Solo Exhibitions:

6. 2012 Project for the Olympiad (working title), Globe Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Uk
   2011 Johnston Falls, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB 2010 SOUP, EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB
7. 2009 Johnston’s Falls, Globe Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Uk
8. 2008 This old thing? Reconsidering Landscape & Icons, Carpet ‘N Toast Gallery, Calgary, AB
9. 2007 All That Glitters…, 1000000mph, London, UK
10. 2006 Talk Back, Artist-in-Residence and Exhibition, The Dunlop Gallery, Regina, SK
11. Tag, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB (two-person collaborative with Erin MacMillan)
12. Shuz, EMMedia, Calgary, AB
13. 2004 Friday, February 13th, 2004, The New Gallery, Calgary, AB
14. 2002 Wish You Were Here, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
15. Niagara Falls - Shelley Ouellet, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
16. 2001 Wish You Were Here, AKA Artists Centre, Saskatoon, SK
17. Wish You Were Here, Galerie Connexion, Fredericton, NB
18. Wish You Were Here, Niagara Artists’ Company, St. Catharines, ON
19. 2000 Bonjour, Je m’appelle Shelley Ouellet, L’Oeill de Poisson, Québec City, PQ
20. 1999 Marilyn, Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC
21. Aviary, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
22. Entomology, Neutral Ground, Regina, Saskatchewan
23. 1998 Entomology, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
24. Entomology, The Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
25. Entomology, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC
26. Entomology, Project Room, The Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
27. 1997 Quilt, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
28. 1995 Entomology, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
29. 1994 Entomology, Truck Gallery, Calgary, AB
30. Bunnies, The Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts Window Project, Calgary, AB

Special Projects:

1. 2011 Tea For Tales, Old Y Centre, YWCA Building Centennial Celebration, Calgary, AB
   2011 SOUP. Celebrating 100 years of International Women's Day, Calgary, AB
   2010 SOUP version 1 & 2, EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB

Group Exhibitions:

1. 2011 The Directors' Show / Role, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
   Art's Birthday, EMMEDIA, Calgary, AB
   2009 New Faculty Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD, Calgary, AB
2. 2007 Alberta Formed, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
3. 2005 Stride 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB
4. Beyond Emma Lake: Contemporary Art of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
5. 2004 Shimmering Spectacles, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
6. Summer Exhibition, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, AB
7. 2003 Beyond the Beauty, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
8. Alberta Biennial, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
9. Alberta Biennial, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
10. 2002 hereweare, exhibition weework productions, G. Koh and P. Klygo, Toronto, ON
11. ACAD Faculty Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
12. ArtThrob, Articule Gallery, Montréal, PQ
13. 2001 Obessions, The Works Festival/Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
14. 2000 New Fiber Work, Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
15. Shiny, Galerie 101, Ottawa, ON
16. Recent Acquisitions, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
17. 1999 Shiny, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
18. Light a Match, Latitude 53, Edmonton, AB
19. 1997 Recent Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Calgary, AB
20. 30th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
21. 1996 Alberta Biennial, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
22. Alberta Biennial, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
23. The Faculty Collects, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MA
24. Numbered Company, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MA
25. 1995 Mysteries of the Flesh, The University of Lethbridge, Calgary, AB
26. Copy, The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary AB
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Education and Professional Development:

1. 2008 Artist in Residence, Untitled Artists Society, Calgary, AB
   2004 Artist in Residence, EM/Media, Calgary, AB
   2000 & 2001 Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
   1997 Artist in Residence, Est Nord Est, St-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec
   1996 Associate, Digital Imaging, Media and Visual Arts, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff
   1995 Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
   1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Bibliography:

