Curriculum Vitae
Supriya James
Lives and works in Toronto, ON
Website: https://www.supriyajames.com
Email: supriyajto@icloud.com
2015 - present
Art Exhibitions:
Juried Group Art Exhibitions:
2024 "Between Ashes and Dreams" exhibition, Pink Elephant, OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario. (Juried and co-curated by OCAD faculty and artists, Michelle Peraza and Niloo Inalouei).
2024 "Collage, 2024" on-line exhibition, Unearthed, John. B.Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. (Juror: Ilene Sova, artist, and Designer: Kevin Ilango).
2024 "Face Value: Familiarity through Paint" exhibition, Three Shades of Brown, 2024, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. (Curated by OCAD faculty and artist, Ilene Sova)
2024 "Embodied Narratives,: Unveiling the Stories Within" exhibition, The Past Lives beside Me, 2023, OCAD University Toronto, Ontario. (Juried and Co-curated by OCAD faculty and artists, Michelle Peraza and Niloo Inalouei).
2023 "Pentimento, 2023" on-site and Kunstmatrix virtual exhibition, Magnetized, 2023, Aida Slaight Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. (Curated by Jordan Beley, Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, curator, and writer).
2022 “First Self: Cultural Appropriation” on-site and Kunstmatrix virtual exhibition, Self Portrait, 2022, OCAD University Toronto, Ontario. (Juror and curator, Ilene Sova, Ada Slaight Chair of Contemporary Drawing and Painting).
2015 “Sensations” Avenue Road Arts School Faculty and Adult Art Show, Flowers, 2015 and Yorkville Scene, 2014, Spazio Dell’Arte Gallery. Toronto, Ontario,
Commissions:
2024 Pining for You, 2024 – private collector, Toronto, Ontario (in process)
2024 Nostalgie, 2024 – private collector, Toronto, Ontario.
2024 Pining too, 2024 – private collector, Go Home Lake, Township of Georgian Bay, Ontario.
2023 Mesmerized, 2023 - private collector, Toronto, Ontario
Publications:
2019 “Striking the Right Chord”, by Supriya James, The Awesome Music Project, Canada, Songs of Hope and Happiness. pp 160; Robert Carli and Terry Stuart publishers.
1992 - present
Education:
- 2021 - 2025. OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario: Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts: Drawing and Painting Program
- 2012-2020 Avenue Road Arts School, Toronto, Ontario: Painting courses
- 2012-2013 Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario: Grade 10 Practical Piano Exam - Technique, Ear and Sight, and Repertoire
- 1992 University of Toronto, University College, Toronto, Ontario: Honours Bachelor of Arts - Major in French Language and Literature; Major in Drama; Minor in Dramatic Literature
Awards and Honours:
- 2025 OCAD University Career Launchers Award. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (#TOAF64), Toronto, Ontario
- 2025 Dean's Scholarship, OCAD University, Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design MFA Program, Toronto, Ontario