Video art; experimental animation; media art; video art; public art; installation art; research-creation; artist led culture; critical theory.

Publications 2012-2023

CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDITED BOOKS

Book

• 2023 Donna Szoke. Cloud. Exhibition catalogue. St. Catharines: Small Walker Press.
• 2020 Donna Szoke & Gary Barwin. The Dark Redacted.: Small Walker Press.

 Chapters

• Donna Szoke. “Midst.” In Industrial Niagara. Edited by Catherine Paraye and Derek Knight, 32–35. Vienna: Small Walker Press, 2022.
• Donna Szoke. “Reasonable & Senseless: A Technical Disaster.” In Tech Lab: Experiments in Media Art, 1999 – 2019, edited by Rhys Edwards, 60–61. Surrey: Surrey Art Gallery, 2022.
• Donna Szoke. “July 15.” In Mothers’ Days, edited by Lenka Clayton, 359–362. Pittsburgh: An Artist Residency in Motherhood, 2020.
• Donna Szoke & Ricarda Macdonald. “and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” In International Society of Electronic Arts 2014: Location (Exhibition Catalogue), edited by Omar Ahermouch, 58. Dubai: ISEA, 2014
• Donna Szoke. “and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” In European Media Art Festival, 2013, edited by Alfred Rotert, Hermann Nöring and Ralf Sausmikat, 172. Osnabrück: European Media Art Festival, 2013.
• Donna Szoke. “Maiden Name.” in Trunk Vol 2: BLOOD, edited by Meredith Jones and Suzanne Boccalatte, 158. Sydney: University of Technology, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “here: the body in contemporary art.” In Artropolis 2003: The Big Picture (Exhibition Catalogue), edited by Cameron Andrews, Jessica Bushey, Mark Neufeld and Danny Singer, 12–14. Vancouver: 8.T. Eight Artists Society, 2003.

Interview

• Vanessa Bateman. “Donna Szoke interview with Vanessa Bateman.” Digital Animalities, edited by Matthew Brower, 100–111. Toronto: PUBLIC, 2021.

Peer Reviewed Articles + Artwork in Academic Journals

• Donna Szoke. “Researchify: Immanence and the Artist-Researcher.” RACAR (Canadian Art Review) 39.1Spring (2014): 26-27.
• Donna Szoke. “bad person.” Brock Review Vol 10, No 2 (2009): n.p.
• Donna Szoke. “buried treasure.” Brock Review Vol 10, No 2 (2009): n.p.
• Donna Szoke. “reasonable & senseless.” Body, Space & Technology Vol. 5 No 1 (2005): n.p. http://doi.org/10.16995/bst.198

Published Conference Proceedings

• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals.” In International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA 2019). Gwangju, South Korea, June 22–28, ISBN: 979-11-87275-06-0 (July 26) 2–35. http://www.isea-archives.org/docs/2019/ISEA2019_Proceedings.pdf
• Donna Szoke. “Researchify: Artists’ Research as Disruption.” In International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA 2015). ISSN 2452-8611. 284–287. https://www.isea-archives.org/docs/2015/proceedings/ISEA2015_proceedings.pdf

Scholarly Book Chapters (on work)

• Catherine Parayre.  “Industrial Niagara: In the Background.” In Industrial Niagara. Exhibition catalogue. Vienna: Small Walker Press, 2022. 1–10.
• Catherine Parayre. 8 visites contemporaines au Centre d’art de Rodman Hall (St. Catharines, Région du Niagara). St. Catharines: Rodman Hall Art Centre, 2019. 45–52.

Journal Articles (on work)

• Lisa Moren. “Algorithmic Pollution: Artists Working with Dataveillance and Societies of Control.” NMC Media-N: Journal of the New Media Caucus. Volume 13, Issue 1 (Fall 2017): 58–85. http://median.newmediacaucus.org/uncovering-news-reporting-and-forms-of-new-media-art/algorithmic-pollution-artists-working-with-dataveillance-and-societies-of-control/

Essays in Exhibition Brochures

• Donna Szoke. “Open Ended Ensemble.” In Stephen Kelly: Open Ended Ensemble (Competitive Coevolution). Hamilton: Hamilton Artists Inc., 2016.
• Donna Szoke. “Reasonable & Senseless: A Technical Disaster.” Surrey: Surrey Art Gallery, 2005.
• Donna Szoke. “Under Arid Conditions.” Kelowna: Alternator Gallery, 2004.

