EDUCATION
2020 - 2022
MFA: Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 - 2016
BFA: Film, Video & Integrated Media
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2010 - 2012
Associate in Art
The College of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
I am here are you
Gallery House
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2023
Showin' Teeth
The Current: ECCHO Gallery
Nassau, The Bahamas
2022
Mish-Mish: The Makeshift Party
OCAD U Graduate Studio 418
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Summer Summer
TERN Gallery
Nassau, The Bahamas
2023
SCOPE Art Show (with The Current)
SCOPE Art Show
Miami, Florida, United States
FUZE Art Expo
Baha Mar Resort
Nassau, The Bahamas
The New World, The Power of Dreams
Gallery House
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PHOTOFAIRS NY (with TERN Gallery)
Javits Center
New York, New York, United States
2022
Tenth Biennial National Exhibition
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
GradEx 107
OCAD U
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stick It
TERN Gallery
Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas
2021
SHOWFIELDS
Web Exhibition
New York, New York, United States
2020
KEAXU Presents: Landings
Web Exhibition
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emotional Routes: Intimacy, Bodies, Spaces
Web Exhibition
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2017
Medium: Practices And Routes Of Spirituality And Mysticism
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Ubersee: Cuba To The Bahamas Contemporary Art From The Caribbean
HALLE 14
Leipzeg, Germany
2016
Eighth Biennial National Exhibition
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Caribbean In Motion: Improving Lives Through Artistry And Animation
International Development Bank
Washington, D.C.
The Show
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2014
Seventh Biennial National Exhibition
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Transforming Spaces 2014
Liquid Courage Gallery
Nassau, The Bahamas
2013
Celebrating 40 Years Of Bahamian Independence And Expression
Bahamas Embassy
Beijing, China
Relate
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
AWARDS
2024
Canada Council for The Arts: Research and Creation Grant
2023
Ontario Arts Council Research Grant
Canada Council for The Arts: Research and Creation Grant
2022
Factory Media Centre and Hamilton Artists Inc. Micro Grant
2021
OCAD U President’s Scholarship
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2020
The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant
BC Arts Council Scholarship
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)
OCAD U President’s Scholarship
2016
Sophie Burnett Memorial Award
2015
Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship
2014
The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant
2013
Lyford Cay Foundation's Undergraduate Scholarship
RESIDENCIES
2023
The Current: Hexagon Residency
Nassau, The Bahamas
Bonnie McComb Kreye Residency
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2022
Contingencies of Care Online Residency
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012
Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts Junior Residency
Nassau, The Bahamas
SELECTED LECTURES, PANELS AND TALKS
2024
Sacred Spaces Residency
Studio Visit and Talk
OCAD U International
May 2024
SCAD Digi Mentorship Program
Online Lecture
Savanah College of Art and Design
February 2024
2022
Decolonizing Art from Turtle Island To The Bahamas International Residency
Studio Visit and Talk
OCAD U International
July 2024
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PUBLICATIONS
2024
Armstrong, Byron. “Interview with Steven Schmid.” Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, 18 Apr. 2024, whitehotmagazine.com/articles/interview-with-steven-schmid/6338.
2021
Schmid, Steven. “U Gotta Do Wat U Gotta Do.” Caribbean Quarterly, vol. 67, no. 3, 2021, pp. 243-
248.
2016
King, Nelson A. “Caribbean in Motion Showcases Animators to the World.” Caribbean Life News,
25 Apr. 2016. Web
2014
Benetton, Luciano. ‘Caribbean: Together Apart’. Imago Mundi 2014. 340-341. Print
2013
Bynoe, Holly. "Popopstudios Junior Resident Artists Steven Schmid and Veronica Dorsett Present
'Relate.'" ARC Magazine. 14 Feb. 2013. Web
2012
Bynoe, Holly. “Collections/Artist Portfolios.” ARC Magazine. Sept. 2012: 50-55. Print
Farmer, Sonia. "A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity." The Nassau Guardian. 1 Sept. 2012. Web
Farmer, Sonia. "Contemporary Bahamian Art Today." The Freeport News. 7 Aug. 2012. Web
Farmer, Sonia. "Creating a Network of Sacred Space: Reflections of Schooner Bay
Symposiums." The Nassau Guardian. 21 July 2012. Web.
Farmer, Sonia. "The Future of Art." The Nassau Guardian. 21 Apr. 2012. Web.