Curriculum Vitae
Education/Training
2019 / The Idiot Workshop, Toronto, ON
2015- 2017 / The Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles, CA
2012- 2015 / University of Manitoba School of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), Winnipeg, MB
2008-2010 / George Brown College, Diploma in Fashion Techniques and Design, Toronto, ON
Exhibitions/Screenings
2023 Written exhibition response to Erica Eyres Dancing For Dummies, Blinkers Gallery (Winnipeg, MB)
2019 HOT-HOT-HOTT screenings: New House #1 (New York, NY), PARTICLE + WAVE Media Arts Festival (Calgary, AB)
2019 Other Half Dating Service screening, The Canadian International Comedy Film Festival, Winnipeg, MB
2018 HOT-HOT-HOTT screenings: The Gimli Film Festival (Gimli, MB), The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival (Winnipeg, MB), The Montreal Underground Film Festival (Montreal, QC)
2018 Other Half Dating Service/Love Life screening, Dazibao Art Centre, Montreal, QC
2016 Other Half Dating Service screenings: WNDX Festival of Moving Image (Winnipeg, MB), Dawson City International Short Film Festival (Dawson City, YT)
2016 Love Life screening, The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, Winnipeg, MB
2015 BFA Exhibition, University of Manitoba School of Art, Winnipeg, MB
2015 Textual Connections, window (Artspace) in conjunction with Núna (Iceland Canada Art Convergence), Winnipeg, MB
2015 Exposition, Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts, Winnipeg, MB
2015 Brat Party, Sappho Zine Collective, Winnipeg, MB
2014 Show and Create, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2014 Junkhaus 1, Mediahub, Winnipeg, MB
Live Performance/Acting
2022 / I Like Movies, actor, directed and written by Chandler Levack
2020 / wasting time at the end of the world, actor and co-writer, directed and co-written by Miloš Mitrović
2019 / JFL42, Toronto, ON
2019 / Tapeworm, actor, directed by Miloš Mitrović and Fabián Velasco
2018 / I AM YOUR GURU, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Winnipeg, MB
2017 / One Take Super 8, WNDX Festival of Moving Image, Rachel Browne Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
2017 / Winnipeg Comedy Festival: Winnipeg Women, Gas Station Arts Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
2017 / Comedy... what is it?, WNDX Festival of Moving Image, Winnipeg Cinematheque, Winnipeg, MB
2017 / Plug In ICA Summer Institute II: Wendy Book Club, Winnipeg, MB
Video
2021 / Alex and Taylor Come Up With Characters, co-creator, sketch, 5 min
2020 / Alex and Taylor Come Up With An Idea, co-creator, sketch, 6:45 min
2020 / Scruncheroo, creator/director, web-based commercial made for Design of Brand, 3:07 min
2018 / HOT-HOT-HOTT, creator/director, experimental, 2:44 min
2016 - 2020 / Just checking in, creator/director, web-series, varying lengths
2015 - 2019 / Yolo Fashion Divas, co-creator/director, web-series, varying lengths
2015 / Other Half Dating Service, creator/director, experimental, 12:00 min
2014 / Love Life, creator/director, experimental, 2:23 min
Professional Experience/Affiliations
2018 / Winnipeg Film Group presents Canada's Top Ten Film Festival, panel discussion, "Winnipeg Women Filmmakers", Winnipeg, MB
2018 - Ongoing / Winnipeg Film Group, artist in distribution, Winnipeg, MB
2017 / Plug In ICA Summer Institute II: Wendy Book Club, participant, Winnipeg, MB
2016 / Emcee at the Plug In ICA Gala & Art Auction, Winnipeg, MB
2015 - Ongoing / Video Pool Media Arts Center, artist in distribution, Winnipeg, MB
2014 - 2015 / Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, gallery/shop attendant, Winnipeg, MB
2015 / Artist talk in conjunction with Núna (Iceland Canada Art Convergence), Platform Centre For Photographic + Digital Arts, Winnipeg, MB
2014 / University of Manitoba School of Art Gallery, gallery assistant, Winnipeg, MB
Press/Awards/Miscellaneous
No Budge, June 10, 2021, 5 Questions with Alex Ateah and Taylor Rivers, Kentucker Audley
The Winnipeg Free Press, November 16, 2019, “Winnipeg film really sucks — in a good way”, article by Frances Koncan
The Winnipeg Free Press, November 14, 2019, “Filmmaking duo brings ‘anti-comedy’ home”, article by Frances Koncan
Exclaim, September 22, 2019, “JFL42 Review: Tom Henry Lets the Audience Run the Asylum”, article by Audrey Carleton
RBC Emerging Filmmaker Competition Finalist, 2017, Winnipeg, MB
VUCAVU, July 5, 2017, "Poisoning The Patriarchy With 'Female Gaze'", Essay by Leah Fay Goldstein
WNDX Festival of Moving Image Jury Prize: Best Prairie Work, 2016, Winnipeg, MB
The Manitoban, February 23, 2016, "Achieving Alumni: Alex Ateah & Kylie Friesen", article by Olivia Michalczuk
The Winnipeg Free Press, April 30, 2015, "Bright Futures", article by Steven Leyden Cochrane