Curriculum Vitae, Maximillion (leg. Pamela) Leszczynski

Education and Certifications

2021                     Blood Borne Pathogens Certification; Bloodborne Pathogens, Infection                                     Prevention and Control Seminar Course, Progressive Mentorship Online

2016                     Bachelor of Fine Arts with Specialization in Sculpture and Installation                                       Practices, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
2015                     July Summer Session – Florence and Southern Italy Restoration Workshop,                               Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute, Florence Italy

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2016                      COMPOUND, Studio Sixty-Six and Artspace613, Just Right Self-Storage                                    Facilities, Ottawa, ON

Selected Group Exhibitions

2018                      The Art of Dialogue, Visual Arts Mississauga, Toronto, ON
2016                      Fresh Paint / New Construction, Art Mur, Montreal, QC
2016                      Génération Numérique, Voix Visuelle, Ottawa, ON
2016                      COMPOUND, Pop up exhibition with Studio Sixty Six and Artspace13,                                        Ottawa, ON
2016                      Ode, University of Ottawa Visual Arts Department, Ottawa, ON
2015                     Construct: Art through Deconstruction, “Pilot Plant” Chemical Engineering                                Lab, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
2015                      Resilience/Ruin in Nature, Paradigm[e] Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2015                      Response Group Show, Gallery 115, Ottawa, ON
2015                      Jacqueline Fry Scholarship Group Show, Gallery 115, Ottawa, ON
2015                     Participating Artist in Paradigm[e] Gallery: The Dean’s Gallery,                                                 Paradigm[e] Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Professional Experience

2018 - Present Wildfirepunch Creative
2018 - Present Tattooer
2015 – 2016          Wood-shop Technician Assistant, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
2016                      Studio Assistant, Ottawa, ON

Artist Grants, Prizes and Scholarships

2016                       Suzanne Rivard-Le Moyne Award, University of Ottawa, ON
2016                       The ARTENGINE Prize for New Media, Ottawa, ON
2015                       First Place, Jacqueline Fry Scholarship, University of Ottawa, ON

Publications and Reviews

2024 Zine 007: Building Bridges; Ottawa Design Club.
2021 Zine 003: RAW, Summer-Fall 2021; Ottawa Design Club.
2021 Paint my Skin With Sweetness, Cameron Chiovitti; illustrations.
2016                     Fresh Paint / New Construction; Juillet – Aout, vol. 11 n. 6.
2016 Ode, Catalogue, Graduating Exhibition, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON

Collections

                              Private Collections, Montreal QC
                              Mural Commission, St. Joseph Catholic High School, Ottawa, ON