2024- Shahrzhad Belly Dance Conference

2022-2024-Art for Social Change with Mount Royal University

2023- Living a Creative Life Congress

2023-Social Media Conference

2023-Healthy Aging- Alberta Summit

2023-2020, 2016, 2015-Adobe Max Creativity Conference

2022-Creativity Conference

2022-Creative Placemaking and Community Development

2022-Art for Social Change Network Conference

First Aid Standard Level C- Updated 2021

2020-Shades of Africa- Anti-Racism Advocacy

2020-Mental Health Literacy

2020-U of C Strengthening Communities- Community Development and Engagement

2020-Equitas Play it Fair- Creative Facilitation

2020-Concept Mind Ed- Creative Facilitation

2019, 2020, 2021-Image Theatre

2019-Six Degrees- Civic Engagement, Activism and Social Advocacy

2019-Dance Therapeutics Level 1

2019-Tito Sief- Bellydance Conference- Grand Prairie

2019, 2017-Connections- Community Development

2018-Randa Kamal- Bellydance Conference- Grand Prairie

2018, 2016-Living a Creative Life

2018, 2017-Truth and Reconciliation

2018, 2017-Calgary Afterschool Youth Conference

2017-Engaging Indigenous Youth

2017- Mental Health First Aid

2015, 2017-CAMP – Creativity Conference

2016-CULT- The Gathering- Creativity Conference

2016-Art for Social Justice

Sept 2022-May 2024- Artist as ChangemakerResidency at Village Square Leisure Centre, Calgary, AB, as part of Mount Royal University- Trico Change Makers Studio and Calgary Arts Development

October 7 and 14, 2023- Connecting Threads- 2 day, Fibre based, workshop series around “connection”at Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB. In collaboration with Asmaa Al-issa and Sarah Russell

April 26, 2022- Rundle College Artist in Residence for Creative Arts Day, Calgary, AB

March 1-15, 2020 Imagined Futures Residency with Doorstep Arts in Torbay, UK- Funded by UK Arts Council

• Stephanie and Alia Blog about the experience- *Link no longer available

• Jade Blogs about the experience

Free Spirit Dance- 2022-2024

Dancer and Performer - Calgary

Ashley Rhianne Bellydance- 2021-2024

Dancer with Troupe - Vancouver

Healthy Aging Alberta- United Way of Calgary and Area- Nov 2022- Present

Engagement and Communications Specialist- creative design and community engagement

Project Manager/Lead Event Planner for Healthy Aging- Alberta Summit 2023, Reimagining Aging: Leading the Way Forward for an Integrated Approach, bringing together through provokers, changemakers, and disruptors, creating systems level change to make Alberta one of the best places to grow older

Antyx Community Arts- August 2015- March 2022

Community Engagement Coordinator- Art for Social Change programming coordination and facilitation for youth,

**Majority of youth projects below done during time at Antyx

Lotus Bellydance- 2010-2020

Dancer with Performance Troupe - Calgary

Ad Rodeo Association- Board Member Aug 2015- July 2018

Event Planner- Director of Anvil Awards Gala for best creative in Prairie Provinces

Event Planner- 2022 Anvil Awards Gala for best creative in Prairie Provinces

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association- Sept 2008 - July 2015

Civic Engagement Program Coordinator/Facilitator- Advocacy programming for women

Executive Assistant/Communications- Design, marketing and grant writing/reporting

Enhancing Volunteer Capacity Facilitator- Teaching beginner Graphic Design

Afrikadey! Arts and Culture Association- May 2008-Sept 2014

Board Director, Artist Liaison, Event Planner, Merchandise Coordinator

2024- Village Square Mural- "Hello," Calgary, AB- Completed 160 Sq Ft mural to welcome folks into space. This bright and vibrant mural had textures, patterns, the word Hello was in multiple languages.

2024- Springboard ContainR Village, Calgary AB- Lead Artist, Mentored 102SLGBTQIA+ Youth to create 11 murals on 3 Sea Cans and 8 picnic Tables

2022- Pride of the NE- Village Square Leisure Centre, Calgary, AB- Organizing Project Lead with hired contract artist Makayla Krause for community mural

2021- Diversity- Genesis Centre, Calgary, AB- Supporting Artist partnership together with Noor Sayadi for youth mural

2021- 2SLGBTQIA+ Voices- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership together with Noor Sayadi for youth mural

2021- Turtle Island- Springboard Performance ContainR Village, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV and Bryan Francisco- for youth mural

2021- While we are Young- Springboard Performance ContainR Village, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV and Bryan Francisco- for youth mural

2021- Limbo- Springboard Performance ContainR Village, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV and Bryan Francisco- for youth mural

2020- Connection- Village Square Leisure Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV and Noor Sayadi- for youth mural

2020- Connection- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV and Noor Sayadi- for youth mural

2020- Love is the Message/Jungle- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- supporting Artist for youth mural together with Kerz.XXV and Noor Sayadi

2019- Treaty 7- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Ryan Willert, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2019- Mother Nature- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Ryan Willert, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2019- Roots run Deep- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Ryan Willert, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2019- Galaxy- Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Ryan Willert, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2019- Mother-Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Ryan Willert, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2019- Community Starts at the Soil- The Alex Community Food Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV- for youth mural

