Camille Rojas (b. 1993 Toronto; lives and works in Toronto) is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in film, photography and performance. Her work is informed by experiences traversing through life and the hyperfixations that sometimes come from it and the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which the way in which. Recent interests include: X, Y & Z.
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EDUCATION
2017 BFA in Photography Studies | Toronto Metropolitan University School of Image Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Sothebae’s, Erin Stump Projects, Toronto
2017 System of a Gesture, Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto
2016 The Whistler, Curated by Heather Rigg, Alliance Française Gallery, Toronto (CONTACT Photography Festival)
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS + SCREENINGS
2023 Gesture as Ellipsis, curated by Luther Konadu, Blinkers Art & Project Space, Winnipeg
2019 An Archive, But Not An Atlas, Curated by Liz Ikiriko, Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto (CONTACT Photography Festival)
ONLINE PROGRAMMING
2020 Moving Ether Way, Curated by Holly Chang and Karina Iskandarsjah, Trinity Square Video, Toronto
2020 MOVEMENTS, in collaboration with Sofia Mesa, Gallery TPW, Toronto
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2022 Pilot Episodes, Toronto Dance Theatre
2017 Art Gallery of Ontario, Sub Residency with Emilia-Amalia working group
PERFORMANCES (* INDICATES SOLO)
2023 Assemblies by Eve Tagny, Curated by Kari Cywnar, Nuit Blanche, Toronto
2022 c(o)rporeal dissssonance, DAZIBAO, Montréal *
2020 Les Gestes Flottent, S’empilent et Éclatent, Curated by Maude Johnson & Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau, Regart Centre D'artistes en Art Actuel, Lévis*
2020 Performance in response to the exhibition Handle With Care by Wedge Curatorial Projects, Curated by Emilie Croning & Maria Kanellopoulos, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2019 Algorithm, Ryerson Artspace at 401 Richmond (Nuit Blanche), Toronto*
2019 System of a Gesture, Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto
AWARDS + GRANTS
2021 Career Catalyst, Ontario Arts Council
2021 Research and Creation, Canada Council for the Arts
2020 Arts Response Initiative, Ontario Arts Council
2019 Visual Artist Creation, Ontario Arts Council
2019 Visual Artist Creation, Toronto Arts Council
2018 Exhibition Assistance, Ontario Arts Council
2015-16 SF Award, Ryerson University School of Image Arts
FUNDRAISERS
In-Residence, Online Artist Benefit, led by Kevin Boothe & Robert Wainstein
Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto
Salon 44, Gallery 44, Toronto
PUBLICATIONS
2024 CBC 2025 Arts Trend Forecast, Leah Collins and Chris Hampton
2020 CBC Arts: COVID Residency, by Lise Hosein
2020 Blackflash Magazine: “Online Exhibitions and the Long Game of History”, by sophia bartholomew
2019 Canadian Art: Review for Algorithm (performance), by Dallas Fellini
2019 Esse Magazine: Review for System of a Gesture (performance), by Heather Canlas Rigg
2018 Public Parking, “Body in the Plural: In Conversation with Camille Rojas”, by Luther Konadu
PRESENTATIONS
2023 Introduction to NFTs and Blockchain, Ontario Art Galleries Association, Toronto
2021 The Other NFT Report, Trinity Square Video, Online
2018 Artist talk to thesis students, Ryerson University School of Image Arts, Toronto
2018 Artist talk, in response to Tanya Lukin Linklater’s “Slay All Day”, mama projects, Toronto
2018 Lecture, “The Art of Public Speaking”, Presented by Trampoline Hall, Curated by Aley Waterman, Toronto
2017 Artist talk to thesis students, Ryerson University School of Image Arts, Toronto
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Juror, Toronto Arts Council, Visual Arts Projects
2024 Low-Res Photography Intensive Instructor, Gallery 44, Toronto
2023-Present Outreach Manager, Images Festival, Toronto
2024-Present Artistic & Administrative Partner, The Toronto Dance Community Love-In
2023 Low-Res Photography Intensive Instructor, Gallery 44, Toronto
2022 Artists in the Library, Gallery 44, Toronto
2022 Project Manager, Artist-Run Blockchain, Trinity Square Video
2022-2023 Board Member, Executive Committee, Gallery TPW
2020-2022 Co-Artistic Director: The Toronto Dance Community Love-In
2020-2021 Jury Member (Dance Projects), Canada Council for the Arts