Book, Magazine + Journal Covers

• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Histories.” Front cover image in Digital Animalities. Toronto: PUBLIC, 2021.
• Donna Szoke. “and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” Front cover image in Arena: A Magazine of Critical Thinking and Ideas for Change, 153 (04/05 2018). Deakin U, Melbourne, Australia.
• Donna Szoke. “yarn.” Rear cover image in Precipice: A Literary Journal Vol 15 No 1, (2008).

Permanent Public Art

• The Breathing Tree. 2021. Rear-lit low relief sculpture: steel, LED lighting, custom electronics, 1.85 m. x 1.8 m. x 20cm., OpenText Corporation, Waterloo, ON.

Temporary Public Art

• Forgotten Portrait. 2023. Drawing installation, vinyl, 1.75 x 1.75 m., School of Journalism, Carleton University. April 2023 – present.
• Forgotten Portrait. 2019. Drawing installation, vinyl, 1.75 x 1.75 m., Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. January 2019 – present.
• Canoe. Single channel video, HDV, 2 min., City of Vancouver Public Art Program, Granville + Robson videoboard, August – September 2020.
• Isolations. Single channel video, 4K, 2 min., Niagara Investment in Culture Commission, Oakes Hotel, Niagara Falls. February 2017.
• Alfred Waits. Single channel video, HDV, 34 sec. HERE: Niagara Cultural Capital Fund, 2012 – 2015.
• The Light of Day. Single channel video, HDV, 4 min. 21 sec. Canada Council, Media Arts Project Commission / Niagara Artists Centre, Quest Health Centre, St. Catharines, 2012 – present.
• Canoe. Single channel video, HDV, 2 min., City of Vancouver Public Art Program, CBC Vancouver videoboard, July 11 – October 2, 2011.
• Off-site. Site-specific Video Installation, St. Catharines, March 28 – April 3, 2010.
• Hearing. Poetry on billboard. Big Book Poetry Contest Winner, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle WA, 1993.

Smart Phone app

• Invisible Histories. Geolocative smart phone app: OS X: 2014 – 2022, Android: 2015 – present.

Solo

• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. Congress, Brock University, May 21 – 31, 2015
• Satellite. MIWSFPA Gallery, Brock University, October 19 to November 28, 2015.
• Cloud. Rodman Hall, St. Catharines ON, October 10, 2015 – January 17, 2016, 2015.
• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. CRAM Gallery, St. Catharines ON, April 27 – May 22, 2012.
• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. Plug In ICA, Gallery 3, Winnipeg, MB, Jan 28 – March 25, 2012.
• the subtitle series. Brock Centre for the Arts, Brock University, Jan 7 – Jan 29, 2009.
• reasonable & senseless. Video Pool, Winnipeg, MB, November 10 – December 8, 2006.
• The Road to Kashgar. Media art concert, Roundhouse, Vancouver (CCA, Media Arts Commission Program), Sept 16, 2005.
• The Road to Kashgar. (c-prints), Roundhouse, Vancouver, Sept. 10 – 24, 2005.
  buried treasure. Burnout Residency Finissage, Alternator, Kelowna BC, October 24, 2004.
• the galatea loop. Galerie Du Nouvelle Ontario, Sudbury, ON. Feb 27 –April 5, 2003.
• the galatea loop. Capilano College Library, North Vancouver, 2002.

Two Person

• Small Movements. Marilyn I. Walker School, Brock University, July 28 – October 1. 2022.
• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. Centre 3, Hamilton, ON, Sept 6 – October 19, 2013.
• reasonable & senseless. Richmond Art Gallery, Jan. 18 – Feb 28, 2008.
• fleshy. Maple Ridge Art Gallery, (with Terri Foster) June 23 – July 18, 2002.
• flesh. Alternator Gallery, Kelowna BC, (with Ben Neilsen) April 27 – May 31, 2001.

