Shannon Gerard: Dork, Dreamer, Discerning Bibliophile       Education 2006 M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, York University, Toronto ON 1997 B.A., English Specialized Honours, York University, Toronto ON 1997 B.Ed., English/Visual Arts, Intermediate/Senior, York University, Toronto ON Selected Exhibition History 2009 Artists Run Chicago, Green Lantern Gallery with the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL   Toronto Comic Arts Festival (through 2005), The Beguiling, Toronto ON   Toronto Toxic Reef, The Knit Café, Toronto ON   DIwhy?, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto ON   Elephants In Small Places, Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago IL 2008 The Advent Show, Fine & Dandy, Toronto ON   City of Craft (through 2007), The Theatre Centre, Toronto ON   Playing Doctor, Puces Pop, Montreal PQ   Playing Doctor (solo show), George Gilmour Members’ Gallery, Open Studio, Toronto ON   Reshelving Initiative 3, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax NS 2007 Gifts By Artists, Art Metropole, Toronto ON   Playing Doctor, Hotel Canzine, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON   Playing Doctor, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto ON   This Is Not a Reading Series, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON   MadeReady: An Exhibition of Artist’s Books, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto ON   Alley Jaunt (through 2004), Trinity Bellwoods, Toronto ON   Toronto Outdoor Exhibition (through 2005), Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON   NANO~NANO II, Pages Books and Magazines, Toronto ON   MoCCA Art Festival (through 2006), The Puck Building, New York NY   1st International Printmaking Biennial, Maritime and Atlantic Printmakers Society, OCAD, Toronto ON 2006 Text at TYPE, TYPE Books, Toronto ON   NANO~NANO, TYPE Books, Toronto ON   Wayzgoose Book Arts Festival (through 2004), Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby ON   Salon Expozine (through 2004), Station C, Montreal PQ 2005 Square Foot IV New York, Project Spaceman, Brooklyn NY   Sketchy Business, A Space Gallery, Toronto ON   Projet Mobilivre/ Bookmobile Project, in transit, Montreal PQ Community Arts Initiatives 2008 Community Artist, This Is Not History 101, Ralph Thornton Community Centre, Toronto ON 2007 Visiting Artist, Toronto Zine Library, Toronto ON   Workshop Facilitator, Going To Press (through 2005), Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, Toronto ON 2006 Community Artist and Workshop Facilitator, Creative Writing and Bookbinding (through 2005), Parkdale Community Health Centre, Toronto ON 2005 Contributing Artist, Spread The Word, The Centre for Book Arts (with The Teachers and Writers Collaborative), New York NY   Visiting Artist, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto ON Publications/ Illustrations 2009 Sword of My Mouth, graphic novel with writer Jim Munroe, No Media Kings (Canada), IDW (US)   FLAT, She’s Shameless: Women write about growing up, rocking out, and fighting back, Tightrope Books   Unspent Love; Or, Things I Wish I Told You, comic strip series for Top Shelf Productions online 2008 Anywhere and Here (illustration), WORN Fashion Journal, no.7   A Familiar Plotte, Counter Culture Classics (Julie Doucet), Shameless Magazine, Winter/Spring 2008 2007 Let’s Explore Language parts 1&2, (500 illustrations) Chestnut Publishing Group   Featured Artist, Kiss Machine 15—The Goodbye Issue 2006 The Full Capacity of the Human Heart, Kiss Machine 13—The Nature/Nurture Issue   Eye Weekly’s Student Survival Guide (illustrations), Eye Weekly 31 August   Weekly Illustrations, Love Bites, Eye Weekly (8 June through 27 July 2006)   Failed Proposals For a World That Won’t Hurt (art and writing), Kiss Machine 12—The Revolution Issue Media 2009 Wintersgill, Carla. “Publish Online or Perish,” The Globe & Mail, Wed July 29, 2009   Newitz, Annalee. “Sword of My Mouth Explores How To Raise A Baby In Post-Rapture Detroit,” io9. Wed Aug 9, 2009 <io9.com>   Author Unknown, “Health Inspector,” BUST Magazine, APR/MAY 2009 2008 O’Connor, Fiona. “Get To Know Your Boobs and Dinks,” The Link, volume 29, issue 16   Silverberg, David. “Autobio-graphic,” Broken Pencil Issue 39 2007 Toane, Carey. “Go Ahead and Giggle,” Strategy Media <stimulantonline.ca> 29 April 2007   Coles, Terri. “Catch Cancer with a Knowing Hand,” Reuters <reuters.com> 10 April 2007   Bursey, Tara. “Interview With Shannon Gerard,” Toronto Zine Library Resource Zine # 3   Kilcrease, April. “A Softer Touch,” Ready Made. <readymademag.com> 25 October 2007   Godfrey, Laura. “Nudes Removed From Bookstore, Excalibur. York University: 24 October 2007   Forsey, Richelle. “Censorship at the York U Bookstore,” BlogTO <blogto.com> 16 October 2007   Yuen, Jenny. “York U’s Full Affrontal,” NOW Magazine. Toronto: 14 October 2007   Sheikh, Maleeha. “Life-sized Operation,” Excalibur. York University: 3 October 2007   Atkinson, Nathalie. “Obesssion of the Week,” The National Post (Toronto Magazine) 21 September 2007   Gostick, Sheila. “Alley Jaunt Joy Ride,” NOW Magazine. Toronto: 16 August 2007 2006 Galloway, Matt. “Here and Now,” CBC Radio 1, Toronto: 21 June 2006 2005 Smith, Mike.  “Beauty In The Back Alleys,” NOW Magazine, Toronto: 18-24 August 2005   Galloway, Matt. “Here and Now,” CBC Radio 1, Toronto: 12 August 2005 Scholarships and Awards 2009 Nick Novak Scholarship, Open Studio 2008 Visual Arts (Emerging) Grant, Toronto Arts Council 2007 Children’s Choice Award (Most Hilarious) with Mammalian Diving Reflex, Alley Jaunt 2006 Artist in the Community Grant (with Parkdale Community Health Centre), Ontario Arts Council   Alternative Press Award for Best Book (Something For Michael 003, Girl on Girl), Montreal Expozine 2005 Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada   Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined), Ontario Student Assistance Programme