James Malzahn
Interdisciplinary artist and technologist based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
Education
MFA, Studio Art, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
BFA Honours, School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Solo Exhibitions
The Victory Box, MFA thesis exhibition, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
Within the Machine, Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
How to Clear Your Browser History, Pembina Hills Arts Council, Morden, Manitoba
The Unselected of the Pinwale, Gallery C103, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Privacy Forboden, Flux Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Group Exhibitions
Harmony Through Obedience, Lumen Festival, Waterloo, Ontario
Phase Shift, Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
Exordium, Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
Annual Curated Student Exhibition, aceartinc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
BFA Grad Show, Art Lab, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Photograph Unclassifiable, PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Show and Create, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
School of Art and Martha Street Studio Print Exchange, Gallery of Student Art and Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba
# Nine, aceartinc., Winnipeg, Manitoba
St. John's College Annual Art Competition, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Show and Create, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Annual Student Art Show, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Show and Create, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Research and Collaborations
Video and Media Design (AI-generated video), The Kiss by Roland Schimmelpfennig, performed by Maev Beaty and Eve Egoyan, directed by Brendan Healy, BMO Lab, University of Toronto
Research Intern with David Rokeby, BMO Lab for Creative Research in the Arts, Performance, Emerging Technologies and AI, University of Toronto; funded by the Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship
Research Assistant to Greg Staats, The Longhouse Labs, University of Waterloo
Teaching and Academic Experience
Course Instructor / Special Lecturer, FINE 150: Appreciation & Expression, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo
Teaching Assistant, FINE 257: Histories of the Digital Now, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo
Teaching Assistant, FINE 100: Studio Fundamentals, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo
Talks, Presentations, and Public Engagement
Synthetic Realities, Ethics and AI Symposium, University of Waterloo
School of Art and Martha Street Studio Print Exchange, Portfolio Exchange, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg
Publications
University of Manitoba School of Art BFA Graduating Exhibition Catalogue
aceartinc.'s PaperWait, Volume 18: Contemporary Art Writing
Scholarships and Awards
Waterloo Region Microgrant
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) CGS-M Master's Scholarship, University of Waterloo
President's Scholarship, University of Waterloo
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined due to SSHRC eligibility)
Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship
Creation/Production C Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
Mitch Gowler Memorial Award
University of Manitoba nomination for BMO 1st Art!
University of Manitoba finalist for AIMIA | AGO Photography Prize Scholarship Program
Takao Tanabe Scholarship in Painting
Dean's Honour List