CLARA LARATTA: Curriculum Vitae
Hamilton, Ontario Email: info@claralaratta.com
Canada Instagram: @claralaratta
EDUCATION
2021-present MFA student, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2014–18 Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2015 The Royal Conservatory Artist- Educator Foundations Certificate, Toronto, ON
2010-14 Bachelor of Education in Adult Education Program, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON
2008 Certificate in Adult Learning (Honours), Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
SOLO EXHIBITION HISTORY
2019 Relational Affects, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON, (curated by Karoline Varin), Solo exhibition
Unleashed, Gallery 4, Hamilton, ON, (curated by Nancy McPhee), Solo exhibition
Liminality, O Gallery, Kitchener, ON, Solo exhibition
2018 Personal Effects, DVSA Gallery, Dundas, ON, (curated by John Wilkinson), Solo exhibition
Interconnections, Fitzhenry Atrium Gallery, Hamilton, ON, (with Jordan Barker MSc.), Duo exhibition
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Breath. Heart. Spirit. Glenhyrst Gallery, Brantford, Ontario, (curator Matthew Ryan Smith), (catalogue)
Nord Art, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany, (chief curator Wolfgang Gramm), (catalogue)
2020 Members Exhibition of Selected Works 2020, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto, ON, (catalogue), (exhibition moved online)
Dying.2020, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto, ON (co-curated by Michelle Beck and Dana Snow)
2019 Transformation, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto, ON (curated by Monica Bordirsky)
A Book About Death: The Last Waltz (not juried), Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York (curated by LuAnn Palazzo)
Manthan: Exhibition of Prints, Kala Srot Art Gallery, Aliganj, Lucknow (curated by Rajan Fulari)
Stranger Than Fiction, Millepiani Gallery, Millepiani, Rome (co-curated by Antonio Muratore and Silvia Colombo), (catalogue)
MANTHAN, Festival Hall, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX (curated by Briana Palmer)
The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE X), SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB, (catalogue)
2018 The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE X), FINA Gallery University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Campus, Kelowna, BC, SNAP Gallery, Dundarave Gallery, Grandville Island, Vancouver, BC, Federation Gallery, Grandville Island,
Vancouver, BC (travelling exhibition), (catalogue)
Fresh from The Studio, Fieldcote Museum, Hamilton, ON
FLUX, The McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON (curated by Paul Cvetich), (catalogue)
Coalesce, The Spice Factory, Hamilton, ON
In the Studio: Art by MoMA's online learning community, The Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
2017 REALMS, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON (curated by Caitlin Sutherland), (with multi-media artists Emily Hamel and Dina
Hamed)
Alternatives, President's Corridor, Hamilton, ON
Birth and Its Meanings, Milk Glass Gallery, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON (curated by Nadya Burton) (catalogue)
Hamilton: A View from Here, President’s Corridor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2016 SWARM, Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton, ON
Fantasy Art Proposal Exhibition, President’s Corridor, Hamilton, ON
2016 Fight or Flight, New Space Gallery, Hamilton, ON (curated by Whyishnave Suthagar)
SHIFT: Environmentally Responsible Print Practice Student Exhibition (Sculptures), Flex Studio, Hamilton, ON (curated by Judy
Major-Girardin)
Sculpture Exhibition, President’s Corridor, Hamilton, ON
ARTIST TALKS AND COLLABORATIONS
2019 Artist Talk, Ayatana Artists' Research Program, Chelsea, QC, May 27
2018 Interview with E. Robert Ross for the Building Cultural Legacies Project, Hamilton, ON
Artist Talk, McMaster Museum of Art, April 11
Artist Talk for 1st year Studio Art Students - ART 1SI3 - Studio Investigations, McMaster University, March 8 (Invited by Sally
McKay, PhD)
Artist Talk for 2nd year Studio Art Students - ART 2IS3 - Independent Studio Methods, McMaster University, March 12, (Invited by
Donna Akrey, MFA)
MANTHAN A Collaboration Across Cultures and Aesthetic in Printmaking, Print Exchange with Lucknow University India,
Hamilton, ON
Interconnections An interdisciplinary Collaboration across Art and Science, Clara Laratta and Jordan Barker MSc.
