Christiana Myers is a curator, writer, museum educator, and artist living in Menagoesg/Saint John, New Brunswick. She holds a BFA from Mount Allison University and a MLitt Curatorial Practice from the Glasgow School of Art. She has undertaken curatorial projects in Atlantic Canada, Montreal, Finland, and Scotland, working with La Centrale, The New Brunswick Museum, Third Space, and Glasgow International.
Her practice often revolves around the concept of care—for oneself, others, communities, or the environment, and her recent writing on disability and access, public art, and the intersection of art with climate justice have appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, and publications by the Owen's Art Gallery, Goose Lane Editions, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, among others.
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Education
Glasgow School of Art
MLitt Curatorial Practice
2017—2018
Mount Allison University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
2009—2012
Curatorial Projects + Exhibition
Roadside Attraction
Connexion ARC, Fredericton, NB, Canada
2021
THIRD SHIFT Constellation Series
Public Installations, Saint John, NB, Canada
2019
Process
AX Centre, Sussex, NB, Canada
2019
Haunt
Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB, Canada
2018
Morbus.
Tontine Building, Glasgow, UK
2018
Carnival of Objects
Hunterian Museum Collections Centre, Glasgow, UK
2018
Straight to DVD
Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, UK
2018
Working Title
Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB, Canada
2014
Published Writing
- Self-Destruct Mode Initiated: Retro-fitting the museum to save it from itself, Banff Centre | 2020
- Crip Hope, C Mag (Autumn Issue: Gather) | 2020
- Sanctuary by Anne Manuel l CreatedHere Magazine | 2020
- Cloud Factory by Chris Donovan l CreatedHere Magazine | 2020
- Breakwater, Contribution to Harbour by Amy Ash | 2019
- Blood, Essay for Anna Torma, Istvan Zsako, David Zsako, Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery | 2019
- Gather Keep Care, Ann Manuel Book Essay, Goose Lane Editions | 2019
- Automatisme Ambulatoire at the Owens Art Gallery, Canadian Art | 2019
- Jared Peters at Jones Gallery, Canadian Art | 2019
- Her Metal, Canadian Art (Summer Issue: Femme) + CreatedHere | 2019
- The Snails are Back in Town, Canadian Art | 2019
- The Complexity of Cripping the Arts, Canadian Art | 2019
- A Story as Old as Money, Canadian Art | 2019
- Lois Andison at the BMO Project Room, Canadian Art | 2019
- Shannon Bool at Daniel Faria Gallery, Canadian Art | 2019
- For a Limited Time Only, Third Shift Catalogue Essay, Third Space Gallery | 2018
- Methods, Mythologies, Suzanne Hill Catalogue Essay, New Brunswick Museum | 2016
- Crafting Communities, Created Here Magazine | 2016
- Interview and Feature with Vanessa Vaughn, Third Space Gallery Zine | 2016
- Interview and Feature with Steven Cottingham, Third Space Gallery Zine | 2015
- Frédérique Ulman-Gagné at La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Rover Arts | 2013
Languages
- English
- French
Residencies
- Momus Emerging Critics Residency | 2021
- Cross Cultural Creation Residency, Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick | 2021
- BICI: Curatorial Futures Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts + Creativity | 2020
- Editorial Mentorship Residency, Canadian Art, Toronto | 2018
- ArtsNB Professional Development Residency, Montreal | 2014
- Artist in Residence, Artêles Centre, Tampere, Finland | 2013
Artist Exhibitions
- THIRD SHIFT installation, Plant a Flag | 2021
- THIRD SHIFT installation, Saltspell | 2020
- Lumicrew Meets the Spirit of Many Faces, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, (Amsterdam, Netherlands)| 2016
- Happy Trails, Tuck Studio (Saint John, NB) | 2015 *solo
- This is as good a place as any, Blink Art Space, ArtsLink NB Forum (Saint John, NB)| 2015 *solo
- Mount Allison University Fine Arts Alumni exhibition, Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts | 2014
- Lumicrew Performance and Video Installation, EXO Gallery (Den Hague, Netherlands) | 2014
- Foundation, Saint John Arts Centre (Saint John, NB) | 2013
- Cyber Scouts, Storefront, Ok Quois!?! Media-Arts Festival (Sackville, NB) | 2013
- Ditch Witch Prom Pop-Up Shop, Downtown Storefront (Sackville, NB) | 2013
- Lumicrew Performance, K-Supermarket (Hämeenkyrö,Finland) | 2013
- Sussex Regional High School Alumni Exhibition, Sussex Artists’ Co-op (Sussex, NB) |2012
- BFA Graduate Student Exhibition, Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, NB) | 2012
- Postcards From Home, Ste. Emilie Skillshare (Montreal, QC) | 2011
- We All Fall Down- START Gallery (Sackville, NB) | 2010 *solo
Additional Training + Contributions
- Third Space Gallery Podcast Guest, Accessibility Episode | 2021
- Panelist, Anxiety in the Art World Panel, InterAccess Gallery, Toronto | 2019
- Presenter, University of Glasgow Postgraduate Art History Symposium, Glasgow | 2018
- President, Board of Directors, Third Space, Saint John | 2016
- Exhibition Lighting, Canadian Conservation Institute, Saint John | 2016
- Member of the board of the Atlantic Artist Run Centre Association (Atlantic Canada)| 2016-2018
- Speaker at Art/Nature Panel Discussion on Non-Permanent Public Art, Moncton | 2016
- Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Feels Mag: Publication and Social Club, Toronto |2016
- Presenter in ‘The 911’ Series of Artslink NB Forum, ‘The 506’, Saint John | 2015
- Introduction to Independent Filmmaking, Steven Bernstein Film Academy, Quispamsis | 2013
- Exhibition Design, Node Centre for Curatorial Studies, Berlin (Online) | 2013
Contact:
clmyers4@gmail.com