Megan Slater
[email protected]
Education
2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Craft and New Media, Fibre), Alberta College of Art & Design (AU Arts), Calgary, Canada
Music Projects
2017-present HARSH, drummer, co-lyricist, social media, merchandise production and main booking contact. Other members
include Cam Siferd, Rebecca Siferd, and Rob Morrissette
2019 Swimsuit AssasinationBikini Kill Cover Band, drummer. Other members include Jackie Klapak (Mademoiselle), Ken
Enns, and Kaely Cormack (The Shiverettes
Art Exhibitions
2021 Wilder, Group collaboration project coordinated by Doro Buch, Crescent Heights Community Center, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
2020 Residue, public bench located at Crescent Heights Comminity Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2020 Secret Creature II, Group collaboration project coordinated by Doro Buch, 205 13th ave NE outdoor gallery, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
2018 In the Balance, Group Show, ATB Art Vault, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2016 Making Art for Peculiar Spaces, Group Show, Various locations in Downtown Lethbridge, Presented by The Gallery at
CASA, Lethbridge, Canada
2014 Organic Matters, Group Show, Room 371, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2013 Stretch, Solo Show, Stride +15 Window Space, EPCOR Centre, Calgary, Canada
2013 Grad Show, Group Show, Room 371, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2012 Material Resonance: Celebrating five years of Contextural Residencies, Group Show, Marion Nicoll Gallery Main Space,
Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Notable Music Exhibitions
2020 MASSiF Music Fesitval online live stream.
2020 Rock Lotto in support of Sled Island.
2019 Mobina Galore (Winnipeg), The Ripperz (Winnipeg), Shark Weak, HARSH, High River Brewing Company, High River, AB.
2019 MASSiF Music Festival, Nelson, BC
2019 Skating Polly (Oklahoma), Mademoiselle and HARSH, Broken City, Calgary, AB.
2019 Moments Fest V, Siksika Powwow Arbor, Siksika Nation, AB.
2019 Village Cask Session with Mademoiselle, Village Brewery, Calgary, AB
2018 NYEEE with MomBod and Supervoid, Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
2018 MomBod, Class of 93, Mademoiselle, Verns, Calgary, AB
2018 Beatroute House Party with HARSH, Cheap Beer and Shark Weak, Broken City, Calgary, AB
2018 HARSH, Like Bears and guests, Carport Manor, Abbotsford, BC
2018 Mandible Klaw, Mass Distraction, Shit Talkers (Van), Vanta, Verns, Calgary, AB
2018 FLIP Fest 2018, Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
2018 Mademoiselle EP Release, Nite Owl, Calgary, AB
2018 East Town Get Down Festival, 17th AVE SE, Calgary AB
2018 Fischer (MTL), Verns Tavern, Calgary, AB.
2018 Jealousy Factory CD Release show, Salsa Restaurant, Calgary, AB, All Ages.
2018 The Good Life Community Bike Shop Fundraiser, EMMEDIA Gallery, Calgary, AB.
2017 Femme Wave Festival, Tubby Dog, Calgary, AB.
2017 Days N Daze (Houston), Dickens Pub, Calgary, AB.
2017 Yer Mum (Winnipeg) and Guests, Verns Pub, Calgary, AB.
Commissions
2020 T-Shirt Printing for Cardiograms band, Calgary, Canada
2018,2019 T-Shirt Printing for Pill Crusher band, Calgary, Canada
2016 Silkscreen printing for Abuse of Substance band, Edmonton, Canada
2013-2016 Silkscreen printing for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
2015 Album cover design and art for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
2015 T-shirt Design for Train Bigger Monkeys Band, Calgary, Canada
2013 Design and production of the Presidents Convocation Shawl, Worn by Dr. Daniel Doz at the 2013 Convocation Ceremony
for the Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2013 Album Cover art and layout for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
Awards
2014 Contextural Summer Residency Scholarship, Calgary, Canada
2013 Toogood Mabie Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Residencies
2014, 2012 Contextural Three Month Summer Residency, Located at Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Publications/Releases
