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EDUCATION​

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2014 - 2016

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2010 - 2012

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Master of Fine Arts: Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design

Ontario College of Art & Design University | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, Video & Integrated Media
Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada​

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Associate in Art

The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas​​​​​​​​​​​

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

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2023

 

 

2022

I am here are you

Gallery House | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Showin' Teeth

The Current: ECCHO Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas

Mish-Mish: The Makeshift Party

OCAD U Graduate Studio 418 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada​​​​​​

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025​

 

 

2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

 

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2017

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

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2014

2013

 

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2012

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2011

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1-54 Art Fair (with The Current Art Gallery)

Halo | New York, New York, United States

 

EXPO Chicago (with TERN Gallery)

Navy Pier | Chicago, Illinois, United States

FUZE Art Expo

Baha Mar Resort | Nassau, The Bahamas

Summer Summer

TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas

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SCOPE Art Show (with The Current Art Gallery)

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

 

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Tenth Biennial National Exhibition: Mercy

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

GradEx 107

OCAD U | Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

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Stick It

TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas​

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SHOWFIELDS

Web Exhibition | New York, New York, United States

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KEAXU Presents: Landings

Web Exhibition | Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Emotional Routes: Intimacy, Bodies, Spaces

Web Exhibition | Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

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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​

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

 

Seventh Biennial National Exhibition

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas​

 

Transforming Spaces 2014

Liquid Courage Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas

 

The Media Show

Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada​​

 

 

Celebrating 40 Years Of Bahamian Independence And Expression
Bahamas Embassy | Beijing, China​

 

Relate

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas​

 

Transforming Spaces 2013 (Ripple)

Hillside House | Nassau, The Bahamas

 

Sketch 24

Popopstudios International Center For The Visual Arts | Nassau, The Bahamas

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​​Sixth Biennial National Exhibition: Kingdom Come

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

30th Annual Central Bank Competition: Open Category​

The Central Bank of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

2012 Invitational 

The Central Bank of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

 

360

Pro Gallery, The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

Color Of Harmony

Performing Arts Centre, The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

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Transforming Spaces 2012

Doongalik Studios | Nassau, The Bahamas

As We Knew Him

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

Happy Birthday To Me

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

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29th Annual Central Bank Competition: Open Category

The Central Bank of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas

 

Sketch 24

Popopstudios International Center For The Visual Arts | Nassau, The Bahamas​​​​

AWARDS

2025

2024

 

2023

 

2022

2021

 

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2020

2016

2015

2014

2013

Toronto Arts Council Project Grant

 

Canada Council for The Arts: Travel Grant

Canada Council for The Arts: Research and Creation Grant

Ontario Arts Council Research Grant

Canada Council for The Arts: Research and Creation Grant

Factory Media Centre and Hamilton Artists Inc. Micro Grant

OCAD U President’s Scholarship

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

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The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant

 

BC Arts Council Scholarship

 

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)

 

OCAD U President’s Scholarship

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Sophie Burnett Memorial Award

Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship

The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant

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Lyford Cay Foundation's Undergraduate Scholarship​​​​​​​​

RESIDENCIES

2023

2022

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2012

The Current: Hexagon Residency

Nassau, The Bahamas

Bonnie McComb Kreye Residency

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Contingencies of Care Online Residency

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Popopstudios International Center for the Visual Arts Junior Residency

Nassau, The Bahamas

LECTURES, PANELS, TALKS

2025

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2024

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2023

2022

2017

2016

EXPO Chicago: Artist Discussion Presented by Berkley One

Panelist | Chicago, Illinois, United States | April 2025

2024 Central Bank of The Bahamas High School Competition

Panelist | Nassau, The Bahamas | December 2024

 

Sacred Spaces Residency

Studio Visit and Talk | OCAD U International | May 2024

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SCAD Digi Mentorship Program

Online Lecture | Savanah College of Art and Design | February 2024

Blank Canvas Radio Talk

Speaker | Nassau, The Bahamas | October 2023

Decolonizing Art from Turtle Island To The Bahamas International Residency

Studio Visit and Talk | OCAD U International | July 2022

Blank Canvas Radio Talk

Speaker | Nassau, The Bahamas | December 2017

 

National Exhibition 6 Panel Discussion

Panelist | National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | December 2016

 

Blank Canvas Radio Talk

Speaker | Nassau, The Bahamas | December 2016

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

The Central Bank of The Bahamas

Nassau, The Bahamas

Luciana Benetton Collection

Venice, Italy 

PUBLICATIONS

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2024

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2021

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2016

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2014

 

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2013

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2012

 

 

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“Nassau’s Tern Gallery to Exhibit at Expo Chicago 2025.” Caymanian Times, 25

Apr. 2025, www.caymaniantimes.ky/news/nassau-s-tern-gallery-to-exhibit-at-expo chicago-2025. 

 

“Tern Gallery Displays at Expo Chicago 2025.” The Nassau Guardian, 25 Apr.

2025, www.thenassauguardian.com/lifestyles/tern-gallery-displays-at-expochicago-2025/article_fedd626e-fbf7-4736-a505-bff7ac63e8df.html. 

Armstrong, Byron. “Interview with Steven Schmid.” Whitehot Magazine of

Contemporary Art, 18 Apr. 2024, whitehotmagazine.com/articles/interview-with-steven-schmid/6338. 

 

Schmid, Steven. “U Gotta Do Wat U Gotta Do.” Caribbean Quarterly, vol. 67, no.

3, 2021, pp. 243-248.

King, Nelson A. “Caribbean in Motion Showcases Animators to the

World.” Caribbean  Life News, 25 Apr. 2016. Web
 

Benetton, Luciano. ‘Caribbean: Together Apart’. Imago Mundi 2014. 340-341

Print

Bynoe, Holly. "Popopstudios Junior Resident Artists Steven Schmid and Veronica

Dorsett Present 'Relate.'" ARC Magazine. 14 Feb. 2013. Web

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.

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