Ryerson Polytechnical University
Toronto/Prince Edward Island
Photography and Media Arts Programme 1995

York University Toronto
Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Studies: Photography; Creative Writing
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, Awarded May 1995

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Trio Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
2004 Corners Arch 2 Gallery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
2003 girl before a mirror Niagara Artists Co., St. Catherine's ON
2002 melitzah Neutral Ground, Regina
2001 girl before a mirror Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax
2001 girl before a mirror The New Gallery, Calgary
2000 girl before a mirror M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition Snelgrove Gallery, UofS
2000 gem digital photo/video installation The Workshop Gallery; The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1999 verso  Photo installation The Workshop Gallery; The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon
1999 aut Photo/Video installation, in collaboration with Tetyana Gershuni Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, UofS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
2006 Trio - A Lesson With Linling The Afterschool Supplement, curated by Maiko Tanaka, OCAD
2005 melitzah selected artist, FILE Electronic Language Interernational Festival, Sao Paolo Brazil
2005 Studiopace video screening every minute through October, Yonge-Dundas Square Year01/Transmedia
2005 Intuned Silo collaborative sound performance with Linling Hsu and Mohammed AlRiffai. "Sound Madness II", curated by Alissa FirthEagland. The Banff Centre, Walter Phillips Gallery
2005 Registration Trial Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, F.A.S.T. Faculty Exhibition
2004 Corners, Platform Gallery, Winnipeg
2004 melitzah, Images Festival 2004, Images off Screen, Toronto
2003 melitzah, COSIGN: Conference on Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media, University of Teeside, Middlesborough, UK
2003 Daring Confessions: Romance and the Modern Day Woman, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon. Curated by Alexandra Stratulat [inclusion of Thirtieth Year by Day]
2003 "Young Winnipeg Artists" melitzah, Plug In ICA, Winnipeg. Curated by Cliff Eyland and Carol Phillips
2001 The Power of Reflection, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Mois de la Photo a Montreal. curated by Martha Langford [inclusion of girl before a mirror website]
2000 Revolutions cd (curated by Steve Heimbecker) collection of local experimental audio Video Verite
2000 Travelling Light: video art from Saskatchewan. (curated) CFAT, Halifax
2000 It's a Long Haul M.F.A. student group exhibition St. T. More Gallery
2000 Performathon performance of chasing tail aka Gallery, Saskatoon
1999 Reconfigurations Curated Video Screening (Joanne Lyons and Donald Grylls) aut The AnteChamber, Regina, SK
1999 Mute Worth M.F.A. student group exhibition (performance and installation of Onion Joy) Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
1999 Bad Girls, Good Boys Francis Morrison Gallery, Sask.
1999 Site Saskatchewan local emerging artists AKA Gallery, Saskatchewan
1998 Not From Here· MFA Graduate Students Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
1997 Artropolis `97: Browser Box #279 The Roundhouse, Vancouver

WEB REPRESENTATION/PRESENCE
2005 Studiopace Year01/Transmedia web archive
2004 melitzah Year Zero One splash page project [spring], curated by Michelle Kasprzak
2003 2005 melitzah, on Samplesize, artist project page, curated by Kelly Mark

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE work and volunteer
2005-2006 InterAccess Electronic Media Art Centre Board Director and Programming Advisory Council Member
2006 YYZ Artists' Outlet Programming Coordinator (short term)
2005 Prefix Photo volunteer Artist DVD Coordinator, BLOWOUT fundraiser
2004 Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland Visiting Assistant Professor, Photography
2002-2004 Ace Art Inc. Programming Coordinator
2002 The Banff Centre for the Arts, Interactive Media Work Study
2001 The Mendel Art Gallery, Library Intern
1998-2001 The Photographers Gallery Board Member, Programming Committee, Volunteer
2000 BlackFlash Magazine, Administrative Assistant
1998-2000 Instructor lab Instructor, Teacher's Assistant: Introductory Photography
University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Art and Art History
1999 Teacher's Assistant: Digital Imaging
University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Art and Art History
1999 Workshop Facilitator: Painting with Light;
The Mendel Art Gallery with The Photographers Gallery;
1998-1999 Darkroom Technician
University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Art and Art History
1998 Graduate Service Fellow: University Collection Reproductions and Webworker University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate Studies
1993-1995 Darkroom Technician York University, Department of Visual Arts
1999 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver Volunteer: slide library management and installation
1997 Vancouver Art Gallery, Photo/Archives Department Volunteer: reproductions of and referencing collections

CREATIVE RESIDENCIES
2005 Sound & Vision Thematic Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts: 7week residency, production of Trio
2001 SloMo Thematic Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts: 7week residency, production of melitzah
2001 Wavelength: General Production Support Video Verite: production support for melitzah

ARTIST TALKS
2006 Sheridan College
2005 The Banff Centre
2004 School of Architecture, Arch 2 Gallery, University of Manitoba
2003 University of Manitoba
2002 Ace Art Inc.
2002 Neutral Ground
2002/2001 The Banff Centre
2001 The New Gallery

CONFERENCES and PANELS 
2003 COSIGN: Conference on Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media University of Teeside, Middlesbrough UK
2002 What Were you Thinking? Postmodernism and constituency Comox Vallery Art Gallery Visual Arts Conference Presenter
1999 What I Wish I Knew When I Started This Job Panelist; Orientation for New Instructors, University of Saskatchewan
1999 Whatever; Why Bother: The Role of the Artist In the Dying Days of the Millenium Moderator; University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Art and Art History
1998 Art and Technology ö Panelist; University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Art and Art Hist. 

