Josi Smit (b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary artist who works in sculpture, installation, photography, and text. 

Josi is currently based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, QC.



CV

Education
  • 2014-2018    BFA with Distinction, Sculpture/Installation + Creative Writing minor, OCAD University, Toronto
  • 2011-2013     Film Production, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions 
  • 2023    We Should Be Dancing, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
  • 2018    We always bought cherry soda on the walk home, curated by Shell Projects, *QueenSpecific, Toronto
  • 2018    A View to a Room, with Sarah Munro, curated by Juliana Zalucky, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto

Group Exhibitions 
  • 2023    Plumbraiser 4.0, the plumb, Toronto
  • 2023    Feedback Loop, curated by Rowan Lynch, MKG127, Toronto
  • 2021    The Way You Look Tonight (as Special Programming,) curated by Philip Ocampo, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
  • 2020    Crawling out of a hidden place, curated by Anaïs Castro & David Liss, Arsenal Contemporary, Toronto
  • 2019    The Walls, curated by TheTheThe (Briar Gill & J. Thomas Kim,) 181 Brunswick Ave, Toronto
  • 2019    The Rooms, curated by TheTheThe (Briar Gill & J. Thomas Kim,) 181 Brunswick Ave, Toronto
  • 2019    The Bald Eagle’s Claw, Curated by Philip Ocampo, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
  • 2019    Annual Fundraiser Exhibition & Sale, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
  • 2019    The tile was still the same, Curated by Natalie Castrogiovanni, 12 Ossington Ave, Toronto
  • 2019    λ (wavelength), Curated by Charisse Fung, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto
  • 2018    16th BMO 1st Art Exhibition, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto
  • 2018    Rooms, curated by Bill Clarke, Angell Gallery, Toronto
  • 2018    Entangled: Roundtable Residency Exhibition, Dragon Academy, Toronto
  • 2018    Fresh Paint/New Construction, curated by Michael Patten and Suzanne Viot, Art Mûr, Montreal

Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
  • 2023    Concept to Realization Grant - New/Early Career Artist, Canada Council for the Arts
  • 2023    Visual Artists Creation Project Grant - Emerging Artist, Ontario Arts Council
  • 2020    Research and Creation Grant - New/Early Career Artist,  Canada Council for the Arts
  • 2019    Ossington Public Exhibition Career Launcher, OCAD U Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers
  • 2018    BMO 1st Art - Ontario Regional Award, Bank of Montreal
  • 2018    Sculpture/Installation Program Medal, OCAD University
  • 2018    Haydn Davies Memorial Award, OCAD University
  • 2018    Nora E. Vaughan Award, OCAD University
  • 2016    The Women’s Art Association of Canada - Mary Ella Dignam Scholarship, OCAD University
  • 2013    Universal Studios Canada Scholarship in Filmmaking, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • 2012    Universal Studios Canada Scholarship in Filmmaking, Toronto Metropolitan University

Residencies
  • 2018    Roundtable Residency, Dragon Academy, Toronto

Writing
  • 2020    “Shedding — Eduardo Basualdo,” Exhibition Text, Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto
  • 2019    “Living Throbbing Miscellanies (Loosely Framed,)” FrameWork: Katie Bethune-Leamen, Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto
  • 2019    “Michelle Bellemare, Julia Dault, and Ragnar Kjartansson,” Muscled Rose Exhibition Text, Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto 
  • 2019    “We should be dancing,” The Bald Eagle’s Claw Exhibition Publication, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
  • 2018    “The Quiet Resistance of Embedded Work”, OCAD U Journal of Visual Critical Studies, Toronto
  • 2016    “Jettisons,” Modern Laundry, Toronto

Artist Talks and Readings
  • 2023    We Should Be Dancing Radio, Forest City Gallery, London, ON
  • 2017    Guest Reader, Writing in Dangerous Times Symposium, OCAD University, Toronto
  • 2017    Artist Talk, The Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto
  • 2016    Featured Reader, A-L-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-I-V-E : Student Readings, OCAD University, Toronto
  • 2016    Guest Reader, FoLASS Reading Series, OCAD University, Toronto

Fairs
  • 2018    Art Toronto, with OCAD University, Toronto

Press

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