Curriculum Vitae

Dyanne Wilson
Canadian Fine Art & Documentary Photographer
Ontario, Canada

Education

2019–2021
Diploma Program, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO), Ottawa, Ontario

2007–2010
Selected professional development at the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa and Cliff Mautner Photography Bootcamp

1992–2004
Part-time university studies at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, including Philosophy, Art History, Political Science, Women’s Studies and French

Solo Exhibitions

2019–2020
Life in the Knife, Point of View Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

2019
Life in the Knife, Trinity Gallery Salon B, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

Selected Group & Juried Exhibitions

2026
Women’s Voices: First Show, Dignam Gallery, Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario; curated by Elaine Fleck

2021
Exhibition No. 16, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

2021
A+ Exhibition, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

2020
Exhibition No. 15: Claustrophobia, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

2019
Home, SPAO Group Exhibition, Ottawa, Ontario

2019
Fragments, Exposure Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario; curated in collaboration with Neeko Paluzzi and Michael Tardioli

2019
Travel: Places and Faces, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA; juror Krista Rossow

2019
A+ Juried Exhibition, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

2016
Performance, City of Yellowknife Heritage Committee / Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

2013
CELEBRATION SPAO, Exposure Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

2008
A+ Group Exhibition, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

Awards & Recognition

2021
The Pescatore Book Prize, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa — awarded for outstanding achievement in book design with an emphasis on thought-provoking content

2021
Portfolio selected for Format Magazine’s 10 Best Fine Art Photography Portfolio Examples of 2021

2019
Honourable Mention, SPAO A+ Juried Exhibition, for The Pink Houseboat

2019
Honourable Mention, Travel: Places and Faces, PhotoPlace Gallery, for The Pink Houseboat

2018
Night Life selected for Canadian Geographic’s 150 Ultimate Canadian Instagram Photos

2008
First Place, Digital, SPAO A+ Exhibition

Collections & Selected Projects

2026
Maple Trail, private collection, Ottawa, Canada

2021
Two photographs selected for the permanent art collection of Muir Hotel, Autograph Collection, Halifax, Nova Scotia; selected by GZ Art Co.

Ongoing
Fine-art prints held in private collections in Canada and internationally

Grants & Support

2019
City of Yellowknife sponsorship, Life in the Knife

2019
ARTicipate Endowment Fund, Arts Network Ottawa in partnership with the City of Ottawa, support for Life in the Knife

Selected Publications & Professional Recognition

2021
Portfolio Spotlight / Alumni Achievement, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa

2019
Yellowknife | A Familiar Landscape, featured photographer, Edge of Humanity Magazine

2014–2018
Fujifilm X-Photographer / Fujifilm Canada ambassador

2006–2015
Contributing photographer, Diplomat & International Canada

Selected publications
Hello! Canada, Ottawa Citizen Style, Canadian Geographic, and National Arts Centre publications

Selected Talks

2021
Artist presentation, SPAO Diploma Program graduation process — A Quiet War

2019
Life in the Knife presentation, RA Photo Club, Ottawa, Ontario

2014
Invited speaker, “Interior Photography,” Canadian Decorators’ Association (CDECA), National Capital Region Professional Development Day, Ottawa

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