Jennifer Wigmore

Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU), BFA Painting & Drawing, 2014, (Passed with Distinction)

Toronto School of Art, 2004 - 2011, Diploma Program

George Brown College, 2004, 2001, 2000, English & Psychology Department

Grant MacEwan College, 1990 - 1992, Theatre Arts Degree
Relevant Experience

2015/16 Teaching Assistant, OCAD University

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  Drawing & Painting, Advanced Painting & Graphic Visual Culture, John Scott
  

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  Drawing & Painting program, Thesis, John Scott
  

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  Global Visual & Material Culture, Heather Coffey
  

2010. 
      Acting Professor, Ryerson University
      

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  1^st year Zone of Silence Acting class
  

2004. 
      Senior Acting Professor, Fanshawe College
      

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  Inagural Year
  
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    Duties included: Zone of Silence, Voice, directed play, administration, scheduling, auditions & scene study.
    

2010. 
      Professional Actor
      

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  Theatre, Commercials, Voice Over, Radio, Film and Television.
  
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    See attached resume for selected credits
    
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  Canadian play development workshops.
  
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    Selected credits: Perfect Pie, Tarragon Theatre; Tempest Tost, Stratford Festival; Einstein’s Gift, Citadel Theatre; Outrageous, Alberta Theatre Projects
    

2015 SSHRC Recipient

2014 Deans Scholarship, IAMD MFA Program, OCADU

2014 Best Overall Work, The Figure Show, OCADU

2013 Paul Siren Scholarship recipient

2013 Elizabeth Blackstock Award recipient

2012 Paul Siren Scholarship recipient

2011 Winner of Star Portraits, Bravo TV Series

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  Gordon Pinsent Episode
  
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    Voted 2^nd favourite painting of the season by artists and production of show
    

2009 Peoples Choice Award Nominee, Riverdale Art Walk

1994 Nominated for a Sterling Award for Best Actress

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  The Music Man, Edmonton, AB.
  

Courses and Workshops

2011 Sculpture Class, Florian Jacot, Toronto School of Art

2011 Adobe workshop, Toronto School of Art

2008 Assisted Peter Wylde, Zone of Silence, Theatre Dept. Ryerson University

2006-2007 Portraiture, Brian Smith, Koffler Center

2004 Grammar and Punctuation I: English Dept., George Brown College

2003 Mike Alfred’s Master Directors Class, World Stage

2001-2003 Professional Writing Group

2000-2001 A Novel Idea: Creative Writing, George Brown College

2000-2001 Novel Development: Creative Writing, George Brown College

2000 Intro to Psychology, George Brown College

1997-2000 Acting for the Camera, David Rotenberg

1998-2000 Private Singing Lessons, David Dunbar

1997-1998 Member Stratford Young Company

1994-1996 Private Singing Lessons, Sheri Sommerville

2010 St. Clair Art Walk, The Rushton, Toronto, On.

2009 St. Clair Art Walk, The Rushton, Toronto, On

2008 Goodness and Other Illusions, AWOL, Gallery, Toronto, On.

2008 In the Raw, The Piano Café, Port Perry, On.

2008 Benevolence: an illusion of goodness, Zilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto, On

2007 Benevolence, The Rushton, Toronto, On.

2007 5 Stray Kittens, Zilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto, On.

2014 Grad Ex, OCADU, Toronto, On.

2014 The Figure Show, OCADU, Toronto, On.

2013 The Figure Show, OCADU, Toronto, On.

2012 The Artist Project, Queen Elizabeth Building, Toronto, On

2011 One of a Kind Show, Exhibition Building, Toronto, On

2011 The Artist Project, Queen Elizabeth Building, Toronto, On

2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, On.

2009 Riverdale Art Walk, Hangman Gallery, Toronto, On.

2009 The Artist Project, Liberty Grand, Toronto, On.

2008 The Artist Project, Liberty Grand, Toronto, On.

2007 The Chairs Show, Hangman Gallery, Toronto, On.

2007 You Are Here, Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto, On.

2007 Riverdale Art Walk, Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto, On.

2006 St. Clair Art Walk, Toronto, On.

2006 Love Potion, Propeller, Toronto, On.

2015 Why the Fuck Do You Paint, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, On.

2015 Art Toronto, OCAD University Booth, Toronto, On.

2015 Envelopments, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, On.

2014 Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes Benz, Toronto, On.

2014 Thresholds, OCADU Grad Gallery, Toronto, On.

2014 Au Feminin, Canadian Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto, On.

2011 The Affordable Art Fair, Blunt collective, New York, N.Y.

2011 Rejects, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, On

2010 Aqua, Blunt collective, Miami, Florida.

2010 The Affordable Art Fair, Blunt collective, New York, N.Y.

2010 The Artist Project, Blunt collective, Toronto, On.

2009 NEXT, Blunt collective, Chicago, IL.

2009 Vanity Portraits, Beverly Owens Project, Toronto, On.

2009 Rejects, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, On.

2008 7, Sweet Art Gallery, Toronto, On.

2007 Driven to Abstraction, Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto, On.

Curation

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      Rejects Show, Propeller Center for Visual Arts
      

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  Show for artists rejected from the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
  
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    Duties included: Curation, website development and upkeep, administration, sales, advertising and promotion.
    

