Yvette Cuthbert
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yvettecuthbertartist@gmail.com, www.yvettecuthbertartist.com, Portage la Prairie, MB
Education
2018-19 Manitoba Arts Network – Rural Artists Mentorship Program
2013-14 – “Community Collaborative Arts Training Program” through Creative Manitoba
University of Manitoba
1984 – Bachelor of Interior Design, U of M
1990 – Capilano College, design, life drawing
Exhibition History
September 28 – Oct 8, 2020 – Prairie Fusion Art Gallery, Portage la Prairie, MB
Sept 26th,- Nov 10th, 2019 – Brandon, Art Gallery Of Southwestern Manitoba, part of 5 in “Inter5ection” Exhibit part of RAMP
August 2019 – Neepawa, Manawaka Gallery, part of 5 in “Inter5ection” Exhibit part of RAMP
August 2019 – Dauphin, Watson Arts Centre – 75 of Celebrate Canada’s 150
June/July 2019 – McCreary, The Burrows Trail Arts Council – 75 of Celebrate Canada Exhibit 150
July 2019 – Hamiota Mid West Arts Council – 75 of Celebrate Canada of 150
Sept 19 – Oct 7, 2017 – Portage and District Art Centre “Celebrate Canada”
Portage la Prairie, MB – Solo Show
June 3— July 7, 2017 – Portage and District Art Centre “Celebrate Canada” – Solo Show
2007- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Grand Jury 7, Winnipeg, MB
2005 – Portage and District Art Centre, “G3”, Portage la Prairie, MB. 3 Generations, Grandmother, Mother, Daughter
2003 – Portage and District Art Centre, “Diary of Art”, Portage la Prairie, MB. Solo Show
2002-2008, Central Region Juried Art Show
Public Art Created
2019 – Stop and Smell the Flowers, community piano at the Herman Prior centre
2019 – Bruce Head inspired totem for the “Greasy Chain” active transportation
2019- Community Tile mural project for Herman Prior Centre exterior
2016 – Created 2 free form concrete benches for 2 parks in Portage la Prairie, a bear and a wolf.
2015- Portage Day Care Mural, 120’ x 12’
2015 – Secret Forest Mural 300’ x 10’
2010 – Portage Collegiate Institute – Murals, Silhouettes on Black wall
2010 – Copper Geese at Stride Place
2005 – Portage la Prairie Entrance signs
Studio Tours
Sept 9, 2017 – Prairie Ripples Studio Tour
2011- Prairie Ripples Studio Tour
Events Organized
2018 – “Culture Days” a 3 day event, 3rd largest Culture Days event in Canada for communities under 50,000.
2017 – “Culture on the Crescent”, and “Celebrate the Night” – 3rd largest Culture Days event in Canada for communities under 50,000.
2016 – “Celebrate the Night”, a night festival as part of Culture Days
Publications
“Uniquely Canadian Exhibit on display”, Portage Daily Graphic, Wednesday, Sept 27, 2017
Awards
2016 – Awarded, Portage la Prairie, Chamber of Commerce “Arts/Culture Person of the Year Award”
Private Collections
“Reaching for the Moon” through MAWA members show
“Evening on the Crescent” owned by Joan McCallister
“Max Lake”, owned by Joan McCallister, Portage la Prairie, MB, 2017
“MOMA” , owned by Tami Martin, Flin Flon, MB, 2017
“Raven”, owned by Heather Bruce, Portage la Prairie, MB, 2017
“Polar Bear”, owned by Phyllis Tully, Toronto, Ontario, 2017
“The Forest”, owned by Jane Park, Newton, MB, 2010
“The Pond”, owned by Richard Armstrong, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 2009
“Fragmites”, owned by Susan Ryan, Delta Beach, MB, 2003
YVETTE CUTHBERT, Artist 