Group

2023

• Open Ended. St. Catharines City Hall. Curated by Public Art Advisory Committee, Sept 25, 2023 – March 15, 2024.
• hyphen. Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON. April 1 – 30.

2020

• Brock Faculty and Alumni Exhibition. 13^th Avenue Winery, April 1 – 29.

2022

• Brock Visual Arts Faculty and Alumni Exhibition. 13^th Avenue Winery, May 7 – June 6.

2021

• part We Were Together. Marilyn I. Walker School of Art, Brock University, St. Catharines, Sept 7 – Oct 8.

2020

• Labor: Motherhood & Art in 2020. New Mexico State University Museum, USA, February 28th – May 28^th.
• Industrial Niagara. Rodman Hall Art Centre, ON, March 7 – 22.
• Interiors. Online, Research Centre in Interdisciplinary Arts and Creative Culture, Brock University, September 2020 – April 2021.

2018

• Digital Animalities. John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON, October 29 – November 23.
• Ripple Effect. Grimsby Art Gallery, Fall.
• Motion. St. Catharines City Hall. Curated by Public Art Advisory Committee, Sept 21, 2018 – March 15, 2019.

2016

• Under Surveillance. Art Gallery of Regina, September 2 – October 16.
• The Last Things. Curator Maggie Groat, Niagara Flea Market, June 12 – September 18
• What About Rodman Hall? Niagara Artists Run Centre, April 1 – 31.

2014

• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA), Dubai, UAE, November 2 – 8.

2013

• CT-International Print Biennale. Centre 3, Hamilton, ON, October 25 – November 30.
• Cyber Insecurities. Pepco Edison Gallery, Washington DC, Aug 30 – Sept 27.
• European Media Art Festival. Osnabrück, Germany, April 24 – May 26.
• In the Soil. Festival, various locations. St. Catharines, April 26 – 28.
• Quest Health Centre Commission. Media Arts Project for Niagara Artist Centre.
• Art Souterrain. Montreal, March 2 – 17.
• Nuit Blanche. Montreal, March 2.
• CT-International Print Biennale. Galeria Luz y oficios, Havana, Cuba, February 15 – March 15.

2012

• Emblemata. St. Catharines Public Art Committee, Centennial Gardens, Oct – Dec.
• CT-International Print Biennale Taller Cultural Centre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Dec 18 – January 5.
• Whispers and Rages, a Can-Am Exhibition, 164 Allen Street, Buffalo NY, October 5.
• Niagara Night of Art. St. Catharines ON, Sept 15.

2011

• Medium_Massage_2.0, Curated by Year01, Contact Gallery, TO (+ online), Nov 5 – Dec 3.
• Small Feats. Niagara Artist Run Centre, St. Catharines ON, April 2.

2008

• Hungarian Multicultural Residency Exhibition. Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, August.

2007

• Show + Tell. Gallery 1C03, U of Winnipeg, Sept. 7 – Nov 2.
• Hungarian Multicultural Residency Exhibition. Congress Centre, Balatonfüred, Hungary, August 7 – September 7.
• Connexus. Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Jan 19 – March 25.

2006

• Transmedia: media art in public urban space, Curated by Year Zero One, Yonge-Dundas Square, TO, Jan 1 – 31.
• EXIT. SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, May 11 – June 10.
• mini rock collection. Alexander Studio, SFU, May 26 – 28.

2005

• reasonable & senseless. Surrey Art Gallery, May 21 – July 10.

2004

• SWARM Art Festival, Video In Studios. Vancouver, Sept 9 – 11.

2001

• Artropolis 2001: Erosion. CBC Studios, Vancouver, BC, April 7 – 28.
• Snapshot. Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside, Pennsylvania, Feb 14 – June.
• Snapshot. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Nov 2 – Jan 14.

1999

• Helen Pitt Awards: 1996 – 98. Or Gallery, Vancouver, July 2 – July 31.
• Late Bloomers: A Panty Show. Moonbase Gallery, Vancouver, June 25 – July 18.
• Hooked: A Group Show About Fish. Community Art Council, Vancouver, June 1 – July 3.
• A Show of Hands. Community Art Council, Vancouver, March 4 – April 3

1998

• North of 49: Six Vancouver Artists. University of Western Washington, June 30 – July 20. One Hundred Fingers. Community Art Council, Vancouver, April 21 – May 9.

