Collections

The Art Bank of the Canada Council, Ottawa, Ontario (2002 & 2003)
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2006)
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta (2001 & 2002)
The Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography &
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (2003)

The Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI (2005)
The Cygnet Foundation, New York, New York (2001 & 2002)
The Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada (2000)
Museum London, London, Ontario (2001 & 2003)
The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida (2005)
Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario (2005 & 2006)
Numerous Private Collections


Awards & Scholarships

2005 Artistic Practice and Creation “A” Grant -
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2004 Artistic Practice and Creation “B” Grant -
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
2003 The British International Residency Program -
The Canada Council for the Arts &
The Canadian High Commission, London
2002 Travel Grant - The Canada Council for the Arts & The Department of Canadian Heritage through the
Interdepartmental Partnership with Official Language Communities
2001 The Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography -
The Canada Council for the Arts
2001 Creation and Production Photography “B” Grant -
The Canada Council for the Arts
2000 The Barbara Spohr Photography Award -
The Banff Centre for the Arts
1999 Surface: Media and Visual Arts Program Scholarship -
The Banff Centre for the Arts
1998 Celanese Internationalist Fellowship -
The Canadian Bureau for International Education
1998 Emerging Artist Photography Grant -
The Canada Council for the Arts
1998 Travel Grant -
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
1998 Photography Scholarship -
The Saidye Bronfman School of the Arts
1997 New Works: Media and Visual Arts Program Scholarship -
The Banff Centre for the Arts
1996 Lorne Abramowitz Photography Award -
The Saidye Bronfman School of the Arts
1995 Short Term Photography Grant -
The Canada Council for the Arts
1995 Photography Program Scholarship -
The Banff Centre for the Arts
1994 Artistic Research and Creation “B” Grant -
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
1994 Photography Program Scholarship -
The Banff Centre for the Arts
1993 Explorations Grant -
The Canada Council for the Arts
1992 First Prize: Photography -
Graduation Award - Concordia University
1992 The Concordia Bursary for Academic Achievement -
Concordia University

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007

Coney Island Circus Sideshow - The Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, New York
2005 Love on the Rocks (2 Person exhibition: Liberace’s Closet with Laura Millard’s Ice Paintings) - Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario
2005 Liberace’s Closet - The Eleanor London Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
2004 The Hunters - Raid Projects International, Los Angeles, California
2004 Shari Hatt - Space Gallery, London, England
2003 Dogs: 1999-2002 - The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Curated by Joan Stebbins (hardcover book)
2003 Dogs: 1999-2002 - The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario (publication)
2003 Liberace’s Closet & 52 men in my bedroom - Galerie Trois Points, Montreal
2003 Dogs: 1999-2002 - The Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Curated by Robert Freeman
2002 Shari Hatt - Plug In Institute for Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Curated by Carol Phillips
2002 Dogs: 1999-2002 - The Ottawa Art Gallery, Curated by Renee Baert, Opening Remarks by Andrea Kunard, Curator - The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Talk by Johanna Mizgala, Curator - The Portrait Gallery of Canada
2001 Dogs - The Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Curated by Jon Tupper
2001 Dogs - Museum London, London, Ontario, Curated by Brian Meehan (publication)
2000 Dogs & 52 men in my bedroom - Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Curated by Brice Canyon
2000 Dogs - Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1998 Breast Wishes - The Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
(bookwork publication)
1998 Breast Wishes - Oboro, Montreal, Quebec
1998 Breast Wishes - Latitude 53 Society of Artists, Edmonton, Alberta (publication)
1997 Breast Wishes - VU Centre de diffusion et de promotion de la photographie, Quebec, Quebec (publication)
1996 The Jubilation of Eve - Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (publication)
1996 The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin’ Love Museum - Galerie 303,
Montreal, Quebec
1996 The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin’ Love Museum - Grand Opening, Montreal, Quebec
1993 52 men in my bedroom - The Brenda Wallace Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

Selected Group Exhibitions

2005 Fear Dust: Fallout of the Invasion: The Hunters -
Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002/5 1000 Hounds: a selection from Dogs: 1999-2002,
Curated by Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth
UBS/Paine Webber Art Gallery, New York City
The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida
The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Ohio
The Ross Museum, Chillicothe, Ohio
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
The Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
The Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
The Keihan Gallery, Osaka, Japan
The University of Maryland Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
The Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, West Virginia
2004 The Sneeze: Bull - Gallery Gazon Rouge, Athens, Greece, Curated by Pete Lloyd Lewis and Natasha Makowski (full colour publication: essays by Nelson Henricks, Taru Elfving, Mary Ann Kearns & Dr. Edward Sumner)
2003 A selection from Black Dogs 2001-2002 - Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec
2003 The Atlantic Scene: a selection from Liberace’s Closet -
The National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
2002 Art Throb: The Culture of Obsession: My Mother Looks Like Elvis - Galerie Articule, Montreal, Quebec, Curated by Joanne Balcaen and Peter Hobbs (publication)
2001 Boxed Round 2: Holyfield - The London Regional Art & Historical Museum, London, Ontario, Curated by Melanie Townsend (publication)
2001 Boxed: Holyfield - The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta,
Curated by Melanie Townsend
2001 Oasis: Woods - Galerie Liane et Danny Taran, Montreal, Quebec, Curated by Instant Coffee's Urban Disco Trailer
2001 The R & R Show, a selection from Liberace’s Closet - The Roundhouse, Toronto, Ontario, Curated by Jenifer Papararo
1999 Shopping: Piss Mountie & Jell-O-Jesus - The Other Gallery, Banff, Alberta, Curated by Pete Lloyd Lewis
1996 Hamilton Collects Elvis, a selection from The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin' Love Museum - The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
1994 The All Elvis Hunka, Hunka Burning Love Show, a selection from The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin' Love Museum - Tabula Rasa Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1993 Piéces d'identités, The Jubilation of Eve - Galerie Dazibao & La Centrale, Montreal, Quebec (publication)

