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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025    May 9 - Saturday May 17 

            Systems Shift 

            This_________Gallery 

            Reception - May 9         

           noon to 4. 

 

2025    Influx: Waiting on The                Water

            New Leaf Edition       

            Gallery 

            March 27 - May 3  Reception: March 27 6-8pm 

            New Leaf Editions.com

            noon to 4 

2024    Installation, YVR         

              Airport, Photography                from Silence of  the     

             Sea Project.

​            Gate D69 International

            Departures

2023    Silence of the Sea             

            Elissa Cristall Gallery 

            Reflects upon the Climate Crisis and

            Human Impact on the                Natural World. 

            Photography, 

            Sculpture, Video,

            Sound, Installation.

            Artist Talk 

           Capture Photography 

           Festival Events     

           Program

2023   Iceberg Impressions

           CBC Newfoundland.

           Documentary on sea                 level rise and the

           disappearance of

           icebergs caused by

           climate change.

 https://gem.cbc.ca/media/land-and-sea-nfld/s58e09

                

2021   Invisible Rivers, Gibson’s

           Public Art Gallery

 https://www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/new-show-plays-on-humans-environmental-   impact-4748654

 2021   Changing Horizons:

            Our Ecological Footprint 

            Photography, 

            Burnaby Arts Council.  

 https://burnabyartscouncil.org/artist-stories/valerie-durant-making-art-from-and-for-the-earth/

 2021   Place des Arts Gallery, Coquitlam, B.C. . 

            Resource Extractions

            Through an Artistic Lens.

            Recycled Paper Sculptures

 https://placedesarts.ca/events/coquitlam-heritage-society-extractions-natural-resources-from-our-land/

         

 2020   The Survived, The Sky Project,

            Taiwanfestival2020,

            Sculpture, photography , poetry

            Queen Elizabeth Theatre.   

https://gallery.vancouvertaiwanfest.ca/Infinite-Sky-For-Everett

2018     East West, Photography

             Capture Photo Festival 2018

 http://capturephotofest.com/exhibitions/east-west/

2016     YVR Art Program 

             Photographic works

             Installed at International Airport to 2019

2016     InterWeave, 

             Capture Photography  Festival,

             Ukama Gallery Vancouver

http://capturephotofest.com/exhibitions/interweave-africa/

2009    The Face of Africa: Along the Road

             Alliance Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa. 

             One Africa

             International Office of Migration (IOM)

             Canadian High Commission,

             South Africa.  

             Concept: Anti-Xenophobia

2006    Points and Perforations

            Immersive Sound and Sculptural Installation

            Interurban Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

            Canada Council Grant, New Media Artist)

www.straight.com/article/valerie-durant-points-and-perforations

2002    The Well - Surrey Art Gallery

            Art Amongst Our Shelves

            Sculpture,video sound installation

            SAG permanent collection.

 www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/6700.aspx

2002    Looped: Reach Video,

            Sound Installation, ArtemisiaGallery

            Chicago Ill.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2024     Canada Council fo the Arts - Research and Create 

             In Process: Understory: The Hidden Connection 

2021     Canada Council for the Arts  Research and Create

             Outcome : Invisible Rivers 2021   

             Canada Council for the Arts

2020     Digital Original Strategic Award

             CBC Arts - Silence of the Sea

               https://vimeo.com/463659233/5c95fb1d0e   

2011     Award of Distinction

             The University of Pretoria. MA Thesis 

             Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Forestation:

             The Edible Connected City.

   

2006     Canada Council for the Arts

             New Media Audio Artist Production Grant

             Outcome: Points & Perforations

2000     Diane Farris Scholarship,  ECU.

             Evan Lloyd Burrard Memorial

             Scholarship, ECU.

EDUCATION

2011    MA – Community and Urban Planning

            School of Engineering & the Built    

            Environment, U of P., South Africa

                                 

2002    Bachelor of Fine Arts

            Emily Carr University (ECU),

            Cooper Union for the Advancement

            of Science & Art, N.Y., USA 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2002  Surrey Art Gallery, Site Installations in Public Libraries. 

              The Well, Interactive  sculptural book stack with video/sound components set within a    

               the stack of books

2010   International Office of Migration, Pretoria South Africa

ART MAKES US HUMAN

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