1998

• One Hundred Fingers. Alexander Studio, Simon Fraser University, April 24 – May 9.

1997

• Negotiations. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, February 22 – July 6.

VIDEOGRAPHY
https://vimeo.com/donnaszoke

• · Painted Turtles. Single channel video, 4K, 2 minute loop, 2022. https://vimeo.com734799516
• Monster Game. Video installation, 4K, 17 second loop, 2021.https://vimeo.com/578176116
• Midst. Video installation, HD, 4 dimensions variable, 2019.
• Midst. Single channel video, HD, 4 minutes, 2019.https://vimeo.com/309360862
• Isolations. Single channel video, 4 minute loop, 4K, 2018. https://vimeo.com/315978338
• Stuff vs. Ideas. Single channel video, HD, 1 minute 25 seconds, 2015.https://vimeo.com/147348911
• Parlamonium. Interactive video installation, dimensions variable. 2014. https://donnaszoke.com/projects/parlamonium/
• Invisible Histories. 3D animation, HDV, 19 second loop, 2012. https://vimeo.com/5140664
• Alfred waits. Site-specific animation, HDV, 34 second loop, 2012.https://vimeo.com/48884586
• and all watched over by machines of loving grace. Interactive video installation, dimensions variable, 2012.https://vimeo.com/36306074
• The Light of Day. Single channel, HDV, 4 minutes 22 seconds, 2012. https://vimeo.com/45471159
• Canoe. Single channel, HDV, 2 minutes 24 seconds, 201. https://vimeo.com/37911762
• Off-site. Single channel, HDV, 2 minutes 29 seconds, 2011. https://vimeo.com/23483484
• Paradis / Paradise. Single channel video for live dance, HDV, 50 minutes, 2008.
• Mary. Single channel, SD, 7 minutes, 2007.https://vimeo.com/26063140 
• PNN. Single channel, SD, 6 minutes with Maki Yi, 2006.https://vimeo.com/26013148
• Cascadia. Single channel, SD, 3 minutes, with musician Chris Grigor, 2006. https://vimeo.com/26012901
• the bell. Single channel, SD, 2 minutes 45 seconds, 2005. https://vimeo.com/26012757
• the album. Single channel, SD, 4 minutes 30 seconds, 2005.https://vimeo.com/26012663
• cat + mouse. Single channel, SD, 3 minutes 20 seconds, 2005. https://vimeo.com/26012454
• The Road to Kashgar. Live performance video for concert, 50 minutes, 2005. https://donnaszoke.com/projects/road-to-kashgar/
• like. Single channel, SD, 5 minutes, with composer Isabelle Noël, 2005. https://vimeo.com/26011833
• reasonable & senseless. 20 channel video installation, dimensions variable, SD Digital, 2005.https://donnaszoke.com/projects/reasonable-senseless/
• bad person. Single channel, SD, 1 minute 45 seconds, with Ben Mikuska, 2005. https://vimeo.com/26012288
• buried treasure. Single channel, SD, 4 minutes 30 seconds, 2004. https://vimeo.com/26011611 
• How To Make Love in an Earthquake. Single channel, SD, 6 minutes 7 seconds, 2001.https://vimeo.com/26011231
• a smell… Single channel video, Hi-8 / Beta SP, 4 minutes, 2000. https://vimeo.com/26010941

Film Festival Screenings

2021

• Monster Game. Mighty Niagara Film Festival, August 18–22.

2020

• Midst. Photophobia, Art Gallery of Hamilton Film Festival, August 7, screening program and artists’ panel discussion.

2013

• Invisible Histories. Toronto Underground Film Festival (TUFF), Sept 6–16.
• Alfred Waits. Toronto Underground Film Festival (TUFF), Sept 6–16.

2012   –

• Canoe. Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba, July 25–29.
• Canoe. Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, April 12–22.

2009

• Buried Treasure. Kurye International Video Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2 –12.

