JUSTIN MEZZAPELLI

CURRICULUM VITAE


EDUCATION

2020  ~     

   BFA - Integrated Media, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 ~

   NPCC Celebrates Pride, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, Ontario

2023  ~    

   Seams and Strata, The Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario

   Liminul New Media Festival, Toronto, Ontario

2022  ~    

   Loose Parts, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario

   Alone Together, Ignite Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario 

   41st Juried Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, Ontario

2021  ~    

   Return to the Origin: Excavations, CineToro Experimental Film Festival, Toro, Valle del Cauca, Colombia 

   OCAD Student Union Spring Festival, OCAD University, virtual program

2020  ~    

   GradEx 105, OCAD University, virtual program

   Durham Region International Film Festival (DRIFF), The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario

   Festival of the Body, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario


PUBLIC ART/COMMISIONS

2022  ~     

   My Skin Surrounds Me, permanent office collection, Shift Health Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Shift Health Art Commissioning Program, in collaboration with the Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers


PUBLICATIONS

2024  ~    

   Feature Creep, Online Anthology of Hypermodern Horror Media, short fiction

2023  ~    

   The Chronicle, Durham College, artist interview and profile

2022  ~    

   The Curator’s Club Journal, Partial Gallery, Meet the Artist interview series

   Create! Magazine, Issue 29, special artist mention

   Literature Undressed, Issue 1, The Undressed Society, featured artist

2021  ~     

   No One Will Read Your Personal Essay If You're Not Famous, Issue 1, Revelations

   OCAD SU Spring Festival Catalogue


GRANTS/AWARDS

2024  ~    

   Canada Council for the Arts Research and Creation Grant

2022  ~    

   RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers Career Launcher

2020  ~    

   Blue Ant Media Award, OCAD University

   William F. White Prize, OCAD University


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