SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 What a Sin; SMU Gallery Halifax NS
2024 BeautifulBeautiful; ADJA Gallery Liverpool NS
2024 BeautifulBeautiful; ARTSpace, Annapolis Royal NS
2023 Landscapes; Lawrencetown Cafe, Lawrencetown NS
2015 Little Stinker; Harcourt House Edmonton AB
2015 Beer Tent for Girls; University of Alberta Feminist Gallery Edmonton AB
2014 Blastoff; FAB Gallery, Edmonton AB
2013 I Am The Fire, collaboration with Mackenzy Albright & Rachelle Browen,
The Drawing Room; Edmonton AB
2010 Everyone Knew What Had to Happen, 2387 Gallery; Halifax NS
2008 The Forest: A Diorama, Anna Leonowens Gallery; Halifax NS
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 LandScapes; Seely Hall Port Medway NS
2017 For Soraya, Art Gallery of Alberta; Edmonton AB
2015 High Tide-After Biopolitics, SLSA Duke University; Texas, USA
2015 Blue Christmas, Nuit Blanch; Edmonton AB
2015 Stagger Left, Art Gallery of Alberta Biennial; Edmonton AB
2015 Sick Day, Creative Practices Institute; Edmonton AB
2015 Only Boring People, SNAP Window Front; Edmonton AB
2014 Half of an Ode, FAB U of A Gallery; Edmonton AB
2014 Ode, Jackson Power Gallery; Edmonton AB
2014 Limo Performance, A Record of Events, Harcourt House; Edmonton AB
2014 Drawing Practice & Tom, Performative Ecologies: ADGSA, DC3;
Edmonton AB
2013 The Lab, Closed Circuit: Department of Music & Kias Interactive Audio
Art U of A; Edmonton AB
2013 Beer Tent, Banff Center for the Arts, The Philosopher’s Knoll; Banff AB
2012 Colleen, The King and I, Anna Leonowens; Halifax NS
2012 Hockeyville Bar, Self Portrait and Colleen, Confederation Centre Art Gallery;
Charlottetown PEI
2011 Bird Dance and Deer Ate the Moon, collaboration with Mitchell Wiebe,
Diefenbunker; Debert NS
2011 On Root, Khyber Gallery: document, artifacts and ephemera; Halifax NS
2010 Colleen, The King and I, Anna Leonowens; Halifax NS
2010 Garden of Love, Surf Art Show, Laughleton Gallery; Chezzetcook NS
2010 Clink, Blank & Blank, Lost & Found Gallery; Halifax NS
2009 The Bear, Seeds Gallery; Halifax NS
2009 The Deer, Art Rising & The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Halifax NS
2009 Untitled, Eyelevel Gallery; Halifax NS
2008 The Forest: A Diorama, Cambridge Galleries: Fibreworks
The Biennial Juried Exhibition of Canadian Fiber Art; Cambridge ONT
2008 The Forest: A Diorama, Anna Leonowens Gallery; Halifax NS
2007 Dérapage, Cinémathèque Québécoise, Minute Moments Film;
Montréal QC
AWARDS
2015 Travel Grant; Edmonton Arts Council
2013 MicroGrant; Edmonton Arts Council
2012 GSA, Professional Development Grant; University of Alberta
2012 Grad Students and Research Scholarship and Award; U of A
2009 Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage; CreationGrant
RESIDENCE
2025 Gibraltar Point, Toronto ON
2014 – 2015 Harcourt House, Edmonton AB
2013 BRiC, Banff Center for the Arts, Dock(ing); or, New Economies of
Exchange; Banff AB
2008 NSCAD University Textiles Department; Halifax NS
DONATIONS
2015 Drawing, Plug In, Winnipeg MB
2015 Drawing, Brian Webb Dance Company; Edmonton AB
2014 Turkey #4 Harcourt House; Edmonton AB
2014 Face SilkScreen, SNAP; Edmonton AB
2014 King Drawing, The Drawing Room, Yellowhead Brewery; Edmonton AB
2014 ICEland #8, Parka Patio, Latitude 53; Edmonton AB
2013 Day of Dead Prints, Snap Benefit: Dia de Los Muertos; Edmonton AB
2013 Untitled #7, Parka Patio, Latitude 53; Edmonton AB
2012 Self Portrait, Eyelevel; Halifax NS
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Search Light, 2014 University of Alberta Museums and Collections
ARTIST TALKS
2025 NSCAD Alumni Talks – Time
2015 SLSA, The High Tide Rice University
2015 Art Gallery of Alberta Nuit Blanche Discussion Panel
2015 University of Alberta Feminist Gallery Beer Tent for Girls
2015 Art Gallery of Alberta Stagger Left
2008 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design The Forest
CONFERENCES
2015 SLSA After Biopolitics, Rice University, Houston, Texas
REVIEWS
2015 Artist Books and Multiples; Blue Christmas – David Dyment http ://artistsbooksandmultiples.blogspot.ca/2015/09/nuit-blanche-edmonton-ali-nickerson.html