2019 Groove Talk Podcast Ep 67, FrogE Style Productions.
http://www.fsproductions.ca/groove-talk/tag/Harsh
2018 Glass Ceiling, CJSW 90.9FM, Calgary, AB.
https://cjsw.com/program/glass-ceiling/episode/20180525/
2018 Jealousy Factory, 8 Song CD, Self Recorded and Produced, Available on Bandcamp and most major streaming services.
2018 Shitty News, Music Video, Available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/-WLVUUwpzh4
2017 Pants, Music Video, Available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/bArMUxKHR_s
2017 The Stick and Poke Demo, 5 Song Demo CD, Self Recorded and Produced, Available on Bandcamp.
2014 Stride Gallery 2013-2014 Annual Exhibition Catalogue, available in Print.
2013 Sveen, Adriana. "Putting Scars on Display." The Gauntlet. Gauntlet Publications Available in print as well as online
http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/putting-scars-display
2013 "Presidents Convocation Shawl", Textile Museum of Canada Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548742951836837&set=a.137434406301029.26642.128396220538181&type=1&theater
Volunteer
2018,2019 Safer Spaces Volunteer, Femme Wave Festival, Alberta, Canada
2018 Set up for East Town Get Down 2018, International Ave, Calgary, Canada
2015 Visiting Artist at Provost Public School, Alberta, Canada
2014 Nuit Blanche, monitoring All Night Breakfast
2014 Stride Gallery Parallel Twin Party and Fundraiser
Employment
Sept 2015-June 2016 Studio Artist at Capitol Hill Elementary School, Calgary, Canada
July – Aug 2015 Part-time Art Instructor at University of Calgary Child Care Center, Canada
Sept 2014 – June 2015 Part-time Art instructor at Creative Tree Early Learning Center, Calgary, Canada
2011 Peer Mentor at Alberta College of Art & Design
Social Media and Websites
http://www.facebook.com/HARSHtheband
http://HARSHtheband.bandcamp.com
http://www.instagram.com/harshtheband/
[email protected]
Education
2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Craft and New Media, Fibre), Alberta College of Art & Design (AU Arts), Calgary, Canada
Music Projects
2017-present HARSH, drummer, co-lyricist, social media, merchandise production and main booking contact. Other members
include Cam Siferd, Rebecca Siferd, and Rob Morrissette
2019 Swimsuit AssasinationBikini Kill Cover Band, drummer. Other members include Jackie Klapak (Mademoiselle), Ken
Enns, and Kaely Cormack (The Shiverettes
Art Exhibitions
2021 Wilder, Group collaboration project coordinated by Doro Buch, Crescent Heights Community Center, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
2020 Residue, public bench located at Crescent Heights Comminity Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2020 Secret Creature II, Group collaboration project coordinated by Doro Buch, 205 13th ave NE outdoor gallery, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
2018 In the Balance, Group Show, ATB Art Vault, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2016 Making Art for Peculiar Spaces, Group Show, Various locations in Downtown Lethbridge, Presented by The Gallery at
CASA, Lethbridge, Canada
2014 Organic Matters, Group Show, Room 371, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2013 Stretch, Solo Show, Stride +15 Window Space, EPCOR Centre, Calgary, Canada
2013 Grad Show, Group Show, Room 371, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2012 Material Resonance: Celebrating five years of Contextural Residencies, Group Show, Marion Nicoll Gallery Main Space,
Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Notable Music Exhibitions
2020 MASSiF Music Fesitval online live stream.
2020 Rock Lotto in support of Sled Island.
2019 Mobina Galore (Winnipeg), The Ripperz (Winnipeg), Shark Weak, HARSH, High River Brewing Company, High River, AB.
2019 MASSiF Music Festival, Nelson, BC
2019 Skating Polly (Oklahoma), Mademoiselle and HARSH, Broken City, Calgary, AB.
2019 Moments Fest V, Siksika Powwow Arbor, Siksika Nation, AB.
2019 Village Cask Session with Mademoiselle, Village Brewery, Calgary, AB
2018 NYEEE with MomBod and Supervoid, Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
2018 MomBod, Class of 93, Mademoiselle, Verns, Calgary, AB
2018 Beatroute House Party with HARSH, Cheap Beer and Shark Weak, Broken City, Calgary, AB
2018 HARSH, Like Bears and guests, Carport Manor, Abbotsford, BC
2018 Mandible Klaw, Mass Distraction, Shit Talkers (Van), Vanta, Verns, Calgary, AB
2018 FLIP Fest 2018, Owl Acoustic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
2018 Mademoiselle EP Release, Nite Owl, Calgary, AB
2018 East Town Get Down Festival, 17th AVE SE, Calgary AB
2018 Fischer (MTL), Verns Tavern, Calgary, AB.
2018 Jealousy Factory CD Release show, Salsa Restaurant, Calgary, AB, All Ages.
2018 The Good Life Community Bike Shop Fundraiser, EMMEDIA Gallery, Calgary, AB.
2017 Femme Wave Festival, Tubby Dog, Calgary, AB.
2017 Days N Daze (Houston), Dickens Pub, Calgary, AB.
2017 Yer Mum (Winnipeg) and Guests, Verns Pub, Calgary, AB.
Commissions
2020 T-Shirt Printing for Cardiograms band, Calgary, Canada
2018,2019 T-Shirt Printing for Pill Crusher band, Calgary, Canada
2016 Silkscreen printing for Abuse of Substance band, Edmonton, Canada
2013-2016 Silkscreen printing for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
2015 Album cover design and art for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
2015 T-shirt Design for Train Bigger Monkeys Band, Calgary, Canada
2013 Design and production of the Presidents Convocation Shawl, Worn by Dr. Daniel Doz at the 2013 Convocation Ceremony
for the Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2013 Album Cover art and layout for Copsickle Band, Calgary, Canada
Awards
2014 Contextural Summer Residency Scholarship, Calgary, Canada
2013 Toogood Mabie Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Residencies
2014, 2012 Contextural Three Month Summer Residency, Located at Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Publications/Releases
2019 Groove Talk Podcast Ep 67, FrogE Style Productions.
http://www.fsproductions.ca/groove-talk/tag/Harsh
2018 Glass Ceiling, CJSW 90.9FM, Calgary, AB.
https://cjsw.com/program/glass-ceiling/episode/20180525/
2018 Jealousy Factory, 8 Song CD, Self Recorded and Produced, Available on Bandcamp and most major streaming services.
2018 Shitty News, Music Video, Available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/-WLVUUwpzh4
2017 Pants, Music Video, Available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/bArMUxKHR_s
2017 The Stick and Poke Demo, 5 Song Demo CD, Self Recorded and Produced, Available on Bandcamp.
2014 Stride Gallery 2013-2014 Annual Exhibition Catalogue, available in Print.
2013 Sveen, Adriana. "Putting Scars on Display." The Gauntlet. Gauntlet Publications Available in print as well as online
http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/putting-scars-display
2013 "Presidents Convocation Shawl", Textile Museum of Canada Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548742951836837&set=a.137434406301029.26642.128396220538181&type=1&theater
Volunteer
2018,2019 Safer Spaces Volunteer, Femme Wave Festival, Alberta, Canada
2018 Set up for East Town Get Down 2018, International Ave, Calgary, Canada
2015 Visiting Artist at Provost Public School, Alberta, Canada
2014 Nuit Blanche, monitoring All Night Breakfast
2014 Stride Gallery Parallel Twin Party and Fundraiser
Employment
Sept 2015-June 2016 Studio Artist at Capitol Hill Elementary School, Calgary, Canada
July – Aug 2015 Part-time Art Instructor at University of Calgary Child Care Center, Canada
Sept 2014 – June 2015 Part-time Art instructor at Creative Tree Early Learning Center, Calgary, Canada
2011 Peer Mentor at Alberta College of Art & Design
Social Media and Websites
http://www.facebook.com/HARSHtheband
http://HARSHtheband.bandcamp.com
http://www.instagram.com/harshtheband/