michaelazinsmeister@gmail.com
Education:

BFAH – Visual Arts (Painting & Printmaking), Art History Minor

Dean’s Honour List, Queen’s University

Related Professional Experience:

Kingston School of Art - Art Instructor

January 2023 - Present

Queen’s University - Print Technician Assistant

September 2022 – April 2023

Queen’s University – Digital Media Lab Assistant

January 2022 – April 2022

Related Professional Experience:

2023, OFFLINE: Graduating Exhibition, Ontario Hall, Kingston, ON

2023, Student & Staff Show, Window Art Gallery, Kingston School of Art, Kingston, ON

2023, [B]etter [F]utures [A]head, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON

2023, Cézanne’s Closet, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON

2022, Collaborative Mural (live contribution), Union Gallery, Kingston, ON

2022, ODDITIES Group Show, Minotaur, Kingston, ON

2022, OPEN: Forworld Group Show, Window Art Gallery, Kingston School of Art, ON

2022, OPEN: Forworld Group Show, Window Art Gallery, Kingston School of Art, ON

2022, Cézanne’s Closet, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON

2021, Group Exhibition, Juniper Café, Kingston, ON

2019, FORM: first year in 3D, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston, ON

Projects:

2023, Jardin’art

Participating artist assigned to Miss Baō restaurant in downtown Kingston. Project initiated by Martello Alley with partnership funding from RTO9 – Southeast Ontario Regional Tourism Organization.

2022, Collaborative Mural

Part of: Creating Communities Through Art Exhibition, Project Room, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON, Including live studio sessions. Other Participants: William Carroll, Floriana Ehninger-Cuervo, Sasha French, Abby Gowland, Jayne Negus, Heather Poechman, and Margeret Wiwchar.

Exhibition Archive

2021-2022, Forworld Studios Artist Collective

A founding member alongside Francisco Corbett and William Carroll. Formed a small artist collective with a mission to make a safe creative community for young, emerging artists in Kingston, ON

Teaching Experience:

Printmaking Instructor

Kingston School of Art: Kingston, ON, CA. 2023

Volunteer Summer Arts Programming Facilitator

Youth Diversion Group: Kingston, ON, CA. 2022

Publications and Awards:

2023, Collective Reflections, Volume 10

2022, Volunteer of the Year, Youth Diversion

2021, John Cameron O. Memorial Award in Fine Art