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.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019-2021 Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX)
Various locations, AB. (upcoming)
2018 Stitch Fetish 6, curated by E. Schinderman, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2017 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.
2012 The Big Idea: A Visual Exploration of Contemporary Culture and Obesity, curated by J. Forrest, Peter Robertson
Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
2011-2012 Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.
2008 Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. (catalogue)
Collaborations
2018 Crash Pad by Cindy Baker, invited guest performance, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB.
Residencies
2017 Artist in Residence, 8-month term, Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS)
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Publications
2016 Tunis, Allison. Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, n.p.: n.p., CreateSpace.
2011 Prain, Leanne. Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, BC.
Lectures, Symposia & Workshops
2018 Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta
2018 Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, organizer/facilitator
Community Arts
2018 Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre
2017 Public Washroom Murals, 82 avenue and Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB, in collaboration with
Youth Empowerment & Support Services and the Trinity Youth Art Project
2017 Welcome Home, developed and facilitated for Make Something Edmonton’s 100in1 Day project
Selected Media and Bibliography
2018 Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book (feat. Allison Tunis), The F-Word Podcast
https://thefwordpodcast.org/22-body-love-fat-activism-colouring-book-feat-allison-tunis/
2017 #YEGCanvas in Their Own Words – Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog
http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/167059731598/yegcanvas-in-their-own-words-allison-tunis
2017 Artist-in-Residence Update: Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog
http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/163103447658/artist-in-residence-update-allison-tunis
2017 Candy Perfume Girl: Colouring in Fat Bodies, FKW// Zeitschrift Fur Geschlecterforschung
Und Visuelle Kultur, no.62, https://www.fkw-journal.de/index.php/fkw/article/view/1403
2017 This Coloring Book is the Gift All Fat Girls Deserve, Revelist.com
http://www.revelist.com/ideas/fat-acceptance-coloring-book/6708
2016 Canadian Artist Challenges Body Shaming Narratives with Body Positive Coloring Book, GirlTalkHQ.com
http://girltalkhq.com/canadian-artist-challenges-body-shaming-narratives-with-body-positive-coloring-book/
2016 Body Positive Coloring Book Uses Art to Challenge Weight Based Stigma, Mashable.com
http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/fat-activism-coloring-book/
2016 Why This Fat Positive Coloring Book Is A Radical Medium for Size Acceptance, Bustle.com
http://www.bustle.com/articles/184144-why-this-fat-positive-coloring-book-is-a-radical-medium-for-size-acceptance
2016 This Body-Positive Colouring Book Will Remind You 'Your Body Is Not Wrong, Society Is', Huffington Post U.K.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/body-positive-colouring-book-allison-tunis_uk_57c595d2e4b0cc2b92b1875f
2016 Edmonton Artist Allison Tunis Raises Awareness with Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, Vue Weekly
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.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019-2021 Real Women, curated by S. Golby, Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX)
Various locations, AB. (upcoming)
2018 Stitch Fetish 6, curated by E. Schinderman, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2017 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.
2012 The Big Idea: A Visual Exploration of Contemporary Culture and Obesity, curated by J. Forrest, Peter Robertson
Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
2011-2012 Hard-Twist 6: Obsession, curated by C. Mitchell, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.
2008 Points of Origin B.F.A. Grad Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. (catalogue)
Collaborations
2018 Crash Pad by Cindy Baker, invited guest performance, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton, AB.
Residencies
2017 Artist in Residence, 8-month term, Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS)
Funded by the Edmonton Arts Council and Youth Empowerment & Support Services.
Publications
2016 Tunis, Allison. Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, n.p.: n.p., CreateSpace.
2011 Prain, Leanne. Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, BC.
Lectures, Symposia & Workshops
2018 Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium, guest artist and speaker, Art Gallery of Alberta
2018 Body Liberation: A Body Positive Workshop, organizer/facilitator
Community Arts
2018 Queer Youth Art Club, in collaboration with the Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre
2017 Public Washroom Murals, 82 avenue and Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB, in collaboration with
Youth Empowerment & Support Services and the Trinity Youth Art Project
2017 Welcome Home, developed and facilitated for Make Something Edmonton’s 100in1 Day project
Selected Media and Bibliography
2018 Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book (feat. Allison Tunis), The F-Word Podcast
https://thefwordpodcast.org/22-body-love-fat-activism-colouring-book-feat-allison-tunis/
2017 #YEGCanvas in Their Own Words – Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog
http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/167059731598/yegcanvas-in-their-own-words-allison-tunis
2017 Artist-in-Residence Update: Allison Tunis, Edmonton Arts Council blog
http://yegarts.tumblr.com/post/163103447658/artist-in-residence-update-allison-tunis
2017 Candy Perfume Girl: Colouring in Fat Bodies, FKW// Zeitschrift Fur Geschlecterforschung
Und Visuelle Kultur, no.62, https://www.fkw-journal.de/index.php/fkw/article/view/1403
2017 This Coloring Book is the Gift All Fat Girls Deserve, Revelist.com
http://www.revelist.com/ideas/fat-acceptance-coloring-book/6708
2016 Canadian Artist Challenges Body Shaming Narratives with Body Positive Coloring Book, GirlTalkHQ.com
http://girltalkhq.com/canadian-artist-challenges-body-shaming-narratives-with-body-positive-coloring-book/
2016 Body Positive Coloring Book Uses Art to Challenge Weight Based Stigma, Mashable.com
http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/fat-activism-coloring-book/
2016 Why This Fat Positive Coloring Book Is A Radical Medium for Size Acceptance, Bustle.com
http://www.bustle.com/articles/184144-why-this-fat-positive-coloring-book-is-a-radical-medium-for-size-acceptance
2016 This Body-Positive Colouring Book Will Remind You 'Your Body Is Not Wrong, Society Is', Huffington Post U.K.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/body-positive-colouring-book-allison-tunis_uk_57c595d2e4b0cc2b92b1875f
2016 Edmonton Artist Allison Tunis Raises Awareness with Body Love: A Fat Activism Colouring Book, Vue Weekly
http://www.vueweekly.com/edmonton-artist-allison-tunis-raises-awareness-with-body-love-a-fat-activism-colouring-book/