Michelle Pickering
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Education

1993 - 1995   Art and Design, Red Deer College
1996 - 1998   Graphic Design, Grant MacEwan University
2002 - 2003   Leadership Program, Red Deer
2008 Grounding Technique Course, Denis Chagnon
2009  Learning to Channel, Metaphysical Center of Canada
2010  Reiki 1
2010  Reiki 2

Volunteer

2003  Art and Science Volunteer, Red Deer
2003 - 2004  Financial Committee, Main Street Revitalization, Red Deer Downtown Business Association.
2003 - 2004  Main Street Revitalization, Red Deer Downtown Business Association. Banner Design.
2003 - 2004 CentreFest. CentreFest is Red Deer's International Street Performer Festival. Graphic Design Donation.
2003 - 2004 Culture Inc. The Culture Capital Of Canada. Graphic Design Donation
2004 Teaching children's art class, Red Deer College, Open House
December 2010 Teaching grade 3 class, Nose Creek School
January 2011 -  Airdrie Public Library. Teaching kids art Class.
2010 - 2011 - Main Street Project
2011 - AIRdriondack Chair Project
July 2011 - Creative Airdrie. Canada Day Parade - AIRdriondack Project.
October 2011 - ARTEMBER venue, Culture at the Creek. Kids peacock masks.
October 2011 - ARTEMBER venue, The Peacock Parade.
November 2011 - Airdrie Artists, Development of website.
January 2012 - AIRdriondack Chair Project Co ordinator
March 2012 - Boys and Girls Club Mural
May 2012 - A E Bowers Mural



Teaching

2001 - Design and Layout, College of New Caledonia, Vanderhoof, BC
2001 - Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain. College of New Caledonia, Vanderhoof, BC
2003 - 2004 Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Arts and Culture Department, The City of Red Deer.
2004 - Art Class. Using colour pencil to develop skills based on the Book. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Awards

2003 - Main Street Award for develpoing signage for the Farthing Block. Main Street Revitalization. Red Deer, AB

Exhibits

January 2011 - City Hall, Airdrie AB
March 2011 - Genesis Place, Airdrie AB
May 2011 - Empty Bowls Art Festival
July 2011 - 169 Luxstone Way, Airdrie AB. Painted Garage Door.
July 2011 - Evanescence Gallery and Art Studio, High River, AB - Where Art Thou?
July 2011 - 169 Luxstone Way, Airdrie AB. Peacock Garage Door.
August 2011 - 11 Windfall Drive. Whitecourt AB. Peacock Garage Door.
August 2011 - Airdrie 7. City Hall, Airdrie, AB
Sept/Oct 2011 - Creative Airdrie. ARTember Studio Tour
October 2011 - The City Of Airdrie, Airdrie Transit. Bus Pass.
October 2011 - The City of Airdrie. Airdrie City Bus Advertising.
October 2011 - Street Art Galley, Old Skateboard Park. Ongoing
November 7 - January 2, 2011 - Airdrie Public Library, Watersheds and Wetlands Show: Our Rocky View Legacy
December 2011 - Evanescence Gallery and Art Studio, High River, AB - Hearth and Home
January 20 - April 20, 2012 - Willow Studio, Calgary AB
January 1 - March 3, 2012 - Airdrie Public Library
Ongoing - Whittaker Design, Calgary Alberta
Ongoing - Arts On Atlantis

Publications

2003 - Red Deer Downtown Business Association Newsletter. Banner Design
2003 - Red Deer Downtown Business Association Newsletter. Farthing Block Award
Winter 2010/2011 Airdrie Life Magazine, Main Street project
January 2011 - Airdrie City View, Art at Genesis Place
May 2011 - Calgary Herald. Main Street project
June 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Main Street Art Project
June 2011 - Airdrie City View. Main Street Project
Spring 2011 - Airdrie Life Magazine. Main Street Project
Summer 2011 - Airdrie Life Magazine, Main Street Project
Summer 2011 - Airdrie Life Magazine, AIRdirondack Chair Project
July 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Ruffled Feathers, Painted Garage Door
July 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Peacock Precedent, Painted Garage Door
July 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Online. Poll
July 2011 - The AIrdrie Echo, Letters to the Editor. Quiet Peacock, Call ita Canvas, Love the Luxstone Bird.
July 2011 - The Airdrie City View. Council asked to weigh-in on graffiti. Painted garage door.
July 2011 - The Airdrie City View. Letters. Painting on garage none of neighbours' business. Painted Garage Door
Jully 2011 - The Airdrie Echo. Letters to the Editor. Worthwhile worry. Painted Garage Door.
August 2011 - The Airdrie Echo. AIRdirondack Project
September 2011 - ARTEMBER Booklet and Website
October 2011 - AidrieTransit, Art in Motion, Peacock on October's Bus pass.
October 2011 - Airdrie 360. Video of events for ARTEMBER
Fall 2011 - Airdrie Life Magazine. Feature Article.
Fall 2011 - Airdrie Life Magazine Online. Feature Article.
November 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Local artists launch new website
NOVEMBER 2011 - Wetlands show on CD
December 2011 - Airdrie 360. Video of Airdrie Artists Website
December 2011 - The Airdrie Echo, Airdrie Public Library to welcome the New Year
December 2011 - Airdrie City View, New display at library inspired by reiki therapy
January 2012 - Airdrie Public Library Online.
January 2012 - Air 106.1 FM Online
January 2012 - Whitecourt Press, Impressions of Color
2011 - 2012 - Airdrie Transit, Art in Motion Series. Commemorative Poster.
January 2012 - The Airdrie Echo, Artist showcases spiritual side of work.
January 2012 - The Airdrie Echo, Mural Mania
February 2012 - The Airdrie Echo, Artists announced for AIRdirondack 2012
April 2012 - Airdrie Online, Incredible New Mural for Boys & Girls Club
April 2012 - Discover Airdrie, BGCA unveils new mural
April 2012 - Airdrie Echo, Mural unveiled
April 2012 - Airdrie City View, Boys and Girls Club reveals new mural
April 2012 - Here's the Scoop, Boys and Girls Club Mural

Events

May 2011 - The 5th Annual Empty Bowls Art Festival. AIRdriondack Chair Project, Airdrie AB
July 2011 - Canada Day Parade. AIRdriondack Chair Project. Airdrie, AB
September 2011 - The 2nd Annual Airdriondack art Project Gala. 12 chairs. 12 Artists. 12 Locations
Sept./Oct. - ARTember. A City Wide Celebration of the ARTS. 17 Days.


Murals

April 2012 - Boys and Girls Club, Airdrie
June 2012 - A E Bowers School
March 2011 - Main Street Project, A E Bowers Kindergarten Classes
March 2011 - Main Street Project, Juneberry Studio Kids Art Class

Groups and Roles

2011 - Airdrie 7. Group of local Artists
2011 - Creative Airdrie - Co-ordinator Main Street Project
2011 - Creative Airdrie - AIRdirondack Project Co-ordinator
2011 - Founding Director, Airdrie Artists

Work

1997 - Work Experience, P40 Communications, Edmonton Alberta
1998 - Cascadia Motivation, Red Deer Alberta
2001-2004 - Owner and operator of Ground Image. Graphic Design and Layout. Red Deer, AB
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