EDUCATION
2020 - 2022
2014 - 2016
2010 - 2012
Master of Fine Arts: Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design
Ontario College of Art & Design University | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, Video & Integrated Media
Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Associate in Art
The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
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
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2017
2016
2014
2013
2012
2011
When Angels Speak of Love
Armova Curatorial | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TT5 (TERN Turns Five)
TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas
Me ‘n’ Mines
TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas
ARTSY Foundations (with TERN Gallery)
Web Exhibition | New York, New York, United States
Summer Summer
TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas
The New World, The Power of Dreams
Gallery House | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tenth Biennial National Exhibition: Mercy
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas
GradEx 107
OCAD U | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stick It
TERN Gallery | Nassau, The Bahamas
SHOWFIELDS
Web Exhibition | New York, New York, United States
KEAXU Presents: Landings
Web Exhibition | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emotional Routes: Intimacy, Bodies, Spaces
Web Exhibition - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
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
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Pro Gallery, The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas
Color Of Harmony
Performing Arts Centre, The College of The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas
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
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
ART FAIRS
2026
2025
2024
2023
FUZE Art Expo (upcoming)
Baha Mar Resort | Nassau, The Bahamas
1-54 Art Fair (with Atlantic Arthouse and TERN 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
SCOPE Art Show (with The Current Art Gallery)
SCOPE Art Show | Miami, Florida, United States
FUZE Art Expo
Baha Mar Resort | Nassau, The Bahamas
PHOTOFAIRS NY (with TERN Gallery)
Javits Center | New York, New York, United States
AWARDS
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2016
2015
2014
2013
Ontario Arts Council Project Grant
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
The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant
BC Arts Council Scholarship
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)
OCAD U President’s Scholarship
Sophie Burnett Memorial Award
Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship
The Charitable Arts Foundation Grant
Lyford Cay Foundation's Undergraduate Scholarship
RESIDENCIES
2023
2022
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
2024
2023
2022
2017
2016
Issues of Representation: Guest Lecture
Guest Lecture | OCAD University | October 2025
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
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
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Central Bank of The Bahamas
Nassau, The Bahamas
Luciana Benetton Collection
Venice, Italy
PUBLICATIONS
2025
2024
2021
2016
2014
2013
2012
“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
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.