Curriculum Vitae
Layne Sharpe (they/them)

Ottawa, Ontario

Thankfully working on the unceded land of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation - Landback!

Education

2016-2020 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS

2014-2015 - Visual and Creative Arts Diploma, Haliburton School of the Arts, Haliburton, ON

2009-2013 - Advanced Visual Arts Program, O’Neill CVI, Oshawa, ON

Artistic Experience

2026 - Textile Facilitator, Lanark County Plaid Woven on Historic Munro Loom, Middleville & District Museum, Middleville, ON

2026 - Textile Facilitator, Frame Loom Weaving & Natural Dyeing, Middleville & District Museum, Middleville, ON

2025 - Textile Facilitator, Lanark County Plaid Woven on Historic Munro Loom, Middleville & District Museum, Middleville, ON

2025 - Textile Facilitator, Munro Plaid Woven on Historic Munro Loom, Middleville & District Museum, Middleville, ON

2022 - Studio Assistant, Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland

2022 - Artist in Residence, Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland

2020 - Gallery Assistant, The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS

2019 - Artist’s Assistant, Anamnesis, Anna Leon Owens Gallery, Halifax, NS

2018 - Project Assistant, Tensile Treaties, Nocturne, Halifax, NS

2016 - Photography Camp Facilitator,  Durham College, Oshawa, ON

2015 - Volunteer at Oshawa Space Invaders show, Oshawa, ON

2013/2014 - Arts Camp Facilitator, Durham College, Oshawa, ON  

2012 - Creation of Arts Camp Syllabus (ages 9-13), Durham College, Oshawa, ON