2008

• Mary. See The Voice: Visible Verse @ Pacific Cinémathèque Van. 2006, Nov 6.
• Screening Night at the Helen Pitt Gallery Artist-Run Centre, Oct. 24.
• Buried Treasure. Vancouver Feminists: Chainletter DVD. Pacific Cinémathèque, Oct 20.
• Mary. Video Art Festival, Harvestworks Digital Media Centre. Soho, New York, Sept 24–26.
• Buried Treasure. Video Art Festival, Harvestworks Digital Media Centre. Soho, New York, Sept 24–26.
• Mary. Montreal Underground Film Festival. May 15–17.
• Buried Treasure. Montreal Underground Film Festival. May 15–17.
• Cascadia. Doxa (Documentary Festival). Vancouver, May 27 – June 1.
• Buried Treasure. Doxa (Documentary Festival). Vancouver, May 27 – June 1.

2007

• Cascadia. The Lotus Eaters: New Vancouver Video. Western Front Van., Oct 25
• cat + mouse. The Lotus Eaters: New Vancouver Video. Western Front Van., Oct 25.

2006

• PNN. See The Voice: Visible Verse. Pacific Cinémathèque Van., Nov 16.
• Cascadia. See The Voice: Visible Verse. Pacific Cinémathèque Van., Nov 16.
• The Bell. See The Voice: Visible Verse. Pacific Cinémathèque Van., Nov 16.
• bad person. Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival. Toronto, Nov 9–18.
• Buried Treasure. Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival. Toronto, Nov 9–18.
• cat + mouse. Antimatter: Underground Film Festival. Victoria BC, Sept 22–30.
• bad person. Festival Paradanta. Ottawa, Canada, July 14.
• like. herland Film + Video Festival. Calgary, Alberta, May 1–7. bad person. herland Film + Video Festival. Calgary, Alberta, May 1–7.
• Buried Treasure. herland Film + Video Festival. Calgary, Alberta, May 1–7.
• bad person. hi / lo Film Festival. San Francisco and Oakland, USA, April 6–9. bad person. Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival. France, (Can. Council Program) Jan 30.
• like. Transmedia. Curated by Year Zero One, Yonge-Dundas Square, TO, Jan 1 –31.

2005

• like. Tall Grass Film Festival. Wichita KS, Oct 22.
• Buried Treasure. Tall Grass Film Festival. Wichita KS, Oct 22.
• Buried Treasure. Vancouver International Film Festival. Sept 29 – Oct 14.
• like. Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts. Sept 16–18.
• Buried Treasure. Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts. Sept 16–18.

2003

• How to Make Love in an Earthquake. Signal & Noise: Festival of Video and Sound. Vancouver, March 27–30.

2002

• How to Make Love in an Earthquake. roARaToria (Recontres Internationales, Berlin # 5,). June 30.
• How to Make Love in an Earthquake. roARaToria (Recontres Internationales, Paris # 5). June 30.
• a smell… Signal & Noise: Festival of Video and Sound. Video In, March 21–24.

2001

• a smell… Vancouver Videopoem Festival. Pacific Cinémathèque, Nov. 11.
• a smell… In Video Out. Pacific Cinémathèque, Van, Sep 24.
• a smell… roARaToria (Recontres Internationales, Berlin # 4). June 6.
• a smell… roARaToria (Recontres Internationales, Paris # 4). June 6.
• a smell… Revers mondains et amities urbaines. Strasbourg, France, April 5.
• a smell… Image du Nouveau Monde. Quebec City, March 11.
• a smell… Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival. Feb 2–11.

2000

• a smell… Electro-Lit Video Poem Festival. Pacific Cinémathèque, Nov. 4.

Invited, Keynote, and Guest Lectures

• Donna Szoke. “Painted Turtles.” Invited artists’ talk. Course: The Arts in and Across the Curriculum: Visual Arts, Section 2 (EDBE 8Y28). Education Program, Brock University, September 27, 2022.
• Donna Szoke. “Painted Turtles.” Invited artists’ talk. Course: The Arts in and Across the Curriculum: Visual Arts, Section 2 (EDBE 8Y28). Education Program, Brock University, September 26, 2022.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals.” Guest lecture. Special Studies in Visual Culture: Picturing Animals (VISA 3P98). Visual Arts Program, Brock University. March 1, 2022.
• Donna Szoke. “Teaching with Innovative Technology.” Invited speaker. Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University, August 20, 2021.
• Donna Szoke + others. “Artists’ Panel.” Invited speaker. Photophobia Film Festival, Art Gallery of Hamilton, August 7, 2020.
• Donna Szoke. “The Dark Redacted.” Invited speaker. Teaching About/With Comics Symposium. Communications, Film and Popular Culture, Brock University, March 26, 2020. *Covid19 cancellation.
• Donna Szoke. “On Invisibility” Paper. Keynote speaker. Walker Cultural Leader Award, Studies for the Arts and Culture Department, Brock University, Jan 21, 2020.
• Donna Szoke. “Integrating Experiential Education.” Guest speaker. Experiential Education Institute, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University, August 19, 2019.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals” Keynote speaker. Brock Talks: St. Catharines Public Library, January 15, 2019.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals.” Keynote speaker. Faculty of Humanities Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (2017), The Elephant in the Room Symposium, Brock University, April 17, 2018.
• Donna Szoke. Invited session leader: “Creature (Dis)Comforts” Nonhuman Animals in Art Workshop, CACHET (Canadian Art Commons for History of Art Education and Training), Banff Centre for the Arts, May 7–11, 2014.

Invited Artists’ Talks

• Donna Szoke. “Cloud.” Hot Talks. Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON, November 12, 2015. Invited discussant Emily Rosamond, Goldsmiths, University of London.
• Donna Szoke. Artists’ Talk.” In the Works. Niagara Artists Run Centre, Artists’ Talk, St. Catharines ON, Feb 2, 2013.
• Donna Szoke. “Artists’ Talk.” McMaster University, Animation Class, Hamilton, ON, Oct 25, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “Artists’ Talk.” Living Museum: In the Mist. U of Buffalo Canadian – American Studies, April 28
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Histories and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, MB, Jan 28, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “Aniconism to Bliss.” Public talk for screening curated by Dr. Laura U. Marks, Niagara Artists’ Centre, St. Catharines, ON, March 19, 2010.
• Donna Szoke. “reasonable & senseless.” Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC, Feb 16, 2008.
• Donna Szoke. “reasonable & senseless.” Video Pool, Winnipeg, MB, Nov 10, 2006.

Conferences – Refereed: Papers, Symposia + Poster Presentations

• Donna Szoke. “Not Knowing as Making.” Paper. A Work in Progress Symposium, Humanities Research Institute, Brock University, December 11, 2023.
• Donna Szoke. “Not Knowing as Making.” Paper. Universities Art Association Conference, Nonlinear Dynamics in Research-Creation Methodology Panel, Moderator Dave Biddle. Banff Centre for the Arts, October 19-21, 2023.
• Donna Szoke. “On Invisibility.” Paper. Graphic Medicine in Troubled Times Conference, University of Toronto, July 13-15, 2023.
• Donna Szoke. Four thematic round tables on research-creation. PROTOHYVE Symposium, Carleton University, April 1 + 2, 2023.
• Donna Szoke. “The Dark Redacted.” Paper. Graphic Medicine in Troubled Times Conference, University of Toronto, July 16-18, 2020. *Covid19 cancellation.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals.” Paper. Animals Across Disciplines, Time & Space Conference. McMaster University. March 19, 2020. *Covid19 cancellation.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Animals.” Paper. International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA 2019) Conference. Gwangju, South Korea, June 22–28, 2019.
• Donna Szoke. “Cascadia.” Paper. The Concept of Vancouver Conference: Visual Arts in and of VancouverPanel, Chair Susan Ingram. St. Catharines, October 13, 2016.
• Donna Szoke. “and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” Paper. Universities Art Association Conference, Surveillance Panel, Moderator Dr. Susan Cahill. Halifax, Nov 5–7, 2015.
• Donna Szoke. “reasonable & senseless: Artists’ Research as Disruption.” Paper. International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA 2015) Conference. Vancouver, BC, August 14–18, 2015.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Histories.” Poster session. International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA 2015) Conference. Vancouver, BC, August 14–18, 2015.
• Donna Szoke. “Reasonable & Senseless: Articulating an Emergent Process.” Paper. HRI Symposium: From Ports to Portals, Brock University, December 13, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “Reasonable & Senseless: Articulating an Emergent Process.” Paper. Universities Art Association Conference, Concordia University, November 2, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Histories.” Paper. Histrionics for Cultural Preservation Conference, University of Buffalo, Oct 6, 2012.
• Donna Szoke. “Invisible Histories and all watched over by machines of loving grace.” Paper. Actionable Image: Agency of Image, Performance, Apparatus of Spectating Conference and art lab. Zagreb, Croatia, March 15–17, 2012.