2019- Enmax Power Boxes- Various locations, Calgary, AB- Collaborating Artist together with Kerz.XXV- for Youth Mural

2018- We the Lawn-Bob Bahan Aquatic Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Kerz.XXV, Alia Shahab and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2017- #BetterTogetherYYC- The Alex Community Food Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist for youth mural on food insecurity

2017- Beauty of this Land- Treaty 7 History- Forest Lawn Natural Playground, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership together with Keegan Starlight and Dakota Eaglewoman- for youth mural

2017- Diversity- Genesis Centre Culture Days Diversity Fest, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist for community mural with additional artist volunteers

2000- End of an Era- Henry Wisewood High School, Calgary, AB- Collaborating youth artist

1996- Camping- John Ware Jr. High, Calgary, AB- Lead youth Artist

2022-2024- Tree of Life and Community- Village Square Leisure Centre- Lead Artist for Fibre based community project

2021-2022- Calgary Youth Sketchbook Collection- Calgary Public Library- Lead Artist/Project Head for youth project with additional contracted artists

2020 -2021 Covid projects Video- Featuring Wish Tree, Podcasts, Soft Voices, Letters to Seniors, through the Window, Murals, etc.

• 2021- Soft Voices- NE Calgary, AB- Lead Artist for youth project

• 2021- Wish Tree- Genesis Centre, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Noor Sayadi for youth project

• 2020- Letters to Seniors- Two Seniors Centres, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Noor Sayadi for youth project

• 2020- Through the Window- Various Locations, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Noor Sayadi for youth and community project

• 2019-2020- #ListentoMe- Travelling passive protest installation and community engagement, Calgary, AB- Calgary Public Library, IWD, Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary, The Alex Community Food Centre, Youth Forum- Lead Artist partnership with Noor Sayadi for youth project

2019- Tales of Melontopia, Calgary, AB- Illustrated book on Food Justice- Lead Artist partnership with Bryan Francisco for youth project

2017, Sept 29- Hungry for Change- Mayoral Forum, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Bryan Francisco and Syma Habib for youth project

2015-2017- Forest Lawn Natural Playground, Calgary, AB- Calgary city park re-design- Collaborating Artist and Project Lead with Sara Stepa *This Park Won a Placemaking Award (Video: 3:38 timestamp)

2015-2017- Whispers in the Grass- Sound Installation, Forest Lawn Natural Playground, Calgary, AB- Collaborating Artist/Project Lead for two year youth project- In collaboration with Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garett for youth project

2016-2017- Signpost-Forest Lawn Natural Playground, Calgary, AB- Collaborating Artist/Project Lead for year long Youth Project- In collaboration with Lane Shordee for youth project

2017- Focus- Summer Photography Show- Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association, Calgary, AB- Collaborating Artist/Project Lead In collaboration with Krystal Shyunta for youth project

2017- Snapshot- Spring Photography Show- Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association, Calgary, AB- Collaborating Artist/Project Lead In collaboration with Krystal Shyunta for youth project

2016- Eyes on the Ave- Multiple Venues, Calgary, AB: ArtBox, ContainR 17 Ave SE, Beakerhead, Online Digital Showcase, United Way Parade, Pattison Billboard - Collaborating Artist/Project Lead In collaboration with Krystal Shyunta and Kevin Jesuino for youth project- Making of video

2015- Oceans in the Craters of the Moon-Beakerhead, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2024-What is Healthy Aging Alberta?- Lead Artist

2024-What is CORE Alberta?-Lead Artist

2024- Welcome to CORE Alberta-Lead Artist

2022, Feb- Pink Shirt YYC- Youth Podcast- Lead Artist for youth project

• Episode 1- We delved deeper into the concept of anti-bullying, what that means and how we can make a change in our city.

2021- Antyx Voices -10 part Series- Youth Podcast- Lead Artist partnership with Noor Sayadi for youth project

2021, Feb- Pink Shirt YYC- Youth Podcast- Lead Artist for youth project

• Episode 1- what happens to your internal voice when you have been dealing with bullying, how to adopt effective and positive coping mechanisms and how to build your support network

• Episode 2- cyberbullying, what types of cyberbullying out there, how to put limitations on interactions to prevent bullying opportunities and how to protect yourself online from trolls and bullies

• Episode 3- micro-aggressions and unconscious bias. What do these terms mean, how can you look at your own unconscious bias or use of micro-aggressions that may be oppressing others, and how together we can change our communities, systems and interactions.

2020- Antyx Voices- Anti-Racism and UK Doorstep Arts Collaboration- Youth Podcast- Lead Artist partnership with Alia Shahab, Jade Campbell and Noor Sayadi for youth project

• Episode 1- We explore our practice as participatory artists working specifically with young people. We unpack our thoughts around the process of creating vs the end product, social justice as a theme for our work and if we see our work as facilitators as an art in its own right.

• Episode 2 - This series discusses who Doorstep is, what young people get from their agency, what keeps the artists of Doorstep inspired. We also go into what the Democracy Triangle is and what does it take to make quality work with young people.

