Education and select exhibition record

EDUCATION

2015
Masters of Fine Art, Visual Arts
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver, British Columbia.
Studied visual arts with an emphasis on sculpture, pattern, and mixed media installation.
Thesis: Sham-Real Shadows: On Navigating the Anthropocene; an investigation of patterning of nature since the Industrial Revolution; Supervisor: Fiona Bowie.

2005
Bachelor of Fine Art, Photography
NSCAD University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Studied visual arts with a declared photography major; undeclared interdisciplinary minor including drawing, and printmaking.
2004–05
Academic exchange: L’École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts à Paris, Paris, France.

2005
Bachelor of Art, English Literature
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Studied English with a declared literature major; psychology, and languages minors; with an emphasis on narrative and social constructs.
2000
Academic exchange; Victoria College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Scholarship for Academic Excellence ($15,000)
Associations of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Ted Brown Memorial Bursary ($2,000)
NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

MacKenzie Fund Scholarship ($2,000)
NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada Trust Scholarship for Outstanding Community Leadership ($5000)
Canada Trust, Toronto, Ontario

EXHIBITION RECORD

2025

  • Artist Salon: CARFAC BC on Resources for Artists; The Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia

2024

  • 26th Eastside Culture Crawl; public event; The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia

2022

  • Trevor Van den Eijnden: a soul is not made of atoms; monogram of a solo exhibition held at the Reach Gallery Museum from 20 January to 16 August 2020; peer-reviewed; Abbotsford, British Columbia. 

2021

  • 24th Eastside Culture Crawl; public event; The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia

2020

  • a soul is not made of atoms (January–August); The Reach, Abbotsford, British Columbia. A solo retrospective of work, approximately 3500 square feet exhibition covering five major bodies of work including past, ongoing, and site-specific. 
  • 23rd Eastside Culture Crawl; virtual event; The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Good Grief: Working Through Loss; artist panel, online, 23rd Eastside Culture Crawl Vancouver, British Columbia

2019

  • Layered Meaning; public talk; Creative Pulse, Vancouver, British Columbia

2018

  • 21st Eastside Culture Crawl; public event; The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 2018 Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival, public exhibit; invitational; Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia

2017

  • Lumière Vancouver, curated by Wil Aballe (WAAP); public exhibit: invitational; West End BIA, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Take Flight; group exhibit: juried; The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Relate, Report, Repeat; group exhibit: invitational; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Artist In Residence; residency; Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta
  • In the grass; group exhibit: invitational; The Fields Exhibition and Project Space; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Digital Artifacts; group exhibit: juried (CARFAC); Truck Contemporary, Calgary, Alberta
  • The Sacred and the Profane; panel; invitational; University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta
  • Particle + Wave Festival; group exhibit: juried (CARFAC); Emmedia, Calgary, Alberta
  • Super Saturates; self-published art essay; Vancouver, British Columbia. 
  • Ecumenopolis; self-published art essay; Vancouver, British Columbia. 

2016

  • Sham-Real Shadows: On Navigating the Anthropocene; Library records, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, British Columbia. 
  • Light it Up; group exhibit: juried (CARFAC); Arnica Artist Run Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia
  • Familiar Strangers; online dissemination: invitational; over 500,000 views; Fubiz, Paris, France
  • As the Crow Flies; group exhibit: juried, The Arts Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Relics of the Anthropocene Temple; Journal of Comparative Media Arts, Issue 03; peer-reviewed; SFU School of Graduate Studies, Vancouver, British Columbia. 
  • Dinner by Design; artist spotlight: invitational; Interior Design Show Vancouver, Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Swarm 2016; public event, The GAM Gallery and Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 20th Eastside Culture Crawl; public event; The GAM Gallery and Studios Vancouver, British Columbia

2015

  • Sham–Real Shadows; solo exhibit: invitational; The Gam Gallery; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Arrive, Reach, Revisit, Turn and Return; group exhibit: academic; Emily Carr University of Art + Design MFA Graduate Show, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Art Gestalt; group exhibit: invitational; The China Cloud, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Swarm 2015; public event; The GAM Gallery and Studios; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 19th Eastside Culture Crawl; public event; The GAM Gallery and Studios; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Familiar Strangers; self-published art essay; Vancouver, British Columbia. 

2014

  • Fragments of a Former Moon; group exhibit: academic; Emily Carr University of Art + Design Interim MFA Graduate Show; Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Swarm 2014; public event; The GAM Gallery and Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Familiar Strangers; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art; Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • In the Grass 8:45; solo exhibit: invitational; Halifax Nuit Blanche, and Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2013

  • Swarm 2013; public event; The GAM Gallery and Studios; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Oceans Adrift; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Preshrunk 10; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Juance; self-published art essay; Vancouver, British Columbia. 

2012

  • Oceans; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Preshrunk 9; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2011

  • Aethons Massing; solo exhibit: juried; The Cultch, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Preshrunk 8; group exhibit; invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2010

  • The Sci-Fi Show; group exhibit: juried; The Gam Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • New Works; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art; Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Preshrunk 7; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2009

  • Distractions; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • For the Love of Letters; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2008

  • Aethons Massing; solo exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art; Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • REPIXX; group exhibit: juried; Museum of Industry, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and Argyle Fine Art Stellarton, and Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Vinylview; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Preshrunk 6; group exhibit; invitational; Argyle Fine Art; Halifax, Nova Scotia

2007

  • Art Cards; group exhibit: juried; The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta
  • Preshrunk 5; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • HAPI Skateboard Show; group exhibit: invitational; Muskoseepi Pavilion, Grande Prairie, Alberta
  • Away from the Daily Grind; group exhibit: juried; Centre for Creative Arts, Grande Prairie, Alberta
  • Sweet Tooth; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2006

  • Preshrunk 4; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Spectrum; group exhibit: juried; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Sweet Tooth; group exhibit: juried; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2005

  • Preshrunk 3; group exhibit: invitational; Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Urban Sights Unheard; solo exhibit: invitational; Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • NSCAD University Grad Show; group exhibit: academic; Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Fine: NSCAD Graduate Photo Show; group exhibit: academic; Gallery 1867, Halifax,Nova Scotia