BRAMBLE LEE PRYDE
www.brambleleepryde.com | @bramble.lee.pryde
Interdisciplinary Artist, Educator & Curator
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EXPERIENCE
2019 - Present Founder & Owner White Rabbit Atelier
Atelier space and concept showroom that has showcased 50 artists & designers since 2019, Calgary, AB
2019 - Present Director Artist Relations & Operations nvrlnd. Arts Foundation
A Non-profit arts foundation of studios, event and gallery spaces, Calgary AB
EDUCATION
2002 Certificate in Metalsmithing - TAFE Institute, Perth, Australia
1999 Diploma in Design & Formation - Langara College, Vancouver, BC
1995 Foundation Year BFA - Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC
TRAINING
2023 Masterclass Drawing Down the Moon – Berlin Art Institute, Berlin, Germany (forthcoming)
2023 Emergent Technologies in Ceramics – Medalta Society, AB Canada
2023 Textile Mentorship Under MEIMEI – London, UK
2023 Fashion as Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York
2023 Arts and Heritage Management, University of Bossoni, Italy
2023 Mixed Media Animation, Carolyn Kjellberg
EXHIBITION WORK (SELECTED)
Solo
2022 Amuse Bouche, the boutique, Calgary, AB
2021 Années Folles, online show, Calgary, AB
2021 BRDMKR x Bramble Lee Pryde, The Pioneer, Calgary AB (invitation)
2017 Passages Art Show, Ellis Art Studios, Kelowna, BC
Group
2022 Grounded LRT YYC, Contemporary Calgary, Calgary AB (invitation)
2019 Volume 4 nvrlnd. Palace of Manufactures, Kelowna, BC (invitation)
2018 INLAND, 8th seasonal consumer and industry showcase, Toronto ON (juried)
2017 Volume 1 Palace of Manufactures, Kelowna, BC (invitation)
COLLABORATIONS (SELECTED)
2022 Interactive “speaker’s corner” ED&I Commons Project, TransAlta, Equity Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) Commons Space, Calgary, AB (in collaboration with Cory Nespor)
2021 Haze of Youth TAKE OUT, transformed a gallery into a take out art experience, nvrlnd. boutique, Calgary, AB (in collaboration with Sam Mendoza)
2021 Haze of Youth vol 1, nvrlnd. boutique, Calgary, AB (in collaboration with Sam Mendoza)
COMMISSIONS (SELECTED)
2023 Public Art Commission, EPHEMERA, 10’ x 10’ 10’ interactive open air cube with suspended sculptures, Tourism Canada, Chinook Blast, Calgary, AB
2022 Corporate Art Commission, a three-panel mural, 8’ x 16’ TransAlta, Equity Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) Commons Space, Calgary, AB
2019 Public Art Commission, Official Sybil Andrews Merchandise, Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB (invitation)
2017 Public Art Commission, All Babes are Wolves, Pretty Little Liars, Season 7, abc Family Network Television
2017 Public Art Commission, one-of-kind adornment pieces, Marked for Death Tour of 2017, Emma Ruth Rundle (musician)
2016 Public Art Commission, Reverie collection, How to Get Away with Murder, Season 3, abc Network Television
2016 Public Art Commission, All Babes are Wolves, Pretty Little Liars, Season 6, abc Family Network Television
2016 Magazine Commission, Abyss, The Artistry Collective, Ellements Magazine, New York, NY
2016 Public Art Commission, Nouvelle Vague, Montreal, QC (commission & collaboration with Fashion Designer, Maude Nibelungen)
2015 Public Art Commission, All Babes are Wolves, Pretty Little Liars, Season 5, abc Family Network Television
LECTURES AND/OR TEACHING
2023 Street to Studio: Transitioning Practice – Methods – Materials, Calgary, AB
2022 Jewelry Workshops, White Rabbit, Calgary, AB
2022 Jewelry Workshop, Market Collective, Calgary, AB
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
2021 Artist of the Year Maison Simons Montreal, Fabrique 1840, $5,000
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2023 - Present Canadian Artists Representation Le Front Des Artistes Canadiens - CARFAC
2019 - Present nvrlnd. Director Board
2017 - Present Society of North American Goldsmiths - Member
BIBLIOGRAPHY & MEDIA (SELECTED)
Put These 10 Canadian Pieces at the Top of Your Shopping List. Power, S. The Toronto Star, February 17, 2022
Put These 10 Canadian Pieces at the Top of Your Shopping List. Power, S. The Kit, February 15, 2022
Fabrique 1840: three craftsmen honoured rather than one [PHOTOS]. Higgins, F. leSoleil Numérque, July 10, 2021
Noémiah and Goye win the Bourse Fabrique 1840. Simard, V. La Presse, July 2, 2021
White Rabbit Pop-up Shop Opens in Ramsay. McLinden. A., Avenue Magazine, October 1, 2019
The Bounce Opens and Market Collective Takes Over St. Lous Hotel. Gallant, C., Avenue Magazine, June 5, 2019
YYC Artist Showcase Featured Artist, Freq. Calgary, 2019
White Rabbit Pop-Up Shop Opens in Ramsay. McLinden, A. Avenue Magazine Calgary, October 1, 2019
Our Most Original Holiday Gifts Ever. Gater, A., Refinery29, December 3, 2018
5 of our Favourite Independent Canadian Designers. Idiens, E. M. Fashion Magazine, September 25, 2018
13 Female Owned Indie Canadian Owned Brands to Have on You Radar. Stewart, E. CBC Life, September 21, 2018
New & Noteworthy. (feature). Kucy, K., Avenue Magazine, September, 2018, page 104
Le Lou Ula's Offerings Have a Potent Sculptural Direction. Ned, K. Trend Hunters, August 24, 2018
Refined Artistic Jewelry Collections. Ned, K. Trendhunter, August 24, 2018
Inside Look at Bramble Lee Pryde’s Studio. Confort, C., Art Zealous, June 19, 2017
In the Studio with Le Lou Ula. Merrymen Magazine, 2017 (in print only)
Doteables – Gift Guide Dote. Magazine, Holiday 2017 (in print only)
Otherworldly. Elléments Magazine, Spring 2016 (in print only)
Myths of Ancestors. MacRae, M., CVLT Nation, February 8, 2016, (CANADA)
Designers Refining the Notion of Dark Fashion. PAPER Magazine, 2015