CIRICULUM VITAE

KAORU RYAN KLATT
September 6, 1984
Phone: 204-284-4277
Email: ryanklatt@gmail.com

EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS
2005-2009– Fine Arts Faculty, University of Manitoba.
2005 – Education workshops and volunteer, Nickel Film Festival 2005, St John’s Newfoundland.
2004 – Life drawing classes, Vashist, Himachel Predesh, India.
2002-2003 – Full time Commercial Photography Program: Post-Secondary, Technical Vocational High School.
2003 – Photography Intern, Ian McCauseland Photography / Brian Gould Photography (component of commercial photography program).
2002-2003 – Philosophy, University of Winnipeg.
1998-2002 – Kelvin High School (Honours)

SOLO EXHIBITION
2010 – "Yasmina’s Yatra", Film premiere & installation, Curated by Mary Reid, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2009 – "Bent", Film premiere, Graffiti Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2009 – "Beet", Performance, Theatre Incarnate, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2008 – "Of A Natural Death", Installation & performance, Cascadia Contemporary, Anacortes, Washington, U.S.A.
2008 – "Optimistic Departure", GoSA Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2008 – "Ursa", Public street performance series, Beijing, China.
2005-09 – "I LOVE YOU PROJECT", Public installation of paintings, Thousands of installations from New York to Alaska to Newfoundland.
2006 – "Jump or Catastrophe", GoSA Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 – "Chuntey Mayham", Ursa Performance, Museum of Clear Ideas, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2009 – "50-500", Urban Shaman, Winnipeg Manitoba.
2006-09 – "I LOVE YOU", www.iloveyougalleries.com (online), Curated by Sharon Harris, Toronto, Ontario.
2008 – "Entia", Performance, Directed by Micheal Duduck, Curated by Mary Reid, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2007 – "The Mouth Boat Show", Label Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2007 – "Bread Show", Aceart Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2007 – "Plastic Woodlands", Video editor, Directed by Joan Larson, Urban Shaman, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2007 – "United for Peace", Video Installation, Crescent Fort Rouge Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2007 – "Shine Thru Rain Music and Art Festival", Public art installation, Sandilands, Manitoba.
2007 – "University of Manitoba Student Show", Aceart Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2006 – "Paint the Town Read", The Embassy, Toronto, Ontario.
2006 – "Actually Inside Out", Weller Manor, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2005 – "Human Rights Exhibition", Label Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2003 – "University of Winnipeg Student Film Festival", Riddell Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2001 – "Freeze Frame Festival", Cinematheque, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

RELATED ACTIVITIES
2010 – Video maker, Still Walking, Adhere and Deny
2010 – Video maker, Far Away (Churchillfest), Theatre Incarnate
2008-10 – Director/producer of “Yasmina’s Yatra” (video production), China, Pakistan, India, Canada.
2008 – Volunteer video maker, “Aboriginal Spiritual Teachings”, Beaverlodge Elementary School, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005 – Founder and facilitator of the “Public Art Student Group”, University of Manitoba.
2004 – Volunteer, “Open City” festival, Ace Art Annex.
2003 – Volunteer Documentary Photographer, Manitoba Commercial Photographers Convention.

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2009 – Collaborative Creation Grant, Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, University of Manitoba.
2008 – Travel Grant, University of Manitoba Students Union.
2007 – Heinz Jordan Prize in Painting, University of Manitoba.
2003 – Scholarship Award, academic achievement, University of Winnipeg.