Curriculum Vitae
education
Master of Fine Arts
- Louisiana State University, 1991–93
Bachelor of Fine Arts
- University of Windsor, 1986–90
selected professional experience
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
- Associate Professor 2020–present
- Assistant Professor, 2015–20
- Sessional Instructor, 2003–15
RCC Institute of Technology, Toronto Film School
- Studio Instructor, 2015
Raymond G Chang School of Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Coordinator, 2008–13
- Studio Instructor, 2008–13, 2019
Chatham Cultural Centre
- Studio/Workshop Instructor, Spring 2000, Fall 2011, Summer 2022
University of Windsor
- Studio Instructor, Spring 2000 & Fall 2011
Louisiana State University
- Studio Instructor, 1992–93
- Printmaking Technician, 1991–93
solo exhibitions
Daemon & Saudade
- Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON; Summer 2022
- Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON; Nov 2018–Jan 2019
- Curators: Phil Vanderwall (TAG), Olinda Casimiro (AGN)
I was sure it was you
- Eastern Edge, St. John’s NF; Oct 1997
Waiting and Seeing
- Artcite Inc., Windsor, ON; April–May 1995
God Made Me
- Foster Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Aug 1994
selected group exhibitions
Thames Art Gallery Juried Exhibition
- Thames Art Gallery, Chatham ON, Aug 25–Oct 22, 2023
- Curator: Carla Garnet
Abstract Nature: Transcending the Material World
- Blitz Gallery, Toronto ON, July 22–Aug 12, 2023.
- Curator: Angela H. Kim
Stomping Grounds
- Leamington Arts Centre, June–July 2023
- Curator: Michaela Lucio
Stratford Artists Exhibition
- Matilda Swanson Gallery, June–July 2023
- Curator: Sarah Fillion
Talismans of Memory, Love and Beauty: Exploring Hair as Material Culture
in the 19th & Early 20th Centuries
- MLC Gallery, Toronto, ON; Aug 27–Sept 28, 2019
- Curator: Dr. Esther Berry
Exposed
- Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON; Nov 2016, 2017, 2018
Rubix
- TMU / The Creative School, Faculty exhibition, 2016, 2017, 2018
Art al Vent XII
- Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos, Gata de Gorgos, Spain;
Summer 2014 & 2015
View From Here
- Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB; Spring 2002
- Thames Art Gallery, Chatham ON; Spring 2002
- Curators: Carl Lavoy, Joanne Marion
As it Seems to Be
- Pekao Gallery. Toronto, ON. Jan 1998
- Curator: Zack Pospieszynski
The Southwest Biennial
- Art Gallery of Windsor, Spring 1995
- Curator: Jessica Bradley
Printmakers’ Cultural Exchange
- Gallery Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan; Spring 1995
- Windsor Printmakers’ Forum, Windsor, ON; Spring 1995
artist in residence programs
Hammer & Sky Artist Residency
- Brier Island, Nova Scotia
- July 15–31, 2023
Atelier AiR
- Chateau Bouthonvilliers, Danjeau, France
- April 14–May 5, 2023
awards and distinctions
Thames Art Gallery
- Esprit d’Escalier acquired for permanent collection; Summer 2022
SSHRC Connections Grant
- Natural Dye Symposium; Apr 2019
- Collaborator (Principal Investigators: Ganaele Langlois, Joseph Medaglia)
Ontario Arts Council
- Exhibition Assistance for Daemon & Saudade
Recommender, Station Gallery, Whitby, ON; Jan 2019
Toronto Metropolitan University
- FCAD Small SRC Project Grant; 2017
- FCAD SRC Travel Grant; Jan 2017
- School of Fashion Travel Grant; July 2016
special recognition
Swarovski Create Your Style
- Elizabeth, 4th place – Professional Category; Feb 2007
L’Oréal Fashion Week
- Jewellery for Saniya Khan collections; Spring 2005, 2008, Fall 2010
LG Fashion Week
- Jewellery for Lovas by Wesley Badanjak; Fall 2010
publications
sole author
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Diversity in Fashion Illustration: An Oxymoron Don’t You Think?” Fashion Education: The Systemic Revolution, edited by Ben Barry and Deborah Christel, Intellect LTD, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2023.
