CV Curriculum Vitae
Kristen E Carleton
EDUCATION
Post Graduate Master’s Level Art Therapy Diploma 2023 - 2025
Canadian International Institute of Art Theray (CiiAT)
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree, Major in Painting (with Distinction) 2005 - 2009
Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Canada
(Usui) Reiki Master 2014 - 2024
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sleepless: Art from the Midnight Hour, Metchosin Artpod Gallery - 2024
October 4 - November 10, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin, BC
www.metchosinartpod.ca
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Presents: TD Art Gallery Paint-In/Moss St. Festival - 2023
July 15, 11am – 4pm, Moss Street, Victoria, BC
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Presents: TD Art Gallery Paint-In/Moss St. Festival - 2022
July 16, 11am – 4pm, Booth #67, George & Moss Street, Victoria, BC
Gorge on Art; Gorge Canada Day Picnic-Festival - 2022
July 1, 9am – 4pm, Booth #18, Adelaide & Gorge Road, Victoria, BC
Winter Small Works Show & Sale - 2021/2022
November 19 - January 29, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV Massey Gallery)
Gallery Splash Grand Opening - 2021 - ‘People’s Choice Award’
September 25 - October 29, ‘Splash of Paint’, Plein-Air Exhibition
Esquimalt Town Square, 1235 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC
(townshiparts.org)
Celebration of Art (TD Artist Guide) - 2021
Online Exhibition & Annual Publication
July 1 - 30, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV)
(td-artistguide-aggv.ca)
VAC Summer Show & Sale - 2020
June 10 - August 22, Victoria Arts Council, ‘Shift Exhibited’,
(With the inclusion of my ‘Artist Talk’ hosted July 15 4-6pm),
1800 Store St., Victoria, BC (victoriaartscouncil.ca)
Memory: Until Magazine; issue 5 - 2020
June 10, Victoria Arts Council, ‘Accumulissipation Exhibited’,
1800 Store St., Victoria, BC (victoriaartscouncil.ca),
Direct publication link below
(https://indd.adobe.com/view/17fd77ed-04ae-4d17-bbb4-51e10db8df49)
Spooky Growler Art Show - 2019
October 1 - 31, Phillips Brewery, Victoria BC
2010 Government St., Victoria, BC
(phillipsbeer.com)
Envision - 2018
January 18, Marquee Beer Market & Stage, Calgary, Ab.
www.RAWartists.org/kristencarleton
Northern Reflections - 2017 - 'People's Choice Award'
December 1 - 31, Painted window exterior, 10' x 11', Entitled 'Sierra',
Located at 'One 18 Empire' Whiskey Bar, Marriott Hotel,
820 Centre St. S, Calgary, Ab., Curated by BudsofBuds Collective (www.budsofbuds.com)
(Photographer Credits: Instagram @kawashimaphotography)
Art From the Unknown - 2017
Hosted by Premier Rachel Notley (in attendance), October 20 - 22,
McDougall Centre/Building, 455 6 St. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
Wish 150 Mosaic Honorarium - 2017
Exhibited at 'Latitude 53 Gallery', 10242 106 St., Edmonton, Ab., October 20 - 27,
Sponsored by TakingITGlobal (www.canada150mosaic.com)
Canada 150 Pianoscapes Painted Piano Honorarium - 2017
Honens Festival, Piano donated by International Avenue BRZ and permanently
located at Tomoka Coffee (tomoka.ca), September 7 - 10, Calgary, Ab. (www.honens.com)
True Colors Honorarium - 2017
Alberta Treasury Branches ArtVault, June 13 - October 23, 102 8 Ave. S.W. Calgary, Ab.
(www.wearealberta.ca/community/atb-pride) (www.calgarypride.ca/)
Self Made: 'The Inner and Outer Gaze Meet' - 2014
‘Central Blends Café’, July 1 - 31, 203 19 St. N.W., Calgary, Ab.
Woolf’s Voices 3, 'Visual Art Addition' - 2014
‘Motion Gallery’, February 26 - 28, Eau Claire Market, 200 Barclay Parade S.W.,
Calgary, Ab. (http://www.motiongallery.ca/)
12 Paintings, 'Artistic Entities' - 2014
‘Nose Hill Library’, March 16 - April 13, 1530 Northmount Dr. N.W., Calgary, Ab.
Annual Scotia Show, 'Artistic Entities' - 2013
June 10 -June 15, 225 7 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab
Untitled Exhibition - 2012
‘Goddess Yoga Retreat’, November, Field, BC
Untitled Exhibition - 2012
‘Yoga Retreat’, June, Field, BC
The Locals, ‘The Area’ - 2012
April, 1119 10 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Ab (http://thearea.ca/)
Untitled Exhibition, ‘Stoneworx Gallery’ - 2012
Art Central, January, 100 - 7 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab. (http://www.artcentral.ca/)
ACAD ‘Grad Show’, ‘Illingworth Kerr Gallery’ - 2009
ACAD, April, 1407 14 Ave. N.W., Calgary, Ab.
Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, ‘Eau Clair Market' - 2009
April, 1407 14 Ave. N.W., Calgary, Ab.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
‘Slow Motion’, Mile Zero Coffee Company, December 15, 2023 - January 15, 2024
12 Paintings exhibited, 2612 Bridge St #101, Victoria, BC
‘Conscious’, G.R. Pearkes Recreation Centre - August 1 - October 1, 2023
4 Paintings exhibited (Display Hub), 3100 Tillicum Road, Victoria, B.C.
‘Untitled’, Driftwood Brewery - April 27 - May 31, 2023
4 Paintings exhibited in participation with Esquimalt Community Arts Hub
836 Viewfield Road, Victoria BC (www.ecah.ca www.driftwoodbeer.ca)
‘Continuum’, Gallery Splash! - October 4 - November 1, 2022
Artist in attendance/live painting Saturday, October 22
503 Park place, Esquimalt, BC
Townshiparts.org (exhibiting 13 paintings)
Artist in Residence ‘Esquimalt Town Square’ - 2021
Hosted by Township Community Arts Council, June 3 – 8,
TCAC Artist in Residency 501 Park Place, Esquimalt, BC
Townshiparts.org (exhibiting 20 paintings & online lessons)
Artist Outreach Honorarium - 2018
1st Place $2500 Recipient Honorarium, Hosted by Petrotranz, May 24,
www.petrotranz.com/corporate/about/news/2018/06/28/petrotranz_in_our_community.aspx
20 Drawings, 2 Paintings, ‘Waves Coffee House’ - 2016
January 3 - February 7, 1019 17 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
(http://wavescoffee.com/)
12 Paintings, ‘Waves Coffee House’ - 2014 - 2015
January 9 – February 8, 5809 McLeod Tr., Calgary, Ab. (http://wavescoffee.com/)
13 Paintings, ‘Waves Coffee House’ - 2014
December 7 – January 4, 30 Springborough Blvd. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
(http://wavescoffee.com/)
8 Paintings, ‘Waves Coffee House’ - 2014
November 2 - December 7, 1019 17 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab. (http://wavescoffee.com/)
16 Paintings, ‘Waves Coffee House’ - 2014
May 9 -June 8, 1019 17 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab. (http://wavescoffee.com/)
11 Paintings, 'Angie’s Christmas Concert' - 2013
‘National Music Centre’, December 18, 134 11 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Ab.
(http://www.nmc.ca/)
9 Works, ‘Euphoria Café’ - 2013
May 26 - June 30, 5403 Crowchild Tr. N.W., Calgary, Ab.,
(http://www.euphoriacafe.ca)
13 Works, ‘The Coup Vegetarian Cuisine’ - 2012
September 18 - November 17, 924 17 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
(http://www.thecoup.ca/)
Current Works,‘The Seed Event' - 2012
Gerald Celente VIP Reception February, ‘Calgary Telus Convention Centre’, 120 9 Ave.,
S.E., Calgary, Ab. (http://www.seedevent.org/)
Hollow Works - 'Paintings & Drawings' - 2011
October, Convention Gallery, 830 Edmonton Tr. N.E., Calgary, Ab.
Solid Works - 'Paintings & Drawings' - 2011
June, Convention Gallery, 830 Edmonton Tr. N.E., Calgary, Ab.
All 'Galaxy Paintings' - 2010
December, Convention Gallery, 830 Edmonton Tr. N.E., Calgary, Ab.
5 Paintings, 'Deepak Chopra Event' - 2010
‘Jubilee Auditorium’, March, ‘Deepak Chopra VIP Reception’, 1415 14 Ave. N.W., Calgary, Ab.
DONATIONS
The Brenda Strafford Centre – 2017
21st Anniversary Celebration & International Women’s Day Fundraiser March 8,
(3 Paintings Donated), Silent Auction held at Webster Gallery, 812 11th Avenue S.W.,
Calgary, Ab., (www.webstergalleries.com/ www.straffordfoundation.org/)
The Brenda Strafford Centre – 2016
20th Anniversary Celebration, March 9, (8 Drawings, 2 Paintings Donated),
Silent Auction held at Webster Gallery, 812 11 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
(www.webstergalleries.com/ www.straffordfoundation.org/)
Hope for Healing – 2014
Fundraiser, (3 Paintings), October 18, (Best Western Village Park Inn)
1804 Crowchild Tr. N.W., Calgary, Ab. (http://www.hopeforhealing.info)
DES Fights Cancer - 2014
Annual Fundraiser, (1 Painting), February 6, ‘Silent Auction: Kahanoff Centre’,
2nd Floor, 105 12 Ave S.E., Calgary, Ab. (http://www.desfightscancer.com/)
Hope for Healing – 2013
Fundraiser – (3 Paintings), October 19,
The Danish Canadian Club, 727 11 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab.
(http://www.hopeforhealing.info)
Dreams Take Flight – 2013
Fundraiser/Silent Auction, July 7, Hyatt Regency, 700 Centre St. S.E., Calgary Ab.,
(4 Paintings), (yyc.dreamstakeflight.ca)
Hope for Healing - 2012
Fundraiser - (3 Paintings), October 20, ‘The Danish Canadian Club’,
727 11 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Ab., (http://www.hopeforhealing.info)
Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer - 2012
Fundraiser; ‘Ride for the Cure; Benefiting the Alberta Cancer
Foundation’, (10 Paintings), May 25, Calgary, Ab. (http://ab12.conquercancer.ca/)
Alberta Bulldog Rescue - 2012
Fundraiser, (2 Paintings), (http://albertabulldogrescue.com/)
The Seed Event - Fundraiser; Uend:poverty - 2012
(http://www.uend.org/dt/upowered), (4 Paintings), February 19, Calgary Telus
Convention Centre, 120 9 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Ab. (http://www.seedevent.org/)
Matt Vanderlee, Memorial Fundraiser - 2010
(4 Paintings), ‘Shanks’, 9627 Mcleod Tr. South, Calgary, Ab.