Adrienne Dagg
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Adrienne Dagg is an artist who explores the dynamic narrative power of figurative painting. With oil paint as her primary medium, she wields a naturalistic, expressive style and mixes it with a surrealist twist.
A recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Award, she graduated with a BFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 2011 and received her MFA from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 2020. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and the United States and is held in many private collections.
Adrienne Dagg has taught at the University of Alberta and is currently teaching Painting and Drawing at Red Deer Polytechnic.
M.F.A. (Painting), University of Alberta
B.F.A. (Painting and Drawing), Concordia University
Painting, Drawing and Visual Art Fundamentals
Adrienne’s current area of research is on gender and gender relationships within domestic spaces. Her work utilizes collage, painting and drawing as a means to create narratives and allegories.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 Nesting Grounds, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON
2020 Cruel Optimism, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2017 Public Spaces, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, ON
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 TBA, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton, AB
2022 TBA, Dc3 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2021 The Space Between, Western University, McIntosh Gallery, London, ON
2019 Exhibit of Graduate Students, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2019 Dyscorpia, Enterprise Square Galleries, Edmonton, AB
2019 Figure, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, ON
2018 50 Years Rat Free, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2016 Unbound, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, ON
2014 Girls Art League, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2013 Ready for Spring, Ridge West Gallery, Oro Medonte, ON
2013 Natural Reactions (Kyle Stewart) Gallery M, Thornhill, ON
2012 Gutterbird Presents: ART, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 By the Pound, Goodfella's Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 TOAE: Best of 2011, First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 The Print Show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 Alive and Kicking, Eastern Bloc Gallery, Montreal, QC
2011 Drawing 2011, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2008 Square Foot Show, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON
Grants and Awards
2021 Major Artist-Driven Projects Grant, Edmonton Arts Council
2020 The Creators’ Reserve Grant, Edmonton Arts Council
2020 Faculty of Arts, Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Alberta
2019 Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award, Calgary Foundation
2018 FGSR Graduate Travel Award, University of Alberta
2018 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta
2018 AFA Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2017 Harriet Snowball Winspear Graduate Scholarship, University of Alberta
2011 Elizabeth Greenshields Award, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Artist Residencies
2016 Artist in Residence, Sachaqa Centro De Arte, San Roque De Cumbaza,
San Martin, Peru
Community Involvement
2021 Artist Presentation, ART 101 Visiting Artists, Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB
2020 Artist Presentation, ART 500: Painting, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2012 Artist Presentation, The Don Valley Art Club, Toronto, ON