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