photo by Taylor Renee Whyte
CURRICULUM VITAE
Alison Kruse (b. 1994)
Toronto, Ontario
Education
2013-2017: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), Minor in Art History, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
2021-2022: Certificate in Communication Design Essentials, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
Group Exhibitions
2024: Beyond Boundaries, Arts in Square, Online
2024: Love Show, Smoke the Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2023: Emma White & Friends, Smoke the Moon at Art Toronto, Toronto, ON
2023: 500 & Below, Smoke the Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2022: PXP Contemporary, Online
2022: Flower Shop, Smoke the Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2021: In Between, Artwrk, Online
2021: Planes! Trains! & Automobiles!, Smoke the Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2021: The Changing Landscape, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2020: Art Parkdale Fair International, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
2020: BLM Charity Art Sale, Eraser Gallery, Toronto
2020: Pop Up Exhibition, 473 Amsterdam Gallery, NYC
2019: Winter/Spring Group Exhibition, NRG Energy, Princeton, NJ
2018: May Residency Exhibition, Atelier Fourwinds, Aurielle, France
2017: "Who Are You?" Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
Residencies
Artist Residency at Gladstone House, Toronto, ON (Nov-Dec 2024)
Akin Studio Program at AUTO BLDG, Toronto, ON (2021/2023)
Farside Studio Residency Program, Toronto, ON (Nov 2018)
Ateliers Fourwinds, Aurielle, France (May 2018)
Obras Foundation, Renkum, Netherlands (Apr 2018)
Gullkistan Center for Creativity, Laugarvatn, Iceland (Oct 2017)
Publications/Press
Dundas, Deborah. “Seeing Meaning in the Everyday.” Toronto Star, Nov 2020.
Collins, Leah. “In the Hunt for Human Connection, Is Art a Greater Bet than Tinder?” CBC Arts, Feb 2020.
Williams, Cam. “A Tete-a-Tete with New Jersey’s Best Undiscovered Artist.” Town Topics, Mar 2018.
Grants
2023: Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation
2021: New Generation, Ontario Arts Council