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Academic Achievement
2018        
Introduction to Welding
BC Institute of Technology
Vancouver, BC

2014
Making Neon in the Hot Shop
Terminal City Glass Co-op
Vancouver, BC

2011 
Pushing the Envelope with John Miller
Pilchuck Glass School 
Stanwood, WA
               
2004 – 2008    
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Glass major
Alberta University of the Arts (AUA)
Calgary, AB

2007
Ted Jolda's Advanced Technical Course
Red Deer College 
Red Deer, AB
               
Solo Exhibitions, 2 Artist Exhibitions, and Public Art
2018
Where We Meet
PARK(ing) Day (Public Art)
Calgary, AB

2017 
Propel
ACC +15 Window (Solo)
Calgary, AB

2017 
Inviting
City Atrium Gallery (Solo)                             
North Vancouver, BC

2017
Future Forms
Place des Arts Atrium Gallery (Solo)
Coquitlam, BC

2016 
Revive
The Works Art and Design Festival, Macdonald Fairmont (Solo)
Edmonton, AB

2016
Into The Woods
Crafthouse Gallery (Solo)
Vancouver, BC

2016
Awaken
Harris-Warke Gallery (Solo)
Red Deer, AB

2016
Love Your Neighbour, Love Your Ocean
Vancity Kitsilano Branch 11 (Public Art)
Vancouver, BC

2015
Spotlight
Discovery Gallery (Solo)
Edmonton, AB

2015 
Present Nature
McMullen Gallery (2 artist with Sylvia Grist)
Edmonton, AB

2014
Larissa Blokhuis
City Atrium Gallery (Solo)
North Vancouver, BC

2014 
Western Connections
Spruce Grove Art Gallery (Solo)
Spruce Grove, AB

2014 
GlassEarth:  Mixed Media by Larissa Blokhuis
Kiwanis Gallery (Solo)
Red Deer, AB

2014 
Growing Connections
Leigh Square Community Arts Village (2 artist with Cheryl Hamilton)
Port Coquitlam, BC

2011 
Art in the Community
District Foyer Gallery (2 artist with Roksan Kohen)
North Vancouver, BC

2009 
Urchins
Untitled Art Society +15 Window (Solo)
Calgary, AB

Arts, Culture, + Collections of Curiosity Collider, 2017 - Present
Content creator, curator, grant writer, interdisciplinary collaboration facilitator, community liaison
-Participation as artist (A) and organiser (O) marked below with (CC). Other events organised:

2018
SciComm Social
Science World
Vancouver, BC

2018
NightShift: Quantum Futures
Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver, BC

2017 - 2019
Collider Cafe, quarterly speaker series
Cafe Deux Soliels
Vancouver, BC

Curatorial Work
2019          
Her Story: Canadian Women Scientists
Annex (CC, O)                                  
Vancouver, BC
An animated/live action film series, with talkback and panel discussion. 

2018
Interstitial: Science Innovations by Canadian Women
Beaumont Studios (CC, O)
Vancouver, BC
An art exhibition, featuring three workshops.

2017 - Present
Director of Huisje Gallery
Vancouver, BC
A small space to see new work: exhibition and critique.  Monthly event featuring a single artist.

Awards and Grants
2019
Vancouver Civic Theatres Grant (CC, O)
Vancouver, BC

2018
WWEST and eng•cite Funding Partners Program (CC, O)
Vancouver, BC

2018
BC Arts Council
Professional Development Assistance
Vancouver, BC

2018
Vancouver Foundation Small Arts Grant
Vancouver, BC

2017
WWEST and eng•cite Funding Partners Program (CC, O)
Vancouver, BC

2007
Jason Lang Scholarship, Awarded for GPA
Calgary, AB

Film and Publication
2019
Film: Premiered at Capturing Vancouver
Montalbano Theatre (VPL)      
Vancouver, BC

2019
Writing: Seagery Zine 3: That Side of Paradise, Sep. 2019: 37. Print.
Wong, Katrina Vera, Editor. 
Vancouver, BC

Group Exhibitions
2021 
Forest Findings
West Vancouver Memorial Library
West Vancouver, BC

