Artist Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Holly Dyrland (b. 1978, Alberta, Canada)
Currently lives and works in Alberta.
hillhousesd@gmail.com | http://www.hillhousesd.wix.com/hillhousesd | 780.554.7803
Forthcoming Exhibitions
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2024 Solo Show, Crown and Press Gallery, Hamilton Ontario January 13-February 3
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2023
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The Mix|Summer Vibes Group Show - Gibson Fine Art - June/July - w/Charlie Easton, Sheila Kernan, and Shelley Mansel
Solo Exhibition - Highlever Diner, Edmonton, Alberta - April - May (showing with local guest artist Anne DeJong).
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2022
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"Squarefoot Show" February - Julie DeBoer and friends - Painting the West - Julia Veenstra online show
"Squarefoot Show" Autumn - Headliner Artist with Lori Meeboer, Brian Miller and Andrea England
"Squarefoot Show" December - Julia Veenstra and Friends
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Exhibitions
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2021
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Group Show with gallery artists at The Lloyd Gallery, Penticton, BC November 18 - December 2
"Squarefoot Show" November 3-6 - Julia Veenstra online show
"This Land is Our Land" Gibson Fine Art - July 20 - September 11
The Studio Exhibit - Art on 9th Invermere May 1 -July 26
"Squarefoot Show" April 21-23 - Julia Veenstra online show
Life Outside Gear Exchange, Saskatoon, SK. April/May - guest joint show with Kathryn Gorectke Art
“Highlevel Diner Solo Show” (February/March) – Highlevel Diner, Edmonton, Alberta
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2020
Gibson Fine Art Prairie Show - Featured Artist January
Lloyd Gallery Spring Group Show - April
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2019
“Through a Prairie Lens” – June 27-July31 Three Sisters Gallery, Canmore, Alberta. Joint show with artist Kathryn Gorectke of Kathryn Gorectke Art SEE https://katandhollyart.wixsite.com/arts to see paintings.
2018/2019
“Highlevel Diner Solo Show” (December/January) – Highlevel Diner, Edmonton, Alberta
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2017
Celebrating Canadian Art Exhibition - Art Society of Strathcona County - October 2017 - The Loft Gallery, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Our Canada Project - 150 original paintings for Canada’s 150th birthday – September 5 - October 31 - Three Sisters Gallery, Canmore,
Alberta. Showing with artist Kathryn Gorectke of Kathryn Gorectke Art.
Beauty of Canada Exhibition - Federation of Canadian Artists - June - International Gallery and FCA gallery
Calgary Stampede Western Showcase Art Show and Sale - Calgary, Alberta July
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2016
Highlevel Diner Solo Show October/November - Edmonton, Alberta
"Wet Paint" - Colors of Humanity Art Gallery's September online Show www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com Received HONORABLE
MENTION for "The Boat Lock"
Camrose Artwalk - Sacred Arts Cafe, Camrose, Alberta July 8-September 6
Calgary Stampede Western Showcase Art Show and Sale - Calgary, Alberta July 6-18
BestYEG_Artists Exhibition - Alberta Society of Artists - Walterdale Playhouse, Edmonton, Alberta July 5-16
Friends of LCBI Art Show/Sale – 330 Design Group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
“40th Anniversary Winter Festival Juried Art Show & Sale” Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
“Sunrise Village Art Gala” Chuck McLeans Art Center, Camrose, Alberta
2015
“30th Anniversary Open Spring Art Show” Art Society of Strathcona Country, Sherwood Park, Alberta. - 3rd place - Advanced
“Water-Line: Inspiration for Change” Studio C Gallery, Los Angeles, California.
Friends of LCBI Art Show/Sale – 330 Design Group, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
2014
“Scenes from Western Canada” Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
“International Snow Science Workshop” (ISSW) Banff, Alberta
Camrose Art Walk - Camrose, Alberta
Solo Show Millcreek Café, Edmonton, Alberta
Solo Show Café Haven, Sherwood Park, Alberta
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2010-2013
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Painting and teaching art class at The Lantern Church in Calgary, Alberta.
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Relevant Training
Leveling Up Mentorship with Master Artist Mark Heine (Emerging and Professional Tier)– January-October 2021
Doug Swinton Workshop – February, 2020 – Calgary, Alberta
Doug Swinton Workshop – March, 2018 – Calgary, Alberta
Mastering Acrylics II with David Langevin – September, 2017 – Sherwood Park, Alberta
Mastering Acrylics Workshop with David Langevin – May, 2017 – Calgary, Alberta
David Schkolny Workshop – still life – 2016 – Sherwood Park, Alberta
Interior Design Degree – Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta 2003
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Awards
Canada 150 in 150 medallion – July 2017
"Wet Paint" - Colors of Humanity Art Gallery's September online Show www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com Received HONORABLE MENTION for "The Boat Lock" - 2016
THIRD PLACE in the ADVANCED ARTIST CATEGORY for “Off the Rocks” – Art Society of Strathcona County – 2015
Publications
International Artist Magazine, June/July 2022
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Galleries West Artist Feature February 2020
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George, Gary – Editor in Chief. “Prairies and Acrylics” More of Our Canada Magazine, March 2018
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Jacob, Wendy – Features Editor:” Find your Canadian Style Quiz,” House and Home Magazine, online.
https://houseandhome.com/quiz/find-outdoor-decorating-style-quiz/
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Harcourt, Partricia: “Local Artist’s Paintings Accepted into Juried Show”, Tofield Murcery, vol. 97, No. 15, November 2014, p. 10
Dyrland, Holly (compiler) “The Artistry of Life, An Introduction to an Artists Portfolio”, Blurb 2015
Collections
Works held in private collections in Canada, USA, Sweden, Germany and Australia.
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Gallery Representation
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The Lloyd Gallery, Penticton, BC
Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, AB
The Crown and Press Gallery, Hamilton, ON