1. Abercrombie, Nora, Visual Arts, Vue Weekly, Nov. 13-19, 1998
   Anderson, Jack, ‘Entomology’ a mesmerizing installation, The Leader Post Regina, Mar. 11, 1999, Section D, p.1
   Anderson, Jack, Ouellet’s work gives teenagers a voice, The Leader Post Regina, Mar. 8, 2006, Section A, p.11
   Andresen, Kim, Installation Art: a community through time, Artichoke Magazine, Fall/Winter 2002, p. 19
   Balcean, Jo-Anne, Hobbs, Peter, Art Throb: The Culture of Obsession, Articule Gallery, May 2002
   Black, Anthea, For me? Why, you shouldn’t have!, FFWD Magazine, September 07, 2006, p. 44
   Blades, Joe, Editor, Great Lakes Logia, Broken Jaw Press, 2001, ISBN 1-896647-70-7
   Bouchard, Gilbert A, Shiny exhibit addresses consumer culture, SEE Magazine, Sept.23,1999, p.21
   Bouchard, Gilbert A, ‘Obsession’ normalizes compulsion, The Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2001, Section B, p. 5-6
   Bowman, Jason E. Bowman, A Traveler’s Notes on Johnston Falls, Stride Gallery, Sept. 2011
   Bridges, Lois, Art biennial breaks new ground, Alberta Connections, Fall 1996, p. 12
   Coomer, Martin, Reviews, Shelley Ouellet, Time Out London, Jan 3-10, 2007, p. 43
   Cronin, Ray, Shows highlight Canadian tourist destinations, The Daily Gleaner, March 31, 2001, Section B, p.5
   Crevier, Lyne, L’obession du Réel (et si ce n’était qu’un leurre?), Vie Des Arts, No. 187, Summer 2002, p. 86
   Dawn, Leslie, Aviary by Shelley Ouellet and a cast of thousands, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 2000
   Devitt, Ron, Aviary exhibit takes on different look, The Lethbridge Herald, May 7, 99, Sect A, p.17
   Dickert, Diane, Gartley, Vera, Ouellet, Shelley, Stamp, Arlene, Entomology, Alternator Art Gallery, Jan, 1999
   Ducasses, Marcella, More than just the sum of its parts, FFWD Magazine, Sep 29-Oct6, 2011, p. 29 Ecklund, Janine, Travis doing his part to help set a record, The Lethbridge Herald, Mar 26/99, p.1
2. Faust, Rob, Art imitates life, FFWD Magazine, Feb 12-18, 2004, p. 25
3. Fenniak, Maureen, David Lariviere, Todd Janes, Shiny, Latitude 53 Gallery, Sept. 1999
4. Garneau, David, Post-Ironic Re-enchantments, Border Crossings, Fall 1996, p. 65
5. Garneau, David, Western Canada In Brief, C Magazine, Spring 1995, p. 61
6. Gogarty, Amy, Shelley Ouellet: Wish you were here..., Nickle Arts Museum, February, 2002
7. Koh, Germaine, Shotgun Review, Lola, Summer 2001, p.77-78
8. Mandel, Charles, Distinctly Albertan brand of art makes for a hot Works exhibit, The Edmonton Journal, June 29, 96, p 2, Sect D
9. LaFortune, Wes, Beautiful flower power, FFWD Magazine, Mar 20-26, 2003, p. 31
10. Laurence, Robin, Gender Roles Emerge in Cobalt Night Skies, The Georgia Straight, December 2 – 9 , 2005, p.71
11. Laviolette, Mary-Beth, A world of difference, The Calgary Herald, March 16, 2002, p. ES8
12. Laviolette, Mary-Beth, An eyeful of art, The Calgary Herald, Saturday, September 26, 2002, Section ES, p. 6
13. Lehmann, Henry, Obsession and destiny rule the roost at Articule, The Montréal Gazette, May 25, 2002,  G p. 6
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29. Tousley, Nancy, Cowtown goes to London, The Calgary Herald, December 10, 2006, p. 1, Section C
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32. Ylitalo, Katherine, Copy, The Calgary Herald, February 28, 1995, p. 3, Section B
33. Ylitalo, Katherine, Copy, Published by the Nickle Arts Museum and The Calgary Herald, Feb, 1995
34. Zyp, Danielle, Art for Shiny happy people, Vue Weekly, Sept. 23-29, 1999, p.44

Publications:

1. Venice Blog - Island Hopping – Pre-show logistics keep artists busy, The Calgary Herald, June 18, 2005, P G1-2
2. Evergon: Margaret & I, Published by Stride Art Gallery, Feb. 2003
3. Obvious: Kelly Mark, Fuse Magazine, 2002, Volume 25, Number 3, Page 45-47
4. Aurora Landin: It was a difficult decision..., with Myles Zawrony and John Will, Stride Art Gallery, Feb. 1995
5. Mary Scott: In you more than you, with Diana Sherlock and Todd Maduke, Stride Art Gallery, Sept. 1994

Collections:

1. Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2. Canada Council Art Bank
3. The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta
4. The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta

Lectures and Seminars:

1. 2008 2007 Visiting Artist, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
2. Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
3. 2007 Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
4. 2006 Artist Talk and Seminar, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
5. 2004 Panelist, National Gallery of Scotland for the Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
6. Artist Talk and Seminar, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England
7. Panelist, SPACE Gallery, London, England
8. Seminar, a-n The Artists Company, New Castle Upon Tyne, England
9. 2003 Moderator, Mountain Standard Time, Performance Art Festival, Calgary, AB
10. 2002 Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
11. Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
12. 2001 Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
13. Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
14. 2000 Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
15. Panelist, Emotional Computing, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
16. Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
17. 1999 Artist Talk, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, AB
18. 1996 Artist Talk, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
19. Artist Talk, Gallery 1.1.1, Winnipeg, MN
20. 1995 Artist Talk, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
21. Seminar Instructor, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB
22. Seminar Instructor, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
23. 1994 Seminar Instructor, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB
24. Seminar Instructor, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB

Related Experience:

1. 2007 Webmaster, www.OnEdge.tv, onEdge Productions, Vancouver, BC
2. 2006 Exhibition assistant, OnEdge.tv, Ciao da Vancouver, Velan Gallery, Torino, Italy
3. 2005 Intern, British Arts Council, Selected Memories, representing Scotland at the 51st Venice Bienniale, Venice, Italy
4. 2004 Co-Director, Visual Arts, Artcity 2004 Festival of Visual Arts, Architecture and Design
5. 2000 – 2004 Instructor, Media Arts & Digital Technology/Liberal Studies, ACAD, Calgary, AB
6. 2000 - 2004, Board Member, Calgary Allied Arts Foundation, Calgary, AB
7. 1997 - 2005, Treasurer, Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
8. 1996 - Present, Director, vanitygallery.com, Online Gallery
9. 1991 -1995 Director, Stride Gallery, The Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
10. 1996 - Present, Founder and Director, vanitygallery.com, Online Gallery
11. 1991 -1995 Director, Stride Gallery, The Stride Art Gallery Association, Calgary, AB
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