Conferences – Session Chair

• Chair: Non-human Animals in Media Art, Panel A, October Universities Art Association Conference, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity October 12–15, 2017.
• Chair: Non-human Animals in Media Art, Panel B, Universities Art Association Conference, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, October 12–15, 2017.

ARTISTS’ RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, RETREATS & MENTORSHIPS – Refereed

2019   An Artists Residency in Motherhood, Curator Lenka Clayton, June 1, 2019 – August 31

2014   The Banff Centre for the Arts, Creature (Dis)comforts workshop, CACHET    SSHRC Project, May 7 – 11

2013   Centre 3 for Art and Social Practice, Print residency, Hamilton, ON, May 1 – June 15

2012   Art Lab: Actionable Image: Agency of Image, Performance Body, Apparatus of  Spectating. Zagreb, March 15 – 17

2009   Mentoring artist for Canada Council, Quest Media Arts Project Commission

Niagara Artists Centre

2008    Paradis collaboration, Blérancourt Dance and Music Centre, Blérancourt France Jan 26 – Feb 2, 2008

2007   Hungarian Multicultural Centre Residency, Csopak, Hungary, June 18 – July 11

2005   Sound and Vision Residency, The Banff Centre for the Arts, May 23 – July 1

2004   Burnout Residency, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna BC, Oct 1 – 24

1993   absinthe Magazine, Crowsnest Pass Writer’s Retreat.

1990   Manitoba Writers’ Guild, Delta Marsh Writers Retreat.

1989    Manitoba Writers’ Guild, Mentorship Program.

Adjudicated Grants – Research-Creation

2024

• Match of Minds, Research Assistant Grant, Office of Research Services, Brock University, Video Sketches, May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025, ($5000)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Spatial Audio, January ($1000)

2023

• Humanities Research Institute Grant, Brock University, On Not Knowing, November, ($3500)  
• Explore Grant, Office of Research Services, Brock University, On Not Knowing,  July ($7,000)
• Humanities Research Institute Student Research Assistant Grant, Brock University, Video Sketches,Research assistant, April ($955)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Video Sketches, Equipment, April ($1000)
• Humanities Research Institute Grant, Brock University ($3000) Video Sketches, March
• Ontario Arts Council, Travel Grant, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON ($700)
• Matching and Discretionary Research Fund, Office of Research Services, Cloud Catalogue, book printing, January ($2050)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Cloud Catalogue, book printing, January ($1000)

­­­2022

• Humanities Research Institute Grant, Brock University ($3000) Cloud  Catalogue, book printing, November
• Matching and Discretionary Research Fund, Office of Research Services, Equipment, September ($3905)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Equipment, August ($1000)
• Matching and Discretionary Research Fund, Office of Research Services, invisible me video, April($3308)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, invisible me video production, April ($3000)
• Ontario Arts Council, Media Art Production Grant, invisible me, January ($32,524)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock, Research Equipment, January ($1000)
• Collaborator on SSHRC-funded Insight Development Grant “PROTOHYVE: Centre for Innovative Research-Creation in Canada.” 2021-2023. Principle Investigator, Stéphanie McKnight, PhD, Carleton University, September ($68,613)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Equipment, August ($1000)
• Discretionary Research Fund, Office of Research Services, Brock University Cloud book, May($2825)
• VPR Canada Summer Games Grant, Brock University, Painted Turtles, March ($7000)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Equipment, January ($1000)

