Artist Bio
Bianca Artemida Nam (she/her) is a Canadian, mixed-media artist based in Owen Sound, Ontario and recently received her BFA (Hons) with a major in Drawing and Painting, from the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto, Ontario. Her practice focuses on the re-using and rebirth of images and ideas through methodologies like; collage, installation and painting in an expanded field. Her work is deeply informed by the cross pollination of analogue and digital medias; combining both synthetic and organic to illustrate a metamorphosis with each collage and installation.
Her work has been exhibited in multiple group and solo exhibitions including; Bio-Hi (2024), OCAD University's 109th Grad Exhibition, her first solo show, Floral Symphony (2024), Blanket Fort City (2024) and most recently at Artist Project Toronto(2025).
Nam was the 2024 recipient of the John Madott Fine Art Award, awarded by OCAD University.
Her collages are currently featured in the 9th, 10th and 12th Issues of Petal Projections .
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2019 - 2024 | Drawing and Painting (Hons.), Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto, ON. Bachelor of Fine Arts
Exhibitions:
2025 | Untapped. Exhibiting artist at Artist Project, Toronto, ON. May 8-11.
2024 | Blanket Fort City. Group Show in Ignite Gallery. OCAD University Toronto, ON. September 3-30.
2024 | Floral Symphony: Nature's Tapestry in Sight and Sound. Solo Show in Ada Slaight Galleries. OCAD University Toronto, ON. July 11 - 22.
2024 | Grad Ex 109. OCAD University, Toronto, ON. May 1 - May 5.
2024 | Bio-Hi. Group Show in Ada Slaight. OCAD University Toronto, ON. March 13 - 17.
2020 | The Thoughts Are Alive. Featured in Kunstmatrix Exploring Drawing Processes Exhibition and Curated. OCAD University Toronto, ON. December 10 – March 10 2021.
2019 | Art Speaks. Group Show at Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton, ON. May 15 – May 16.
2017 | Our Muse No Longer. Group show at Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton, ON. December 6 – 10.
Awards:
2024 | John Madott Fine Art Award, OCAD University
2019 | Dufferin Arts Council Scholarship for Excellence in Art
2019 | Above Ground Art Supplies Award for Visual Arts
Publications and Features:
2025 | "Toronto Art Fair Celebrates Mother's Day This Year", May 10. CBC Newsroom, Television Interview.
2025 | "Tara Resident To Be Featured In Toronto For The Artist Project", May 5. Bayshore Broadcasting, Radio/Article.
2024 | Petal Projections. Issue 12, April 13. (pg._)
2024 | Petal Projections. Issue 10, Oct 5. (pg. 16 )
2024 | Petal Projections Season 8 Episode 4 , June 26. Petal Projections, Youtube. Interview.
2024 | Petal Projections. Issue 09, May 28. (pg. 09, 51)
2018 | Accessibility Award Design for KeyKeeper Business, Bolton. Caledon Citizen, Town of Caledon, ON. May 29.
Relevant Experience:
2025 | Tote-ally Printed: Block Printing on Canvas Totes, Workshop. Durham Art Gallery, Durham, ON. June 1st.
2025 | Kids Art Camp Assistant. Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON. March 10th.
2024 - | Museum Assistant, Kids Programming and Tours. Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Owen Sound, ON. November 23 - Present
2024 - | Co- Editor and Curator. Petal Projections Magazine Publication, Toronto, ON. November 21 - Present
2024 - | Collection Project Assistant and Visitor Service Ambassador. Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON. October 31 - Nov. 23.
2024 | Artist Talk for Painting in the Expanded Field. OCAD University, Toronto, ON. February 14.
2021 - 2023 | Student Monitor/ Coordinator for FOA Ada Slaight Drawing and Painting. OCAD University, Toronto, ON.
2022 | Critique Club Organizer and Host. OCAD University, Toronto, ON.
2020 | Curator of The Thoughts Are Alive Kunstmatrix Exhibition, OCADU, Toronto, ON. December 10 – March 10 2021.
2018 | Gallery Administrator at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Co-Op, Kleinberg, ON. July 4 – August 5.
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