CV — Kayla Witt

Born in Calgary, AB, Canada
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Education
2020	MFA, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2016	BFA with Honors, OCAD University, Toronto, ON, Canada

Solo Exhibitions
2023	I Don't Know, But I Believe, The Armory Show, Sow & Tailor, New York City, NY
	I Can and Will Make Life Better For You, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA
2020	Condemned to a Perpetual Jacuzzi…With Millions of Your Best Friends, UWAG, Waterloo, ON

Select Group Exhibitions
2023	Body Double, Ketabi Bourdet, curated by Penske Projects, Paris, FR
	Horizons, WOAW Gallery, curated by Sow & Tailor, Hong Kong, CN
	Felix Art Fair, Sow & Tailor, The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
2022	Reprise, UWAG, Waterloo, ON
2019	Why The @#&! Do You Paint?, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2018	Mental Health, The White House Studio Project, curated by Lauren Fournier, Toronto, ON
2017	Fermenting Feminism, Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto, ON
	Vacancy, Bunker 2 Contemporary Art Container, Toronto, ON
	Embodied Resistance, Feminist Art Conference, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2016	Political Candy, The Pendulum Project, Studio 223A, Toronto, ON
	GradEx, 101st Annual Graduate Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2015	Nuit Rose: A Festival of Queer Art and Performance, The 519, Toronto, ON

Residencies, Grants and Awards
2020	Sylvia Knight Award in Fine Arts, University of Waterloo
2019	Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship, University of Waterloo
2018	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo
	President’s Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo
	Artist in Residence, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
	Artist in Residence, Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB
	Untapped Emerging Artist Award, The Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair
2017	Emerging Artist Award, Spark Box Studio
	Artist in Residence, YYZ Artist's Outlet, Toronto, ON
2016	Anne Adler Kagan Award, OCAD University
	Aboveground Art Supplies Scholarship, OCAD University
2014	Sandy McQueen Memorial Scholarship, OCAD University
2013	Melville P. White Scholarship, OCAD University

Artist Talks and Panels
2019	Presentation, Keith & Win Shantz International Research Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2018	Round Table, Mental Health, Artist’s Health Alliance, Toronto, ON
	Artist Talk, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB
2017	Panel, Toys, Tools and Tricks of the Trade: Redefining the Domestic Sphere, Feminist Art Conference, OCAD University, Toronto, ON

Press
2023	Waddoups, Ryan, "At the Armory Show, Artsy CEO Mike Steib Calls Out the Artists to Watch," Surface Mag, September 5, 2023.
	ArtForum, "Armory Show Announces 2023 Exhibitors," May 3, 2023.
	Innovate Grant, "Kayla Witt's Grounding Inspiration," April 3, 2023.
	Ghassemitari, Shawn, "Kayla Witt Explores Wellness and Uncertainty in Her New Solo Exhibition at Sow & Tailor," HypeArt, March 10, 2023.
	Ghassemitari, Shawn, "Felix and Frieze Return to the City of Angels," HypeArt, February 21, 2023.
	Benzine, Vittoria, "Felix Art Fair: 5 Can't-Miss Booths," FAD Magazine, February 18, 2023.
	Reizman, Renee, "At LA's Felix Art Fair, More is More," Hyperallergic, February 16, 2023.
2019	Armstrong, Lauren, "Good Naked and Bad Naked," The L'Oeuvre, October 11, 2019.
2017	Canadian Art, “Fermenting Feminism is a Must-See Show" September 14 to 20, 2017.
	CBC Arts, “Artists Ask the Important Questions” September 13, 2017.

Publications
2019	Open Studio: International Artists in Residency Program 05/2017 - 12/2018. Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, Sackville, NB.
	Fournier, Lauren. Fermenting Feminism. Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto. ON.
2018	Elena Senechal-Becker, Katie Lawson. The Hart House Review. Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
2017	Milkweed Zine, Issue III: Privacy and Visibility. Toronto, ON.