CV - CAT LIPIEC

@cat.a.loupe

Education
Concordia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Montreal, QC, 2021 - 2025
Canterbury High School, Visual Arts Program, Ottawa, ON, 2012-2016

Exhibitions/Events
FOFA Gallery, Grieving Reveries, Montreal, QC, Jan 12 - Feb 21, 2026
NCECA, STEAM Poster Session, Salt Lake City, UT, March 26 - 29, 2025
VAV Gallery, Ephemeral Echoes, Montreal, QC, Jan 30 - Feb 8, 2025
VA Sculpture Gallery, Burning Down the House, Montreal, QC, Oct 26-27, 2024
The District at Beltline, Night Light Festival, Calgary, AB, Sept 26-29 2024
Casa Obscura, Protohérisse / BP: Unabomber, Montreal, QC, May 8-9 2024
Galerie 1040, Au-dela de la Surface, Montreal, QC, April 23 - 29 2024
VAV Gallery, Manifestos, Montreal, QC, April 15-26 2024
EV Junction, FFAR Out! How Keywords Shape Art, Montreal, QC, April 19 2024
Produit Rein, Art Matters Festival: Made of Candela, Montreal, QC, March 13 - 24 2024
Project 10, Festival Opulence, Montreal, QC, November 4, 2023
Concordia MB Building, Art Matters Info Party, Montreal, QC, September 14, 2023
La Sala Rosa, BARKA/Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra Performance Collaboration, Montreal, QC, May 28 2023
WIP Espace Boutique, Interface, Montreal, QC, May 12 2023
Atelier Galerie 2112, Concordia University End of Year Undergraduate Fibres Exhibition, Montreal, QC, April 27 - May 1 2023
Notre-Dame des Quilles, Performance Collaboration with Valeria Ortiz , Montreal, April 8, 2023
435 Beaubien, Art Matters Festival: I Wish I Could Fly, Montreal, QC, March 24 2023
Place Ville Marie, Art Souterrain Festival, Montreal, QC, March 18 - April 9 2023
VAV Gallery, InArte Journal Exhibition: Impetus, Montreal, QC, March 27 - April 1 2023

Professional Experience
Owner/Co-Founder/Technician, Atelier Slab & Coil, Montreal, QC, 2025 - Present
Ceramic Technician, Visual Arts Center, Westmount, QC, 2025 - Present
Sustainable Studios Concordia, Concordia University, Montreal, QC 2024-2025
Concordia Ceramic Student Association, Co-President/Booking Officer, Concordia University, Montreal, QC 2024-2025
Assistant Ceramic Technician, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2023-2024
Artist Assistant, Glaze Work and Research for Eddy Firmin, Montreal, QC, 2023
The Mud Oven, Studio Assistant, Ottawa, ON, 2016

Residencies
Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Artist in Residence, Skopelos, Greece, May 2024

Workshops
Experimental Clay with Cory Brown, La Meridiana Ceramic School, Italy, May 2026

Artist Talks
FOFA Gallery, Lunch Break Series, Montreal, QC, Feb 10, 2026

Catalogs/Publications
FoFa Gallery, Grieving Reveries Exhibition Catalogue, 2026
Concordia University, Concordia’s undergraduate Keywords exhibition celebrates process and Collaboration, By Vanessa Hauguel, May 28 2024
InArte Journal, Impetus, 13th Edition, 2023
Concordia Fibres Exhibit, Exhibition Catalog, 2023
Art Matters Festival, Exhibition Catalog, 2023

Collections
Art Souterrain Permanent Collection, Montreal, QC
International Educational Collection, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
International Collection to Fund Scholarships, La Meridiana Ceramic School, Italy (contributing artist)
Various International Personal Collections, Canada, Panama, Greece, Italy

Awards and Honours
Concordia Ceramic Award of Excellence, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2025
Concordia Ceramic Award of Excellence, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2024
Lillian Rapport Memorial Award,Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Ottawa, ON, 2016
Award of Achievement in Visual Arts,Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Ottawa, ON, 2016
Ontario Scholar Award,Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Ottawa, ON, 2026
Silver Metal Award/Grade Average over 90%,Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Ottawa, ON, 2016