Bio
Christiana Myers is a curator, writer, educator, artist, and arts policy worker based in Menagoesg (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada). Her interdisciplinary and research-driven practice often engages with physical, environmental, and institutional systems.
She is currently pursuing a PhD in Art History at the University of Glasgow, researching contagion-coded metaphor in contemporary artistic and curatorial practice.
CV
clmyers4[at]gmail.com
Education
University of Glasgow
PhD candidate
University of New Brunswick
Certificate in Contemporary Management in Arts and Culture Organizations
Glasgow School of Art
MLitt Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art)
Mount Allison University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Curatorial Projects + Contributions
Undergrowth
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
2025
Viral Communication + The universe is a block of cheese and the worms are angels, Belladonna Paloma
University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow, UK
2024
Stay Solid or Move West, Chris Donovan
George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB, Canada
2022
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
Writing
- A Vampire Walks Into a Funhouse | C Magazine | 2025
- Untaming Tradition: the artwork of Jared Peters, St. Thomas University | 2024
- Form on the Fringes: Representation and distortion of the body in craft, Owen’s Art Gallery | 2023
- Connection through Conservation l Maritime Edit | 2022
- Nic Wilson, Learn Spelling l Visual Arts News (Summer Issue) | 2022
- Healing Properties and Future Prospects: New Mineral Collective l CreatedHere Magazine | 2022
- 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
Languages
- English
- French
Residencies
- Jampolis Cottage Writing Residency, Avonport, NS | 2025
- Momus Emerging Critics Residency | 2021
- Cross Cultural Creation Residency, Kouchibouguac National Park, NB | 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
Awards + Grants
- University of Glasgow, College of Arts Research Support Award - Barcelona/Marseille | 2025
- Faces of Fusion Arts & Culture Award | 2024
- Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad Travel Grant - Glasgow, UK | 2024
- University of Glasgow, College of Arts Research Support Award - Montreal/Moncton, Canada | 2024
- University of Glasgow, College of Arts Research Support Award - London, UK | 2024
- Leonard and Kathleen O’Brien Foundation Fellowship | 2023
- Canadian Centennial Foundation Scholarship Award | 2023
- Canada UK Foundation Doctoral Studentship Award | 2023
- University of Glasgow, College of Arts Research Support Award - New York City, USA | 2023
- Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Advanced Studies Scholarship | 2022
- ArtsNB Career Development Grant | 2021
- ArtsNB Documentation Grant | 2020
- Glasgow School of Art Sustainability in Action Graduate Award | 2018
- Governor’s International Postgraduate Scholarship | 2017
- ArtsNB Scholarship Grant | 2017
- ArtsNB Professional Development Residency Grant | 2014
- ArtsNB Quebec Exchange Creation/Professional Development Grant | 2012
- J.E.A Crake Award for Outstanding contribution to the Mount Allison Fine Arts Department | 2011
- Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Scholarship | 2011
- ArtsNB Student Scholarship | 2011
- Simon Chang Phyllis Levine Foundation Award for academic achievement in fine arts | 2010
- J.E.A Crake Award for Exceptional Performance in the Social Sciences | 2010
Select Artist Exhibitions
- Reflections, World Water Day Exhibition, UNB Arts Centre (Fredericton, NB) | 2023
- Seafaring, Molly Kool Centre (Alma, NB) | 2022
- Colours of Nature, Sunbury Shores (St. Andrew’s, NB) | 2021
- Wayfinding, Cross Cultural Creative Residency Exhibition, Saint John Arts Centre (Saint John, NB) | 2021
- THIRD SHIFT installation | 2020-21
- Lumicrew Meets the Spirit of Many Faces, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, (Amsterdam, Netherlands)| 2016
- Happy Trails, Tuck Studio (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
- Lumicrew Performance, K-Supermarket (Hämeenkyrö,Finland) | 2013