I'm a curator, writer, and public programs development specialist born, raised, and based in Toronto/Tkaronto. I hold a Master of Visual Studies in Curatorial Studies from the University of Toronto, a postgraduate certificate in Museum and Cultural Management from Centennial College, and a Bachelor of Arts in History Specialization from Concordia University. My curatorial practice is variously informed by investigations into the ephemeral, critical archival studies, and difficult knowledge, and is primarily situated within outdoor site-specific public art installations. I've curated exhibitions and public programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Toronto, the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the plumb, the John B. Aird Gallery, and in several DIY spaces. I'm the recipient of a 2021-23 University of Toronto Fellowship, a 2022 Art Museum Curatorial Residency Award, and a 2022 Canada Council for the Arts grant.
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Founder And DirectorGarden Variety
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Independent CuratorFreelance Jan 2021 - PresentToronto, Ontario, CanadaFounder and Director of Garden Variety, a small-scale, local, independent initiative that I began in 2021 in my backyard in Toronto’s west end. This ongoing project offers emerging GTA-based artists an opportunity to create site-specific, outdoor, public art installations. Conceived as a variation on the community BBQ, Garden Variety exhibitions run for one day only, emphasizing decay, transformation, and ephemerality. This project aims to make art a space for open, imaginative, and permissive social and economic experimentation.
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Special Project Coordinator, Nuit Blanche TorontoCity Of Toronto Sep 2024 - Oct 2024Toronto, Ontario, CanadaProject coordinator for Shannon Garden-Smith’s 2500 square foot sand installation, Snail work (for the lake). I organize and communicate all the details of projects and specific assignments to team members, ensuring they have the supplies and resources they need to complete their assigned tasks on time. I oversee the entire installation the night of Nuit Blanche–from managing the team and visitors to caring for the installation and ensuring the safety and well-being of all attendees, volunteers, and staff. -
Td Public Programmes And Learning FellowMuseum Of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada Sep 2023 - Sep 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
Gallery AssistantFranz Kaka Oct 2022 - May 2023Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI work with the owner/Director of the gallery to assist in representing the gallery at national and international art fairs, including Art Toronto and NADA New York. -
Teaching AssistantUniversity Of Toronto Sep 2021 - May 2023Teaching JAV120: Visual Concepts, a first-year undergraduate art history course, two seminars, 50 studentsARC251: Close Readings in Architecture, 50 students -
Art Museum Curatorial ResidencyArt Museum At The University Of Toronto Apr 2022 - Sep 2022Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCurated group show at the Jackman Humanities Institute entitled 'These Walls Hold Our Wounds'Duties included: researching artists based on JHI annual theme; writing curatorial statement; preparing loan and artist contracts; acting as point of contact between commissioned artists and Art Museum staff; overseeing install; giving curatorial tours; preparing exhibition budget. -
Assistant CuratorJohn B. Aird Gallery Jun 2020 - Aug 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada• I research, identify, and analyze historical andcontemporary trends in curatorial and criticism fine artspractices to conceptualize and synthesize themes withinthe work of the current exhibiting artist(s)• I facilitate communications with contemporary, living,Canadian artists, working with local artists, the Aird Boardof Directors, publishers, interns, and designers to researchand create contemporary art exhibitions and publications, oversee installation and de-install,apply for grants, fund raise, host openings, workshops, andpanel discussions, and design publications and onlineexhibitions -
InternJohn B. Aird Gallery Jan 2020 - May 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Research InternMass Culture / Mobilisation Culturelle Sep 2019 - Dec 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
Customer Experience SpecialistSsense May 2017 - Sep 2017Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
Research InternMontreal Institute For Genocide And Human Rights Studies Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Erin Storus Education Details
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4.0 Cgpa
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Museum And Cultural Management -
History Specialization: Genocide Studies
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Erin Storus works for Garden Variety
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Erin Storus's current role is Founder and Director.
What schools did Erin Storus attend?
Erin Storus attended University Of Toronto, Centennial College, Concordia University.
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Erin Storus's colleagues are C A, Leo Argel, India Schlegel, Ally Gorowski, William Moszynski.
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