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Curriculum Vitae
Academic Achievement
2018 Introduction to Welding, BC Institute of Technology Burnaby, 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 Calgary, AB
Alberta University of the Arts (AUA, formerly ACAD)
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, 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 Ocean, Vancity Kitsilano Branch 11 (Public Art) Vancouver, BC
2015 Spotlight, Discovery Gallery (Solo) Edmonton, AB
2015 Present Nature, McMullen Gallery (2 Artist /S. Grist) Edmonton, AB
2014 Larissa Blokhuis, City Atrium Gallery (Solo) North Vancouver, BC
2014 Western Connections, Melcor Art Gallery (Solo) Spruce Grove, AB
2014 GlassEarth: Mixed Media by Larissa Blokhuis, Kiwanis Gallery (S) Red Deer, AB
2014 Growing Connections, Leigh Square Community Arts Village Port Coquitlam, BC
(2 Artist /Cheryl Hamilton)
2011 Art in the Community, District Foyer Gallery (2 Artist /R. Kohen) North Vancouver, BC
2009 Urchins, Untitled Art Society +15 Window (Solo) Calgary, AB
Arts, Culture, + Collections Director of Curiosity Collider, 2017 - 2019
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, Cafe Deux Soliels, quarterly speaker series Vancouver, BC
Curatorial Work
2019 Her Story, Annex (CC, O) Vancouver, BC
An animated/live action film series featuring Canadian women scientists, with talkback and panel discussion.
2018 Interstitial, Beaumont Studios (CC, O) Vancouver, BC
An art exhibition about science innovations by Canadian women, 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. Vancouver, BC
Wong, Katrina Vera, Editor.
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 Gallery Vancouver, BC
2013 Art Party, Seymour Art Gallery North 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 &ersand 4 (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 &ersand 3 (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 Closing Show, Looks Could Kill Art Boutique Calgary, AB
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
2008 Grad Show, AUA Calgary, AB
2008 The Horse Show (Collaboration), AUA Calgary, AB
2008 Amalgam, #103, 305 10th St. NW Calgary, AB
2007 New Work, Glass Collective Show and Sale, AUA Calgary, AB
2007 Open House, AUA Calgary, AB
2006 Glass Alumni Symposium, AUA Calgary, 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, CCBC 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, 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. "Eclipse: Total Alignment, Larissa Blokhuis." Curiosity Collider, 19 Oct. 2017.
Vangool, Janine. “The Future, Hot.” UPPERCASE, Apr. 2017: 87. Print.
Stephen, Virginia. "Review: The Language of Craft." Studio 1 Sep. 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 Jul. 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 Jun. 2013. Web.
Glover, Jillian. "The Cheaper Show: 10th Anniversary." This City Life. Tumblr, 27 Jun. 2011. Web.
Robertson, Yvonne, and Daniel Hallen. "At Granville Island, Making Art Out of Glass." Thethunderbird.ca. UBC Journalism. 19 Sep. 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 Vancouver, BC
Teacher's Assistant to various instructors
2012 - 2014 New-Small and Sterling, One Day Course Vancouver, BC
2012 Red Deer College, Advanced Glassblowing for Beginners Red Deer, AB
Teacher's Assistant to Jeff Holmwood
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, featuring Jeff Holmwood, Andrighetti Glass Vancouver, BC
2011 Regional Glass Gathering, featuring Kirstie Rea, U of Victoria Victoria, BC
2010 Pilchuck Glass School 32nd Auction, The Westin Seattle Seattle, WA
2007 Craft and Contemporary Art Practice Colloquium, 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
2006 Silkscreens: Fruitcake Cupcake Calgary, AB/
and No Mistake Cambridge, ON
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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