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Education
2008-10 . MASTER OF FINE ARTS, Major in Visual Art, YORK UNIVERSITY, Toronto, ON

(SSHRC–Canada Graduate Scholarship Recipient)
2003-06 . BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Major in Fine Art, NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Halifax, NS
2000-01 . EMILY CARR INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN, Vancouver, BC

Upcoming Exhibitions
2010 . Fresh Paint, New Construction, ART MUR, Montreal, QU

Solo Exhibitions
2010 . NEW WONDERMENT (MFA Thesis), GALES GALLERY, York University, Toronto, ON
2009 . Recent Metal Works in the Multiple Openings Series, XPACE (Window), Toronto, ON
. Animal Pieces, ATRIUM GALLERY, Ottawa, ON
2008 . Inside Whales, NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM, Saint John, NB
2007 . Prospect Twelve, MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, Halifax, NS
. Inside Whales, THE NOVA SCOTIA MUSUEM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Halifax, NS
2006 . The End, ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY, Halifax, NS

Two Person Exhibitions
2010 . Twice Removed, INTERACCESS ELECTRONIC MEDIA ARTS CENTER, Toronto, ON
2005 . II, ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY, Halifax, NS

Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 . Test Site, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY SCA, Sydney, Australia
. Art@Suite 500, TORONTO DOMINION CENTER, Toronto, ON
2009 . Test Site, DURHAM ART GALLERY, Durham, ON
. Ambi-Valent Objects, GALES GALLERY, York University, Toronto, ON
. Inquire Within, LOOP GALLERY, Toronto, ON
. Art@Suite 500, TORONTO DOMINION CENTER, Toronto, ON
2008 . BRAINWAVE – Common Senses, EXIT ART, Manhattan, NEW YORK, NY
2007 . The Opera House Show, LUNENBURG OPERA HOUSE, Lunenburg , NS
2006 . Graduation Exhibition, ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY, Halifax, NS
2005 . F.A.S.S., SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, Halifax, NS
. Annual Members’ Show, KHYBER ARTS CENTER, Halifax, NS
. Members’ Show, EYELEVELGALLERY, Halifax, NS
. Mutations in the Garden of Delight, GATEWAY PARK, Halifax Port Authority, NS
. Sound Bytes Yer Arse (performance), NSCAD UNIVERSITY, Halifax, NS
. Sound Bytes, ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY, Halifax, NS
. ARTPORT Contemporary, ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA (Pier 20), Halifax, NS

Selected Bibliography
2009 . ART NEWS, “Brainwaves”, Ann Landi, June 2009
2008 . ART IN AMERICA, “Mind and Matter”, April 2008,  pp. 68-71
. VISUAL ART NEWS, “Young Guns”, Mike Landry, Winter 2008, pp.6-11
2007 . MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY (Exhibition Catalogue),

“Prospect Twelve: Dustin Wenzel”, Essay by Peggy MacKinnon, September 2007
2006 . EN ROUTE Magazine (Air Canada), (2 Images and Biography), June ‘06, p.119-122
. FIVE ONE SIX THREE: The NSCAD University Magazine,

“Dustin Wenzel: Sculpture”, Erika Proctor, 2006 issue, p.08
. THE COAST, “D’oh! Where’s my deer?”, Sue Carter Flinn, Sept 22, ’06, p.42
. DAILY NEWS: HFX, “The Art of the Possible”, Marilyn Smulders, May 19, ’06, p.17

Scholarships
2009-10 . S.S.H.R.C. – CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for Masters Thesis : NEW WONDERMENT
2008 . York University Masters Entrance Scholarship
2006 . NSCAD Endowment Scholarship from the Robert G. Merritt Memorial Fund
2005 . NSCAD David Lanier: “Big Hat, No Cattle” Sculpture Scholarship
. NSCAD Endowment Scholarship Thomas George & Ethel Pearson MacKenzie Fund
. NSCAD Centennial Scholarship from the Henry D. Larson Fund

Grants & Residencies
2008 . Exhibition Assistance Grant – EXIT ART, New York, NY, ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL
. Project Grant – Prototype for All Hearts, ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL
2006-07 . NSCAD-Lunenburg Residency (UNESCO World Heritage Site) One-year placement.

Teaching
2009 . STUDIO INSTRUCTOR – Stone Carving (FA VISA 2034), YORK UNIVERSITY, Toronto, ON
. GRADUATE ASSISTANT – Foundry (FA VISA 3031), YORK UNIVERSITY, Toronto, ON
2008 . GRADUATE ASSISTANT – Foundry (FA VISA 3031), YORK UNIVERSITY, Toronto, ON
2007 . INSTRUCTOR, Mold-Making for Wax and Plaster Casting, NSCAD-Lunenburg Residency Workshops (Three workshops: January, March, April)
2006 . TEACHING ASSISTANT (Continuing Education) – Clay Modeling & Plaster Casting, NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Halifax, NS