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2020 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Toronto, ON
2019 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant, Ottawa, ON
Ayatana Artists’ Research Program Residency, Chelsea, QC
2018 Dundas Valley School of Art, Advanced Studio Residency, with mentor John Wilkinson, N.D.D., R.A.S (Dist.) DVSA, Dundas, ON
Fieldcote Museum, Juror’s Choice Award, Ancaster, ON
McMaster Museum of Art, People's Choice Award, Hamilton, ON
Bank of Montreal First Art Competition! Nominee
2017 McMaster University, The Lorna and David Somers Community Contribution Award, Hamilton, ON
2016 McMaster University, University Senate Scholarship Award, Hamilton, ON
Golden Key Inductee, Atlanta, Georgia
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Awakening Residency, Toronto, ON
2014 Readers’ Choice Award - Local Artist Category, Hamilton, ON
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
2022 Breath. Heart. Spirit. Ed. Janet Read, Pat Dumas Hudecki ,and Diana Harding-Tucker
2020 Existere - Journal of Arts and Literature, Issue 39.2, p. iv, p. 80, October
ART Habens Art Review, Special Edition, May 29, pp. 56-79.
2019 Must-see exhibits on Long Island and in New York City, Mary Gregory, Newsday, September 4
2018 Dozens of Local Artists Shine in Fieldcote Museum's Juried Show, Regina Haggo, The Hamilton Spectator, December 8
Budding Hamilton artists featured at Fieldcote's Fresh from the Studio exhibit, Mark Pearson, Hamilton News, October 18
City Matters Interview, Cable 14, April 12
Student artists gather to make a presence in Hamilton, Silhouette, March 22
The Art of Science, Daily News, March 14
Missive, Incite Magazine, Again, Volume 20 Issue 2, p. 49, January
2017 McMaster University Faculty of Humanities Christmas Card, December
Expansion, Incite Magazine, Next, Volume 19 Issue 4, p. 27, April
Endure, Incite Magazine, More, Volume 19 Issue 3, p. 78, February
2016 Untitled, Incite Magazine, Imperfection, Volume 19 Issue 2, p. 55, December
Spatiality and Sentience Book, McMaster University
Untitled, Incite Magazine, The Sonder Issue, Volume 19 Issue 1, p. 38, September
2014 Crazy casts, sexy careers and cool effects, Lisa Grace Marr, The Hamilton Spectator, Aug. 13
Behind the Profile: Meet Clara Laratta-Gerrard Lifecast Artist, Jenny Gladish, Cobalt Connects, January 23
RELATED VOLUNTEER/FACILITATOR EXPERIENCE
2018-20 Volunteer Docent, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2017-18 Teaching Assistant for Judy Major-Girardin, ART 2ER3 - Environmentally Responsible Art , McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Teaching Assistant for Donna Akrey, ART 2IS3 - Independent Studio Methods, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
2004-12 Program Coordinator/Department Head/Professor/Student Liaison/Committee Chair, CIDH, Hamilton, ON
PROFESSIONAL ART ASSOCIATION AFFILIATIONS
2020-21 Ontario Society of Artists (invited), Toronto, ON
2018-21 CARFAC Ontario, (member) Toronto, ON
2018-21 CARFAC Canada, (member) Ottawa, ON
2014-21 Hamilton Arts Council, (member) Hamilton, ON
2014-18 Hamilton Artists Inc. (member) Hamilton, ON
COLLECTIONS
ARTPOOL, Budapest, Hungary
Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Museum fur Kommunikation, Berlin, Germany
Museum fur Kommunikation, Bern, Switzerland
Museum Schloss Mayland, Bedburg-Hau, Germany
The Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Arts Archive of the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
The B. Davis Schwartz Library, Long Island University Post, New York, USA
The Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland
The Fluxus West Archive, St. Louis, MO
The Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, USA
The Karuizawa New Art Museum, Japan
The Moscow Museum, Russia
The MoMA NYC, New York, USA
The Mumok, Vienna, Austria
The Musee de la Poste in Paris, France
The Waskomium, Burlington, VT, USA
Various private collections