CV, DANAN LAKE
He/Him
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 A STORY THAT IS NOT TRUE, BUT THAT SOUNDS TRUE, Guelph ON, Zavitz Gallery
2020 HERE HERE, THERE THERE Halifax NS, Anna Leonowens Gallery
2019 SCULPTURE SUPPLY CANADA, Halifax NS, Port Loggia Gallery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 VOLUME V, Toronto ON, Garden Variety (upcoming)
EIGHTEEN WAYS TO COUNT TIME, Banff AB, Banff Center for Arts and Creativity
2024 HOUSE BOAT II, Toronto ON, Goodwater Corktown
HOUSE BOAT, Toronto ON, Goodwater Corktown
EXPERT ART SHOW, Toronto ON, 1228 Dupont
THE GROTTO, Toronto ON Xpace Cultural Center
2023 FLOORPLAN, Guelph, ON, Zavitz Gallery
VOLUME OR WEIGHT, Toronto ON Galerie Nicholas Robert
2022 CROSSING TIME ZONE, Online, Sino Canadian Alliance of Arts and Culture
MULTI+-FACETS, Guelph ON, Boarding house gallery
2020 U55 HAUPTBAHNHOF, Berlin DE, U55 Hauptbahnhof
2019 CODA: LANGUAGE AND ART, Halifax NS, The Anna Leonowens Gallery.
2018 WAYFINDING, Nelson BC, Oxygen Art Center
2017 ENTROPY NOW, Nelson BC, Outdoor exhibition
2016 BLUE NIGHT May, Nelson BC, Studio Collective Gallery.
2016 REUNIONS February, Nelson BC, Oxygen Art Center
RESIDENCIES
2025 EARLY CAREER ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Banff AB, Banff Center for Arts and Creativity
PUBLIC WORKS
2018 AIRPORT PROJECT, Halifax NS, Halifax International Airport
2017 COLUMBIA BASIN CULTURE TOUR, Kaslo BC
2013 COLORS OF NELSON, Nelson BC, Colors of Nelson Lakeside mural project
FAIRS/ FUNDRAISERS
2024 PLUMBRAISER, Toronto ON, The Plumb
2018 NY ART BOOK FAIR October, New York NY, NSCAD Printed matter, MoMa PS1
HALIFAX ZINE FAIR, Halifax NS
SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS/GRANTS
2025 CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS ENDOWMENT
2024 COLLEGE OF ART RESEARCH TRAVEL AND CREATION FUND (+2022, 2023)
2023 CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP MASTER’S PROGRAM
2022 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH GRADUATE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
BC COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP (+2017)
2021 BMO 1ST ART COMPETITION NOMINATION
2020 TD INSURANCE MELOCHE MONNEX SCHOLARSHIP
2019 MARGUERITE AND LEROY ZWICKER FELLOWSHIP
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE AWARD NOMINATION
PROFESSIONAL
2025 VISITING ARTIST, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2024 FOUNDER/ DIRECTOR, Stadium Projects, (Ongoing)
COORDINATOR- GUELPH MFA OPEN STUDIOS, University of Guelph, Guelph ON
2023 TA- SART1060 CORE STUDIO, Prof. Christian Giroux, University of Guelph, Guelph ON
2022 TA- SPECIALIZED STUDIO, Prof. Robert Enright, University of Guelph, Guelph ON
CURATION
2025 SEEDS START IN THE DARK, Co-curated with sophia barthomew, Guelph ON, Stadium Projects
THE AIR WILL TRAVEL BEHIND, Guelph ON, Stadium Projects
2024 CARTOON LOGIC, Guelph ON, Stadium Projects
SELF-TITLED, Guelph ON, Stadium Projects
2023 QUOTE, UNQUOTE, Guelph ON, Co-curated with Robert Enright, Lalani Jennings
EDUCATION
2024 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, Master of Fine Art, Studio Art, Guelph ON
2021 NSCAD UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of fine art, Fine Art, Halifax NS
2020 WEIßENSEE KUNSTHOCHSCHULE BERLIN, BFA Exchange, Berlin DE
PRESS
2025 HOME GALLERIES ARE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT ACROSS CANADA, Leah Collins, CBC