Biography

My name is Emily Rose Govier Honderich. I live and work in Toronto and Canmore Alberta, Canada.   I create media artworks,paintings, and drawings.The Mediums I work with include Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour, Digital Illustrations, Charcoal, Knitting, Crochet, Rug Hooking,  and Weaving.  My art related education includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated Media from the Ontario College of Art and Design. I have been mainly producing abstract paintings and iPad illustrations throughout the past five years. I also have worked for years as a freelance graphic designer for The Shoe Project. 

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Education

2008 - April 23, 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated Media
Ontario College of Art and Design University
Toronto, Canada

2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Arts and Digital Technology
3rd year completed.
Alberta University of the Arts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Exhibitions and Publications

2024 – Art on the Brain Expressive Arts Show
https://bist.ca/art/2024-virtual-art-on-the-brain-expressive-art-show/emily-honderich/

2023 - “Water Lilies: Stories by Young Afghan Women” Book Cover Design, The Shoe Project

2022 - 2022 Logo designed commissioned for future Calgary Peace Museum
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2021 - 2021 Being Scene
Workman Arts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2019 - 2020 Expressive Arts Show
Brain Injury Society of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Group Exhibition

1997 - 1997 Solo Exhibition
Weeds Cafe
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Awards

2023 Volunteer of the Year Brain Injury Society of Toronto
DaVinci Award in Art and Design (Abelard School)

Professional Experience

2020 - Present Freelance: Artist and Graphic Designer
eRose Graphics
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2022 – 2024 Brain Injury Society of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

2019 - 2020 Legal Assistant
Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2011 - 2022 Graphic Designer
The Shoe Project
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2010 - 2011: Assistant Librarian
Toronto Star Library
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2009 - 2022 Host and Museum Clerk
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
Canmore, Alberta, Canada