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Illustrator and cartoonist with 7 years of experience. Jem Woolidge is an artist based in Tiohtià:ke (so-called Montreal, Canada). Jem is a costume designer, cartoonist, and textile artist with interests in participatory performance and illustrative storytelling. His work has been published in Exclaim! Magazine, Canadian Art, and the Montreal Review of Books. He is currently working on his first graphic novel in collaboration with Marlaena Moore, and his comics anthology—The Funnies—can be found at Drawn & Quarterly and on his website, jemwoolidge.com.
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English
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Work Experience
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Canada Council for the Arts
September 29, 2024 - PresentIn collaboration with author Marlaena Moore, lead colour scheme, character design, and hand painted 110 page graphic novel.
Seamstress at Art of Where
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025Production sewing for textile products; assisted pattern cutting and production workflows; contributed to quality control and timely delivery.
Pattern Cutter at Rochefort Atelier
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024Artist’s Assistant at Amery Sandford
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024Customer Service at Patch Halifax
May 1, 2020 - December 30, 2023Teacher’s Assistant at MAKE Summer Camps, NSCAD University
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023Workshop Facilitator at Patch Halifax
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023Facilitator at MacPhee Centre for Craft & Design
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022Artist’s Assistant at Leah Decter
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Seamstress at NSCAD University, Fashion Department
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022Archivist at EC3 Electric City Culture Council
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Program Coordinator at Bierk Art Fund Bursaries, Electric City Culture Council
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Admin / Facilitator at RC4G* Sadleir House Peterborough
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018Gallery Assistant at Artspace Peterborough
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018Collaborating Artist at CUBE Gallery Montreal (Do the Song)
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022Resident Artist at LV Residency, Eastern Edge Gallery
January 1, 2026 - PresentProject (Inner Space) at The Art Gallery of Ontario
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Inner Space project featured in AGO
Teacher’s Assistant at MAKE Summer Camps NSCAD University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023Assisted instructors with workshop setup, materials prep, and tutoring participants in textile and design activities.
Workshop Facilitator at Patch Halifax
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022Led introductory sewing workshops, demonstrated techniques, and supported participant learning.
Facilitator at MacPhee Centre
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022Facilitated Fashion Hacking Camp sessions, coordinated activities, and supported participants’ projects.
Sewing Instructor at Patch Halifax
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Taught sewing techniques and project-based skills to participants in summer camps.
Seamstress at NSCAD University – Fashion Department
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022Support for fashion department sewing needs, fittings, and textile production tasks.
Admin/Facilitator at RC4G, Sadleir House Peterborough
December 31, 2016 - December 31, 2017Administrative support and program facilitation for community arts initiatives.
Education
BFA in Textiles and Fashion at NSCAD University
September 1, 2018 - May 1, 2023Fellowship at artch, Montreal, Quebec
June 1, 2024 - October 30, 2024Qualifications
Joyce Chown Fund
January 1, 2022 - December 13, 2025Joyce Chown Fund
January 1, 2023 - December 13, 2025McInnes Cooper Scholarship
January 1, 2019 - December 13, 2025NSCAD University Entrance Scholarship
January 1, 2018 - December 13, 2025Bierk Bursary
January 1, 2018 - December 13, 2025artch Grant
January 1, 2024 - December 13, 2025Student Art Award in Textiles and Fashion
January 1, 2023 - December 13, 2025Explore and Create - Graphic Novel
January 1, 2025 - December 13, 2025Explore and Create - Costuming
January 1, 2025 - December 13, 2025Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
Illustration of 110 page hand painted graphic novel in collaboration with Marlaena Moore. Watercolour 8.5 x 11 comic pages, story boarding, colour story and characters designed by me.
Comic for Maisonneuve Magazine
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