Education
Emily Carr University of Art and Design BFA (2016-2020)
Bachelor of Fine Art majoring in Critical and Cultural Practice with a studio focus in Illustration.
York University MFA (To begin in fall of 2022)
Graduate studies program to begin in the fall of 2022, focusing on research based practice.
Exhibitions
2017 “Foundation Show” - Emily Carr University - Vancouver
2018 “From A Distance”, Student Exhibition, Emily Carr University, Vancouver
2019 “Black Art Gastown”, Cheeky Proletariat, Vancouver
2020 “BLACK”, Porch Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver
2021 “Love Letter”, Slice of Life Gallery and Gift, Vancouver
2021 “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”, Royal BC Museum. Victoria BC
Publications (Visual Art)
MangoSweet, “Hot Fruit Zine”, Vancouver Pride Society, August 2019
Alexis, Sade & Diab, Ana & Craig, Natalie, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, ECUAD Guides, August 2020
https://guides.ecuad.ca/antiracism
MangoSweet, Hot Fruit 5G Zine, Vancouver Pride Society August 2020
Collections
Black Lives Matter Vancouver
Kali Works, Vancouver BC
Vancouver Pride Society
Gordon Neighbourhood House, Vancouver BC.
Private Collections, Vancouver BC.
Texts
Alexis, Sade & Diab, Ana & Craig, Natalie, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, ECUAD Guides, August 2020
Teaching
Instructor, Britannia Elementary, 2017-2020 (Art programs for Vulnerable Youth)
Guest Speaker, Sutherland Secondary, December 2020 (Artist Talk to High school students)
Instructor, Champlain Heights Community Centre, 2020 (Art programs for youth with Disabilities)
Guest Speaker, Emily Carr University, January 2021 (Part of “Be your own Art Historian series)
Exhibitions (Curated)
2020 “BLACK”, Porch Gallery, Emily Carr University, Vancouver (Curator / Artist)
Exhibition dedicated to Black artists attending Emily Carr University, to commemorate Black History Month, and to celebrate our existence within the institution.
2021 “Safe Home Sarah”, The Cheeky Proletariat, Vancouver BC. (Curator / Artist)
Solo exhibition displaying the installation of the same name, in honour of Black History Month
Grants
November, 2020, Black Arts Vancouver Micro Grant
press
2021 CBC Interview: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/black-artists-exhibit-royal-bc-museum-1.6162833
2021 Interview with Stir Magazine: https://www.createastir.ca/articles/hope-meets-action-sade-alexis-bc-black-history-awareness-society