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EDUCATION
| B.F.A. 2003-2006 | Painting, Alberta University of the Arts (formerly ACAD), Calgary, AB |
| 2001-2002 | Fine Arts, University College of the Caribou, Kamloops, BC |
| 1998 | Emma Lake International Art Conference, Emma Lake, SK |
| 1994-1996 | Gail Adams School of Fine Art, Saskatoon, SK |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Sheila Kernan: Let’s shake it up! Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2023 | INBETWEEN, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Solo) |
| 2023 | Around Town, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2023 | Saskatchewan Bound, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) |
| 2022 | The Shapes We Make, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2022 | Real Places | Imaginary Spaces, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Solo) |
| 2022 | Where Would I Rather Be? Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, MB (Solo) |
| 2022 | Colour Me in Sunshine, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2021 | Everything We See, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Solo) |
| 2021 | [a little bit of] this and [a little bit of] That, Mayberry, Winnipeg, MB (Solo) |
| 2020 | Simple Pleasures, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2020 | This Moment Right Now, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Solo) |
| 2019 | I Have Something to Say, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2019 | Forever is a Felling, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Solo) |
| 2019 | Made for Paint, Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, MB (Solo) |
| 2018 | I Wonder, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2018 | Just Paint, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) |
| 2017 | Featured Artist, Art Toronto (Toronto International Art Fair), Mayberry Fine Art |
| 2017 | The Stories We Tell, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2017 | CANADA 150, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB |
| 2016 | Out and About, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2016 | Our Calgary, Gibson Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2016 | Prairie, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB |
| 2015 | Your Journey Starts Here, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2015 | Different Strokes, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2014 | Making A Mark, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2014 | Lights. Camera. Action. , Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) |
| 2014 | Snow Days, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB |
| 2014 | Love Art Fair, Mayberry Fine Art, Toronto, ON |
| 2013 | A Time. A Place. A Connection, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2013 | Memories and Impressions, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2012 | Ground Level, Mayberry Fine Art, Toronto, ON (Solo) |
| 2012 | Between The Lines, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2012 | Boundless, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) |
| 2012 | Dare To Dream, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB (Solo) |
| 2011 | Free To Imagine, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2011 | What May Come, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK (Solo) |
| 2011 | Urban Experience: The City as a Sensory Machine, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB |
| 2010 | On the Edge of It, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2010 | Calgary Stampede Western Showcase Artist, BMO Centre, |
| 2009 | Contrast and Harmony, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB |
| 2008 | Vibrations of Colour, Gibson Fine Art, Calgary AB |
| 2008 | The Heritage Property Corporation Art Exhibition, The Lougheed Building, Calgary, AB |
| 2008 | Stampede Rotary Dream Home, Stampede Grounds, Calgary AB (Solo) |
| 2008 | Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Western Art Gallery, Round up Centre, Calgary, AB |
| 2008 | Sixth Annual Juried Members Show and Sale, Leighton Art Center, Calgary, AB |
| 2007 | The Heritage Property Corporation Art Exhibition, The Lougheed Building, Calgary, AB |
| 2006 | Just and Indication, Marion Nicoll Gallery Main Space, ACAD, Calgary, AB (Solo) |
| 2005 | Simply Squared, Marion Nicoll Gallery +15, EPCOR Centre, Calgary, AB (solo) |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
| ATB Financial | Calgary Health Region | Slate Asset Management |
| H&R Block | Pulcinella's Restaurant | Stephen Avenue Place |
| Brookfield | Taurus Reality Group | Glencoe Golf Club |
| Maxim Group | Alberta Foundation of the Arts | Taurus Reality Group |
| Downtown Dental | Optika Eclectic Eyeware | Hyatt Regency Calgary |
| Eau Claire Dental | Calgary Humane Society | Numerous Private Collections around the world |
| Canada Goose | Suncor Energy Centre | Numerous Corporate Collections around the world |
| ATB Financial |
| H&R Block |
| Brookfield |
| Maxim Group |
| Downtown Dental |
| Eau Claire Dental |
| Canada Goose |
| Calgary Health Region |
| Pulcinella's Restaurant |
| Taurus Reality Group |
| Alberta Foundation of the Arts |
| Optika Eclectic Eyeware |
| Calgary Humane Society |
| Suncor Energy Centre |
| Slate Asset Management |
| Stephen Avenue Place |
| Glencoe Golf Club |
| Taurus Reality Group |
| Hyatt Regency Calgary |
| Numerous Private Collections around the world |
| Numerous Corporate Collections around the world |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
| Unknown "New Public Art to enliven walls in Banff" Rocky Mountain Outlook January 1, 2013 |
| Barlow, Larissa "The Art of Banff" Banff Crag and Canyon Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
| Macpherson, Alex J "Sheila Kernan's Work Bold, Vivid, Boundless" Verb 1 June 2012 |
| Gunn, Andrew Canadianinterviews.com/arts/ Sheila Kernan "Light In The City" 20 July 2011 |
| Seiberling, Irene "Colour her successful" Leader-Post 11 June 2011 |
| Seiberling, Irene "Art Star Grew up in Saskatoon" The Star Phoenix 15 June 2011 |
| White, Richard "9 Artists To Consider Right Now" Galleries West Fall issue 2011 |
| Alexander, Rob "Elevation Showing Evokes Sense of Fun" Rocky Mountain Outlook |
| Sea, Lynda "Lights Fantastic" Avenue Magazine 6 June 2009 |
| McLaws, Nicole "Capturing Spring... on Canvas" Décor Magazine Calgary Sun 12 March 2009 |
| Vaive, Nicole "Home is Where Your Art is" Calgary Sun 34 June 2008 |
| Hope, Marty "Artists Works Part of the House, Landscapes Painted for Prize Home" Calgary Herald 14 July 5 2008 |
AWARDS
| 2021-2023 | Together We Are Corporate art commission series for Stephen Avenue Place (SAP) downtown Calgary |
| 2022 | Awarded Corporate art commission for Inn From The Cold new building project downtown Calgary |
| 2019-2021 | Awarded major corporate commission for Stephen Avenue Place (SAP) building exterior and interior downtown Calgary |
| 2017 | ACAD Alumni Legacy Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB |
| 2016 | Public Art Installation, Lido Building Kensington, Calgary, AB |
| 2015/16 | City of Calgary Public Art Installation, Bridge Banners, Calgary, AB |
| 2012 | Banff Public Art installation, Bear Street Mall Wall, Banff, AB |
| 2010 | Calgary Stampede Best New Artist 2010 Western Showcase, Calgary, AB |
| 2008 | Awarded Active Membership to the Federation of Canadian Artists |
| 2008 | Awarded Full Membership to the Alberta Society of Artists |
| 2007/2008 | Received second place The Heritage Property Corporation Art Exhibition, Calgary, AB |
| 2005 | Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor (CSPWC), Julius Griffith Memorial Award |
| 2005 | ACAD Students Association legacy Collection Scholarship, ACAD Students Assoc. |
