Born 1980 in Hamilton, Canada
stephanie@vegh.ca
Education and Training
Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, UK (2003-2005)
Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours), McMaster University, Canada (1999-2003)
Artists in Galleries Training Scheme, Edinburgh College of Art, UK (2005)
Professionalizing Your Practice, CARFAC Ontario, Canada (2008)
Grant Writing for Artists, CARFAC Ontario, Canada (2008)
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Untitled Solo Exhibition, Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds UK
2007
Stephanie Vegh, No. 1 High Street Gallery, Repton UK
2004
Agatha: The Arsenic Room, Assembly Gallery, Glasgow UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Mis[place]d: Animals Lost and Found, XPACE, Toronto Canada
con.text, cre8ery, Winnipeg Canada
The Portable Library Project, lowercase gallery, Vancouver
Toronto Zine Library, Toronto
Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax
2008
Annual Members Show, Hamilton Artists Inc, Hamilton Canada
Octopus Project III: PUSH/PULL, Distillery District, Toronto Canada
2007
A Winter Salon, Loose Canon, Hamilton Canada
2006
Text-Driven, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud UK
2005
Glasgow/Beijing, Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing China
Stephanie Vegh (solo), No. 1 High Street Gallery, Repton UK
BUD/GLA, Studios 39 & 40, Mackintosh Building, Glasgow UK
Exit Strategy, Tramway, Glasgow UK
Laxweg (with Andrea Frade and Evi Westmore), CCA: Creative Lab, Glasgow UK
RCCA Spring Animal Show, RCCA @ Park Circus, Glasgow UK
Strange Currencies, Park Circus, Glasgow UK
2003
....And Then The World, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton Canada
Absolutely Fabulous, Worker's Art and Heritage Centre, Hamilton Canada
My Eyes Divide The Sky (with Matt Sparling), A New Space, Hamilton Canada
Publications and Writing Commissions
2009
To Hell & Back’
TH&B, Hamilton
2007
"The Wolf at Zero-Infinity"
Punk: A Directory of Modern Subversive Culture, London
"Gun-shy Gun Dogs: On the Art of Cecilia Stenbom"
Cecilia Stenbom, represented by Workplace Gallery, Gateshead
2006
"May Day"
Via Vaudeville! Press, Nottingham
2005
"drip-Echo and our narcissus of the gutter"
New Work Scotland Programme 2005, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
"Orchids and Astronauts: The Hybrid Identity of the Artist"
Number, Something Haptic, Glasgow
Review Publications
‘Fiona Kinsella: Chapel (rose).’ C Magazine. Issue 101 (Spring 2009). 43-44.
‘Synaesthesia: Art and the Mind.’ Canadian Art. Vol. 26, No. 1 (Spring 2009). 107-108.
‘upArt Contemporary Art Fair.’ MAP Magazine. Issue 16 (Winter 2008/2009). 90.
‘Report: Toronto Queen West District.’ Map Magazine. Issue 15 (Autumn 2008), 62-63.
‘Simon Starling.’ MAP Magazine, Issue 14 (Summer 2008). 72-73.
‘Jen DeNike.’ MAP Magazine, Issue 11 (Autumn 2007). 57.
‘Maurice Doherty, Mick Peter, Owen Piper, David Sherry.’ MAP Magazine, Issue 9 (Spring 2007). 56-57.
‘Marcel Dzama.’ MAP Magazine, Issue 7 (Autumn 2006). 61.
Lectures and Residencies
Panelist, Mis[place]d: Animals Lost and Found Discussion, XPACE, Canada (2009)
Artist-in-Residence, Repton School, UK (2005-2007)
Visiting Artist, McMaster University, Canada (2005)
Professional Experience
Board of Directors, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton (Programming Committee, 2007-now; Policy Committee, 2008-now)
Board of Directors, The Print Studio, Hamilton (Programming Committee and Fund Development, 2008-now)
Blogger, Akimblog and www.stephanievegh.ca/blog (2007-now)
Freelance Reviews Writer (2006-now)
Interpretation Guide, Glasgow Art Fair, UK (2005)
Auxiliary Instructor, Glasgow School of Art, UK (2004-2005)
Membership
CARFAC Ontario (2007-present)
Hamilton Artists Inc., Canada (2007-present)
Awards
William and Mary Armour Fellowship (2003)
Juanita LeBarre Symington Scholarship (2002)
Women's Art Association of Canada Scholarship (2001)
Humanities Essay Prize, McMaster University (2001)
Hamilton Community Foundation Scholarship, McMaster University (1999)
Press
Leon McDermott, ‘BUD/GLA’ in Metro, Glasgow, July 14 2005, 22.
Jeff Mahoney, ‘Our ever-changing canvas’ in The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, December 24, 2008.