"EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, with Distinction, Mount Allison University — 2015
Exhibitions & Events
“Writers’ Open Mic,” organizer of free, monthly open mics for writers, Sackville, NB — 2022-present
“Spell for Spotting Invisible Things,” Struts Poster Series, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB — 2021
“Lullabies,” Solo show, Atelier Presse Papier, Trois-Rivières, QC — 2021
Festival Branding and “Things I Saw,” Public Art Installation, CAFKA.20, Kitchener, ON — 2021
“The Mail Exchange,” solo show, ARTsPLACE Artist-Run Centre, Annapolis Royal, NS — 2019
“Terrestrial Beings,” group show, Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat, AB — 2019
Two-person show, S.A.I.L., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON — 2019
“Near and Far,” mail art print exchange, facilitated by Atelier Imago, Moncton, NB — 2020
“My Back Pages: The Art of Zines and Indie Publishing,” Centre3 Zine Club Installation, group show, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON — 2019
“Literary Variety Show,” performance, Flourish Festival, Fredericton, NB — 2019
“Emerging Artist Residency,” two-person show, Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts, Hamilton, ON — 2019
“Press,” group show, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON — 2019
“Collector,” solo show, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, ON — 2018
“Nonesuch Art of Paper Awards,” group show, Main & Station, Parrsboro, NS, and The Paper Factory, Montreal, QC — 2017
“Sorry Sister,” installation, Flourish Festival, Fredericton, NB — 2017
“Miscellany,” solo show, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB — 2017
“Correspondences,” solo show, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, NB — 2016
“Sackville Special Mail Exchange,” solo project, OK QUOI?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre — 2016
Residencies
Poet Laureate of Tantramar, NB — 2022-present
France-New Brunswick Comic Artist Residency, (virtual residency presented by the Frye Festival, ArtsLink NB, the AAAPNB, and the French Embassy in Canada) — 2021
The Dawson Award Residency, Spark Box Studio, Picton, ON — 2019
Residency, ARTsPLACE Artist-Run Centre — 2019
Emerging Artist Residency, Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts — 2018
Visiting Artist Residency, St. Michael’s Print Shop, St. John’s, NL — 2017
Events With The Society of Anonymous Drawers
The Society of Anonymous Drawers was a 3-person collective that organized open community drawing events and online publication of anonymous submissions.
Community drawing event, Flotilla, ARCA and Atlantis, Charlottetown, PE — 2017
“The Society of Anonymous Drawers Present a Special Afterdark Drawing Extravaganza,” drawing event, Third Shift festival, Saint John, NB — 2016
“The Owens Art Gallery Presents The Society of Anonymous Drawers,” drawing event, Bordertown Festival, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB — 2016
“The Society of Anonymous Drawers Archive on View,” group show, Thunder and Lightning Pub — 2016
“The Society of Anonymous Drawers at Flourish,” drawing event, Flourish Festival, Fredericton, NB — 2016
“The S.A.D.dest Little Thing” drawing event, OK QUOI?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre — 2015
Grants & Awards
“Research and Create Grant,” Canada Council for the Arts — 2022
”Research and Create Grant,” Canada Council for the Arts — 2021
Artist book micro grant, Atelier Imago & Linda Dornan/MarshWindsSmithy — 2021
“Research and Create Grant,” Canada Council for the Arts — 2020
“Digital Originals: Micro Innovation Grant,” Canada Council for the Arts (partnership with CAFKA: Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area) — 2020
“Creation Grant, Multidisciplinary Arts,” The New Brunswick Arts Board — 2020
“Dawn Watson Memorial Prize for Poetry: Third Place,” Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick — 2020
“Best Literary Zine: Shortlist,” Broken Pencil Zine Awards — 2020
“Craft Projects Grant,” Ontario Arts Council — 2019
“Recommender Grant for Writers,” Ontario Arts Council — 2018
Region of Waterloo Arts Fund grant — 2018
“Literary Creation Grant,” Ontario Arts Council — 2018
“Exhibition Assistance Grant,” Ontario Arts Council — 2018