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  Jury participant
  

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  Independent Theatre Company, which produced 2 plays: Sparks
  

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  Duties included: Stage management, promotion, fundraising, corporate sponsorship, administration, publicity, & acting.
  

2008-2015 Founding Member of Blunt Collective

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  Toronto based collective formed to pursue international art shows
  
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    Duties include: Curation, website development and upkeep, administration and sales.
    

1993-2011 Member Equity (Theatre Artists Acting Union)

1995-2012 Member ACTRA (Alliance of Cinema, Television and Radio Arts)

Gallery Representation

Current: Art Interiors, Canadian Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto

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  Active parent volunteer at The Grove Community School
  

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  Member of the Advisory Committee at Fanshawe College for the development of their new Theatre Performance Training Program. I worked very closely with the program head, Sean Quigley, on curriculum, scheduling, program philosophy and mandate.
  

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  ACTRA Toronto/National Councilor for four years. Served as an Executive Member on Toronto council for one year. (ACTRA is the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists and is the union that represents performers in Canada) Serving as an elected representative for the union has taught me invaluable administrative skills. Meeting organization protocols including: minutes, agendas, presenting reports and committee work.
  

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  Committee Work as Chair: Talent Agent Task Force, Casting Director Task Force, National Discipline Committee
  

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  Committee Work as Member: Communications Committee (National & Local), Political Action Committee, Casting Task Force, Bargaining Committee, Women’s Committee.
  

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  Re-wrote and assembled the National ACTRA Apprenticeship Training program and manual. This program educates new members about professional behaviour within the industry and how to succeed.
  

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  Fundraising for many artists and theatre companies.
  

HAIR: BLONDE HEIGHT: 5' 9"

EYES: BLUE WEIGHT: 135 LBS
FILM & TELEVISION

COPPER Principal ABC/Global/ Eric Canuel

HEARTLAND Recurring Character CBC/T.W. Peacock

‘TIL DEATH DO US PART Featured Principal Global/ Court TV/Stephan Sanfara

LIFE WITH DEREK Guest Star Family Channel/ Shaftesbury/Paul Fox

MISSING Guest Star Lifetime/Steven Goldman

ADDICTED.COM Featured Principal Lifetime/ Tom McLoughlin

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Supporting Lifetime/ Mike Robe

DOC Featured Principal Pebblehut/CTV/Don McCutcheon

KART RACER (FEATURE) Supporting Lead Muse Entertainment/Stuart Gillard

MYSTERIOUS WAYS Guest Star NBC/PAX Network/Charles Winkler

THE BETTER HALF Lead CFC/Ines Buchli

DEAR AMERICA Principal HBO/Rene Bonniere

I WAS A SIXTH GRADE ALIEN Series Lead Alliance/Atlantis

UNICORN'S SECRET Principal NBC/Billy Graham

FOOLISH HEART Principal CBC/ Ken Finkleman

LITTLE MEN Series Lead PAX Network/Alliance/Brainstorm Media

JONOVISION Principal CBC/ Richard Mortimer

PARADE Principal BadBoys Prod/Daniel MacIvor

CONCRETE STAGE Principal Phaneuf Prod/Duncan MacIntosh

HOLLYWOOD BABYLON Principal Babylon Prod/ David Wheeler
THEATRE

BENEVOLENCE Audrey Tarragon Theatre/Morris Panych

SO MANY WORDS Pamela ARC Theatre Co./Paul Lampert

ROMEO & JULIET Juliet Canadian Stage/High Park/Josie Le Grice

MARCEL PURSUED BY HOUNDS Mauve Tarragon Theatre/John Van Burek

CORIOLANUS Virgillia Stratford Festival/Richard Rose

TAMING OF THE SHREW various roles Stratford Festival/ Richard Rose

CAMELOT various roles Stratford Festival/ Richard Monette

POOR SUPERMAN Violet Arts Club Theatre/Van. BC/Brad Fraser

THREE TALL WOMEN "C" Citadel Theatre/Diana Leblanc

SKINNY SAINTS Candace Skinny Saints Co-op/Philipa Domville

THE MUSIC MAN Marion Paroo Citadel Theatre/ Robin Philipps

SWING TIME Erma Lunchbox Theatre/Bartley Bard

DUNVEGAN CROSS Barb/robber Lunchbox Theatre/Margaret Bard

OUTRAGEOUS Liza Conner ATP Playrites/Brad Fraser

OUR TOWN Emily Webb Citadel Theatre/Jack Wetherall

BLACKPOOL AND PARRISH Tiffany Edmonton Fringe/John Hudson

JAKE'S WOMAN Molly Stage West/ Ron Ulrich

POPPY Dick Leave it to Jane Theatre/Tim Ryan

MEASURE FOR MEASURE Isabella GMCC/Tim Ryan

Theatre Arts - 2 Year program at Grant McEwen Community College

Vocalist - (Jazz, Blues, Rock, Musical Theatre) David Dunbar, Sheri Sommerville

Teacher - Acting for Stage & Screen, Shakespeare, Zone of Silence