Located on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ı́lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
2024-present: Sessional Faculty at Wilson School of Design at KPU
2018-present: Sessional Faculty at Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2020-2024: Product Design Lead (Outdoor + Decor) for Article.
2018-2020: Product Manager (Outdoor) for Article.
2017-2019: Research Assistant at Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Design + Nature
2017: Seminar Leader at Emily Carr University of Art + Design Spring 2017 | SOCS 202 Ecological Perspectives - Design
2014-2018: Freelance under a— s design
2011-2016: Product Developer and Designer for GlucksteinHome
Education
2016-2018: Masters of Design, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2015: Chair Design and Fabrication, OCAD Continuing Education Fall 2015
2013: Inside the Canadian Art Market, OCAD Continuing Education Fall 2013
2007-2011: BA Art History/minor English, University of Guelph
Group Exhibitions
2025 - "Chair 2 in Rosso" The Faculty Show: Celebrating Creativity and Diversity, Libby Leshgold Gallery
2024 - "Chair 2 in Rosso" Prototype, Interior Design Show
2018 - “/expectations in material culture & re-thinking our separation of space” The Show, Graduate Show, ECUAD
2016 - “Chair” Contours, OCAD Continuing Studies
Publications
2019 - Shaw, A. (2019). An Unexpected Rapport: Mushrooms, a Designer + Everyone Else. In Fletcher, K., Tham, M., St. Pierre, L. (Eds), Design + Nature: A Partnership (pp. 32-37). Routledge.
2018 - Shaw, A. (2018). Expectations in Material Culture & Re-thinking Our Separation of Space. [Vancouver] : Emily Carr University, 2018.