Natasha Doyon, PhD
Montreal – QC – 819-319-3885 – doyonnatasha@gmail.com - natashadoyon.com
Education
2025 PhD Art Education, Concordia University, QC
2015 Bachelors of Education (visual art specialization), University of Ottawa, ON
2013 Masters of Fine Art, University of Ottawa, ON
2001 Bachelor of Fine Art, concentration painting and sculpture
Concordia University, QC
Teaching Experience
2025 Second Professional Seminal K/Elem OFNIE (Office of First Nations and Inuit Education), McGill University, Montreal, QC
2024 Practicum in the Secondary Schools co-teaching, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2024 Practicum in the Elementary Schools co-teaching, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2022 Art in Early Childhood Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2021 Art in Early Childhood Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2019-25 English Montreal School Board, FSL, language arts, and visual arts, Montreal, QC
2015-18 Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, FSL, language arts, and visual arts, Ottawa ON
Fellowships and Awards
2025 Yad Vashem, Free speech versus hate-speech within academia, Poland
2023 MEQ Bursary
2022-23 FRQSC, Quebec
2022 Fellowship Concordia University, Performing the Alex Dworkin Jewish archive
2019-20 Montefiori Fellowship, Azrieli Foundation, Concordia University, MTL, QC
2019 Merit Award, Visual Art, Concordia University, MTL, QC
2018 Auschwitz Jewish Fellowship, Bridges to History Jewish Museum of History New York City and Poland
2018 Admissions Scholarship, Concordia University, MTL, QC
Residencies and Grants
2017 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec residency, Maison Fairview, Hull, QC
2016 Jumpstart Grant, SAW video, Ottawa, ON
2014 Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NY USA
2014 Ragdale Residency, Illinois USA
2014 Ontario Arts Council, Professional Artist Grant
2014 Ontario Arts Council, Arts in Education grant, Ontario
2008 Grants for first video works, Daimon, Gatineau, QC
2007 City of Ottawa’s Arts Funding Program, Professional Artist Grant, Ottawa, ON
2006 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Residency at the Cité des Arts in Paris France
Professional Development
2024 Antisemitism and Racism in the Age of Social Media, Montreal Holocaust Museum, Montreal, QC
2021 MOOC – Project Someone, From Hate to Hope – Building Understanding and Resilience, Online
2022 Canadian Practioners Network of Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence in Canada (CPN-PREV), Train the Trainers Program, Montreal, QC
Volunteer
2018-present Jeunes et Racines, Art Educator with new immigrant and refugee youth
Editor
2022 To love in spite of everything. The story of Helena Hamermesh - A Memoir of a survivor from Auschwitz.
Solo Exhibitions
2022-23 Historical Conduits, Performing the Alex Dworkin Jewish Archive, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2019 Théatre, Espace Odysée. Maison de la Culture Gatineau, QC
2017 Maison Fairview, Gatineau, QC
2014 Nomadic, Axe-Neo 7, Gatineau, QC
2010 Héros & Héroines, Karsh-Masson, Ottawa, ON
2008 Rose Caves (a silver shadow), Gallerie [SAS], Montreal, QC
2007 L'Éléphant, Cité des Arts, Paris, France
2005 La Chasse, Esperanza Gallery, Montreal, QC
2004 Surrender, Dale Smith Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2000 *6*, Elle Corazon, Montreal, QC
Publications
2025 Telling your story through art, Canadian Art Teacher
2024 Archives, students, and firing up imaginations, International Journal of Education through art,
2024 What is the impact of online/offline hate-speech on refugee youth? Canadian Art Teacher
2019 Reflections; Journal from the Jewish Heritage Museum in New York.
Conferences
2024 CSEA, Canadian Society for Education through art, Halifax, NS
2024 McGill University graduate conference
2023 Laval University graduate conference
Professional Memberships
RAAV Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels
OTC Ontario College of Teachers
MTA The Montreal Teachers Association