Education & Related Activities

2007 Artist in Residence: Atelier d’estampe Sagamie, Alma, Quebec
2006 Juror: Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Artist in Residence: Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Artist in Residence: Raid Projects International, Los Angeles, California
2003 Artist in Residence: Space Studios, London, England
2003 Artist in Residence: The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta & The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
2002 Juror: The Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2002 Artist in Residence: Plug In Institute for Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba & The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
2002 Artist in Residence: The Ottawa Art Gallery & Process Photo Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
2001 Artist in Residence: Museum London, London, Ontario
2000 Intern: The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta
1999 Artist in Residence: Surface: Media and Visual Arts -
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
1999 Celanese International Research Fellow - University of Nevada, Las Vegas MFA Program & The Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
1998 Artist in Residence: St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1997 Artist in Residence: New Works: Media and Visual Arts -
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
1995 Artist in Residence: Photography Program -
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
1994 Artist in Residence: Photography Program -
The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography and Cinema -
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Selected Bibliography

2005 Steve Appleford, Hunting For Masculinity, Feature:
Los Angeles City Beat Magazine (colour cover photograph & article)
2005 Samantha Grice, Shari Hatt’s Dogs, Feature & Full-Page:
The National Post Newspaper (12 colour photographs & 2 black and white photographs)
2004 Nelson Henricks, Dogs, Bilingual Essay:
SAAG Publication (50 colour photographs)
2004 Toby Rose, Shari Hatt, Feature: Dogs Quarterly Magazine
(colour cover photograph)
2004 Céline Tremblay, Chic Animal, Feature: Plaisirs De Vivre Magazine (colour cover photograph & spotlight)
2003 Catherine Osborne, Trend Spotter, Column: Elm Street Magazine
(1 colour photograph)
2003 Corrina Ghaznavi, Dogs, Review: Dart Magazine (3 colour photographs)
2003 Nancy Tousley, Shari Hatt, Feature & Centerfold: The Calgary Herald Newspaper (20 colour photographs)
2003 The List, Canadian Art Magazine (1 colour photograph)
2003 Lyne Crevier, Sortie De Placard, Baz’Art, Ici Magazine (1 photograph)
2003 Joseph Anderson, Shari Hatt, Review: The Lethbridge Insider
2003 Johanna Mizgala, Shari Hatt, Essay: Station Gallery Publication
(2 colour photographs)
2003 Susan Close, Shari Hatt, Review: Border Crossings Magazine
(2 colour photographs)
2003 Héléne Samson, Article: Segments & Spécimens,
Les Éditions J’ai Vu Publication (4 colour photographs)
2003 Shari Hatt, Colour Cover Photograph, Interview & Photographs: Tart Magazine - WINNER: On the Cover, The Canadian Magazine Competition
2003 The Virgin Elvis, collaged photograph included in Mary of Canada: The Virgin Mary in Canadian Culture, Book by Joan Skogan, The Banff Centre Press
2002 Amy Karlinksy, Artist Pays Tribute to Liberace Sartorial Sense, Review: The Winnipeg Free Press (1 colour photograph)
2002 Shari Hatt: New Work - Exhibition Featured on BRAVO, Winnipeg’s A Channel & CBC Radio’s National Arts Report
2002 Kelly Martino, Fall Arts Feature: Beyond the Valley of Liberace, Review: Uptown Magazine
2002 Vivian Tors, Best in Show, Review: Canadian Medical Association Journal (2 colour photographs)
2002 Lyne Crevier, Mythologies Sérielles, Review: Vie des Arts Magazine (1 photograph)
2002 The List, Canadian Art Magazine
2002 Peter Hobbs, Art-Throb: Collecting, Fandom, and Obsession, Bilingual Essay: Articule Publication (1 image)
2002 Terence Dick, Shari Hatt, Review: Canadian Art Magazine (1 colour photograph)
2002 Sanjay Mohanta, Shari Hatt, Review: Lola Magazine (1 colour photograph)
