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                           Visual and Literary Artist Curriculum Vitae

Wanda Hurren, PhD                                                778.587.1195 (cell)
​CSP (Certified Staging Professional)
www.hurrenaestheticsatwork.com                     whurren@uvic.ca


Selected Publications (highlighting creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, and image)
Hurren, W. (2015). Rain Barrel. The Malahat Review, 190: 41-43. (Winner: Open Season
            Fiction Award).
Hurren, W. (2014). Atlas Interrupted. In A. Reid, P. Hart, & M. Peters (Eds.), Sage Companion
            to Research In Education (pp. 533-538). London, UK: Sage Publications.
Hurren, W. (2012). …and topography. In Anita Sinner & Christine Lowther (Eds.). Living
            artfully: Reflections from the far West Coast (pp. 49-54; colour plates pp. 137-40).
Hurren, W. (2012). Kissing lessons. In C. Chambers, E. Hasebe-Ludt, A. Sinner, & C. Leggo
            (Eds.) A heart of wisdom: Life writing as empathetic inquiry (pp. 43-50). New York:
            Peter  Lang.
Hurren, W. and Hasebe-Ludt, E. (2011). The Terroir That we Are: Bringing Curriculum Down
            to Earth. JCT: Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 27(2), 17-34. (poetry, creative non-
            fiction)
Hurren, W. (2010). 2 poems, postcard story and cover poem. Island Writer, 8:1: 75-77.
Hurren, W. (2009). The convenient portability of words: Aesthetic possibilities of words on
            paper/postcards/maps/etc. In M. Prendergast, C. Leggo & P. Sameshima (Eds.) Poetic
            inquiry: A critical survey (pp. 229-38).Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Hurren, W. (2009). Mapwork: Constructing sights in Exhibition Catalogue for Opening
            Spaces: Art practice, studio-based scholarship and research. p. 16-17.
Hurren, W. (2008): Postc(art)ographia: A mapwork project about identity and place.
            Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, Special Issue on Art, Literature, &
            Place, 13(2), 43-50.
Hurren, W. (2007). 2 poems. Fast Forward: Saskatchewan’s New Poets, Hagios Press.
Hurren, W. (2000). Line Dancing: An Atlas of Geography, Curriculum, and Poetic
            Possibilities. New York, NY: Peter Lang. (poetry, creative non-fiction, academic text)
Hurren, W. (1998). Living With/in the Lines: Poetic possibilities in world writing. Gender,
            Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, 5(3). 301-304.
Hurren, W.  (2000). Borderlands (poem). Canadian Women’s Studies, 20.2: 10.
Hurren, W. (1998). Definition (poem). Canadian Women’s Studies, 18(2&3): 155.
Hurren, W. (1997). 3 poems. The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature, 31: 7, 8, 17.
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Teaching and Community Engagement with Creative Writing
1980-present     Teaching in elementary + secondary schools (12 years) and post-secondary
                        settings, including university courses in writing as research, with writing
                        studio components (URegina faculty member: 8 years, UVic faculty member:
                        10 years, continuing; on study leave July 1, 2016)
2013                 Happy Valley School Poetry workshop, Victoria, BC
2011                 Central Middle School ‘mapwork’ writing and photography, Victoria, BC
2009, 2008        Instructor (1-day writing and photographic studio): UBC
2008                 Victoria Intercultural Association Seniors and Youth, Postcartographia
                        creative writing and photography project
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Published Reviews and Judges Comments for Literary Publications
Judges Comments: Cynthia Flood: Contest judge for 2015 Mahalat Review Open Season Fiction Award
            http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/open_season/2015_winner.html#fiction
Danielle Hogan: “Picture Perfect: Postcartographia shows Victoria isn’t just another spot on
            the Map,” Monday Magazine, May 8-14, 2008, p. 18.
Responses to Wanda Hurren’s ‘Living with/in the lines: Poetic possibilities for world writing’,
            Gender, Place & Culture, 6:3, 273-279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/7136688266

Juried Exhibits
2011                Constructing Sights in the Workplace, Maltwood Museum and Art Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2010                Re:Creating Place (with Susan Underwood), The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, Victoria, BC
2010                black is the new black (Crossgrain Group Exhibit), Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC
2008:               postcartographia (with Susan Underwood), Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC
                       
(re: SSHRC grant 410-2005-298)

