Miya Kosowick Mawatari
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Lives and works in London, UK

1998        Born in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada


Education

2023        Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London, UK
                 
                  MA, Fine Art - Distinction

2021         University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

                  BA, Cultural Anthropology major, Visual Arts minor
 


Festivals and Residencies

2024       Artist in Residence, The Art House x WCCD, Acrylicize, London, UK


2023      Bodies of Water, Slash Arts and Canal Dream CIC,      King’s Cross Day for London Design Biennale, London, UK

                International Art Week, ADEMA Escuola Universitaria, Palma, Spain

                PARALLEL Festival, Cookhouse Gallery, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK and CVS Gallery, Hong Kong



Group Exhibitions

2024        How Green Was My Valley, Duo exhibition with Phillip Rhys Olney, The Art House, London, UK

                  Open Call, Phony Art Collective, Brighton, UK

                  Bloom, Outhouse Gallery, London, UK

                  Dear Life, Exhibition and Project Space, Central Saint Martins, London, UK

2023        Mother Tongue: Bodies Beyond Words, Millbank Tower, London, UK

                  2023 - 2024 Emerging Artist Exhibition, Team Lewis Foundation, London, UK

                  MA: Fine Art Postgraduate Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK

                  Sentient Cities, Biblioteka, London, UK

                 In-Between, Landing D Block organised by MA Curating students at Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK

                 Internal States, Cookhouse Gallery, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK 

                 Common People, St. Saviours Church, London UK
                 
2022        Side by Side, Cookhouse Gallery, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
                  Departure Lounge Show, MAFA Studios, Chelsea College of Arts London, UK

2021         Presenting Local Emerging Artists, The Art Shop, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada     

                  I in Paint, The Art Shop, 698 West 16th Ave, Vancouver, Canada

                  The Fold, Undergraduate Show, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

                  The Permanent Collection Show, Hatch Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

2020        No Leftovers, Juice Truck, Vancouver, Canada
                  

2019         Mixed Gems, Redgate Arts Society, Vancouver, Canada
                  Divine Feminine, The Playground, Vancouver, Canada



Awards & Recognition

2024       Alumni Fellow, University of Arts London, Chelsea College of Arts and Camberwell, UK 

2022      International Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Arts London, Chelsea College of Arts, UK

2021        Artist Talk, The Fold Seminar Series for Graduation Show, University of British Columbia, Canada