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
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
Bigger Bodies, curated by A. Kleinhans, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, USA. (upcoming) 2019
Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) 2019-2021
Various locations, AB. (upcoming)
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, Edmonton, AB. 2017
#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 Robertson 2012
Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON. 2011-2012
Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. (catalogue) 2008
Collaborations
Crash Pad by Cindy Baker, invited guest performance, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB. 2018
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. (upcoming)
Residencies
Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS), 8-month term 2017
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
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
Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta 2018
Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, organizer/facilitator, Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community 2018
Centre
Community Arts
Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre 2018
Funded by a Community Arts Grant from the Edmonton Arts Council
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 invitation 2017
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
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
This Coloring Book is the Gift All Fat Girls Deserve, Revelist.com 2017
http://www.revelist.com/ideas/fat-acceptance-coloring-book/6708
#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/
This Body Positive Colouring Book Is the Perfect Way to Negate Body Shaming, iDiva.com. 2016
http://www.idiva.com/news-work-life/this-body-positive-colouring-book-is-the-perfect-way-to-negate-body-shaming/16092277)
You Need This Body Positive Coloring Book! WearYourVoiceMag.com. 2016
http://wearyourvoicemag.com/body-politics/body-love-coloring-book
Body Positive Coloring Book is Our Everything, Femestella.com. 2016
http://www.femestella.com/body-positive-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 Coloring Book Is Beautiful and Fun, While Simultaneously Destroying the Fat Shamers, 2016
Hello Giggles. (http://hellogiggles.com/body-positive-coloring-book/)
Body Love: The Adult Colouring Book Challenging How We See Our Bodies, DesignIndaba.com. 2016
http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/body-love-adult-colouring-book-challenging-how-we-see-our-bodies
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
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
Bigger Bodies, curated by A. Kleinhans, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, USA. (upcoming) 2019
Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) 2019-2021
Various locations, AB. (upcoming)
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, Edmonton, AB. 2017
#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 Robertson 2012
Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON. 2011-2012
Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. (catalogue) 2008
Collaborations
Crash Pad by Cindy Baker, invited guest performance, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB. 2018
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. (upcoming)
Residencies
Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS), 8-month term 2017
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
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
Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta 2018
Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, organizer/facilitator, Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community 2018
Centre
Community Arts
Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre 2018
Funded by a Community Arts Grant from the Edmonton Arts Council
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 invitation 2017
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
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
This Coloring Book is the Gift All Fat Girls Deserve, Revelist.com 2017
http://www.revelist.com/ideas/fat-acceptance-coloring-book/6708
#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/
This Body Positive Colouring Book Is the Perfect Way to Negate Body Shaming, iDiva.com. 2016
http://www.idiva.com/news-work-life/this-body-positive-colouring-book-is-the-perfect-way-to-negate-body-shaming/16092277)
You Need This Body Positive Coloring Book! WearYourVoiceMag.com. 2016
http://wearyourvoicemag.com/body-politics/body-love-coloring-book
Body Positive Coloring Book is Our Everything, Femestella.com. 2016
http://www.femestella.com/body-positive-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 Coloring Book Is Beautiful and Fun, While Simultaneously Destroying the Fat Shamers, 2016
Hello Giggles. (http://hellogiggles.com/body-positive-coloring-book/)
Body Love: The Adult Colouring Book Challenging How We See Our Bodies, DesignIndaba.com. 2016
http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/body-love-adult-colouring-book-challenging-how-we-see-our-bodies
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/