Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)

Tyson Isted

www.tysonisted.art

tysonisted.art@gmail.com

​Canadian

Born: Regina, Saskatchewan

Residence: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

​​Membership: 2025 Glass Art Association of Canada ( GAAC)

Educational Background

2007 – May 2012 Graduate, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Glass Major, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta

2005 – 2006 transfer, Bachelor of Arts; Fine Arts, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan

Work Experience

September 2024 – Present – Artist – Tyson Isted Art - Oil painting, Glass Blowing, Face painting

March 2024 – September 2024 – Career Industries – Wood Shop Supervisor - Core Sample Boxes

2022 October – March 2024, Carpenter, Atmosphere – flooring and home renovations – demolition and installer; bathrooms, kitchens, flooring, backsplashes, and cabinets

2016 May to September 2022, Glass Artist at Lumel Studios – gallery production, customer commissions, ash creations, and teaching workshops

2015 - 2016, Carpentry Lumel Studios Glassblowing studio build

2013 – 2015, Carpentry Weibe Contracting – One timber framed house, two duplexes, and a four-plex

2010 - 2013, Goldray Industries, Architectural Decorative Glass – Lab and Marketing glass samples, painting and colouring matching, silk screening, laminating, sandblasting,  cutting, and edging glass

Artist Opportunities and Professional Development

2024 September, Learn to Sew and Stitch - Create a Plush Stuffy, 5 day workshop with the Yukon Literacy Coalition

2023 Summer, Design, Illustrate, and digitally vector a garden-themed colouring book for the Yukon Literacy Coalition

2022 July 18 – August 1, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Parks Canada, and the Yukon Arts Centre – Artist Residency

2022 June, Yukon Conservation Society – Created at the Canyon Artist

2022 February, Nakai Theatre, Training for Camp Youth Facilitator

2016 June, Yukon Chalk Art Festival

2015 Art on the Tables – Café Balzam, Whitehorse

2013 Sternwheeler Saloon – paddle wheeler sign – currently in the Smoke and Sow Restaurant

2013 Summer, The Whitehorse First Art Battle

2012 January – 2013, Renting hot glass studio time at Double Struggle Glass Studio

2010, Glass Art Association of Canada (GAAC) Conference Montreal, Quebec

2009 Fall, CUD workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design

2009, Dante Marioni, John Dewit, and Raven Skyriver workshops, Alberta College of Art + Design

2009 Summer, Glass Art Society (GAS) Conference Corning, New York

2009 Winter, Alberta College of Art + Design Smart Night center piece production (cold working)

Artwork Sales

2025 - On Earth as in Heaven, oil paint on canvas, 48 x 24 inches, 2025 - private collector

2025 - Cosmic Equations, oil paint and oil pastel on canvas, 11 x 14 inches, 2024 - private collector

2025 - Sweet as Honey, oil paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2024 - private collector

2025 - In the Clouds, oil paint on canvas, 22 x 11 inches, 2014 - private collector

2025 - Always With You , oil paint on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 2013 - True North Respiratory Therapy Services LTD

2025 - Going Beyond, oil paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2025 - Church of the Nazarene

2024 – Send Out a Line (kite flyer), oil on canvas, 11 x 22 inches – private collector

2023 – Mät'atäna Män (Kathleen Lake), oil on canvas, diptych 12 x 36 inches, 2022 - private collector

2022 – Elephant Straw Goblet, blown glass, 2013 – private collector

2022 – The Frog and the Ram, oil on canvas, 12 x 36 inches, 2022 – private commission

Group Exhibition

2022 August, Created at the Canyon, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2016 March, The Glass Frontier, Arts Underground, Edge Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2011 April, Spring Glass Exhibition, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta

2011 March, Face Our Space, Eau Claire Market, Calgary, Alberta

2010 September – February 2011, 3D Glass, Alcove Gallery, Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta

2010, P2C2 Professional Practice Contemporary Context, Marion Nicole Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta

2010, Glass Show, Main Mall Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta

2010, Living Glass History Show, Main Mall Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta

2009, Summer, Glass Instruments, Marion Nicole Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta, Sled Island Music Festival

2009 Summer, Student Exhibition, 39th Annual Glass Art Association, Corning, New York, U.S.A.

2008 Fall, Hot Show 2 – 222, room 371 at the Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta

Solo Art Exhibitions

2025 May, To See Without Looking, Northern Front Station, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Canada.

2025 February, Collecting Memories - First Solo Art Exhibition, Northern Front Station, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Canada.

Volunteer

2022 - present, Church Ministries, Music and tech, Filipino Church of the Nazarene, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

2019 Sourdough Rendezvous – Kids Fest, Face Paint

2009 Fall, Alberta College of Art + Design 1st year Glassblowing Teacher Assistant to Marty Kaufman

2009 Winter, Alberta College of Art + Design 1st year Glassblowing Teacher Assistant to Robert Geyer

2009 Winter, Alberta College of Art + Design 3rd year Glassblowing Teacher Assistant to Jim Norton

2008 Fall, Alberta College of Art + Design 1st year Glassblowing Teacher Assistant to Marty Kaufman

2008 Fall, Alberta College of Art + Design 2nd year Glassblowing Teacher Assistant to Jim Norton