2015 Curious Arts; A Beer Tent for Girls – TJ Jans http://www.curiousarts.ca/ali-nickerson-beer-tent-for-girls
2014 Installation View; Ode – Jesse Sherburne http://jessesherburne.com/artwork/3643015_Exhibition_Catalogue_Writing_for.html
2014 Prairie Seen; Blastoff http://issuu.com/prairieseen/docs/ps_notes_issue_1/0
2012 The Buzz; Self Portrait & Colleen Hockey Bar: Confederation Center Gallery; PEI
2012 Self Portrait & Colleen; Hockey Bar: Confederation Center
http://www.confederationcentre.com/en/news-read-more.php?news=243
2010 The Coast: Everyone Knew What Had to Happen; Art Starts at Home; Nova Scotia http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2010/08/27/ali-nickersons-art-starts-at-home
Employment
RPT Faculty NSCAD University – Halifax (2022 – Present)
- TEXT 3227: Time!Time!Time!
- CRFT 1010: Material Exploration and Express
- FNDN 1010: Studio Practice
Contract Academic Faculty University of Alberta – Edmonton (2014 – 2015)
- ART 240: Drawing I
- ART 340: Drawing II
- ART 440: Intermedia
Teachers Assistant, University of Alberta – Edmonton (2012 – 2013)
Responsibilities included preparing work for class, grading, working with students during class and critiques, for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013: ART 240 and Winter and Summer 2013: ART 340.
dc3 Art Projects – Edmonton (2014 – 2015)
As Co-Gallery Manager, I maintained a commitment to helping emerging and mid-career artists to bring challenging and engaging work to the public through exhibitions, critical writing, travelling shows and international art fairs.
- Updated and maintained gallery collections, including art sales and inventory
- Responded to collections and acquisition enquiries from clients
- Organized artist talks and managed online promotions
- Installed and de-stalled exhibitions
- Installation of booths, Sales and booth attendant for Art Toronto
Enterprise Square, University of Alberta Museums – Edmonton (2014 – 2015)
As Lead Preparator of a Class A institution, I had the pleasure of working with diverse groups within Fine Arts, Science and the Humanities, while continuously learning and contributing to community education for all ages through exhibitions.
- Worked in collaboration with notable institutions, including the National War Museum, the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Paleontology department
- Organized, installed and protected historical artifacts, fossils, reproductions and works of art
- Set up a diverse range of projects featuring technology, including installations, interactive sound environments, electroacoustic and video
FAB Gallery, University of Alberta – Edmonton (2012 – 2014)
At the FAB Gallery as a Graduate Student of the University of Alberta where I exhibited my solo MFA show. Here I gained valuable experience in professional museum standards as Gallery Assistant and Preparator.
- Assisted with setup and breakdown of exhibits meeting the National Gallery standard
- Consistently demonstrated the knowledge and methods required to display and install exhibits with care and proper handling
The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists SNAP – Edmonton (2013 – 2015)
With the Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists, an artist-run centre, I developed the first Repeat Fabric Print class, taught a 6-week class and weekend workshops, Fabric Silkscreen classes, and participated in the Artist-as-Mentor program to encourage aspiring young artists.
Harcourt House – Edmonton (2015)
At this not-for-profit organization, I was a year-long Artist-in-Residence, where I also taught the Silicone Mold-Making class to adult learners with a wide range of abilities.
The Fleece Artist – Halifax (2009-2012)
As Studio Technician, I was responsible for hand-dyeing many varieties of wool, silks, sea cell and other exotic fibers, dye preparation and studio upkeep, inventory and safety, and packing, shipping and receiving orders.
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