Curriculum Vitae
Education
D.V.A.T.I. Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy, Vancouver Art Therapy Institute 2014
B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta 2008
Solo Exhibitions
An Anthology of Sticks & Stones, Harcourt House Artist-in-Residence Final Exhibition 2019
Harcourt House Main Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Acceptable Bodies 2018
Alberta Craft Gallery, cSPACE King Edward, Calgary, AB.
Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Fleshpots 2008
Nextfest 2008’s Smut Cabaret, The Artery, Edmonton, AB.
Group Exhibitions
Making a Career in Craft, curated by the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2020
Alberta Craft Gallery. cSPACE Kin Edward, Calgary, AB. 2020
Fat Tuesday series, curated by J. Murwin, digital exhibition, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. 2019
Women X Women, curated by X. Isbister, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Art Gallery of Alberta’s 2019-21
Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX), Various locations, AB.
Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Art Gallery of Alberta’s Travelling 2019-21
Exhibition Program (TREX) Various locations, AB.
>7, curated by A. Kleinhans, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, USA. 2019
Because of Her, I Am, curated by L. Whiskeyjack, Stollery Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Portrait, curated by the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Alberta Craft Gallery. cSPACE Kin Edward, Calgary, AB. 2019
The Recipients, curated by Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Stitch Fetish 6, curated by E. Schinderman, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2018
Visual Voices: Telling Our Stories Through Art, curated by A. Tunis, Armoury Resource Centre, 2017
Edmonton, AB.
#YEGCanvas, curated by the Edmonton Arts Council, Various locations, Edmonton, AB. 2017
#BestYEG_Artists, curated by the Alberta Society of Artists, Walterdale Playhouse, Edmonton, AB. 2017
The Big Idea: A Visual Exploration of Contemporary Culture and Obesity, curated by J. Forrest, Peter 2012
Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON. 2011-12
Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. 2008
Collections
Little Bear, acquired by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Private Collection 2018
Sam, acquired by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Private Collection 2018
Various Private Collections nationally
Commissions
The Paths We Forge, series of seven embroidery pieces for the Calgary YW Hub Facility, 2019
curated by M. Laviolette, Calgary, AB.
Residencies
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, AB., 1-year term 2018-19
Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS), 8-month term 2017
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Awards
Edmonton Artist Trust Fund Award, awarded by the Edmonton Arts Council 2018
Alberta Craft Council Early Achievement Award, awarded by the Alberta Craft Council 2018
Publications
Tunis, Allison. Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, n.p.: n.p., CreateSpace. 2016
Prain, Leanne. Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, BC. 2011
Lectures, Symposia & Workshops
Craft As Therapy, facilitator and creator, part of the Monday Meet-Up webinar series, Alberta Craft Council 2020
Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta 2018
Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, facilitator and creator, Alberta Sex Positive Education & 2018
Community Centre
Community Arts
Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre 2018-19
Funded by a Community Arts Grant from the Edmonton Arts Council 2018.
YEG Youth Connect 2017 collaborative paintings, facilitated project at annual event, by invitation from YEG 2017
Youth Connect steering committee and in collaboration with Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Homeward Trust Community Barbeque collaborative painting, facilitated project at one-time event, by 2017
invitation from Homeward Trust and in collaboration with Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Public Washroom Murals, 82 avenue and Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB, in collaboration with 2017
Youth Empowerment & Support Services and the Trinity Youth Art Project
Welcome Home, developed and facilitated for Make Something Edmonton’s 100in1 Day project 2017
Selected Media and Bibliography
Allison Tunis, Artist – Edmonton, Akimbo Hit List, Akimblog. 2019 https://akimbo.ca/akimblog/allison-tunis-artist-edmonton/
Alberta Artist Profile: Allison Tunis, Alberta Foundation for the Arts. 2019 https://www.affta.ab.ca/news/alberta-artist-profile-allison-tunis
Fat Activism Part 1, Adamant Eve podcast hosted by Lisa Pruden and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins. 2019 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fat-activism-part-1/id574534477?i=1000456243380
Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book (feat. Allison Tunis), The F-Word Podcast 2018 https://thefwordpodcast.org/22-body-love-fat-activism-colouring-book-feat-allison-tunis/
#YEGCanvas in Their Own Words – Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog 2017 http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/167059731598/yegcanvas-in-their-own-words-allison-tunis
Artist-in-Residence Update: Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog 2017 http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/163103447658/artist-in-residence-update-allison-tunis
Candy Perfume Girl: Colouring in Fat Bodies, FKW// Zeitschrift Fur Geschlecterforschung 2017
Und Visuelle Kultur, no.62, https://www.fkw-journal.de/index.php/fkw/article/view/1403
My Daughter’s Coloring Books Will Be Fat Positive, & Here’s Why, Romper.com 2017 https://www.romper.com/p/my-daughters-coloring-books-will-be-fat-positive-heres-why-33321
#BossBabe Allison Tunis, Society-Plus.com 2016
https://society-plus.com/blogs/plus-size-fashion-blog/bossbabe-allison-tunis
Canadian Artist Challenges Body Shaming Narratives with Body Positive Coloring Book, GirlTalkHQ.com 2016 http://girltalkhq.com/canadian-artist-challenges-body-shaming-narratives-with-body-positive-coloring-book/
Body Positive Coloring Book Uses Art to Challenge Weight Based Stigma, Mashable.com 2016 http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/fat-activism-coloring-book/
You Need This Body Positive Coloring Book! WearYourVoiceMag.com. 2016 http://wearyourvoicemag.com/body-politics/body-love-coloring-book
Why This Fat Positive Coloring Book Is A Radical Medium for Size Acceptance, Bustle.com 2016 http://www.bustle.com/articles/184144-why-this-fat-positive-coloring-book-is-a-radical-medium-for-size-acceptance
This Body-Positive Colouring Book Will Remind You 'Your Body Is Not Wrong, Society Is', Huffington Post U.K. 2016
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/body-positive-colouring-book-allison-tunis_uk_57c595d2e4b0cc2b92b1875f
Edmonton Artist Allison Tunis Raises Awareness with Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, Vue Weekly 2016
http://www.vueweekly.com/edmonton-artist-allison-tunis-raises-awareness-with-body-love-a-fat-activism-colouring-book/
D.V.A.T.I. Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy, Vancouver Art Therapy Institute 2014
B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta 2008
Solo Exhibitions
An Anthology of Sticks & Stones, Harcourt House Artist-in-Residence Final Exhibition 2019
Harcourt House Main Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Acceptable Bodies 2018
Alberta Craft Gallery, cSPACE King Edward, Calgary, AB.
Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Fleshpots 2008
Nextfest 2008’s Smut Cabaret, The Artery, Edmonton, AB.
Group Exhibitions
Making a Career in Craft, curated by the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2020
Alberta Craft Gallery. cSPACE Kin Edward, Calgary, AB. 2020
Fat Tuesday series, curated by J. Murwin, digital exhibition, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. 2019
Women X Women, curated by X. Isbister, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Art Gallery of Alberta’s 2019-21
Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX), Various locations, AB.
Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Art Gallery of Alberta’s Travelling 2019-21
Exhibition Program (TREX) Various locations, AB.
>7, curated by A. Kleinhans, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, USA. 2019
Because of Her, I Am, curated by L. Whiskeyjack, Stollery Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Portrait, curated by the Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Alberta Craft Gallery. cSPACE Kin Edward, Calgary, AB. 2019
The Recipients, curated by Alberta Craft Council, Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery, Edmonton, AB. 2019
Stitch Fetish 6, curated by E. Schinderman, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2018
Visual Voices: Telling Our Stories Through Art, curated by A. Tunis, Armoury Resource Centre, 2017
Edmonton, AB.
#YEGCanvas, curated by the Edmonton Arts Council, Various locations, Edmonton, AB. 2017
#BestYEG_Artists, curated by the Alberta Society of Artists, Walterdale Playhouse, Edmonton, AB. 2017
The Big Idea: A Visual Exploration of Contemporary Culture and Obesity, curated by J. Forrest, Peter 2012
Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON. 2011-12
Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. 2008
Collections
Little Bear, acquired by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Private Collection 2018
Sam, acquired by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Private Collection 2018
Various Private Collections nationally
Commissions
The Paths We Forge, series of seven embroidery pieces for the Calgary YW Hub Facility, 2019
curated by M. Laviolette, Calgary, AB.
