteer, Archaeological Fieldwork, Grand-Pré, National Historic Site
2006-2010 Volunteer, Youth/Adult programs, events. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, NS