Group Exhibits/Professionally Selected Exhibits
2011                KIP Completion Exhibition (MacLaurin bldg. and University Centre), University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2008-present    Faculty of Education Group Show, McPherson Library Gallery, and Legacy Art Gallery, Maltwood Museum and Art Gallery
                       University of Victoria
2009                Crossgrain Photographic Society. Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria.
2009                Work/Place. MacLaurin Lounge. UVic.
2009                Opening Spaces. Wilfred Johns Gallery, University of Victoria.
2007/08           Crossgrain Photographic Society Show, Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC
2006/07           Xchanges Gallery Member Shows, Victoria, BC

Curatorial
2012                The Art of Nursing, Victoria General Hospital, Ward 7 A/B. Victoria, BC
2011                Constructing Sights, Maltwood Museum and Art Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2009                Work/Place (with Susan Underwood). MacLaurin Building, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2005                Found in the Halls (re: SSHRC grant 410-2001-1614). University of Regina, Regina, SK

Photography-based Funded Research and Awards
2005                Mapwork, place and identity; SSHRC: 410-2005-298
2001                Photography Award: 2nd Place, Photo Contest, Don’s Photo, Regina, SK
2001                 Spatial practices and identity; SSHRC: 410-2001-1614

Educational Background
1998                Ph.D   University of British Columbia
1995                M.Ed   University of Saskatchewan
1980                B.Ed    University of Saskatchewan

Photo-based Studies and Professional Development
2010                Lúz Gallery Photography workshop: Photoshop
2009                Lúz Gallery Photography workshop: Low Fidelity Camera workshop
2009                The Art of the Photo Essay workshop, Studio 42, Vancouver, BC
2004/05           Miksang Contemplative Photography Levels I-III, Vancouver, BC
2002-04           Levels I – IV photography & darkrooom: SIAST/Regina Community Arts

Arts Community Involvement
2006-2013       Crossgrain Photographic Society (Darkroom) Member
2006-2013       Xchanges Artists’ Co-op Member
2006-13           Gallery sitter, Xchanges Gallery
2007-08           Gallery Co-ordinator, Xchanges Artists’ Co-op
2007-08           Executive, Crossgrain Photographic Society (Darkroom)
2007                Volunteer photographer, Launch of Bike-to-Work Week Victoria
2004-05           Regina Photo Club


Literary and Arts-Focused Memberships
2015-present   Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFS)
2011-present   ABER (Arts-based Educational Researchers), AERA: American Educational Researchers Association
2010-present   ARTS (Arts Researchers and Teachers Society), CACS: Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies

Commissioned/Requested Photographic Art
2013                Commissioned/Requested photo: framed photo as gift of recognition, UVic
2009                Commissioned/Requested photos: 400 photo cards of recognition, UVic
2007                Commissioned/Requested photos: 2 framed photos, gifts of recognition, UVic
2000/03/09       3 Book Cover Photographs for Peter Lang Publishers, New York.

Private Collection Purchases
2012                Purchased: rain on rue daguerre, Hurren, 2005, traditional silver gelatin, 5 x 7
2012                Purchased: rain on rue daguerre, Hurren, 2005, traditional silver gelatin, 4 x 6
2011                Purchased: late afternoon beach, Hurren, 2005, traditional silver gelatin, 11x14

Artist’s Talks and Community Leadership
Fresh Brew: Open Mic Poetry Reading Organizer/Host, October 2015
Aesthetics at Work: Esquimalt Photography Club, Victoria, June, 2014
Aesthetics at Work. Scotiabank Main Branch, Victoria, September, 2014
The Art of Nursing. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, March 21, 2013
Constructing Sights in the Workplace. Maltwood Museum + Art Gallery, UVic, May 13, 2011
postcartographia: Maps and postcards. Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, May 12, 2008
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Publications featuring my photography:
Hurren, W. (2012): …and topography. In Anita Sinner & Christine Lowther (Eds.). Living artfully: Reflections from the far West Coast (pp. 49-54;                 colour plates pp. 137-40).
Hurren, W. (2012). Kissing lessons. In C. Chambers, E. Hasebe-Ludt, A. Sinner, & C. Leggo (Eds.) A heart of wisdom: Life writing as empathetic                 inquiry (pp. 43-50). New York: Peter  Lang.
Hurren, W. (2009). The convenient portability of words: Aesthetic possibilities of words on paper/postcards/maps/etc. In M. Prendergast, 

              C. Leggo & P. Sameshima (Eds.) Poetic inquiry: A critical survey (pp. 229-38).Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Hurren, W. (2009). Mapwork: Constructing sights in Exhibition Catalogue for Opening Spaces: Art practice, studio-based scholarship 

              and research. p. 16-17.
Hurren, W. (2008): Postc(art)ographia: A mapwork project about identity and place. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, Special Issue                 on Art, Literature, & Place, 13(2), 43-50.