artist, writer and maker of things based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Mi’kma’ki
About
Stephanie Yee is a multidisciplinary artist and food enthusiast based in kespukwitk, (on the south shore of Nova Scotia) on the unceded territory of the Mi’kma’ki. Focusing on community, learning, and identity, her practice incorporates gatherings, performance, writing and installation with an aim to shift perspective and imagine new realities. Often beginning with familiar imagery, processes, and materials, Yee playfully interjects as a means of exploring and questioning preconceived notions. She has participated as an artist, facilitator and curator in artist-run centers, festivals, residencies and galleries both locally and in North America.
Photo by Emily Lawrence
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EDUCATION
NSCAD University, Halifax – BFA (Intermedia) – 2009-2013
The Cooper Union School of Art, New York City, NY – 2012
RESIDENCIES & MENTORSHIP
2022 - Curatorial Team In Residence with Lux Habrich, Nocturne Art at Night Festival, Halifax, NS
2022 - Residency, Oxygen Art Centre - Nelson, BC
2017 - Free Space Residency - Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, ON
2016 - Practice, Theory and Community - The Gonzago Institute - Halifax
2015 - Audio Residency - Secret Theatre - Halifax
2014/15 - VANS Mentorship Program (Mentee) - Halifax
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES & PROJECTS
2024 - Petite Queer Pride (Photo Booth Installation) - Broad Cove, NS
2024 - like heirlooms (Group Show) - Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville, ON
2023 - Sound Bytes (Performance / Installation with Bianca Palmer) - EVERYSEEKER, Halifax, NS
2022 - Meet Me at the Dinner Table (Series) - Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax
2022 - EAT IT UP (Collaboration with Angela Glanzmann) - Oxygen Art Centre, Nelson, BC
2021 - Good Luck to the People (Public Art Installation) - Nocturne Festival, Halifax Waterfront
2021 - Circles (Short Animation Film), The Animation Festival of Halifax
2021 - Cultural Dishes + Bytes: A Virtual Food Story (Workshop), MSVU Gallery
2021 - Baduk (Short Film, Art Director), FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax
2020 - EGG ROLL SO-SHOLL (Performance) - Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax
2020 - Gut Feeling (Group Show) - Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax
2019 - Broken English Karaoke - Prismatic Arts Festival, Ottawa, ON
2019 - How Quickly Things Change (Lead Actor/Collaborator ) Halifax
2018 - A Lichen (Writer, Director & Scenographer) - Mackenzie Hall, Windsor
2017 - Wind and Water Whispers (Anchor Project) - Nocturne Festival, Halifax Public Gardens
2017 - ORIENTATION presents A Window Display - Summer Art Festival - Windsor
2017 - ORIENTATION presents Consuming Culture - Artspeak Gallery, Windsor
2017 - The Gonzago Institute presents: Flim Flam (Group)- The Khyber Centre for the Arts
2014-2018 - Broken English Karaoke - Prismatic Arts Festival, Halifax/ Dartmouth, NS
2015 - Saying A Mouthful - Dalhousie Art Gallery + Dalhousie Urban Gardening Society
2015 - Gestures - Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
2015 - Cling/Free - HERMES, Halifax
2015 - Meet Local Women (Group Show)- The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth
2014 - GreatLife! (Curator and Artist, Group Show) - Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax
2013 - Comfort Kitty - Hotter Than July Performance Series - Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax
2013 - Abandon Ship! (Group Show) - Khyber
2012 - I Thought I Was An Alien - Pigeon Gallery, Halifax
2012 - Our Little Dumpling - Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax
2012 - You Have No Other Choice (Group Show) - Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2012 - New Balance (Group Show) - The Cooper Union School of Art, NYC
2012 - Space, Power, Lighting, etc. (Group Show) - La Mama La Galleria, NYC
2012 - Itsa Small, Small World (Group Show) - Family Business Gallery, NYC
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 - Arts NS - Grants to Individuals - Presentation Grant
2017 - Ontario Arts Council – Exhibition Assistance Grant (ORIENTATION collective)
2015 - Arts NS – Nova Scotia Arts Equity Program – Creation Grant
2012 - Anna Leonowens Gallery – ‘King & I’ Award
2012 - Margo and Rowland Marshall Award for Sculpture
2011 - David Lanier “Big Hat, No Cattle” Sculpture Scholarship
2011 - Sullivan Award in Memory of Mervyn Sullivan - Sculpture
RELATED EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
2020 - Present - RISE Program Manager (East) - Apathy is Boring
2019-2020 - Kitchen Designer and Training Facilitator - IKEA Halifax
2019 - Conference Co-ordinator and Facilitator - Scotiabank’s Future Masters, Halifax
2016 - OBABY Children's Arts Facilitator - OBEY Convention, Halifax
2014-2016 - Grant Writer, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax
2014 - Artist Assistant to Brendan Fernandes for Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax
2014-2016 - Board of Directors (Public Outreach) - Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax
2014 - Video Instructor - NSCAD Extended Studies - Halifax
2012 - Installation Assistant - South Street Seaport Museum, New York City
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2023 - Meet Me at the Dinner Table (Printed Matter) - Eyelevel Gallery
2021 - The Chronicle Herald “Nocturne Prep” (cover feature). 15 October 2021
2021 - The Coast Magazine “Good Night and ‘Good Luck to the People’” (cover). 14 Oct 2021
2020 - Visual Arts News Magazine “Gut Feeling” Summer 2020
2020 - The Coast Magazine “New Art - Stephanie Yee”. 20 Feb 2020
2017 - Visual Arts News Magazine “Feast for Thought: Stephanie Yee, space and social
practice” Summer 2017 (cover)
2015 - Hit List, Akimbo. 9 July 2015
2015 - Canadian Art “Must-Sees This Week: May 7-13” . 7 May 2015
2014 - The Coast Magazine “New Art - Stephanie Yee”. 30 Jan 2014
2013 - The Coast Magazine “Ship to Shore”. 27 June 2013
2012 - ed. Merray Gerges. CRITpaper. “Our Little Dumpling: A Conversation between Merray Gerges and Stephanie Yee.