LEAH BENETTI
Artist Curriculum Vitae
leah benetti (b. 1994)
Artist C/V
Education:
2017-2020 BFA Cross-Disciplinary Arts: Publications, OCAD University, Toronto ON
2012-2015 BFA Studio Art: York University, Toronto, ON
Exhibitions:
2023 "terra forma” group show, MMFI gallery, Truro NS
2022 “Slabs for the Lobster Paw”, group show with Inga Gircyte, The Fraser Gallery. Tatamagouche, NS
2020 “4x4x4” (group show with Nova Scotia Potters Guild), Visual Voice, Truro NS
2020 “Fire Wind Earth” (group show), Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro, NS
2020 “GRADEX 105” (group show) Graduate exhibition at OCAD University, Virtually
2018 “Summer Group Show”, the secret handshake, Toronto ON
2017 "Night of Poetry in a Pottery House", Thrown Together Pottery, Truro, NS
2016 “Language is Clumsier in my Hands than Art”, with Madeleine Gendreau, Chez Boris, Montreal, QC
2015 “Inside & Out”, Black Cat Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 “Abandonment” (group show), Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON
2015 “Luculence” (group show), Goldfarb Center for Fine Arts, York University, Toronto, ON
2014 “Salon of Inclusiveness” (group show), Black Cat Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012 “Degarthe Art Awards Exhibition” (group), Ministry of Education, Halifax, NS
2012 “C.E.C. Senior Art Exhibition” (group), Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro, NS
Awards/ Grants:
2024 Visual Arts NS Membership Bursary
2020 Visual Arts NS Membership Burasary
2020 Career Launcher Fund from CEAD
2019: Barford Family Bursary
2015: York U renewable entrance scholarship
2012: Theresa Marshall Art Award
Degarthe Art Scholarship Award
Kathy Fox Bursary
Memberships:
2024 Visual Arts Nova Scotia
2024 Truro Art Society
2023 Fraser Gallery Tatamagouche
2022 Fraser Gallery Tatamagouche
2020 Visual Arts Nova Scotia
Related Work and Teaching Experience:
2020- present Teaching assistant for beginner classes Thrown Together Pottery Truro NS
2022- present Faculty of Art at Shambhala School, Halifax NS (Grade 8-12 Visual Art, Ceramic Technology 11/12, Citizenship 9)
2021 Teaching 2 elementary classes for for KidzArt (Kate Ward - Truro Art Society), NS
2020 Workshops: Sgraffito Pottery at Thrown Together Pottery and Art ( February 20th,
March 18th, November 25th), Truro NS
2020 Teaching 12 week Drawing course to grade 6 after school group, Truro NS
2019-2020 Technical Services Monitor, Dorothy H Hoover Library, Toronto ON
2018- 2019 Circulation Monitor, Dorothy H Hoover Library, Toronto ON
2017 Innovative Technology Facilitator, Colchester-East Hantz Public Library, Truro NS
(colortheory, 3d Drawing, AutoCAD, coloring for adults, 3d printing: March Break Camp)
2016 Apres-l’Ecole Pottery Classes, Ecole-Acadienne de Truro, NS
2014-2015 Print Studio General Assistant, York University, Toronto ON
2013 Sculpture Studio General Assistant, York Univeristy, Toronto ON
2012 Tatamagouche Centre Pottery Classes for Youth, Tatamagouche NS
Residencies:
2018- 2019 OCADU’s Living Lab, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, ON
Events:
2023 East Coast Artisan Market
2023 Halloween Market at Truro Brew Company
2023 QueerCon New Glasgow, New Glasgow Waterfront
2022 East Coast Artisan Market, Truro Market Hall
2021 Truro Farmers Market Holiday Market, Truro Market Hall
2020 East Coast Artisan Holiday Market, Truro Market Hall
2019 The Giver, St Michaels Hospital Foundation, The Berkeley Church, Toronto
2019 Globe and Mail 175thAnniversary, The Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto ON
2019 Schwarzkopf tbh haircare event, 519 Loft, Toronto ON
2019 Bibliobash, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto ON
2019 Walsh Whiskey at Somerhill LCBO, Toronto ON
2019 Writers’ Tears Tasting, Famous Last Words, Toronto ON