JURIES
2004 Creation/Production Visual Arts Juror, The Canada Council for the Arts
COSIGN 2004: Conference on Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media, Croatia New Media Artwork Selection Committee
2003 Winnipeg Film Group emerging screening juror

GRANTS & AWARDS
2006
The K.M. Hunter Foundation Award for Visual Arts
The Canada Council Research/Creation Grant
The Ontario Arts Council Visual Arts Mid Career Grant

2004
The Canada Council Creation/Production C Grant

2003
Manitoba Arts Council Creative B Grant
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
Manitoba Arts Council Travel Grant
Winnipeg Arts Council Profeessional Development Grant


2002
Canada Council for the Arts Grant to Newmedia and Audio Artists
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant
Saskatchewan Arts Board Creative C Grant

1999/2000
Graduate Teaching Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Art and Art History

1999
Graduate Teaching Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Art and Art History

1998
Graduate Service Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate Studies and Research

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Stratulat, Alexandra. Daring Confessions: Romance and the Modern Day Girl curator's essay. "The Mendel Art Gallery" fall 2003. online catalogue
Karlinsky, Amy. Escape Velocity. "Galleries West" fall 2003. read this article
Walker, Morley. Ace Artist Heads Overseas. "Winnipeg Free Press" August 25, 2003.
Sengara, Lorissa. Fast Forward Manitoba. "Canadian Art" Summer, 2003. p. 18.
Gillmor, Alison. Home Invasion: The New Art of Decor. "The National Post" June 7, 2003. p. SP3.
Enright, Robert. The Spirit of the West. "Globe and Mail" May 10, 2003. p. V23. read this article
Enright, Robert. Nouveau Winnipeg. "Border Crossings" May 2003. p. 1516.
Skrobotniak, Tina. Sounds Like Canada. Interview on "CBC Radio One" May 8, 2003.
Roberts, Lorne. melitzah review. "www.newwinnipeg.com" April 23, 2003. p. V23.
Martino, Kelly. Youth Movement: Diverse Voices. "Uptown Magazine" March 20, 2003. p. 7.
Karlinsky, Amy. Young Winnipeg Artists. "Winnipeg Free Press" March 20, 2003. p. V23.
Walker, Morley. Art Attack! YWAs". "Winnipeg Free Press" March 13, 2003. p. D1.
Eyland, Cliff. Young Winnipeg Artists. Curators Essay "Plug In ICA" April 2003. read this article
Anderson, Jack. Work Points to Social Impact of Word Usage. "Regina: Regina Leader Post" 4 July, 2002. read this article
Langford, Martha. The Power of Reflection exhibition Catalogue. Montreal: "Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts" 2001.
Langford, Martha. The Power of Reflection. "Border Crossings #78" Manitoba: Arts Manitoba Publications Inc., 2001.
Shaw, Kyle and Tara Thorne. Art Beat: the Arts in Review. "The Coast" Halifax weekly November 18, 2001.
Muri, Allison. review of Girl Before a Mirror. "BlackFlash Journal of PhotoBased and Electronic Art Production." Vol. 18:3. Saskatoon: Buffalo Berry Press, 2000.
Bristol, Joanne. Travelling Light: Video Art from Saskatchewan exhibition catalogue essay. Halifax: "CFAT" 2000

PUBLICATIONS

Horowitz, Risa. review of On Kawara Exhibition "Consciousness. Meditation. Watcher on the Hills". Border Crossings Magazine, Spring, 2006.
Horowitz, Risa. review of group exhibition curated by Christof Migone "Disquiet". C Magazine, Winter, 2006.
Horowitz, Risa. "The Unbearable Earnestness of Benny" review of "Neverending Song of Love". Canadian Art, Winter, 2004.
Horowitz, Risa. "Infest: International Artist Run Conference" feature article. Mix Magazine. Spring, 2004.
Horowitz, Risa, ed. "twitch" exhibition catalogue and curators essay, with Steve Dietz and Jennifer Woodbury. Ace Art Inc. Winnipeg, 2003. online catalogue
Horowitz, Risa, Lori Fontaine eds. "PaperWait 2003: Anniversary Issue" Ace Art Inc. Winnipeg, 2003.
Horowitz, Risa. "A Brief Utterance" for "COSIGN: Conference on Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media. University of Teeside, UK. 2003.
Horowitz, Risa. "The Decor Project" curators essay for The Decor Project: White on White by Hadley and Maxwell. Ace Art Inc. Winnipeg, 2003.
Horowitz, Risa. "Home and Garden" exhibition review of work by Andrew Wright, Oakville Galleries. "Border Crossings" Winnipeg, 2003.
Horowitz, Risa. "Before a Mirror. Again." review of The Power of Reflection curated by Martha Langford.BlackFlash Journal of PhotoBased and Electronic Art Production.Vol. 19:3. Saskatoon: Buffalo Berry Press, 2002.
Horowitz, Risa. "A Mad Tea Party IV" The Craft Factor. Summer 2001. Saskatoon: The Craft Council, 2001.
Horowitz, Risa. "Introut to a Third Millennium: a Response." Interplay Saskatoon: The Photographers Gallery, 1999.