Residencies
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, AB., 1-year term 2018-19
Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS), 8-month term 2017
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Awards
Edmonton Artist Trust Fund Award, awarded by the Edmonton Arts Council 2018
Alberta Craft Council Early Achievement Award, awarded by the Alberta Craft Council 2018
Publications
Tunis, Allison. Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, n.p.: n.p., CreateSpace. 2016
Prain, Leanne. Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, BC. 2011
Lectures, Symposia & Workshops
Craft As Therapy, facilitator and creator, part of the Monday Meet-Up webinar series, Alberta Craft Council 2020
Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta 2018
Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, facilitator and creator, Alberta Sex Positive Education & 2018
Community Centre
Community Arts
Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre 2018-19
Funded by a Community Arts Grant from the Edmonton Arts Council 2018.
YEG Youth Connect 2017 collaborative paintings, facilitated project at annual event, by invitation from YEG 2017
Youth Connect steering committee and in collaboration with Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Homeward Trust Community Barbeque collaborative painting, facilitated project at one-time event, by 2017
invitation from Homeward Trust and in collaboration with Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Public Washroom Murals, 82 avenue and Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB, in collaboration with 2017
Youth Empowerment & Support Services and the Trinity Youth Art Project
Welcome Home, developed and facilitated for Make Something Edmonton’s 100in1 Day project 2017
Selected Media and Bibliography
Allison Tunis, Artist – Edmonton, Akimbo Hit List, Akimblog. 2019 https://akimbo.ca/akimblog/allison-tunis-artist-edmonton/
Alberta Artist Profile: Allison Tunis, Alberta Foundation for the Arts. 2019 https://www.affta.ab.ca/news/alberta-artist-profile-allison-tunis
Fat Activism Part 1, Adamant Eve podcast hosted by Lisa Pruden and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins. 2019 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fat-activism-part-1/id574534477?i=1000456243380
Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book (feat. Allison Tunis), The F-Word Podcast 2018 https://thefwordpodcast.org/22-body-love-fat-activism-colouring-book-feat-allison-tunis/
#YEGCanvas in Their Own Words – Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog 2017 http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/167059731598/yegcanvas-in-their-own-words-allison-tunis
Artist-in-Residence Update: Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog 2017 http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/163103447658/artist-in-residence-update-allison-tunis
Candy Perfume Girl: Colouring in Fat Bodies, FKW// Zeitschrift Fur Geschlecterforschung 2017
Und Visuelle Kultur, no.62, https://www.fkw-journal.de/index.php/fkw/article/view/1403
My Daughter’s Coloring Books Will Be Fat Positive, & Here’s Why, Romper.com 2017 https://www.romper.com/p/my-daughters-coloring-books-will-be-fat-positive-heres-why-33321
#BossBabe Allison Tunis, Society-Plus.com 2016
https://society-plus.com/blogs/plus-size-fashion-blog/bossbabe-allison-tunis
Canadian Artist Challenges Body Shaming Narratives with Body Positive Coloring Book, GirlTalkHQ.com 2016 http://girltalkhq.com/canadian-artist-challenges-body-shaming-narratives-with-body-positive-coloring-book/
Body Positive Coloring Book Uses Art to Challenge Weight Based Stigma, Mashable.com 2016 http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/fat-activism-coloring-book/
You Need This Body Positive Coloring Book! WearYourVoiceMag.com. 2016 http://wearyourvoicemag.com/body-politics/body-love-coloring-book
Why This Fat Positive Coloring Book Is A Radical Medium for Size Acceptance, Bustle.com 2016 http://www.bustle.com/articles/184144-why-this-fat-positive-coloring-book-is-a-radical-medium-for-size-acceptance
This Body-Positive Colouring Book Will Remind You 'Your Body Is Not Wrong, Society Is', Huffington Post U.K. 2016
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/body-positive-colouring-book-allison-tunis_uk_57c595d2e4b0cc2b92b1875f
Edmonton Artist Allison Tunis Raises Awareness with Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, Vue Weekly 2016
http://www.vueweekly.com/edmonton-artist-allison-tunis-raises-awareness-with-body-love-a-fat-activism-colouring-book/