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Erin Shadoff (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator living and working in Toronto. Her work explores the reconstruction of dreams and memories to create an altered personal narrative and to investigate the limits of personhood. Her detail-oriented approach is highlighted by a strong value scale that creates an atmosphere with surreal qualities.

Erin holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University (2016) where she was selected to participate in the Florence Off-Campus program in Florence, Italy (2013-14). She recently returned to Europe and was an Artist in Residence at Château d'Orquevaux  in Orquevaux, France (2021) where she was awarded the Denis Diderot Grant and where her work is now permanently housed. Her work is also part of the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Art Library (Brooklyn, New York), the OCAD U Print Archives (Toronto, Ontario) and in private collections across North America, The United Kingdom and Australia.

EDUCATION
2011-2016 BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Printmaking, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2013-2014 BFA, OCAD University Florence Off-Campus Program, Florence, Italy

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023– DEN II, Naka Collective, Private Studio, Manning Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
2023 – Château Orquevaux Artists, Galerie Diderot, Orquevaux, France
2023 – UnFramed, International Exhibition, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2022 – Drawing 2022, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2022 –WOLFDREAM, Salem Art Gallery, The Satanic Temple, Salem, Massachusetts
2021 – 4th Annual Women Artists Competition, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, California
2018 – EJE 2018, Emerging Artist Juried Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario
2017-18 – Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Canada, Toronto, Ontario
2016-17 –Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Ontario
2016 – 101st Annual Grad Exhibition: Seek Forward, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2016  – Thesis Awards & Medals Jury, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – 40, i nuovi 20, Florence Abroad Program 40th Celebration, OCAD University
2014 – Shakespeare Week 2014: Staging Reality, Curated by Sara England, British Institute, Florence, Italy
2010  – 12th Annual Juried Art Show, Pine Ridge Arts Council, Maclean Community Centre, Ajax, Ontario

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 – Off the Wall Fundraiser, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2023 – Peripheral Review Auction, Peripheral Review, Vancouver, British Columbia
2021 – Portraits of Resilience, AGO, ago.ca/portraits-resilience, June ‘21-may ‘22
2021 – All Landscape, ContemporaryArtGalleryOnline.gallery
2021 – Salon 15, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2021 – Mail Art: Unlimited dada, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2020 – Fill’er Up Sketchbook Challenge, Articulations, Toronto, Ontario
2018 –The Sketchbook Project Tour, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn/Toronto/Chicago/Atlanta, Jun – Sept.
2018 –The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York
2018 – The Big Draw, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2017 – Art Brownie, Gallery 50, Toronto, Ontario
2016 – Salon of Inclusiveness III, Black Cat Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2016 – REVEAL, RAW Artists Canada, MOD Club, Toronto, Ontario
2016 – The Small Draw, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – 724 Silent Auction for SKETCH, Liberty Seven, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – Temporary, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2015 – Lo Studio Divino, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2014 – Florence Group Show, Été Bistrò, Via Faenza, 55r, Florence, Italy
2014 – Lo Studio Divino, Via Nazionale 7, Florence, Italy
2013 – OCAD U Florence Studio Visit, Via Nazionale 7, Florence, Italy
2013 – Art Salad, Norman Felix Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2011 – Formations, Printmaking Studios, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario

AWARDS/GRANTS
2021 – Denis Diderot Grant, Château D’Orquevaux, Orquevaux, Champagne-Ardenne, France, September.
2018 – Honorable Mention, Emerging Artist Juried Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, Etobicoke, Ontario, October

ARTIST TALKS
2022 – Embroidery workshop, CADN series, OCAD University, March
2021 – Zoom virtual opening “Mail Art: Unlimited dada”, Propeller Art Gallery, January
2016 – Durham College FAD (Foundations in Art and Design) students led by Sean McQuay, OCAD University, October

RESIDENCIES/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2023 – Workshop facilitator, hand embroidery, The Magenta Foundation, Collision Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, June
2023 – Workshop facilitator, hand embroidery, On Task Studio, Toronto, Ontario, April
2022 – Workshop facilitator, hand embroidery, CADN series/Graduate studies, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario, March
2021 – Château D’Orquevaux, Artist Residency, Champagne-Ardenne, France, September
2018 – Sparkbox Studio, Artist Residency, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, April

PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2022 – DVNPRT Collective, Curated by Sarah Pumphrey & Phil Rodrigues, Toronto, Ontario, risograph art book, print, May 6th
2022 – Drawing 2022, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, digital archive, April 26th https://airdgallery.org/publications/
2021 – Vol. 22 Macabre, Withintensions monthly magazine, Vancouver, British Columbia, online/print, October 31st https://withintensions.wixsite.com/website/macabre
2021 – Mail Art: Unlimited dada Catalogue, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, digital archives, January 22nd
2021 –Life at the Cottage, Gloucester Pool Cottagers' Association, Port Severn, Ontario, print/digital magazine, January 16th 
2018 – The Sketchbook Project: “Not Exactly”, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York, digital database, May 25th 
https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/S210948
2017 – Art Brownie Exhibition, Gallery 50, Toronto, Ontario, digital database, July 17th 
2016 –Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Ontario, International print, May http://mbfs-art.com/shadoff-erin-c/
2016 –Seek Forward, 101st Annual Drawing & Painting GradEx Catalogue, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario, print
2014 –In Memory of Peter Porçal, “The Florentine” News Magazine, Florence, Italy, digital archives, April 3rd
2014 –Studio Visit: OCAD University, “Creative People in Florence” Magazine, Florence, Italy, digital archives, March 28th https://creativepeopleinflorence.com/archive/studio-visits/first-series-2013-2014/ocad-university/

COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS
EU: Château Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France, Permanent Collection
USA:  The Imaginarium of JP Sullivan, Asheville, North Carolina, Permanent Collection
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York, Permanent Collection 
AUS: Newcastle, New South Wales, Private Collection
UK:  London, England, Private Collection(s)
CAN: Vancouver, British Columbia, Private Collection
Edmonton, Alberta, Private Collection
OCAD U Print Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Permanent Collection
Toronto, Ontario, Private Collection(s)
Montréal, Québec, Private Collection
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Private Collection
[Email request for full collections list]

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