“Career Development Grant, Artist in Residence,” The New Brunswick Arts Board — 2017
“Creation Grant, Multidisciplinary Arts,” The New Brunswick Arts Board — 2017
“Best Literary Zine,” Broken Pencil Zine Awards — 2017
“Best Zine: Shortlist,” Expozine Alternative Press Awards, ARCMTL — 2017
“Creation Grant, Visual Arts” The New Brunswick Arts Board — 2016
“Imago Bursary,” Imago Artist-Run Print Shop, Moncton, NB — 2015
Publications
The Lightning Circle, Tundra Books, illustrations for novel by Vikki VanSickle — 2024
“Spell for Learning How to Float,” The Dalhousie Review, poem — 2021
“Asking Spell,” “Unlacing Spell,” and “Spell for Alternatives,” The Sappy Post, illustrated poems — 2021
“Sane Reminders for the End of the World,” Shorelines (published by Third Space Gallery and ACAP), illustrated prose — 2021
“Dear Correspondent” and “Dear Futile Hope,” Harbour (published by Amy Ash Art & Engagement), illustrated poems — 2020
“Small Consolations,” Fifteen Dreams (published by Sappyfest), four illustrated poems — 2020
“Lineage Spell” and “Luxury Spell,” Contemporary Verse 2, poems — 2019
“Flesh Spell,” Call Out Comics 4, illustrated poem — 2019
“Dear sister” and “Dear fly in the apartment,” Egress Mag Issue 3, illustrated poems — 2017
Joypuke III, cover design — 2017
“Growth Spell,” DASH Literary Journal, illustrated poem — 2017
“After the Service,” 7 Mondays vol. 22, poem — 2016
“Pale,” 7 Mondays vol. 21, poem — 2015
Readings
Various readings as Poet Laureate at Town of Tantramar events and council meetings — 2022-present
Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion, Annual Atlantic English Undergrad Conference, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB — 2023
Poetry Reading, “Universal Dawn,” Sappyfest, Sackville, NB — 2022
Zine Reading, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB — 2020
Talks & Workshops
“Maker Maker,” zine workshop, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB — 2023
Maker space and zine workshop, with Patrick Allaby, Canadian Association of Labour Media annual conference, Saint John, NB — 2023
Artist talk and zine-making workshop, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB — 2023
Artist talk and workshop, facilitated by Frye Festival, Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury, NB — 2022
Artist talk and zine-making workshop, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB — 2022
Artist talk and workshop, facilitated by Frye Festival, Riverview High School, Riverview, NB — 2021
Artist talk and zine-making workshop, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB — 2021
Artist talk, ARTsPLACE Artist-Run-Centre, Annapolis Royal, NS — 2019
Zine-making workshop, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON — 2018
Artist talk, 3rd-year printmaking class, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON — 2018
“Double Bind: Intro to Relief-Printed Zines,” zine-making workshop, St. Michael’s Printshop, St. John’s, NL — 2017
“Maker Maker,” paper bunting workshop, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB — 2016
Artist talk, 3rd-year printmaking class, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB — 2016
“The Society of Anonymous Drawers,” drawing workshop, art camp, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB — 2016
Reviews
“Conversations with the Mute Chapter 2: Correspondences,” Broken Pencil Magazine, review by Joshua Barton — 2019
“Best Litzine: Spell Book for an Attic Gardener,” Broken Pencil Magazine, review by Broken Pencil Magazine — 2018
“Big Art in a Small Town: A report on Sackville’s Ok. Quoi?!,” Canadian Art, review by Geordie Miller — 2016"
M.O.M. says:
Thanks for the exceptional and thorough reporting Bruce Wark. You’re a true gift to this region without a newspaper anymore.. I have asked people here before to look into https://primarywaterinstitute.org and to do a bit of their own due diligence as rural life folks landowners and especially ranchers and farmers.. your lack of knowledge could be preventing your prosperity in the future. Do not rely on your governments for anything.. you will only be disappointed. Talk to each other. Talk to your town councillors.. thanks also to Bruce Phinney who always makes time for discussions.