CV
Leala Hewak: Curriculum Vitae
tel. 416-949-8584 [email protected]
1001-240 Oriole Parkway Toronto ON M5P 2H1
www.lealahewak.com
Instagram @lealahewak
Education
2017 MFA, Documentary Media, X University (formerly Ryerson)
1998 Bachelor of Law, University of Ottawa
1995 Joint BFA Hons., York University and University of Toronto
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2023 Awarded NES Arts Residency , Skagaströnd, Iceland
2023 Awarded KALA Arts Residency, Berkeley, California
2022 Lochness, 5000 square-foot building installation, Saint John International Airport. (Canada Council funded)
2022 Small House, Gallery 44, Toronto
2021 DENIZENS, outdoor public art installation, Kay Gardiner Beltline Trail, Toronto
2020 Secret Fountains, outdoor public art installation, Kay Gardiner Beltline Trail, Toronto
2019 Dark Days, with William Eakin, Winnipeg Architectural Foundation
2019 Fault Lines/CLONE, Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto, for Scotiabank CONTACT Festival
2019 Uno Prii, with William Eakin, VEMU, Toronto
2018 Christmas at Gumps, Ramon’s Tailor, San Francisco
2017 Richly Appointed (Character Studies), YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto
2017 The Weight of Air/Camelot, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
2016 Did You Know?, The Image Factor, Toronto
2016 Girls Girls Girls, Gallery 301, Ryerson School of Image Arts, Toronto
2015 Girls Girls Girls, Library Gallery, Winnipeg
2012 Ephemera, with William Eakin, Golden City Fine Art Winnipeg, Manitoba
Group Exhibitions
2021 Seeking the Periphery, Ryerson University Cocker Gallery, Toronto
2020 Coming Home, Eco Art 2020, Gallery 1313, Toronto
2018 Souvenir, Ramon’s Tailor, San Francisco
2015 Hotel, collaboration with Z-r’0 (William Eakin, Cliff Eyland, Craig Love), and Gentleman’s Choice, with Z-r’0, Palm Room, Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg
2014 How I Learned to Love the Palm, with Z-r’0, Palm Room, Winnipeg
2013 Brightview, with Z-r’0, Project Gallery, Toronto
Publications, Portfolios
2019 Dark Days, hardcover photobook, with William Eakin
2019 CLONE, hardcover photobook
2018 SNAPFOLIOS, pamphlet series
2017 Richly Appointed (Character Studies), exhibition pamphlet
2017 The Weight of Air: A Picture Parade of Peter Dickinson’s Buildings, 342 colour plates
2017 Weight of Air / Camelot, exhibition catalogue
2016 Peter Dickinson, Hoard
2014 Western Living
Artist Talks
2019 “Dark Days” Winnipeg Architectural Foundation, (with William Eakin)
2019 “Fault Lines” Tangled Arts + Disablity (with Laura Shintani)
2018 Uno Prii, at VEMU, Toronto (with William Eakin)
2017 San Diego Photography Club (est. 1943), Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Curation
2014–15 Curator of Art, Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg Manitoba
2002-2007 Curator/Director, Cream Gallery Winnipeg
Employment
2016-17 Teaching Assistant, Image Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto
2012-16 Development Director, S&S Television Production, Toronto
2014-16 Curator of Art, Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg
2010-11 General Counsel, Island Lake First Nations, Winnipeg
1991-10 Criminal Defense Lawyer, Legal Aid Manitoba and Ontario
2004-07 Director/Curator, Cream Gallery, Winnipeg
1997 Barrister and Solicitor, Articled to Clayton Ruby, Esq., Toronto
Grants and Awards
2020 Multiple Visual Arts Project Grants, Disability Awards Project Grants and Exhibition Assistance Awards, Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council
2019 Scotiabank CONTACT2019 Photography Festival Featured Exhibition
2019 Exhibition Award, Ontario Arts Council
2018 Exhibition Assistance Grant Award, Ontario Arts Council
2017 Production Award, Canada Council for the Arts
Reviews/Press
2020 https://stepspublicart.org/artist-roster/leala-hewak/
2019 Shane Minkin, “Dark Days: Photographs by Leala Hewak and William Eakin”
2019 “Leala Hewak, Richly Appointed/Character Studies”
2019 Ama Scriver, “Meet the Curators”, editseven.ca
2017 Alex Bozikovic, “What to Check Out at Doors Open,” Globe and Mail, Toronto
2015 “Small-Town Rodeos Are a Hipster’s Delight,” Travel Manitoba
2014 Kevin Prokosh, “Bed, Bath & Beyond,” Winnipeg Free Press
2014 “Top 25 to See” (CONTACT Photography Festival), Now Magazine, Toronto
Collections
The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, San Francisco
The Lafayette Hotel, San Diego
Italic Corporation, Toronto
Miss Sissy Spacek, Estate of Cliff Eyland and other private collections