2020 
SZ 3.5 Blank
Kunstmatrix
Online

2019 
Natural Abstraction
Three Sisters Gallery
Canmore, AB

2019 
Northwest Light and Colour
Port Moody Arts Centre
Port Moody, BC

2018
Emerge Festival Art Exhibition
Gallery Gachet
Vancouver, BC

2017
Eclipse: Total Alignment
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
(CC, AO)
Vancouver, BC

2016 
As The Crow Flies
The Arts Factory
Vancouver, BC

2016
Child's Play
CityScape Community Art Space
North Vancouver, BC

2015
Botanically Inspired
VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver, BC

2015
Strange Necessity
Studioworks
Vancouver, BC

2015
Language of Craft
ACC Feature Gallery
Edmonton, AB

2015
What's Your Number?
UAS Vancouver
Vancouver, BC

2015
Fire
Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2014
Handle With Care
Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2014 
Coming Up Next
Discovery Gallery
Edmonton, AB

2014
Air
Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2013
Small Treasures
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Banff, AB

2013
Winter Gift
Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2013
Corazón Siempre
New-Small and Sterling
Vancouver, BC

2013 
A Responsive Landscape
The Top Floor Gallery
West Vancouver, BC

2013 
Showcase
Ferry Building Gallery
West Vancouver, BC

2013 
Cultural Intersection
Endeavor Gallery
Calgary, AB

2013 
Ironclad Art 2013
Interurban Gallery
Vancouver, BC

2013 
Rhino Face Eraser: A Group Study of Anger
Artpoint Main Gallery
Calgary, AB

2013 
&ampersand4 (with Sarah Brownlee)
UAS Satellite Gallery
Calgary, AB

2013 
Earth
Seymour Art Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2012 
Totally Amazing Glass Gallery
Circle Craft Christmas Market
Vancouver, BC

2012 
Open House
Terminal City Glass Co-op
Vancouver, BC

2012 
Coming Up Next
Discovery Gallery
Edmonton, AB

2012 
Spark
Terminal City Glass Co-op
Vancouver, BC

2012 
Connections
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery
Calgary, AB

2011 
Festival of Lights
Scotia Creek Gallery
Whistler, BC

2011 
Totally Amazing Glass Gallery
Circle Craft Christmas Market
Vancouver, BC

2011 
Timeless
Twist Gallery
Toronto, ON

2011 
ZoomerShow2011
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
Toronto, ON

2011 
ARTrageous
Scotia Creek Gallery
Whistler, BC

2011 
&ampersand3 (with Sarah Brownlee)
UAS Satellite Gallery
Calgary, AB

2011 
Heat: Expressions in Glass
CityScape Community Art Space
North Vancouver, BC

2011 
The Cheaper Show 10
Rizehouse
Vancouver, BC

2011 
Women Artists A-Z
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Banff, AB

2011 
Summer Display
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Shop
Victoria, BC

2010 
Totally Amazing Glass Gallery
Circle Craft Christmas Market
Vancouver, BC

2009 
Calgary Glass Initiative
Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts
Calgary, AB  

2008 
Sea Creatures
Looks Could Kill Art Boutique
Calgary, AB

2008 
Summer Display
Waterton Gallery
Waterton Park, AB

Artist Presentations
2017 
Excellence in Science Communication
Royal BC Museum
(CC, A)
Victoria, BC

2017 
Lunch “n” Learn
City Atrium Gallery
North Vancouver, BC

2016 
Into The Woods
Crafthouse Gallery
Vancouver, BC

2016 
Collisions Between Art + Science, Vol. II
Curiosity Collider
Vancouver, BC

2015
Art of Craft Lecture Series: Botanically Inspired
Craft Council of BC
Vancouver, BC

2015
Lunch “n” Learn
North Vancouver Community Arts Centre
North Vancouver, BC

2014
Critiquing Workshop
Leigh Square Community Arts Village
Port Coquitlam, BC

Representation
2017 - Present 
Alberta Craft Council Gallery
cSPACE King Edward
280 - 1721 29 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB

2014 - Present
Ambergris Gallery
442 Dodge St.
Block Island, RI

2014 - Present
Alberta Craft Council Gallery
10186 - 106 St. NW
Edmonton, AB

2009 - Present 
Jarea Art Gallery
6 King St.                          
St. Andrews, NB

Media
Walker, Beverly.  "5 Questions with DTES Small Arts Grant Recipient Larissa Blokhuis." Vancouver Foundation, 14 May. 2018. Web. 