• Episode 3- This series delves deeper into systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode our youth talk about racism vs. discrimination, what does "defund the police" mean, racism in schools, and how to be an advocate, raise awareness and have difficult conversations with family or friends.

2020, Feb- Pink Shirt YYC- Youth Podcast- Lead Artist for youthproject

• Moni and Sam -what makes a bully, micro-agressions, healthy boundaries, cyberbullying, how schools are talking about this, and healthy coping mechanisms.

• Jared and Josh -bullying, cyberbullying, what makes a bully, side effects of bullying, how to help a bully stop spreading trauma, how to help victims, supports needed, how bystanders can speak up, effects of fear, and more.

2020, Feb- I am Strong- CIWA Youth Forum leadership video- Lead Artist for youth project

2019, Mar- My Story, CIWA Video Series- Anti-Bullying and #MeToo- Lead Artist for youth project

2018, May- CIWA Digital Camp Showcase- Lead Artist partnership with Dwight Farahat and Bryan Francisco for youth project

2017, Sept- Plant the Seed- Music Video on food insecurity- Supporting Artist with Syma Habib for Lead Artists Troo Knot and 33 Visuals for youth project

2017, April- CIWA Video Showcase- Lead Artist for youth project

2016, July- BGCC Anti-Bullying and Anti-Racism Video Showcase- Lead Artist together with Iman Bukhari for youth project

2016, June-BGCC Indigenous Youth Voices Video Showcase- Lead Artist together with Drezus and Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2016, Feb- Rooted-CIWA Animation Showcase- Lead Artist for youth project

2024, April- Metamorphosis Dance Show- Free Spirit Dance, Dancer

2024, Dec- Ringleader Dance Show- Free Spirit Dance, Dancer

2024, June- with Calgary Arts Development, Presentation on Art for Social Change to Calgary City Council

2023- Living a Creative Life Congress- with Calgary Arts Development, Congress speaker for 7x7 panel on Art for Social Change

2019, May 30/31- Permission Slips- Youth Spoken Word Showcase-Eau Claire Market and Ian Bazalgette Jr. High, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist Partnership with Bryan Francisco and Noor Sayadi for youth project

2017, Sept- Hungry for Change- Sign and Social Media Campaign/Intervention- Lead Artist partnership with Bryan Francisco and Syma Habib for youth project in Calgary, AB

2017- Joyful Love Rocks- Spring Public Intervention- Love rocks left in Forest Lawn, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2017- Love Notes to Strangers- Spring Public Intervention- Love notes left in Calgary Public Library locations and books- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2017- Forest Lawn is SEEDED- Public Intervention- Guerilla gardening in Forest Lawn, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2017- Bus Stop Dance Party- Spring Public Intervention Performance at various bus stops in Calgary, AB to bring joy- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2017- MHM #Feel Alive- Spring Colour Fight- Online Intervention to bring joy- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project in Calgary, AB

2017- Fancy Tea Party- Spring Community Intervention performance in a Tim Hortons, Calgary, AB- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2017- How Sweet It Is- Public Intervention- Candy left at bus stops for strangers, Calgary, AB -Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project

2016- Pop Up Lemonade Cafe- Spring Placemaking Community Engagement Intervention- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project in Calgary, AB

2016- Hot Chocolate Cafe- Winter Placemaking Community Engagement Intervention- Lead Artist partnership with Kevin Jesuino for youth project in Calgary, AB

2024, Dec- Under $100 Art Show- Artspot- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2024- July- Art Gallery- Calgary Stampede- Special featured Artist in a Group Show, Calgary, AB

2024- July- Mini Masterpieces- Calgary Stampede- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2024- June-Aug - Connections-Ruberto Ostberg Gallery- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2023 April- Present-Collective Mayhem- Featured Artist, Group Show- Lacombe, AB

2023, August- Jam’s Diner Airdrie- Solo Show, Calgary, AB

2023, June -Aug- Connections-Ruberto Ostberg Gallery- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2023- July- Mini Masterpieces- Calgary Stampede- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2023, Feb-April- Jam’s Diner Inglewood- Solo Show, Calgary, AB

2022, Dec- Under $100 Art Show- Artspot- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2022, May-Aug- Connections- Ruberto Ostberg Gallery- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2022, July- Western Oasis- Calgary Stampede- Showcased Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB- Second Place Winner for Category

2021, Dec- Under $100 Art Show- Artspot- Featured Artist- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2019, July- Antyx/Birdies for Kids Silent Art Auction- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2017, Nov- Antyx/United Way Silent Art Auction- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2017, June 8-17, Food Dignity Art Show- The Alex Community Food Centre, Calgary, AB - Group Show

2008- Stephanie Banszky and Bee Kingdom- Square Butte Ranches, Calgary, AB - Featured Artist- Group Show

2005- ACAD Grad Showcase- Group Show, Calgary, AB

2020, 2019, 2018- Selection/Judging committee- Calgary Mayor’s Awards for Arts Champions

2015-2018- Ad Rodeo Association- Board Member

2013-2014- Afrikadey- Board Member

June 2021- Calgary Arts Development - Living a Creative Life