EDUCATION
2013 MFA- Visual Arts: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
EXHIBITION RECORD
2026 Off the Beaten Path, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2025-26 New Views, AFA Art House, Calgary, AB
2025 AGA100: Act 3 Words to Worldmaking, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2024 Road Trip Menagerie, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2023 Lasting Legacy-Honouring the History of Visual Arts at Extension, Group Exhibition, FAB Gallery, Edmonton AB
2023-26 Women Gone Wild, AFA Traveling Exhibition Program (TREX), Travels across AB
2022 Closer to Home, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2021 Artists in the Fallow Group Exhibition, Edmonton, AB
2020 Crossroads and Corridors, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2019 Art Market San Francisco , San Francisco CA with Newzones
2018 Vanitas, RBC Project Room, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2018 The Still Season, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2017 Summer Salon: Christine Flynn and Samantha Walrod, Parts Gallery, Toronto ON
2016 Look 2016, The Museum of Contemporary Art Calgary, AB
2016 Distant and Familiar, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2016 Summer Salon, Parts Gallery, Toronto, 2014 Majestic Wanderer, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2015 Brainstorms: UAlberta Creates, Edmonton AB
2014 Duets: Shared Ideas in Painting, University of Alberta Enterprise Square Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2013 Split Seconds, Soft Edges, Solo Exhibition, FAB Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2013 Animal Skins and Visual Surfaces, University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Foster Gallery, Eau Claire, WI
2012 Schmancy, Art Park Contemporary Art Exhibition, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
2012 Unstable Natures, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2011 The Fine Art of Schmoozy, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2010 In Place, Parts Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010 Dallas Art Fair, Dallas TX, with Newzones
2009 Daydreams in Transit, Solo Exhibition, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2009 Brown Bag Lunch Fundraiser, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB
2009 Elephant Artist Relief Fundraiser, Arrata Opera Centre, Calgary, AB
2008 Wayne Gretzky Rocks, Newzones Gallery, Calgary, AB
2008 Pameran Poskad Show, Singapore
2008 NASAD Review Exhibition, Main Mall, ACAD, Calgary, AB
ART FAIRS
2019 San Francisco Art Market with Newzones Gallery
2015 Love Art Fair with Parts Gallery
2010 Dallas Art Fair, with Newzones Gallery
RESIDENCIES
2018 RBC Work Room Residency at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2009 Self Directed Production Residency, The Banff Centre, AB
SELECT GRANTS/AWARDS
2019 MacEwan University Sessional Professional Development Grant, Edmonton, AB
2019 “Vanitas” nominated for the Eldon and Anne Foote Prize, Edmonton, AB
2019 Artist in Residence Funding, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton AB
2013 Graduate Students' Association Professional Development Award, Edmonton, AB
2010-12 University of Alberta Graduate Studies Scholarship, Edmonton, AB
2011 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarship
2011 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Individual Project Grant
2011 Individual Project Grant, A.F.A
2010 Masters of Fine Art Scholarship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2009 Career Development Grant, A.F.A.
2008 Art Central Studio Prize
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2019- Present MacEwan University- Allard Hall, Edmonton, AB - Foundation Drawing Instructor
Winter 2020- Present MacEwan University- Allard Hall, Edmonton, AB - Drawing 1 Instructor
Spring 2013- 2022 Painting Workshop instructor Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association
Fall 2014 - 2023 University of Alberta- Extension Campus, Edmonton, AB - Drawing and Painting Instructor
Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2018 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB - Drawing and Fundamentals Instructor
Fall 2017, Fall 2018 University of Alberta - Augustana Campus, Edmonton, AB - Guest Lecturer, second year painting
Fall 2018, Winter 2019 University of Alberta, Main Campus Edmonton, AB- Guest Lecturer, fourth year painting
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2026 Robinson, Lisa. “Samantha Walrod: Off the Beaten Path”, Preview Magazine, Sept/Oct Issue, 2026
2026 “Samantha Walrod: Off the Beaten Path”, Interview with Kate Stevens, The Upload, CKUA Radio, 27 Aug 2026
2026 Ebuenga, Katrina. “Samantha Walrod: Off the Beaten Path”, The Reflector, Mount Royal University, 17 Sept 2026
2024 “Meet Samantha Walrod” Canvas Rebel, 8 April 2024
2024 Robinson, Lisa. “Earth to Eternity & Landscape to Land Use”, Preview Magazine, Jun- Aug Issue, 2024
2018 Ritchie, Laura. “Vanitas”, Exhibition Catalogue and Essay, Published: Art Gallery of Alberta
2014 Ker, Lucas. “The Memory of a Fleeting Moment”, Fast Forward Magazine, October 2014 Issue
2014 Priegert, Portia. “Samantha Walrod”, Galleries West, 2 Sept 2014
2013 Butzler, Jeanine. “Animal Skins: Visual Surfaces”, Exhibition Catalogue and Essay, Published: University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
2013 Willerton, Alana. “U of A artist weighs on human impact on wildlife”, The Gateway, University of Alberta, 23 Jan 2013
2009 “Samantha Walrod”, Interview by Brian Pawlak, On the Arts, Gay Calgary and Edmonton Magazine, Sept 2009
2008 Orchard, Trist. “Collage Comotion” ARTSCENE, Avenue Magazine, Nov 2008
2008 Kar, Indrani. “Going Out with a Bigger Bang”, Swerve, 2008
2007 K. Adrian Yip, “The Adventures of Samantha Walrod and Mysterious Studio Soil”, Current Projects, April 2007
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
Cenovus, Calgary, AB
DHM Family Law, Calgary, AB
Harrison Heath Care, Calgary, AB
Peaks Hotel and Spa, Banff, AB
Rodin Law Firm Litigation Counsel, Calgary AB
RSM Canada, Calgary, AB
The Calgary Stampede Art Collection at the BMO Centre, Calgary AB
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Various private collections