2019 Night Market at AGO First Thursday, Toronto ON
2019 Dundas West Fest, Toronto ON
2018 COUNTERWITH CARE at Corita Kent’s 100th Birthday and Love Parade, Los Angeles, CA
2018 First Annual Bi Arts Fair, St Andrews United Church, Toronto ON
2018 Urban Outfitters Pride Market, flagship store, Toronto ON
2017 Indigo Books Head of Store Social, The Citizen, Toronto ON
2017 Halifax Buskers Fest, Halifax NS
2017 CANZINE Toronto, AGO, Toronto, ON
2017 Long Winter, Tranzac Club, Toronto, ON
2017 Art Battle 351, The Great Hall, Toronto, ON
2016 Nocturne Art Festival, Halifax Ns
2016 OCADU’s 31st Annual Book Fair, Toronto, ON
2016 TUMULT Art Festival, Ryerson’s Week of Welcome, Toronto, ON
2014 'Lights' by Beam, 559 Lodge, Toronto, ON
Bibliography:
Benetti, Leah: Illustrations, Excalibur Newspaper (various issues) York University, 2013-14
Benetti, Leah: “Lessons are Places We Remember” COUNTER WITH CARE: An OCADU Pressing Issues COLLABO with The Pedagogical Impulse (counterwithcare.home.blog)with Shannon Gerard, web, December 07, 2018
Benetti, Leah: "POEM: Consent", The LINK Newspaper (Concordia Univeristy), Vol 37, Issue 1. Page 8, August 30, 2016
Curwin, Lynn: "Poetry Busker is Pounding out a Unique Form of Art in Truro", Truro Daily News, December 14, 2016
Gould, Chelsey: “Geoscientist, administrative assistant hired at the Cliffs of Fundy”, The Chronicle Herald, Jan 11 2021, 6:20pm
Hlady, Dustan: “One Plus One Equals Window”, Broken Pencil Reviews, April 03, 2018
Mascia, Tessa: "Montreal, In Verse", The LINK (Concordia University),Fringe Arts, Vol 37, Issue 1. Page 9, August 30, 2016
Plante, Geneviève: "Poètes à louer – L’art de la poésie mêlé à l’amusement public", Yulorama.com, 20 aout, 2016
pseudonym: "Only in Secret", Rip/Torn Magazine, Issue 5, 2015
Ricci, Talia: “Return to Analog: Can the good old typewriter find new love in the digital age?” CBC News, August 08 2018, print
Ricci, Talia “ Are Vintage Typewriters back in Style?” CBC News, Toronto, August 08 2018, Video, 2:11
Small Publications
2015 - Ode to the pair of panties abandoned (Sentimental Smut), by: KHG & pseudonym
(bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2016 - Sentimental Disparagement, by: pseudonym (author, bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2016 - Butt Stuff, by: KHG & pseudonym (co-author, bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2016 - madd.egg & pseudonymsays, by: madd.egg& pseudonym ( contributed poems, performed)
2017 - Sketches, by: pseudonym (author, bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2017 - One plus one equals window, by: pseudonym (author, bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2017- “Rochdale College: visual essay by Leah Benetti in RENDER, group publication with Shannon Gerard (content contributor, bookbinding, printing)
2018 – I QUIT POETRY, by Leah Benetti (writer, bookbinding, illustrations, design, printing)
2018 – StuckZine by OCADU Nano publishing (printing, bookbinding, editorial note)
2018 – “Phone Call with Glick”( p. 4) and “Mindmap” (p. 50) by Leah Benetti in Point Five Issue # 6 “Dreams and Bad Ideas” (content contributor, editorial committee)
2018 – Counter With Care Poster Series, with Shannon Gerard and Pressing Issues Students in “The Pedagogical Impulse: Instant Class Kits”by Vesna Kirtsch (content contributor, researcher, printing
2019 – “Lakeshore Experiments” by Leah Benetti in Waterways (experimental group publication) with Amish Morrell (content contributor, bookbinding, design, printing, editorial committee)
Collections:
The Bradshaw Mail Art Collection
Anna Banana – Queen of Mail Art, personal collection
Now Magazine Mail Art Archive
Canada Council for the Arts, Mail art Collection
*As well as the countless collections of strangers internationally who have asked for spontaneous poems.