Aiden Kirkegaard is a painter living/working in Vancouver and a current MFA candidate at Emily Carr University. She received her BFA with a minor in Art History from the University of British Columbia Okanagan in 2020. In 2020, Aiden also received the Medal in Fine arts from the University of British Columbia. Her work has been shown at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Lake Country Art Gallery, Fina Gallery, Gallery Vertigo and the Rotary Arts Centre. Aiden acknowledges that she is a guest creating work on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
Education
2022-Present
MFA, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2020
BFA with Minor in Art History, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Solo Exhibitions
2020
French Braids and Braces, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
2019
Interwoven, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
Simple Service, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
Group Exhibitions
2022
LIARS & LOVERS, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country BC
2021
Postcard Project & Studio Sale, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
2020
Any Moment, University of British Columbia Okanagan BFA Grad Exhibition, Online
Painting 312, Fina Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Art on the Line, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2019
Mid Space, Fina Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
SITELINES, Fina Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Advanced Painting, Fina Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2018
TALK, Rotary Arts Centre, Kelowna BC
2nd Year Painting, Fina Gallery, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Focal Points, Rotary Arts Centre, Kelowna BC
Art on the Line, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2017
Wild Nature’s Images, Gallery Vertigo, Vernon BC
Curatorial Experience
2018
TALK, Rotary Arts Centre, Kelowna BC
Publications/Writing
2020
FEMME Handbook, Annual Print Magazine Publication
2019
FEMME Handbook, Annual Print Magazine Publication
2018
Written Matter Interpretive Essay, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
Talks
2020
Artist Talk, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon BC
2018
Artist Talk, Lunchbox Speaker Series, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC
Work Experience
2022
Teaching Assistant, PNTG200 course, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver
2020
Art on the Line Event Coordinator, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2018
Community Outreach Assistant, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna BC
Awards
2023
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M), SSHRC, Emily Carr University
2022
Gathie Falk Visual Arts Scholarship Fund, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver
Entrance Scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver
2020
University of BC Okanagan Medal in Fine Arts, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Lind Prize longlist, The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver BC
2019
Norma and Jack Aitken Prize in Visual Arts, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2018
Asper Scholarship, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
Frances Harries Prize in Fine Arts, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC
2017
Doug Biden Memorial Scholarship in Visual Arts, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC