Cirriculum Vitae

Annette Manning

Education and Research

2014-2018 Fine Art Researcher, SenseLab, Milieux Institute, Concordia university, Montreal, Qc.

2017 -French language studies, Centre d’education des adultes Outremont, Outremont,Qc.

Workshop in Propositions for self-care; authentic movement, SenseLab, Concordia university,

Level 2 Neuroplasticity and reflexes workshop with Lee Saunders, Naturopathic Doctor and ISMETA- Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, Pony Locale, St. John’s, Nl.

2015- Methodologies of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences.Audited graduate Humanities course, Concordia university.

"Mapping and Diagrams: The Appetite of the Event", Senselab. Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Cholula, Mexico. Exploring intergenerational and alternative learning.

2006- Pochinko Clowning Level 1 - method of accessing creativity through clowning and mask.

2002- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual), Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Memorial University, Principal’s List 1994-95.

1995- Three Art History university courses, Harlow Campus, Memorial University, England.

1992- Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy & Economics, Memorial University.

Dissemination of Work

2018

Fine Arts Specialist - Cummings Centre, Montreal, Qc.

- Designing and teaching programming for adaptive art classes for people needing mental or physical assistance.(Fall,2018)

-Facilitator and designer - group wall mural project. (Fall, 2018).

-Lecture and artist presentation- Afternoon Lecture Series, Meditative Art-Making Throughout History.

- Performance Drawing Meditations Workshop with seniors with chronic pain and neurological impairment.

“Techniques for Soothing: Swaddling, Stone and Slime”, Schizo-somatics series, Senselab, Concordia, Montreal,Quebec, collaborative performance with Sophia Dacy-Cole.

2017, 2015 - Meditative Drawing with seniors. Centre Clark, Mile End, Montreal, Quebec.

2016- Research drawing event on new techniques for increasing neuroplasticity.Clark Gallery, Mile End, Montreal, Quebec.2013-2015- Experiencing the Harmonograph, interactive drawing installation.

Waterford Psychiatric Hospital, St.John’s,NL, 2013

Memorial University Medical School, St. John’s, NL, 2013

Saint Luke’s Seniors Residence, St. John’s, NL, 2014

Senselab, Concordia university, Montreal, Qc, 2015

2010 - Salt Concentrates: Annette Manning and Will Gill

A1C Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Two person show, accompanying catalogue,

ceramics with Alum crystals grown on the objects and installation of crystallized rope.

2010 - Guests of the Gallery, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

July 2009- June 2010 - Birdland, Johnny Ruth, St. John’s, Newfoundland,commissioned site-specific installation, Alder wood woven nest with birds, felted balls, and tatted twine.

2009 - Time after Timeline Members Exhibition, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

2008 - Melancholia (how many angels…), The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Solo Exhibit, an installation of artistic models of serotonin uptake inhibitors (antidepressants), Curated by Shauna McCabe, accompanying catalogue,

Multi-media installation including mobiles, print work, drawings, and

shrinky- dink drawings.

2008 - Newfoundland & Labrador Arts and Letters Exhibit, The Rooms Provincial Gallery.

July-December 2007 - Artist residency, The Rooms Provincial Gallery, St.John’s, NL

Related Work Experience

2016- February-November, McGill University, Department of Medical Social Sciences

Research Assistant, Transparency and Health Research Project

2014-2016 member of Newfoundland Labrador research exchange group on Arts and Health. Chaired by the Centre for Applied Health Research, Newfoundland Labrador; a monthly meeting of artists and healthcare professionals working with the arts and healing exchanging ideas and research.

2012-14 , Eastern Health- Saint Luke’s Home, St. John’s,Newfoundland

Taught drawing, painting, sculpture. Courses designed for varied levels of physical and cognitive functioning.

2007-14 Anna Templeton Centre for Craft, Art and Design, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Taught Adult Introduction to Drawing

Students learn various techniques with pen and ink, charcoal and pencil. The focus of the course is to articulate what you see, and to translate what you see into a drawing. There is also a continuous emphasis on design and composition.

2007-09 Taught Children's Summer Camps

Teaching children ages 5-12 three hour workshops. Each session had a specific objective such as, to make a sculpture or figure drawing with charcoal.

2011-12 MacDonald Drive Junior High, St. John’s, Newfoundland

ArtSmarts program NLAC grades 7-9. I directed students in the research, design and creation of three hanging artworks that were based on the human body. The three sculptures were inspired by DNA replication, heart protein cells and the musculature system. These mobiles were created from various materials including fabric, beaded wire, tatted rope, styrofoam balls and paper origami. The final works are installed in the Learning Resource Centre of MacDonald Drive Junior High.

2011, Arts Work Conference , Dept. of Education Newfoundland and Labrador, leading workshops in sculpture for teachers grades K-6.

2005-2007 Memorial University Continuing Education, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Adult Introduction to Drawing and Pastels, Students learned basic drawing techniques, colour theory, and composition.

Bibliography

Artist Talk The Harmonograph and its effect as a creative tool for learning and healing. SenseLab2014.

Artist Talk on Molecular Mobiles, Eastern Edge Gallery, August 2011.

WAM, Oct.2009 CBC radio St. John’s weekend arts program, interview with Angela Antle regarding Salt Concentrates.

On The Wall 2007, Joan Sullivan, The Telegram, St. John’s NL, December 28, 2007.

Artist Talk on Melancholia (how many angels…), The Rooms, St. John’s NL, December 20, 2007.

Art Review, The Newfoundland Quarterly Magazine, December 2007.

The Eye of the Beholder, Noreen Golfman, The Independent newspaper, October 19-25, 2007, St. John’s, NL.

Presentation Folder for Melancholia (how many angels…), October 2007

Articles by:

Shauna McCabe, SSHRCC Canada Chair in Critical Theory in the

Interpretation of Culture, Mt. Allison University, Sackville, NB.

Bruce Johnson, Contemporary Art Curator, The Rooms Provincial Art

Gallery, St. John’s, NL.

Press Conference in The Rooms, May 2007.

Gallery Profile, Mandy Cook, The Independent newspaper, March 2- 8, 2007.

Artist Talk, Havegal College, Toronto, ON 2003.

Awards and Achievements

2015 Nominated for Newfoundland Labrador Arts Education Award.

2012 Project grant - City of St.John's

2011 Creation/research grant - Canada Council for the Arts

2011 Project grant NL Arts Council

2007 Artist Residency at The Rooms, Newfoundland and Labrador Art Gallery

2008 Project grant - City of St.John's

2008 Project grant NL Arts Council

2007 Project grant - City of St.John's

2005 Project grant NL Arts Council

2001 First place “Art Attack” A competition sponsored, Sieved Inc.

2001 First place, Drawing and Printmaking, NL Arts and Letters Competition

Commissions

2013-Shortlisted for public art sculpture commission in 355 Water Street, St.John’s.NL

2006 – Birdland Sculpture hanging art installation, Johnny Ruth, St. John’s,NL.

Public Collections

2009- 2007 Provincial Art Bank - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL.