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b. Toronto (Canada). Currently based in New Haven, CT (USA).
hldreifelds@gmail.com | @h__l__d
EDUCATION
2025 MFA Sculpture, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT (Expected)
2022 W.E.S.T Program, Canadian Welding Bureau, Milton, ON
2021 W.T.T.E Program, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
2014 DEC Specialization in Constructed Textiles, Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QC
2009 BA Applied Human Sciences (Community Development) and Art History, Concordia University, Montreal , QC
RESIDENCIES
2022 ISSP Residency, Riga, Latvia
2019-2022 Textile Studio, Artscape Daniels Launchpad, Toronto, ON
2018-2019 Akin x MOCA Studio Program, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
2014-2018 Craft & Design Studios: Textiles, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
EXHIBITIONS
TWO PERSON
2017 Réflexions/Réfractions, Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QC
2016 Outside the Lines, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON
subtle fragments, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON
GROUP
2024 Upward Spiral, Green Hall Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Moving Sculpture, Schwarzman Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2023 Why do I always fall out of bed at night?, Green Hall Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Archives personnelles, Galerie collection chez Empreintes, Biennale Révélations, Paris, France
Other Tigers, Lost and Found Gallery, Toronto, ON
2019 Soft Walls, TD Community Sundays, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
An Index, Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
Nesot Gaismu, XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Toronto, ON
Movement, Remote Gallery, Toronto, ON
2018 Fibreworks, Idea Exchange, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, ON
What We Breathe In, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2017 Through Me, See You, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
Dwell, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Hourglass, Toronto Offsite Design Festival, Toronto, ON
2016 It’s Not You, It’s Me, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Produits improbables, Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QC
Non-Objective, Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Space Between You and I, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
It Started With A Line, UNTAPPED Emerging Artist Competition, Artist Project, Toronto, ON
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS
2024-2025 CCAM Studio Fellowship, Centre for Collaborative Art and Media, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2024 Dean’s Fellowship Travel Grant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2023 Dorothy Elaine McPherson Memorial Award in Mixed Media, Craft Ontario, Toronto, ON
2022 Artists Abroad Residency Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2019 Studio Bursary, Toronto Artscape Foundation Daniels Launchpad, Toronto
2017 Visual Artist Grant, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto
Studio Scholarship, Craft & Design Studios: Textiles, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
2014 Studio Scholarship, Craft & Design Studios: Textiles, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
2013 Télio Student Award, Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024 Artist-in-Residence - Ceramic Studio After School Program, Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School and Yale Sculpture, New Haven, CT (Upcoming)
Teaching Assistant - ART010 Interdisciplinary Exploration, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2021-2023 Adjunct Lecturer - Advanced Weaving, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON
2017-2021 Instructor - Weaving, Toronto District School Board Continuing Education, Mimico Adult Day Centre, Toronto, ON
2014-2020 Bilingual Educator - Visual Arts, Media Studies, Urban Studies, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2015-2018 Bilingual Educator - Arts and Culture, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
2015-2016 Facilitator - Digital Arts and New Media, Toronto International Film Festival Bell Lightbox, Toronto, ON
2013 Head Facilitator - Weaving, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, New York
2008 Teaching Assistant and Process Observer - AHSC 232 Working in Task Groups, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Fabrication and Installation Specialist , Powerhouse Arts, New York City, NY
2023 Fabrication Shop Monitor, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2021-2023 Welder Fitter - Custom Architectural Fabrication, Discreet & Discreet, Toronto, ON
2020 Colour Technician - Masonry and Conservation, PermaTint Ltd., Greater Toronto Area, ON
2016-2022 Fabrication and Studio Assistant - Project Based, multiple artists, New Haven, CT and Toronto, ON
PUBLIC TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
2024 Artist Juror, XIV Latvian Song and Dance Festival Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
Artist Talk, Canadian Welding Bureau Association Podcast, Milton, ON (online)
2023 Artist Talk, Craft Ontario Awards, Toronto, ON (online)
2020 Artist Talk, Pint-Sized Conversations: Body of Work, Henderson Brewery, Toronto, ON
Intro to Tapestry Weaving, Loom Studio, Toronto, ON
2019 Artist Talk, University of Toronto Schools, Akin x MOCA, Toronto, ON
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Knit Café, Toronto, ON
2018 Artist Talk, Material Art and Design Program, OCADU, Toronto, ON
Experimental Weaving Workshop, Yabu Pushelberg x Souvenir Studios, Toronto, ON
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Knit Café, Toronto, ON
2017 Midi-conférence: parcours artistique, Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QC
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving, Knit Café, Toronto, ON
2016 Artist Talk and Workshop, Pomegranate Guild, Toronto, ON
Fibre as Fine Art, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
Woven Wall Hanging, Craft & Design Studios, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2015 Woven Wall Hanging, Craft & Design Studios, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Visual Arts Specialist, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Fibre as Fine Art, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
PRESS
Canadian Art, “Must Sees This Week: November 24 to November 30, 2016,” 11/24/2016.
Designlines, “6 Must-See Artists to Meet at this Weekend’s Toronto Outdoor Art Fair,” 08/08/2018.
Emese Krunák-Hajagos. “Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, 2017,” 07/17/2017.
Fabienne Couturier. “Les habits neuf des arts textiles,” La Presse.ca, 04/24/2016.
Fran Schechter, “20 Artists To Check Out At The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2018,” 07/03/2018.
Laurence Stenvot. “Deux artistes textiles en dehors des lignes,” Le Metropolitain, 12/04/2016.
Robyn Wilcox. “Intuitive Curation,” Studio Magazine. 01/06/2020.