ABOUT ARTIST SAMANTHA WILLIAMS-CHAPELSKY
Born paintbrush in-hand, at the ripe age of five Samantha won an Emily Carr young artist award for her work, ‘The House’. Since then – through her extensive education, experience and years spent studying Italian art in Tuscany – she has emerged as an internationally exhibited painter and sculptor. Currently a visual art instructor, Samantha teaches painting and sculpting methods in all mediums. From India to Italy, Scotland to New York, numerous galleries and more than 55 exhibitions have featured her vibrant collections
Curriculum Vitae for
Samantha Williams-Chapelsky
Email: samanthawilliams@live.ca
Website: www.samanthawilliamschapelsky.com
Education
2014- Current Golden Working Artist
2013 Golden Artist Educator
2010 NAIT Certificate in Automotive Airbrushing
2009 University of Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction. Major in Painting, Drawing, and Art History, Minor in Design and Ancient History.
Teaching Experience
Golden Working Artist 2014 – present
Workshop Instructor for Visual Arts Classes 2009 – present
Lecturer on Social Media in the Arts 2015 – present
AIR
Shortlisted for the 2019 Alberta Artist in Residence
Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, August 2014
Public Art Commissions
Mayor’s Awards, St.Albert Celebration of the Arts, March 2018
Mayor’s Awards, St.Albert Celebration of the Arts, March 2017
City of St.Albert Special Olympics Legacy Mural, June 2013
Alberta Culture Days Interactive Mural Artist, September 2012
Good Neighbor Award commission, June 2012, 2013
Red Willow Trail Recognition Awards, June 2011
Mayor’s Awards, St. Albert Arts Days, September 2011
Publications / Awards
Mayor’s Awards, St. Albert Established Artist Award 2019
Scutrea and Crll International Conference: Mobility’s and Transitions, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
Gallery Representation
Adele Campbell, Whistler, British Columbia
Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Exhibitions
2019
Landscape EXPOSED, Creative Hive, Edmonton July 2019
2018
Affordable Art Fair, New York City, March 2018
Crescent Hill Group Exhibition, Mississauga, March 2018
2017
Affordable Art Fair, New York City, March 2017
Gibson Fine Art Solo Exhibition, Calgary, March 2017
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, July 2017
2016
Affordable Art Fair, New York City, October 2016
The Hive Gallery, Canmore September 2016
Art! Vancouver April 2016
2015
Port Moody Art Gallery, Port Moody British Columbia, April 2015 Solo Exhibition
Northern Jubilee Kaasa Gallery, Edmonton, Spring 2015 Solo Exhibition
Women Portraying Women, Group Exhibition, VASA Gallery, June 2015
Naess Gallery, Edmonton, July 2015 Solo Exhibition
Harmony and Discord Juried Group Exhibition, Vancouver, July – August 2015
VASA Gallery, Documenting, October 2015 Solo Exhibition
Elemental Sky, Daffodil Gallery, November 2015 Solo Exhibition
Square Foot 3 Group Exhibition, Projects Gallery, Miami, December 2015
2014
Harris-Warke Gallery, Red Deer, April 2014 Solo Exhibition
Daffodil Gallery, Edmonton, April 2014 Solo Exhibition
Affordable Art Fair, New York City, October 2014
Southern Jubilee Alcove Gallery, Calgary, September 2014 – December 2014 Solo Exhibition
2013
Square on Fundraiser, Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, June 2013
Symbiotica – Edmonton Poetry Festival, Edmonton, April 2013
Deep Freeze Juried Art Exhibition, Edmonton, January 2013
2012
All about the House, Evanescence Gallery, High River, AB, December 2012
Northern Alberta Jubilee Gallery, Edmonton, December 2012 Solo Exhibition
Milner Gallery, Edmonton, September 2012 Solo Exhibition
AWOL Gallery, Toronto, July 2012 One Square Foot Exhibition
Art Gallery of Spruce Grove, June 2012 Solo Exhibition
2011
Explore, Daffodil Gallery, Edmonton, November 2011 Solo Exhibition
Eugenics: A Collective Memory Faculty of Extension, Edmonton, October- November 2011
MuSe Gallery, Dehra Dun, India, December 2011 Solo Exhibition
Duality Series, Naess Gallery, Edmonton, September 2011 Solo Exhibition
RECONfigure, Art Gallery of St. Albert Exhibition, August 2011