ISBN 978-1-78938-680-6 - Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Grief Becomes Her: Fashion Connections in Daemon & Saudade.” Fashion Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 2019, pp. 1–19, https://doi.org/10.38055/fs020201.
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Different but the Same: Illustration in a Synoglyphic Visual Culture.” Objects: Journal of Applied Arts, no. 1 Neocraft, Oct. 2008.
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Lost Innocence: Extreme Subject Matter in Illustration.” IFFTI, Extreme Fashion: Pushing the Boundaries of Design, Technology & Business, 2007, pp. 477–495.
contributing author
- Foxe, John Paul, et al. “Visual Plagiarism: Seeing the Forest and the Trees.” Academic Integrity in Canada: An Enduring and Essential Challenge, edited by Sarah Elaine Eaton and Julia Christensen Hughes, Springer, 2022, pp. 267–290.
exhibition catalogue
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. Daemon & Saudade.
Thames Art Gallery, 2022. ISBN 978-1-928127-27-7
Art Gallery of Northumberland, 2019. ISBN 978-1-7753007-1-7
featured artist
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Well Worn / Worn Well.” Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, no. 41, Mar. 2016, pp. 16–17.
- Schindler-Lynch, Colleen. “Well Worn⁄ Worn Well, I Carry Them with Me and Suppressed Histories.” Herringbone Magazine Issue No 5, 17 Jan. 2017
conferences
Presenter
The Anti-Body: The Dissolution, Deconstruction and
Disappearance of the Figure in Illustration
- Fashion & Media Symposium
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Oct 2017
Digital Intervention: Experiential Learning and the
Blended Studio Environment
- TMU Learning & Teaching Conference; May 2017
Reason for Being: Intersections of Fine Art and Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Then and Now Conference, Lim College, New York, NY; Oct 2016
What’s the Skinny? Diversifying Fashion Illustration
- Icon 9, The Illustration Conference, Austin, TX; Jul 2016
Representing Fashion and Clothing in Word and Image: Peccadillos
- Textual Fashion Conference, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK; July 2015
Lost Innocence: Extreme Subject Matter in Illustration
- IFFTI Conference, TMU, Toronto, ON; April 2007
Co-Presenter
Visual Plagiarism: How to Prevent, Educate & Detect
- presented with: Andrea Ridgely, Dr. John Paul Foxe, Allyson Miller, Grahame Lynch
- Plagiarism Across Europe and Beyond, University of Wollongong, Dubai, April 2020
- International Centre for Academic Integrity Conference, Portland Oregon; Mar 2020
- TMU Learning & Teaching Conference, Toronto ON; May 2019
- Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, Calgary AB; April 2019
professional development
OCAD University
- Part-time studies for Bachelor of Design; 2011 – 2014
London College of Art, Central St. Martins
- Surface Design – Intensive; Jul 2013
- Digital Textile Design – Intensive; Dec 2013
- Textile Design Computer – Intensive; Jul 2014
- Painting and Drawing for Textile Design – Intensive; May – Aug 2014
- Technical and Flat Illustration – Intensive; Dec 2014
George Brown College
- Chain Mail Workshop; Summer – 2012
- Casting 1; Winter – 2011
- Jewellery 2a; Winter – 2011
- Jewellery 1; Fall – 2010
- Textile Techniques with Metal; Fall – 2009
- Enamelling 1 & 2; 2008, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo Weavers’ & Spinners’ Guild
- Weaving I; Spring 2023
Contemporary Textile Studio
- Indigo Dying Workshop with Ganaele Langlois; Nov 2019
- Woven Materiality Workshop; Sept 2019
- Block Printing Workshop; June 2019
- Three Day Felting Workshop with Marjoleine Dallinga; June 2018
- Body Sculpture in Industrial Felt with Ellen Beleiwas; June 2018
- Innovative Accessories with Michelle Lowe-Holder; Aug 2014
The Workroom
- Fabric Marbling; April 2019
Loom Studios
- Floor loom weaving workshop; Nov 2018
Harbourfront Centre
- Screen Printing Workshop; Aug 2013