Colleen McCarten

Colleen McCarten is a material based visual artist & educator residing in Toronto, Ontario. She has taught textile programs through the Toronto School of Art, Toronto District School Board, The City of Oshawa, CAMH, and the Design Exchange. McCarten is currently a CLTA Lecturer at OCAD University, in the Material Art and Design department.

Colleen has held solo shows at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, and at (formally) Angell Gallery in Toronto. Her work has also been included in group shows at Harbourfront Centre, The Idea Exchange, Ontario Place, as well as the Textile Museum of Canada. She has received grants from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts. Her work is in a number of permanent collections, including the Bank of Montreal (Toronto), Canopy Hotel (Toronto), Simons (Ottawa & Mississauga), & Carbon/American Express (New York).

Education:
Bachelors of Design: Material Art and Design (Textiles), OCAD University, 2009–2013
Landscape Design & Horticultural Studies, Niagara College, 2007–2008
Fashion Techniques & Design, George Brown College, 2005–2007