2002 Patrick Nicastro, Un chien vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras, Review: Voir Magazine (1 photograph)
2002 Renee Baert, Dogs, Essay: Ottawa Art Gallery Publication (5 photographs)
2002 Nicolas Mavrikakis, Absolument Kitsch, Review: Voir Magazine
2002 Genevieve Paiement, Pulsating Passions, Review: Mirror Magazine
2002 Henry Lehmann, Obsession And Destiny Rule The Roost At Articule, The Montreal Gazette (1 photograph)
2001 Photographer Hatt Awarded $8,000 Prize, The Mail Star
2001 Montrealer Takes Photography Prize, The Globe And Mail
2001 Alison Cuddy, Dogs, Essay: Museum London Publication
(6 colour photographs)
2001 Jenifer Papararo, My Mother Looks Like Elvis, Feature: YYZ Newspaper (4 artist pages)
2001 Stephen Osbourne, When Your Mama Looks Like Elvis,
Article: Geist Magazine (4 photographs)
2001 The List, Canadian Art Magazine (4 photographs)
2000 Nancy Tousley, Hats Off To The Dogs, Review: Border Crossings Magazine (4 colour photographs)
2000 Jenifer Papararo, In Studio: Shari Hatt, Article: Lola Magazine (3 photographs)
2000 Robin Lawrence, Dogs, Review: The Georgia Straight Magazine
2000 Lisa Smedman, Gallery Goes to the Dogs, Article in The Vancouver Courier (1 photograph)
2000 Mary Francis Hill, Dogs Captures Character of Canines, Article in The Westender: What’s On (4 photographs)
2000 Anne Severson, Dogs in the Garden, Synopsis: Fast Forward Magazine
2000 Shari Hatt, 17 Reasons Why People Should Take Pictures of Dogs, Showcard: Artichoke Magazine (6 photographs)
1999 Henry Lehmann, Art Mags Mostly Pull Their Punches, The Montreal Gazette
1998 Margot Bouman, Shari Hatt's Paradoxical Breast Wishes,
Review: Etc. Magazine (2 photographs)
1998 Andrea Fitzpatrick, Shari Hatt, Review: C Magazine (2 photographs)
1998 Marnie Chivers, Breast Wishes Exhibit Shows Disturbing, Unresolved Issue, Review: Open City Magazine
1998 Lindsay Stewart, Breast Wishes, Feature: Uptown Magazine
(cover & 2 photographs)
1998 Shari Hatt, Virgins for Choice© Feature: Tessera Literary Journal (full-page colour collage)
1998 Shari Hatt, Breast Wishes Bookwork: Floating Gallery Publication (essay & 50 colour photographs)
1998 Nancy Jakubic, Breast Wishes: a Multimedia Installation, Article in Connect Magazine (1 photograph)
1998 Maureen Fenniak, Breast Wishes, Essay: a Latitude 53 Publication (2 photographs)
1998 Susan Forbes, Exhibit keeps abreast of a North American obsession, Review: Vue Weekly (1 photograph)
1998 Liane Faulder, Photographic Exhibit Captures Mixed Message About Breast Size, Article: The Edmonton Journal
1998 Shari Hatt, Breast Wishes, (colour cover) Etc. Magazine (2 colour photographs)
1998 The List, Canadian Art Magazine
1998 Shari Hatt, Breast Wishes: My Career in Surgery, Essay: Tessera Literary Journal (10 photographs)
1997 Anne Golden, Pop Goes the Breast Surgery, Review: Fuse Magazine (3 photographs)
1997 Penny Cousineau, Breast Wishes, Essay: VU centre de la photographie Publication (4 photographs)
1996 The Jubilation of Eve, Annotation: The McClelland & Stewart Canadian Encyclopedia (1 colour photograph)
1996 Lucinda Catchlove, The Jubilation of Eve, Essay: Stride Publication
1996 Lynn Beavis, Breast Wishes, Article: Matriart Magazine (2 photographs)
1995 The All Elvis Honky, Honky Burnin’ Love Museum - Grand Opening featured on Musique Plus, CBC TV’s CityBeat and CBC Radio’s Home Run, Montréal
1995 Lucinda Catchlove, Possessing Elvis, Review: Hour Magazine (1 photograph)
1994 Cathleen Skidmore, The Power of Low Art, Article: Voice Magazine (2 photographs)
1994 Shari Hatt, Virgins for Choice, Feature: Inversions Magazine (full-page collage)
1993 Le Mois de la Photograph a Montréal invites a dozen artists to present their portfolio
1993 Gaetan Gosselin & Monique Régimbald-Zéiber, Pieces d’identités, Essay (1 photograph)
1993 Marie-Michele Cron, Le téléscopage du moi et l’autre, Review: Le Devoir Newspaper (1 photograph - half-page)
1993 Stéphane Aquin, Femmes d’aujourd’hui, Review: Voir Magazine (1 photograph)
1993 Joseé Vinette, Visions de femmes, Review: Montréal Campus Newspaper
1993 Joanne Latimer, Myself, My Art, Review: The Montréal Mirror (1 photograph)

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