2020

• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Equipment, September ($1000)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, 36 unringing phones, April ($3000)
• Matching and Discretionary Research Fund, Office of Research Services, Brock University, The Dark Redacted, February ($1181)
• Dean’s Strategic Discretionary Fund, Brock University, Equipment, January ($1000)

2019

• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Dark Matter Hippo drawing project, November ($3000)
• Dean’s Travel Grant, Brock University, ISEA Gwangju SK, June ($750)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, The Dark Redacted, March ($3000)

2018

• Explore Grant, Office of Research Services, Brock University, Shift, December, ($10,000)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Plot, November ($3000)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Shift, March ($2774)

2017

• Dean’s Travel Grant, Brock University, UAAC, October ($750)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Business as Usual exploratory research, January ($2862)

2015

• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Cloud Catalogue, December, ($2700)
• Dean’s Travel Grant, Brock University, UAAC, November, ($650)
• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, October ($800)
• Ontario Arts Council, Media Art, Production Grant, Midst, August ($10,000)
• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, March ($800)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Invisible Histories, January ($1347) 

2014

• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Cloud, June ($2670)
• Federal Indirect Funds Grant, Equipment, Brock University, (with faculty) Spring ($14,000)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Invisible Histories, January ($2400)

2013

• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, Centre 3 Hamilton, Fall ($500)
• Canada Council, Media Arts, Travel Grant, Osnabrück ($1500)
• Experience Works, Research Assistant Grant, Brock University, April ($3680)
• BUAF/BSIG Research Seed Grant, Brock U, Office of Research Services, Cinemachine, April ($3288)
• BUAF/BSIG Special Purpose Grant, Travel, Brock University, Research Services, Osnabrück, April ($970)
• Fed. Indirect Funds Grant, Research equipment, Brock University (with J Bridge), May ($4500)
• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, Art Souterrain/Nuit Blanche Montreal, February ($1000)
• Humanities Research Institute Research Grant, Brock University, Cloud exhibition, January ($1800)

2012

• Dean’s Travel Grant, Brock University, UAAC, November, ($650)
• Canada Council, Media Arts, Travel Grant ($1000)

2011

• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, CRAM Solo Show, Fall ($500)
• Federal Indirect Funds Grant, Brock University, Research equipment ($8,000)
• Experience Works, Research Assistant Grant, Brock University ($2700)

2010

• Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance, Site-specific Video Installation, off-site, Fall, ($500)

2009

• B.C. Arts Council Production Grant, Video, Fall, ($10,000)
• Fed. Indirect Funds Grant, Research equipment, Brock University, (with J. Bridge) ($40,000)

2006

• Canada Council Travel Grant, Media Arts, June ($1000)
• Canada Council Travel Grant, Media Arts, May ($500)
• SFU, MFA Candidate Travel Grant, Spring ($450)
• SFU, MFA Candidate Project Grant, Spring ($500)

2001

• B.C. Arts Council Production Grant (Video), Spring ($2500)
• Canada Council Travel Grant, Media Arts Sector (France), Spring ($1000)

1993

• absinthe magazine, Crowsnest Pass Writers’ Retreat, Spring ($2000)
• Manitoba Arts Council, Writers’ Professional Development Grant, Fall ($1000)

Adjudicated Grants – Teaching Innovation

2023

• Canada Education Work Integrated Learning Grant, Digital Video 2P97: NAC Micro Cinema Lounge, March 14, ($19,334 CEWIL + $12,000 in kind)

2021

• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University, Digital Video 2P97: NAC Cinema Lounge, Nov, ($2875)
• Canada Education Work Integrated Learning Grant, Digital Video 2P97: NAC Screening and Mighty Niagara Film Festival, March, ($35,000)

2020

• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Digital Video 2P97: Pandemic Video, July, ($3000)
• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Honours Studio 4F06: Diversity, July, ($3000)

2019

• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Advanced Video Art 3P10: Slow Media, December, ($2140)
• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Honours Studio 4F06: Diversity, August, ($2400)

2018

• Experiential Education Grant, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Advanced Video Art 3P10: Slow Media, December, ($1800)