Krolik, Julia. "Creators – Larissa Blokhuis." Art the Science, 15 Feb 2018. Web.

Ozpeta, Sebnem and Theresa Liao, directors. "Eclipse: Total Alignment, Larissa Blokhuis." Curiosity Collider, 19 Oct. 2017.

Stephen, Virginia. "Review: The Language of Craft." Studio 1 Sept. 2015: 59-61. Print.

Miller, Thomas. "A Glass Half-Full Kind of Art." Spruce Grove Examiner. Canoe Sun Media, 7 Nov. 2014. Web.

Francoeur, Renee. "Adventures in Glass." Red Deer Advocate 24 July 2014, Local sec.: C1. Print.

Bruneau, Jaclyn. "Interview." SadMag. Sad Mag­a­zine Pub­lish­ing Soci­ety, 10 Apr. 2014. Web.

Dalton, Matthew A. "MMFV 2013 - Maker Questions." R&D Media Labs. R&D Media Labs, 15 June 2013. Web.

Glover, Jillian. "The Cheaper Show: 10th Anniversary." This City Life. Tumblr, 27 June 2011. Web.

Robertson, Yvonne, and Daniel Hallen. "At Granville Island, Making Art Out of Glass." Thethunderbird.ca. UBC Journalism. 19 Sept. 2010. Web.

Professional Associations
2013 - Present
Alberta Craft Council

2012 - Present
Seymour Art Gallery

2012 - Present 
Terminal City Glass Co-op

2011 - 2014
BC Representative for the Glass Art Association of Canada

2010 - 2013 
BC Glass Arts Association

Teaching Experience
2017 - Present 
Terminal City Glass Co-op
Workshop Teacher
Vancouver, BC

2013
Harmony Arts Festival
Kids and Teens Instructor
North Vancouver, BC

2013           
Trout Lake Community Centre
Arts Instructor           
Vancouver, BC

2012 - Present
Terminal City Glass Co-op,
Beginner Glassblowing Teacher's Assistant
Vancouver, BC

2012 - 2014
New-Small and Sterling
One Day Course                 
Vancouver, BC

2012           
Red Deer College
Advanced Glassblowing for Beginners Teacher's Assistant 
Red Deer, AB

2009 - 2014 
New-Small and Sterling
mini glass workshop            
Vancouver, BC

2009 - 2012 
Glasscraft
Ballz of Fire workshop 
Vancouver, BC

Symposia
2019 
Creative City Strategy
CoV Cultural Services
Vancouver Playhouse
Vancouver, BC

2013
Glassport: A Gallery Hop
“Three Day Festival”
Various Locations
Calgary, AB

2011
Glassaholics Mingler
“Jeff Holmwood Presentation"
Andrighetti Glass
Vancouver, BC

2011
Regional Glass Gathering
“Kirstie Rea Presentation”
U of Victoria 
Victoria, BC

2010
Pilchuck Glass School Auction 
“32nd Annual Auction”
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, WA

2007
Craft Colloquium  
“Craft and Contemporary Art Practice”
The Banff Centre
Banff, AB

Commissions (for private collections)
2021
Silicazoa,
Jerome, ID, USA

2015
Jumbo Trees
Greensboro, NC, USA

2014
Bamboo
Calgary, AB

2013
Sea Display Series
Vancouver, BC

2012
Wedding Centrepiece
Burnaby, BC

2011
Mushrooms
Mississauga, ON

2010
His and Hers Vases
Vancouver, BC

2010
Colour Accent
Vancouver, BC

2010
Urchin Light Box photographic print
Calgary, AB

2009
Gourds
Ottawa, ON

2007
Trees
Calgary, AB

International Travel
(Art museum, gallery, architecture, and glass studio study)

2015
Nationaal Glasmuseum
Het Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
Netherlands

2010, 2011     
Seattle, USA

2009
Glasgow, Scotland

2008
Canberra, Australia (Australian National University)
Murano and Venice, Italy
Barcelona, Spain

2003, 2008
Rome, Italy

2002, 2008
Paris, France

1999
Incheon, South Korea (stayed with artist, Mr. Kang)





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