Curriculum Vitae of Josefina Rodriguez Varela

Instagram: @libertine.ceramics 

Education 

2021 BFA, Ceramics Major, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, Alberta 

2013 Surface Land Administration Certificate, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta 

Awards/Scholarships 

2021 Monika Smith Ceramics Award

2020 Jason Lang Scholarship 

2020 3M Direct Entry Scholarship for Ceramics

2019 Louise McKinney Scholarship for Academic Achievement 

2018 Jason Lang Scholarship 

2017 Jason Lang Scholarship 

Solo Exhibitions 

2020 Strike, Dear Mistress. Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Exhibitions 

2021 Now and Then, Tales of Immigration and Resiliency, SpanicArts Virtual Exhibition

Souls of the Land (Almas de la Tierra), +15 Galleries Arts Commons, Calgary, Alberta

2020 Work Transforms Work. Ceramics Department Annual Show, Calgary, Alberta

2019 Expo Latino Alberta, Calgary, Alberta

2019 Raices, Spanic Arts Show, Calgary, Alberta

2019 Like a Rock, Ceramics Department Annual Show, Calgary, Alberta 

2018 New Works (Group Show), NVRLND, Calgary, Alberta

2017 8th Annual President’s Student Exhibition, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta

People’s Portrait Prize, CSpace, Calgary, Alberta 

Draw Til You Drop Art Show, Rumble House,  Calgary, Alberta 

Jewelry Show, Vortex Gallery,  Calgary, Alberta 

ACADSA  Fall Show & Sale, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta

Fibre Miniature Show and Fundraising, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta 

Fibre Department Annual Show, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta 

Sculpture Department Annual Show, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta

2016 ACADSA  Fall Show & Sale, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta 

Golden Ratio Art Group: Emergence, LocalMotive Building, Calgary, Alberta

Public Installations and Collaborations 

2021 Connecting Perspectives, The Social Distancing Festival

2018 Chicken On The Way Sweater Installation, Calgary, Alberta (Collaboration with Yilu Xing)

Public Presentations

2021 Feminist Art, DesayunArte: Artist talks (SpanicArts),

2020 Ceramics, Sex and Female Empowerment, Clay Voices Ceramics Online Seminar 

Publications

2020 ESKER Foundation ‘In Common’ Series

2018 NoD Magazine 

2018 Global News coverage of Chicken on the Way Sweater

Languages (fluent)

Spanish 

English

Volunteer

2019 SpanicArts Board Member (2019 - ongoing) 

2018 ACADSA Show & Sale 

2018 ACADSA Student Group Selection Jury

2017 ACADSA Student Group Selection Jury 

Professional Organizations 

SpanicArts: Hispanic Association of Professional Artists

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 

Alberta Craft Council (Membership)