ROWAN PANTEL
ART - PUPPETRY - DESIGN
Skills
PUPPETRY
PRINTMAKING
PHOTOGRAPHY
DESIGN
TEACHING
Education
2014 Master of Fine Arts – Intermedia, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Great Distinction - Studio, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Additional Training
2015 The Language of material and objects: Movement and experimental puppetry - Alice Therese
Gottschalk, National Puppetry Conference,The O’Neill, Connecticut.
2015 Puppetry & Live Performance - Jim Kroupa,National Puppetry Conference, TheO’Neill, Connecticut.
2014 Glove Puppetry - Paul Vincent Davis & Brad Shur, National Puppetry Conference, The O’Neill, Connecticut.
2014 Marionette Design & Construction - Jim Rose & Philip Huber, National Puppetry Conference, The O’Neill,
Connecticut.
2014 Puppet Theatre Intensive - Peter Balkwill & Juanita Dawn, the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, The Banff
Centre, Banff, AB.
2013 Viewpoints Workshop - Ingrid Hansen, Int’l Fest. of Animated Objects, Calgary, AB.
2012 3D Puppetry & Film - Chrystene Ells, Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, Regina, SK.
Residency Programs
2014/15 Resident Artist, Department of Visual Arts, University of Regina.
2014 Summer Resident Artist, Department of Visual Arts, University of Regina.
Work Experience
Outreach Coordinator - Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society, Regina, SK. 2015-Present.
Festival Coordinator - International Puppet Underground Film Festival Plus, Regina, SK. 2014-Present.
Associate Artist - Common Weal Community Arts, Regina, SK. 2013-14.
Instructor - Print Media. University of Regina, Regina, SK. 2013.
Instructor - Printmaking I, II, III & IV. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 2013.
Instructor - Introduction to Print Media. University of Regina, Regina, SK. 2012.
Curator - University Art Collection, University of Regina, Regina, SK. 2011-2012
Facilitator - Dunlop Art Gallery. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2011-2012.
Collection Assistant, interim - Kenderdine/College Building Art Galleries. Saskatoon, SK. 2009.
Gallery Assistant - Darrell Bell Gallery. Saskatoon, SK. 2008-2009.
Collection Assistant - Kenderdine/College Building Art Galleries. Saskatoon, SK. 2007.
Gallery Facilitator - Kenderdine/College Building Art Galleries. Saskatoon, SK. 2003-2007.
Workshop Facilitator
Puppetry & Mask Making, Regina Public Library, Maker 2015, 2015.
Puppet Construction & Animation, Workshop Tour - Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange. 2015.
Puppet Workshop, Culture Days, Regina, SK. 2014.
Puppet Workshop Facilitator, Saskatchewan Drama Association - Provincial Festival,Regina, SK. 2015
Puppet Consultant for Charlotte's Web, Regina Little Theatre, Regina, SK. 2014.
Puppet Workshop, Culture Days, Regina, SK. 2014.
Honors & Awards
2015 Professional Development Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
Disney Scholarship. Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Puppetry Conference, USA.
2014 Independent Artist Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Scholarship. Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Puppetry
Conference, USA.
2013 Professional Development Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
Culture on the Go - Travel Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
Emerging Female Visual Artist, Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts.
2012 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Social Science & Humanities
Research Council, Canada.
Student Participation Grant. Emma “Unplugged” 2012, Emma International Collaboration & the
Saskatchewan Craft Council.
2008 Saskatchewan Winner of BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition, Sponsored by Bank of
Montreal Financial Group.
Publications
2015 "An Archival Approach to Interpretation", Interpresting The Museum, MuseumsEtc. 2015.
Selected Screenings
2015 Expanded Cinema - The Great Saskatchewan Timelapse Project. Participating Artist. Regina, SK.
International Puppet Underground Film Festival Plus. Regina, SK.
The International Festival of Animated Objects, Calgary Animated Objects Society, Calgary, AB
2013 Cinema Under the Stars, City of Regina. Regina, SK.
International Puppet Underground Film Festival!, Dunlop Art Gallery & the Regina Public Library Film
Theatre. Regina, SK.
The International Festival of Animated Objects, Calgary Animated Objects Society. Calgary, AB.
Set Design
2016 Aiden Flynn Lost his Brother So He Makes Another, Theatre Howl.
2015 Our Four Walls, Thigh High Theatre and MuD Collective.
Selected Exhibitions
2015 Cynefin, Affinity Gallery, Saskatchewan Craft Council. Saskatoon, SK. (solo exhibition) * juried
VALARC Summer Residency, Fifth Parallel Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, SK.
2014 Printed Matters Now, Curated by Dee Gibson, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Hello...Reflections, Tae Contemporary Art Gallery. Regina, SK.
2013 Cynefin -MFA Exhibition, Mackenzie Art Gallery. Regina, SK. (solo exhibition)
Toon’s Kitchen VII: Trail Home, PAVED Arts. Saskatoon, SK.
2012 From There to Here, group exhibition, Tae Contemporary Art Gallery, Regina, SK.
Café Gossip, a White Bike Project curated by Lindsey Sharman. Zurich, Switzerland.
Decoy, group exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council. Saskatoon, SK.
Now You See It..., group exhibition, Fifth Parallel Gallery, Regina, SK.
Seeds, group exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council. Saskatoon, SK. *juried
2009 Dimensions – Growth (Touring Exhibition of Fine Craft), group exhibition, Art Gallery of Swift Current,
Swift Current; Chapel Gallery, North Battleford, SK. *juried
2008 BMO 1st Art! 2008, group exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ONT. * juried
Dimensions – Growth, group exhibition, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. * juried
Fort á la Corne: Redux, The University Club, University of Regina, Regina, SK. (solo exhibition)
2007 Fort á la Corne, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. (solo exhibition)
The Snow Show, group exhibition, The University Club, University of Regina, Regina, SK.
Memberships
2012 – present Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative
2011 – present PAVED Arts
2008 - present Saskatchewan Craft Council
2007 - present CARFAC Saskatchewan
Services
2014-2016 The Cabinet Collective, Inc., Regina, SK: multi-arts presenting organization.
2011-14 Saskatchewan Environmental Society’s Sustainable Gourmet fundraiser. Saskatoon, SK.
2009 Donation: SNAP! 2009 – A photographic fundraiser for the AIDS committee of Toronto. Toronto, Ont.
Selected Collections
Permanent Collection. Library & Archives Canada, University of Saskatchewan.
2010 - present
2010 - present