Artist CV

                                                                 DINAH GASTON

Born:                             Cotabato City, Philippines

Lives and works:           Lethbridge, Alberta,

Formal Education:       University of Lethbridge – Final year - Museum Studies Major 

                                        Dean’s List – 2022-2023

Exhibitions:

2025 Solo Exhibition - “Bilad-Exposed Under the Sun”, CASA, Lethbridge, Alta

2024 BFA Student Exhibition – “Trajectories”, CASA, Lethbridge, Alt

2024 Student Exhibition – “Fluidity”, Penny Gallery”, Lethbridge, Alt

2023 Student Exhibition -“Life After” Penny Gallery”, Lethbridge, Alt

2023 Group Exhibition - “Here comes the Sun”, Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery, Frank, Alt 

2023 Group Exhibition -“Tall Tales”, CASA, Lethbridge, Alt

Awards:

2024 Student in the Arts Endowment Award
2023 Galt Museum and Archives BIPOC Award
2023 Abbondanza Fine Arts Undergraduate Scholarship 

2023 Jason Lang Scholarship

Relevant Work Experience:

2023 Crowsnest Pass Museum, Coleman, Alta – Assistant Programmer 2022 Alberta Birds of Prey, Coledale, Alta – Content Creator

Internships:

2024- Museo de Textil, Oaxaca, Mexico – Weaving Residency

2023- Galt Museum and Archives, Lethbridge, Alt - Collections Assistant 

2002- Museo Casa Ruth Lechuga, Mexico City, Mexico – Curating Assistant 

1998- Studio D, NFB – Video camera equipment support

Exhibitions Curated: 

2002 - “Mascaras de la Danza”, Museo Nacional de la Mascara, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

2002- “Mascaras y Juguetes” Museo Casa Ruth Lechuga, Mexico City, Mexico

Publications: 2002 Ibold, Robert, Masks from Around the World: The Robert A. Ibold Collection : Lancaster Museum of Art, September 21 - November 3, 2002

Collectors: 

Ian Thorne – Retired Head Curator, Vancouver Art Gallery 

Ed Nacional – Marketing, New York Times

Dianne Carruthers Wood - Doc Film Director, CBC 

Elsbeth McCall – Director, Murdock Mysteries, CBC

Volunteer Work:

Southern Alberta Art Gallery 

Crowsnest Pass Museum

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